Local authorities issue fireworks safety to the community
With the Fourth of July just around the corner, fireworks are on the minds of many Americans, and local authorities share what the Yuma community…
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Prosecutors ask France’s highest court to rule on validity of arrest warrant for Syria’s president
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — French prosecutors have asked the country’s highest court to rule on the validity of the international…
Continue Reading Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election loss
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred…
Continue Reading Former Iowa police chief sentenced to 5 years in prison in federal gun case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former small-town Iowa police chief has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for lying to authorities to…
Continue Reading Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents serving warrants
Associated Press Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI…
Continue Reading AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?
AP Technology Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Post a comment on Reddit, answer coding questions on Stack Overflow, edit a Wikipedia entry or share a…
Continue Reading Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s
AP Science Writer A new study says the melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered…
Continue Reading Supreme Court sidesteps new several new gun cases, including challenge to state assault weapons ban
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights. The justices on Tuesday declined to hear…
Continue Reading Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
Associated Press In a major reprieve for former President Donald Trump, sentencing for his hush money convictions was postponed Tuesday until at…
Continue Reading British Nurse Lucy Letby, already convicted of killing 7 babies, found guilty in attempted killing
LONDON (AP) — A British neonatal nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others has been…
Continue Reading The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine
The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine. The vaccine could be…
Continue Reading Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in…
Continue Reading ‘It’s our moment.’ Girmay’s Tour de France breakthrough comes as the cycling worlds head to Africa
AP Sports Writer Biniam Girmay grew up in Eritrea watching the Tour de France on TV each July with his father. He idolized three-time world champion…
Continue Reading Senator wants Washington Commanders to pay tribute to an old logo that offends many Indigenous
Associated Press After a half century of activism, many Native Americans thought a bitter debate over the capital’s football mascot was over…
Continue Reading Even the biggest stars of tennis feel nerves before first-round matches at Wimbledon and other Slams
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Tennis players insist that initial matches at one of their sport’s four most prestigious events — the Australian…
Continue Reading US job openings rise to 8.1 million despite higher interest rates
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose slightly to 8.1 million in May despite the impact of higher interest rates. The Labor…
Continue Reading Marketa Vondrousova is the first defending women’s Wimbledon champ out in the first round since 1994
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women’s champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next…
Continue Reading Fed Chair Jerome Powell: US inflation is cooling again, though it isn’t yet time to cut rates
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States is slowing again after higher readings earlier this year, Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court will hear an appeal to upend Texas’ age verification law for porn websites
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the adult entertainment industry seeking to upend a Texas law that requires…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to weigh whether regulators were heavy handed with flavored e-cigarette products
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up an e-cigarette case. The high court agreed Tuesday to weigh Food and Drug…
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