Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Christian pastor from California has been freed from China after nearly 20 years behind bars and is back home in the U.S., the State Department said Monday. David Lin, 68, was detained after he entered China in 2006, later convicted of contract fraud and sentenced to life in prison,
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Former president Donald Trump took to social media Sunday night following what the FBI is referring to as an apparent assassination attempt.
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A local man will be sentenced on Monday in the shooting deaths of two men in front of the Alement Bar back in January of 2023.
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1st Bank Yuma was recognized with the institute’s overall Excellence Banky Award for exemplary performance in philanthropy, customer service, thought leadership, workplace culture, and financial literacy education.
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If your children attend Cibola High School or Centennial Middle School, please keep them home as both Cibola and Centennial will be closed due to threats that came into the Yuma Police Department (YPD) Sunday afternoon.
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have clinched the sixth seed in the WNBA playoffs. They won’t know where they’re headed for the opening round until at least Tuesday as six of the other seven postseason spots are still undecided. Diana Taurasi and Phoenix are locked into the
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have clinched the sixth seed in the WNBA playoffs. They won’t know where they’re headed for the opening round until at least Tuesday as six of the other seven postseason spots are still undecided. Diana Taurasi and Phoenix are locked into the
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some public figures are honored with namesake buildings or monuments. Veteran broadcaster Connie Chung has a strain of marijuana and hundreds of Asian American women as legacies. Chung was contacted five years ago by a fellow journalist, Connie Wang, whose Chinese immigrant parents gave her the chance as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died. He was 70. Jackson was the third of nine children, including global superstars Michael and Janet, and was part of a music-making family whose songs have sold hundreds of millions of copies. “It’s with heavy
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Three weeks after dropping his independent presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has become a ubiquitous campaigner for Donald Trump, urging his own loyal followers to cast their lot with the former president who said he’d give Kennedy a job if he returns to the White House. Kennedy is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Trying to defend their narrow Senate majority with a challenging slate of contests on Republican-leaning turf, Democrats are pumping $25 million into expanded voter outreach across 10 states. The new spending from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, first shared with The Associated Press, comes less than two months until the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — ‘Hacks’ wins best comedy series at Emmy Awards for the first time, beating out the night’s darling, ‘The Bear.’
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — ‘Shogun’ wins best drama series at the Emmy Awards and sets a record for most Emmys in a season with 18.
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The Calexico High School football team continued its impressive start to the season, defeating Francis Parker High School from San Diego 14-8 at home on Saturday. The win brings the Bulldogs to a perfect 4-0 record, despite dealing with early-season injuries.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — ‘Baby Reindeer’ wins best limited series at Emmy Awards, giving it 4 trophies.
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With 70 athletes competing, the event served as a qualifier for the Arizona State competition in Mesa, which will take place on October 11 and 12.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Mookie Betts had a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in a seven-run ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2 on Sunday night. The loss dropped the Braves into a tie with the Mets for the third wild-card spot in the National League with 13
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Patton Kizzire ended a long victory drought Sunday in the Procore Championship, closing with a scrambling 2-under 70 for a tournament-record, five-stroke victory in the FedEx Cup Fall opener at Silverado Country Club. Kizzire had gone 176 events without a victory after winning events in Mexico and Hawaii in
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer The last Emmys — in January, the 75th edition — went reunion crazy on such a big birthday, with cast reunions of such classic series as “Cheers,” “The Sopranos,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “All in the Family.” The latest Emmys said: “Hold my applause.” “Shogun,” “Baby Reindeer” and “The Bear”
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The event, which took place at 2:00pm, was a phone bank where people could get in touch with voters and get out the vote.
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