California governor vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim land seized by the government
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim land seized by the…
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25 people killed in days of clashes between Shiites and Sunni Muslims in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say at least 25 people have been killed in days of clashes between armed Shiites and Sunni Muslims over a…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s new president says he’ll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he will soon resume discussions with the…
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Local singer and counselor, Keila Martinez, celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Keila Marimar Martinez, a professional singer and counselor, is making her mark by traveling across the United States to bring Hispanic music to…
Continue Reading Kelia Martinez, cantante y consejera, celebra el Mes de la Herencia Hispana
Nacida en una familia mexicana, Martínez ha recorrido varias ciudades de Estados Unidos, llevando la música hispana a diferentes…
Continue Reading Trump says Ukraine is ‘demolished’ and dismisses its defense against Russia’s invasion
Associated Press Former President Donald Trump described Ukraine in bleak and mournful terms Wednesday, referring to its people as “dead” and the…
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Local corporation looking to connect with Mexico business
The Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation is looking to bring Sonora and Baja California businesses to Yuma…
Continue ReadingThe 49ers struggling defense will need to fix its problems without Javon Hargrave
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The past two weeks have exposed flaws on the San Francisco 49ers’ defense that typically…
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Girl Scouts across Southern Arizona spend their day shaddowing local leaders
A Yuma Girl Scout got the opportunity to spend the day with a local female leader and learn the impact women have in our…
Continue Reading Garland says officers’ torture of 2 Black men was betrayal of community they swore to protect
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says the prosecution of six former law enforcement officers who tortured…
Continue ReadingCommanders QB Jayden Daniels relives college memories — good and bad — in return to Arizona State
AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jayden Daniels is a football phenom these days, excelling during his rookie season with the Washington…
Continue Reading Ex-officer says he went along with ‘cover-up’ of fatal beating hoping Tyre Nichols would survive
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer has testified under a plea deal that he told his supervisor the arrest of…
Continue Reading Judge orders a stop to referendum in Georgia slave descendants’ zoning battle
Associated Press A Georgia judge has ordered a halt to a special election initiated by residents of the one of the South’s last remaining…
Continue Reading A Black student punished for his hairstyle wants to return to the Texas school he left
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Black high school student in Texas who was punished for nearly all of his junior year over his hairstyle has left…
Continue Reading Judge directs NYC to develop plan for possible federal takeover of Rikers Island jail
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has directed New York City officials to work on a plan for a possible federal takeover of Rikers…
Continue Reading Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine’s ambassador to US after Pennsylvania visit
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire his…
Continue Reading Democrats try to censure Rep. Clay Higgins for slandering Haitians in social media post
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats attempted Wednesday to quickly censure a Republican congressman who slandered Haitian immigrants…
Continue Reading 10 homes have collapsed into the Carolina surf. Their destruction was decades in the making
Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of Rodanthe, where 10…
Continue ReadingThe Pittsburgh Pirates brought Paul Skenes along slowly. The star rookie pitcher now understands why
AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes didn’t love the plan the Pittsburgh Pirates laid out for him in the spring, the one designed…
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