Man sues Florida officers who severely beat him after foot chase
Associated Press A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff’s officers who severely beat him last year after he ran…
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Los Angeles County sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over plastic bottles
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. In a lawsuit filed…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over plastic bottles
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. In a lawsuit filed…
Continue Reading World may be merely scratching the surface on the scope of climate-changing methane emissions
The amount of the powerful climate-changing gas methane spilling out of oil and gas equipment, coal mines and landfills globally is nowhere near…
Continue Reading Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynistic
CHICAGO (AP) — The president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs want to ‘hijack’ criminal case to fight civil claims
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” the music mogul’s…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to booking politicians and professors to brothels near Washington and Boston
Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A second person has pleaded guilty to helping run a high-end brothel network whose clients around Boston and…
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October is Domestic Awareness Month
October is Domestic Awareness Month and there is one city within Yuma County that sees this type of crime more than any other…
Continue ReadingWorld Series games averaged 3:19 in second year of pitch clock, up from 3:01
NEW YORK (AP) — Nine-inning games in the World Series averaged 3 hours, 19 minutes in the second year of the pitch clock, up from 3:01 in 2023. The…
Continue ReadingJury orders Bell Helicopter to pay $16 million to former supplier in a trade-secrets case
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury ordered Bell Helicopter Textron to pay $16 million to a California company that claims Bell gave proprietary…
Continue Reading Bob Costas retiring from baseball play-by-play after 42 years
NEW YORK (AP) — After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play. Costas had done games the past couple seasons for MLB Network…
Continue Reading Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a…
Continue Reading From the steppes with shamanism: The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity
Religion News Service (RNS) — An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st…
Continue ReadingApple sells $46 billion worth of iPhones over the summer as AI helps end slump
AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summer quarter, an early sign that its recent…
Continue ReadingAttorney general slams Beverly Hills for ‘illegally interfering’ with abortion clinic
CalMatters Beverly Hills officials delayed permit approvals and pressured the landlord to prevent an abortion clinic from opening in the city last…
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Over 100 pounds of fentanyl pills found at Calexico Port of Entry
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found ammo and fentanyl pills in two separate smuggling…
Continue Reading Biden hosts formal ceremony to celebrate federal support for Hispanic-serving institutions
Associated Press President Joe Biden hosted a formal ceremony Wednesday to publicly celebrate his executive order establishing an initiative to…
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Rain around the corner for the Desert Southwest
More cloud cover will be coming into the area soon as temperatures stay consistently cooler through the area as…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to booking politicians and professors to brothels near Washington and Boston
Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A second person has pleaded guilty to helping run a high-end brothel network whose clients around Boston and…
Continue Reading Republicans ask Pennsylvania court to put on hold decision on mail ballot envelope rules
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The national and state Republican parties are appealing a Pennsylvania court ruling that would relax the…
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