MMA star Conor McGregor says sexual assault claim is ‘full blown lie among many lies’
DUBLIN (AP) — Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor testified Wednesday that he had consensual sex with a woman suing him for sexual assault and…
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Palm Springs to vote on paying $27M after displacement of Black and Latino families
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Black and Latino families who were pushed out of a Palm Springs neighborhood in the…
Continue ReadingBlack and Latino families displaced from Palm Springs neighborhood reach tentative settlement
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Black and Latino families who were pushed out of a Palm Springs neighborhood in the…
Continue Reading Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu
Associated Press Amazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20. It’s…
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Bay Area man wins Dev Patel lookalike contest
Jaipreet Hundal from San Jose proved a convincing winner. He took home a novelty check for $50 and a Monkey Man statue, according to NBC Bay…
Continue Reading Birth control and abortion pill requests have surged since Trump won the election
AP Science Writer Doctors say requests for permanent sterilizations and long-term birth control like IUDs have surged across the nation since Donald…
Continue Reading 2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning and blazes out West
Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to…
Continue Reading2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning and blazes out West
Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to…
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Senate Republicans elect South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the Majority Leader
Thune will replace Senator Mitch Mcconnell of Kentucky, who is stepping down from party leadership after a record 18-year…
Continue Reading Agents search home of ex-lieutenant facing scrutiny as police probe leak of school shooting evidence
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s criminal investigative agency has searched the home of a former Nashville police lieutenant…
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Looking back at Yuma’s Small Business Development Center for Fiscal Year 2024
According to Crystal Mendoza, AWC Small Business Development Center Director, the organization helped about 1,715 clients with 39 news businesses…
Continue ReadingAlexander Shelley to become Pacific Symphony Orchestra music director for 2026-27 season
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Alexander Shelley will become music director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra for the 2026-27 season following the…
Continue Reading Wander Franco released under supervision after gun arrest in Dominican Republic
Associated Press SAN JUAN DE LA MAGUANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Wander Franco, the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop who awaits trial in a sexual abuse…
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Amazon releases Best Books of 2024
Amazon Books Editorial Director Sarah Gelman discussed this year’s selections on CBS Mornings, with “The Boys of Riverside” By Thomas Fuller topping…
Continue ReadingThe ACC began the season fighting for respect. The early CFP rankings show it is an uphill battle
AP National Writer Rhett Lashlee has done the math. It rolls around in the SMU coach’s head every week. The more he thinks about it, the more…
Continue Reading Greek and Turkish coast guards aim to boost cooperation against migrant smuggling
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Senior Greek and Turkish coast guard officials have agreed to boost cooperation in restricting one of the main illegal…
Continue Reading Massive dust storm reduces visibility, causes vehicle pileup on central California highway
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (AP) — A powerful dust storm known as a haboob caused a vehicle pile-up on a central California highway, sending several people…
Continue Reading Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had a stroke earlier this month, is expected to make full recovery
Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich is recovering from what the San Antonio Spurs described as a mild…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton sings her family’s story on ‘Smoky Mountain DNA.’ She says it is her ‘favorite album’
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton’s musical story starts further back than most might expect — to the British Isles of the 1600s.…
Continue Reading Death toll of riot in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison rises to 17
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Authorities say the number of inmates killed in a riot in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison has risen to 17, a…
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