Attorney: U.S. makes concessions to ease asylum restrictions
The Biden administration has agreed to let about 250 people a day through border crossings with Mexico to seek refuge in the United…
Continue ReadingNews
California says it needs another month to unmask
The state’s health director announced Monday that California will require people to keep wearing masks and practice social distancing indoors until…
Continue Reading
5 things to know for May 18: Coronavirus, policing, abortion, Gaza, Havana Syndrome
Help is around the corner for lots of American families. About 39 million households with children will start getting monthly enhanced child tax…
Continue Reading
More places in the US lift mask mandates. One local leader says the honor system is already not working
Several days since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said fully vaccinated Americans can — for the most part — ditch their…
Continue Reading
Israel and Palestinians brace for day of protests after first night without Gaza rocket fire in a week
Israel and the Palestinian territories were bracing for a potentially tense day of protests and strikes Tuesday, as both sides prepare to bury the…
Continue Reading
Solar Orbiter mission spots eruption from the sun
A happy accident has resulted in the Solar Orbiter mission spying eruptions from the sun. These eruptions, called coronal mass ejections, blast out…
Continue Reading DA to reveal the findings from investigation into police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
District Attorney Andrew Womble will reveal Tuesday the findings of a North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) investigation into the…
Continue ReadingNew York Racing Association suspends Bob Baffert with Belmont Stakes in less than three weeks
The New York Racing Association has temporarily suspended trainer Bob Baffert from entering any horses in races at the track that is host to the…
Continue ReadingFirefighters battle two wildfires in New Jersey as one leaves 900 acres torched
Firefighters are battling two wildfires in New Jersey, with one burning more than 900 acres near the Jersey Shore. The second wildfire was in the…
Continue ReadingThe CDC was too cautious about what vaccinated people can do, doctors say. Now pendulum has swung in the opposite direction
At first, the news sounded great: Fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks indoors, with just some exceptions, the US Centers for…
Continue Reading
Andrea Meza from Mexico Wins ‘Miss Universe 2021’
Miss Mexico Andrea Meza beat out 73 other women to be crowned Miss Universe at the annual competition. Meza is a model and make-up artist and she has…
Continue Reading The employee responsible for inspecting the cracked Memphis bridge has been fired
The Arkansas Department of Transportation employee who was responsible for inspecting a key bridge over the Mississippi has been fired after…
Continue Reading‘There’s no way I can pay for this:’ One of America’s largest hospital chains has been suing thousands of patients during the pandemic
As the coronavirus spiked in Missouri last fall, a wave of cases hit a nursing home in the state’s rural heartland. Robin Bull, a part-time…
Continue Reading Columbus, Ohio, approves $10 million settlement to the family of Andre Hill
The city of Columbus, Ohio, will pay a $10 million settlement to the family of Andre Hill, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer. The…
Continue Reading
Final day to file your taxes: What you need to know
Monday, May 17 is the last and final day to file your tax returns. The original deadline got pushed back by one month by the Biden administration due…
Continue Reading
Home Grown: Agritourism combines two of Yuma’s economic driving forces
In today’s Home Grown, two of Yuma’s biggest economic contributions have merged into one: agriculture and…
Continue Reading Disaster declared after an Alaskan village was inundated by more than five feet of floodwater
Residents of an Alaskan village were forced to evacuate after it was inundated last week by more than five feet of floodwater caused by an ice jam.…
Continue Reading
EMS Week honors first responders who save lives
There are plenty of workers that are worthy of the community’s recognition… And this week it’s time to honor those first responders who save…
Continue Reading New senior executive with the Denver Broncos is one of the most powerful women in the NFL
The Denver Broncos have hired Kelly Kleine as the Executive Director of Football Operations/Special Advisor to the General Manager, making her one of…
Continue Reading
Yuma County 39% vaccinated
Yuma County is progressing in the fight against COVID. Even with some hesitation, many locals are still getting vaccinated. Board members shared…
Continue Reading