15 children became U.S citizens a day after the Fourth of July
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services presented citizenship certificates to 15 children during a special naturalization ceremony just a day…
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Mexico landfill collapse was so massive that it buried a crane and its operator
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rescuers say the collapse and landslide at a garbage dump north of Mexico City was so massive it buried a crane and its…
Continue Reading Wisconsin probes how 8 roller-coaster riders became trapped upside down for hours
CRANDON, Wis. (AP) — State officials are investigating how eight people became trapped upside down on a roller coaster at a festival in Wisconsin.…
Continue Reading Maryland panel OKs $2.9M compensation for wrongfully convicted man who spent 32 years behind bars
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board has approved $2.9 million in compensation for a man who was wrongly…
Continue Reading After secret documents leak, Pentagon plans tighter controls to protect classified information
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Wednesday announced plans to tighten protection for classified…
Continue Reading Wisconsin’s Democratic governor scales back Republican tax cut, signs state budget
By SCOTT BAUER and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed off on a two-year spending plan after…
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Sphere’s Exosphere illuminates Las Vegas for the Fourth of July
A new global icon, Sphere stands 366 ft tall and spans 516 ft across, the largest spherical structure in the world. The Exosphere features 580,000…
Continue Reading The wealthy should give more to charity, say people who stopped donating, according to a new poll
By SARA HERSCHANDER of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A new poll of Americans found that nearly half of those who stopped…
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Meta to release Threads to rival Twitter, available for pre-order
The new service, which is available for pre-order in Apple’s App Store and will be released on July 6, has a similar appearance to Twitter, with…
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West Virginia woman celebrates 105th birthday on Fourth of July
Myrtle Brabb celebrated her 105th birthday on the July 4th holiday with a party with family and friends. They shared stories of her life and how much…
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Man pleads guilty to murdering his son
In the Yuma Superior Court Wednesday morning, 36-year-old Jose Adan Gallardo accepted a plea agreement, changing his non-guilty plea to guilty.…
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D.C. lab tests confirm cocaine found in White House
NBC News has learned that lab tests of a white powder found at the White House Sunday has confirmed that it was cocaine, according to an official…
Continue Reading Quran burnings have Sweden torn between free speech and respecting minorities
By KARL RITTER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Quran burning and a string of requests to approve protests involving the…
Continue Reading Accuser says Kevin Spacey grope wasn’t a caress: ‘It was like a cobra … angry’
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who says Kevin Spacey made crude and racially offensive remarks before grabbing his genitals…
Continue Reading A fiery plane crash in a South Carolina resort town killed all 5 people on board
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Five people are dead after a single-engine plane crashed over the weekend in a South Carolina coastal resort town.…
Continue Reading Israel’s prime minister says missing citizen in Iraq is being held by Iran-backed militia
JERUSALEM (AP) — The office of Israel’s prime minister says a dual Israeli-Russian citizen who has been missing in Iraq for months is being…
Continue Reading Suspect in fatal shooting of Georgia sheriff’s deputy arrested after trying to flee in patrol car
CORDELE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia has been shot and killed and the suspect tried to flee in the deputy’s patrol…
Continue Reading UN: Millions left with no aid as West Africa suffers worst hunger crisis in 10 years
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United Nations food agency says millions of hungry people in West Africa are left…
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Two retail business properties in Imperial sold for total of $5.81 million
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors announced the sale of two new construction retail investments to two different buyers as part of a…
Continue Reading Wrongly imprisoned for 7 years, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member wins NYC Council primary
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A member of the “Central Park Five” has won the Democratic primary for a seat on the New…
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