City of Somerton hosts Fourth of July Retro Celebration
There were food and drink vendors, a playground for kids to play in, and there was live music from Grupo Alazan, a Queen tribute band called The…
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Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job on Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what…
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Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job on Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what…
Continue Reading Q&A: Violinist and singer Sudan Archives brings ‘fiddle soft punk’ to Glastonbury debut
By LOUISE DIXON Associated Press PILTON, England (AP) — Brittney Denise Parks, better known as Sudan Archives, is an avant-garde violinist and…
Continue Reading Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force NASCAR to cut short a downtown street race
CHICAGO (AP) — Heavy rains flooded Chicago streets Sunday, trapping cars and forcing NASCAR officials to cancel the last half of an Xfinity Series…
Continue Reading A tornado in the Canadian province of Alberta has wrecked homes but caused no serious injuries
DIDSBURY, Alberta (AP) — A tornado that struck near a town in the Canadian province of Alberta has wrecked homes and killed livestock, but caused…
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Mike Pence on SCOTUS rulings, Ukraine and China
Former Vice President and 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate Mike Pence spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan on SCOTUS rulings, Ukraine…
Continue Reading Israel to buy more F-35 fighter jets from US. Deal expands fleet by 50% and deepens partnership
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it will buy 25 F-35 aircraft from the United States. Israel’s Defense Ministry…
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Pete Buttigieg on airline delays and SCOTUS LGBTQ ruling
In an interview with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg touched on airline delays during the…
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Arizonans hold memorial for Granite Mountain Hotshots
On Friday, hundreds of people gathered in Prescott for the commemoration ceremony. In true fire service tradition, the reading of the 19 names along…
Continue Reading Phoenix buying land for structured campground for city’s growing homeless population
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix City Council has approved the purchase of 4.2 acres of state-owned property for building a structured campground for the…
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California suspects at large following pursuit leading to crash
This all began at around 5:30pm Saturday when deputies attempted a traffic stop on a white Mercedes that was wanted in connection to a felony in…
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Indiana Jones’ box office destiny? A lukewarm $60 million debut in North America
Indiana Jones, and executives at the Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm, made a somewhat dispiriting discovery this weekend. Moviegoers didn’t rush to the…
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The Biden administration guaranteed attorney access for all migrant screenings. Most don’t have it
As the Biden administration prepared to launch speedy asylum screenings at Border Patrol holding facilities this spring, authorities pledged a key…
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Authorities say fires that damaged Phoenix homes amid hot temperatures spread from a palm tree
A fire that appeared to have started in a backyard palm tree spread through a Phoenix neighborhood, destroying two homes and damaging four others as…
Continue Reading Indiana Jones’ box office destiny? A lukewarm $60 million debut in North America
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Indiana Jones, and executives at the Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm, made a somewhat dispiriting discovery this…
Continue Reading Illinois businessman convicted of price-gouging N95 masks during early weeks of pandemic
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois businessman has been convicted of price-gouging on N95 masks during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Continue Reading Guilty pleas entered in burglary ring that stole art, other items including Warhol, Pollock
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Three of nine people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a burglary ring that authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania…
Continue Reading Guatemala’s high court steps into election, suspends release of official results
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s highest court has suspended the releasing of official results, granting a…
Continue Reading NASCAR contractor dies after being electrocuted at Chicago Street Race
CHICAGO (AP) — A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted while setting up for the Chicago Street Race. The Cook County Medical Examiner…
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