Barbara Kingsolver wins Women’s Prize for Fiction with Appalachian novel ‘Demon Copperhead’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — American novelist Barbara Kingsolver has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for a…
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Remains found stuffed in garment bag 45 years ago in rural Nevada ID’d as Ohio woman
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — In 1978, a garment bag containing a woman’s heavily decayed remains was discovered in a remote…
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Arizona woman alleges sexual assault by Trevor Bauer; he denies allegation and countersues
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman has accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault, alleging in a lawsuit updated this week…
Continue Reading Arizona woman alleges sexual assault by Trevor Bauer; he denies allegation and countersues
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman has accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault, alleging in a lawsuit updated this week…
Continue Reading Oakland Athletics stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada as MLB weighs move to Vegas
By SCOTT SONNER and GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics cleared a major hurdle for their…
Continue Reading Chasing Horse charged with more sex crimes in new Canadian case
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan Chasing Horse has been charged in Alberta, Canada, with new sex crimes in the latest criminal…
Continue Reading Biden endorsed by 4 environmental and conservation groups for efforts to fight global warming
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four environmental and conservation groups have endorsed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the annual…
Continue Reading In affirmative action and student loan cases, advocates fear losses for racial equality
By ANNIE MA and AARON MORRISON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a Black student who was raised by a single mother, Makia Green believes she…
Continue Reading Female Mexican gray wolf released into wild in Arizona in move to help wolf’s recovery
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A female Mexican gray wolf that a group of schoolchildren nicknamed Asha has been returned to the…
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Local residents complain of loud noise
Residents in Brawley are complaining about a restaurant that is also a bar, saying they play loud music too late at…
Continue Reading Female Mexican gray wolf released into wild in Arizona in move to help wolf’s recovery
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A female Mexican gray wolf that a group of schoolchildren nicknamed Asha has been returned to the…
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Yuma Proving Ground celebrates U.S. Army’s 248th birthday
Yuma Proving Ground honored and remembered Army heroes from the past and present to celebrate their…
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Somerton Seniors celebrate Father’s Day
The Somerton Senior Center hosted its 16th annual Father’s Day lunch on Wednesday in…
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Fire causes local business to evacuate
Brawley firefighters are investigating why a fire broke out in a building used as a storage…
Continue Reading Energy secretary Granholm says she failed to reveal stock holdings; GOP calls for investigation
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Republican on the Senate Energy panel is calling for an investigation of Energy…
Continue Reading Australia creates law to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament passed legislation on Thursday to prevent Russia from…
Continue Reading Detroit-area city bans LGBTQ+ pride flags on public property
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area community has banned LGBTQ+ flags from publicly owned flagpoles. The unanimous vote by the Hamtramck City…
Continue Reading Parents of girl who drowned at Kansas City water park file lawsuit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The parents of a 6-year-old girl who drowned at a Kansas City water park allege in a lawsuit that the park hires young,…
Continue Reading US appeals court rejects bail for Chinese businessman awaiting fraud trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. federal appeals court has rejected a bid for bail by a self-exiled Chinese businessman…
Continue Reading 2 Americans found dead at hotel in Mexico’s Baja California Sur
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Police in a seaside community on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula said Wednesday that two Americans have been…
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