It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Health experts are worried Americans might have vaccination fatigue, but they still want you to get your flu…
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US unemployment claims rise third straight week to 362,000
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week, a sign that the highly contagious delta variant may be…
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Yuma Lost 8th Most Workers Nationwide at the Start of the Pandemic
A recent national study using census data showed that during the 2nd quarter of 2020, at the onset of the pandemic, Yuma lost the 8th most workers…
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AAA: 1 in 4 adults don’t know about their state’s Move Over law
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, most people don’t realize how dangerous it is for roadside workers/pedestrians when drivers don’t…
Continue ReadingYouTube is cracking down on anti-vaccine misinformation
YouTube will remove videos spreading misinformation about any approved vaccine, not only those aimed at preventing Covid-19, the company announced in…
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DEA issues safety alert for fake prescription drugs
The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning about a high number of fake prescription pills laced with Fentanyl and…
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Study shows correlation between smoking and COVID-19 deaths
If you’re a smoker, getting infected with COVID-19 could result in devastating…
Continue ReadingPaint is the latest product facing supply shortages and higher prices
As the global supply chain crisis continues to roil the global economy, the list of impacted industries is growing by the day. The latest:…
Continue ReadingRolls-Royce to stop manufacturing gasoline cars by the end of the decade, teases electric car
Rolls-Royce, the British manufacturer of very large and very expensive cars and SUVs powered by 12-cylinder engines, announced Wednesday that it will…
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What’s behind the tech stock sell-off? Inflation!
Technology stocks dropped sharply on Tuesday in a painful trading session that led the Nasdaq Composite to its worst day since…
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These high school students are fighting for ethical AI
It’s been a busy year for Encode Justice, an international group of grassroots activists pushing for ethical uses of artificial intelligence. There…
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Evergrande raises $1.5 billion as another debt payment looms
Evergrande has raised $1.5 billion in much needed cash. But that may do little to help it meet a new bond interest payment due…
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There’s still time to nominate your local Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
According to Project Sweet Peas, 1 in 10 newborns in the United States will be born prematurely. When that happens the infants are placed in a…
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More women are burning out at work, and that’s a problem
Even in the face of a global pandemic, women continued to make strides in corporate America last year. But they’re also burning out in higher…
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Study: Half of Americans 55-64 worry they don’t have enough saved for retirement
Researchers recently found that older adults are the least likely of all generations to feel more anxiety today than before the pandemic began.…
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Oil prices close at highest price since October 2018
U.S. crude oil closed at its highest level in nearly three years on Monday at $75.45 a…
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Connecticut doctor’s license suspended for providing blank, signed COVID-19 exemption forms, health department says
A Connecticut doctor’s state physician and surgeon license has been suspended for providing blank, signed exemption forms related to the Covid-19…
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Yuma High wins ‘Dairy Month’ Sweepstakes
Albertsons/Safeway/Vons awarded Yuma High School (YHS) a $1,000 award as part of the June Dairy Month…
Continue ReadingPublic urination at Glastonbury Festival leaves traces of cocaine and MDMA in river, posing threat to rare eels
Public urination at Glastonbury Festival led to illegal drugs entering a river running through the famous Somerset site in southwestern England,…
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YRMC: Visitation restrictions lowered as COVID-19 hospitalizations decrease
In response to the declining number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, the Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) and all YRMC outpatient clinics,…
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