Vaccines are helping bring down US Covid-19 numbers. But the virus is now hitting one group of Americans harder
Health and state leaders are focusing on younger Americans, who polls show are least likely to say they want a…
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Why we ‘may not get to zero’ on Covid
President Joe Biden predicted a return to some normalcy “by the end of the summer” on Monday, but health experts are increasingly…
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France kept classrooms open ‘at all costs.’ At a school where 20 pupils lost loved ones, some say the price was too high
Grace was full of hope as she entered the final stretch of high school. The 16-year-old was two years away from graduating, and she wanted to make…
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5 things to know for May 4: Covid, immigration, US military, opioids, South China Sea
May the Fourth be with you! A clever Star Wars pun has turned into a holiday for fans of the franchise, but exactly how it got started is still a bit…
Continue ReadingIndian Premier League indefinitely suspended due to Covid-19 crisis
By Ben Church and Aleks Klosok, CNN The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been indefinitely suspended as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in…
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Home Grown: Dispute over water rights possibly going to U.S. Supreme Court
In today’s Home Grown, a local lawsuit over ownership of the Colorado River water might be taken higher to the U.S. Supreme…
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Question of the day: Should job search proof be required for unemployment?
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA/KECY) – As COVID-19 begins to slow down ravaging thru the nation, vaccine rollouts continue day after day. More and more Americans…
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Democrats praise Biden’s raising of refugee limit
Democrats who represent the Desert Southwest are praising President Joe Biden for raising the refugee cap to 62,500. That’s more than four times the…
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May the fourth be with you: The Rise of Skywalker will be available to stream on Disney Plus
Brace yourself, Star Wars is coming to Disney plus on May…
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The NYPD hate crimes unit is investigating after two more assaults on Asian Americans
The New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating two attacks on Asian Americans that occurred over the weekend, an NYPD…
Continue Reading Olympic boxer charged in the deaths of a pregnant woman and her unborn child
Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo Sánchez has been charged with kidnapping and killing a woman who said she was pregnant with his baby, according to…
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USBP: 24-year-old arrested for carrying $185K worth of meth
Border Patrol agents say the meth packages have an estimated value of…
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San Diego captain of suspected smuggling vessel in custody after boat overturned, killing 3. Here’s what we know
The person believed to have been operating a suspected smuggling vessel that overturned off the coast of San Diego on Sunday, killing three people,…
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Yuma County offers rent assistance
Yuma County officials have partnered with the Western Arizona Council of Governments to provide what’s called the Emergency Rental Assistance…
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River Fire 100 percent contained
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) says the brush fire has burned six acres.…
Continue Reading There were two more assaults on Asian Americans in New York and the NYPD hate crimes unit is investigating
The New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating two attacks on Asian Americans that occurred over the weekend, an NYPD…
Continue Reading Puerto Rican boxer charged in the deaths of a pregnant woman and her unborn child
Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo Sánchez has been charged with kidnapping and killing a woman who said she was pregnant with his baby, according to…
Continue Reading Coast Guard suspends search for missing Air Force member off Texas coast
The search for a missing Air Force member who was last seen swimming near Freeport, Texas, on Sunday has been suspended by the US Coast Guard. Elijah…
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It’s not goodbye for podcast — it’s the start of a new chapter
“Coronavirus, Fact vs Fiction,” the podcast I’d been hosting for the last 14 months, posted its last episode on…
Continue Reading Man who accused Kevin Spacey of sexual assault has 10 days to identify himself so civil case can proceed, judge rules
A man who says Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted him in the 1980s when he was 14 must identify himself within 10 days so that a civil case against the…
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