Christmas starts in Venezuela, but the festive mood is nowhere to be found
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — It doesn’t feel like Christmas in Venezuela. At least not yet. Even if the president wants it to be.…
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American Family Field adds padding to area of wall that Brewers’ Frelick hit while chasing foul ball
AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick returned to the Milwaukee Brewers’ lineup for the start of the playoffs without needing to worry…
Continue ReadingAs NFL scouts flock to campus, Big Ten players seek to catch their eye
AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — NFL scouts filled an entire row of the Michigan Stadium press box to get a look at some of the top…
Continue ReadingAs NFL scouts flock to campus, Big Ten players seek to catch their eye
AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — NFL scouts filled an entire row of the Michigan Stadium press box to get a look at some of the top…
Continue ReadingKen Page, who starred in ‘Cats’ on Broadway and voiced Oogie Boogie, dies at 70
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside Beyoncé in “Dreamgirls,” introduced Broadway…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor signs law banning college legacy and donor admissions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Private, nonprofit colleges in California will be banned from giving preference in the admissions process to applicants…
Continue ReadingMississippi asks court to set execution for man on death row since 1976
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi attorney general requesting an execution date for the state’s longest-serving death…
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State legislators representing Yuma County come together for Town Hall
State Legislators representing Yuma County, Representatives Tim Dunn, Michael Carbone, Michelle Pena and Mariana Sandoval along with Senators Sine…
Continue ReadingJohn Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy…
Continue ReadingJohn Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy…
Continue ReadingWatchdog blasts DEA for not reporting waterboarding, torture by Latin American partners
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal government watchdog is blasting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for failing to timely report human…
Continue ReadingNo one expects a judge’s rollback of Georgia’s abortion ban to be the last word
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge rolled back Georgia’s abortion ban this week, but it’s not expected to be the final word.…
Continue ReadingJohn Amos, ‘Good Times’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Roots’ star, dies at 84, actor’s publicist says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, ‘Good Times’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Roots’ star, dies at 84, actor’s publicist…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor signs law banning college legacy and donor admissions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Private, nonprofit colleges in California will be banned from giving preference in the admissions process to applicants…
Continue ReadingOfficials identify driver who crashed into a Texas pipeline and sparked a 4-day fire
Associated Press Police have released the name of the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a pipeline valve and sparked a four-day fire in a Houston…
Continue ReadingReporter Taylor Lorenz exits Washington Post after investigation into Instagram post
Technology reporter Taylor Lorenz says she’s leaving The Washington Post, less than two months after the newspaper began a review of a social…
Continue ReadingCatholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital…
Continue ReadingWilmer Valderrama. Rosario Dawson. America Ferrera. Star-led drive aims to get Latinos to vote
Associated Press With a star-studded cast of celebrities and influencers, the Voto Latino Foundation launched a $5 million initiative Tuesday to…
Continue ReadingWildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to the challenges…
Continue ReadingWildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to the challenges…
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