CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Lightning rocks the Yuma sky
A local viewer sent a video showcasing the lightning that rocked the Yuma sky during the overnight hours and into Wednesday…
Continue ReadingNews
Australia and New Zealand are locked in a battle of tongue in cheek after Māori words are removed
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s prime minister is defending the removal of basic Māori phrases meaning…
Continue Reading Texas man who claimed intellectual disability is executed for 1997 killing of female jogger
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas has executed a man for the killing of a woman out jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years…
Continue ReadingNo drinking and only Christian music during Sunday Gospel Hour at Nashville’s most iconic honky tonk
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert’s Western World is known as Nashville’s most authentic honky tonk and synonymous with…
Continue Reading Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appeals for calm. He’ll take office Thursday
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus has appealed for calm and urged all parties to help…
Continue Reading A tanker ship catches fire off Indonesia’s Bali island, leaving 5 crew dead and 15 injured
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A tanker ship has caught fire off Indonesia’s Bali island, killing five crew members and injuring 15…
Continue ReadingDisney’s streaming business is profitable for first time, but slowing US park business ups anxiety
AP Business Writer Disney returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started making money for the first time, along…
Continue ReadingUkrainian wrestler and member of parliament has a goal for Paris: ‘Show that Ukraine is still alive’
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Ukraine wrestler Zhan Beleniuk will try to bring pride to his warn-torn country when he competes for an Olympic medal…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Olympic wrestling after making the final. What happens next?
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — India women’s wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the wrestling and will not compete in the gold…
Continue Reading Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest…
Continue ReadingDisney’s streaming business is profitable for first time, but slowing US park business ups anxiety
AP Business Writer Disney returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started making money for the first time, along…
Continue ReadingA 19th-century shipwreck is filled with Champagne bottles and Sweden won’t allow anyone a sip
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish officials say no one will be allowed to fish out any of the nearly 100 bottles of 19th-century…
Continue ReadingA doctor in Berlin has been arrested on suspicion of killing 4 elderly patients
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a doctor has been arrested in Berlin on suspicion of killing four elderly patients and trying to cover up the…
Continue ReadingDisney’s streaming business turns a profit for the first time and earlier than expected it as company tops expectations
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Disney’s streaming business turns a profit for the first time and earlier than expected it as company tops…
Continue ReadingFugitive ex-Catalan leader plans return to Spain despite threat of arrest over failed secession bid
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says he plans to return to his country on Thursday despite the…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting concludes Saturday in Hawaii’s state primaries, where candidates for Congress and the Legislature will…
Continue ReadingEdmunds compares: 2024 Ford F-150 versus 2025 Ram 1500
Edmunds Two of Edmunds’ highly rated full-size trucks are freshly updated. The 2024 F-150 offers an array of engine choices and configurations,…
Continue ReadingOuster of Bangladesh’s prime minister will test India’s regional power, with Beijing’s on the rise
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The dramatic resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina poses a dilemma for India’s government,…
Continue Reading 5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal’s capital
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Authorities in Nepal all five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed in the mountains…
Continue ReadingTahiti’s rahui tradition has helped revive ecosystems — including near the Olympics surfing venue
Associated Press TIAHURA, Tahiti (AP) — Traditional Polynesian conservation methods are being used to revive local ecosystems and protect natural…
Continue Reading