SPECIAL REPORT: Patrolling beyond the hot and dry desert
Out of the more than 100 miles of desert that Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents oversee. there’s one area, where they can not travel by…
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2 injured, 1 missing after explosion at Arkansas defense weapons plant
CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) — At least two people are injured and another is missing after an explosion at a defense weapons plant in Arkansas. A…
Continue ReadingThe July Fourth parade shooting paralyzed a boy. His life remains shattered 2 years later, mom says
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Suburban Chicago mom Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day…
Continue ReadingA simple recipe for Caesar salad on its 100th birthday
Associated Press It’s 100 years since the Caesar salad is said to have been invented on the Fourth of July at a restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Legislature votes to ask voters for permission borrow $20 billion for climate, schools
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mired in a stream of multi-billion dollar budget deficits, the California Legislature on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Legislature votes to ask voters for permission borrow $20 billion for climate, schools
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mired in a stream of multi-billion dollar budget deficits, the California Legislature on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingGM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its…
Continue ReadingBond increased to $1M for Texas woman accused in attempted drowning seen as possible hate crime
EULESS, Texas (AP) — Court records show a Texas woman accused of trying to drown a 3-year-old at an apartment complex pool in suburban Dallas after…
Continue ReadingFar-right National Rally candidates, including one who wore Nazi cap, scrutinized in French election
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — As it stands on the threshold of power in France, the far-right National Rally is facing scrutiny about some of the…
Continue ReadingBiden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A defiant President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia’s Temple University hires John Fry as its president from neighboring Drexel
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s Temple University says it has hired John Fry of nearby Drexel University to become its 15th president.…
Continue ReadingKansas businessman pleads guilty in case over illegal export of aviation technology to Russia
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas business executive has pleaded guilty to illegally exporting sensitive American aviation to Russian…
Continue ReadingAverage rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs for the first time since late May to just under 7%
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose this week, pushing up borrowing costs on a home loan for the…
Continue ReadingHow a ‘once in a century’ broadband investment plan could go wrong
CalMatters Starting next week, California residents have 30 days to challenge maps that will determine how $1.8 billion is distributed to increase…
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How to watch diving at the Paris Olympics: TV and stream schedule
Learn how to watch all eight events of the Paris 2024 diving program on the networks of NBC and…
Continue ReadingNewly built CPKC Stadium of the KC Current to host NWSL championship game in November
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The championship game of the National Women’s Soccer League will be played Nov. 23 at CPKC Stadium. It is the home of the…
Continue ReadingAn Ohio apartment building, evacuated after a deadly explosion nearby, could reopen soon
Associated Press A 16-story apartment building in Ohio may reopen early next month several weeks after it was temporarily shuttered following a…
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Difference between using fireworks and using drones for Fourth of July shows
Two years ago, NBC News visited Gypsum, Colorado to see its big move to drones for its Fourth of July celebrations, but this year, they’re bringing…
Continue ReadingDo US fast-food customers want plant-based meat? Panda Express thinks so, but McDonald’s has doubts
AP Business Writer Do Americans want plant-based options at fast-food restaurants? Two recent moves show restaurant chains are still undecided. On…
Continue ReadingAdvocates submit double the signatures needed to put a constitutional right to abortion on the ballot in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Advocates submit double the signatures needed to put a constitutional right to abortion on the ballot in…
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