New California law requires credit card payment networks to provide code for gun retailers
Gun control activists hope it will flag suspicious purchases and deter mass shootings while gun-rights advocates fear the codes will lead to…
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Bronny James says he can handle ‘amplified’ pressure of playing for Lakers with his famous father
AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Bronny James says the opportunity to play professionally alongside his famous father played no role in…
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Sentencing for former President Trump delayed
Now, the criminal sentencing is scheduled to take place on September 18, less than two months before the November 5 presidential…
Continue ReadingBiden plans public events blitz as White House pushes back on pressure to leave the race
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House announced Tuesday that President Joe Biden will meet with congressional leaders and Democratic…
Continue ReadingA look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years
More than 100 people have been killed in a stampede in northern India following a Hindu religious gathering. Thousands had gathered Tuesday at a…
Continue ReadingMan admits kidnapping Michigan store manager in scheme to steal 123 guns
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty in a wild scheme to steal 123 handguns by kidnapping the manager of a Michigan sporting goods…
Continue ReadingFBI investigates vandalism at two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — The FBI and police are investigating the damaging of nearly 180 gravestones at two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati. The Jewish…
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City of Yuma recognized by GFOA for financial reporting
In a press release, the award recognizes governments that “receive three GFOA awards in the same year,” and are considered “the highest form of…
Continue ReadingFrench bishop puts off decision on ex-Jesuit’s mosaics on Lourdes shrine but says he favors removal
Associated Press ROME (AP) — A French bishop has put off any decision on whether to remove mosaics by an ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women,…
Continue ReadingBig wins for Trump and sharp blows to regulations mark momentous Supreme Court term
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and the conservative interests that helped him reshape the Supreme Court got most of what they…
Continue ReadingArkansas grocery store reopens in wake of mass shooting that left 4 dead
Associated Press FORDYCE, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas grocery store where four people were killed in a mass shooting has reopened, and community…
Continue ReadingStrike kills family as Israeli evacuation order sparks panicked flight from southern Gaza city
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed a prominent Palestinian doctor and eight members of his extended…
Continue ReadingHigh court passes on case of Georgia man on death row who says Black jurors were wrongly purged
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial…
Continue ReadingHearing set to determine if a Missouri death row inmate is innocent. His execution is a month later
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge has set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Marcellus Williams is innocent of the…
Continue ReadingDangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of…
Continue ReadingDangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of…
Continue ReadingSan Diego County to pay nearly $15M to family of pregnant woman who died in jail 5 years ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County will pay nearly $15 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 24-year-old pregnant woman who died in jail…
Continue ReadingSan Diego County to pay nearly $15M to family of pregnant woman who died in jail 5 years ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County will pay nearly $15 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 24-year-old pregnant woman who died in jail…
Continue ReadingWoman dies from being pushed into San Francisco-area commuter train
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A homeless man allegedly pushed a 74-year-old woman into an arriving San Francisco Bay Area commuter train, killing her,…
Continue ReadingUtah State informs football coach Blake Anderson he will be fired for cause after Title IX review
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Utah State has informed football coach Blake Anderson he will be fired for cause. The school made the announcement Tuesday,…
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