Heatwave is coming: Hotter days ahead
Typical July heat will continue through the weekend before a major warm-up takes over next week.…
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An Afghan man who spent years helping US forces in Afghanistan is shot and killed in Washington
By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Afghan interpreter for the U.S. military was killed in a…
Continue Reading Juveniles at Louisiana’s Angola maximum-security prison will move to new youth facility in the fall
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana officials say juveniles currently housed at the country’s largest…
Continue Reading Kentucky AG challenges federal judge’s blocking of state law banning transgender youth treatment
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is challenging a federal judge’s injunction that blocks portions of a new…
Continue Reading Man swept into Omaha manhole during heavy rain was washed down pipes for a mile before rescue
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters rescued two men who fell into a manhole during heavy rain in downtown Omaha on Friday, including one who was washed…
Continue Reading Iowa Republicans will pursue a 6-week abortion ban during a special session that starts Tuesday
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature in Iowa will aim to enact a ban on abortion…
Continue Reading Austria’s top court rejects case filed by young people seeking tougher action against climate change
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s top court has dismissed a case brought by a dozen minors seeking to force the government to take tougher action against…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors accuse Michigan man of strangling missing 2-year-old
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Federal prosecutors say it appears that a Michigan man strangled a 2-year-old girl after he kidnapped her following…
Continue Reading Chicago area man who drowned trying to help children had survived 9/11 attacks
WINNETKA, Ill. (AP) — The family of a suburban Chicago man who drowned in Lake Michigan while trying to help children struggling in the water says…
Continue Reading Capitol rioter linked to Proud Boys gets 5 years in prison for pepper-spraying police
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Florida man prosecutors say is affiliated with the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Friday to…
Continue Reading Election on constitutional amendments in Ohio could impact abortion rights measure
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voter registration closes Monday in Ohio for a high-stakes Aug. 8 election on whether to…
Continue Reading Northwestern suspends coach Pat Fitzgerald for 2 weeks without pay following hazing investigation
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Northwestern has suspended coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay following an investigation into alleged…
Continue Reading Review of Guatemala’s vote appears to largely uphold results from June 25 presidential election
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An electoral official in Guatemala says a court-ordered review of the country’s…
Continue Reading Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge refused Friday to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s 174-year-old…
Continue Reading UN tech agency rolls out human-looking robots for questions at a Geneva news conference
BERLIN (AP) — A U.N. technology agency assembled a group of robots that physically resembled humans at a news conference. The International…
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Summer of giving water challenge
So this summer, local businesses are giving back to residents who don’t have access to fresh drinking…
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El Centro police investigate shooting outside a bar
A person was shot outside a bar in El Centro and police are still searching for multiple…
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Heat safety for all animals
As the heat continues on, the risk of animals getting heat-related illnesses increases.…
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Suspects charged for barber murder appear in court
Attorneys for two of the suspects charged with murdering a popular Somerton barber in his own garage were granted an extra 30 days to go over newly…
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What is Threads? All your questions about Meta’s new Twitter rival, answered
Threads, a text-based app built by Meta to rival Twitter, is…
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