Tropical Storm Bret grows stronger as eastern Caribbean islands prepare for heavy flooding
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret grew stronger on Wednesday as it took aim at islands in the…
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Kansas won’t enforce its new law on medication abortions for at least 5 weeks
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials have agreed, for now, not to enforce a new restriction on medication…
Continue Reading Outgoing CDC director says resignation spurred by sense of accomplishment and exhaustion
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The outgoing head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said her reasons for stepping…
Continue Reading Booze, drugs, a pet snake and foreign dealings: Families can cause headaches for a White House
By SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is by no means the first presidential relative whose…
Continue Reading DA, ethics panel back judge in Donald Trump hush-money case, finding no evidence of bias
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s tempestuous views aside, Manhattan prosecutors say neither the former…
Continue Reading Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming…
Continue Reading Trump’s penchant for talking could pose problems as Mar-a-Lago criminal case moves ahead
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Criminal defendants are routinely advised to avoid commenting on pending charges against them.…
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Native American tribes say Supreme Court challenge was never just about foster kids
By MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press Native American nations say the Supreme Court’s rejection of a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act has…
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Local car wash recycles 50% of its water for future washes
One local car wash has implemented an advanced water recycling system to make washes efficient, and as guilt-free as…
Continue Reading Phoenix man charged with sending threatening email to Maricopa County supervisor after 2022 election
PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix man has been indicted for allegedly sending a threatening email to Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates after the 2022…
Continue Reading Former Oklahoma and MLB pitcher George Frazier dies at age 68
By The Associated Press Oklahoma has announced that former pitcher George Frazier, a World Series champion who had a nearly three-decade run as a…
Continue Reading 2nd person arrested in Milwaukee Juneteenth shooting that wounded 6, including alleged shooters
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police in Milwaukee have arrested a second person in a shooting in which six people, including the two alleged shooters, were…
Continue Reading 41 women die in grisly riot in Honduran prison that president blames on ‘mara’ gangs
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras Tuesday left at least 41 women…
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Imperial County Behavioral Health Services awarded $12.2 million for infrastructure
Director of Behavioral Health Services Leticia Plancarte-Garcia announced the $12,213,731 in grant funding that will help with projects that will…
Continue Reading Hobbs vetoes GOP-backed bill to extend transportation sales tax in Arizona’s biggest county
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday vetoed a Republican-backed proposal to extend a longstanding half-cent sales tax that funds…
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Trial date set for man accused of son’s murder in Yuma County
Gallardo has remained in custody since his December 2022 arrest on a $2 million…
Continue Reading Iran says 10 dead after consuming tainted booze at party
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media says 10 people died after drinking home-made liquor made with methanol at a party. The Tuesay report came…
Continue Reading A list of mass killings in the United States since January
By The Associated Press The latest mass killing in the United States happened Sunday in Kellogg, Idaho. A 31-year-old man was detained at the scene…
Continue Reading Young plaintiffs’ attorney closes Montana climate change trial with call for action
By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An attorney for 16 young plaintiffs has urged a judge to strike down as…
Continue Reading ‘Like Water for Chocolate’ brings food, magic, spice and lust to NY’s grandest ballet stage
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — How do you choreograph a scene of mass food poisoning? A young woman in an erotic frenzy? Or a…
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