Imperial County non-profit eligible for federal funds through new program
A new federal program is awarding $290 million to non-profit organizations and other groups that offer border humanitarian…
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Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani interviewed in Jan. 6 investigation
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, who as a member of Donald Trump’s legal team sought to overturn 2020…
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Arizona pauses $15M for rodeo after residents file lawsuit
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state budget item giving $15.3 million to a rodeo in Prescott has spurred a lawsuit by two city residents and a legal…
Continue Reading Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett dies at 35 in an apparent drowning
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the…
Continue Reading Gunmen abduct 14 state police officers in the Mexican state of Chiapas
By ÉDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Armed men have abducted 14 state police officers in southern Mexico. The kidnapping on…
Continue Reading Sisters tell Australia court that abuse by Jewish school principal broke trust, painful to remember
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Two sisters have told an Australian court that being sexually abused by their Jewish…
Continue Reading Vietjet plane with 214 people aboard lands safely in Philippines after technical problem
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Vietjet plane carrying 214 people has made an unscheduled but safe landing in the northern Philippines after…
Continue Reading Regulators begin final safety inspection before treated Fukushima wastewater is released into sea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese regulators have begun a final inspection before treated radioactive wastewater is released…
Continue Reading Rights to the works of Argentine literary giant Jorge Luis Borges granted to his widow’s nephews
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court has granted the rights to the works of the late Jorge Luis Borges, considered Argentina’s most…
Continue Reading 2,700 people tricked into working for cybercrime syndicates rescued in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine security forces say they rescued 2,700 people who had been trafficked and tricked into working for cybercrime…
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Young man arrested for allegedly pointing a laser at aircraft
Yuma Police said a teen is behind bars after being accused of pointing a laser at a Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
Continue Reading Paul McCartney’s rediscovered photos show Beatlemania from the inside
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Is there really a new way to look at The Beatles, one of the most filmed and photographed bands in…
Continue Reading Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military…
Continue Reading Florida issues health advisory after 4 locally contract malaria in first spread in US in 20 years
By ARTHUR BRICE and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press TERRA CEIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Department of Health has issued a statewide…
Continue Reading California man gets prison for nearly $9M phony cow manure-to-green energy investment scheme
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A California man is going to prison for running a cow dung-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure.…
Continue Reading UN urges Israel and Palestinians to halt West Bank violence in statement backed by US and Russia
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is urging Israel and the Palestinians to avoid actions that…
Continue Reading Labor group requests ethics probe of Kentucky GOP gubernatorial candidate over campaign solicitation
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A labor group has requested an ethics investigation of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel…
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Arizona governor’s executive actions ban ‘conversion therapy,’ allow transgender health care
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs issued two pro-LGBTQ executive orders on Tuesday, banning state support of so-called conversion therapy and…
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Representative from Senator Kelly’s office visits local head start in Yuma
A representative from Senator Mark Kelly’s (D-Arizona) Office visited the Western Arizona Council of Governments (WACOG) Head Start center in Yuma on…
Continue Reading Bernardo Arévalo, Guatemala’s electoral surprise, makes corruption fight top priority
By SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo, the surprise of the first round of voting in…
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