IOC warns Afghanistan about Paris Olympics status over denying sports to women and girls
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The Afghanistan team’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been put in question by the IOC…
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Pentagon documents leak suspect Jack Teixeira pleads not guilty to federal charges
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a…
Continue Reading In rowdy scene, House censures Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff for comments he made…
Continue Reading UN warns Taliban that restrictions on Afghan women and girls make recognition `nearly impossible’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan is warning the country’s Taliban rulers that…
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Frank Vogel and Suns announce coaching staff including Kevin Young and David Fizdale
PHOENIX (AP) — New Phoenix Suns coach Frank Vogel on Wednesday announced his coaching staff for the coming season, which includes associate head…
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Naval Air Facility El Centro announces groundbreaking for new firehouse
The new structure replaces two World War II era buildings used to house the fire department…
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City of Brawley to recognize pride month fails
A Brawley city council member proposed to officially recognize June as pride month, but the motion did not…
Continue Reading Court rules Arizona ban on per-signature pay for ballot initiatives constitutional
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a law criminalizing per-signature payment is constitutional, possibly complicating…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula sees Pope Francis in ‘very friendly’ encounter on busy day in Rome
ROME (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has given Pope Francis a warm hug as he arrived for a meeting. The Vatican termed the…
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Humane Society of Yuma hosting free adoption and microchipping event to ring in summer
The Humane Society of Yuma is counting down the days to July 4.
Sadly, it is not a time for them to celebrate, but instead, a time to strategize and…
Television veteran Geraldo Rivera says he’s quitting Fox News’ political combat show ‘The Five’
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Geraldo Rivera has quit as one of the lonely liberal voices on Fox News’ popular political…
Continue Reading Proposed Minnesota nickel mine begins environmental review, would supply Tesla if approved
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Talon Metals Corp. has filed papers with Minnesota regulators to launch the environmental…
Continue Reading Meat grown from animal cells? Here’s what it is and how it’s made
By LAURA UNGAR and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press The U.S. government is allowing the sale of chicken made from animal cells. California companies…
Continue Reading Fighting resumes after Sudan cease-fire as number of people displaced passes 2.5 million
CAIRO (AP) — Residents are reporting that clashes between warring factions resumed in Sudan’s capital and a neighboring city after a three-day…
Continue Reading Capitol rioter who shocked police officer with stun gun is sentenced to over 12 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man who drove a stun gun into a police officer’s neck during one of the…
Continue Reading Drugmaker lobbying group sues over plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices
The Associated Press A key drugmaker lobbying group has joined the legal fight against the federal government’s plan to negotiate Medicare drug…
Continue Reading Bear that fatally attacked man at Arizona campsite didn’t have rabies
PHOENIX (AP) — A bear that fatally attacked a 66-year-old Tucson man at a campsite in central Arizona last week tested negative for rabies and had…
Continue Reading Israeli police clash with Druze protesters in the Golan Heights. The rare violence leaves 20 injured
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have fired tear gas, sponge-tipped bullets and a water cannon during mass demonstrations by Druze Arabs in the…
Continue Reading Police say Idaho dad killed neighbors over alleged indecent exposure by neighbor’s oldest son
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A newly released police document alleges an Idaho father killed a neighboring family because…
Continue Reading Jill Biden is taking Indian Prime Minister Modi on side trip before Thursday’s White House visit
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is taking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a side trip before his state…
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