Yuma County Sheriff’s boat patrol keeps river goers safe on Memorial Day
Many people headed to the Colorado River to have fun on the water this Memorial Day. But it’s important for boaters to use caution because there is…
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Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletes
By ANNA FURMAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pro soccer player Jess McDonald was traded across six teams in her first five years as a single…
Continue Reading Economic boost or big business hand-out? Nevada lawmakers consider A’s stadium financing
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers questioned whether a proposal to subsidize a new MLB…
Continue Reading Police: Puerto Rico assailants targeting drug rival killed 2 and injured 13
By JAVIER COLÓN DAVILA Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico say that drug trafficking was behind a mass…
Continue Reading Colorado teen flouts school policy, wears Mexican and US flag sash to graduation
PARACHUTE, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado student barred from wearing a sash representing the flags of Mexico and the United States to her high school…
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Imperial County remembers the fallen on Memorial Day
For Memorial Day, Imperial County residents honor and remember veterans who lost their…
Continue Reading Site of Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 sold to community group
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A converted artists’ warehouse in Oakland that burned down in 2016, killing 36 people, was quietly razed this month in…
Continue Reading UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life’s origins
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the…
Continue Reading Lebanese officials say Saudi Arabian citizen kidnapped in Beirut, motive unclear
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interior minister and security officials say assailants have kidnapped a Saudi Arabian…
Continue Reading Belarus has no immediate plans to adopt Russian currency, its strongman leader Lukashenko says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus and Russia have no immediate plans to adopt a joint currency, Belarus’ strongman leader announced on Monday.…
Continue Reading Rescue groups say Malta coordinated the return of 500 migrants to Libya instead of saving them
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rescue groups are accusing the European island nation of Malta of coordinating the return…
Continue Reading Teenage girl in Guyana charged as adult with 19 counts of murder in dormitory fire
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A teenage student who police in Guyana accuse of deliberately setting a fire in a…
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House Speaker McCarthy arrives at Capitol Hill to sell debt ceiling deal
As he arrived, McCarthy was asked by NBC whether he’s concerned about the optics of losing Republican support and needing Democratic help to push it…
Continue Reading Horse racing authority calls for emergency summit with Churchill Downs in wake of 12 deaths
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit Tuesday with Churchill Downs, Kentucky’s racing…
Continue Reading Ex-El Salvador President Mauricio Funes sentenced to 14 years for negotiating with gangs
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A judge has sentenced former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes to 14 years…
Continue Reading Man charged in Ohio slaying of 4, wounding of girl, now charged in 2013 New Jersey killing
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a man charged in an Ohio shooting that killed four people and injured a child earlier this year has now been…
Continue Reading Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a Black nun…
Continue Reading Poland imposes sanctions on 365 Belarusians over ‘draconian’ verdict against journalist
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has imposed sanctions on 365 Belarusian citizens and frozen the financial assets of other entities and people…
Continue Reading With elections in Mexico’s most populous state, old ruling party may be nearing its end
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press ECATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s former ruling party could face near-extinction in Sunday’s governorship…
Continue Reading What 5 more years of Erdogan’s rule means for Turkey
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection in a runoff Sunday, following a…
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