Anti-gang community defense activist Hipólito Mora slain in Mexico
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The leader of an armed civilian movement that once drove a drug cartel…
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Police body camera ramp up started a decade ago. How well have they worked?
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Body cameras have proliferated in law enforcement agencies in the U.S. over the past…
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Phoenix water rates to rise after City Council OK’s 3 separate increases over an 18-month span
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix City Council has voted to raise water rates in the city starting in October with three separate increases over an…
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Man arrested after several violent crimes committed in Yuma
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) announced a major arrest following a years-long investigation into multiple felony crimes across Yuma…
Continue Reading Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in deadly crowd surge at Texas festival
By JUAN LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas grand jury declined to indict rap superstar Travis Scott in a criminal investigation of a…
Continue Reading Rays beat Diamondbacks 6-1 to win 2 of 3 in series between 1998 expansion teams
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Luke Raley homered in the first inning, Wander Franco and Josh Lowe drove in two runs each in a…
Continue Reading Court says Tulsa can’t give a Choctaw man a ticket because the Oklahoma city is on reservation land
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal court has ruled that a speeding ticket issued by Tulsa, Oklahoma, to a Native…
Continue Reading North Carolina measure limiting LGBTQ+ curriculum heading to governor’s desk
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers have finalized legislation touted by Republicans as giving…
Continue Reading Biden’s Iran envoy placed on unpaid leave pending a review of his handling of classified documents
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Biden administration’s special envoy for Iran has been placed on…
Continue Reading Wall Street execs host Biden fundraisers as president closes out an end-of-quarter campaign blitz
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden closed out an end-of-quarter campaign blitz Thursday with a pair of…
Continue Reading North Carolina governor signs law clearing up several aspects of impending abortion law
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law revisions to new abortion…
Continue Reading Here’s how to keep cool and stay safe during a heat wave
By RIO YAMAT The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Scorching heat across the U.S. already has caused more than a dozen deaths in Texas alone and…
Continue Reading Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and…
Continue Reading Public kept out of courtroom as judge weighs evidence in South Carolina police ambush case
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A judge has shut a courtroom from the public and reporters as he heard pretrial motions in the death penalty case of a South…
Continue Reading Transgender Kansas residents can keep updating their documents despite a new law, governor says
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor says the state will keep allowing residents to change official…
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Conserve Alert issued due to expected high weekend temperatures
IID said the Conserve Alert will be in effect from the morning of Saturday, July 1 through 9 p.m. on Monday, July…
Continue Reading Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has spiked again, increasing by 9% since last…
Continue Reading Thousands in North Macedonia join Church protest against proposed laws on gender equality, identity
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered outside the cathedral in North…
Continue Reading With Muslim members away for Eid, Minneapolis City Council kills rent control measure
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — While three Muslim council members were away to observe the Eid al-Adha holiday, the Minneapolis City Council narrowly voted to…
Continue Reading UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that the 12-year conflict in Syria has pushed 90%…
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