Imperial County Public Health Department hosts ‘Rethink What You Drink’ event
The “Rethink What You Drink” event is to help raise awareness of the health risks of consuming sugary drinks and promote healthier drinking…
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DeSantis criticizes Trump for implying Florida abortion ban is ‘too harsh’
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday for implying Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is “too…
Continue Reading 7 children battling serious injuries after truck crashes into school bus in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seven children remain hospitalized with serious injuries after a truck hit the rear of a school bus on the outskirts of…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes loses latest bid to avoid prison and gets hit with $452 million restitution bill
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears to be soon bound for prison after an…
Continue Reading Democrats keep Pennsylvania House majority, positioning party to prevent limits on abortion rights
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats will maintain their narrow Pennsylvania House majority after winning a special…
Continue Reading Argentina: VP Cristina Fernández says she won’t run for president
By DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernández has made it official that she will…
Continue Reading Maryland governor signs gun-control bills tightening requirements
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed gun-control measures that lawmakers approved in response…
Continue Reading Surging Alaska rivers leave behind huge chunks of ice, damaged homes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ice jams in two Alaska rivers have unleashed major flooding over the weekend. The floods damaged homes and left huge…
Continue Reading Missouri terminates emergency rule to limit trans care for minors, some adults
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials on Tuesday abruptly terminated an unusual emergency rule proposed…
Continue Reading Vaccine authorized for emergency use in California condors amid bird flu outbreak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California condors will receive a vaccine for a deadly strain of avian influenza that threatens to wipe out the already…
Continue Reading Canadian killed in southern Mexico, 2nd tourist slain in Oaxaca in less than a week
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Canadian man has been shot to death in Mexico’s Pacific coast beach town of Puerto Escondido. He was the second foreign…
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Man assaults 89-year-old woman in shop
Yuma Police say a man attacked an 89-year-old woman inside an alterations shop with a brick, a cane, and a sewing machine before he was finally…
Continue Reading Lawmakers warn leaky, crumbling UK Parliament at risk of ‘catastrophic’ event
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are warning that the country’s Parliament building is at “real and…
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Arizona’s governor and attorney general announce crackdown on Medicaid fraud
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and other top state officials announced a crackdown Tuesday on Medicaid fraud, particularly honing in on…
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YCSO warns community of marijuana laced with fentanyl
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) says to be aware of Marijuana being laced with…
Continue Reading Biden speaks out against ‘antisemitic bile’ during Jewish American Heritage Month celebration
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Jewish American Heritage Month on Tuesday by…
Continue Reading Democrat Cherelle Parker wins primary for Philadelphia mayor
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Cherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Pennsylvania, won Philadelphia’s…
Continue Reading Former tribal leader sentenced for taking bribes in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former government official of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation has been sentenced to five years in prison for taking…
Continue Reading California pledges to build channel for threatened fish to bypass Gold Rush-era dam
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press MARYSVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California officials on Tuesday said they will spend about $60 million to build a channel…
Continue Reading Senate votes to block 2nd DC crime law; Biden veto expected
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to overturn a District of Columbia law enacted last year to improve…
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