New Mexico sues manufacturers of ‘forever chemicals’ amid health concerns
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general and its Environment Department have filed suit against the…
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Louisiana ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill for public school classrooms advances in the legislature
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bill that would broadly ban K-12 public school employees in Louisiana from discussing…
Continue Reading As China cracks down on dissent, New York City gives refuge to exhibit remembering Tiananmen Square
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As the annual celebration of the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen uprising approaches, a new exhibit…
Continue Reading Biden says he got ‘sandbagged’ after he tripped and fell onstage at Air Force graduation
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden quipped that he got “sandbagged” Thursday after he…
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Amberly’s Place hosts fundraiser to help victims of abuse
Amberly’s Place is making one final push to raise much-needed funds for local victims of domestic…
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Agriculture and education intersect in Yuma County
Local growers rely on H-2A workers to harvest their crops, as their children attend Yuma’s…
Continue Reading Soaring rhetoric: NASA mission will carry Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s words to Jupiter
NEW YORK (AP) — A new work by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, written for an upcoming NASA mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa, is a glance at…
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Corbin Carroll lifts Diamondbacks past Rockies for share of NL West lead
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Carroll had a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat…
Continue Reading 32 Mississippi school districts still under federal desegregation orders
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — There are 32 school districts in Mississippi still under federal…
Continue Reading AP obtains records shedding new light on Jeffrey Epstein’s jail suicide and frantic aftermath
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to assaulting Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in DC apartment building
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment…
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Somerton offering free meals for kids
After a three-year pause due to the pandemic, the Somerton Elementary School District will start serving lunches again during the summer…
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Imperial County announces new lithium training program
The Lithium Industry Force Training (LIFT) program is aimed to equip the local workforce with the essential skills and knowledge required to excel in…
Continue Reading Mississippi hostage-taker killed after fatally shooting officer in 8-hour standoff
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police chief says two officers were shot, and one of them died, after a 22-year-old man took a woman hostage in…
Continue Reading Big-name Texas attorneys hired to present impeachment case against Ken Paxton
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present the case for…
Continue Reading Drag shows on US military bases canceled by Pentagon after Republican criticism
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has stopped U.S. military bases from hosting drag…
Continue Reading Idaho hospitals working to resume full operations after cyberattack
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Two Idaho hospitals and their clinics are working to resume full operations after a cyberattack on their computer…
Continue Reading US retaliates for Russia’s suspension of New START treaty by revoking visas of nuclear inspectors
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer OSLO, Norway (AP) — The Biden administration is retaliating for Russia’s suspension of the New START nuclear…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court overturns 1991 death sentence in Fresno double murder
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court in a rare move overturned the death sentence of a man who was convicted of robbing and killing two…
Continue Reading Champions League final referee under UEFA scrutiny for alleged links to far-right leader in Poland
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — An anti-racism group has called on soccer’s top referee to distance himself from a far-right…
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