Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee, going out on top after up-and-down spelling career
By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Soft-spoken but brimming with confidence, Dev Shah asked precise questions about obscure…
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Plenty more winds coming along with warmer temperatures
More breezy conditions are likely to come as things warm up in the area as…
Continue Reading Billy Joel to end his record-breaking concert series at Madison Square Garden in 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel is finally moving out of his monthly perch at Madison Square Garden. The singer-songwriter says he will conclude his…
Continue Reading Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is famous for its ancient sites. But the country’s Culture Ministry says…
Continue Reading Biden tells US Air Force Academy graduates their leadership needed; trips after speech
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday thanked U.S. Air Force Academy graduates for…
Continue Reading Preliminary hearing date set for man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl as supporters look on
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man accused of shooting a Black teenager will face a preliminary hearing in…
Continue Reading Technical issues cause delays for Spirit, Air Canada
MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) — Spirit Airlines and Air Canada have been dealing with technical issues that have delayed some of the airlines’ flights.…
Continue Reading $63M verdict against Miami commissioner accused of political retaliation
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal jury in Florida has awarded $63.5 million to a pair of businessmen who claimed a city of Miami commissioner…
Continue Reading Stony Brook University gets $500 million from hedge fund founder who taught math there
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated…
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Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates says he’s not running for re-election
PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, who worked to bat down election misinformation and a hostile political landscape in 2020 and…
Continue Reading Arizona State University to create a medical school in response to doctors, nurses shortage
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State University will establish its own medical school amid an ongoing shortage of health care workers across the…
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Witnesses take stand in local man’s murder trial
It’s the second day of trial for the murder of a Yuma man killed at the Maverick Bar in…
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Brawley Police Department creates new non-profit organization
The Brawley Police Department has been working on the Brawley Police Foundation process for a year and will be holding a meet and greet at the…
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Arizona invests over $360 million in water security and conservation
State legislative leaders directed over $360 million of state general fund dollars to go to projects and programs that will help conserve, develop,…
Continue Reading Erykah Badu basks in her new era of reinvention and expansion
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press New York (AP) — Erykah Badu has unintentionally occupied the role of culture shifter and influencer for 20…
Continue Reading Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation, teeing it up for Biden veto
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan…
Continue Reading Money stored in Venmo and other payment apps could be vulnerable, financial watchdog warns
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Customers of Venmo, PayPal and CashApp should not store their money with those apps for the long…
Continue Reading Governor raises gay pride flag over Wisconsin Capitol in show of support for LGBTQ+ community
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has raised the gay pride flag over the Wisconsin Capitol in a…
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Calexico announces reopening library and park
The City of Calexico announced the re-opening of Carnegie Library which has been closed for about two years, and Heber…
Continue Reading Baseball legend Steve Garvey considering US Senate bid in California, energizing beleaguered GOP
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — You’d have to go back a generation — to 1988 — to find the last time a…
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