Stepfather of murdered Delaware 3-year-old pleads guilty to child endangerment
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The stepfather of a 3-year-old girl whose burned remains were found on a softball field…
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North Dakota Gov. Burgum expected to announce GOP campaign for president, Republican allies say
By JOHN HANNA and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press Two Republican operatives with knowledge of the plans say that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is…
Continue Reading U.S. cities reporting fewer killings hope crime strategies prevent a summer surge
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An expected bump in violent crime this summer has mayors and police officials around the U.S.…
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Special Olympics give back to local police
Local ARCO and AMPM gas stations are doing a Support the Torch campaign in Yuma County through May 31.…
Continue Reading Essay: A mega-fan’s appreciation for Tina Turner’s limitless energy and lessons of survival
By ADAM KEALOHA CAUSEY Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — When Tina Turner died at age 83, I found myself drifting back to the fourth grade, to the day…
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Construction at New River in Calexico begins
After decades of solving the problem of wastewater that runs through the New River, the City of Calexico will begin its first stage of improvements…
Continue Reading Threat to Queen Elizabeth during 1983 US trip detailed in FBI documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has disclosed a potential threat to Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 trip to the United States. The documents were…
Continue Reading Texas parents fret over Winnie the Pooh being used to teach kids about school shootings
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Cindy Campos’ 5-year-old son was so excited about the Winnie the Pooh book he got at school…
Continue Reading Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions…
Continue Reading Defense secretary tells Navy graduates they are ready to serve
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the leadership of new U.S. Naval Academy graduates will…
Continue Reading UFC champion Jon Jones lifts spirits of Albuquerque teen over yearbook taunt
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico teen who was the target of a cruel yearbook insult over his love of mixed martial arts fighting is getting a…
Continue Reading Police in Florida say they fatally shot armed woman who ‘ambushed’ them in park
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say police in a Florida park fatally shot an armed woman who “ambushed” them as they were searching for a…
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DeAndre Hopkins released by Arizona Cardinals, team takes big salary cap hit
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The DeAndre Hopkins era is over for the Arizona Cardinals, who are on the hook for quite an…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it has US approval to begin trials in people
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it’s gotten permission from U.S. regulators to begin…
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Westbound lane closures on Interstate 8 in Yuma
Westbound I-8 between 16th Street and the Arizona/California state line will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday, June 1, and will end at 5 a.m.…
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California’s epic melting snowpack means cold, deadly torrents ahead of Memorial Day weekend
California rivers fed by this winter’s massive Sierra Nevada snowpack have been turned into deadly torrents, drawing warnings from public safety…
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Memorial Day travel push begins
The Memorial Day travel rush is well underway and shaping up to be one of the busiest in…
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Disney opposes DeSantis request to disqualify judge in free speech lawsuit
Disney is opposing a request by Gov. Ron DeSantis to disqualify a judge overseeing the company’s First Amendment lawsuit against the Florida…
Continue Reading Russian court data: US journalist Evan Gershkovich appeals extension of detention on spying charges
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian court data shows that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is appealing a three-month extension of his detention on…
Continue Reading Crash of private Japanese moon lander blamed on software, last-minute location switch
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Tokyo company whose lunar lander slammed into the moon says a software issue and a…
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