Yuma School District One receives grant to reduce diesel emissions
In a press release, the school district will use the $103,482 grant to reduce diesel emissions and benefit air…
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Local migrant student receives national scholarship
Kofa High School senior Carlos Salazar received the Albert Lee Wright, Jr. Memorial Migrant Scholarship and gave a speech to an audience of migrant…
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Atlantic City 1Q casino earnings down nearly 15% from year ago
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s nine casinos collectively saw their gross operating profit decline by…
Continue Reading Irish actor Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ and ‘Thor’ movies, dies at 58
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Ray Stevenson, the Irish actor who played the villainous British governor in “RRR,” an Asgardian warrior in the…
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El Centro man dies in rollover crash
El Centro police say a man lost his life in a rollover…
Continue Reading Nigeria opens Africa’s biggest oil refinery as it tries to boost struggling sector
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has opened Africa’s biggest oil refinery, with hopes…
Continue Reading Rick Hoyt, who became a Boston Marathon fixture with father pushing wheelchair, has died at 61
BOSTON (AP) — Rick Hoyt, who with his father pushing his wheelchair became a fixture at the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died.…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s ambassador welcomes F-16 pledges; urges patience on counteroffensive
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova welcomed pledges of F-16 fighter jets to her country…
Continue Reading Q&A: Liv Ullmann, cinema royalty and major Cannes draw, looks back
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Very few are capable of capturing people’s attention at the Cannes Film Festival like Liv…
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California stabbing suspect appears in court
A California judge has ordered a psychiatric assessment for the former University of California (UC) Davis student charged in a series of…
Continue Reading New search for Madeleine McCann, UK toddler missing since 2007, Portuguese police confirm
LISBON (AP) — Portuguese police have said they will resume searching for Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared in the country’s…
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University of Idaho murder suspect appears in court
Judge John Judge entered a not guilty plea on Kohberger’s behalf after his lawyer stated he would stand silent when asked for his…
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Deal in the desert for Colorado River conservation plan
Arizona, California, and Nevada agreed on a plan Monday to conserve three million of acre-feet of Colorado River water by…
Continue Reading Who is Tim Scott? Here’s what to know about the newest 2024 GOP presidential candidate
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As Sen. Tim Scott enters the 2024 GOP presidential field, he will be eager to…
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South Carolina Senator Tim Scott announces presidental bid
Senator Tim Scott is declaring his bid for the Republican presidential…
Continue Reading In Cannes, standing ovations stretch on and on — but they’re designed to
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is on, which means stopwatches are out. Nowhere are the length of…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico to decentralize its Education Department in bid to improve services
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government says it will decentralize its Education Department to better serve students.…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Girl, 16, fights off mom to save a sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 37-year-old mother drowned one of her daughters in their South Carolina…
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Lower basin plan proposes conservation of Colorado River water
The Lower Basin Plan proposes to conserve 3 million acre-feet of Colorado River water through 2026, with at least 1.5 million acre-feet in total…
Continue Reading Suspect ‘stands silent’ in slayings of 4 Idaho college students; judge enters not guilty pleas
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students opted Monday to…
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