House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Veering away from a default crisis, the House…
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Gallen pitches 6 shutout innings, Diamondbacks hit 3 HRs in 5-1 win over Rockies
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched six shutout innings, Ketel Marte and Evan Longoria homered in the first inning…
Continue Reading Former Connecticut lawmaker to be sentenced for coronavirus aid thefts
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut state representative is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday for…
Continue Reading Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout
By ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Telling executives to “strive harder,” hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they…
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Congressional lawmakers inching closer to debt ceiling deal with deadline extended to June 5th
WASHINGTON (NBC / KYMA, KECY-TV) – Capital Hill lawmakers are fine tuning negotiations with an extended deadline, working together to seal a…
Continue Reading How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A couple whose young children were taken by social workers and police in the middle of the night…
Continue Reading As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As an alternative to affirmative action, colleges from California to Florida have tried a…
Continue Reading DeSantis plays up his personal side and swipes at Trump in campaign blitz across Iowa
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press SALIX, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis is making a four-stop blitz through Iowa during his first…
Continue Reading Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings GOP envisioned
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation…
Continue Reading UN urges Iraq to deliver on reforms and combat corruption — and backs it fight against terrorism
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is encouraging Iraq’s recently formed government to deliver…
Continue Reading GOP chairman moves to hold FBI director Wray in contempt over Biden doc
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Congress are locked in an escalating fight with the director of the FBI. The…
Continue Reading China factory activity slows, adding to economic strains
BEIJING (AP) — A survey shows China’s factory activity has decelerated in May, adding to signs its economic rebound after the end of anti-virus…
Continue Reading Private flight with 2 Saudi astronauts returns from space station with Gulf of Mexico splashdown
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private crew is back on Earth after a nine-day trip to the International Space…
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YCSO releases new information on woman found dead east of Somerton
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) shared that her body was found on the side of the road late Monday…
Continue Reading ‘The Ride’ docuseries takes peaks and valleys of professional bull riding by the horns
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “The Ride,” a new eight-episode Prime Video series, documents the peaks and valleys of…
Continue Reading Brother: Authorities told family that body of missing Missouri ER doctor was found in Arkansas
By LISA BAUMANN and JIM SALTER Associated Press The body of a Missouri emergency room doctor who has been missing for more than a week has been found…
Continue Reading Australian Parliament takes step toward holding a referendum on Indigenous Voice this year
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s House of Representatives has voted overwhelming in favor of holding a…
Continue Reading US Border Patrol chief is retiring after seeing through end of Title 42 immigration restrictions
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Border Patrol announced that he’s retiring, after seeing through a…
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US Border Patrol chief is retiring after seeing through end of Title 42 immigration restrictions
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Border Patrol announced Tuesday that he was retiring, after seeing through…
Continue Reading Malaysia finds 100 old artillery shells on Chinese barge, says it likely plundered WWII shipwrecks
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s maritime agency said Tuesday a Chinese barge likely plundered two World War II British shipwrecks in…
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