Ohio Wendy’s location to have AI drive thrus
Wendy’s is teaming up with Google to make their drive-thru experience, high tech. The restaurant chain, which is based in Ohio, will use artificial…
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NYC Mayor Adams calls fatal subway chokehold ‘tragedy that never should have happened’
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the death of Jordan Neely at the hands of a fellow subway…
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Expect to pay more for flowers this year on Mother’s Day
This year, flower sales are expected to be higher than in previous years according to the National Retail…
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Fentanyl continues to rise in Imperial County
According to Imperial County Drug Task Force, cases of fentanyl keep…
Continue Reading 3 companies to pay $615,000 in NY attorney general investigation over faked net neutrality comments
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general says three companies accused of falsifying…
Continue Reading 4 teens charged with murder in slaying of Chicago police officer who was returning home from work
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say four teenagers have been charged in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was killed last weekend as…
Continue Reading Missouri lawmakers ban gender-affirming care, trans athletes; Kansas City moves to defy state
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JOHN HANNA Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Transgender minors won’t have access to puberty blockers,…
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Labor Department reports of inflation easing
The reports says inflation was 4.9% compared to a year ago, lower than the 5.0% rate that analysts had forecast. It’s the slowest annual rise in…
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Maricopa County bans TikTok on government-owned electronic devices
PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County leaders voted unanimously Wednesday morning to prohibit TikTok on any government-owned devices. The ban approved by…
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Local fire departments prepare for the expiration of Title 42
First responders in Yuma County are preparing for more calls for service at the border, as Title 42 is set to expire on Thursday.…
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Biden to allow release of migrants into United States
A new memo from the Biden administration could allow some migrants at the southern border to enter the U.S. without being…
Continue Reading ‘Please, man, don’t shoot us’: Witness says man shot 3 people, killing 1, in dispute over $4
DETROIT (AP) — A man fatally shot another customer inside a Detroit gas station and wounded two more after the clerk locked the door in a dispute…
Continue Reading FDA panel backs over-the-counter sales of birth control pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold…
Continue Reading German government approves Chinese company COSCO taking minority stake in Hamburg container terminal
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has given final approval for a Chinese company to take a significant minority stake in the operator of a container terminal…
Continue Reading India’s Modi to visit White House in June as Biden seeks stronger ties amid competition with China
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the…
Continue Reading Vermont governor signs 1st-in-nation shield bills that include medicated abortion
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s Republican governor has signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law that are the first in…
Continue Reading Ex-Raider Henry Ruggs pleads guilty to driving drunk at 156 mph, causing fatal crash
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ex-Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving his sports car drunk at…
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Yuma mayor and county supervisor speak on the end of Title 42
Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls and County Supervisor Jonathan Lines speak on plans for the City of Yuma and Yuma County once Title 42…
Continue Reading UK ditches post-Brexit plan to scrap thousands of EU laws by year’s end
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has scrapped plan to remove all remaining EU laws from British statute books by…
Continue Reading The US has approved $42 billion in loan forgiveness for public service workers. Here’s what to know
By ADRIANA MORGA and CORA LEWIS Associated Press The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than…
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