Gradually warming up for Earth Day weekend
Get ready for another big warm-up this weekend where highs are expected to climb back into the upper 90s.…
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Alec Baldwin charge will be dropped in movie set shooting
By ANDREW DALTON and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they will dismiss an involuntary manslaughter…
Continue Reading Negligence led to Mississippi grain bin death, officials say
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration say a South African teenage…
Continue Reading Wyoming abortion clinic opens despite arson, legal obstacles
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in years defiantly opened Thursday despite an…
Continue Reading California could protect sex assault victims facing lawsuits
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted Thursday to protect sexual assault…
Continue Reading Panelists: New York casinos could see Atlantic City closures
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Panelists at a major casino industry conference in Atlantic City say the construction of…
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Yuma County’s recognition ceremony celebrates its employees
Yuma County’s Annual Employee Recognition Ceremony celebrated and honored their employees’ outstanding contributions in…
Continue Reading Maryland prisons are ‘dangerously’ understaffed, union says
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland correctional officers say a severe staffing shortage is creating dangerous conditions for…
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Charge to be dropped in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting
Prosecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the…
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Speaker McCarthy unveils $1.5T debt bill, pushes toward vote
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled a sweeping package Wednesday that would raise the nation’s debt limit by $1.5 trillion into next year while…
Continue Reading Racial gap in US stroke deaths widened during pandemic
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Registration closes for Paris Olympics ticket lottery draw
PARIS (AP) — Online registration for a lottery draw where winners can buy tickets for next year’s Olympic Games in Paris has closed. Entries for…
Continue Reading Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is being asked to testify to Congress as scrutiny mounts…
Continue Reading Beach birth: Hawaii blocks some Waikiki sands for seal pup
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The birth of an endangered seal at one of Hawaii’s most popular tourism hubs is…
Continue Reading Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92
By JOHN ANTCZAK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Riordan, a wealthy Republican businessman who served two terms as…
Continue Reading Russian foreign minister visits Cuba, condemns US sanctions
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday condemned U.S. sanctions against Cuba, as he…
Continue Reading Tennessee gun-control push at crossroads as proposal stalls
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chances are shrinking fast for a key gun-control proposal to make it out of the…
Continue Reading Muslims end Ramadan, begin holiday amid war, reconciliation
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Large parts of the Muslim world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan…
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D-backs designate 4-time All-Star Bumgarner for assignment
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The up-and-coming Arizona Diamondbacks see themselves as potential contenders in the National…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Drag racing, the family business
From Somerton, Tommy and Alfonso Zavala have been coming to the track to race since they were six years…
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