‘Too much to learn’: Schools race to catch up kids’ reading
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Crowder stands nervously at the front of his third grade classroom, his…
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Movie theaters and streamers may end up friends, after all
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After Ben Affleck and Matt Damon test screened their Nike drama “Air,” the film executives at…
Continue Reading An end to the reading wars? More US schools embrace phonics
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For…
Continue Reading Biden labor secretary nominee Su faces doubts in Senate
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next labor secretary, Julie Su, will testify to…
Continue Reading More peril for Trump in pending probes than NY: AP-NORC poll
By JILL COLVIN and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has emerged largely unscathed politically from…
Continue Reading SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first…
Continue Reading US trade rep seeks close economic security ties in Asia
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has told Japanese officials the United States hopes to…
Continue Reading ‘The damage is unbelievable:’ Tornadoes kill 3 in Oklahoma
By KEN MILLER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Crews scrambled Thursday to restore power to thousands of residents after tornadoes…
Continue Reading Minnesota Gov. Walz draws sharp contrasts with red states
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is drawing stark contrasts between his state and Republican-led…
Continue Reading Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she got in wrong car
ELGIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she…
Continue Reading Montana Republicans want censure while misgendering lawmaker
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A group of conservative Republican lawmakers in Montana deliberately misgendered a…
Continue Reading DeSantis appointees begin reshaping Disney World’s district
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The new chair of Disney World’s revamped governing body said Wednesday that new…
Continue Reading 9 men trying to enter US from Canada treated for exposure
WARROAD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have rescued nine men who entered the United States illegally from Canada and were found in a sub-freezing…
Continue Reading Hawaii cites 2 for feeding feral cats, harming native geese
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — State authorities have cited two women for allegedly harming an endangered species of geese…
Continue Reading Mexico ends search for missing Americans, Coast Guard says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s navy has suspended a search for three Americans who went missing along with their sailboat off Mexico’s…
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Local law enforcement agencies came together in the Torch Run Relay for the Special Olympics
Law enforcement agencies from all over Yuma County as well as the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO) ran for a purpose, to help raise money for…
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Emergency crews rescue Arizona man who fell into 100-foot hole
Emergency crews in Arizona rescued a construction worker who fell down a 100-foot…
Continue Reading Costa Rica president promises more police, tougher laws
By JAVIER CORDOBA Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s president is promising to put more police in the streets and he…
Continue Reading Woman shot after wrong turn had hopes, dreams, father says
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — The father whose 20-year-old daughter was fatally shot after she and her friends got lost…
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Arizona Senate settles suit over election audit for $150K
PHOENIX (AP) — A left-leaning watchdog group on Wednesday announced a settlement of over $150,000 in a public records lawsuit against the Arizona…
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