Pharrell Williams is named a UNESCO goodwill ambassador
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Pop star and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador for artistic education…
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German-Russian woman in Berlin hospital after saying she suspects she was poisoned
BERLIN (AP) — Police say a German-Russian woman has been taken to an isolation ward at a Berlin hospital after informing medical staff that she…
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Art in the Park returns January 11-12
The local Art in the Park event returns to Yuma with live music, theatrical performances and art exhibits at Gateway…
Continue ReadingDemocrats pick Gerry Connolly for Oversight post, rejecting Ocasio-Cortez bid
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won’t be the top Democrat on a prominent House committee next year. House…
Continue ReadingArchivist says Equal Rights Amendment can’t be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The archivist and deputy archivist of the United States have issued a rare joint statement to say…
Continue ReadingTech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death…
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Yuma Nightmares hosts Twisted Christmas
Yuma Nightmares is looking to scare the community this holiday…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power grid
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power grid
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power…
Continue ReadingTech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San…
Continue ReadingUSC’s Zachariah Branch and Zion Branch enter the transfer portal
Southern California wide receiver Zachariah Branch and his older brother, Trojans safety Zion Branch, are entering the transfer portal. Zachariah and…
Continue ReadingRafael Nadal says he thought about taking a mental health break a few years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal says in an essay posted online that he thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago.…
Continue ReadingLawsuit accuses State Department of creating loopholes for Israel on military aid and human rights
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has carved out exceptions for close ally Israel that block a U.S. law restricting foreign…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania jail confiscated inmates’ toilet paper and soap, cut power and heat, a lawsuit alleges
Associated Press A Pennsylvania jail is facing accusations it retaliated against inmates suspected of smoking synthetic marijuana by withholding…
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About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in…
Continue ReadingEvent promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front
AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission says it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any…
Continue ReadingWoman who stowed away on flight to Paris arrested again in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Russian woman who was arrested after she stowed away on a flight from New York City to Paris last month has been arrested…
Continue ReadingBlast kills 2 Mexican soldiers and wounds 5 others in suspected booby trap by drug cartel
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s defense secretary says an improvised land mine apparently planted by a drug cartel has killed two soldiers and…
Continue ReadingThe killing of a Russian general is one of several that Moscow blames on Ukraine
Associated Press Ukraine’s Security Service has claimed responsibility for killing Lt. General Igor Kirillov, head of the military’s nuclear,…
Continue ReadingJudge allows testing of tissue from George Floyd as officer convicted of killing him seeks new trial
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has granted permission to lawyers for Derek Chauvin to have samples from George Floyd examined as part…
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