Russia was ready for Taliban’s win due to longtime contacts
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — When the Taliban swept over Afghanistan, Russia was ready for the rapid developments after…
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As tanks rolled in 1991, AP photographer sprang into action
By ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — On Aug. 19, 1991, a group of top Communist Party hard-liners declared they had removed…
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Local COVID-19 testing clinics seeing more people, less vaccinations
With the introduction of vaccines many would think that the amount of people needing a COVID-19 test would go…
Continue Reading Bangladesh disputes study into alleged forced disappearances
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is disputing a Human Rights Watch investigation into disappearances of government critics and others as built…
Continue Reading The Latest: Hungary evacuates 2 dozen nationals from Kabul
The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — More than two dozen Hungarian nationals evacuated from Kabul have arrived in Frankfurt, Germany, and…
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Yuma City Council: City Administrator to keep position amid investigation
A Yuma city leader is accused of driving aggressively and leaving the scene of an accident. The City Council discussed his employment status. As of…
Continue Reading Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a virus hotspot
By JAY REEVES Associated Press GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Gulf Coast is glowing like a bad sunburn on maps that show COVID-19 trouble spots…
Continue Reading Report: 2 Hong Kongers plead guilty to foreign collusion
HONG KONG (AP) — Two Hong Kongers have reportedly pleaded guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces as well as Next Digital founder Jimmy…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter, trounced in 1980, gets fresh look from history
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter is sometimes called a better former president than he was president. The backhanded…
Continue Reading Booming Colo. town asks, ‘Where will water come from?’
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — The northern Colorado city of Greeley is in one of the fastest-growing regions in the United…
Continue Reading 8th-graders lead effort to pardon wrongly convicted ‘witch’
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A woman convicted of witchcraft in 1693 and sentenced to death at the height of the Salem Witch…
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Yuma volunteers take part in Gila Bend flooding relief efforts
It’s been nearly a week after major flooding in Gila Bend took the lives of two residents and leaving many others displaced. Residents in the small…
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Dodgers pummel Pirates 9-0 for 6th straight win, gain on SF
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy slugged two homers and drove in five runs to highlight a power performance by the Los…
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Dodgers pummel Pirates 9-0 for 6th straight win, gain on SF
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy slugged two homers and drove in five runs to highlight a power performance by the Los…
Continue Reading Castellanos leads D-backs to 4-2 win over slumping Phillies
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Humberto Castellanos earned his first major league win and added two hits to push the Arizona…
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Castellanos leads D-backs to 4-2 win over slumping Phillies
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Humberto Castellanos earned his first major league win and added two hits to push the Arizona…
Continue Reading Nevada senator seeks new ideas to address wildfire smoke
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is urging firefighters, scientists, teachers and moms to help form…
Continue Reading Ethnic health care systems strained in Myanmar amid pandemic
By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Independent ethnic organizations that have been providing health care in Myanmar…
Continue Reading Arizona Supreme Court keeps new school tax alive, for now
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court says a new tax on high earners approved by the state’s voters in…
Continue Reading Julio breaks tie in 88th, Real Salt Lake beats Dynamo 2-1
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Anderson Julio rolled a shot inside the post in the 88th minute to give Real Salt Lake a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dymano on…
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