By Briana Whitney Click here for updates on this story CASA GRANDE, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — A decades-long illness was just months from taking a career first responder’s life. That is until his son stepped in to help. Now, the family is sharing their incredible journey, but one that doesn’t come cheap. All of Connor
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia Southern is working to finalize a deal with former Southern California coach Clay Helton to be the Eagles’ new head coach. Helton was the first coach fired this season, two games into his eight season with USC. Helton was 46-24 with the Trojans, including a Rose
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia Southern is working to finalize a deal with former Southern California coach Clay Helton to be the Eagles’ new head coach. Helton was the first coach fired this season, two games into his eight season with USC. Helton was 46-24 with the Trojans, including a Rose
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has announced tougher restrictions on most activities for unvaccinated people, as the country registered a record high in new infections for the second day in a row. Health Minister Thanos Pevris says the measures will take effect Saturday. Greece on Tuesday recorded 6,700 new COVID-19 infections and 59 deaths. Some
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By EMILY HAYNES and MICHAEL THEIS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy In the wake of the most devastating public-health emergency in a century and the resulting economic uncertainty, Americans provided more charitable dollars to United Way Worldwide than any other nonprofit focused on direct aid, followed by the Salvation Army and St.
Continue Reading By EMILY HAYNES and MICHAEL THEIS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy In the wake of the most devastating public-health emergency in a century and the resulting economic uncertainty, Americans provided more charitable dollars to United Way Worldwide than any other nonprofit focused on direct aid, followed by the Salvation Army and St.
Continue Reading By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Huma Abedin is ready to speak. And she’s doing it with gusto. The ever-loyal aide to Hillary Clinton and the ever-suffering wife of Anthony Weiner has written a 500-page memoir dissecting the three relationships that have largely defined her: Her parents, her boss, and her
Continue ReadingBy Jason Barry Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — The Paleta Bar, near Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, makes an assortment of specialty popsicles, shakes and sweets. Co-owner Brandon Crespin wondered recently if they’d have to close down when a shipment of ingredients never arrived and their supplier wasn’t
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CNN, WCCO, KARE By Peter Nickeas and Omar Jimenez The pledge to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department made by city councilors in Powderhorn Park after the murder of George Floyd has come to represent all manner of political and media aspirations over the future of policing in America. The nearly 18 months since Floyd’s death
Continue ReadingBy John Bonifield, CNN Data from a real-world study assessing Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine finds it is 73.6% effective, according to research published Tuesday in the journal JAMA Network Open. The study evaluated patients within the Mayo Clinic Health System between February and July of this year. The researchers followed nearly 9,000 patients vaccinated
Continue ReadingBy Allie Malloy and Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden and Britain’s Prince Charles met on Tuesday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, with the two leaders using the encounter to discuss “the importance of global cooperation in tackling climate change,” a senior administration official told CNN. The official said that Biden and
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Voters in several states are considering whether to expand constitutional rights for people to grow food, gather for worship and visit loved ones in nursing homes. Early election results Tuesday showed Maine voters backing an amendment to create a first-of-its kind right to raise and eat food. In Texas,
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Goodman Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — Firefighters from several cities worked together to rescue two workers who got stuck in a trench at a construction site in Scottsdale Monday morning. One of the workers fell into the trench around 8 a.m. near 91st Street and Happy
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El forense revelo la identidad de una mujer que el jueves pasado murió después de ser atropellada en el área de la Ramon Road y la Avenida Monterey en Thousand Palms, se trata de Michelle Foreman de 51 años quien estuvo en el hospital de Palm Springs y murió cuatro horas después. Se sabe que
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically recognize people in photos and videos posted on the social network, marking a massive shift both for the tech industry and for a company known for collecting vast amounts of data about its billions of users. Facebook,
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have released Jaylon Smith less than a month after signing the former Dallas Cowboys linebacker. Smith’s agent, Doug Hendrickson, confirmed Tuesday that the 26-year-old Smith has been released. ESPN first reported the move. Smith joined the Packers on Oct. 7, one day after the Cowboys released
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN The Department of Justice has charged 13 members of a Chicago street gang faction with racketeering conspiracy as part of a federal indictment related to dozens of murders, attempted murders and acts of violence spanning more than 20 years. A 21-count indictment alleges that the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III is facing a driving under the influence charge after a fiery vehicle crash early Tuesday that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured. According to police, Ruggs was driving a Chevrolet
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III is facing a driving under the influence charge after a fiery vehicle crash early Tuesday that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured. According to police, Ruggs was driving a Chevrolet
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Un incendio mantuvo ocupados a los bomberos cerca de la escuela Bubbling Wells ubicada por la calle Camino Campanero en Desert Hot Springs. El fuego inició ayer a las 5:30 de la tarde y devoró un acre de basura y maleza. Los fuertes vientos dificultaron la labor de los traga humo que permanecieron en el
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