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By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The city of Phoenix has outlined what it will contribute voluntarily to a regional plan to shore up a reservoir that delivers Colorado River water to three states and Mexico. The river already can’t provide seven Western states what they were promised a century ago. Phoenix,
Continue ReadingBy SHAIN BERGAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City police need the public’s help in finding the man they say killed a woman in a hit-and-run crash in September that also hospitalized her two young children. Police and emergency crews responded at 6:19 a.m. to the crash
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets’ defense has improved lately, and players want to show it when they close the season at Buffalo. The last time the Jets faced the Bills, it didn’t go well for New York. The defense gave up 489 yards in
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston mother was charged after authorities allege she placed her 13-year-old son in the trunk of her car to isolate him after he tested positive for COVID-19, then took him to a drive-thru testing site. The 41-year-old is charged with endangering a child after authorities
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A crash in Palm Desert led to one person being rushed to the hospital with serious injuries Friday morning. The single-vehicle crash was reported at 6:58 a.m. in the 38000 block of Washington Street, north of Varner Road. CAL FIRE crews arrived and the scene and found a person trapped inside the vehicle. The person
Continue Reading MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a story published Jan. 5, 2022, about Alabama gubernatorial candidate Lew Burdette, The Associated Press erroneously reported his former job title with Books-a-Million. He was chief operating officer, not chief executive officer.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — “Judge Judy” Sheindlin has given a $5 million donation to New York Law School in Manhattan, where she, her daughter and granddaughter all attended. The donation will fund full scholarships for 10 women a year. The law school’s student body is currently 62% female, including the television judge’s granddaughter Sarah Rose.
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By Dakin Andone and Adrienne Vogt, CNN Before he sentenced three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia to life in prison, Judge Timothy R. Walmsley held a minute of silence Friday, saying he hoped to contextualize the time the 25-year-old spent being chased by the defendants. “That one minute represents a fraction
Continue ReadingBy MARY ALICE ROYSE Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Hendersonville Police asked the public for help Thursday in regards to obtaining further information about a burglary investigation. Hendersonville Criminal Investigation Division is looking for more information regarding Registered Nurse, Heather Michelle Wooten, 31, where she performed a home health
Continue Reading LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former Texas quarterback Casey Thompson in transferring to Nebraska. Thompson started 10 games for the Longhorns in 2021 and passed for more than 2,100 yards and 24 touchdowns. He started the season as a backup but took over the offense after two games. Texas finished 5-7. Nebraska finished 3-9 in 2021
Continue Reading By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press California’s Department of Education says that only 25% of students took statewide assessment tests in 2020-21 as schools scrambled to administer the exams in the midst of the pandemic. The low participation rate makes it impossible to know the full extent of learning loss statewide during a year when most
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The COVID-19 testing site at the Palm Springs International airport is no longer accepting drop-ins. The change Friday came a day after it experienced lengthy delays in getting individuals tested, leading some travelers to miss their flights. A spokesperson with the Covid Clinic told News Channel 3 that wait times were between 20 to 45
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The title sponsor for Jacksonville’s season finale against Indianapolis is suing the Jaguars in hopes of having its name disassociated from the game during which disgruntled fans are planning to dress as clowns to protest team owner Shad Khan’s decision to retain general manager
Continue Reading By Brad Parks, CNN Prosecutors and defense attorneys representing the three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in George Floyd’s death filed a joint motion on Friday, asking the court to again delay the start of the state trial for the former officers in March due to the upcoming federal civil rights
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Former Birmingham News publisher Victor Hanson II has died. Son Victor Hanson III says his father died in his sleep Friday at a hospital after a brief illness. Hanson’s family owned the newspaper for decades in the early 1900s, and he began working there after graduating from the University of Alabama
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attendance at this week’s CES gadget show in Las Vegas fell more than 75% compared to its previous in-person event two years ago, according to the event’s organizer. The Consumer Technology Association said Friday that more than 40,000 people attended the multi-day event, compared to more than 170,000 for the last
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attendance at this week’s CES gadget show in Las Vegas fell more than 75% compared to its previous in-person event two years ago, according to the event’s organizer. The Consumer Technology Association said Friday that more than 40,000 people attended the multi-day event, compared to more than 170,000 for the last
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attendance at this week’s CES gadget show in Las Vegas fell more than 75% compared to its previous in-person event two years ago, according to the event’s organizer. The Consumer Technology Association said Friday that more than 40,000 people attended the multi-day event, compared to more than 170,000 for the last
Continue ReadingBy April Baumgarten Click here for updates on this story MOORHEAD, Minnesota (WDAY) — A sex offender in was arrested after Moorhead police said he was looking at child porn while using another person’s cellphone. Alexandro Tony Honesto, 40, appeared Friday, Jan. 7, in Clay County District Court on six felony charges of possessing pornographic
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced last month that the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free to people to use at home. But despite the high public demand for tests, White House officials say it will still
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