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By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge in Yavapai County has saved Republicans in the Arizona Legislature from a political mess of their own making by ruling that a law that eliminated elections for political party precinct committeemen is unconstitutional. The Republican-controlled Legislature’s elimination of precinct committeemen elections had set off a
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The California 4th District Court of Appeals has reversed a judge’s decision to drop the charges against one of the developers indicted in the bribery case of an ex-Palm Springs mayor. On Dec. 4, a judge dismissed charges against real estate developer John Wessman. Wessman was originally indicted on nine counts of bribery of an
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Canada’s men are on the verge of going to the World Cup for the first time in 36 years. Canada sits atop the CONCACAF standings for World Cup qualification, ahead of the United States and Mexico. The team has yet to drop a final-round qualifying match, with seven
Continue ReadingBy Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story SUMMIT, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Doctors are pushing for people to get colonoscopies even earlier after a new study from the Advocate Aurora Research Institute showed rates of colorectal cancer increasing in younger people. Kari McMannes and her best friend, Cathy, were just two of those
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — County commissioners in northern Nevada considered a sweeping election reform proposal in a packed hearing room in Reno. Dozens of residents lined up Tuesday on both sides of the plans to post sheriff’s deputies at all polling sites and require votes to be cast almost-exclusively with
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s a pretty safe bet: last week was the first time ever that two St. Peter’s University men’s basketball games landed among the Nielsen company’s top 20 shows. The tournament’s underdog darlings beat both Kentucky and Murray State to land in the Sweet Sixteen. Fans
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Maurice Peoples was looking forward to lunch with his son, Justin Peoples, last week — but they didn’t get to share that meal because Justin was murdered the night before, in what a California district attorney is calling a hate crime. Justin, who was Black, was shot once and stabbed multiple
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is allocating nearly $3 billion in disaster relief to cover recovery efforts by multiple state and local governments. The Community Development Block Grants, announced Tuesday, are going to 10 local governments and 13 state governments for 16 major disasters that
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence was trailed by a national narrative entering the NCAA Tournament, that despite earning the Midwest Region’s fourth seed, it had been more lucky than good this season because of an 11-2 record in games decided by five points or less. The Friars used that
Continue Reading VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a woman suspected of killing her husband at their California home seven years ago was arrested in Mexico. Sheriff’s deputies found Antoine Smith shot to death in Victorville in May 2015 after friends and co-workers reported the 35-year-old missing. Leticia Smith was identified as a suspect and investigators found
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Julius Randle has been penalized $40,000 by the NBA for directing hostile language at a referee, bringing his total to $130,000 in fines this season. The latest came for his actions at the end of New York’s 108-93 loss to Utah on Sunday. Randle engaged in lengthy conversations with the officials
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal safety inspectors say baby formula maker Abbott failed to maintain sanitary conditions at the Michigan manufacturing plant recently linked to a cluster of infant illnesses. The Food and Drug Administration began investigating the plant after Abbott recalled several leading infant formulas. The products have been
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Nelly Korda will not be coming to our desert next week for the Chevron Championship, formerly known as the ANA Inspiration. Korda, currently No. 2 in the Rolex Rankings, announced earlier this month on social media that she had been diagnosed with a blood clot, which is ultimately causing her to miss this year’s event.
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Could you feel the heat today? Temperatures were slightly warmer than yesterday, straying even farther away from the average high temperature for the date (82°). A warm evening is ahead with low humidity and a light breeze out of the north. Another Wind Advisory will take effect at midnight for gusts to 45-50 MPH. The
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No other tournament in golf is more fickle than Match Play. The winner from the top 64 players available will have to get through seven matches over five days. That might explain why Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns are among those taking the week off
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan went into the NCAA Tournament with a troubling trend, alternating between winning and losing for 10 straight games. In a one-and-done tournament, that’s not going to work. Hunter Dickinson had an idea. The sophomore center suggested a fixed scrimmage against the team’s student
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado college town of Boulder is marking the one-year anniversary of a supermarket shooting that killed 10 people. A public remembrance with flowers was held for those who died and those still grieving. The March 22, 2021, attack at a King Soopers grocery shocked a
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. “Well, I’ve tested positive for COVID. I’ve got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine,” the 74-year-old former first lady and onetime secretary of state said in a tweet. “I’m more grateful than ever
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A 19-year-old Mountain Center man who allegedly shot at a car with four people inside in Palm Springs, striking a 15-year-old boy, was ordered to stand trial. Jesse Alnarldo Simpson Jr. was arrested on Oct. 4 for allegedly shooting at the vehicle from his own moving car in the 3400 block of North Sunrise Way,
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Automatic runners in extra innings are sticking around for a third straight season. Despite an easing of pandemic restrictions, Major League Baseball and the players’ association reached a tentative agreement to keep the controversial rule starting each team with a runner on second base during extra innings for the
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