Updated 6:51 pm PDT, Monday, July 22, 2019 Wildfire growing north of Flagstaff, Arizona Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says a wildfire north of Flagstaff has grown to nearly two-thirds of a square mile. (July 22) Now Playing: Wildfire growing north of Flagstaff, ArizonaAD: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says a wildfire north of Flagstaff has grown to nearly two-thirds of a square mile. (July 22) Media: Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on a wildfire north of Flagstaff that has burned 1.25 square miles (3.2 square kilometers) and forced some evacuations (all times local): 6:45 p.m. Better mapping shows a wildfire in northern Arizona has a smaller footprint than previously estimated. Fire officials say the blaze has burned 1.25 square miles (3.2 square kilometers) in the Coconino National Forest outside Flagstaff. They put its size earlier Monday at 1.6 square miles (4.1 square kilometers). The fire is burning in Ponderosa pine trees and mixed conifer … [Read more...] about The Latest: Better mapping puts Arizona fire at smaller size
New Mexico governor removes public education secretary
Morgan Lee, Associated Press Updated 6:55 pm PDT, Monday, July 22, 2019 FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo, then New Mexico State University dean and research director Karen Trujillo of Las Cruces, middle, speaks as she is announced as the new as the new Public Education Department Secretary at a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has removed the head of the state's Public Education Department while expressing dissatisfaction with efforts to implement sweeping education reforms. Lujan Grisham spokesman Tripp Stelnicki said Monday, July 22, that Trujillo had been dismissed nearly six months after her appointment as Cabinet secretary for public education. less FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo, then New Mexico State University dean and research director Karen Trujillo of Las Cruces, middle, speaks as she is announced as the new as the new Public Education ... more … [Read more...] about New Mexico governor removes public education secretary
How to Get a Selfie With Elizabeth Warren in 8 Steps
By THOMAS KAPLAN, TAMIR KALIFA and EDEN WEINGART JULY 22, 2019 LANSING, Mich. — Sure, you could wear a campaign button. But a photo with the candidate is so much more versatile: suitable for avatars, posting with a clever hashtag, even printing out and framing if you want to go analog. Posing for the camera with a presidential candidate used to be a perk generally reserved for wealthy donors. At Senator Elizabeth Warren’s events, all it costs is passing some time in a well-organized selfie* line. *The pictures are not technically selfies. At a recent event in Lansing, a small army of campaign staff members — working like a factory assembly line that hums along — helped usher voters through their encounter with Ms. Warren in eight key steps. Each staff member plays a different role. Since entering the presidential race, Ms. Warren has taken pictures with more than 38,000 people, her campaign estimates. Ms. Warren says the photos are … [Read more...] about How to Get a Selfie With Elizabeth Warren in 8 Steps
Large fire burning at legendary rock club Gold Dollar in Detroit
The Detroit News Published 9:59 PM EDT Jul 22, 2019 Detroit fire crews are on the scene of a large fire at adjoining buildings in Midtown, including the vacant legendary rock club the Gold Dollar. The building, a former drag queen bar at 3129 Cass Avenue, is where the Grammy-winning band The White Stripes played their first show. It was part of a mass buy up of land by an entity linked to the billionaire Ilitch organization and near Little Caesars Arena. Smoke from the fire could be seen and smelled from blocks away. Firefighters tended to the scene as night fell. The fire is believed to have been reported about 9 p.m. Police and fire representatives did not immediately respond to questions by The Detroit News. The vacant Gold Dollar bar was a beer garden in the 1930s and had become an underground gay bar by the 1960s, Elias Khalil, a neighborhood resident, business owner and co-author of "Detroit's Cass Corridor," told The Detroit News in … [Read more...] about Large fire burning at legendary rock club Gold Dollar in Detroit
Dear Abby: Ex-boyfriend who stole item turns up on Facebook
Dear Abby Jeanne Phillips Published 9:51 PM EDT Jul 22, 2019 Dear Abby: I recently located a person I knew a long time ago who stole an expensive gold bracelet from me. I’d dated this guy for a while. He wore my bracelet, and I wore his. My bracelet was a gift from a relative I cared for deeply. His bracelet was a piece of junk, but I was a teenager with no brains and allowed him to wear mine. Well, we split up and he just disappeared. I tried getting my bracelet back but couldn’t find him. As I mentioned, I found him on Facebook, married with children, and I felt this anger come over me. Should I contact him and ask what happened to my jewelry? — Golden Girl in Mississippi Dear Golden Girl: No, you should contact him and tell him you would like the item returned or be compensated for it. What “happened” to the bracelet was that he stole it. Because many years have passed since you two dated, the odds that he still has the bracelet are slim. But … [Read more...] about Dear Abby: Ex-boyfriend who stole item turns up on Facebook