August 2023

A French soldier is killed in clashes with extremists in Iraq

August 29, 2023 6:07 AM Associated Press

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The French military says a French soldier serving alongside Iraqi forces was killed in combat…

More than 60 people detained after a gay wedding in southern Nigeria

August 29, 2023 6:01 AM Associated Press

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say they detained at least 67 people celebrating a gay wedding. It is one…

Alumni grieve for Jesuit-run university seized by Nicaraguan government that transformed their lives

August 29, 2023 6:00 AM Associated Press

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MÉXICO CITY (AP) — Long before it was confiscated by President Daniel Ortega’s government in…

Covid-19 has changed and so has our immunity. Here’s how to think about risk from the virus now

August 29, 2023 5:50 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 28 AUG 23 07:55 ET Updated: 28 AUG 23 07:58 ET By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 was never just another cold. We…

Neighborhood crime watch programs in El Paso

August 29, 2023 5:49 AM Isabella Martinez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Neighborhood Watch was created in the 1970’s. This partnership between residents and law enforcement agencies is aimed…

3 activists are acquitted of defaming a Thai poultry company accused of violating labor laws

August 29, 2023 5:27 AM Associated Press

By YUCHENG TANG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Three Thai human rights activists have been acquitted of criminally defaming a poultry company with…

A German woman who belonged to IS is imprisoned for allowing a 5-year-old child slave to die in Iraq

August 29, 2023 5:16 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — A Munich court has sentenced a German woman who was a member of the Islamic State group to 14 years in prison for allowing a…

Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces Tuesday, August 29

August 29, 2023 5:06 AM Michael Courier

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Tuesday, August 29 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates…

Millennial Money: How to manage caregiving costs for parents while raising kids

August 29, 2023 5:00 AM Associated Press

By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Nearly a quarter of millennials are caregivers for an adult, according to a 2020 AARP survey. And a 2020 survey from…

StormTrack Weather: Cooler temperatures, rain chances

August 29, 2023 4:54 AM Nichole Gomez

Good morning! Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue Tuesday with the heaviest rain along the area mountains. Showers will be isolated…

Cyprus police arrest 21 people after protesters tried to attack Syrian migrants

August 29, 2023 4:54 AM Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Police in Cyprus say they have arrested 21 people and used tear gas and a water cannon after a group of Greek Cypriots…

UN warns that hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia have been roped into online scams

August 29, 2023 4:35 AM Associated Press

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is reporting that criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of…

Germany arrests a man accused of illegally exporting electronic components for drones to Russia

August 29, 2023 4:35 AM Associated Press

A German-Russian dual citizen has been arrested in Germany on allegations of violating the country’s foreign trade act multiple times by exporting…

US given OK to enforce maritime law around Palau as Washington vies with China for Pacific influence

August 29, 2023 4:32 AM Associated Press

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United States has signed a new agreement with Palau, which gives Coast Guard ships the…

Australian prime minister will set a referendum date for Indigenous Voice to Parliament

August 29, 2023 4:30 AM Associated Press

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Anthony Albanese says he expects public support for creating a…

Germany presents plans for a German-Polish House to commemorate Polish victims of World War II

August 29, 2023 3:58 AM Associated Press

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has presented plans for a “German-Polish House” in Berlin to serve…

Vatican seeks to tamp down outrage over pope’s words of praise for Russian imperial past

August 29, 2023 3:56 AM Associated Press

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is seeking to tamp down an uproar that erupted after Pope Francis praised…

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is buried in private, ending his tumultuous journey

August 29, 2023 3:46 AM Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A private burial was held for Yevgeny Prigozhin, ending a tumultuous journey from St. Petersburg street thug to…

Massive Greek wildfire now in its 11th day is the biggest ever recorded in the EU

August 29, 2023 3:41 AM Associated Press

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A massive wildfire was burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day Tuesday…

Nigerian army rescues children among dozens who were abducted by Islamic rebels in the northeast

August 29, 2023 3:36 AM Associated Press

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian army says its troops have rescued dozens of captives mostly women and children…

Daughter of ex-Thai leader Thaksin says he is fatigued, as criticism grows of his hospitalization

August 29, 2023 3:23 AM Associated Press

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter says he is suffering from…

NFL-style lawsuit and brain-injury concerns hang over Rugby World Cup

August 29, 2023 3:01 AM Associated Press

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Rugby World Cup will take place against the backdrop of a concussion lawsuit that has similarities to one…

Rare blue supermoon brightens the night sky this week in the closest full moon of the year

August 29, 2023 3:00 AM Associated Press

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stargazers are in for a double treat this week: a rare blue supermoon with Saturn…

US commerce secretary rejects Chinese appeal to ease export controls

August 29, 2023 2:58 AM Associated Press

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says she rebuffed an appeal by Chinese leaders to reduce…

Pakistani court suspends the corruption conviction and sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

August 29, 2023 2:29 AM Associated Press

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani appeals court has suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison term of…