By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it will allow its citizens staying abroad to return home in line with easing pandemic situations worldwide. The North’s State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters said Sunday that returnees will be put in quarantine for a week for “proper medical observation.” The announcement
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish. The National Science Foundation, which oversees the U.S. Antarctic Program, published a 2022 report in
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The howling winds and perpetual darkness of the Antarctic winter were easing to a frozen spring when mechanic Liz Monahon at McMurdo Station grabbed a hammer. If those in charge weren’t going to protect her from the man she feared would kill her, she figured,
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUTABA, Japan (AP) — For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk and a burden since the meltdown in March 2011. Its release marks a milestone for the decommissioning, which is expected to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — While hundreds of NMSU fans packed Aggie Memorial Stadium Saturday night, there were thousands celebrating the start of football season outside before the game. For many, the tailgate is a tradition. “We are three generations in my family. Myself, my two daughters, my son in law and my grandson,”
Continue Reading By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A powerful gang opened fire Saturday on a large group of parishioners led by a pastor as they marched through a community armed with machetes to rid the area of gang members. The attack was filmed in real time by journalists at the scene, and several
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico State Aggies will look toward better days after losing their season opener to the UMASS Minutemen, 41-30. It was a rough start for NMSU during their first posession of the game. NMSU quarterback Diego Pavia would get picked off by UMASS’ defense after the ball was
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Update: Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 show that investigators believe Hernandez was “bar hopping” before the crash. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 26-year-old Cassandra Yolanda Hernandez has been charged intoxication manslaughter following a crash that led to a woman’s death, according to El Paso Police. Investigators have identified 40-year-old Alondra Soriano Rojas as the
Continue Reading LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — An evacuation order following a brush fire that burned 10 acres (4 hectares) on Maui was lifted by emergency officials Saturday. The fire prompted Maui authorities to temporarily evacuate residents Saturday from a neighborhood of Lahaina, just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by blazes, before firefighters brought it
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — College football is officially back. The UTEP Miners began their season playing new FBS and CUSA program, Jacksonville State. But for the second straight season the Miners lose their season opener to a conference opponent. At Jacksonville St., the Miners with less than 2-minutes on the clock fail to convert at
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For former President Donald Trump, a picture is worth … more than $7 million. Trump’s campaign says he has raised $7.1 million since Thursday when he was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox say they were not aware at first that a woman injured during Friday’s game at Guaranteed Rate Field was shot and that the Chicago Police Department would have stopped play if officers thought it was unsafe to continue. Team spokesman Scott Reifert
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press Another record-setting day of high temperatures hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area Saturday before a slight cooling trend moves into the area, according to the National Weather Service, as heat warnings stretch from the Gulf Coast to the Southeastern U.S. and upper Mid-South. Temperatures in the area reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit
Continue Reading By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of riders in various states of dress — or undress – are riding through some of Philadelphia’s main streets for the 14th Philly Naked Bike Ride. The ride on Saturday is billed as promoting cycling as a key form of transportation and fuel-conscious
Continue Reading By FARAI MUTSAKA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final five-year term late Saturday in results announced much earlier than expected following another troubled vote in the southern African country with a history of violent and disputed elections. An opposition party spokesperson
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police say a 30-year-old man has been killed and four other people inured in a shooting in a Copenhagen neighborhood known for its counterculture vibe and flourishing hashish trade. Two masked gunmen opened fire Saturday evening inside a building in the Christiania neighborhood, a Copenhagen police spokesman told Danish media.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans celebrated the unveiling of a new handball court with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Shawver Park on Saturday. “There’s a lot of need for a handball course you know in El Paso because we do have a lot of talented players,” said Henry Rivera, El Paso City District 7 Representative.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — An official with the Las Cruces Police Department confirms to ABC-7 multiple people were taken to the hospital following a six-vehicle car crash. The incident happened on E. Lohman Ave. and Walton Blvd. just before 2 p.m. Saturday. An official said several people were taken to the hospital with
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Originally Published: 26 AUG 23 16:44 ET By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — There are “multiple fatalities” from a shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, Saturday afternoon, Mayor Donna Deegan told CNN. She said more details would be coming from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shortly. Deegan also told CNN affiliate WJXT the shooter was barricaded inside a
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM, TERRY SPENCER and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A masked white man fatally shot three Black people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominately African-American neighborhood on Saturday, in an attack where he used a gun painted with a swastika, officials said. The shooter, who had
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Happy Saturday to you all. I hope you’ve been enjoying this Saturday, however, it has been a hot and sunny one with little relief. Unfortunately, this year’s hot summer weather isn’t going anywhere! We can expect a few more days with mid to upper 90s (could even see another triple or two…hopefully not). We’re waiting
Continue Reading GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — Crews in Louisiana were still working to suppress flare-ups as an oil refinery fire burned for a second day along the banks of the Mississippi River. Residents are now worried about health effects from the fumes and black smoke. The Marathon Patroleum company said Saturday that tests have so far found
Continue Reading BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities in Romania say a fire at a fueling station caused an explosion that killed at least one person and injured at least eight others, prompting an evacuation of the immediate area. A second explosion at the station Saturday injured at least 26 firefighters. The explosions happened at a fueling station
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police say a University of South Carolina student from Connecticut was shot and killed as he apparently tried to enter the wrong home on his off-campus street. A Columbia Police Department news release says 20-year-old Nicholas Anthony Donofrio was dead by the time police responded to reports of a home burglary
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Conservative lawmaker Nadine Dorries has stepped down from the House of Commons more than two months after announcing she was quitting. Dorries served as culture secretary in former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government and had said she would quit Parliament when Johnson did, which was in
Continue Reading By YVES LAURENT GOMA Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon’s government has imposed a nationwide curfew and cut off internet access as voting wraps up in major national elections. Voters in the Central African nation cast ballots Saturday for local leaders, legislators and president. Incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba is seeking a third seven-year
Continue Reading A second container ship has left port through a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Ukraine’s government after Russia halted a wartime agreement aimed at ensuring safe grain exports. The Primus, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, left the port of Odesa on Saturday morning and was steaming south toward Bulgaria. Its departure came 10 days after
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With children back in school the City of El Paso is kicking off a pilot program to get kids more active this year. The project started in the Segundo Barrio with Glen Middle School and Hart Elementary School campuses extending curbs on their crosswalk areas. The extended curbs have multiple
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(CNN) — Bob Barker, the “Price Is Right” host whose silky-smooth command, impish sense of humor and advocacy for animal welfare issues made him a beloved fixture on television for more than 35 years, has died. He was 99. For 35 years, Barker was the host of the classic CBS game show that asks players to
Continue Reading By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer Bob Barker, the enduring, dapper game show host who became a household name over a half century of hosting “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died. He was 99. Barker — also a longtime animal rights activist — died Saturday morning at his home in Los
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