Locomotive FC fall to Indy Eleven, 3-2; Locos have lost 5 in a row
(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – Eric Calvillo, who donned the captain’s armband for the first time in his professional career,…
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California’s big bloom aids seed collectors as climate change and wildfires threaten desert species
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (AP) — After massive winter downpours, conservationists in California are eager to gather desert…
Continue Reading Are forced-reset triggers illegal machine guns? ATF and gun rights advocates at odds in court fights
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The internet videos are alarming to some, thrilling to others: Gun enthusiasts spraying bullets from AR-15-style…
Continue Reading Maui water is unsafe even with filters, one of the lessons learned from fires in California
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press Experts are using strong language to warn Maui residents in Lahaina and Upper Kula not to filter their own tap…
Continue Reading Vote count in Ecuador points to likely runoff between ally of ex-president and banana tycoon’s son
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorians put aside fears of leaving their homes amid unprecedented violence and…
Continue Reading Georgia made it easier for parents to challenge school library books. Almost no one has done so
By JEFF AMY Associated Press CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — When Allison Strickland urged a suburban Atlanta school board in June to remove four books from…
Continue Reading Progressive Arévalo is ‘virtual winner’ of Guatemala election after corruption angered voters
By SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Outsider Bernardo Arévalo appeared to be the “virtual…
Continue Reading Tribal courts across the country are expanding holistic alternatives to the criminal justice system
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Inside a jail cell at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Albertyn Pino’s only plan was to finish the six-month sentence…
Continue Reading A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil offloaded…
Continue Reading As world warms, Sweden sees opportunity to grow its young wine industry
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press NYHAMNSLÄGE, Sweden (AP) — It’s mid-afternoon in late summer and a fresh North Sea breeze blows through the…
Continue Reading Ron Cephas Jones, ‘This Is Us’ actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a…
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Motorcyclists raise concerns over the growing number of serious crashes in Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso motorcyclists are raising concerns about the increase in deaths involving motorcycles on Texas roads. This comes…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida visits Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant Sunday…
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Sunland Park and El Paso fire crews on the scene of a possible water rescue
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Multiple emergency crews are at the scene of a possible water rescue in Sunland Park. Crews are responding in the…
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El Paso man killed in early morning shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One man has died after a shooting in Northeast El Paso early Saturday morning. The El Paso Police Department has identified…
Continue Reading South Dakota Democratic Party ousts state chair who was accused of creating hostile work environment
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Democratic Party has ousted Jennifer Slaight-Hansen as state chair amid accusations that she violated…
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2023 UTEP Football Camp Report: Wide Receivers
(Courtesy: UTEP Football) EL PASO, Texas – Up and down the UTEP wide receiver room, there are talented players that can line up anywhere on the…
Continue Reading Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch in pre-landing maneuver
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this…
Continue Reading US cancels visas of 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in ‘undermining democracy’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department has imposed visa restrictions on 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in supporting the regime…
Continue Reading Record-setting temperatures forecast in Dallas as scorching heat wave continues to bake the US
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The summer of 2023 may be drawing to a close — but the extreme heat is not: More…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in killing of 11-year-old Texas girl whose body was left under bed
PASADENA, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of sexually assaulting and killing an 11-year-old girl before stashing her body under her bed in her…
Continue Reading Kansas judge allows ACLU to intervene in lawsuit over gender markers on driver’s licenses
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A judge has agreed to allow the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to force the…
Continue Reading Communities across New England picking up after a spate of tornadoes
BOSTON (AP) — Communities across New England were picking up Saturday a day after a spate of tornadoes swept through the region. Four tornadoes…
Continue Reading Hot air balloon pilot with cocaine in his system made a mistake that caused fatal crash, NTSB finds
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A mistake made by a hot air balloon pilot who had drugs including cocaine in his system caused a crash in…
Continue Reading Ohio State wrestler Sammy Sasso shot near campus, recovering in hospital
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A statement from Ohio State’s wrestling coach says two-time Big Ten champion Sammy Sasso has been shot in Columbus. The…
Continue Reading A power outage in New Jersey was due to an unlikely culprit: a fish likely put there by a bird
SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A power outage that cut electricity to a New Jersey community a week ago was due to an unlikely culprit — a fish that was…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 185 structures destroyed in eastern Washington wildfire
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and…
Continue Reading A former New York bishop who promoted social justice, but covered up rape allegations, dies at 84
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Howard Hubbard, a retired Catholic bishop who acknowledged covering up allegations of sexual abuse in his upstate New York…
Continue Reading Jimmy Graham back with Saints after he was stopped by police during ‘medical episode,’ team says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was in the midst of a “medical episode” and was disoriented when he was taken into…
Continue Reading Mexico sets up large tent shelter for hundreds of migrants in border city of Matamoros
The Mexican government says it has set up a large tent shelter for about 600 migrants in the border city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville,…
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