China confirms Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa followed by state visit
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will attend next week’s summit of the BRICS nations in…
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Stock market today: Wall Street’s dismal August drags on with 3rd straight losing week
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street limped to the finish line of its third losing week in a row on Friday. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading Ukraine will get F-16 fighter jets from the Dutch and Danes after the US agrees to allow transfers
By SAMYA KULLAB, MIKE CORDER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Officials say the United States has given its approval…
Continue Reading After Israeli raids, Palestinian police struggle in militant hotbed, reflecting region on the brink
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Last month, after the biggest Israeli military raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in the…
Continue Reading City empties as thousands flee wildfire burning near capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
By TAMMY WEBBER and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Residents heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of…
Continue Reading Agreement central to a public dispute between Michael Oher and the Tuohys is being questioned
By ADRIAN SAINZ, JONATHAN MATTISE and BEN FINLEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — In 2004, when Michael Oher was a coveted college football…
Continue Reading Maui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday…
Continue Reading Snags persist, but overall improvement for Kentucky district restarting classes after busing fiasco
By DYLAN LOVAN and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Despite some snags, Kentucky’s largest school district finished its…
Continue Reading ‘Blue Beetle’ actors may be sidelined by the strike, but their director is keeping focus on them
By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a normal summer, Friday’s arrival of “Blue Beetle,” the first DC superhero movie…
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High School Football Begins in New Mexico
GADSDEN, New Mexico (KVIA) — High School football is officially back in the Borderland. New Mexico schools start playing this week while Texas…
Continue Reading China’s Xi calls for measures to mitigate disastrous flooding amid economic slowdown
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for measures to mitigate the effects of this year’s disastrous flooding which has left scores…
Continue Reading Firefighters are trying to put out a peatland fire threatening homes on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
By MUHAMMAD HATTA Associated Press PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Firefighters are trying to put out a peatland fire on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island…
Continue Reading Quavo releases ‘Rocket Power,’ his first solo album since Migos bandmate Takeoff’s death
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Migos rapper Quavo has released his second solo album, “Rocket Power,” a lively and…
Continue Reading Rosalynn Carter marks 96th birthday at home with the former president, butterflies and ice cream
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter celebrated her 96th birthday at home Friday with her husband, former President Jimmy…
Continue Reading Prosecutor urges life sentence for Michigan shooter who killed 4 students
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Testimony has ended at a unique sentencing hearing for a Michigan teenager who killed four…
Continue Reading In Hawaii, concerns over ‘climate gentrification’ rise after devastating Maui fires
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press Kim Cuevas-Reyes, a 38-year-old cellphone store owner, snuck into Lahaina last…
Continue Reading Olympic champ Tori Bowie’s mental health struggles were no secret inside track’s tight-knit family
By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie’s autopsy included an easy-to-overlook…
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NM State Soccer win season opener 2-1 against Portland
HILLSBORO, Oregon (KVIA) – The first match of the season can never make or break a team, but getting off to a strong start can often serve as…
Continue Reading Millions of old printed photos are sitting in storage. Digitizing them can unlock countless memories
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer This may seem like a sad story because it begins with a boy with few memories of his father, who died when he…
Continue Reading Republicans gather in city where Trump was indicted but mention former president gingerly, if at all
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — For much of the Republican presidential field, Donald Trump is the candidate who must not be named…
Continue Reading Olympic champ Tori Bowie’s mental health struggles were no secret inside track’s tight-knit family
By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie’s autopsy included an easy-to-overlook,…
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UTEP Soccer fall 3-2 in season opener against Northern Arizona
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer team gave defending Big Sky champion Northern Arizona more than it wanted in a 3-2 defeat in the season…
Continue Reading Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile’s 1973 coup
By MAURICIO CUEVAS and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday in Chile that it was…
Continue Reading Messi speaks publicly for 1st time since joining Inter Miami and says he’s happy with his choice
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Fans line up outside Inter Miami’s practice facility to watch Lionel…
Continue Reading North Korea appears to be cracking open its sealed border with dispatch of sports delegation
By NG HAN GUAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — North Korea appears to have cracked open its borders in the first significant way since they were…
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Trial underway for El Paso father charged in infant daughter’s death
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Day 3 of the Capital murder trial of Jose Varela got underway Thursday at the El Paso County District Court. Varela is…
Continue Reading Justice Department seeks 33 years in prison for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The Justice Department is seeking 33 years in prison for Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader…
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ABC-7 obtains indictment of man accused of approaching crowd with loaded rifle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Court documents obtained by ABC-7 break down the two felony charges that a man now faces after walking towards a group of…
Continue Reading Utilities begin loading radioactive fuel into a second new reactor at Georgia nuclear plant
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Workers have begun loading radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia. Georgia Power…
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TxDOT, Gov. Abbott announce $142 billion for Texas roads
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the state’s Department of Transportation announced a record $142 billion in total investment…
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