Puppies training to be future assistance dogs earn their wings at Detroit-area airport
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Five puppies learning to serve as assistance dogs had a howling good time during a…
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A Batman researcher said ‘gay’ in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Marc Tyler Nobleman was supposed to talk to kids about the secret co-creator of Batman, with the aim of…
Continue Reading State governors from Arizona, New Mexico seek stronger economic ties with Taiwan
By MORGAN LEE and TERRY TANG Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Governors from the Southwestern United States are pursuing stronger business…
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State governors from Arizona, New Mexico seek stronger economic ties with Taiwan
By MORGAN LEE and TERRY TANG Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Governors from the Southwestern United States are pursuing stronger business…
Continue Reading Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability
By SAMY MAGDY and YOUSEF MURAD Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — Abdel-Hamid al-Hassadi survived the devastating flooding in eastern Libya but…
Continue Reading Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three…
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One-on-one with UTEP’s Dana Dimel; Miners host UNLV Saturday
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are currently on a 2 game losing skid, but the positive this week, is that the team will be back home in front of…
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LCPS Board of Education to vote whether or not school resource officers’ contracts get renewed
UPDATE: The Board voted 4-1 to keep school resource officers. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education will…
Continue Reading Iran’s president urges US to demonstrate it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says that his country will never give up its right…
Continue Reading Lawyers say 3 Republicans who falsely said Trump won Georgia were ‘contingent’ electors, not fake
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate falsely claiming that…
Continue Reading Virginia is the next big battleground for abortion rights and may send a signal for 2024
By SARAH RANKIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Russet Perry has knocked on thousands of doors in a swing district…
Continue Reading Japanese crown prince visits Vietnam to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations
By HAU DINH and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, has…
Continue Reading Biden warns Netanyahu about the health of Israel’s democracy and urges compromise on court overhaul
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden raised “hard issues,” including protecting the…
Continue Reading In the wake of Chile’s Catholic abuse crisis, victims struggle to find justice
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — After she learned what happened, Helmut Kramer’s mother cut the priest out of…
Continue Reading Biden’s Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As more than 115,000 migrants arrived in New York City over the past year after crossing…
Continue Reading Biden’s Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As more than 115,000 migrants arrived in New York City over the past year after crossing…
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Biden’s Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As more than 115,000 migrants arrived in New York City over the past year after crossing…
Continue Reading In Chile, justice eludes victims of Catholic clergy sex abuse years after the crisis exploded
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Soon after she learned what happened, Helmut Kramer’s mother grabbed a pair…
Continue Reading This is what it’s like to maintain the US nuclear arsenal
By TARA COPP Associated Press KANSAS CITY NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. will spend more than $750 billion over the next decade to…
Continue Reading Inside the delicate art of maintaining America’s aging nuclear weapons
By TARA COPP Associated Press KANSAS CITY NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS, Mo. (AP) — In an ultra-sterile room at a secure factory in Kansas City, U.S.…
Continue Reading Japan records a trade deficit in August as exports to China, rest of Asia weaken
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported that its exports fell 0.8% in August from a year earlier, with steep declines…
Continue Reading Homeowners face rising insurance rates as climate change makes wildfires, storms more common
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a…
Continue Reading Fed keeps rates unchanged and signals optimism about a potential ‘soft landing’
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the second time in…
Continue Reading Hays’ two homers lead Orioles to 9-5 win over slumping Astros
By JORDAN GODWIN Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Austin Hays hit two homers and had four RBIs for the Baltimore Orioles in a 9-5 victory over…
Continue Reading Wings win a WNBA playoff series for the first time since relocating to Dallas in 2016
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points, Teaira McCowan had 12 points and 16 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings advanced to the…
Continue Reading Jung’s go-ahead single helps Rangers beat Red Sox 6-4 and end 4-game losing streak
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Jung hit a tiebreaking single in a two-run seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on…
Continue Reading Chelsea Clinton hopes new donations and ideas can help women and girls face increasing challenges
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Clinton Global Initiative added gender equity as a pillar of the nonprofit’s work to sound…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida, at UN, tries to get the global nuclear disarmament effort back on track
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to lead the effort to put the struggling global nuclear disarmament back on…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia praises ‘positive results’ after Yemen’s Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday praised the “positive results” of negotiations…
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Montana Vista residents evacuate after massive fire in Far East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Residents living in the Montana Vista area have been asked to evacuate after a massive fire at a recycling plant fills their…
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