Opponents of military rule in Myanmar applaud new sanctions targeting gas revenues
BANGKOK (AP) — A U.N.-appointed human rights expert and opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by…
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High School Volleyball Playoffs: Scores & highlights from Tuesday bi-district round
EL PASO, Texas – The bi-district round of the high school volleyball playoffs continued Tuesday night with several El Paso area teams punching their…
Continue Reading What was Heidi Klum for Halloween this year? See her 2023 costume
NEW YORK (AP) — Heidi Klum shook her tail feathers Tuesday for her latest elaborate Halloween costume, dressing up as a peacock with several…
Continue Reading Belarusians who fled repression face new hurdles as they try to rebuild their lives abroad
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians who fled repression in their homeland face the…
Continue Reading Hungary bans teenagers from visiting World Press Photo exhibition over display of LGBTQ+ images
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — People younger than 18 have been barred from visiting this year’s World Press Photo…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court seems likely to rule against a trademark in the ‘Trump too small’ case
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it would rule against a man who wants to trademark the…
Continue Reading The woman accused of killing pro cyclist Mo Wilson tracked her on a fitness app, prosecutors say
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The murder trial of a woman accused of gunning down rising pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson and…
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The woman accused of killing pro cyclist Mo Wilson tracked her on a fitness app, prosecutors say
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The murder trial of a woman accused of gunning down rising pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson and…
Continue Reading Mississippi gubernatorial contenders Reeves and Presley will have 1 debate to cap a tough campaign
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley…
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father’s civil fraud trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. testified Wednesday that he never worked on his…
Continue Reading Australian prime minister to raise imprisoned democracy blogger during China visit
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will raise the plight of a detained Australian…
Continue Reading The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades,…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve leaves its key rate unchanged but keeps open possibility of a future hike
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key short-term interest rate unchanged Wednesday for a…
Continue Reading The White House is working on a strategy to combat Islamophobia. Many Muslim Americans are skeptical
By AAMER MADHANI, SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has announced that President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Semien’s 5 RBIs, Seager’s home run lead Rangers over Diamondbacks 11-7 for 3-1 World Series lead
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Adolis García gathered Texas Rangers hitters in a clubhouse side room Tuesday afternoon and told…
Continue Reading Settlement over lack of girls’ locker rooms at Hawaii high school includes independent evaluator
HONOLULU (AP) — A 2018 class-action lawsuit over a lack of locker rooms for female athletes at Hawaii’s largest public school has reached a…
Continue Reading Suspect in custody for posting online threats about Jewish students at Cornell University
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a Cornell University student has been arrested and accused of posting threatening statements…
Continue Reading Las Vegas police use patrol vehicle to strike and kill armed suspect in fatal stabbing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police used a patrol vehicle to strike and kill a man who they say fatally stabbed a female at an apartment complex and…
Continue Reading UN forum says people of African descent still face discrimination and attacks, urges reparations
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. body formed to promote respect for and protect people of African descent around…
Continue Reading Orsted scraps 2 offshore wind power projects in New Jersey, citing supply chain issues
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Danish energy developer Orsted is scrapping two large offshore wind power projects off…
Continue Reading The Day of the Dead in Mexico is a celebration for the 5 senses
By MARÍA VERZA and FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Day of the Dead in Mexico smells like cempasuchil flowers and copal…
Continue Reading Sentencing postponed for Mississippi police officers who tortured 2 Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi…
Continue Reading Judges rule state takeover of Nashville airport’s board violates Tennessee Constitution
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A panel of judges has ruled that it was unconstitutional for Tennessee lawmakers to…
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El Paso Fire celebrates grand re-opening of Station No. 19
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso ceremonially reopened Fire Station No. 19 Tuesday. Located at 2405 McRae Boulevard, the station received…
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New Mexico attorney general accuses landowners of preventing public access to the Pecos River
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor is going after landowners who he says are illegally…
Continue Reading New Mexico attorney general accuses landowners of preventing public access to the Pecos River
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor is going after landowners who he says are illegally…
Continue Reading Closing arguments next in FTX founder Sam Bankman’s fraud trial after his testimony ends
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has undergone a final barrage of questions from a prosecutor…
Continue Reading Natalee Holloway’s confessed killer returns to Peru to serve out sentence in another murder
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Dutchman who recently confessed to killing American high school student Natalee Holloway in 2005 in Aruba was returned to Peru…
Continue Reading Maine gunman may have targeted businesses over delusions they were disparaging him online
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Maine State Police documents shed light on why a delusional U.S. Army reservist who killed 18 people at a bowling…
Continue Reading Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described ‘dangerous’ abortions
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court ruled Tuesday against Republican-written summaries of…
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