UK’s opposition Labour Party gets a boost from a special election victory in Scotland
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has won an emphatic victory in a special election for a…
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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women’s oppression
By JON GAMBRELL, JOHN LEICESTER and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday…
Continue Reading Funerals held in Syria for dozens of victims killed in deadliest attack in years
By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press HOMS, Syria (AP) — Family members of some of the victims of a deadly drone attack on a crowded…
Continue Reading Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria after US downed Turkish armed drone
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish warplanes have carried out airstrikes on sites believed to be used by U.S.-backed…
Continue Reading Morocco begins providing cash to families whose homes were destroyed by earthquake
By SAM METZ Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities will start providing money to families whose homes were destroyed in an…
Continue Reading A modest Buddhist ceremony marks the anniversary of a day care center massacre in Thailand
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — A quiet ceremony has been attended by about 200 people in a small town in…
Continue Reading Heavy rain and floods kill 6 people in Sri Lanka and force schools to close
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Heavy rain has triggered floods and mudslides and downed trees in many parts of…
Continue Reading Retired Australian top judge and lawyers rebut opponents of Indigenous Voice
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former High Court chief justice and dozens of legal academics are rebutting key…
Continue Reading Icy flood that killed at least 41 in India’s northeast was feared for years
By ASHOK SHARMA and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday…
Continue Reading Philippines protests after a Chinese coast guard ship nearly collides with a Philippine vessel
By JOEAL CALUPITAN and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship came within a meter (3 feet) of colliding…
Continue Reading Whales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean…
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Montwood and Chapin are Undefeated in District Play after Big Wins on Thursday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three games were on tap on Thursday to begin week seven of Texas high school football. In District 1-6A Montwood quarterback…
Continue Reading Police found 115 bodies at Colorado ‘green’ funeral home while investigating putrid smells
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press CAÑON CITY, Colo. (AP) — The awful smell seeped from a neglected building in a small Colorado town for days,…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor, a rising political star, crosses partisan school choice divide
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In the partisan politics of education funding, the school choice movement has pressed states…
Continue Reading Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answers
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press BAJO CHIQUITO, Panama (AP) — Rain-swollen rivers only briefly slowed the otherwise uninterrupted flow of migrants…
Continue Reading EU summit points to reforms the bloc needs in order to welcome Ukraine and others as new members
By RAF CASERT and IAIN SULLIVAN Associated Press GRANADA, Spain (AP) — European Union leaders are acknowledging that just as aspiring members must…
Continue Reading Michigan judge rules defendants accused in false elector scheme will not have charges dropped
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A judge says two Michigan defendants accused of participating in a fake elector scheme…
Continue Reading US employers added a surprisingly strong 336,000 jobs in September in a sign of economic resilience
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers added 336,000 jobs in September, an unexpectedly robust gain…
Continue Reading Fire sweeps through a 6-story residential building in Mumbai, killing 6 and injuring dozens
NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire in a six-story residential building has left at least six dead and another 38 injured in Mumbai, India’s financial and…
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Week 6 Sweet Play of the Week: Noah Moreno, Chris Davis & Bel Air Highlanders
EL PASO, Texas – The winners of the Sweet Play of the Week for week 6 of the high school football season went to the Bel Air Highlanders. In the game…
Continue Reading Typhoon Koinu heads toward southern China and Hong Kong after leaving 1 dead in Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — A typhoon is heading toward southern China and Hong Kong after bringing record-breaking winds and leaving one dead in Taiwan.…
Continue Reading Mori Building opens new development in Tokyo, part of push to revitalize the city
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo is constantly recreating itself. These days, multibillion-dollar redevelopment projects are…
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Trump ‘temporarily’ drops lawsuit against former lawyer-turned-witness Michael Cohen
By JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has dropped his $500 million lawsuit against…
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New Mexico signs final order to renew permit at US nuclear waste repository
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico environmental regulators on Thursday finalized a 10-year permit extension at the nation’s only underground…
Continue Reading New Mexico signs final order to renew permit at US nuclear waste repository
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico environmental regulators on Thursday finalized a 10-year permit extension at the nation’s only underground…
Continue Reading Failure of single component caused Washington seaplane crash that killed 10, NTSB says
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in…
Continue Reading Coyotes agree to deal with Scripps Sports to show games over the air
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have reached a four-year deal with Scripps Sports and will become…
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Las Cruces Home Builders Association hosts forum for Mayoral candidates
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Home Builders Association on Thursday hosted a forum for candidates vying for mayor of Las Cruces.…
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Millions of children are displaced due to extreme weather events. Climate change will make it worse
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million…
Continue Reading US government agrees to help restore sacred Native American site destroyed for Oregon road project
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. government has agreed to help restore a sacred Native American…
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