UTEP volleyball takes down NMSU in first C-USA Battle of I-10
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – History was made Tuesday night at the Pan American Center. For the first time UTEP played New Mexico State in a Conference…
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3 Filipino fishermen die in South China Sea after their boat is hit by a passing commercial vessel
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says three Filipino fishermen have died in the disputed South China Sea after their boat was…
Continue Reading Child care programs just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — After two years of receiving federal subsidies, 220,000 child care programs across the…
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1,000+ migrants arrive in Juarez through train
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 1,000 migrants arrived in Ciudad Juarez Tuesday afternoon via train. Many of these are Venezuelans. They began…
Continue Reading A test case of another kind for the Supreme Court: Who can sue hotels over disability access
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A few years back, Joseph Stramondo was a last-minute replacement as a conference speaker in Salt…
Continue Reading Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Woodberson Seïde held his stepsister’s hand as they walked…
Continue Reading The US warns of a Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the world, China’s Xinjiang region is notorious, a place where ethnic Uyghurs face…
Continue Reading Tearful mourners line up at San Francisco City Hall to thank, pay last respects to Dianne Feinstein
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mourners streamed into San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday to pay their respects to the late…
Continue Reading Pope Francis opens a big Vatican meeting on the church’s future and says ‘everyone’ is welcome
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said the Catholic Church needed to be rebuilt to make it a place of welcome…
Continue Reading Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur’s fatal shooting makes first court appearance in Las Vegas
By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the 1996…
Continue Reading These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker.…
Continue Reading House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican California congressman Kevin McCarthy’s ouster from the speaker role has left…
Continue Reading Nanny convicted in California of sexually assaulting 16 young boys in his care
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A nanny who worked for families across Southern California was convicted of sexually assaulting 16 young boys in his care…
Continue Reading Former US military pilot’s lawyer tells Sydney court that extradition hearing should be delayed
SYDNEY (AP) — A lawyer for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators has told a Sydney court that an extradition…
Continue Reading 5 people were wounded in a shooting after a homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore
By LEA SKENE and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting interrupted a homecoming week celebration at Baltimore’s Morgan…
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Rays’ Wild Card opener draws 19,704, lowest since 1919 for non-pandemic MLB postseason
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The AL Wild Card Series opener between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays drew an announced crowd of just 19,704 to…
Continue Reading Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina on Tuesday delivered a petition asking Hawaii Gov. Josh…
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Tom Lea Mobile Tour lets you travel the state virtually to see works from the iconic El Paso artist
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Tom Lea is an artist who may be one of Texas’ best kept secrets. Now not only El Pasoans, but people across Texas…
Continue Reading North Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a ‘persistent’ threat
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has slammed the United States over a Pentagon report that labeled it a…
Continue Reading Colombia’s government issues long awaited apology for extrajudicial killings during armed conflict
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has issued a long awaited public apology for the extrajudicial killings of 19 civilians who were…
Continue Reading Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the leader of the House, at least for now
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Now that Kevin McCarthy is out of his job as House speaker, one of his top lieutenants…
Continue Reading What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the criminal trial of two officers
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The pathologist who performed Elijah McClain’s autopsy testified Tuesday…
Continue Reading Rays wear Devil Rays jerseys for first time in playoffs
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays went retro for Game 1 of their AL Wild Card Series against the…
Continue Reading Things to know about the resignation of a Kansas police chief who led a raid on a small newspaper
By JOHN HANNA and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — It took only a week for the central Kansas police chief who led an August…
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New Mexico Attorney General has charged a police officer in the shooting death of a Black man
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Tuesday announced that a police officer has been charged with voluntary…
Continue Reading New Mexico Attorney General has charged a police officer in the shooting death of a Black man
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Tuesday announced that a police officer has been charged with voluntary…
Continue Reading Canada’s House of Commons elects first Black speaker
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s House of Commons has elected a Black Canadian as its new speaker, a first. Liberal lawmaker Greg Fergus is the…
Continue Reading Seattle to pay nearly $2M after man dies of a heart attack at address wrongly on 911 blacklist
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his…
Continue Reading Arizona to cancel leases allowing Saudi-owned farm access to state’s groundwater
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona governor Katie Hobbs said this week her administration is terminating state land…
Continue Reading Arizona to cancel leases allowing Saudi-owned farm access to state’s groundwater
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona governor Katie Hobbs said this week her administration is terminating state land…
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