Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo…
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1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot (30 centimeters) of snow in…
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Young Women’s Academy and Irvin share Class 4A District Title
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There isn’t much better in the world of sports than a regular season game to decide who wins district. Entering Tuesday…
Continue Reading LA police commission says officers violated lethal force policy in struggle with man who later died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners says two officers involved in a struggle that ended with the death of teacher…
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Counties with the most bridges in Texas
TruckInfo.net identified the counties in Texas with the most bridges, using data from the Bureau of Transportation…
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Aggies Earn Fourth Straight Victory with Comeback Road Win Over LA Tech
RUSTON, Louisiana (KVIA) — It’s been over 20 years since the NM State football program won four consecutive games. That drought is now officially…
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Golf tournament to honor native El Pasoan and fallen Dallas police officer
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The first annual Officer Jacob Arellano Golf Tournament is set for Saturday, November 3 at the Horizon Golf Course. Proceeds…
Continue Reading ‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth…
Continue Reading Vermont ski town says it’s ‘waiting with open arms’ for the winter season after severe flooding
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press LUDLOW, Vt. (AP) — As winter approaches, a Vermont ski town that was hit by severe flooding this summer wants to…
Continue Reading Support for Israel becomes a top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to the first Republican caucuses
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Steve Rowland peered beneath the brim of his baseball cap and admonished the roughly 500…
Continue Reading Born after Superstorm Sandy’s destruction, 2 big flood control projects get underway in New Jersey
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — A decade after they were envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy’s destruction, two…
Continue Reading Mike Johnson, a staunch Louisiana conservative, is elected House speaker as GOP moves past chaos
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike…
Continue Reading Boston’s Faneuil Hall was named after a slave owner. City council calls for renaming the site
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston City Council has passed a resolution that calls for renaming Faneuil Hall, a popular…
Continue Reading Russia maneuvers carefully over the Israel-Hamas war as it seeks to expand its global clout
By The Associated Press Russia has issued carefully calibrated criticism of both sides in the war between Israel and Hamas. But the conflict also is…
Continue Reading Honolulu tells story of healers with dual male and female spirit through new plaque in Waikiki
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu officials on Tuesday introduced a new interpretive plaque for four large boulders in the…
Continue Reading California Gov. Newsom has surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi amid warm welcome in Beijing
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on…
Continue Reading Japan’s automakers unveil EVs galore at Tokyo show to catch up with Tesla, other electric rivals
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — “We love battery EVs.” Takero Kato, the executive in charge of electric vehicles at Toyota,…
Continue Reading Vietnam’s Vinfast committed to selling EVs to US despite challenges, intense competition
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HAIPHONG, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker Vinfast has plunged right into the crowded and hypercompetitive…
Continue Reading Diamondbacks stun Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of NLCS to reach first World Series in 22 years
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corbin Carroll ducked late into the Arizona Diamondbacks’ clubhouse with his uniform…
Continue Reading Rantanen has goal, 3 assists as Avalanche beat Islanders 7-4 for record 15th straight road win
By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even when they’re not playing their best, the Colorado Avalanche find ways to keep…
Continue Reading China said the US is a disruptor of peace in response to Pentagon report on China’s military buildup
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China said the United States is the “biggest disruptor of regional peace and stability” in the…
Continue Reading Jury finds Baylor University negligent in Title IX lawsuit brought by former student
WACO, Texas (AP) — A federal jury on Tuesday found Baylor University negligent in a Title IX lawsuit and awarded $270,000 to a former student who…
Continue Reading Hostilities in Syria are the worst in 4 years, with disregard for civilian lives, UN official says
BEIRUT (AP) — The head of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria says that fighting there has reached its worst point in years, with devastating…
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TxDot reminds El Paso drivers to use caution in rainy conditions
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Borderland saw rainy weather conditions Tuesday evening, causing partial flooding in some parts of town. TxDot reminds…
Continue Reading Experts reconstruct the face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a teenage Inca sacrificed in Andean snow
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A team of scientists has unveiled the possible living face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a…
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Six El Paso teams qualify for State Cross Country
LUBBOCK, Texas (KVIA) — Six El Paso teams and a slew of individual runners qualify for State Cross Country. 6A In Class 6A Boys, Franklin finished…
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El Paso City Council approves Enhanced Library Card Program
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council voted unanimously this morning to pass the approval of the Enhanced Library Card Program for the…
Continue Reading Senate votes 98-0 to confirm Biden’s nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration finally has a Senate-confirmed leader. The Senate voted 98-0 on Tuesday to approve President…
Continue Reading Candidates spar over key tax issue in final gubernatorial debate before Kentucky election
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron have sparred over tax…
Continue Reading Biden won’t appear on New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot. But write-ins are still an option
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won’t file to have his name appear on the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic…
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