Republicans in Nevada are split in dueling contest over 2024 presidential nomination
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s dueling presidential nominating contests have split the Republican presidential field, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Continue ReadingMonth: October 2023
Biden will head to Israel and Jordan as concerns mount that Israel-Hamas conflict will spread
By MATTHEW LEE, COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Israel and on to Jordan…
Continue Reading
Vancouver’s first Latina councilwoman has El Paso roots
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As National Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, ABC-7 sits down with Vancouver, Washington’s first Latina…
Continue Reading Release of two more hostages gives some hope to families of others abducted in the attack on Israel
By The Associated Press The release Monday of two more hostages is offering some hope to the families of the more than 200 people the Israeli…
Continue Reading
NMSU QB Diego Pavia picks up a pair of honors after Wednesday’s performance
(Courtesy: New Mexico State Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – After putting together one of the best performances of his Aggie career,…
Continue Reading In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Negro River, the Amazon’s second largest tributary, has reached its lowest…
Continue Reading UN Security Council rejects Russia’s resolution on Gaza that fails to mention Hamas
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council rejected a Russian resolution Monday night that condemned…
Continue Reading Colorado court upholds Google keyword search warrant which led to arrests in fatal arson
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s highest court on Monday upheld the search of Google users’ keyword history to…
Continue Reading New York judge rejects Indiana ex-U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer’s request to remain free pending appeal
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says former U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer cannot defer his surrender next month to serve a nearly two-year prison sentence…
Continue Reading Colombia signs 3-month cease-fire with FARC holdout group
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government and the rebel group known as FARC-EMC have signed a three-month…
Continue Reading Tennessee court to decide if school shooting families can keep police records from public release
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Court of Appeals is deciding whether the parents of school shooting victims…
Continue Reading
UTEP’s Sloan, Westmoreland named CUSA Players of the Week
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – Following its huge road victory at FIU, UTEP punter Joshua Sloan was named the Conference USA Special…
Continue Reading Kansas is No. 1 in the preseason men’s AP Top 25; Duke, Purdue next as 5 teams get first-place votes
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Bill Self likes to remind his team that the faces may change at Kansas but the expectations within his program…
Continue Reading Four men held in central Georgia jail escaped and a search is underway, sheriff says
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A central Georgia sheriff said four men detained in the county jail escaped through a damaged window and a cut fence. Bibb County…
Continue Reading New York City limiting migrant families with children to 60-day shelter stays to ease strain on city
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced he is limiting shelter stays for migrant…
Continue Reading Georgia deputy shoots, kills Black man who spent 16 years in prison on wrongful conviction
KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A Black man who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida on a wrongful conviction has been fatally shot by a sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Ex-FTX exec was ‘horrified’ last year when he learned of $13 billion shortfall
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former FTX executive and onetime billionaire has testified against the…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court orders makers of gun parts to comply with rules on ghost guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ordered two internet sellers of gun parts to comply with a Biden administration regulation aimed at…
Continue Reading Coast Guard opens formal inquiry into collapse of mast on Maine schooner that killed a passenger
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard has launched a formal investigation into the collapse of a mast aboard a…
Continue Reading
Health officials report 5th known West Nile case in El Paso this year
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso health officials announced the fifth known case of Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus (WNV) disease in the city. The…
Continue Reading
Multiple shootings across Las Cruces claim lives of two teen boys
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police say two separate shootings killed two teens this weekend. The first shooting happened Saturday…
Continue Reading Zipcar fined after allowing customers rent vehicles with open, unrepaired recalls
NEW YORK (AP) — Zipcar has been slapped with a $300,000 fine after U.S. regulators found that the car-sharing company allowed customers to rent…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Republicans admit vote to fire elections chief had no legal effect
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have admitted that a…
Continue Reading Soccer match between Belgium and Sweden suspended after a gunman kills 2 Swedes in Brussels
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and STEVE DOUGLAS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of soccer fans were kept inside Belgium’s national stadium for…
Continue Reading Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana game moved up for slain player’s funeral
NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Northwestern State’s home game against Southeastern Louisiana has been moved to this Thursday night so that the contest…
Continue Reading Israel suspends military exports to Colombia over its president’s criticism of Gaza siege
By MANUEL RUEDA BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Israel has suspended security exports to Colombia in an escalating diplomatic spat over online messages by…
Continue Reading Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare awarded French Legion of Honor title by Macron
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has been awarded the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor…
Continue Reading Connecticut postmaster pleads guilty to fraud in $875,000 bribery scheme with maintenance vendor
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut postmaster has admitted to defrauding the U.S. Postal Service of nearly $875,000. The scheme involved…
Continue Reading Jewish students plaster Paris walls with photos of French citizens believed held hostage by Hamas
By ALEX TURNBULL and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s main Jewish students union has plastered walls around Paris with…
Continue Reading Biden campaign launches account on Trump’s Truth Social, saying ‘converts welcome’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign has launched an account on Donald Trump’s Truth Social, attempting to poke online fun at…
Continue Reading