Activist runs almost 9,000 miles across Australia to raise support for Indigenous Voice
BY ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Ultramarathon runner Pat Farmer has ended a 8,950-mile run at the central Australian…
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Bond set for man accused of crashing into El Paso Country Club pond after DPS pursuit
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The man accused of smuggling migrants and endangering lives as he sped through streets and a golf course over the…
Continue Reading Another strong earthquake flattens homes and worsens misery in western Afghanistan
By EBRAHIM NOROOZI and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press CHAHAK, Afghanistan (AP) — Another strong earthquake has shaken western Afghanistan days after…
Continue Reading Kevin Phillips, strategist who forecast rising Republican power, dies at 82
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Phillips, the author, commentator and political strategist whose landmark 1969 book,…
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Las Cruces police describe city’s Fentanyl problem as ‘epidemic’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Police officers who work street crimes in Las Cruces say blue Fentanyl pills are popping up all over the city,…
Continue Reading California-based Navy sailor pleads guilty to providing sensitive military information to China
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China has pleaded guilty to…
Continue Reading Morgan State University plans to build a wall around campus after shooting during homecoming week
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — In the wake of a shooting that left five people injured during homecoming festivities, Morgan State…
Continue Reading Drug dealer in crew blamed for actor Michael K. Williams’ overdose death gets 5 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A member of a New York City drug-dealing crew blamed for the fentanyl-laced heroin death of actor Michael K. Williams has been…
Continue Reading Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia
By The Associated Press Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital. Retton’s…
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City of El Paso releases fall schedule for its aquatic centers
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you need to get your laps in the pool, or just want to take a soak this fall, the City of El Paso’s aquatic centers have…
Continue Reading Black man was not a threat to Tacoma police charged in his restraint death, eyewitness says at trial
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Eyewitness testimony in the continuance of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged with the death of Manuel Ellis…
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Israeli village near the Gaza border lies in ruin, filled with the bodies of residents and militants
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press KFAR AZZA, Israel (AP) — An Israeli village that was attacked by militants lies in ruin, not far from the border…
Continue Reading Former Haitian senator pleads guilty in US court to charges related to Haiti president’s killing
MIAMI (AP) — A former Haitian senator has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges related to the 2021 assassination of former President…
Continue Reading Scrutiny of Arkansas governor’s $19,000 lectern deepens after new records are released
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — New public records have widened questions over when the Arkansas governor’s…
Continue Reading Birkenstock prices its initial public offering of stock valuing the sandal maker at $8.64 billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Birkenstock has set a price for its initial public offering of stock that values the 249-year-old German maker of upmarket sandals…
Continue Reading Nebraska voters will decide at the ballot box whether public money can go to private school tuition
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official has confirmed that Nebraska voters will decide next…
Continue Reading Fire tears through a parking garage at London’s Luton Airport, and 5 people have been hospitalized
LONDON (AP) — A massive fire has torn through a newly built parking garage at one of London’s international airports. Four firefighters and an…
Continue Reading Virginia’s Democratic members of Congress ask for DOJ probe after voters removed from rolls in error
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Democratic members of Virginia’s congressional delegation have urged the U.S. Justice…
Continue Reading Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos stole the identities of donors to his campaign and then used their…
Continue Reading Former Alabama lawmaker pleads guilty to voter fraud charge for using fake address to run for office
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a voter fraud charge after he rented a…
Continue Reading California governor signs laws compelling universities to report return of Native American remains
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two laws to require the California…
Continue Reading Alex Jones, Ronna McDaniel potential witnesses in Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro’s Georgia trial
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor who has accused former President Donald Trump and others of trying to…
Continue Reading Hughes Van Ellis, youngest known survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 102
By AARON MORRISON The Associated Press Hughes Van Ellis, who was the youngest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and who spent his latter…
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McNeese Named CUSA Offensive Player of the Week for Second Straight Week
DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Since turning the page to the conference season the Aggies have been on a roll offensively, sitting atop CUSA with a 5-0…
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Hudson Named CUSA Defensive Player of the Week
DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Kaila Hudson earned CUSA Defensive Player of the Week honors after a strong outing against WKU last Saturday. The…
Continue Reading Gunmen abduct 4 students of northern Nigerian university, the third school attack in one month
By CHINEDU ASADU LAGOS, Nigeria Associated Press (AP) — Nigerian police say gunmen have attacked yet another school in the country’s troubled…
Continue Reading Major Navigator CO2 pipeline project is on hold while the company reevaluates the route in 5 states
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — One of the two biggest proposed carbon dioxide pipeline projects in the Midwest is being put on…
Continue Reading Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks…
Continue Reading White House condemns a violent crash at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. official says the government believes the driver who crashed into the Chinese Consulate in San…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Tie down Halloween decorations, winds peak Wednesday & Thursday
An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for windy conditions expected late Wednesday and Thursday. Winds will be from the west between 15 to 25 mph for El…
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