Olympics set to tackle flag football at Los Angeles Olympics in 2028
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The NFL’s ongoing push for worldwide exposure got another boost when organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics…
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What does the science say about the grass vs. turf debate in sports?
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Which playing surface is safer for athletes: natural grass or artificial turf? The question is important not…
Continue Reading Costly upkeep, less-than-ideal weather lead most college football stadiums to use artificial turf
BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer When a new football stadium was built at South Alabama, located in one of America’s rainiest…
Continue Reading Powerball jackpot up to $1.73 billion as lottery losing streak continues
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.73 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Monday and won…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Max makes landfall in Mexico as country braces for Lidia
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Max made landfall in Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Monday, as the country braces for a second punch from…
Continue Reading European Union reverses earlier announcement that it was suspending development aid to Palestinians
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has reversed an earlier announcement that it was “immediately” suspending aid…
Continue Reading Rio de Janeiro’s security forces launch raids in 3 favelas to target criminals
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s state government has deployed hundreds of police officers to three of the city’s sprawling and…
Continue Reading US begins delivering munitions to Israel as the American death toll rises to 11 in Hamas attacks
By MATTHEW LEE, TARA COPP and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has already begun delivering critically needed munitions…
Continue Reading UK veteran who fought against Japan in World War II visits Tokyo’s national cemetery
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A British army veteran who fought and survived one of his country’s harshest battles known as the…
Continue Reading A Russian-born Swede accused of spying for Moscow is released ahead of the verdict in his trial
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish court has released a Russia-born Swedish citizen charged with collecting information for Russia’s military…
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Hawaii’s ‘overtourism’ becomes growing debate as West Maui reopens for visitors
West Maui began reopening Sunday to visitors just two months after a wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina. The reopening did not…
Continue Reading German far-right leader says gains in state elections show her party has ‘arrived’
BERLIN (AP) — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany says her party is no longer a primarily eastern German phenomenon after a pair of…
Continue Reading Airlines halt flights in and out of Israel after a massive attack by Hamas ignites heavy fighting
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press Major airlines have suspended flights in and out of Israel after the nation declared war following a massive…
Continue Reading 43 Malaysians were caught in a phone scam operation in Peru and rescued from human traffickers
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia says that 43 citizens have been rescued by police in Peru after they fell victim to a human trafficking…
Continue Reading British government tries to assure UK Supreme Court it’s safe to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer tried to assure the U.K. Supreme Court that the British government analyzed the risks of…
Continue Reading A former Goldman Sachs banker convicted in looting 1MDB fund back in Malaysia to help recover assets
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Goldman Sachs executive convicted in the United States in the…
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TxDot launches “Be Safe. Drive Safe.” campaign for pedestrian safety
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Transportation (TX DOT) is using National Pedestrian Safety month to launch their campaign “Be Safe.…
Continue Reading Flights at Hamburg Airport in Germany suspended after a threat against a plane from Iran
BERLIN (AP) — Officials say flights to and from Hamburg Airport were suspended for about 1 1/2 hours after authorities received a threat to a plane…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia formally informs FIFA of its wish to host the 2034 World Cup as the favorite to win
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Saudi Arabia has formally informed FIFA of its wish to host the men’s World Cup in 2034 in a…
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StormTrack Weather: Warm afternoon, cooler temps return this week
El Paso, (KVIA)- We start the week with warmer temperatures running above average for this time of year. Highs will reach the upper 80s and low 90s.…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of October 9 to 13
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: How to plan for a potential inheritance
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Baby boomers are poised to pass on an enormous amount of wealth to their children and grandchildren over the next…
Continue Reading Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa in coming years
By KRISTA LARSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is announcing $40 million in funding to help…
Continue Reading RFK Jr.’s independent run for president draws GOP criticism and silence from national Democrats
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Republicans attacked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday as the longtime environmental lawyer and…
Continue Reading Heavy flooding in southern Myanmar displaces more than 14,000 people
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than…
Continue Reading Death toll from floods in Cameroon’s capital reaches 27 as search for missing continues
By EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities in Cameroon say that at least 27 people were killed and more than 50…
Continue Reading Evacuations ordered as remnants of Typhoon Koinu hit southern China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — People have been moved to shelters and nearly 2,000 boats recalled to port as the remnants of Typhoon Koinu hit southern…
Continue Reading Afghans reel from the earthquake that killed thousands
By OMID HAQJO Associated Press ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan (AP) — People dug through the rubble of the quake in western Afghanistan for their few…
Continue Reading Leading Polish candidates meet for debate on state TV six days before a national election
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s opposition leader Donald Tusk tells viewers of state TV that he is a regular…
Continue Reading Nobel economics prize goes to Harvard’s Claudia Goldin for research on the workplace gender gap
By PAUL WISEMAN, DAVID KEYTON and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Claudia Goldin, a Harvard University professor, was awarded the…
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