A suspicious letter to the top elections agency in Kansas appears harmless, authorities say
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says the substance in a suspicious letter sent to the…
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Mayorkas warns of dangers to the US if it loses tools to block terrorists from using drones and WMD
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is at risk of losing key tools for preventing terrorists from using…
Continue Reading Heavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people inside
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday, trapping women,…
Continue Reading MLB team owners set to vote Thursday on proposed relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball team owners are set to vote Thursday on the proposed relocation…
Continue Reading Another victim of Maine mass shooting discharged from hospital as panel prepares to convene
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Officials say only a handful of survivors are still hospitalized three weeks following a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.…
Continue Reading Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values
By TIFFANY STANLEY and PETER SMITH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Soon after U.S. bishops inside a Baltimore hotel approved materials on how…
Continue Reading New Hampshire defies national Democrats’ new calendar and sets the presidential primary for Jan. 23
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire has scheduled its presidential primaries for Jan. 23, 2024, keeping the state…
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Commercial vehicles crash, spray paint across southern New Mexico highway
Update: NMDOT issued a statement updating ABC-7 on the crash. New photos show the commercial vehicles sprayed blue paint across the highway. “We are…
Continue Reading Trump’s lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked for a mistrial in the New York civil fraud case that…
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Exclusive: Bodycam video shows early moments of Hamas massacre in Israel and tunnels under Gaza
CNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — On the eastern edge of Gaza, dawn is still a few minutes away on the morning of October 7.…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley walks back her demand that social media ban anonymous posters after facing GOP backlash
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley says anonymity online poses a “national security threat.” The GOP…
Continue Reading Colorado case using ‘insurrection’ argument to bar Trump from the ballot goes to the judge
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge on Wednesday heard closing arguments on whether former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Las Vegas high school student beaten to death by 10 classmates between 13 and 17, police say
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas was beaten to death in an alleyway around the corner…
Continue Reading Democrat Biberaj concedes in hard-fought northern Virginia prosecutor race
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A high-profile Democratic prosecutor in northern Virginia who drew criticism from…
Continue Reading Sweden opens state-of-the-art plant for sorting plastics for recycling
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press MOTALA, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has opened a new state-of-the-art plastic sorting facility, the largest of its kind…
Continue Reading UN agency report says Iran has further increased its uranium stockpile
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to nearly weapons-grade…
Continue Reading The police officer suspected in French teen’s killing that set off riots has been freed during probe
PARIS (AP) — A police officer being investigated in the killing of a 17-year-old of North African origin that touched off riots around France was…
Continue Reading Black and Latino students lack access to certified teachers and advanced classes, US data shows
By COLLIN BINKLEY and ANNIE MA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s Black and Latino students are at a disadvantage in nearly every…
Continue Reading Moms for Liberty removes two Kentucky chapter leaders who posed with far-right Proud Boys
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Moms for Liberty says it’s removed two Kentucky chapter chairs from leadership positions…
Continue Reading Congress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final…
Continue Reading New York sues PepsiCo in effort to hold it responsible for litter that winds up in rivers
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state has sued PepsiCo in an effort to hold the soda-and-snack…
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Some El Paso hospitals see increase in RSV cases; new treatment arrives in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the winter months near, area hospitals prepare for an increase of cases caused by Respiratory syncytial virus, more…
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AT&T sponsoring beautification of Segundo Barrio basketball court
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — AT&T is working with the Segundo Barrio community to paint a mural on a neighborhood basketball court. The painting is…
Continue Reading It’s not yet summer in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping the country
By ELÉONORE HUGHES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s still spring in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is…
Continue Reading Mistrial declared for Texas officer in fatal shooting of an unarmed man
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A mistrial was declared Wednesday for a Texas police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in Austin. The mistrial…
Continue Reading Terry Taylor, trailblazing Associated Press sports editor, dies at age 71
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Terry R. Taylor, who in two trailblazing decades as the first female sports editor of The…
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Entertainment venue expected to help boost economy of Sunland Park
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — A new entertainment venue planned for Sunland Park, at 420 Sunland Park Drive, right next to the Sunland Park…
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Over 49 million Americans have substance use disorders; support available in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In recently released government documents, an estimated 1 in 6 Americans over age 12 are facing a substance use disorder…
Continue Reading A woman is ordered to pay nearly $39K to American Airlines for interfering with a flight crew
PHOENIX (AP) — A woman from Hawaii has been ordered to pay nearly $39,000 in restitution to American Airlines for interfering with a crew on a…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s participation at APEC forum offers a rare chance to break China’s bonds
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Pressd TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco…
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