New Mexico Governor looking to establish new ‘first-of-its-kind’ water supply
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham is seeking $500 million to establish a new “first-of-its-kind” strategic water supply…
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Groundbreaking for affordable housing development in Clint, Texas
CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — Housing Opportunity Management Enterprise, also known as HOME, broke ground on it’s latest affordable housing development,…
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Tuberville releases Senate holds on confirming hundreds of military nominations
CNN By Lauren Fox, CNN Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama on Tuesday released the bulk of his holds for Senate votes to confirm military…
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ABC-7 First Alert – Getting windy and then colder
Very warm temperatures will persist the rest of this week, and then a cold front arrives late Friday and early Saturday. Ahead of this front,…
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Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk
By CLAIRE SAVAGE and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration announced…
Continue Reading Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s constitutional court ordered an immediate humanitarian release Tuesday for imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori,…
Continue Reading Frontier Airlines settles lawsuit filed by pilots who claimed bias over pregnancy, breastfeeding
DENVER (AP) — Frontier Airlines has settled a lawsuit filed by female pilots who accused the airline of discriminating against pregnant or…
Continue Reading Top TV of 2023: AP’s selections include ‘Succession,’ ‘Jury Duty,’ ‘Shrinking,’ ‘Swarm’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press With so many shows on TV and streaming services, it’s impossible not to miss a gem or two. This…
Continue Reading Voting experts warn of ‘serious threats’ for 2024 from election equipment software breaches
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An effort to access voting system software in several states and provide it to allies of…
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Can the auto finance market avoid a debt crisis? Industry experts weigh in on alarming signs of instability
Automoblog looks at some alarming signs that a debt crisis in the auto loan industry may be on the…
Continue Reading Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18, with a funeral service at the…
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A pregnant Texas woman is asking a court to let her have an abortion under exceptions to state’s ban
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis asked a court Tuesday to let her…
Continue Reading Federal Trade Commission is investigating ExxonMobil’s $60B deal to acquire a Texas oil company
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are investigating ExxonMobil’s $60 billion deal to acquire a Texas oil…
Continue Reading US officials want ships to anchor farther from California undersea pipelines, citing 2021 oil spill
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday recommended increasing the distance from undersea…
Continue Reading Sen. Scott joins DeSantis in calling for resignation of state GOP chair amid rape investigation
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican Party of Florida chairman is facing mounting pressure to resign as…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani met with the Dodgers in LA for 2-3 hours, manager Dave Roberts says
By TERESA WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani met with the Los Angeles Dodgers a few days ago at Dodger Stadium, manager…
Continue Reading Trump’s defense at civil fraud trial zooms in on Mar-a-Lago, with broker calling it ‘breathtaking’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial turned Tuesday to one of the topics that has…
Continue Reading US made offer to bring home jailed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich. Russia rejected it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says its made a new and significant offer aimed at securing the release of American detainees Paul…
Continue Reading Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus
By ANNIE MA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of…
Continue Reading The Gaza Strip: Tiny, cramped and as densely populated as London
By The Associated Press The war between Israel and Hamas has involved fierce Israeli bombardment that has flattened swaths of the Gaza Strip.…
Continue Reading Jonathan Majors’ accuser recounts night of assault, actor’s ‘violent temper’ that left her fearful
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend testified Tuesday that the actor was prone to fits of…
Continue Reading Atmospheric river soaks Pacific Northwest with record-breaking rain and unusually warm temperatures
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued five people from floodwaters in Washington state as an atmospheric river brings heavy rain,…
Continue Reading Hamas officials join Nelson Mandela’s family at ceremony marking 10th anniversary of his death
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Hamas officials have joined members of Nelson Mandela’s family in laying wreaths…
Continue Reading Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension Tuesday for refusing to change his…
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Man featured in ‘S-Town’ podcast is dead after standoff with police
WVTM By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating the fatal police shooting of an Alabama man who was featured in the popular…
Continue Reading Poland’s former President Lech Walesa, 80, hospitalized with COVID-19
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An aide says that Poland’s former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, 80-year-old Lech Walesa has been hospitalized…
Continue Reading Lawyers for woman accusing Dani Alves of sexual assault seek maximum 12-year sentence for player
MADRID (AP) — Lawyers for the woman accusing Dani Alves of sexual assault are asking for the maximum sentence of 12 years in prison for the…
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El Paso Sheriff’s Office news conference on murder in the El Paso County Jail Annex
UPDATE: In a news conference, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said the murder of a jail inmate was a planned attack where 6 inmates blocked the…
Continue Reading Teen and parents indicted after shootout outside Baltimore high school that left 3 wounded
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore grand jury has indicted a teenager and his parents on allegations they brought a gun to a high school campus and beat…
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U.S. Border Patrol in El Paso sector saw an increase in migrant numbers in fiscal year 2023
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol agents in the El Paso sector were the busiest in fiscal year 2023. Among apprehensions, rescues, deaths,…
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