China raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China has intensified a crackdown on online scams operated in border areas of Myanmar. The drive has…
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Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A rights group says the Taliban’s education policies are harming boys as well as girls in…
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SISD, El Paso Children’s Hospital hold 2nd annual Winter Wellness Land event
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Socorro Independent School District School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) and the El Paso Children’s Hospital conducted…
Continue Reading Maduro orders the ‘immediate’ exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday directed the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately”…
Continue Reading Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut plane’s engines indicted on endangerment charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight has been indicted on 83 charges…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would underwrite development of a strategic new source of water by buying treated…
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The Braden Aboud Memorial Foundation’s 20th B-Strong shoe giveaway
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Braden Aboud Memorial Foundation held its Winter B STRONG Shoe Giveaway on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. This…
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House Speaker Johnson wants to blur January 6 footage to protect Capitol rioters
CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that before publicly releasing footage of the US…
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El Paso Police address public safety at entertainment venues and house parties
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department is pushing for changes to address incidents around house parties and entertainment venues. The…
Continue Reading Wisconsin judge reaffirms July ruling that state law permits consensual abortions
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has reaffirmed her ruling this summer that state law permits consensual…
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ABC-7 at 4: El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego discusses changes coming to El Paso
El Paso Texas (TX)- El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego discussed the winners for the Mural at the Healing Garden and the economic development…
Continue Reading Attorneys for family of absolved Black man killed by deputy seeking $16M from Georgia sheriff
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a Black man fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop…
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Eight UTEP Miners named to All-CUSA football team
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – UTEP football’s wide receiver Kelly Akharaiyi, offensive lineman Elijah Klein, linebacker Tyrice…
Continue Reading How to watch the fourth Republican presidential debate and what to look for
By MEG KINNARD and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of…
Continue Reading A woman has died and 2 people have been wounded in a shooting in east London, police say
LONDON (AP) — British police say a woman has died and two people have been wounded in a shooting in east London. The Metropolitan Police force said…
Continue Reading At least 16 dead and 12 injured as passenger bus falls off ravine in central Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say at least 16 people have been killed and 12 others injured when a passenger bus lost control…
Continue Reading A second Trump administration will ‘come after’ people in the media in the courts, an ally says
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Donald Trump ally who worked in his Justice Department said Tuesday that if the former…
Continue Reading New signs emerge of ‘widespread’ sexual crimes by Hamas, as Netanyahu alleges global indifference
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — New testimony and evidence gathered by a rights groups indicate that Hamas militants carried out…
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ABC-7’s Be Mindful Correspondent selected as International Health Study Fellowship, will report in Spain
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7’s mental health reporter, Avery Martinez, has been selected as one of four journalists to receive a 2024…
Continue Reading UN food agency stops deliveries to millions in Yemen areas controlled by Houthi rebels
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations food agency says it’s stopping food distribution in areas of…
Continue Reading Video shows Alabama police officer using stun gun against handcuffed man
REFORM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer is on leave after video circulated on social media showing her appearing to shock a handcuffed man…
Continue Reading Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dead at 79
NEW YORK (AP) — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was…
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State officials investigating suspected homicide at a Las Cruces correctional facility
Update: A spokesperson with the New Mexico Corrections Department released a statement Tuesday evening. The department says investigators are…
Continue Reading Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban’s ‘gender apartheid’ against women
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said Tuesday that the world…
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Biden tells donors he’s ‘not sure I’d be running’ in 2024 if Trump wasn’t in the race
CNN By Kevin Liptak, David Wright and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Boston (CNN) — President Joe Biden told Democratic donors Tuesday he wasn’t…
Continue Reading Lawyer picked to prosecute Army sexual assault is fired over an old email doubting victims’ claims
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawyer selected to be the Army’s first top prosecutor of sexual assaults under an…
Continue Reading Biden administration pledges $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the US West
By ADAM BEAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday said it will give more than $6 billion…
Continue Reading Biden calls reports of Hamas raping Israeli hostages ‘appalling,’ says world can’t look away
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling reports of sexual violence by Hamas militants against Israelis…
Continue Reading Patients of color more often brace for unfair treatment in health care, survey finds
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer A trip to the doctor’s office comes with a bit of preparation for most, maybe even an internal pep talk to prepare…
Continue Reading Man charged with murder in Philadelphia store stabbing that killed security guard, wounded another
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in Philadelphia have charged a man with murder and other counts in the fatal stabbing of a department store…
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