A volcano may keep residents out of an evacuated Iceland town for months
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — People in southwest Iceland remained on edge Saturday, waiting to see whether a volcano rumbling under the Reykjanes…
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One person dead after car vs. motorcycle crash in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –One person is dead after a motorcycle crash in Central El Paso Friday night. It happened on El Paso Dr. and Chelsea St.…
Continue Reading ‘Please regulate AI:’ Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S.…
Continue Reading Climate change is hurting coral worldwide. But these reefs off the Texas coast are thriving
By JAMIE STENGLE, LM OTERO and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press OFF THE COAST OF GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Divers descending into azure waters far…
Continue Reading New hardiness zone map will help US gardeners keep pace with climate change
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its “plant hardiness zone map” for the…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s troops work to advance on Russian-held side of key river after gaining footholds
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military says its troops are working to push back Russian forces positioned on the east bank of the Dnieper…
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The most powerful rocket ever built just went farther than it had ever gone, then was lost
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s gargantuan deep-space rocket system, Starship, safely lifted off Saturday morning but ended…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show, citing record heat a day after fan dies during concert
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Taylor Swift postponed an Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Saturday after a 23-year-old…
Continue Reading Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — By most accounts, Speaker Mike Johnson inherited a House Republican majority in…
Continue Reading Residents battling a new train line in northern Mexico face a wall of government secrecy
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents in the northern Mexican state of Sonora are battling a new train line that…
Continue Reading UK Treasury chief signals tax cuts and a squeeze on welfare benefits are on the way
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt says the government can afford to lower some taxes now that…
Continue Reading First group of wounded Palestinian children from Israel-Hamas war arrives in United Arab Emirates
By MALAK HARB Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first planeload of Palestinian children wounded in the Israel-Hamas war…
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Weekend Weather: Clouds, Above-Average Temps, and a Hint of Rain
Good morning, and happy Saturday! Today’s high will reach 80. Expect cloudy skies throughout the day, but high temperatures will persist 5 to 10…
Continue Reading SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions…
Continue Reading Israeli drone fires missiles at aluminum plant in south Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli drone has fired two missiles at an aluminum plant outside the market town…
Continue Reading A French senator is accused of drugging another lawmaker to rape or sexually assault her
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office says a French senator has been handed preliminary charges for drugging another lawmaker with the…
Continue Reading Moldova’s first dog nips Austrian president on the hand during official visit
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen had an unusual encounter during an official visit to Moldova when the country’s first…
Continue Reading Australia says its navy divers were likely injured by the Chinese navy’s ‘unsafe’ use of sonar
BEIJING (AP) — Australia has accused the Chinese navy of likely causing minor injuries to Australian naval divers by operating its sonar while they…
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Where in the US will heating your home cost less this winter?
To explore how natural gas prices could affect U.S. households this winter, MoneyGeek analyzed data from the Energy Information Administration to…
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6 stats you need to know about LGBTQ+ youth mental health
Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to compile a list of statistics about LGBTQ+ youth mental health using data from The Trevor Project’s 2022…
Continue Reading Daisaku Ikeda, head of global Japanese Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, dies at 95
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, that includes Herbie…
Continue Reading 32 babies in critical condition are among the patients left at Gaza’s main hospital, UN team says
By NAJIB JOBAIN, BASSEM MROUE and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A United Nations team said Sunday that 291 patients…
Continue Reading Jordan’s foreign minister offers blistering criticism of Israel as its war on Hamas rages on
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Jordan’s foreign minister offered blistering criticism Saturday of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza…
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Las Cruces falls to La Cueva in NM state semi-final, 63-33
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – The season came to a heartbreaking end for the Las Cruces Bulldawgs Friday night in Albuquerque. The Bulldawgs lost to the…
Continue Reading Canadian security forum honors ‘the people of Israel’ following the deadly Hamas attack
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A Canadian security forum has presented an award to the people of Israel for for 75…
Continue Reading Ford and Stellantis workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union has overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Ford and Stellantis, a…
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UTEP tops Austin Peay in opening round of SoCal Challenge, 71-63; Miners improve to 4-0
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Tae Hardy went off for a season-high 25 points as the UTEP men’s basketball team posted a wire-to-wire…
Continue Reading GOP secures all elected statewide offices in Louisiana, after Republican victories Saturday
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republicans in Louisiana have swept three runoff races for powerful statewide offices:…
Continue Reading The world’s attention is on Gaza, and Ukrainians worry war fatigue will hurt their cause
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Tymofii Postoiuk and his friends set up an online fundraising effort for Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
By GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states…
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