UN human rights official is alarmed by sprawling gang violence in Haiti
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations expert on human rights in Haiti says he is alarmed…
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Tennessee family sues police for fatally shooting unarmed man fleeing stop with officer in car
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A woman has sued a Tennessee police department after her son was shot and killed when…
Continue Reading France vows a ‘merciless fight’ against antisemitism after anti-Jewish graffiti is found in Paris
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday vowed a “merciless fight” against surging antisemitism after residents of the…
Continue Reading Largest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The country’s largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal…
Continue Reading Correction: Missing-Teens-Indiana story
DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — In a story published Oct. 31, 2023, about a hearing for a man charged in the slayings of two teenage girls, The Associated…
Continue Reading Antisemitism policies at public city colleges in New York will be reviewed, the governor says
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An independent party will review antisemitism policies at the City University of New…
Continue Reading Officials say small plane crash in southwest Nebraska kills 1, seriously injures another on board
McCOOK, Neb. (AP) — Officials say a single-engine plane crash in a southwestern Nebraska town has killed one person and injured another who were on…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Supreme Court decision closes door on criminal prosecutions in Flint water scandal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan attorney general’s office says the state prosecution of former Gov. Rick Snyder and other officials for their…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court wrestles with social media cases that have echoes of Donald Trump
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether public officials can block critics from…
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Trick or Treat? ABC-7’s Halloween candy safety tips
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s officially the spookiest day of the year! In order to keep your Halloween free of tricks and full of treats its…
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Should you let Halloween be a candy free-for-all? Maybe, experts say
Originally Published: 21 OCT 22 15:20 ET Updated: 31 OCT 23 06:40 ET By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Editor’s note: Get inspired by a weekly roundup on…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas war
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the first time Tuesday claimed missile and…
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Number of migrants decreasing as cold temperatures hit the Borderland
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Since late 2022, the border has seen a large number of migrants coming from Venezuela. According to U.S. Customs and…
Continue Reading Philadelphia picks winning design for Harriet Tubman statue after controversy over original choice
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The city of Philadelphia has picked the winning design for a Harriet Tubman statue outside City Hall after facing criticism…
Continue Reading Hate crime charges filed in death of Sikh man after New York City fender bender
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who beat a 66-year-old Sikh man to death after a fender bender in New York City has been…
Continue Reading Portraits of those held hostage after Hamas attack on Israel
By The Associated Press A temporary cease-fire deal that would facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza offers a glimmer of…
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New research shows callers may not contact 988 again. ABC-7 checked in with a Borderland center.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Since 988 launched last year, more than 6.5 million calls, texts and chats have come into the National Suicide and Crisis…
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ABC-7 speaks with Las Cruces mayoral candidates ahead of Nov. 7 vote
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — In one week, Las Cruces voters will head to the polls to choose a new mayor. Seven candidates are vying for the…
Continue Reading Deputies killed a Maine man outside a police station. Police say he was armed with a rifle
RUMFORD, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement officers in Maine have killed a man who confronted officers outside a police station with a rifle.…
Continue Reading Police in Puerto Rico arrest at least 380 people in sweeping operation across US territory
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico police have arrested at least 380 people in the department’s biggest crackdown on crime in recent years.…
Continue Reading Judge in trial of 3 Washington police officers allows a breathing expert to testify over objections
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Five weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the…
Continue Reading In Belarus, 3 protest musicians are sentenced to long prison terms
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Members of a pop music group that became a symbol of protest in Belarus were sentenced Tuesday to prison terms of up to…
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Las Palmas Medical Center Hosts Halloween Event for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Joining in the Halloween spirit, Las Palmas Medical Center has organized a special and private trick-or-treating event for…
Continue Reading Investigation finds a threat assessment should have been done before the Oxford High School shooting
OXFORD, Mich. (AP) — An independent investigation has concluded that a threat assessment should have been conducted by school officials into Ethan…
Continue Reading Sofia Coppola turns her lens on an American icon: Priscilla Presley
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer In her 25 years of making films, Sofia Coppola has always found the poetry behind the headlines, the banality in the…
Continue Reading Police seek suspect in Southern California restaurant shooting that injured 4
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Three people were struck by bullets and a fourth grazed when a shooter opened fire inside a Brazilian restaurant south…
Continue Reading Whistleblower says utility should repay $382 million in federal aid given to failed clean coal plant
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A former employee is suing to force a Mississippi utility to repay $382 million to the federal…
Continue Reading On a US tour, Ukrainian faith leaders plead for continued support against the Russian invasion
By PETER SMITH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Like other Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy in a delegation of Ukrainian interfaith leaders…
Continue Reading Mexico says four more sunken boats found in Acapulco bay after Hurricane Otis
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican navy said Tuesday that four more boats have been located on the bottom of Acapulco bay, bringing to 33 the number of…
Continue Reading Senior Chinese official meets Myanmar leader for security talks as fighting rages in frontier area
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A high-ranking official from China has made a visit to military-ruled Myanmar to discuss security…
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