US says it found health and safety violations at a GM joint venture battery plant in Ohio
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Labor Department says investigators found 19 safety and health violations at a General Motors joint venture electric…
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California considers stepping in to manage groundwater basin in farm country
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials are faulting communities in a stretch of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley for failing to develop a…
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Rudolph Isley, founding member of Isley Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, dies at 84
By The Associated Press Rudolph Isley, a founding member of the Isley Brothers who helped perform such raw rhythm and blues classics as…
Continue Reading Federal agents in Puerto Rico seize $35 million worth of cocaine, arrest 3 after boat runs aground
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal agents in Puerto Rico say they have seized an estimated $35 million worth of cocaine from a boat that ran…
Continue Reading South Carolina man pleads guilty to ambush that killed 2 officers and wounded 5
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A 79-year-old South Carolina man has avoided a possible death sentence by agreeing to plead guilty to ambushing police officers…
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Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents case
By TERRY SPENCER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has scolded federal prosecutors in the classified documents case…
Continue Reading Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Voters in Ecuador are getting ready to pick a new president. Their choices in…
Continue Reading At Colorado funeral home where 115 decaying bodies found, troubles went unnoticed by regulators
By JESSE BEDAYN, AMY BETH HANSON, MATTHEW BROWN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — As legal and financial troubles piled up at the…
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White House poised to announce winners of competition to produce hydrogen fuel
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The White House is poised to announce the winners of a $7 billion federal competition to…
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Las Cruces man found guilty of murdering his girlfriend
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A man accused of murdering his girlfriend and dragging her body into a car in full view of neighbors was found…
Continue Reading A doctors group calls its ‘excited delirium’ paper outdated and withdraws its approval
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A leading doctors group on Thursday formally withdrew its approval of a 2009 paper on “excited delirium,” a…
Continue Reading Georgia wants to study deepening Savannah’s harbor again on heels of $973 million dredging project
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The chief executive over Georgia’s seaports says larger cargo ships will need deeper…
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EPISD Trustee Josh Acevedo launches campaign for District 2 seat in upcoming special election
Update: Acevedo will officially launch his campaign Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Old Sheepdog Brewery at…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty, gets 7 years in prison on charges related to Chicago officer’s killing
CHICAGO (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of Chicago police officer Ella French and was…
Continue Reading Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty in leak of tax return information of Trump, wealthy people
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service charged with leaking tax information…
Continue Reading 17 Florida sheriff’s deputies accused of stealing about $500,000 in pandemic relief funds
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Seventeen Florida sheriff’s deputies have appeared in court on charges that they stole about half a million dollars…
Continue Reading Pence will skip the Nevada GOP caucus and instead run in the primary, giving up chance for delegates
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and GABE STERN Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will skip the Nevada caucuses run by the…
Continue Reading France has banned pro-Palestinian protests and vowed to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism
By ANGELA CHARLTON and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister ordered local authorities to ban all…
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StormTrack Weather: Cooler temps, not as windy Friday
El Paso, TX ( KVIA)- Another warm, dry, and breezy day for the Borderland on Thursday. Expect windy conditions through the evening hours. Cooler air…
Continue Reading Donald Trump returning to civil trial next week with fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen set to testify
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will back in court next week for his New York civil fraud trial.…
Continue Reading Haiti refuses to open key border crossing with Dominican Republic in spat over canal
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti has declined to join neighboring Dominican Republic in…
Continue Reading Douglas Clark, convicted murderer and half of the Sunset Strip Killers, dies of natural causes
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — Officials say serial killer Douglas Daniel Clark has died of natural causes. He was 75. Clark was sentenced to death for…
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Migrants flounder in Colombian migration point without the money to go on
By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press NECOCLI, Colombia (AP) — In Necocli, Colombia, the local economy has shifted, revolving around the migrants who…
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What to know about the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of millions of older Americans will see a modest increase in benefits in January when a new…
Continue Reading French police are probing possible poisoning of Russian journalist who denounced Ukraine war on TV
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors are investigating a suspected poisoning of a Russian journalist who fled Russia after denouncing the war in Ukraine…
Continue Reading California governor signs 2 major proposals for mental health reform to go before voters in 2024
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two major pieces of legislation to transform…
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The morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital is overflowing as Israeli attacks intensify
By ISABEL DEBRE, SAMYA KULLAB and MOHAMMED JAHJOUH Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital, Shifa in…
Continue Reading Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer fails to hurt credibility of the government’s star witness at fraud trial
By KEN SWEET The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer did little to dent the credibility of the government’s key…
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New York governor backs suspension of ‘right to shelter’ as migrant influx strains city
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is supporting the city’s effort to suspend a unique legal…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania counties tell governor, lawmakers it’s too late to move 2024’s primary election date
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Counties in Pennsylvania are telling Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and lawmakers that…
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