Oregon Gov. Kotek directs state police to crack down on fentanyl distribution
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says she has directed state police to launch new strategies aimed at disrupting the fentanyl supply chain…
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9 years later, families of 43 missing Mexican students march to demand answers in emblematic case
By DANIEL SHAILER The Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Chanting from one to 43, relatives of students abducted nine years ago counted out the…
Continue Reading An Abe Lincoln photo made during his 1858 ascendancy has been donated to his museum in Illinois
By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has obtained an original 1858…
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Storms wallop parts of El Paso
Showers and storms slammed parts of El Paso this afternoon and evening. That’s why the ABC-7 weather team issued that ABC-7 First Alert Monday to…
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One-on-one with UTEP’s Dana Dimel; Miners return to CUSA play Friday against LA Tech
EL PASO, Texas – Despite a 1-4 record, the UTEP Miners are not pressing the panic button. UTEP still has 7 games left to play this season, and all of…
Continue Reading US suspends aid to Gabon after military takeover
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended most non-humanitarian aid to Gabon after a military takeover in the country last…
Continue Reading South Korean court denies arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee in corruption allegations
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean judge has denied an arrest warrant for the country’s opposition…
Continue Reading Alaska man charged with threats against Florida sheriff who spoke against antisemitic activity
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man facing murder charges in state court has now also been indicted on federal charges of cyberstalking and…
Continue Reading Former Speaker Paul Ryan says Republicans will lose if Donald Trump is nominee
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former House Speaker Paul Ryan says that Republicans will lose the presidential election if…
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Writers Guild board votes to authorize members to go back to work
Originally Published: 26 SEP 23 20:16 ET Updated: 26 SEP 23 20:22 ET By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Leaders of the Writers Guild of America have…
Continue Reading With spying charges behind him, NYPD officer now fighting to be reinstated
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A suspended New York City police officer who had been accused of spying for China — and…
Continue Reading 5 workers picketing in UAW strike hit by vehicle outside Flint-area plant
SWARTZ CREEK, Mich. (AP) — Police say about five people were struck by a vehicle while picketing in the United Auto Workers strike outside a…
Continue Reading Fire rips through Iraqi wedding hall, killing around 100 in shock to Christian community
By FARID ABDULWAHED and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — As they watched the bride and groom start their slow dance, Faten…
Continue Reading California man who spent 28 years in prison is found innocent of 1995 rape, robbery and kidnapping
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and rape has been exonerated and freed. Los Angeles County…
Continue Reading Cuba’s ambassador to the US says Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban embassy were a ‘terrorist attack’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cuba’s ambassador to the United States says an incident in which at least one incendiary device was thrown into the Cuban…
Continue Reading Is broadband essential, like water or electricity? New net neutrality effort makes the case
Associated Press Landmark net neutrality rules rescinded under former President Donald Trump could return under a new push by U.S. Federal…
Continue Reading As mental health worsens among Afghanistan’s women, the UN is asked to declare ‘gender apartheid’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s most powerful body is being asked to support governments seeking to legally…
Continue Reading Oregon man convicted of murder in fatal shooting of sheriff’s deputy in Washington state
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A jury has convicted an Oregon man of murder in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in Washington state. The…
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New Mexico State announces 2023-24 men’s basketball non-conference slate
(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State head coach Jason Hooten announced the non-conference slate for the 2023-24 men’s…
Continue Reading Public to weigh in on whether wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park should stay
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The National Park Service has turned to the public to help decide whether the famous wild horses in North Dakota’s Theodore…
Continue Reading Canadian fashion mogul lured women and girls to bedroom suite at his Toronto HQ, prosecution alleges
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian prosecutors say former fashion mogul Peter Nygard leveraged his wealth, assets and status over several years to lure young…
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Heavy storms causing power outages in El Paso, Las Cruces
Update: The outage map now shows that seven people are impacted by the outage in Las Cruces, while a separate outage in West El Paso is impacting 900…
Continue Reading Louisiana’s struggle with influx of salt water prompts a request for Biden to declare an emergency
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Salt water flowing from the Gulf of Mexico into the drought-stricken Mississippi River is…
Continue Reading Mexican mother bravely shields her son as bear leaps on picnic table to devour tacos and enchiladas
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican mother bravely shielded her son after a bear leapt on a picnic table and devoured the tacos and enchiladas meant for…
Continue Reading Florida to seek death penalty against man accused of murdering Lyft driver
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a Florida man accused of murdering a Lyft driver whose car he…
Continue Reading UN summit of world leaders, by the numbers: The longest speech, the language that dominated and more
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly all the world’s on stage, and all the men and but 20 women merely players.…
Continue Reading Tech CEO honored by Forbes was fatally attacked at a Baltimore apartment complex, police say
BALTIMORE (AP) — The founder of a successful Baltimore tech startup was discovered dead after being reported missing on Monday. Baltimore police…
Continue Reading Commander Biden bites another Secret Service employee at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ’s dog Commander has bitten another U.S. Secret Service employee. A uniformed division officer was bitten…
Continue Reading Connecticut lawmakers OK election monitor for Bridgeport after mayor race tainted by possible fraud
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers have approved $150,000 for an election monitor for Bridgeport. The…
Continue Reading Jury convicts man with ties to ‘boogaloo’ movement in 2020 killing of federal security officer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man with ties to the “boogaloo” extremist movement has been convicted of murder and attempted murder by a federal jury…
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