Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out next spring
NEW YORK (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out next spring, in which she will reflect on her years in government,…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Extreme Heat in El Paso with 103°F Forecast, Thunderstorms Loom Ahead
Good morning and happy Sunday! We are currently under a first alert due to extreme heat, with El Paso forecasted to reach 103 degrees today. Residual…
Continue Reading 11 people are hurt when a walkway collapses during Maine’s annual lighthouse event
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Eleven lighthouse enthusiasts were hurt when a walkway collapsed, sending people…
Continue Reading Delta Air Lines employees work up a sweat at boot camp, learning how to de-ice planes
By DAVID KOENIG and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The temperature says it’s summer outside, but Delta Air Lines is…
Continue Reading Food recalls are pretty common for things like rocks, insects and plastic
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Rocks in Trader Joe’s cookies. Insects in its broccoli-cheese soup. Pieces of plastic in Banquet frozen chicken…
Continue Reading GOP threat to impeach a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge
By SCOTT BAUER and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have enjoyed outsize control of the Legislature in one…
Continue Reading UN envoy urges donor support for battered Syria facing an economic crisis
KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United Nations special envoy for Syria Sunday has urged donors not to…
Continue Reading Escaped murderer still at large slips out of search area, steals van, tries to contact ex-co-workers
The Associated Press PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say an escaped murderer who has eluded capture since breaking out of a southeastern…
Continue Reading A US Navy veteran got unexpected help while jailed in Iran. Once released, he repaid the favor
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael White had only recently arrived in a grim Iranian jail when a curious fellow prisoner, an…
Continue Reading Maldives presidential runoff is set for Sept. 30 with pro-China opposition in a surprise lead
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Maldivians will return to the polls on Sept. 30 to vote in a runoff election between…
Continue Reading Niger junta accuses France of amassing forces for a military intervention after the coup in July
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s new military leaders have accused France of amassing forces for a possible…
Continue Reading Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and…
Continue Reading UK leader Sunak chides China after a report that a UK Parliament staffer is a suspected Beijing spy
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has chastised China’s premier for what he called unacceptable…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s president will appoint a committee to probe allegations of complicity in 2019 bombings
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president said Sunday he will appoint a committee chaired by a…
Continue Reading American researcher has been rescued from deep Turkish cave more than a week after he fell ill
TASELI PLATEAU, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers pulled an American researcher out of a Turkish cave early Tuesday, more than a week after he became…
Continue Reading Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 2 foreign aid workers and target Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two foreign aid workers were reportedly killed in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Russian shelling hit a van carrying a team of…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic wins the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title by beating Daniil Medvedev
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Halfway through a second set that lasted 1 hour, 44 minutes, a test of tenacity as much as…
Continue Reading Australian and Indonesian forces deploy battle tanks in US-led combat drills amid Chinese concern
By FADLAN SYAM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BANYUWANGI, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of soldiers from the United States, Indonesia, Australia…
Continue Reading Sabotage attempts reported at polling stations in occupied Ukraine as Russia holds local elections
By The Associated Press Russian authorities have reported multiple attempts to sabotage voting in local elections taking place in occupied areas of…
Continue Reading India forges compromise among divided world powers at the G20 summit in a diplomatic win for Modi
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and DAVID RISING Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted his country as well-placed to…
Continue Reading A drone attack on an open market has killed at least 43 people in Sudan as rival troops battle
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A drone attack Sunday on an open market south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killed at least 43…
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Moroccans sleep in the streets for 3rd night following an earthquake that took more than 2,100 lives
By SAM METZ and MOSA’AB ELSHAMY Associated Press AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — People in Morocco slept in the streets of Marrakech for a third…
Continue Reading Egypt’s annual inflation hits a new record, reaching 39.7% in August
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s annual inflation rate has hit a new record high in August, as the cash-strapped country continues to battle price hikes and…
Continue Reading A Pakistani soldier is killed in a shootout with militants near Afghanistan border, military says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani military says a soldier was killed in an overnight shootout with militants in the northwest along the border with…
Continue Reading The Vatican beatifies a Polish family of 9 killed by the Nazis for sheltering Jews
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Vatican has beatified a Polish family of nine including children who were all…
Continue Reading Southern Swiss region rejects a plan to fast-track big solar parks on Alpine mountainsides
GENEVA (AP) — Voters in a southern Swiss region have rejected a plan to allow large solar parks on their sun-baked Alpine mountainsides as part of…
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Mike Jordan Notches 550th Career Win Against Saint Louis
NORMAL, Illinois (KVIA) – After three matches in less than 24 hours, the Redbird Classic has come to a successful close for the Aggies. NM State…
Continue Reading Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools
By CHARLENE PELE Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — As young children went back to school across Sweden last month, many of their teachers were…
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UTEP Volleyball Falls to NC State 
ATHENS, Ohio (KVIA) – Despite a late fourth-set comeback, the UTEP volleyball team (6-2) was bested by NC State, 3-1 (21-25, 25-16, 16-25, 22-25),…
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US wins Berhalter’s return match as coach, beats Uzbekistan 3-0 on goals by Weah, Pepi and Pulisic
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gregg Berhalter’s second term as U.S. coach began with a quick start, 80 sluggish minutes, two late goals and a 3-0 exhibition…
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