Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces Thursday, August 24
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Thursday, August 24 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates…
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Hospital services in the UK come to a standstill as thousands of senior doctors strike again
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hospital care across England is coming to a standstill as senior doctors launch another 48-hour strike…
Continue Reading Reports: NATO-member Norway to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming third country to do so
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO-member Norway will reportedly donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, whose forces are embroiled in a difficult…
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StormTrack Weather: Scattered storms expected Thursday
I hope you enjoyed the break from Wednesday’s heat and the much-needed rainfall. Here are some rainfall totals in El Paso .29 inches, Las Cruces…
Continue Reading Building collapse in Nigeria’s capital leaves two people dead while many are feared trapped
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rescue crews are searching for survivors after a building collapse in Nigeria’s…
Continue Reading A Pakistani court delays ruling on ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan’s conviction appeal
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a top court in Pakistan’s capital is delaying a crucial ruling on an appeal from…
Continue Reading Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame…
Continue Reading Winding road takes runner Abdihamid Nur from Somalia to the starting line at worlds for the US
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The path for Abdihamid Nur to get to the starting line of the 5,000 meters has been both…
Continue Reading Palestinian authorities say an explosion at a Hamas site in Gaza has killed 1 militant
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian authorities say that an explosion has ripped through a Hamas militant site in the central Gaza Strip,…
Continue Reading Hopeful signs of an economic ‘soft landing’ emerge in Jackson Hole as Fed meets with world watching
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — At the height of the post-pandemic economic recovery, Andy…
Continue Reading UK political watchdog says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘inadvertently’ broke ethics rules
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been chided by Parliament’s standards guardian for failing to declare his wife’s financial…
Continue Reading Niger junta’s 3-year transition plan is a ‘provocation,’ says West African regional bloc
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The West African bloc ECOWAS has rejected the proposal by Niger’s mutinous soldiers for a…
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25 hip-hop pioneers: Then and now
Stacker explores the rich legacy of hip-hop by highlighting the journey of 25 pioneering…
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As car prices stabilize, car maintenance remains costly
Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and trade data from the U.S. Census Bureau, The General explored why car repairs are so…
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25 of the best female hip-hop collaborations
Stacker pulled from various sources to compile a list of 25 of the best female hip-hop collaborations from the past 50…
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California, Texas lead the nation for most disaster-prone states. Here's how the top 10 states compare.
To identify the most disaster-prone states in the country, MoneyGeek analyzed 20 years of disaster declarations data from the Federal Emergency…
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Post-COVID surge in weddings, other formal functions drive uptick in jewelry sales
Jewel360.com compiled data from the Labor Department to show how jewelry sales have rebounded since…
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How gas prices have changed across the U.S. since the 1970s
CheapInsurance.com used historical data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to visualize monthly changes in gasoline prices over the last 45…
Continue Reading Iran and Saudi Arabia are among 6 nations set to join China and Russia in the BRICS economic bloc
By GERALD IMRAY, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia were among six countries invited…
Continue Reading Rockslide near the Dead Sea in Israel kills 5-year-old boy and injures 6 others
JERUSALEM (AP) — An avalanche of rocks tumbled down a hillside onto a hiking trail near the Dead Sea in Israel on Thursday, trapping many people,…
Continue Reading At least 7 people are dead after a bus carrying Indian pilgrims crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims from India crashed in southern Nepal killing at least seven occupants and injuring others.…
Continue Reading US intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane
By EMMA BURROWS and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that an intentional…
Continue Reading Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest is extended by a Moscow court, state news agency says
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court ruled Thursday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must stay in jail on espionage charges until the end…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Federal Reserve’s Powell speech
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Friday, discouraged by a Wall Street slump that followed a blowout profit…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police have arrested 41 workers for poll monitoring groups and accused them of…
Continue Reading 3 small Palestinian villages emptied out this summer. Residents blame Israeli settler attacks
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press AL-QABUN, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian hamlet of al-Qabun in the central occupied West Bank was silent this…
Continue Reading Oklahoma schools head takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top public education official has a new target in his culture war fight: the…
Continue Reading California may pay unemployment to striking workers. But the fund to cover it is already insolvent
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some California lawmakers want to make striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits.…
Continue Reading Petroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press REED POINT, Mont. (AP) — Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products…
Continue Reading Mug shot of Donald Trump shows scowling former president during speedy booking at Atlanta jail
By ERIC TUCKER, KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A scowling Donald Trump posed for a mug shot Thursday as he…
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