Nicaraguan government bans Jesuit order and says all its property will be confiscated
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s government has declared the Jesuit religious order illegal, and ordered the confiscation of all its property.…
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Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who in June mounted an armed rebellion that…
Continue Reading Wagner mercenary leader, Russian mutineer, ‘Putin’s chef’: The many sides of Yevgeny Prigozhin
By The Associated Press His name was on the manifest of a passenger plane that crashed in Russia. Just two months ago, Yevgeny Prigozhin was leading…
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13-year-old found locked in suspected West El Paso sex trafficking stash house
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several law enforcement agencies worked together to recover a 13-year-old found locked inside a suspected stash house in…
Continue Reading Ambulance dispatcher dies after being shot in parking lot over weekend; estranged husband charged
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas dispatcher who was shot in the parking lot of a Little Rock-area ambulance service over the weekend has died.…
Continue Reading Extremists abduct more than 40 women in latest attack in northeast Nigeria
By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Locals have reported the abduction of 42 women during an attack by Islamic extremist…
Continue Reading US nurse kidnapped in Haiti speaks via video for first time since her release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. nurse who was kidnapped in Haiti last month with her young daughter spoke via video this week for the first…
Continue Reading Arizona court to review ruling that abortion doctors can’t be charged under pre-statehood law
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court’s conclusion that abortion doctors can’t be prosecuted under a…
Continue Reading Supporters of silenced Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr won’t face trespassing charges
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana prosecutors are declining to pursue misdemeanor trespassing charges against seven…
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El Paso Water to Host Water Festival
El Paso, Texas (KVIA)-This weekend, you and your family can celebrate and learn how water influences our daily lives with El Paso Water and the…
Continue Reading Mom gets life for stabbing newborn and throwing the baby in a river in 1992. DNA cracked the case
YORK, S.C. (AP) — A 50-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her newborn daughter, whose stabbed body was found in a…
Continue Reading Basketball World Cup 2023: How to watch, who’s playing, who’s favored and more
By The Associated Press The U.S.-Canada rivalry in men’s basketball has been one-sided. The teams have played 22 times in senior men’s…
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Local plastic surgeon provides free reconstructive surgery to borderland kids
El Paso, Texas (KVIA)- Dr. Marco Gonzalez is offering reconstructive surgery to borderland children affected by defects developed by disease, injury,…
Continue Reading Heavy rain helps douse wildfires in Canada’s British Columbia
KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters in a scenic region of British Columbia say heavy rain overnight has helped douse wildfires that…
Continue Reading Deadly heat wave in the central US strains infrastructure, transportation and the Texas power grid
By ACACIA CORONADO and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into…
Continue Reading Ohio attorney general rejects language for amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has rejected petition language for a…
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One-on-one with UTEP’s Dana Dimel: Miners prepare for season opener at Jacksonville State
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP head coach Dana Dimel spoke exclusively with ABC-7 as the Miners prepare for Saturday’s season opener against Jacksonville…
Continue Reading Driver of minivan facing charge in Ohio school bus crash that killed 1 student, hurt 23
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The driver of a minivan involved in a crash with an Ohio school bus that left one student dead and more than a score of…
Continue Reading Argentina arrests dozens in looting attempts amid fear of growing violence ahead of October election
By VICTOR R. CAIVANO and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LOMA HERMOSA; Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities have reported a large number of…
Continue Reading Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch is sold for an undisclosed price to a newly registered company
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Known as the Zorro Ranch, a high-desert property once owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been sold after two…
Continue Reading California shop owner killed over Pride flag was adamant she would never take it down, friend says
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and RICHARD VOGEL Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A longtime friend says the California woman killed for apparently…
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El Paso taxes: County proposes tax rate increase, gives elected officials pay raise
by Cindy Ramirez, El Paso MattersAugust 23, 2023 El Paso County is considering adopting a tax rate that would raise some property taxes about $100 a…
Continue Reading Giants tight end Tommy Sweeney collapses from ‘medical event,’ in stable condition
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants say tight end Tommy Sweeney is stable and alert after collapsing during practice and being carted…
Continue Reading Montana woman sentenced to life in prison for torturing and killing her 12-year-old grandson
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A 51-year-old Montana woman who pleaded guilty to torturing and killing her 12-year-old grandson more than three years ago…
Continue Reading Woman pleads guilty to fatally shoving Broadway singing coach, age 87, avoiding a long prison stay
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who killed an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach by shoving her onto a Manhattan sidewalk has avoided a lengthy prison…
Continue Reading North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, vows 3rd try
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its second attempt to launch a spy satellite failed again but vowed to…
Continue Reading New York golfer charged with animal cruelty after goose killed with golf club
By JULIE WALKER and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Officials in New York say a golfer beat a goose to death with a golf club in…
Continue Reading Deep-sea ‘hot tubs’ help octopus moms hatch their eggs faster
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most octopuses lead solitary lives. So scientists were startled to find thousands of…
Continue Reading Former USC star Reggie Bush plans defamation lawsuit against NCAA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Southern California running back Reggie Bush plans to file a defamation lawsuit against the NCAA over a statement made by…
Continue Reading Oklahoma authorities name the BTK killer as the ‘prime suspect’ in at least two unsolved cases
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press The BTK serial killer has been named the “prime suspect” in two unsolved killings…
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