Free Disney World passes are latest front in war between Disney and DeSantis appointees
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Already involved in two lawsuits with Disney, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a board that oversees Disney…
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Spanish singer Miguel Bosé robbed, bound along with children at Mexico City house
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Spanish singer Miguel Bosé says 10 armed assailants burst into his house in Mexico City and tied him, his two children and…
Continue Reading West Virginia University students push back on program and faculty cuts after $45M budget shortfall
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University students have staged a walkout to protest the…
Continue Reading San Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archdiocese has filed for bankruptcy, saying the filing is necessary to…
Continue Reading FDA approves RSV vaccine for moms-to-be to guard their newborns
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies…
Continue Reading Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama can enforce a ban outlawing the use of…
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El Paso father found not guilty in murder of infant daughter
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso father Jose Varela has been found not guilty of capital murder and murder in the death of his infant daughter by a…
Continue Reading Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said to be recruiting Wagner ‘strongmen’ for Africa
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Posts on Russian social media channels indicate that Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Some storms along with cooler temps heading our way
El Paso had some rain Monday – a quick shower hit some parts of town along with some gusty winds and blowing sand. Most rainfall was less than .15″…
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El Paso receives nearly $15 million to support migrant organizations
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nearly $15 million is headed to El Paso migrant organizations. The money is coming from the Department of Homeland Security…
Continue Reading Syria’s state media says Israeli airstrikes near the capital of Damascus have wounded 1 soldier
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (AP) — Syria’s state media say Israel’s military has carried out airstrikes near the capital of Damascus wounding one…
Continue Reading Trial scheduled in 2024 for movie armorer in fatal shooting of cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has set a 2024 starting date for the trial of movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in the fatal shooting of…
Continue Reading Weekend bull-running in Mexico sends 2 men to the hospital with serious injuries
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two men remain in the hospital for serious wounds suffered at a weekend bull-running event in central Mexico that officials say…
Continue Reading House Republicans subpoena IRS and FBI agents involved in Hunter Biden case
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have subpoenaed several FBI and IRS agents involved in the federal…
Continue Reading MacKenzie Scott gave 24 nonprofits $146 million in the first half of 2023
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott’s quest to give the bulk of her wealth to charity…
Continue Reading Justice Department objects to Trump’s proposed April 2026 date for DC trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are objecting to the April 2026 trial date proposed by lawyers for Donald Trump in the case accusing the…
Continue Reading Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday…
Continue Reading School choice advocacy groups hammer away at Kentucky’s Democratic governor in campaign ads
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — While Republican Daniel Cameron has downplayed his support for charter schools and…
Continue Reading Montana asks judge to allow TikTok ban to take effect while legal challenge moves through courts
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana is asking a federal judge to allow its law banning new downloads of TikTok to take…
Continue Reading Dominican Republic offers economic aid to families of 32 killed in explosion as probe continues
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican government says the families of the 32 people killed in an explosion last week will receive…
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Trump and several co-defendants negotiating bond terms with Fulton County DA’s office Monday
yOriginally Published: 21 AUG 23 12:53 ETUpdated: 21 AUG 23 15:14 ETBy Zachary Cohen, Jason Morris, Katelyn Polantz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN(CNN)…
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Under new state law, Texas will bill electric vehicle drivers an extra $200 a year
By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune Aug. 21, 2023 “Under new state law, Texas will bill electric vehicle drivers an extra $200 a year” was first…
Continue Reading Maryland man charged with ISIS-inspired plot pleads guilty to planning separate airport attack
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A man charged in 2019 with planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a…
Continue Reading CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
By The Associated Press Tropical Storm Hilary faded after delivering a drenching that ranged from Mexico’s Baja California north all the way to…
Continue Reading Prosecutor asks judge to throw out charges against Black truck driver mauled by police dog in Ohio
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor in Ohio is asking a judge to dismiss charges, at least for now, against a…
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Alice Cooper band member suffers heat exhaustion after playing in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss was treated for heat exhaustion after performing at the Sun Bowl Friday. “Turns out I…
Continue Reading U.N. calls unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots a violation of the status quo on Cyprus
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council says unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots inside the U.N. buffer zone dividing Cyrus is a…
Continue Reading After school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers not expected to take up gun control in special session
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers gaveled in for a special session stemming…
Continue Reading Chicago-area woman arrested on charges of emailing threats to shoot Trump and his son
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Federal agents have arrested a 41-year-old Chicago-area woman on a complaint accusing her of…
Continue Reading Russian space agency chief blames decades of inactivity for Luna-25 lander’s crash on the moon
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of Russia’s space agency says the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after its…
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