Digging up rap’s roots: How African rhythms birthed American hip-hop
CNN By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late…
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Migrant dies and another is in critical condition after boat partially deflates in English Channel
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One person died Friday and another is in critical condition after a boat carrying more than 60 migrants…
Continue Reading Kremlin foe Navalny was moved from a prison east of Moscow, his allies say, but new site is unclear
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said his lawyer was told in court…
Continue Reading Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops mistakenly shot three hostages to death…
Continue Reading 2 attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike container ships in vital Red Sea corridor
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels slammed into a cargo…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street closes out its 7th straight winning week with a quiet finish
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted through mixed trading on Friday to put a quiet end to another rocking week. The…
Continue Reading More than 100 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital
BEIJING (AP) — Two subway trains have collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones.…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 11 people, wound 8 others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and wounded eight others in a nighttime attack on a…
Continue Reading Texas Longhorn who snarled New Jersey train service will spend his remaining days in an animal sanctuary
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jessica Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — A rambunctious steer who wandered onto the tracks at Newark’s Penn Station and…
Continue Reading Liberals seek ouster from Wisconsin judicial ethics panel of Trump lawyer who advised fake electors
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberals are calling for former President Donald Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer to step down from…
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Coat drives near El Paso
Stacker compiled a list of coat drives near El Paso using data from One Warm…
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NMSU mixes work & fun as preparation for New Mexico Bowl continues
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – It was a mix of both work and fun for the New Mexico State football team Thursday in the Duke City. The Aggies are…
Continue Reading A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a ‘fire culture’ to boost its range
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America WEST END, N.C. (AP) — Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to…
Continue Reading How the US keeps funding Ukraine’s military — even as it says it’s out of money
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says funding for Ukraine has run out and it has been increasing pressure on…
Continue Reading Vermont, ranked as one of the safest states, sees dramatic spike in gun violence
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The recent shootings of three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont’s largest…
Continue Reading An appeals court will hear arguments over whether Meadows’ Georgia charges can move to federal court
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court will hear arguments Friday over whether the election interference charges…
Continue Reading Why more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in the West
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Anyone who has suspected that there are more women than men where they live, or vice versa, will find fodder for…
Continue Reading The Vatican’s ‘trial of the century,’ a Pandora’s box of unintended revelations, explained
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Verdicts are expected Saturday for a cardinal and nine other defendants in the most…
Continue Reading Sports fan Trump hits UFC fights and big games to try to put his 2024 nomination in a headlock
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After Donald Trump attended South Carolina’s annual Palmetto Bowl, video of the crowd…
Continue Reading Serbia’s Vucic seeks to reassert populist dominance in elections this weekend
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is pushing hard to reassert his populist party’s…
Continue Reading Americans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasons
By GARY FIELDS and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue…
Continue Reading A year of war: 2023 sees worst-ever Israel-Hamas combat as Russian attacks on Ukraine grind on
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A boy, his face coated in fresh blood, screams as rescuers try to pull him out…
Continue Reading Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect
By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced…
Continue Reading 5 officers and 5 militants die after attacks on police office and 2 army posts in northwest Pakistan
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say members of the country’s security forces and five militants…
Continue Reading Belgian tourist dies in an animal attack at Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Zihuatanejo
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Belgian tourist was killed in an attack by either a shark or a crocodile at a Mexican Pacific coast resort. The civil defense…
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Troubled Water Utility’s director ‘retires’ amid state investigation into contamination
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Camino Real Regional Utility Authority met Thursday to discuss an interim executive director position after news…
Continue Reading Alaska governor’s budget plan includes roughly $3,400 checks for residents and deficit of nearly $1B
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has unveiled a budget plan that would pay residents an…
Continue Reading King Charles pays light-hearted tribute to comedian Barry Humphries at Sydney memorial service
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — King Charles III has paid a light-hearted tribute to the late Barry Humphries, who was…
Continue Reading Captains of smuggling boat that capsized off California, killing 3, sentenced to federal prison
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The captains of a smuggling boat that capsized off California last year, killing three people, have been sentenced to federal…
Continue Reading California regulators vote to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operations through 2030
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — California energy regulators have voted to allow the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to operate for an additional five…
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