Dona Ana amends contract with county manager; Macias will leave office in April
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Dona Ana County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to amend the contract of County Manager…
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US wildlife managers capture wandering Mexican wolf, attempt dating game ahead of breeding season
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A match made in the wilds of New Mexico? An endangered Mexican wolf captured last…
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Georgia and Alabama propose a deal to settle their water war over the Chattahoochee River
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia and Alabama are proposing a deal to settle their water war over the Chattahoochee River. If…
Continue Reading How the presidents of Harvard, Penn and MIT testified to Congress on antisemitism
By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Over five hours at a congressional hearing, lawmakers pressed the presidents of Harvard,…
Continue Reading FBI to exhume woman’s body from unsolved 1969 killing in Netflix’s ‘The Keepers’
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — FBI investigators are planning to exhume the body of a young woman whose unsolved 1969 killing was…
Continue Reading Judge rejects delay of ruling backing North Dakota tribes’ effort to change legislative boundaries
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has denied a motion to stay his decision in a redistricting lawsuit brought by…
Continue Reading Pew survey: YouTube tops teens’ social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Teen usage of social media hasn’t dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of…
Continue Reading Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s state athletic board fined a high school and put it on probation…
Continue Reading Kate Cox sought an abortion in Texas. A court said no because she didn’t show her life was in danger
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kate Cox, whose fetus had a fatal condition, did not qualify for an…
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United Nations General Assembly votes to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Originally Published: 12 DEC 23 16:39 ET By Caitlin Hu, CNN United Nations (CNN) — The United Nations General Assembly has voted to demand an…
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El Paso’s Star on the Mountain shining brighter, more sustainably than ever
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Star on the Mountain has been extensively renovated. The El Paso Chamber announced the successful completion of…
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More sun tomorrow; slight rain chance for Thursday
Temps will stay relatively warm – at least above normal – with more sunshine expected tomorrow. There will be a slight rain chance late Wednesday and…
Continue Reading US to spend $700M on new embassy in Ireland, breaks ground on new embassy in Saudi Arabia
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is planning to construct a new U.S. embassy in Ireland. The State…
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El Paso state senator hosts Toys for Tots drive
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Senator Cesar J. Blanco hosted his 9th Annual Toys for Tots drive this week. The state senator gave away 250 toys to El Paso…
Continue ReadingScientists uncover a surprising phenomenon in the Himalayas that might be slowing the effects of climate change
Originally Published: 12 DEC 23 10:39 ET Updated: 12 DEC 23 15:51 ET By Allison Chinchar, CNN Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory…
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Watch: City officials provide update on El Paso’s migrant situation
Update: Mayor Leeser said during the news conference that numbers have gone up over the last several weeks, but the city expects them to go back…
Continue Reading Man arrested in Washington state after detective made false statements gets $225,000 settlement
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — King County has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit by a Black man who was arrested after a…
Continue Reading Former Iowa deputy pleads guilty in hot-vehicle death of police dog
AMES, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge after a police dog under his care died inside a…
Continue Reading Three gun dealers sued by New Jersey attorney general, who says they violated state law
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s attorney general has sued three firearms dealers, alleging that they ran…
Continue Reading DeSantis’ campaign and allied super PAC face new concerns about legal conflicts, AP sources say
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis has visited each of Iowa’s 99 counties. He has…
Continue Reading New York’s high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of US House
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court on Tuesday ordered the state to draw new congressional…
Continue Reading What we know about the legal case of a Texas woman denied the right to an immediate abortion
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Last week, a Texas woman sued her home state for the right to obtain an abortion in a new kind of challenge to…
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‘You can overcome the fear of pain’: Why Marina Abramović puts her body on the line for art
CNN By Maddie Araujo, CNN (Interview by Christiane Amanpour, CNN) London, UK (CNN) — For an artist whose work focuses so heavily on mortality,…
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13 cold, stunned sea turtles from New England given holiday names as they rehab in Florida
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This Rudolph won’t be leading his pals Blitzen, Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet and Cupid through the Christmas Eve sky.…
Continue Reading Virginia sheriff’s office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Virginia authorities have determined that a Tesla was operating on its Autopilot system and was…
Continue Reading North Carolina officer who repeatedly struck woman during arrest gets 40-hour suspension
By SARAH BRUMFIELD, JOHN RABY and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press A police officer who repeatedly punched a Black woman during an arrest in North…
Continue Reading Nebraska priest, bleeding from multiple stab wounds, yelled ‘help me’ when deputy arrived
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Moments after a Nebraska priest called 911 to report that a man was standing in his kitchen with a…
Continue Reading UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to demand a humanitarian…
Continue Reading Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel’s ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that Israel was losing international…
Continue Reading Crews work to contain gas pipeline spill in Washington state
CONWAY, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say more than 25,000 gallons of gasoline spilled when part of a pipeline failed in northwestern Washington state…
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