ABC-7 Xtra: CRRUA water issues
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On this week’s Sunday edition of ABC-7 Xtra, host Saul Saenz spoke to a southern New Mexico resident who says she has been…
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Maine Democrats who expanded abortion access now want to enshrine it in the state constitution
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A proposal to enshrine the right to an abortion in the Maine Constitution is moving forward.…
Continue Reading Top religious leaders in Haiti denounce kidnapping of nuns and demand government action
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince is pleading for the release of six nuns kidnapped last week and demanding that…
Continue Reading Purported leader of criminal gang is slain at a beachfront restaurant in Rio de Janeiro
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in Rio de Janeiro have say that a purported leader of an organized crime group…
Continue Reading The EU sanctions 6 companies accused of trying to undermine stability in conflict-torn Sudan
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on six companies it says are responsible for trying to undermine stability in…
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These New Hampshire voters don’t love everything Trump says. But here’s why they’re planning to back him
CNN By John King, CNN Portsmouth, New Hampshire (CNN) — Andrew Konchek has a long list of complaints about Donald Trump. But there’s one…
Continue Reading Judge orders the unsealing of divorce case of Trump special prosecutor in Georgia accused of affair
By KATE BRUMBACK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered court records to be made public in the…
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Boeing faces new safety alert over earlier generation of 737s
CNN By Gregory Wallace and Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — The US Federal Aviation Administration has urged airlines to inspect so-called door plugs on an…
Continue Reading Haley hopes to stop Trump’s march to nomination in New Hampshire: ‘America does not do coronations’
By STEVE PEOPLES, MICHELLE L. PRICE, HOLLY RAMER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — As the last major challenger in Donald Trump…
Continue Reading 60 Missouri corrections officers, staffers urging governor to halt execution of ‘model inmate’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dozens of Missouri Department of Corrections staff members are urging Gov. Mike Parson to grant clemency to a man scheduled…
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‘Explosive device’ found near magistrate court in Deming; suspect in custody
Update: The Deming Police Department has announced that New Mexico State Police has a suspect in custody. A vehicle of interest was captured by…
Continue Reading New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city intends to wipe out more than $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 residents.…
Continue Reading Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis residents spent their fourth day boiling water for drinking, brushing their teeth…
Continue Reading California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers in the California State…
Continue Reading Federal officials recommend that airlines inspect door plugs on some older Boeing jets as well
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration recommends that airlines inspect the door plugs on certain Boeing 737s that are older than…
Continue Reading A house fire in Indiana has killed 5 children and injured another
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Five children have died and a sixth is being treated for burns after fire tore through a house in northern Indiana. The…
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Supreme Court takes up appeal of Oklahoma death row inmate after state attorney general admitted mistakes
CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up the extraordinary appeal of an Oklahoma death row inmate named…
Continue Reading Spain’s top court says the government broke the law when it sent child migrants back to Morocco
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that Spanish authorities acted illegally when they sent unaccompanied child migrants back to…
Continue Reading Liberia’s new president takes office with a promise to ‘rescue’ Africa’s oldest republic
By MARK N. MENGONFIA and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s new President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has been sworn into…
Continue Reading US targets Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad, its CEO and Hamas cryptocurrency financiers for sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad is denying U.S. allegations that have resulted in it…
Continue Reading Germany’s parliament pays tribute to Wolfgang Schaeuble with Macron giving a speech at the memorial
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament has paid tribute to Wolfgang Schaeuble. The former finance minister and…
Continue Reading Trinidad government inquiry into divers’ deaths suggests manslaughter charges against company
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A government inquiry into the deaths of four divers in Trinidad who became trapped in a pipe while doing maintenance…
Continue Reading Dave Eggers’ children’s book ‘The Eyes & the Impossible’ wins prestigious Newbery Medal
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dave Eggers’ “The Eyes & the Impossible,” the great adventure of a very fast dog,…
Continue Reading His presidential bid over, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he won’t seek a third term as governor
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum says he will not seek a third term as governor.…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a former business partner of Hunter Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a former business partner of presidential son Hunter Biden who was seeking to…
Continue Reading Dutch court convicts pro-Syrian government militia member of illegally detaining, torturing civilian
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted a former high-ranking member of a pro-Syrian government…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Small federal agency crafts standards for making AI safe, secure and trustworthy
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — A little-known federal agency, The National Institute of Standards and Technology, was tapped by…
Continue Reading Supreme Court will consider overturning Oklahoma death row prisoner Glossip’s murder conviction
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has…
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Netanyahu must be removed, top former Israeli national security officials say
CNN By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — More than 40 senior former Israeli national security officials, celebrated scientists and prominent…
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The crisis at Kyte Baby might not have happened if the US had a mandated paid leave policy for new parents
CNN By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — The crisis that has enveloped clothing company Kyte Baby this week might not have happened if the…
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