China’s latest EV is a ‘connected’ car from smart phone and electronics maker Xiaomi
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese smart consumer electronics maker Xiaomi is joining China’s booming but crowded…
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An airstrip is being built on a Yemeni island during the ongoing war, with ‘I LOVE UAE’ next to it
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to target ships in a Mideast waterway, satellite…
Continue Reading A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo’s David raises questions about freedom of expression
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion…
Continue Reading US journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind bars
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press For Evan Gershkovich, the dozen appearances in Moscow’s courts over the past year have fallen into a pattern.…
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Maryland governor says ‘long road ahead’ after Baltimore bridge collapse
WBAL, WMAR, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Aditi Sangal, Tori B. Powell, Holly Yan, Chris Boyette, Greg Wallace and Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) —…
Continue Reading Turkey’s high-stakes mayoral races are expected to be close. Volunteer monitors will be key
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of…
Continue Reading Ukraine foreign minister arrives in New Delhi to boost ties with India, a historical ally of Russia
NEW DELHI (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister has arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit to boost bilateral ties between the two countries.…
Continue Reading Republican panel’s selection to be Rep. Buck’s likely replacement is a saving grace for Boebert
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Republican panel made a surprising decision Thursday night, choosing a…
Continue Reading Venezuelans are increasingly stuck in Mexico, explaining drop in illegal crossings to US
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, ELLIOT SPAGAT and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuelan migrants often have a quick answer when…
Continue Reading No police charges for Taylor Swift’s dad over paparazzi incident in Sydney
SYDNEY (AP) — Taylor Swift’s father will not be charged over a paparazzi photographer’s claim that Scott Swift assaulted him on the Sydney…
Continue Reading Schools in the path of April’s total solar eclipse prepare for a natural teaching moment
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Seventh-grade student Henry Cohen bounced side to side in time to the Beatles’ “Here…
Continue Reading Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
By KEN SWEET and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a…
Continue Reading Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children
By WAFAA SHURAFA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central…
Continue Reading Trump’s team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The charges against Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize…
Continue Reading What to know about the cargo ship Dali, a mid-sized ocean monster that took down a Baltimore bridge
By NICK PERRY Associated Press Here’s what to know about the cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to…
Continue Reading Burnings and beheadings: Myanmar junta escalates terror tactics against its people
CNN By Helen Regan, Angus Watson, Anna Coren, Su Chay and Pallabi Munsi, CNN (CNN) — The two young men are bloodied, their feet clamped in…
Continue Reading Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for ‘law and order,’ to show contrast with Biden
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Donald Trump attended Thursday’s wake of a New York…
Continue Reading ‘I knew I could be killed’: This cash van guard is just one of South Africa’s crime wave victims
CNN By David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — For South Africans, normality is a sliding scale. Record…
Continue Reading Obama, Clinton and big-name entertainers help Biden raise a record $26 million for his reelection
By COLLEEN LONG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some big names from the entertainment world have…
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UTEP president joins new Texas Space Commission
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Governor Greg Abbott has launched the Texas Space Commission, and one of the members of the Board of Directors is UTEP’s…
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El Paso Airport bridge gets a new look in 2025
El PASO, Texas– (KVIA) The El Paso international airport received $850,000 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. Congresswoman Veronica…
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WIPP celebrates 25th anniversary of waste shipments
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Waste Isolation Pilot Plant celebrated the 25th anniversary of the first waste shipment to Carlsbad, New Mexico. The…
Continue Reading US military drains fuel from tank facility that leaked fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military has finished draining more than 104 million gallons of fuel from an underground…
Continue Reading Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, is dead at 90
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into…
Continue Reading Former correctional officer at women’s prison in California sentenced for sexually abusing inmates
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former correctional officer at a federal women’s prison in California has been sentenced to six years in prison for…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot dating rule is legal under civil rights law, appeals court says
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal appeals court says a requirement for Pennsylvania voters to put accurate…
Continue Reading Hawaii says 30 Lahaina fire survivors are moving into housing daily but 3,000 are still in hotels
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says some 3,000 people displaced by Lahaina’s wildfires are still living…
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Judge recommends ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred
CNN By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — An attorney discipline judge in California has recommended that ex-Trump election…
Continue Reading A $500K house was built on the wrong Hawaii lot. A legal fight is unfolding over the mix-up
HONOLULU (AP) — A woman who purchased a vacant lot in Hawaii was surprised to find out a $500,000 house was built on the property by mistake.…
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‘It truly breaks my heart’: family remembers El Paso man who died in Wisconsin water tank
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A family is mourning an El Paso man who died after police said he was trapped in a water tank in Wisconsin while cleaning…
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