Ysleta ISD to host annual day as a principal luncheon
Ysleta ISD’s Day as a Principal event allows community to experience what it’s like to serve as a guest principal. Through this experience, guest…
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Should college essays touch on race? Some feel the affirmative action ruling leaves them no choice
By COLLIN BINKLEY, ANNIE MA and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — When she started writing her college essay, Hillary Amofa told the…
Continue Reading NCAA President Charlie Baker urges states with legal wagering to ban prop bets on college athletes
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer In the midst of March Madness, the NCAA is pushing for states with legal wagering on sporting events to…
Continue Reading Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here’s what to know
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — Millions of people along a narrow band in North America will look up when the sky darkens…
Continue Reading Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley on the joys of foul language and friendship
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley play women brought together by letters in the new film “Wicked…
Continue Reading Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two…
Continue Reading Apple announces Worldwide Developers Conference dates, in-person event
Apple has announced their annual developers conference will take place June 10 through June 14. The big summer event will be live-streamed, but some…
Continue Reading Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ allies
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state…
Continue Reading A UK financial trader dubbed the ringleader of an interest rate manipulation scandal loses an appeal
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British financial trader described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate…
Continue Reading Yellen says China’s rapid buildout of its green energy industry ‘distorts global prices’
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called out China’s excess production in green energy,…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about the allegations against Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only a week has passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly fired Ippei Mizuhara, the…
Continue Reading Banksy tree mural that sprouted in London is fenced off after apparent vandalism
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It was nice while it lasted. An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that…
Continue Reading Quran-burning Iraqi man who faces an expulsion order from Sweden plans to seek asylum in Norway
STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has told a newspaper in the country that he would seek asylum in…
Continue Reading Kia invests in new compact car even though the segment is shrinking as Americans buy SUVs and trucks
NEW YORK (AP) — Kia is rolling out a revamped compact car in the U.S. even though sales of the small cars are dropping as the nation continues to…
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Appeals court keeps controversial Texas immigration law on hold
Originally Published: 27 MAR 24 07:37 ET Updated: 27 MAR 24 08:43 ET By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A controversial Texas law that allows state…
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‘It’s amazing’: 90-year-old mail carrier recognized for nearly 65 years at USPS
WNEM, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Lauren Piesko Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Rain, snow,…
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What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse
CNN By Holly Yan and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — A massive cargo ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday,…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger says he got a pacemaker fitted last week
Originally Published: 26 MAR 24 09:01 ET Updated: 26 MAR 24 09:02 ET By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed…
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Texas AG Paxton settles felony fraud investigation, avoiding trial and ending yearslong legal saga
Originally Published: 26 MAR 24 15:43 ET By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday struck a deal with…
Continue Reading Biden leans on his Democratic predecessors as Trump remains isolated from other Republican leaders
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden needs advice, there are two people he can turn to who know what…
Continue Reading Pope appears in better health, praises Israeli and Arab fathers who both lost daughters in conflict
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis appears in better health, walking into the Vatican audience hall on his own with a cane for his weekly audience…
Continue Reading Donald Sutherland writes of a long life in film in his upcoming memoir, ‘Made Up, But Still True’
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland has a memoir coming out in November. The actor reflects on his life of nearly 90 years and his 60-year career in…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden’s lawyers push California judge to toss out tax charges
By STEFANIE DAZIO and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden asked a judge Wednesday to toss out the tax…
Continue Reading The death toll in the Moscow concert hall attack rises to 143, while 80 others remain hospitalized
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say that the death toll in last week’s Moscow concert hall attack has risen to 143. Health officials said…
Continue Reading 783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UN says
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05…
Continue Reading Rowers in England’s university Boat Race given health warning over E.coli levels in the Thames
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the…
Continue Reading Correction: Nashville School Shooting-Anniversary story
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In a story originally published March 27, 2024, about a human chain commemorating one year since a Nashville school…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Calm for now, windy Easter Sunday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert not for today but for your Easter Sunday. Sadly winds are looking to crank up with blowing…
Continue Reading Chinese leader Xi issues a positive message at a meeting with US business leaders as ties improve
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top American business leaders in…
Continue Reading Lands, a Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips seat in Alabama House
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press A Democrat who made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign in deeply conservative Alabama has won a…
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