Purdue’s Zach Edey is the overwhelming choice for 2nd straight AP Player of the Year award
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The child who wanted Zach Edey’s autograph during his Purdue recruiting trip…
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Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the…
Continue Reading First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan’s Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger
By JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United Nations has begun distributing food in Sudan’s war-ravaged western Darfur…
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Israel’s military says it made ‘grave’ mistakes in killing seven aid workers in Gaza. Here’s what we know
CNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said its troops made a series of “grave” mistakes and violated protocol in their…
Continue Reading Sheriff says man held at problem-plagued jail in Atlanta was stabbed to death by another detainee
ATLANTA (AP) — The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said Atlanta police are investigating after a man being held at the problem-plagued county jail…
Continue Reading EPA head Regan defends $20B green bank: ‘I feel really good about this program’
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday defended a new $20 billion federal…
Continue Reading USC’s Bronny James declares for NBA draft and enters transfer portal after 1 season
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James will enter the NBA draft after one season at Southern California that was shortened…
Continue Reading Condemned inmate could face ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if good vein is elusive, lawyers say
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe introduces new currency as depreciation and rising inflation stoke economic turmoil
BY FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has launched a new currency to replace its previous one that in recent months…
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“Walk to Cure Arthritis” this weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Most people think of the elderly population when it comes to arthritis, but the truth is many young people are diagnosed, as…
Continue Reading NYC to pay $17.5M to settle suit over forced removal of religious head coverings during mug shots
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two Muslim women who…
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Aftershocks rattle Northeast after rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake hits region
CNN By Ray Sanchez and Alaa Elassar, CNN New York (CNN) — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled buildings across parts of the Northeast Friday…
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Window to the world to host a pop-up event for the El Paso museum and the community
El Paso, TX ( KVIA)-The International Museum of Art will hold a pop-up event to tell our community the story of a multi-year project. The educational…
Continue Reading Incendiary device thrown at German synagogue door, but damage minor and no injuries
BERLIN (AP) — Police say an incendiary device has been thrown at a door of a synagogue in northwestern Germany but caused only minor damage. No one…
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El Paso goes Blue to help Prevent Child Abuse
El Paso, TX (KVIA)-April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Department of Family and Protective Service empowers communities with resources to…
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4.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Northeast
LEBANON, New Jersey (ABC NEWS) — A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the Northeast Friday morning, shaking buildings from Philadelphia to New Jersey…
Continue Reading US East Coast earthquake rattles millions, but region escapes sweeping damage
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An unusual East Coast earthquake has shaken millions of people from New York…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban receives a medal from pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president Dodik
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has received a medal from the pro-Russian leader of Bosnia’s Serbs,…
Continue Reading What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse as a third body is found and Biden visits
BALTIMORE (AP) — A third body has been found at the site of last week’s bridge collapse in Baltimore. Meanwhile, a tentative timeline has been…
Continue Reading J&J to pump another $13B into its MedTech business with Shockwave deal
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Johnson & Johnson is pumping more money into heart care with a roughly $13 billion deal for Shockwave Medical,…
Continue Reading McDonald’s buys its Israeli restaurants from franchisee who sparked costly boycotts
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s is buying its restaurants in Israel from a longtime franchisee, hoping to reset sales that have…
Continue Reading Peru’s president interrogated by prosecutors for hours amid expanding ‘Rolexgate’ probe
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has begun testifying to prosecutors on…
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CRRUA interim director taking questions at Sunland Park Town Hall Meeting
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) is inviting residents to share concerns and ask questions at…
Continue Reading US-Chinese military talks resume on safety in the air and at sea after a nearly 2-year break
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese defense officials have met for the first time in nearly two years to…
Continue Reading Sean Paul helped bring dancehall to the masses. With a new tour, he’s ready to do it all over again
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It has been 21 years since Sean Paul’s dancehall anthem “Get Busy” topped the Billboard…
Continue Reading Austria likely to be largely ice-free within 45 years as glaciers recede quickly, experts say
VIENNA (AP) — Experts say Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45…
Continue Reading Israeli ambassador, summoned by Poland in protest, apologizes for death of Polish aid worker
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s deputy foreign minister has handed a diplomatic note to Israel’s ambassador…
Continue Reading Right to children or children’s rights? Surrogacy debate comes to a head in Rome
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — An international campaign to ban surrogacy received a strong endorsement Friday from the Vatican,…
Continue Reading Egyptian authorities arrest 10 after a pro-Gaza rally calling for severing ties with Israel
CAIRO (AP) — A human rights lawyer in Egypt says the authorities have arrested 10 activists who participated in a pro-Palestinian protest where…
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A happy reunion after a dog missing in San Diego turns up in Michigan
CNN By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A lost dog was homeward bound this week after an incredible journey took her inexplicably from her San Diego home…
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