25 hardest colleges to get into in America
Stacker used the most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics to rank the 25 hardest colleges to get into across the…
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Top 10 cities with the lowest and highest salaries needed to live comfortably
SmartAsset determines the average salary needed to live alone or support a family comfortably in major U.S.…
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The number of female Certified Financial Planners grew by 13.9%. Here's a closer look at who is joining the profession—and where
SmartAsset compares data on Certified Financial Planners to reveal findings about who is joining the profession and which states had the highest…
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Guerilla bus stop benches are spurring Berkeley officials to install official seating for transit passengers
Next City reports that activists in Berkeley, California, have been building benches for bus riders in hopes the city will follow suit to provide…
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Indonesian Cabinet ministers deny claims by losing presidential candidates of misused government aid
By NINIEK KARMINI and ANDI JATMIKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Four Indonesian Cabinet members have testified that no rules were…
Continue Reading Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian warplanes in one of its biggest drone attacks of the war
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials are claiming they used a barrage of drones to destroy at least six…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground following surprisingly strong US jobs report
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks ended solidly higher and bond yields rose Friday as Wall Street welcomed a surprisingly…
Continue Reading Kosovo will conduct a nationwide census that includes surveying the ethnic Serb minority
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government has begun its first nationwide census since…
Continue ReadingDeadly Nor’easter cuts off power to hundreds of thousands across the Northeast as many roads remain impassable
WMUR, SCOTT RYAN, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Artemis Moshtaghian, Gene Norman and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — At least four people are dead and hundreds…
Continue Reading A film in Nigeria remembers the Chibok girls abducted 10 years ago, and unites heartbroken families
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A new film in Nigeria is being screened to remember the nearly 100 schoolgirls who are…
Continue Reading Russia renews big attacks on Ukrainian power grid using better intelligence and new tactics
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press When the Russian barrage hit the Ukrainian power plant, a worker named Taras was manning the control panel — a…
Continue Reading Crowds picnic to see Tokyo’s cherry blossoms at full bloom
By AYAKA MCGILL Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Crowds gathered Friday to enjoy Japan’s famed cherry blossoms in Tokyo, where cold weather has…
Continue Reading New mass graves in Rwanda reveal cracks in reconciliation efforts, 30 years after the genocide
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press HUYE, Rwanda (AP) — The diggers’ hoes scrape the brown soil, looking for — and often…
Continue Reading Rescue teams in Taiwan searching for family feared trapped in rockslide following earthquake
By JOHNSON LAI and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a…
Continue Reading After six months of war, Israel’s isolation grows with no end in sight
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — When Israel declared war against Hamas last October, it stood unified at home and enjoyed broad…
Continue Reading South Korea election issues: Green onions, striking doctors, an alleged sexist jab at a candidate
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Soaring prices for green onions and apples. Striking doctors. A…
Continue Reading Former Trump officials are among the most vocal opponents of returning him to the White House
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has called him a “threat to democracy.” Former…
Continue Reading Sex, drugs and the Ramones: CNN’s Camerota ties up ‘loose ends’ from high school
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A recent trip to the clothing store that replaced New York’s legendary punk club CBGB’s…
Continue Reading Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s new book “True Gretch” will detail her…
Continue Reading Americans think a president’s power should be checked, AP-NORC poll finds — unless their side wins
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Like many Americans, Richard Bidon says he’d like to see the U.S.…
Continue Reading Another month of robust US job growth points to continued economic strength
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling…
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Community Champions: Six Borderland soccer teams prepare for regional semi-finals
EL PASO, Texas – It has to be one of, if not the best season for high school soccer in the Borderland. Entering this week’s regional semi-finals…
Continue Reading Yellen calls for level playing field for US workers and firms during China visit
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — The U.S. treasury secretary has called for a level playing field for…
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‘Shattered Lives’ Event Returns to Centennial With Mock Deaths, Arrests
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Students at Centennial High School got a sobering lesson in the consequences of drunk driving with the “Shattered…
Continue Reading 6 inmates who sued New York over its prison lockdown order will get to view solar eclipse after all
NEW YORK (AP) — Six inmates who sued New York’s corrections department over its decision to lock down prisons during next Monday’s…
Continue Reading Hawaii police officer who alleged racial discrimination by chief settles for $350K, agrees to retire
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A county in Hawaii has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the…
Continue Reading UK airports get more time to put in new scanners that will allow more liquids and packed laptops
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government will grant extensions to several large U.K. airports unable to meet the June 1…
Continue Reading Thomas Gumbleton, Detroit Catholic bishop who opposed war and promoted social justice, dies at 94
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Thomas Gumbleton, a Catholic bishop in Detroit who for decades was an international voice against war…
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El Paso Zoo responds to Association of Zoos & Aquariums; how zoo intends to respond to concerns
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has obtained the official responses from the El Paso Zoo to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums inspection that took…
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El Paso Comic Con to hold sensory-friendly hour
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Comic Con announced the convention will once again hold a Sensory Friendly Hour, set to take place on Sunday, April…
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