Mexican immigration agents conduct migrant raids in Ciudad Juárez
by Special to El Paso Matters, El Paso MattersApril 2, 2024 By La Verdad Ciudad Juárez – With the deployment of more than 200 federal agents to…
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Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska’s GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Republican governor is calling on state lawmakers to move forward with a…
Continue Reading Turkey’s top election authority restores newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor’s right to hold office
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s highest election authority has restored a newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor’s right to hold office.…
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‘Maybe Texas went too far’ with immigration law, state lawyer tells federal court
Originally Published: 03 APR 24 11:00 ET Updated: 03 APR 24 12:51 ET By Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — An attorney defending Texas’…
Continue Reading DA plans to seek death penalty against man charged with killing 3 relatives in suburban Philadelphia
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press FALLSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania authorities said Wednesday they plan to pursue the death penalty against a…
Continue Reading Two Florida men plead guilty to insider trading charges related to taking Trump media firm public
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two Florida brothers have pleaded guilty to insider trading charges, admitting they made over…
Continue Reading After voters reject tax measure, Chiefs and Royals look toward future, whether in KC or elsewhere
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After the decisive failure of a ballot measure that would have provided public funds for a…
Continue Reading Dredging of Puerto Rico’s biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest and most important seaport…
Continue Reading Hepatitis C cases dropped in the US. Health officials aren’t sure if it’s a blip or a trend
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials say that new U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022.…
Continue Reading Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders join forces to promote lower health care costs, including for inhalers
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has teamed up with Sen. Bernie Sanders to promote the…
Continue Reading Worker burned in explosion at Wisconsin stadium settles lawsuit for $22 million, attorney says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The attorney for a worker burned in a 2022 explosion during renovation work on the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall…
Continue Reading Powell: Fed still sees rate cuts this year; election timing won’t affect decision
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials will likely reduce their benchmark interest rate later this…
Continue Reading Authorities identify remains of man who went missing in Niagara Falls in 1990 and drifted 145 miles
OSWEGO, N.Y. (AP) — A body that washed up on the shores of Lake Ontario in 1992 has been identified as a Buffalo man who is believed to have died…
Continue Reading Man is arrested in Easter brunch shooting in Nashville that left 1 dead and 5 injured
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police have arrested a Tennessee man suspected of an Easter brunch shooting at a…
Continue Reading South Africa’s parliament speaker resigns over accusations of bribery
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s parliament speaker has resigned and relinquished her seat in the legislature over allegations of corruption.…
Continue Reading AP PHOTOS: 10 years after her killing, Anja Niedringhaus’ images speak for her
By JACQUELINE LARMA and ENRIC MARTI Associated Press If she had lived, there would have been so many more photos. Anja could have gone to Kabul for…
Continue Reading Caitlin Clark’s path to stardom paved by pioneering players who changed trajectory for women’s hoops
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Long before Caitlin Clark broke records, packed arenas across the country like Taylor Swift in…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to clarify district boundaries for potential recall election
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to offer clarity on what legislative district boundary…
Continue Reading Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets more than 7 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington state man who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob’s attack on police…
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Special counsel blasts judge’s jury instruction request in Trump documents case
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — In perhaps prosecutors’ strongest rebuke yet to how Judge Aileen Cannon has handled…
Continue Reading The killing of aid workers adds to pressure on the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main opposition parties demanded Wednesday that the Conservative government publish…
Continue Reading 1 student hospitalized after dorm shooting places North Carolina university on lockdown
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Central University says a student was shot at a dormitory on campus. Police…
Continue Reading A familiar American goes to Italy to live his best life in the bloody Netflix series ‘Ripley’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s time to take another trip to Italy, to the charming, cobblestoned streets of the…
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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar to meet with High School students to encourage public service
El Paso, TX (KVIA)—Congresswoman Veronica Escobar will meet seniors from Socorro High School at an event to motivate students to engage in the El…
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Advocates celebrate wins for childcare providers, families
El Paso, Tx (KVIA)—local leaders and advocates celebrated El Pasoans. They unanimously voted on a property tax cut for qualified childcare…
Continue Reading Alley Theatre in Texas puts on Thornton Wilder’s last, unfinished play, ‘The Emporium’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For Kirk Lynn, it was like a scene from “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” He was in a library…
Continue Reading “Trash House” causes concern, frustration for neighborhood
KCAL, KCBS, CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BUILDING AND SAFETY, CNN By Amanda Starrantino Click here for updates on this story FAIRFAX,…
Continue Reading What do a top-secret CIA mission and the Maryland bridge wreck have in common? Well, the same crane
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A floating crane that’s been hauling away shattered steel from a collapsed Baltimore bridge played a much different…
Continue Reading Storms bear down on New England and East Coast as severe weather persists across the US
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — More severe weather is barreling across the U.S. A major spring storm was underway and…
Continue Reading Woman faces trafficking charges after cocaine found in child’s backpack
WALA, MOBILE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, CNN By Mike Brantley and Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story MOBILE,…
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