Chihuahuas fall to Round Rock in home opener, 8-4
(Courtesy Tim Hagerty, El Paso Chihuahuas) EL PASO, Texas – The Round Rock Express beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 8-4 Tuesday night at Southwest…
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A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia has seen furious battles over election laws ever since Democrat Stacey Abrams’ narrow loss to…
Continue Reading Maryland lawmakers reach budget deal after debate influenced by fiscal uncertainty, US Senate race
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers have reached an agreement to resolve differences over proposed tax and fee…
Continue Reading Workers had little warning as Maryland bridge collapsed, raising concerns over safety, communication
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press In the moments before the cargo ship Dali rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and sent it…
Continue Reading As international travel grows, so does US use of technology. A look at how it’s used at airports
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expanding the use of technology to process the…
Continue Reading AP Was There: A 1974 tornado in Xenia, Ohio, kills 32 and levels half the city
The Associated Press XENIA, Ohio (AP) — On April 3, 1974, a deadly tornado barreled through Xenia, Ohio. It killed 32 people, injured hundreds and…
Continue Reading Yes, we’re divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values
By GARY FIELDS and AMELIA THOMSON DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite the country’s deep political polarization, most…
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City of El Paso 915 Tree Keepers Program Accepting Nominations
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso Department of Community and Human Development is accepting neighborhood nominations for the 915 Tree…
Continue Reading South Koreans bid emotional farewell to beloved panda leaving for China
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at a rain-soaked amusement park in South…
Continue Reading Why AP called Wisconsin’s statewide ballot measures: Race call explained
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The vote in Wisconsin to approve a pair of proposed constitutional amendments that would limit…
Continue Reading John Barth, innovative postmodernist novelist, dies at 93
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press Writer ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — John Barth, the postmodernist writer whose whimsical novels revolved around the art of…
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Palestinian American doctor walks out of Biden meeting in protest
CNN By Alex Marquardt, Betsy Klein and Khalil Abdallah, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Palestinian American doctor walked out of a meeting with…
Continue Reading Palestinians seek full UN membership again, but US is almost certain to block it for a second time
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Supporters of the Palestinians’ request for full membership in the United Nations…
Continue Reading Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden…
Continue Reading Voters in Enid, Oklahoma, oust city council member with ties to white nationalism
ENID, Oklahoma (AP) — Voters in the northwest Oklahoma city of Enid have recalled a city council member with ties to white nationalism. Unofficial…
Continue Reading Ex-police officer gets 200 hours community service for campaign scheme to help New York City mayor
NEW YORK (AP) — A former police officer who prosecutors say was the ringleader of a campaign donations scheme to help New York City Mayor Eric…
Continue Reading Argentina’s Falkland War defeat stirs patriotic fervor but President Milei has other concerns
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Javier Milei has struggled to navigate nationalist sensitivities around…
Continue Reading Trump sues two Trump Media co-founders, seeking to void their stock in the company
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Donald Trump is suing two co-founders of Trump Media & Technology Group, the newly public parent company of his Truth…
Continue Reading 12.3 million: Iowa’s victory over LSU is the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Caitlin Clark can claim another record — the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history.…
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A man who attended the Charlottesville Unite the Right rallies will lose his city council seat after his past was revealed
KOCO, KOKH, CNN By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Enid, Oklahoma (CNN) — When a public official in a small Oklahoma city faced a…
Continue Reading Fierce earthquake rattles Taiwan, killing 9 and injuring more than 1,000
By JOHNSON LAI, CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century…
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Truth Social owner Trump Media sues two former ‘Apprentices,’ seeking to wipe out their shares
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Trump Media & Technology Group, the Truth Social owner controlled by former President Donald Trump, recently…
Continue Reading Man admits stealing $1.8M in luxury items from Beverly Hills hotel, trying to sell them in Miami
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has admitted stealing nearly $2 million worth of jewelry, clothing and accessories from guests at a Beverly…
Continue Reading Jurors to begin deliberating in case against former DEA agent accused of taking bribes from Mafia
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jurors are scheduled to begin deliberations Wednesday in the corruption trial of a former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration…
Continue Reading North Korea says it tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile that’s easier to hide
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it tested another new hypersonic intermediate-range missile powered…
Continue ReadingSevere storms damage homes, cut off power to thousands of Americans across Ohio Valley
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Christina Maxouris, Raja Razek, Mary Gilbert and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen homes were damaged…
Continue Reading World Central Kitchen is saving lives with food but paying a price in blood
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The deaths of seven World Central Kitchen workers in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza was a tragic…
Continue Reading Illinois Republicans propose overhaul for Gov. Pritzker’s ‘anti-victim’ parole board after stabbing
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate’s minority leader has proposed legislation to overhaul…
Continue Reading Company helping immigrants in detention ordered to pay $811M+ in lawsuit alleging deceptive tactics
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A company that provides services for immigrants in federal detention was ordered Tuesday to pay…
Continue Reading Kansas City Chiefs’ Rashee Rice leased Lamborghini involved in Dallas crash, company’s attorney says
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was leasing a Lamborghini sport utility vehicle that…
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