African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change
By FARAI MUTSAKA, OMAR FARUK and DESMOND TIRO Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new…
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Aggies Baseball Win Second CUSA Series
JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — The Aggies win 9-5 over the Jax State Gamecocks in the second game of the conference series clinching their second…
Continue Reading A funeral is held for 20 Cambodian soldiers killed in an arms depot explosion at an army base
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press CHBAR MON, Cambodia (AP) — A funeral was held Sunday for 20 soldiers who died at an army base in southwestern…
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Biden swings at Trump during White House Correspondents’ Dinner remarks as pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside
CNN By Michael Williams, Kaanita Iyer, Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden took jabs at his…
Continue Reading Biden swings at Trump during White House Correspondents’ Dinner remarks as pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside
CNN By Michael Williams, Kaanita Iyer, Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden took jabs at his…
Continue Reading Police officer hiring in US increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the…
Continue Reading Wild onion dinners mark the turn of the season in Indian Country
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — Wild onions are among the first foods to grow at the tail end of winter in the South,…
Continue Reading A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They’re among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — Richelle Dietz is a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy…
Continue Reading California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — During three years of working as a parade performer at the Disneyland Resort in Southern…
Continue Reading Pope visits Venice to speak to the artists and inmates behind the Biennale’s must-see prison show
By NICOLE WINFIELD and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty…
Continue Reading College protesters want ‘amnesty.’ At stake: Tuition, legal charges, grades and graduation
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters…
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Four people injured in ATV crash at Red Sands Saturday Afternoon
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four people suffered minor injuries after a crash involving an All-terrain vehicle at Red Sands, according to the El Paso…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrests woman accused of abandoning two toddlers
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman who is now charged with Abandoning/Endangering a child with intent to…
Continue Reading Biden swings at Trump during White House Correspondents’ Dinner remarks as pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside
CNN By Michael Williams, Kaanita Iyer, Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden took jabs at his…
Continue Reading Mexican journalist is slain south of Mexico City, spurring outrage among colleagues
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican journalists are protesting a day after one of their colleagues was killed in the southern state of Morelos. Reporters on…
Continue Reading Two Russian journalists jailed on ‘extremism’ charges for alleged work for Navalny group
By ELISE MORTON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two Russian journalists were arrested by their government on “extremism” charges and ordered by…
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UTEP Softball Upended by Liberty, 12-1
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP softball team (23-17, 9-11 Conference USA) dropped the second game of their series against Liberty (31-18, 19-4…
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Pair of Home Runs Not Enough Against LA Tech
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State scored four runs on two electric home runs as the Crimson & White hosted LA Tech on Saturday.…
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UTEP’s Knight Drafted to Seahawks, Klein Selected by Buccaneers at 2024 NFL Draft; First Time Since 2008 Multiple Miners Picked
DETROIT, Michigan (KVIA) — UTEP’s Elijah Klein and Tyrice Knight were selected at the 2024 National Football League Draft on Saturday in Motown.…
Continue Reading Crews plan to extinguish fire Saturday night from train derailment near Arizona-New Mexico line
LUPTON, Ariz. (AP) — Crews plan to extinguish a fire on Saturday night from a freight train derailment near the Arizona-New Mexico state line that…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Strong winds continue in the Borderland, calmer Sunday
We are under a First Alert as windy conditions continue in the Borderland. It has been a windy one, but not as windy as Thursday. Today, we started…
Continue Reading Body of climber recovered after 1,000-foot fatal fall on Alaska peak
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a helicopter crew has recovered the body of a climber who died after falling about 1,000 feet while on a…
Continue Reading David Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, is remembered
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. and U.S. Sen. David Pryor is being remembered. Funeral services were held Saturday for family,…
Continue Reading Assailants ambush and kill 3 police officers in southern Chile, shaking the country
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities say armed assailants have ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in southern Chile before setting…
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U.S. Marine Corps Veteran who served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam honored alongside 30 other Veterans
Update: ABC-7 spoke exclusively with one of the Veterans honored on Saturday. He served in WWII, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. “I never had been…
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Columbia student protesters are demanding divestment. Here’s what the university has divested from in the past
WABC, CNN By Clare Duffy and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — One of the core demands over the past week by the pro-Palestinian student…
Continue Reading Barr, who said Trump shouldn’t be near Oval Office, says he will vote for him in 2024
CNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — Former Attorney General Bill Barr, who previously said that Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at White House correspondents’ dinner shadowed by war in Gaza
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with…
Continue Reading Massachusetts police bust burglary ring that stole $4 million in jewels over six years
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts State Police announced they had busted a burglary ring that stole around $4 million in jewels mostly from the homes…
Continue Reading Alaska’s Indigenous teens emulate ancestors’ Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The athletes filling a huge gym in Anchorage were ready to compete, cheering and…
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