Haiti’s former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — They call it Okap, home to Haiti’s kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries.…
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Record Store Day celebrates indie retail music sellers as they ride vinyl’s popularity wave
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Special LP releases, live performances and at least one giant block party are scheduled around the…
Continue Reading A man escaped Sudan’s bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Missisippi has sparked suspicion
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As a child, Dau Mabil escaped war-torn Sudan and built a new life in…
Continue Reading Lawsuits under New York’s new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island’s…
Continue Reading New NHL team marks coming-of-age moment for Salt Lake City as a pro sports hub
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — To casual sports fans and people outside northern Utah, it may look like an NHL team…
Continue Reading Trump was forced to listen silently as potential jurors offered their unvarnished assessments of him
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — He seems “selfish and self-serving,” said one woman. The way he carries himself in public…
Continue Reading Soar, slide, splash? It’s skiers’ choice as spring’s wacky pond skimming tradition returns
By NICK PERRY Associated Press GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — A costumed skier races down a slope, hits a pond and hydroplanes halfway across. He pirouettes…
Continue Reading Panama Papers trial’s public portion comes to an unexpectedly speedy end
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — The public portion of a Panamanian trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping…
Continue Reading Sudan’s horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief says the year-old war in Sudan between rival generals vying for…
Continue Reading Mexican families searching for missing relatives unite to draw attention to their plight
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press TEPOTZOTLAN, Mexico (AP) — Dozens of women and men have searched a garbage dump and other sites outside…
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Future Wounds: As Israel-Hamas War continues, neurologists worried about brain injuries
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Everyone knows that combat can lead to serious injuries — not everyone knows that combat can lead to wounds decades down…
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More than 140 people are arrested for the charge of riot following border incident
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks told ABC-7 that more than 140 people were arrested by the Department of Public Safety…
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Member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units killed in blast at base, Iraqi army says
CNN By Aqeel Najim and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — The Iraqi army said on Saturday that a command post at Kalsu military base, south of the…
Continue Reading Oklahoma City bombing still ‘heavy in our hearts’ on 29th anniversary, federal official says
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Department of Homeland Security official told survivors and loved ones of the 168 people…
Continue Reading USC cancels graduation keynote by filmmaker amid controversy over decision to drop student’s speech
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California further shook up its commencement plans Friday, announcing the cancelation of a keynote…
Continue Reading US says a UN agency has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the…
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El Paso Central Appraisal District says flyers advertising ‘Designation of Homestead Request’ don’t involve tax exemptions
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As tens of thousands of El Pasoans are expected to protest their 2024 property valuations, some have a received a flyer for…
Continue Reading North Korea says it tested ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new…
Continue Reading What we know about the shooting of an Uber driver in Ohio and the scam surrounding it
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Authorities in Ohio say a man fatally shot an Uber driver because he wrongly assumed she was part of a scam to extract…
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Takeaways from the final day of jury selection in Trump’s historic hush money trial
Originally Published: 19 APR 24 19:13 ETBy Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle, CNN(CNN) — The historic first criminal trial of a former US…
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ABC-7 at 4: National Work Zone Awareness Week
El Paso-TX (KVIA)- Texas’ population continues to grow, and more Txdot projects are underway to address congestion and improve safety. Imagine…
Continue Reading Live video of man who set himself on fire outside court proves challenging for news organizations
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courtroom where Donald Trump was on trial…
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Community Champions: Americas baseball coach Jesse Munoz gets win number 500
EL PASO, Texas – Americas baseball head coach Jesse Munoz reached a major milestone this week. Tuesday, Munoz won his 500th career game. The victory…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Ro Khanna, D-Calif.; retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.…
Continue Reading West Virginia will not face $465M COVID education funds clawback after feds OK waiver, governor says
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will not face a clawback of $465 million in COVID-19 money from the…
Continue Reading Idaho group says it is exploring a ballot initiative for abortion rights and reproductive care
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new Idaho organization says it will ask voters to restore abortion access and other…
Continue Reading Former resident of New Hampshire youth center describes difficult aftermath of abuse
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A man who alleges he was beaten and raped as a teen at New Hampshire’s youth detention…
Continue Reading An Alabama prison warden is arrested on drug charges
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — The warden of an Alabama prison was arrested Friday on drug charges. The Alabama Department of Corrections says the warden at…
Continue Reading South Africa man convicted in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women faces revocation of U.S. citizenship
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal prosecutors want to revoke the U.S. citizenship of a South Africa man convicted…
Continue Reading 10-year-old boy confesses to fatally shooting a man in his sleep 2 years ago, Texas authorities say
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 10-year-old boy has confessed to an unsolved killing in Texas, telling investigators that he…
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