Is it safe to shop on Temu? Here are 5 scams to avoid on the popular online shopping platform
Spokeo warns that while Temu offers a promising shopping experience, consumers should be aware of potential…
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20 hit songs you may not know were written by music icons
Stacker compiled 20 hit songs between 1960 and today that were written by someone other than the singer, using various…
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Mexican police investigate a man as a possible serial killer after finding bones and a saw
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City police say they are investigating a murder suspect as a possible serial killer after bones, a saw, blood and the ID…
Continue Reading As Russia edges toward a possible offensive on Kharkiv, some residents flee. Others refuse to leave
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 79-year-old woman makes the sign of the cross and, gripping her cane, leaves her home in…
Continue Reading Venice Biennale titled ‘Foreigners Everywhere’ platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice…
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Texas Tech Health El Paso announces annual Days of Service event
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The annual Days of Service events is here. The event will run from April 17th to April 20th. Students, faculty, and staff…
Continue Reading The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle. Next is the Senate
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill extending a key US surveillance program after divisions nearly forced it to lapse
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation reauthorizing a key…
Continue Reading Trump picks up more national delegates as the only choice for Wyoming Republicans
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Republicans in Wyoming have awarded former President Donald Trump all 29 of their national delegates in a…
Continue Reading Israel and Iran’s apparent strikes and counterstrikes give new insights into both militaries
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel demonstrated its military dominance over adversary Iran in its apparent…
Continue Reading California is rolling out free preschool. That hasn’t solved challenges around child care
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer CONCORD, Calif. (AP) — A year before I-Ting Quinn’s son was old enough for kindergarten, she and her…
Continue Reading Trump cancels rally because of weather, proving the difficulty of balancing a trial and campaign
By BILL BARROW Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump had to cancel his first planned rally since the start of his criminal hush…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s main opposition bloc agrees on candidate to challenge Maduro in presidential election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has agreed to unite behind former diplomat Edmundo González as its challenger to…
Continue Reading The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — When Washington state opened some of the nation’s first legal marijuana stores in…
Continue Reading Melania Trump is set to make a return to her husband’s campaign with a rare political appearance
By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump is making a return to her husband’s presidential…
Continue Reading 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.…
Continue Reading 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…
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