The NBA playoffs are finally here. And as LeBron James says, ‘it’s a sprint now’
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There’s a 64-win team in Boston that ran away with the league’s best record. The defending champions in…
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Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday…
Continue Reading Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union
By KRISTIN M. HALL and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee,…
Continue Reading FAA investigating after it says a flight told to cross a runway where another was starting takeoff
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate after a flight at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was…
Continue Reading Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing’s orders
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Apple says it has removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the…
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Power restored to hundreds of West El Paso customers following overnight outage
UPDATE– An official with El Paso Electric confirms power has been restored to the 900 customers that were experiencing outages in West El Paso. The…
Continue Reading BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain
By TRAVIS LOLLER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so…
Continue Reading US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on two entities accused of…
Continue Reading Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle
By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — An Italian court has dismissed a long-running case against migrant rescue ship crews of three…
Continue Reading The West African Sahel is becoming a drug smuggling corridor, UN warns, as seizures skyrocket
By DALATOU MAMANE and JACK THOMPSON Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A UN report says drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel…
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I-10 East near Airway reopens following crash involving El Paso Police unit
UPDATE- All lanes in that area are now open. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– All lanes on I-10 East near Airway are closed following crash involving an El…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No. On Friday,…
Continue Reading Police in Paris detain a man at Iran’s Consulate after reports he was armed but find no weapons
By ANGELA CHARLTON and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Police say they found no weapons on a man detained at the Iranian Consulate…
Continue Reading EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware,…
Continue Reading Israel’s long-term credit rating is downgraded by S&P, 2nd major US agency to do so, citing conflict
Israel’s long-term credit rating is being downgraded by S&P, which cited the risk of military escalation with Iran. It is the second major U.S.…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Another warm day, slight cool down for the weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We’re looking at another calm weather day. There is potential to hit our second 90 degree temperature of the year. Temps…
Continue Reading The Latest | Opening statements in Trump hush money trial set for Monday after latest appeal fails
NEW YORK (AP) — Opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money case are set to begin next week after a jury of 12 people and six alternates…
Continue Reading A Nigerian chess champion plays the royal game for 60 hours — a new global chess record
By CHINEU ASADU and JOHN MINCHILLO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate has played chess nonstop…
Continue Reading Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Olympic organizers have unveiled their plans to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the…
Continue Reading US envoy to UN visits Nagasaki A-bomb museum, pays tribute to victims
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The American envoy to the United Nations has called for countries armed with atomic weapons to…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces Friday, April 19
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Friday, April 19 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania’s presidential and state primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go before voters next week in…
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5 things to know for April 19: Middle East, Trump trial, India elections, TikTok ban, Trader Joe’s recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A jet collision was narrowly avoided at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday after two…
Continue Reading 3 California police officers charged in the death of a man they restrained while in custody, prosecutor says
KGO, ALAMEDA POLICE DEPARTMENT, FAMILY PHOTO, CNN By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Three California police officers have been…
Continue Reading Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CAPRI, Italy (AP) — The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers that it received “last…
Continue Reading After Congress finally does pass new funding, this is how the US can rush weapons to Ukraine
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon can get weapons moving to Ukraine quickly once Congress passes a…
Continue Reading European Union official von der Leyen visits the Finland-Russia border to assess security situation
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive branch says that Finland’s decision to…
Continue Reading Firefighters tackle scaffolding dangling outside ruins of fire-ravaged Danish landmark
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Firefighters in Copenhagen stabilizing the burned-out husk of Copenhagen’s historic…
Continue Reading Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum reserve
By BECKY BOHRER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. oil industry’s top lobbying group says Biden administration…
Continue Reading Key ally of Pakistan’s prime minister demands end to ban on social media platform X
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a…
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