Ethics committee dismisses complaint against Missouri speaker
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel of lawmakers has dismissed an ethics complaint against Missouri’s…
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At plastics treaty talks in Canada, sharp disagreements on whether to limit plastic production
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution, finishing the latest…
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House Democrats announce they would save Speaker Mike Johnson if Marjorie Taylor Greene triggers her effort to oust him
CNN By Haley Talbot, CNN House Democratic leadership announced Tuesday that Democrats would kill an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from…
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Watch Live: Officials hold news conference about shooting in Chaparral, New Mexico
Update: Officials are holding a news conference Wednesday morning to address the shooting. You can watch that below. Update: Dona Ana County Sheriff…
Continue Reading GOP leaders still can’t overcome the Kansas governor’s veto to enact big tax cuts
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators have narrowly failed again to enact a broad package of tax cuts over…
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Fire burning in the El Paso’s Upper Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fire crews are at a fire on the 200 block of Cuprite Drive. There are no injuries at this time. The El Paso Fire Department…
Continue Reading Abducted retired Catholic bishop who mediated between cartels in Mexico is located, hospitalized
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in…
Continue Reading A Colombian army helicopter has crashed in a rural area of the country’s north, killing 9 soldiers
By ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Nine members of Colombia’s military lost their lives when their helicopter crashed in a…
Continue Reading Former NSA worker gets nearly 22 years in prison for selling secrets to undercover FBI agent
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former National Security Agency employee who sold classified information to an undercover FBI…
Continue Reading A Yellowstone trip that ended with a man being arrested for kicking a bison
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials say a man who kicked a bison in the leg was then hurt by one of the…
Continue Reading US urges countries supplying weapons to Sudan’s warring parties to stop, warning of a new genocide
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is imploring all countries supplying weapons to Sudan’s warring…
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Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell wounded in shooting that left 10 hurt; teen arrested
KTRK By Amy Simonson and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Tank Dell, a wide receiver for the NFL’s Houston Texans, was wounded Sunday in a…
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Seven people displaced in Las Cruces apartment complex fire
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Seven people were displaced from their homes Sunday afternoon when a fire broke out at their apartment complex. The…
Continue Reading Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book…
Continue Reading Paramount Global replaces CEO Bob Bakish with a troika of executives
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount Global announced that Bob Bakish is stepping down as CEO of the film, television and multimedia company. Bakish will be…
Continue Reading Iconic arch that served as Iditarod finish line collapses in Alaska. Wood rot is likely the culprit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The famed burled arch finish line for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, has collapsed. Nome’s mayor…
Continue Reading New Jersey and union ask judge to dismiss anti-smoking lawsuit targeting Atlantic City casinos
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s main casino workers union and the state’s attorney general want…
Continue Reading US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years and set performance standards
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all U.S. new passenger vehicles in five…
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Vigil held for El Paso man killed in Wisconsin water tank
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso family honored the life of 30-year-old Carlos Medina with a vigil Saturday night. The family released balloons…
Continue Reading Maine governor will allow one final gun safety bill, veto another in wake of Lewiston mass shootings
By DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic governor says she will allow one of a final…
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ABC-7 Weather: Looking good most of the week.
The next several days will see gradually increasing temperatures and lots of sunshine. The winds will increase slightly on Wednesday, then kick up a…
Continue Reading Luxury jewelry maker Cartier doesn’t give stuff away, but they pretty much did for one man in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Luxury jewelry maker Cartier isn’t known for giving stuff away, but in the case of one Mexican man, they pretty much did.…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discuss migration in latest call
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López…
Continue Reading 1 horse remains under observation and another is expected to recover fully after London rampage
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s military says one of the horses that galloped through the streets of London last week is expected to make a full…
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Emily Dix Named CUSA Pitcher of the Week
DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Emily Dix of NM State Softball was named Conference USA’s Pitcher of the Week on Monday after a Sunday masterclass on…
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Gallina Named Conference USA Hitter of the Week
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Logan Gallina becomes the second Aggie to earn Conference USA Hitter of the Week. Over the weekend Gallina recorded…
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Examining the long history of the ‘outside agitator’ narrative
WHDH, CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — As university administrators and law enforcement crack down on campus protests over Israel’s war in…
Continue Reading Congress honors deceased Korean War hero with lying in honor ceremony
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has given one of its highest final tributes, a lying in honor ceremony at the…
Continue Reading Supporters, opponents of Minnesota trooper charged with murder confront each other at courthouse
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters and critics of a white Minnesota state trooper charged with murder for killing a…
Continue Reading Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an…
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