Twyla Tharp dance will open 700-seat amphitheater at New York’s Little Island park in June
NEW YORK (AP) — The summer performance lineup at the amphitheater on Manhattan’s Little Island park will open June 6 with Twyla Tharp’s…
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Burger King is offering free croissants for teachers in honor of teacher appreciation week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — From Monday May 6th to Friday May 10th teachers can stop at any of the participating Burger King locations in El Paso to…
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‘Deal with that pressure:’ EP Locomotive has mental coach on sidelines
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Every sports star has to be in peak physical condition — but what about their minds? The El Paso Locomotive has a coach…
Continue Reading Children are dying of fentanyl by the dozens in Missouri. A panel is calling for changes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri panel found that fentanyl deaths among Missouri babies, toddlers and teens spiked as child welfare officials…
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Hamas says it has agreed to ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar
Originally Published: 06 MAY 24 12:54 ET Updated: 06 MAY 24 12:58 ET By Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas says it has accepted the ceasefire deal…
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Summer program registration is now open for Weed and Seed Program at A. Fielder Memorial Safe Haven
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Parks & Recreation Department Weed and Seed program is beginning their summer registration on Monday, May 6,…
Continue Reading The UN says there’s ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza. What does that mean?
By SAM MEDNICK and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The head of the United Nations World Food Program says northern Gaza…
Continue Reading Powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to capture base and hundreds of soldiers
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful ethnic armed group battling Myanmar’s army in the country’s west claims it…
Continue Reading Biden recognizes US Military Academy with trophy for besting other service academies in football
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has recognized the United States Military Academy with the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy for besting other…
Continue Reading Georgia’s attorney general says Savannah overstepped in outlawing guns in unlocked cars
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s attorney general says city officials in Savannah overstepped their authority…
Continue Reading Julia Fox and Law Roach team up for a sustainable fashion competition show
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press A new fashion competition show on E! called “OMG Fashun,” challenges contestants to repurpose materials to…
Continue Reading Can yogurt reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes?
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Yogurt sold in U.S. grocery store may soon have new labels that say the popular food might help reduce the risk of…
Continue Reading Turkey says it has carried out new airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense ministry says the country has carried out a new round of airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in…
Continue Reading Milwaukee election leader ousted 6 months before election in presidential swing state
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee’s election leader has been ousted by the mayor in a surprise move that comes just…
Continue Reading Hospital operator Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy protection
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Hospital operator Steward Health Care filed for bankruptcy protection early Monday morning, but…
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Ysleta ISD students participate in Career Signing Day ceremony
El Paso, TX (KVIA)—El Paso Community College, Ysleta ISD’s Career & Technical Education program, will hold a Career Signing Day ceremony at the…
Continue Reading Skeletons from a former Hitler base were too decayed to determine who they were and how they died
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish prosecutors have ended an investigation into skeletons found at a site where German…
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Molina Healthcare of Texas’ to Host Health and Wellness Event for El Paso Moms
El Paso, TX (KVIA)—Molina Healthcare of Texas and Centro San Vicente are delighted to host an event for local moms in honor of Women’s Health…
Continue Reading Tornadoes spotted in Oklahoma as hail pelts Kansas. Forecasts warn more is to come
By ALEXA ST. JOHN, SEAN MURPHY and JIM SALTER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tornadoes touched down Monday evening in rural Oklahoma and…
Continue Reading Biden warns Netanyahu against major Rafah offensive as divide between the 2 leaders grows
By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday urgently warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue Reading Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for re-election, squelching speculation that he might retire at a…
Continue Reading NBC will stick with dual announcers and analysts for the US Open
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NBC Sports has been without a permanent analyst in the 18th tower all year. That’s not going to change for the…
Continue Reading A gene long thought to just raise the risk for Alzheimer’s may cause some cases
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life…
Continue Reading 2 workers killed, more than 50 trapped when a building under construction collapses in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Authorities say two workers are dead and 53 are trapped under rubble after a…
Continue Reading A man tried to shoot a pastor during a church service but his gun wouldn’t fire, state police say
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Authorities say a man who tried to shoot a pastor during a service at a Pennsylvania church because “God told…
Continue Reading The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war
By RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI and VANESSA GERA Associated Press OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — U.S. university presidents have joined Holocaust survivors and…
Continue Reading They shared a name — but not a future. How two kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Growing up in the streets of east Baltimore surrounded by poverty and gun violence, two kids named…
Continue Reading Italy’s RAI journalists strike over budget streamlining, complain of censorship and media repression
ROME (AP) — Some journalists at Italy’s state-run RAI are on strike to protest budget streamlining and what they say is an increasingly…
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28-year-old who died in Northwest El Paso motorcycle crash was not wearing a helmet, police say
Update: El Paso Police say that 28-year-old Alexis Rivera was traveling north on Enchanted Pass when he lost control. His motorcycle hit the curb, a…
Continue Reading Activists in Bangladesh march through universities to demand end to Israel-Gaza war
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of activists in Bangladesh backed by the ruling party’s student wing have demonstrated in the…
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