It stays hot with lots of sunshine
Our temperatures will continue to be above normal as lots of sun continues. The winds will not be too bad—gusts from the SW by later this weekend…
Continue ReadingMonth: May 2024
A $5,000 check won by Billie Jean King 50 years ago helped create Women’s Sports Foundation
NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King’s $5,000 check sure went a long way for women’s sports. King used the money from a sportswoman of the year…
Continue Reading Correction: AP-US-Financial-Wellness-Interest Rates-Consumer story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published May 2, 2024, about the impact of Federal Reserve decisions on interest rates, The Associated Press misspelled…
Continue Reading
New interactive mural created to show deported people’s stories
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — This mural was painted and placed under the Paso Del Norte bridge in Downtown Juárez and El Paso to portray the stories…
Continue Reading US airstrike targeting al-Qaida leader in Syria killed a farmer, American military says
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said an airstrike in Syria in May 2023 that was targeting an al-Qaida…
Continue Reading Jurors hear closing arguments in landmark case alleging abuse at New Hampshire youth center
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Jurors have heard closing arguments in a landmark case seeking to hold the state of New…
Continue Reading North Carolina congressional candidate suspends campaign days before primary runoff
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A candidate seeking the Republican nomination for a central North Carolina congressional…
Continue Reading Alabama court authorizes second nitrogen execution
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has authorized the execution of a second inmate by nitrogen gas. The decision…
Continue Reading Liberia passes a law setting up a long-awaited war crimes court
By MARK M. MENGONFIA and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to…
Continue Reading Double lung transplant patient loses $11,000 in fundraiser account after charity abruptly closes
WBZ, SINCLAIR FAMILY, CNN By Tammy Mutasa Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) —…
Continue Reading Iowa investigator’s email says athlete gambling sting was a chance to impress higher-ups and public
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer An Iowa criminal investigator suggested to colleagues last year that busting college athletes for online sports…
Continue Reading Georgia governor signs law adding regulations for production and sale of herbal supplement kratom
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor has signed a bill putting new regulations on the production and sale of…
Continue Reading Today’s campus protests aren’t nearly as big or violent as those last century — at least, not yet
By ALLEN G. BREED and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press In a way, the black-and-white Palestinian scarf draped over Hannah Sattler’s shoulders this…
Continue Reading Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial after a jury said it was deadlocked and couldn’t reach…
Continue Reading Non-white pedestrians more often end up in the ER for vehicle-related injuries, report shows
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white…
Continue Reading Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs in Haiti have laid siege to several neighborhoods in the capital, burning homes…
Continue Reading Head of Greek extreme far-right Golden Dawn party is granted early release from prison
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of Greece’s extreme far-right Golden Dawn party has been granted conditional early release from prison. He had…
Continue Reading Exxon Mobil deal with Pioneer gets FTC nod, but former Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield barred from board
WASHINGTON (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources on Thursday received clearance from the Federal Trade…
Continue Reading Jill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering ‘a calling’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has honored her fellow educators by hosting the 2024 national and state…
Continue Reading Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Two years after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion signaled that the nation’s abortion…
Continue Reading Lawmakers in Serbia elect new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by the US
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian lawmakers have voted into office a new government that reinstated two pro-Russia…
Continue Reading What defines a heartbeat? Judge hears arguments in South Carolina abortion case
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks is back in court and centered…
Continue Reading Billie Jean King is getting the Breakfast of Champions treatment. She’ll appear on a Wheaties box
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Billie Jean King is a 39-time Grand Slam champion and an equal rights champion — and now she’s getting the Breakfast of…
Continue Reading Thousands rally in Slovakia to protest a controversial overhaul of public broadcasting
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands have rallied in the Slovak capital to protest – again – a controversial overhaul of the country’s…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods gets special exemption to US Open at Pinehurst
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods is headed to the U.S. Open after receiving the first of what likely will be many special exemptions.…
Continue Reading NATO members ‘deeply concerned’ by activities such as sabotage on alliance soil. They blame Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO countries say they are deeply concerned by a campaign of hybrid activities on the military alliance’s soil they attribute to…
Continue Reading
More meetings set for next week to discuss EPISD “Destination District Redesign” plan
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of 10 meetings between the El Paso Independent School District and the public took place on Wednesday, May 1st. The…
Continue Reading Alabama lawmakers approve legislation to ensure President Biden is on the November ballot
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers gave final approval to legislation to ensure President Joe Biden will…
Continue Reading
CBP officer sentenced for using excessive force while on duty at Bridge of the Americas
Update (September 26, 2024): Delgado received a 24 month sentence this week. “As a result of Delgado’s unlawful use of force, the victims suffered…
Continue Reading Man charged with murder in fatal shooting of Chicago police officer
CHICAGO (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was slain while off-duty and…
Continue Reading