IMF upgrades its forecast for China’s economy, but says reforms are needed to support growth
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its forecast for China’s economy, while warning that…
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Quality early education can be expensive or hard to find. Home visits bring it to more families
By EMILY TATE SULLIVAN of EdSurge PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Standing in her living room, Isabel Valencia sets up her makeshift tennis serve with the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s retreat
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares retreated Thursday in Asia after U.S. stocks fell under the weight of higher yields in the bond…
Continue Reading What’s at stake in the European Parliament election that concludes Sunday?
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Around 400 million European Union citizens are electing members of the European Parliament in…
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands of Texans are still without power after storms unleash hurricane-force winds
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of Texans are without power and many could be in the dark for several days after…
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El Paso County holding community feedback session on bond proposal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County is considering seeking voter approval for a capital improvement bond as soon as November 2024. The County…
Continue Reading Sweden seeks to answer worried students’ questions about NATO and war after its neutrality ends
By CHISATO TANAKA Associated Press STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Sweden became NATO’s 32nd member in March. The abrupt end to the Scandinavian…
Continue Reading A bus falls into a ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 28 people and injuring 20
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a speeding passenger bus fell off a highway into a ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 28 people and…
Continue Reading Authorities in Papua New Guinea search for safer ground for thousands of landslide survivors
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Authorities in Papua New Guinea are searching for safer ground to relocate thousands of…
Continue Reading Jury deliberations begin in trial of Idaho man charged in triple-murder case
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the case of an Idaho man charged with murdering his…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein may face new charges as more accusers come forward, New York prosecutors say
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors told a judge Wednesday they are evaluating more claims of sexual…
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El Paso police looking for gray truck possibly involved in deadly hit-and-run on Doniphan
Update: Police say they are looking for a gray pick-up with an extended cab or four doors. Anyone with information about the truck is asked to call…
Continue Reading The art of drag has become a target. With Pride Month nigh, performers are organizing to fight back
By JEFF McMILLAN Associated Press “Drag is joy, but it’s under attack. Our very existence, our self-expression, our art — all of it is being…
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City lights Star on the Mountain green
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On May 28th, the El Paso Chamber lit the Star on the Mountain in green, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Border…
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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan wins GOP primary runoff, fending off challenger backed by Trump
BY JIM VERTUNO Updated 9:46 PM MDT, May 28, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan won his primary runoff Tuesday…
Continue Reading Power outages could linger for days after storms batter Texas again, leaving 1 dead
By LEKAN OYEKANMI and KEN MILLER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Power outages scattered across storm-weary Texas on Wednesday could linger into…
Continue Reading Most AAPI adults think the history of racism should be taught in schools, an AP-NORC poll finds
By ANNIE MA and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. schools should teach about issues related to race, most Asian Americans,…
Continue Reading The Washington Post said it had the Alito flag story 3 years ago and chose not to publish
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post says it reported on a story about a controversial flag being flown outside the…
Continue Reading Rallies and debates used to define campaigns. Now they’re about juries and trials
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has been sitting for hours a day in a Manhattan…
Continue Reading A woman will likely be Mexico’s next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — Seventy years ago, Mexican women won the right to vote, and today the country’s on…
Continue Reading What to know about airman Roger Fortson’s fatal shooting by a Florida sheriff’s deputy
By TERRY SPENCER and TARA COPP Associated Press The fatal shooting of Roger Fortson by a Florida sheriff’s deputy when the Air Force senior airman…
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood asks judge to expand health exception to Indiana abortion ban
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Abortion providers are asking a judge to expand the health exception to Indiana’s…
Continue Reading Europe’s cybersecurity chief says disruptive attacks have doubled in 2024, sees Russia behind many
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The top European Union cybersecurity official says that disruptive digital attacks have…
Continue Reading Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money…
Continue Reading A woman will likely be Mexico’s next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — At 4:30 a.m., the girls and women begin to appear in the dark streets of this rural…
Continue Reading Netanyahu frequently makes claims of antisemitism. Critics say he’s deflecting from his own problems
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought arrest warrants for…
Continue Reading Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for royal defamation, prosecutors say
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai prosecutors say former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for defaming…
Continue Reading How a primary election led to activist convictions in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Verdicts have been handed down in Hong Kong’s largest national security case to date. The case…
Continue Reading US vows more returns of looted antiquities as Italy celebrates latest haul of 600 artifacts
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is celebrating the return of around 600 antiquities from the U.S. They were looted years ago,…
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Trump’s family members have visited court during the hush money trial. Notably missing: Melania and Ivanka Trump
CNN By Steve Contorno and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump listened to closing arguments on Tuesday surrounded by three of his adult…
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