Appeals court won’t halt upcoming Alabama execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court has declined to halt the upcoming execution of an Alabama man convicted of killing an elderly…
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North Korea flies trash balloons over the South as leader Kim doubles down on satellite ambitions
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has flown hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure toward South…
Continue Reading The toll of Beijing’s security law on Hong Kong’s activists
By KANIS LEUNG Associatd Press HONG KONG (AP) — For decades, Hong Kong’s activists have been fighting for democracy. But a national security…
Continue Reading 2 people missing after building explosion in Youngstown, Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a natural gas explosion has caused extensive damage to a building in an Ohio city, injuring seven people…
Continue Reading Two ex-FBI officials who traded anti-Trump texts close to settlement over alleged privacy violations
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former FBI officials have reached a tentative settlement with the Justice Department to…
Continue Reading Hawaii governor signs housing legislation aimed at helping local residents stay in islands
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation meant to jumpstart the construction of more…
Continue Reading Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis barred from practicing in Colorado for three years
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado legal officials on Tuesday approved an agreement with Jenna Ellis, a onetime attorney…
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Vince Perez wins State Rep. District 77, Oscar Ugarte leads El Paso Sheriff primary
Update: ABC-7 is projecting that Vince Perez will win Tuesday’s primary runoff election for the Texas House of Representatives District 77 race. He…
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US pier constructed off Gaza has broken apart
CNN, POOL, MAXMAR, DOD, PLANET LABS, IDF, USAF By Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The temporary…
Continue Reading Proposed gender identity measure fails to qualify for California ballot
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians won’t be voting this November on a policy that would have required schools to notify…
Continue Reading US calls Algeria’s proposed UN resolution demanding Israel halt offensive in Rafah not helpful
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an…
Continue Reading Mother tells police she shot one child and drowned another. A third was found safe
FESTUS, Mo. (AP) — Police in Missouri say a woman went to a police station and told officers that she fatally shot one of her children and drowned…
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Judgment day looms for Donald Trump in New York
CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump, who built a mystique as the brash epitome of power, has never been more powerless…
Continue Reading Takeaways from closing arguments in the Donald Trump hush money trial
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors told jurors on Tuesday they’ve seen a “mountain of…
Continue Reading Takeaways from closing arguments in the Donald Trump hush money trial
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors told jurors on Tuesday they’ve seen a “mountain of…
Continue Reading Colombia’s congress votes to ban bullfights, dealing a blow to the centuries-old tradition
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s congress has voted to ban bullfights in the South American nation, delivering…
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Non-profit raises awareness of difference between service dog, emotional support animal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sun City Service dog wants to educate people on why it is important to not bring their pets to places where only service…
Continue Reading Polls close and South Africa counts votes in election framed as its most important since apartheid
By GERALD IMRAY, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans voted Wednesday at schools, community…
Continue Reading Executions worldwide jumped last year to the highest number since 2015, Amnesty report says
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amnesty International says the number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest…
Continue Reading Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average,…
Continue Reading Insurance company Sura withdraws from Colombia’s health system as government pushes for control
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian insurance company Sura has announced that it will withdraw from the nation’s…
Continue Reading Rapper Sean Kingston agrees to return to Florida, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Rapper and singer Sean Kingston has agreed to return to from California to…
Continue Reading A driver with an Oregon-based medical care nonprofit is fatally shot in Ethiopia while in a convoy
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a staff member with an Oregon medical care nonprofit was killed when the team he was traveling with was fired…
Continue Reading Cohen’s credibility, campaigning at court and other takeaways from Trump trial’s closing arguments
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JILL COLVIN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers and Manhattan…
Continue Reading European-Japanese climate research satellite launched from California aboard SpaceX rocket
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A European-Japanese climate research satellite designed to study Earth’s temperature balance has been…
Continue Reading US opens up banking to private Cuban businesses as it aims to boost private sector
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is lifting some financial restrictions on Cuba…
Continue Reading Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.N. development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister…
Continue Reading Venezuela revokes invitation for European Union mission to observe presidential election in July
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s electoral authorities have revoked an invitation to a European Union…
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Trio of Miners earn academic All-District honors
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Softball’s Zaylie Calderon, Lexi Morales, and Ajia Richard have been named to the 2024 College…
Continue Reading Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at…
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