A new South Africa health law aims at deep inequality, but critics say they’ll challenge it
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s president has signed into law a bill that aims to overhaul the…
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New Mexico Mortgage Finance Board approves funding for apartment development
El Paso, TX (KVIA)—At its April board meeting, The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) Board of Directors approved a bond resolution and…
Continue Reading ‘Mad Max’ has lived in George Miller’s head for 45 years. He’s not done dreaming yet
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Only recently has George Miller realized just how influential his medical education was to the…
Continue Reading Shopping complex fire inflicts tragedy on Vietnamese community in Poland
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A weekend fire in a shopping center in Warsaw dealt tragedy to many members of…
Continue Reading A bear attacked as she walked her dog. Now she’s able to thank the first responders who saved her.
WTVR, WENDY COWAN, CNN By Cameron Thompson Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — A black…
Continue Reading Chances of Cyprus peace talks restart look dimmer as Turkish Cypriot leader sees no common ground
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Chances of restarting formal talks to mend Cyprus’ decades-long ethnic division…
Continue Reading US will send an unofficial delegation as Taiwan’s president is sworn in. It’ll test ties with China
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the White House is sending an unofficial delegation to Taiwan this…
Continue Reading Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Independent UN experts say radical Saudi Arabia scholar held for years should be tried or released
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A radical Sunni scholar whose criticisms of Saudi Arabia’s government and the…
Continue Reading Staff member dies after assault by juvenile at Iowa youth facility
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a woman who worked at an Iowa center that provides services for troubled youths has died days after she was…
Continue Reading Preakness favorite Muth ruled out of the 2nd leg of the Triple Crown after spiking a fever
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Preakness favorite Muth has been ruled out of the second leg of the Triple Crown after spiking a…
Continue Reading Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and MELINA WALLING Associated Press DANVILLE, Illinois (AP) — On the south side of Chicago, students learn to work on Rivian…
Continue Reading The jurors in Trump’s hush money trial are getting a front row seat to history — most of the time
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press A gag order. Legal wrangling over witness testimony. Angry denouncements of the judge overseeing the case. Some of…
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Slovakia’s prime minister is expected to survive assassination attempt, deputy says
By BELA SZANDELSZKY and KAREL JANICEK Associated Press BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot…
Continue Reading United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor
By DAVID CRARY, HOLLY MEYER and PETER SMITH Associated Press Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist…
Continue Reading Hungary will vote against U.N. resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide in Bosnia, minister says
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will vote against a United Nations resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide of…
Continue ReadingBiden and Trump accept CNN’s invitation to debate on June 27
CNN By Betsy Klein, Michael Williams and Kristen Holmes, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both…
Continue Reading If you’ve tried meditating but can’t sit still, here’s how — and why — to try again
By ALBERT STUMM Associated Press If you’ve tried meditating but can’t sit still, you’re not alone. Experts say many people try it only once…
Continue Reading Biden and Trump, trading barbs, agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and September
By ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to…
Continue Reading Mosque attack in Nigeria’s north injures at least 24 people, including children
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 24 worshippers, including four children, were injured in northern Nigeria’s Kano…
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‘The Golden Bachelorette’ would like to clarify a few things about aging
CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — A longtime viewer of “The Bachelor” franchise and a true believer in the show’s ability to help…
Continue Reading China and Russia reaffirm their close ties as Moscow presses its offensive in Ukraine
By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping reaffirmed…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Warm, dry, and breezy Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We will see warm , dry, and breezy conditions again for your Wednesday with our forecast looking similar to what we’ve been…
Continue Reading ‘Furiosa’ debuts in Cannes, giving Anya Taylor-Joy a megawatt movie-star moment
CANNES, France (AP) — “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, returning George Miller’s…
Continue Reading Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A welding operation sparked a huge fire in February at a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s…
Continue Reading Canadian historian Michael Ignatieff wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
MADRID (AP) — Organizers of Spain’s Princess of Asturias Awards have awarded the prize for the social sciences to Canadian historian and writer…
Continue Reading Pakistan test-fires a new rocket system developed by its military, the army says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says it has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed rocket system with a range of 400…
Continue Reading UN agency authorizes second vaccine against dengue amid outbreaks in the Americas
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized a second dengue vaccine, a move that could provide protection for millions worldwide…
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Blinken plays ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ in Kyiv bar
CNN By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — There was no doubting the message from Antony Blinken’s musical debut in Kyiv on Tuesday night. The US…
Continue Reading Paris garbage collectors lift strike threat ahead of Olympic Games
PARIS (AP) — Paris garbage collectors have lifted the strike notice that threatened to leave the French capital facing piles of rubbish during the…
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