Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of June 17 to 21
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a…
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Indian national charged with plotting the murder for hire of a Sikh activist is extradited to the US
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech authorities say an Indian national has been extradited to the United States to face charges of murder for hire and conspiracy…
Continue Reading Emhoff will speak at groundbreaking of the memorial for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband will deliver remarks at the…
Continue Reading Chinese and Philippine ship collision just the latest in a string of South China Sea confrontations
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China has been at odds with many other countries in the Asia-Pacific for years over its sweeping…
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WFAA: Megachurch pastor admits past ‘inappropriate’ behavior with ‘young lady’ after accusation of molesting 12-year-old
WFAA, GATEWAY CHURCH, CNN By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Dallas-area megachurch pastor Robert Morris admitted to “inappropriate sexual…
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A water war is looming between Mexico and the US. Neither side will win
CNN By Laura Paddison and Fidel Gutiérrez, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are rising in a border dispute between the United States and Mexico. But this…
Continue Reading Netanyahu dissolves influential war Cabinet after key partner bolted from government
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the influential war Cabinet that has…
Continue Reading China keeps lending rate unchanged as data show housing market is still struggling
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China has kept a key lending rate unchanged despite signs of continued weakness in the…
Continue Reading Muslim pilgrims resume symbolic stoning of the devil as they wrap up Hajj pilgrimage in deadly heat
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have used the early morning hours to perform the second day of the…
Continue Reading Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries have given final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better…
Continue Reading Biden’s campaign announces a $50 million advertising blitz highlighting Trump’s conviction
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is spending $50 million through the end of June, a…
Continue Reading Police temporarily detain 8 after clash between Serbia and England fans at Euro 2024
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Police say eight people were temporarily detained following a brawl between Serbia and England fans in Gelsenkirchen…
Continue Reading EU leaders break off talks on top job nominees without result
By ELLA JOYNER, LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETRQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have broken off talks without reaching final…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly gain after Wall St rallies to new records
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied to more records, with…
Continue Reading The trial of a US reporter charged with espionage in Russia is to begin June 26
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court says the espionage trial in Russia of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will begin on June 26 and will be…
Continue Reading Passenger plane lands safely in New Zealand after a fire shuts down an engine
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s fire service says a passenger plane landed safely…
Continue Reading California firefighters gain ground against big wildfires after hot, windy weekend
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters have increased containment of a large wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles after a weekend of explosive…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands of Marylanders receive pardons for marijuana convictions
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore ordered more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions on…
Continue Reading At least 9 dead, dozens injured as trains collide in India’s Darjeeling district, a tourist hotspot
NEW DELHI (AP) — A cargo train has rammed into a passenger train in India’s eastern state of West Bengal, killing at least nine people and…
Continue Reading Over 75 million people in the US are under heat alerts. Go indoors and hydrate
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Over 75 million people in the United States were under extreme heat alerts Monday as a heat wave…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the AP investigation into the Palestinian families being decimated in Gaza
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — To a degree never seen before, Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza is killing entire…
Continue Reading The war in Gaza is wiping out entire Palestinian families, one branch at a time. This is how
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza has killed hundreds of family members from the same…
Continue Reading The war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — He is among the very last survivors of his Gaza family, a clan so close they knew without thinking…
Continue Reading US aircraft carrier captain playfully counters Houthi’s false online claims of hitting his ship
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA (AP) — The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest…
Continue Reading A year after the Titan’s tragic dive, deep-sea explorers vow to pursue ocean’s mysteries
By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the…
Continue Reading A new airport could spark the economy in a rural part of Florida. Will the workforce be ready?
By NICK FOURIEZOS of Open Campus LaBELLE, Fla. (AP) — One of Florida’s poorest counties is preparing for the new “Airglades” airport, a $300…
Continue Reading Nashville court grapples with details on school shooter that were leaked to media
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys fighting over the release of documents involving a 2023…
Continue Reading The high cost of living is still biting the UK. Many don’t think the election will change anything
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Dominic Watters watches his gas and electricity meter like a hawk. He topped it up a few days ago, but…
Continue Reading AI experimentation is high risk, high reward for low-profile political campaigns
By ALI SWENSON, DAN MERICA and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Adrian Perkins was running for reelection as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, when…
Continue Reading 2 political outliers claim seats in European Parliament by leveraging social media’s viral power
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — One is a wildly popular, seemingly happy-go-lucky YouTuber with…
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