Republican candidates for Utah’s open US House seat split on aid for Ukraine
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The five Republicans battling for Utah’s only open U.S. House seat have agreed in a…
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Tropical rainstorms in South Florida lead to flight delays and streets jammed with stalled cars
By FREIDA FRISARO, TERRY SPENCER and DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A tropical disturbance that brought a rare flash…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s A-listers are lining up behind Joe Biden. Will their support matter in November?
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Robert De Niro showed up outside a Manhattan courthouse to decry Donald Trump as his New…
Continue Reading One year later, migrants who survived wreck off Greece seek justice and struggle to cope with life
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Desperate hands clutched at Ali Elwan’s arms, legs and neck, and screams misted…
Continue Reading G7 leaders agree to lend Ukraine billions backed by Russia’s frozen assets. Here’s how it will work
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to engineer a $50 billion loan…
Continue Reading Cheers, cake and a fist-bump from GOP as Trump returns to Capitol Hill in a first since Jan. 6 riot
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has made a triumphant return to Capitol Hill to meet with House and…
Continue Reading G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as EU’s traditional powers recalibrate
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press BARI, Italy (AP) — A Group of Seven summit is opening Thursday with agreement on a U.S. proposal to back a $50…
Continue Reading Ozy Media went from buzzy to belly-up. Its founder, Carlos Watson, is now on trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly a decade, Ozy Media projected an image of new-media success. The company boasted…
Continue Reading Republican Party rifts on display in Virginia congressional primary pitting Good and McGuire
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Bob Good is fighting a two-front battle to hold his seat in Virginia’s 5th…
Continue Reading Tatum, Brown help Celtics hold off huge Dallas rally for 106-99 win, 3-0 lead in NBA Finals
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown shared a long hug after helping Boston avoid the biggest collapse in…
Continue Reading Aspects of US restrictions on asylum-seekers may violate international protections, UNHCR chief says
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. refugee agency says he understands that the Biden administration enacted new…
Continue Reading Widespread outage hits Puerto Rico as customers demand ouster of private electric company
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A widespread power outage has hit Puerto Rico and left more than 340,000 customers without electricity after two of…
Continue Reading 1,000 days have passed since the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, the UN says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A thousand days have passed since girls in Afghanistan were banned from attending secondary…
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Residents and business owners of Sunland Park show concern over Border Highway Connector
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Residents of Sunland Park told ABC-7 they have concerns over the plans by the New Mexico Department of…
Continue Reading Tom Brady enshrined into Patriots Hall of Fame during star-studded night
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady brought the New England Patriots endless memories and six Super Bowl trophies…
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Sandy Hook survivors will graduate high school today and remember the classmates they lost in 1st grade massacre
CNN By Randi Kaye, Anne Clifford and Rachel Clarke, CNN Newtown, Connecticut (CNN) — High school seniors Emma Ehrens and Grace Fischer will…
Continue Reading Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit brought by survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre
KOKI, TULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, CNN By Andy Rose and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit arguing the…
Continue Reading Arizona lawmakers agree to let voters decide on retention rules for state Supreme Court justices
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers voted Wednesday to send an initiative to the November ballot that would protect two…
Continue Reading DeSantis appointees bury the hatchet with Disney by approving new development deal
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees have given final approval to an agreement that…
Continue Reading Chinese Premier Li and New Zealand’s Luxon hail close ties as they sign trade deals in Wellington
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang has met with New Zealand Prime Minister…
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Ysleta ISD discussing next year’s budget
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Ysleta Independent School District board met today to discuss the budget for the 2024-2025 school year. During public…
Continue Reading Neil Goldschmidt, former Oregon governor who confessed to sex with a minor in the 1970s, has died
By STEVEN DuBOIS and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Neil Goldschmidt, a former Oregon governor whose confession that he had sex with a…
Continue Reading The Trump campaign opens a new outreach office in a heavily Latino part of Pennsylvania
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press READING, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign has teamed up with the Republican National Committee and…
Continue Reading Runner-up criticizes Nevada GOP Senate nominee Sam Brown while other former rivals back him
By GABE STERN Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada GOP Senate Republican runner-up Jeff Gunter has continued his attacks on the nominee and…
Continue Reading Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi to compete in Netflix competition
By KAITLYN HUAMANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After organizers for Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest said Joey…
Continue Reading Man charged with robbing a California bank was released from prison a day earlier, prosecutors say
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man charged with taking three people hostage while robbing a Southern California bank last month had…
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Operation Hope: Father’s Day Giveaway!
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Operation Hope will once again host it’s annual Father’s Day Giveaway this year. For information about Operation Hope and…
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Mexican man sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection to migrant death in Doña Ana County
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Mexican national was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges related to a deadly human smuggling…
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Twelve UTEP Miners named to Phil Steele’s 2024 preseason CUSA Team
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The preseason all-conference teams have begun to be recognized as twelve UTEP Miners were named to Phil…
Continue Reading Woman with gun taken into custody after standoff at FBI building in Seattle, authorities say
SEATTLE (AP) — A woman armed with a handgun has been taken into custody after an hourlong standoff at the FBI building in Seattle. That’s…
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