Suspect arrested in stabbing of 4 instructors from Iowa college in China, police say
CNN By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy, and Sarah Dewberry, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A suspect has been arrested in the stabbing of four…
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Fire at Thailand’s famous Chatuchak Weekend Market kills hundreds of caged animals
BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of caged animals died after a fire struck Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the most famous markets in Thailand’s capital.…
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El Paso City Council unanimously votes to extend Emergency Ordinance
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council unanimously voted to pass items 1 and 2 during today’s meeting — both center on extending the…
Continue Reading These candidates who won seats in the European Parliament this week aren’t who you might expect
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — He has no political experience. No high-profile endorsements. No party affiliation. What Fidias…
Continue Reading UK’s glum Conservatives try to shift the mood with a promise of tax cuts as polling day nears
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday implored British voters, and his own party, to throw him a…
Continue Reading Utah governor defends record in primary debate after harsh reception at GOP convention
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has defended his record against a primary challenger in debate…
Continue Reading Attraction starring Disney’s first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company’s…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police officer killed while responding to a shooting call is remembered as a hero
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police officer who was killed by a man he was trying to help at the site of a…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy appeals for help with Ukraine’s energy network as recovery conference opens
By GEIR MOULSON and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for short-term help in…
Continue Reading Animal Services gives update on new department plans
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –Animal Services Operation Manager Adan Parra gave a presentation to city council on June 10 on the development of the new El…
Continue Reading A brew of ancient coca is Bolivia’s buzzy new beer. But it’s unclear if the world will buy in
By PAOLA FLORES Associated Press TRINIDAD PAMPA, Bolivia (AP) — If it were anywhere else in South America, the nondescript house with buckets of…
Continue Reading Christina Sanchez voted in as County Attorney
El Paso County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to appoint Christina Sanchez as county attorney on June 10. “I’m so excited to begin this new…
Continue Reading Officials work to bring home US instructors recovering after stabbing attack at Chinese park
By KEN MORITSUGU and DIDI TANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — U.S. officials are working to bring home four injured instructors from Iowa’s…
Continue Reading Cop, judge, journalist, activist, prosecutor, volunteer: Women challenge the mafia in Italy’s Puglia
A remarkable array of women is challenging the Sacra Corona Unita, Italy’s fourth main organized crime group that operates in southern Puglia, the…
Continue Reading As Congress investigates the Osprey, families balance grief with pilots’ love for the warplane
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House subcommittee is holding a hearing on the troubled safety record of the Osprey aircraft and…
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The Alitos and Roberts discuss politically sensitive topics in secret recordings by liberal activist
CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A left-wing activist on Monday released secret recordings of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his wife, as…
Continue Reading With 100M birds dead, poultry industry could serve as example as dairy farmers confront bird flu
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reported at…
Continue Reading Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Groups pushing tighter gun laws have been building political muscle through multiple elections,…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial
By RANDALL CHASE, CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden was…
Continue Reading Biden’s student loan work gets tepid reviews — even among those with debt, an AP-NORC poll finds
By COLLIN BINKLEY and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll shows relatively few Americans say they’re fans of President…
Continue Reading Beyond gangland shootouts and drug trafficking, Italy’s mafia is a threat to democracy
ROME (AP) — The popular image of the Italian mob has been made famous by movies like “The Godfather” but the reality of organized crime in…
Continue Reading Rulli’s win in Ohio will grow GOP’s razor-thin majority in the US House
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli has won a special election in eastern Ohio for a…
Continue Reading In Italy’s Puglia region, women take the lead in challenging the local mafia at great personal risk
By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press LECCE, Italy (AP) — Puglia is known for its olive groves, white-washed houses and spectacular coastlines that…
Continue Reading Trump-backed candidate Austin Theriault wins primary in Maine district rocked by mass shooting
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Republican Maine state lawmaker Austin Theriault has won the chance to try to unseat one…
Continue Reading Cameroon or Canada? Poorly paid doctors and nurses are choosing to leave. That’s common in Africa
By MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Cameroon has one of the world’s lowest number of health workers per capita. About a…
Continue Reading In North Dakota GOP primaries, US Rep. Armstrong wins for governor and Fedorchak for House
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won North Dakota’s Republican primary for governor, while…
Continue Reading US gas prices are falling. Experts point to mild demand at the pump ahead of summer travel
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gas prices are once again on the decline across the U.S., bringing some relief to…
Continue Reading Panthers now 2 wins from the Stanley Cup, top Oilers 4-1 for 2-0 lead in title series
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl knocked Florida’s Aleksander Barkov out of the game.…
Continue Reading Bureau of Land Management shrinks proposed size of controversial Idaho wind farm project
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The federal Bureau of Land Management’s preferred alternative for a proposed large-scale wind energy farm in…
Continue Reading Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is heard questioning whether compromise between the left and right is possible in a…
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