Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures
Associated Press With its unprecedented tear through the ultrawarm waters of the southeast Caribbean, Beryl turned meteorologists’ worst fears of a…
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Beryl is expected to regain strength and slam into Texas as a hurricane, marking the first US landfall of the Atlantic season
CNN By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to strengthen into a hurricane again before it reaches the South Texas coast…
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US envoy to Japan expresses regret over alleged sex crimes by military personnel in Okinawa
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed regret for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly…
Continue Reading New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is ‘dead and buried’
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is…
Continue Reading Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire in Gaza after dropping key demand, officials say
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza,…
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Tornadoes kill 5, injure 83 in China’s eastern Shandong province
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese media reports that five people were confirmed dead after tornadoes struck a city in the eastern Chinese province of…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Borderland braces for sweltering heat and storms
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Happy Saturday! We are currently under an ABC-7 First Alert due to dangerous heat expected on Sunday, with temperatures…
Continue Reading Voters in France’s overseas territories kick off a pivotal parliamentary election
PARIS (AP) — Voters in France’s overseas territories and living abroad have started casting ballots in parliamentary runoff elections that could…
Continue Reading Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes overnight left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off the water supply to a…
Continue Reading Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is set to throw a grand wedding for his son. Here’s what to know
NEW DELHI (AP) — In March, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani threw a three-day prenuptial bash for his son that included a 1,200-person guest…
Continue Reading 2 teenagers die while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach, police say
Two teenagers died while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn. The New York Police Department says it received an emergency call…
Continue Reading France’s president called a surprise election. The result could diminish his power in world affairs
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron could awake — if he has slept at all — with clipped wings on Monday morning. The…
Continue Reading Nigeria claims it has degraded extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent
Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — For the first time since 2020, three female suicide bombers attacked the Nigerian border town of Gwoza,…
Continue Reading How France’s Macron went from a successful political newcomer to a weakened leader
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s expected political failure in decisive parliamentary elections Sunday may…
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Two men arrested for criminal trespassing in San Elizario
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced deputies were called to 1000 Jute Drive in San Elizario after receiving calls…
Continue Reading Survival story as Hurricane Beryl razes smallest inhabited island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Associated Press MAYREAU, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (AP) — Mayreu is one of the smallest inhabited islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.…
Continue Reading Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday…
Continue Reading Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday…
Continue Reading Putin sees no need for nuclear weapons to win in Ukraine. But he’s also keeping his options open
The message to NATO from President Vladimir Putin was simple and stark: Don’t go too far in providing military support for Ukraine, or…
Continue Reading Correction: Pongamia Tree-What to Know story
In a story published Jul. 6, 2024, about pongamia trees, The Associated Press misspelled the name of Ponova culinary oil, which is made from pongamia…
Continue Reading How an Oscar-winning filmmaker helped a small-town art theater in Ohio land a big grant
Associated Press YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — When the Little Art Theatre set out to land a $100,000 grant to fund a stylish new marquee, with a nod…
Continue Reading A NATO summit and mending EU relations are among first tasks for new UK leader Keir Starmer
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesn’t get to take a breather. After a draining six-week election…
Continue Reading Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are all on the ballot in California this November
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures California…
Continue Reading House Republicans unite on spending cuts to non-defense programs, but Senate roadblock awaits
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are off to a quicker, more united start this year when it comes to funding the federal…
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North Dakota tribe goes back to its roots with a massive greenhouse operation
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Native American tribe in North Dakota will soon grow lettuce in a giant greenhouse complex that when fully…
Continue Reading North Dakota tribe goes back to its roots with a massive greenhouse operation
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Native American tribe in North Dakota will soon grow lettuce in a giant greenhouse complex that when fully…
Continue Reading Grenada minister tells UN: hurricane-devastated Islands need anything for `a human being to survive’
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The minister for the two islands in Grenada that Hurricane Beryl first slammed into with catastrophic winds…
Continue Reading Astros outlast Twins 13-12 after nearly blowing 8-run lead in 9th inning
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Bregman had a three-run homer and the Houston Astros held off the Minnesota Twins 13-12 on Friday night…
Continue Reading Pirates rookie Paul Skenes needed just 10 electrifying starts to enter the All-Star conversation
AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes does seemingly everything fast, whether it’s throwing a baseball or sprinting through the…
Continue Reading Mother of big league Lowe brothers sees them face each other for 1st time since her cancer diagnosis
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — There is a Lowe family reunion this weekend in Texas, where the mother of big league brothers Nathaniel…
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