USA Basketball men’s Olympic team arrives for camp in Las Vegas
AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — After months of planning, it’s time for the U.S. Olympic team — one that will go to the Paris Games later…
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Mali’s army and Russian mercenaries accused of killing dozens of civilians in Kidal region
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Civil society groups and community members in northern Mali say that Malian soldiers and mercenaries from the Russian Wagner…
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Biden dismisses age questions in interview as he tries to salvage reelection effort
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort, used a highly anticipated TV…
Continue Reading Greek coast guard exchanges shots with a man piloting a migrant smuggling boat. No injuries reported
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities say the crew of a Greek coast guard patrol boat has exchanged gunfire with a man piloting a speedboat smuggling…
Continue Reading Wimbledon players get a participation trophy, a silver plaque congratulating them for competing
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon has started a new tradition of handing out sterling silver plaques to players to commemorate that they…
Continue Reading US says troops are leaving Niger bases this weekend and in August after coup
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500…
Continue Reading The US and EU welcome the release of some Belarusian political prisoner
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The United States and the European Union are welcoming Belarus’ release of some political prisoners, freed since the…
Continue Reading Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws
AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ highest court strongly reaffirmed Friday that the state constitution protects abortion access,…
Continue Reading German investigators detain third suspect in attempted blackmail of former Formula 1 driver’s family
BERLIN (AP) — German investigators say they have arrested a third suspect in an attempt to blackmail the family of former Formula 1 race driver…
Continue ReadingOpinion: What Britain’s first Asian prime minister meant to my family
CNN Opinion by Sunder Katwala (CNN) — The crushing defeat of the Conservative Party in the UK election ends Rishi Sunak’s two-year…
Continue Reading Albanian authorities strip ethnic Greek mayor of his post for alleged vote buying
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian election authorities have stripped an ethnic Greek minority mayor of his post after he was…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities…
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ABC-7 at 4: National Minority Mental Health Month
El Paso, Texas ( KVIA)- July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness; Dr. Ogechika Alozie talks about the challenges that minorities in the…
Continue Reading Officers who defended the Capitol fight falsehoods about Jan. 6 and campaign for Joe Biden
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell is mostly recovered from the brutal assaults he endured from Donald…
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Local icon raises nearly $1 million in scholarships
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Las Cruces icon is celebrating her 97th birthday by generously giving to others, in the form of a scholarship fund To…
Continue Reading Judge says Nashville school shooter’s writings can’t be released as victims’ families have copyright
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville judge has ruled that the writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults…
Continue ReadingBiden says the debate was a bad night. Here’s how doctors would evaluate if it was something more
CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden said Friday that his poor performance in last week’s debate was a bad night but not…
Continue Reading Court says social media influencer Andrew Tate can leave Romania but remain in EU as he awaits trial
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital has ruled that social media influencer Andrew Tate can leave Romania but…
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Man arrested in Socorro for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — A man was arrested by Socorro Police for outstanding warrants, on Wednesday, July 3. 29-year-old Luis Daniel Sanchez was…
Continue Reading British PM’s 1st day at 10 Downing St. will stretch from nuclear weapons briefing to Larry the cat
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — After a few hours of sleep to shake off a night of celebration and an audience with the king, Keir Starmer stepped…
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Democrats start moving to Harris as Biden digs in
CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Amid the ongoing fallout from Joe Biden’s debate performance, talk in many top Democratic circles has…
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Driver killed in Far East El Paso crash identified as 17-year-old
Update (July 8, 2024): El Paso Police Department Special Traffic investigators say 17-year-old Joseph Flores Jr. was driving “at a high rate of…
Continue Reading Shark attacks reported at Texas’ South Padre Island; 2 people bitten, at least 1 severely
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — Shark attacks disrupted Fourth of July celebrations Thursday at South Padre Island as two people were taken to the…
Continue Reading NATO leaders will vow to pour weapons into Ukraine for another year, but membership is off the table
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO leaders plan to pledge to keep pouring arms and ammunition into Ukraine at current levels for at least…
Continue Reading Tornado kills one, injures 79 in China’s Shandong province
BEIJING (AP) — A tornado has swept through China’s eastern province of Shandong, killing one person and injuring scores of others. Authorities…
Continue Reading What we learned from the UK’s general election that will shape politics over the coming years
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a landslide victory early Friday…
Continue Reading Imprisoned Kremlin critic Kara-Murza transferred to a prison hospital, his wife and lawyers say
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The wife and lawyer of imprisoned Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza say he has been…
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Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on Mexico’s Caribbean coast near the resort of Tulum as a Category 2 storm
TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on Mexico’s Caribbean coast near the resort of Tulum as a Category 2…
Continue Reading Vatican excommunicates a former ambassador to the US and declares him guilty of schism
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Friday excommunicated its former ambassador to Washington after finding him guilty of schism, an…
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Marine Le Pen promises French far right will rein in aid to Ukraine, slams soccer star Mbappé
CNN By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — As Ukraine bleeds territory to Russia, support from one of Kyiv’s strongest backers looks set to…
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