As fallout surges from Venezuela’s election crisis, the region fears another mass exodus
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro’s contested claim of victory in last month’s election not only threw…
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A slain teacher loved attending summer camp. His mom is working to give kids the same opportunity
Associated Press PIERSON, Fla. (AP) — The mom of a teacher murdered during the 2018 high school massacre in Parkland, Florida, is finishing another…
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Democrats trust Harris slightly more than Biden on climate change, an AP-NORC poll finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Democratic National Convention approaches, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public…
Continue Reading El Paso International Airport secures funding from federal government
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso International Airport has been awarded a $10.6 million grant from the federal government’s Bipartisan…
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Riding the Trans-Mongolian Railway, one of the world’s most epic train journeys
By Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) — Horses were Mongolia’s chief means of getting around for thousands of years, and they remain an integral part of…
Continue Reading Ukrainians watch their troops’ counteroffensive with mix of satisfaction and fear
By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Sumy/Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — As Kyiv’s forces advance farther into Russia following their…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street leaps, and S&P 500 rallies 1.6% as US shoppers drive the economy
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to one of its best days of the year Thursday after data showed the U.S. economy is holding…
Continue Reading These 2 changes in law enforcement hiring could prevent tragic deaths like Sonya Massey’s, her family’s attorneys say
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The family of an Illinois mother gunned down in her home by a sheriff’s deputy wants a nationwide database of…
Continue Reading Trying to avoid an elephant stampede? There’s an app for that
By Samra Zulfaqar and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Conflict between elephants and humans is a growing, and potentially deadly, problem in some…
Continue Reading Costa Rica arrests 5 child welfare agency officials on charges they trafficked children for adoption
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican authorities have arrested five officials from its child welfare agency on charges they were involved in…
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Save lives by volunteering: Inside the Humane Society of El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Volunteering at the Humane Society of El Paso is easy. Not only that, but officials said helping the animals there is…
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Gena Rowlands, protagonista de “The Notebook” y “A Woman Under the Influence”, murió a los 94 años
RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La actriz ganadora del Oscar Gena Rowlands, cuya carrera en la pantalla se extendió durante casi siete décadas,…
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Late homers by Wyatt Langford, Jonah Heim lead Rangers to come-from-behind 9-7 win over Red Sox
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Wyatt Langford hit a tying three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Jonah Heim had a two-run homer in…
Continue Reading Dubón has RBI single in 10th and Astros beat Rays 2-1 for season-best 8th straight win
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mauricio Dubón drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning single, closer Josh Hader worked two…
Continue Reading Gena Rowlands, acting powerhouse and star of movies by her director-husband, John Cassavetes, dies
AP Entertainment Writer Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a…
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Gena Rowlands, star of ‘The Notebook’ and ‘A Woman Under the Influence,’ dead at 94
By Alli Rosenbloom and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-nominated actress Gena Rowlands, whose screen career spanned nearly seven decades and…
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No golds for India: Why the world’s most populous country punches below its weight at the Olympics
By Esha Mitra and Lex Harvey, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — The competition was tight until the very last shot. India’s Abhinav Bindra was level with…
Continue Reading A stowaway groundhog is elevated to local icon
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some frozen custard and mini-golf customers in Pennsylvania have made a startling discovery that elevated a humble…
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RFK Jr. reached out to Harris campaign about administration role in exchange for endorsement
By Aaron Pellish and Jim Acosta, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign reached out to Vice…
Continue Reading NJ governor intends to appoint his former chief of staff to replace Menendez in Senate
By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy intends to appoint George Helmy, his former chief of staff, to the US Senate, a…
Continue Reading El Tribunal Electoral de México declara a Sheinbaum presidenta electa
Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación (TEPJF) de México declaró este miércoles…
Continue Reading Wisconsin’s Evers urges federal judge not to make changes at youth prison in wake of counselor death
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is urging a federal judge not to make any changes at Wisconsin’s youth prison after a…
Continue Reading UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for South Sudan says the troubled African country is not ready to hold its first…
Continue Reading Democrats try to block Green Party from presidential ballot in Wisconsin, citing legal issues
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An employee of the Democratic National Committee has filed a complaint seeking to remove the Green Party’s…
Continue Reading Panel de la ONU decidió hacer público su informe preliminar frente a la gravedad de la situación en Venezuela
RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El panel de expertos electorales de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) que dio seguimiento a los…
Continue Reading Police fatally shoot teen in Alaska’s largest city, the fourth such killing since mid-May
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say officers fatally shot a 16-year-old girl holding a knife in the fourth deadly shooting involving…
Continue Reading Justice Department defends Boeing plea deal against criticism by 737 Max crash victims’ families
AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Justice Department is defending a plea deal it struck with Boeing over planes that crashed and killed 346…
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One person seriously injured in motorcycle crash in Northeast El Paso
UPDATE: El Paso Police posted on their X account that all lanes have been reopened as of 6 p.m. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash closed all lanes of…
Continue Reading Another Alabama IVF clinic is to close at year’s end
By Isabel Rosales and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama IVF clinic that kept providing in vitro fertilization treatments even while…
Continue Reading Columbia’s president resigns after months of turmoil punctuated by clashes over Israel-Hamas war
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the…
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