Thanks to a $1 billion gift, most Johns Hopkins medical students will no longer pay tuition
AP Business Writers Most medical students at Johns Hopkins University will no longer pay tuition thanks to a $1 billion gift from Bloomberg…
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King Arthur Baking’s CEO on keeping America’s oldest flour company in the mix
AP Business Writer America’s oldest flour company opened in 1790, when George Washington was president. But little could have prepared King Arthur…
Continue Reading CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Heat and a hurricane descend on the U.S., other wild weather around the world
Associated Press As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas and extreme heat blankets much of the U.S. South and West, the world is set for another week of…
Continue Reading Is it a hurricane or a tropical storm? Here’s a breakdown of extreme weather terms
Associated Press Hurricane Beryl is barreling through Texas Monday after devastating parts of Mexico and the Caribbean. The storm regained hurricane…
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ABC-7 First Alert: A little cooler for your Monday, with potential for gusty winds
UPDATE: The ABC-7 StormTrack Weather team has issued an ABC-7 First Alert for the gusty winds expected tonight along with the elevated rain chances…
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Nearly 1 million customers without power in Texas as Hurricane Beryl lashes Houston with heavy rains, powerful winds
HOUSTON (AP) — Nearly 1 million customers without power in Texas as Hurricane Beryl lashes Houston with heavy rains, powerful…
Continue Reading Is college worth it? Poll finds only 36% of Americans have confidence in higher education
Associated Press Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost of college, with most saying they feel the U.S. higher education…
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Mounjaro leads to significantly more weight loss than Ozempic, study suggests
CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — People taking tirzepatide injections lost more weight and were more likely to reach specific weight loss…
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Share the Road Las Cruces Visibility Ride aims to promote bicycle safety and benefits
LAS CRUCES, NM (KVIA) — Today bicyclists in Las Cruces met for their monthly “Share the Road Visibility Ride.” The event aims to raise awareness…
Continue Reading Senegal’s leader wasn’t born when ECOWAS was founded. He’s asked to reunite the bloc split by coups
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye, Africa’s youngest, is suddenly faced with a huge challenge of…
Continue Reading Across Europe, leaders express relief mixed with concern about the French election result
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Leaders across Europe reacted with relief mixed with concern to the results of the snap election in France. The…
Continue Reading The US housing slump deepened this spring. Where does that leave home shoppers and sellers?
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s housing market sales slump is dragging on into its third straight year, as evidenced by…
Continue Reading Cannabis advocates in Thailand protest a proposal to ban again its general use
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy discusses further NATO support with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he expects the upcoming NATO summit to provide specific…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of July 8 to July 12
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a…
Continue Reading Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico takes first trip outside capital after assassination attempt
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has taken his first trip outside the capital since resuming his duties…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 8: Presidential race, Hurricane Beryl, France election, Covid-19, Boeing plea deal
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again: officials in the US are on alert for shark attacks that, while rare, pose…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government says it captured an…
Continue Reading At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukrainian hurdler Anna Ryzhykova, each stride on the Paris Olympic track will have meaning far beyond the…
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Review of prescribed fires finds gaps in key areas as US Forest Service looks to improve safety
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive…
Continue Reading Review of prescribed fires finds gaps in key areas as US Forest Service looks to improve safety
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive…
Continue Reading Paramount and Skydance merge, signaling end of a family reign in Hollywood and the rise of new power
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The entertainment giant Paramount will merge with Skydance, closing out a decades-long run by the Redstone…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says she’s ‘all in’ on husband’s reelection as he insists anew he won’t leave the race
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jill Biden says she’s “all in” on President Joe Biden’s reelection bid as he insists anew that…
Continue Reading Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns that escalation threatens cease-fire talks
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces are advancing deeper into the Gaza Strip’s largest city in pursuit of militants…
Continue Reading Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the Texas coast near Matagorda, the National Weather Service says
MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the Texas coast near Matagorda, the National Weather Service…
Continue Reading Fishing boat carrying 283 migrants to Europe safely reaches southern Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a fishing boat carrying nearly 300 migrants to Europe has safely reached a southern island after a…
Continue Reading Nearly 1,000 homes in Cape Town destroyed by storms as city braces for a week of bad weather
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Authorities say nearly 1,000 homes in informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa, have been destroyed by…
Continue Reading Russia’s heaviest bombardment of Kyiv in 4 months kills at least 31 and hits a children’s hospital
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, damaging the country’s largest…
Continue Reading France’s Macron keeps prime minister in place for “stability of the country” after chaotic election
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to…
Continue Reading Gaza destruction likely helped push Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza…
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