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…
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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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El Paso County Commissioners Court approves DA’s request to transfer asset forfeiture funds for legal defense from the County’s SB4 lawsuit
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Commissioner Court approved District Attorney Bill Hick’s request to transfer $53,000 from the asset…
Continue Reading South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed land border
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly violated…
Continue Reading 2 Bronx men plead guilty to drug charges in fentanyl poisoning of toddler who died at daycare
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men connected to a toddler’s fatal opioid overdose at a New York City daycare have pleaded guilty to drug charges and causing…
Continue Reading Utah judge sets execution date in 1998 murder despite concerns over a new lethal injection cocktail
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America A Utah judge has set an August date for the execution of a man convicted in the 1998 killing of a…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Day 6 of Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial
CNN By Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The jury in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial began deliberations…
Continue Reading A dog helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a remote, steep ravine in Oregon
BAKER COUNTY, Ore. (AP) — A dog has helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a steep ravine in mountainous northeastern Oregon. The Baker…
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Expert tips to protect yourself from heat-related illnesses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As temperatures rise, so do heat-related illnesses. That’s why ABC sat down with a medical expert to find out what you can…
Continue Reading New York transit chief says agency must shrink subway improvements following nixed congestion toll
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of New York’s transit authority says the agency will have to cut back its plans for maintaining and improving its…
Continue Reading Fight over constitutional provisions to guard against oil, gas pollution moves ahead in New Mexico
By MORGAN LEE and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge cleared the way Monday for a landmark lawsuit to…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Day 6 of Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial
CNN By Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The jury in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial began deliberations…
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