City of El Paso looking for community input on 2025 budget
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is hosting several community meetings to get feedback on its upcoming budget. The meetings are designed…
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UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday overwhelmingly approved its first resolution…
Continue Reading National bail fund exits Georgia over new law that expands cash bail and limits groups that help
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A national nonprofit that helps thousands of low-income people avoid pre-trial detention has announced…
Continue Reading Prince collaborator Sheila E. says she’s ‘heartbroken’ at being turned away from Paisley Park
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sheila E. figured she’d be welcome if she showed up unannounced at Paisley Park, the…
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Mobile home fire in Las Cruces sends one person to the hospital
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — One person was sent to the hospital after a fire Friday, June 7, 2024 at a home on the 2500 block of El Camino Real…
Continue Reading A majority of Black Americans believe US institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds
By AYANNA ALEXANDER and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Black Americans say that they’ve experienced racial discrimination…
Continue Reading Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle join Biden for early Juneteenth celebration on White House lawn
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated the Juneteenth holiday early with a Monday concert on the White…
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‘Operation Texas Kill Switch’: How the state is cracking down on machinegun conversion devices
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza, whose district covers El Paso, announced a joint initiative with the Bureau of Alcohol,…
Continue Reading Soldiers in Malawi search for missing military plane carrying vice president and former first lady
By GREGORY GONDWE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Soldiers are searching mountainous forests near a city in northern…
Continue Reading Top Canadian judge will step down from Hong Kong’s top court following other resignations
LONDON (AP) — Hong Kong officials say a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada is stepping down from the city’s top court.…
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This is the dangerous Venezuelan gang infiltrating the US that you probably know nothing about but should
CNN By Rafael Romo, Belisa Morillo and Laura Weffer, CNN (CNN) — An alleged multistate human trafficking ring forcing immigrant women into…
Continue Reading Police update number of people injured in Madison rooftop shooting to 12
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police now say at least a dozen people were hurt in a shooting at a rooftop party in Wisconsin’s capital city. The…
Continue Reading Correction: WCup-Asian Qualifying-Palestine story
PERTH, Australia (AP) — In a story published June 10, 2024, about the Palestinian soccer team, The Associated Press erroneously reported that most…
Continue Reading African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few…
Continue Reading Academy Museum Gala picks starry honorees for its fall fundraiser
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Paul Mescal, Rita Moreno and Quentin Tarantino are getting awards at the annual Academy Museum Gala in October. The…
Continue Reading An investment firm has taken a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and wants to oust the CEO
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Activist shareholder Elliott Investment Management has bought a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest…
Continue Reading The presidential primary season is officially over. Here’s what the results could mean for November
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential primary calendar has officially come to an end with weekend victories for…
Continue Reading A report says women were abused in Nigerian military cells after fleeing Boko Haram captivity
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Amnesty International says in a new report that dozens of women and young girls have been…
Continue Reading Meet Will Butler, the singer-songwriter who makes Broadway’s ‘Stereophonic’ rock
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The assignment was daunting: Write a song for an onstage moment of transcendence. Make it…
Continue Reading Chrysler recalls more than 211,000 SUVs and pickup trucks due to software malfunction
NEW YORK (AP) — Stellantis-owned Chrysler is recalling more than 211,000 SUVs and pickup trucks in the U.S., due to a software malfunction that…
Continue Reading Indian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, newly sworn in for a third straight term, has named a Cabinet that retains his top…
Continue Reading FDA and DOJ pledge more cooperation on illegal e-cigarettes ahead of congressional hearing
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators and law enforcement officials are vowing to work more closely to…
Continue Reading IOC boss Thomas Bach says snap elections in France won’t impact the Paris Olympics
By TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The president of the International Olympic Committee says the snap national election called by French…
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A new Disney ride opens soon, splashing right out of the culture wars
CNN By Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — A ride based on the story of Disney’s first Black princess opens to the public on June 28 in Orlando,…
Continue Reading Salt Lake City Olympic bid projects $4 billion in total costs to stage 2034 Winter Games
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Organizers for the proposed 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City released their first budget estimate, projecting…
Continue Reading Slovakia public broadcaster employees hold 3-hour walkout over government overhaul plans
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Employees of Slovakia’s public radio and television have staged a three-hour walkout to protest a contentious…
Continue Reading Massive fire at 4-story Miami apartment building displaces at least 40 people
By TERRY SPENCER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — At least 40 people have been displaced after a massive fire broke out at a…
Continue Reading DePaul University dismisses biology professor after assignment tied to Israel-Hamas war
CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul University says it dismissed a part-time biology instructor after she gave an optional assignment related to the Israel-Hamas…
Continue Reading Palestinian DC chef and Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans win coveted James Beard Awards
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Palestinian chef using ancient cooking techniques, a Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans and an…
Continue Reading Oxford University to return bronze sculpture of Hindu saint to India
LONDON (AP) — Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu saint to India. The university’s Ashmolean…
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