Why I love my CSA (it’s more than the weekly box of fresh produce)
By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press If you’re looking for fresh, locally grown food this summer, a Community-Supported Agriculture program might…
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Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump’s NY trial to put focus on Jan. 6
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign has showed up outside former President Donald…
Continue Reading US consumer confidence rises in May after three months of declines
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer confidence in the U.S. rose in May following three straight months of declines, but…
Continue Reading ‘Son of Sam’ killer Berkowitz denied parole in 12th attempt
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — “Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz has been denied parole after his twelfth board appearance. State corrections data shows…
Continue Reading The building that collapsed on Mallorca, killing 4 people, lacked permits, authorities in Spain say
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say that a building housing a bar and restaurant that collapsed on Mallorca lacked the proper authorization. Four…
Continue Reading A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan’s destroyed Fukushima reactor
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has demonstrated how a…
Continue Reading Poland’s foreign minister says it should not exclude the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the NATO nation should not exclude the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine and should…
Continue Reading Supreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from Nike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike.…
Continue Reading Democrats plan to nominate Biden by virtual roll call to meet Ohio ballot deadline
By SEUNG MIN KIM and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will be formally nominated as the Democratic…
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Crime Stoppers of El Paso asking for public’s help identifying alleged shooter
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crime Stoppers of El Paso is asking the public for help in identifying a person who shot at a Northeast El Paso home. On…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 killed as storms and winds knock out power across Texas communities and flood roadways
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — At least one person has been killed and more than 600,000 customers in…
Continue Reading Recovery of Brazil’s Spix’s macaw, popularized in animated ‘Rio’ films, threatened by climate change
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press CURACA, Brazil (AP) — All Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil’s…
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Blue 2 Fire burning over 7,000 acres with 0% containment
Lincoln County, NM (KVIA) — Blue 2 Fire now burning over 7,000 acres with 0% containment Tuesday. Evacuation orders are in effect for Nogal Canyon…
Continue Reading Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term…
Continue Reading Former intel agency chief set to become the Netherlands’ next prime minister in hard right coalition
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A former head of the Dutch intelligence agency and counterterrorism office is tipped…
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Closing arguments for Trump’s hush money trial begin Tuesday. Here’s what to know
Originally Published: 26 MAY 24 09:26 ET Updated: 28 MAY 24 08:00 ET By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — When prosecutors make their final pitch…
Continue Reading China’s military shows off rifle-toting robot dogs
CNN By Brad Lendon and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — It looks like something out of the dystopian show “Black Mirror,” but it’s just the latest…
Continue Reading Chicago police fatally shoot stabbing suspect and wound the person he was trying to stab
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police fatally shot a stabbing suspect and wounded the person he was trying to stab after the suspect refused to drop his…
Continue Reading Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto of the divisive foreign influence bill
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The Georgian parliament has overridden a presidential veto of the “foreign…
Continue Reading South Africa’s president faces his party’s worst election ever. He’ll still likely be reelected
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces the prospect of his ruling party’s…
Continue Reading Storms leave widespread outages across Texas, cleanup continues after deadly weekend across US
By LEKAN OYEKANMI and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on…
Continue Reading T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4…
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El Paso May 2024 Primary Runoff Election Day, what you need to know
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — El Paso voters will head to the polls today to cast their votes in the primary runoff election. The ballot includes several…
Continue Reading Tempted to try a no-buy year? Here are tips from people doing it
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Many people start no-buy challenges at the beginning of the year and commit to keep going until…
Continue Reading OpenAI forms safety committee as it starts training latest artificial intelligence model
Associated Press OpenAI says it’s setting up a safety and security committee and has begun training a new AI model to supplant the GPT-4 system…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Hot and breezy Tuesday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For your Tuesday we’re cranking up the heat even further looking to remain hot today with breezy conditions. We are looking…
Continue Reading The screen set up to block tourist snapshots of Mount Fuji has several holes in it
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese town that erected a huge black screen last week in an attempt to stop tourists from…
Continue Reading More people make ‘no-buy year’ pledges as overspending or climate worries catch up with them
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The self-imposed rules of a no-buy challenge are simple: participants pledge to stop buying…
Continue Reading Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over next 2 years in support of women’s rights
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and THALIA BEATY AP Business Writers Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to…
Continue Reading The number of new German citizens hits another high last year, with many Syrians naturalized
BERLIN (AP) — Official data show another big increase in the number of people gaining German citizenship last year. According to figures released…
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