5 Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing that targeted their vehicle in Pakistan
By ADIL JAWAD Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vest near a van carrying Japanese…
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BNSF Railway says it didn’t know about asbestos that’s killed hundreds in Montana town
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury Friday that the railroad…
Continue Reading Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance
By The Associated Press Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land this spring and summer as…
Continue Reading Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New Orleans menu
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — They may look like little monsters. And their seemingly endless racket may be a nuisance. But…
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ poised to top her sales records next week
CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is already breaking hearts and records since she released “The Tortured Poets Department,”…
Continue Reading The Latest | World leaders call on Iran and Israel to avoid allowing conflict to worsen
By The Associated Press World leaders are calling on Iran and Israel to try to avoid escalating tensions following the apparent Israeli strike near…
Continue Reading Soldiers who lost limbs in Gaza fighting are finding healing on Israel’s amputee soccer team
By PAMELA SAMPSON Associated Press RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — When Ben Binyamin was left for dead, his right leg blown off during the Hamas attack on…
Continue Reading Chicago’s response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents
By MATT BROWN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black…
Continue Reading A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country’s financial rules
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the…
Continue Reading Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation
By TERRY CHEA and JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry,…
Continue Reading Children of reality TV’s Chrisleys hope court hearing is step toward bringing convicted parents home
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who are in prison after being convicted on…
Continue Reading 12 students and teacher killed in Columbine school shooting remembered at 25th anniversary vigil
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A girl who wrote to God in her diaries, a boy with learning disabilities who was just learning to…
Continue Reading Final jurors seated for Trump’s hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday
By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The final jurors were seated Friday…
Continue Reading Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused…
Continue Reading Bitcoin’s latest ‘halving’ has arrived. Here’s what you need to know
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay…
Continue Reading UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases
By The Associated Press The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in…
Continue Reading Teenager is charged with terrorism offenses in stabbings of bishop and priest at Sydney church
By MARK BAKER and KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church…
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Crimes Against Persons unit investigating death as industrial accident in rail yard
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Crimes Against Persons Unit are investigating a death being ruled as an “industrial accident” at 805 Santa Fe…
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One-on-one with UTEP’s Scotty Walden; Miners look forward to Saturday’s Spring football game
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners will get to showcase what they’ve been working on all Spring this upcoming Saturday. The Miners will take the field…
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Students at more universities announce solidarity rallies after 108 pro-Palestinian activists are arrested at Columbia
WCBS, CITIZEN, HOUSE EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE COMMITTEE, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Caroll Alvarado and John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Dozens…
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El Paso Fire Department confirming 2 people are dead after house fire in the Lower Valley
UPDATE 9:40 P.M. — El Paso Fire Department now confirms two deaths in a house fire.…
Continue Reading Arizona Republican drops reelection effort after accusation he forged signatures
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A leader of the conservative group Turning Point Action resigned from the organization…
Continue Reading Maryland high school student arrested after authorities discovered a 129-page document detailing school shooting plan, police say
WJLA, MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE, CNN By Chris Boyette, Braden Walker and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland high school student was arrested…
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Takeaways from the day a jury was selected to decide Donald Trump’s fate in the hush money trial
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money business fraud case…
Continue Reading Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN, as region braces for further escalation
CNN By Alex Marquardt, Helen Regan, Hamdi Alkhshali, Artemis Moshtaghian and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Israel has carried out a military…
Continue Reading Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile…
Continue Reading Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions — for now
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near…
Continue Reading Indians vote in the first phase of the world’s largest election as Modi seeks a third term
By ASHOK SHARMA and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians are voting in a six-week election that’s a referendum on…
Continue Reading Unfair labor complaint filed against Notre Dame over athletes
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — An unfair labor complaint has been filed against the University of Notre Dame for classifying college athletes as…
Continue Reading A former Maldives president is freed after a high court throws out his 11-year sentence
MALE, Maldives (AP) — A court in the Maldives has thrown out former President Abdulla Yameen’s 11-year prison sentence on money laundering and…
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