Participant, studio behind ‘Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ shutters after 20 years
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners and socially conscious…
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Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments over obstruction charge used against January 6 rioters
CNN By John Fritze, Marshall Cohen, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority indicated…
Continue Reading Donors pledge $630 million for conflict-hit Ethiopia but fall far short of $1 billion needed
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A United Nations-backed gathering has raised pledges of almost $630 million for…
Continue Reading Ukraine prime minister calls for more investment in war-torn country during Chicago stop of US visit
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has made multiple stops in Chicago aimed at drumming up…
Continue Reading Southern governors tell autoworkers that voting for a union will put their jobs in jeopardy
DETROIT (AP) — On the eve of a vote on union representation at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory, Gov. Bill Lee and some other southern…
Continue Reading 2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making…
Continue Reading Olympic gold is great, but athletes say some cash to go with it is even better
By HOWARD FENDRICH and EDDIE PELLS AP National Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Athletes in plenty of sports compete for plenty of cash. Olympians? Not so…
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Massive fire in Montana Vista area recycling plant is not the first to happen there
Update: The fire has been put out. Officials with the Horizon Fire Department said the fire happened at a recycling plant, and that it would not have…
Continue Reading Fed’s Powell: Elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Tuesday that persistently elevated…
Continue Reading Indian police kill 29 suspected Maoist rebels in a gunbattle in a central state
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in India say they killed at least 29 suspected Maoist rebels in the central state of Chhattisgarh. The gunfight came three…
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Migrants rescued in the Samalayuca Desert south of Juarez
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua state authorities announced this morning that they rescued four migrants in the Samalayuca Desert. According to…
Continue Reading UN envoy says of the threat to coral reefs: ‘Are we faced with a colossal ecosystem tragedy? Yes’
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs. That’s according to the…
Continue Reading Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the Mexican Embassy there
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and…
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Lockdown at Fort Hancock High lifted after minor shot gun near school
Update: The Fort Hancock ISD superintendent says the lockdown at the high school has been lifted. Law enforcement is still looking for the minor…
Continue Reading Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now they’re getting new protections
By MATTHEW DALY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department has issued a new rule intended to protect coal miners…
Continue Reading Affidavit: Daughter’s boyfriend of whom Atlantic City Mayor disapproved recorded abuse in video call
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors in New Jersey say Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and his wife disapproved…
Continue Reading Garland defends Biden’s mental fitness at a hearing and says he has ‘complete confidence’ in him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has told lawmakers President Joe Biden has shown no signs of cognitive impairment while…
Continue Reading Citing safety, USC makes rare cancellation of speech by valedictorian who supported Palestinians
By JOHN ANTCZAK and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California canceled a commencement speech by its…
Continue Reading US files 2nd labor complaint after Mexico refuses to act on union-busting by a Mexican company
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States has filed a labor complaint panel after Mexico refused to act on alleged union-busting by a Mexican company.…
Continue Reading Former Arkansas officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation in violent arrest caught on video
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas law enforcement officer who was caught on video kicking and hitting a…
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It’s Alcohol Awareness Month and counsellors say it’s never too late to change
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s estimated that around 62% of all American adults drink liquor, says the Pew Research Center. Of that majority, about…
Continue Reading Tuition and fees will rise at Georgia public universities in fall 2024
By JEFF AMY Associated Press BARNESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Students will pay more to attend Georgia’s public universities and colleges in the the…
Continue Reading The Biden administration recruits 15 states to help enforce airline consumer laws
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is enlisting the help of officials in 15 states to enforce consumer-protection laws…
Continue Reading A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction
LONDON (AP) — A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed is going up for auction. The painting by modernist…
Continue Reading Texas inmate Melissa Lucio’s death sentence should be overturned, judge says
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has recommended that the conviction and death sentence of Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman…
Continue Reading New York’s high court hears case on abortion insurance coverage
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court has taken up a case that seeks to throw out a regulation requiring health insurance policies to…
Continue Reading Supreme Court won’t hear election denier Mike Lindell’s challenge over FBI seizure of cellphone
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by MyPillow founder and election denier…
Continue Reading Former Michigan House leader and wife charged with misusing political funds
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed financial crimes against the former leader of the…
Continue Reading 8 family members die in Mozambique’s latest capsizing, a week after another killed nearly 100 people
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — State media in Mozambique say at least eight people from one family have died after their…
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Major Crimes Unit investigating ‘unattended’ death in Socorro
SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies found a body near Dindinger and Salcido in Socorro early this morning. Deputies…
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