Powerball jackpot reaches $1.23B as long odds mean lots of losing, just as designed
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Powerball will match a record for lottery drawings Saturday night with a stretch of more than three months…
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Tech companies want to build artificial general intelligence. But who decides when AGI is attained?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that…
Continue Reading Biden tells Israel’s Netanyahu future US support for war depends on new steps to protect civilians
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden issued a stark warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Sheriffs from across Texas gather in El Paso for conference
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sheriffs from across Texas and the nation have gathered in El Paso for the annual spring conference of the Texas Border…
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HSI El Paso Hosts ‘Women and Weapons’ shooting event
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Homeland Security Investigation hosted the first ever Women and Weapons shooting event. Their goal is to recruit more women…
Continue Reading Trump says Israel has to get war in Gaza over ‘fast’ and warns it is ‘losing the PR war’
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump offered a tough message to Israel over its war against Hamas on…
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Mexico to give economic aid to migrants coming from Central and South America
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced during a news conference last week that the federal government…
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Trump suffers setbacks in efforts to shut down two of the criminal cases against him
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed, Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was dealt two…
Continue Reading Mercury exposure widespread among Yanomami tribe in Amazon, report finds
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A study conducted in Brazil found that Yanomami people examined from nine villages…
Continue Reading Voodoo doll, whoopie cushion, denture powder among bizarre trash plucked from New Jersey beaches
BY WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — Pretty soon it will be beach season again at the Jersey Shore. If last year was any indication,…
Continue Reading 2 million Black & Decker clothing steamers are under recall after dozens of burn injuries
NEW YORK (AP) — About 2 million Black & Decker-branded clothing steamers are now under recall after consumers reported dozens of burn injuries…
Continue Reading Engineers clearing collapsed Baltimore bridge say limited-access channel to port to open in 4 weeks
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Engineers working to clear the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore say…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Trump’s First Amendment challenge to indictment in Georgia election case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has…
Continue Reading Body found in Clint canal
CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies found a body in a canal near Hole in the Wall Road and Riverside Road Wednesday. “Deputies…
Continue Reading Eclipse weather forecast: Clouds could spoil view along much of the path
By STEPHANIE NANO Associated Press Clouds may spoil the view for many eclipse watchers. Clouds are forecast for much of the eclipse route through the…
Continue Reading How Dev Patel got ‘Monkey Man,’ his directorial debut beset by challenges, to the finish line
By LESLIE AMBRIZ and SIAN WATSON Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Oscar-nominated actor Dev Patel is making his feature directorial…
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Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals hosting annual Miracle Maker Recognition Luncheon
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Children’s Miracle Network partners is celebrating their year-round fundraising efforts. They say the fundraiser helps…
Continue Reading A California dog missing since the summer is found in Michigan
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A dog missing in California since the summer turned up more than 2,000 miles away in suburban Detroit.…
Continue Reading 80-year-old American tourist killed in elephant attack during game drive in Zambia
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A safari company says a bull elephant charged a truck that an 80-year-old American was…
Continue Reading Judge finds last 4 of 11 anti-abortion activists guilty in a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The final four of 11 anti-abortion activists charged with blocking access to a Tennessee…
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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to get Georgia election subversion case dismissed on free speech grounds
Originally Published: 04 APR 24 12:42 ET Updated: 04 APR 24 12:57 ET By Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — An Atlanta-area…
Continue Reading Giancarlo Esposito always had leading man credentials. ‘Parish’ just makes it official
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Esposito has been known to steal scenes and help create memorable TV moments…
Continue Reading Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has ruled that migrant children in makeshift camps along the U.S.-Mexico border…
Continue Reading Alabama lottery, casino legislation heads to conference committee
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legislation that would authorize a lottery and other types of gambling in Alabama is…
Continue Reading NASA probes whether object that crashed into Florida home came from space station
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — NASA says it’s investigating whether an object that crashed into the roof of a home in southwest Florida last month came…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rate rises modestly this week, holding just below 7%
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose modestly this week, holding below 7% as it has…
Continue Reading Caitlin Clark of Iowa is the AP Player of the Year in women’s hoops for the 2nd straight season
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Caitlin Clark is capping her illustrious college career with another record-breaking season…
Continue Reading Police say use of racial slur clearly audible as they investigate racist incidents toward Utah team
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Police investigating racist incidents directed toward the Utah women’s basketball team when they were near…
Continue Reading Venice day-trippers will face steep fines if they fail to pay an access fee under a pilot program
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Day-trippers to Venice who fail to pay 5 euros ($5.43) to enter the lagoon city’s historic center…
Continue Reading Man guilty of murder after rookie British police officer was killed in an armed robbery in 2005
LONDON (AP) — A man has been convicted of murder after a British police officer on the job for nine months was shot dead in an armed robbery nearly…
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