Two Polish military engineers die after the detonation of TNT during a training exercise
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister says that two military engineers have died following the detonation of TNT during a training…
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Putin says Islamic extremists raided concert hall but attack masterminds are yet to be found
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who killed 139 people at a suburban Moscow concert…
Continue Reading Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
LONDON (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary has pleaded not guilty in a London courtroom to two terrorism-related charges. The…
Continue Reading Prosecutors allege South Africa’s parliamentary speaker took $135,000 and a wig in bribes
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African prosecutors say they intend to charge the parliamentary speaker…
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Former RNC chair McDaniel calls January 6 Capitol attack ‘unacceptable’ after years of deflection
Originally Published: 24 MAR 24 11:17 ET Updated: 24 MAR 24 17:35 ET By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Former…
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White House criticizes GOP over funding provision that effectively bans Pride flags over US embassies
Originally Published: 24 MAR 24 14:47 ET By Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Sunday attacked congressional Republicans for pushing a…
Continue Reading US and UK go after Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents
By SYLVIA HUI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a sweeping, state-backed…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Current and former city leaders discuss the future of the Multipurpose Center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Current and former city leaders joined ABC-7 to discuss the future of the Multipurpose Center on this Sunday edition of…
Continue Reading Boeing CEO to step down in management shake-up as manufacturing issues plague storied plane maker
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer A leadership shake-up at Boeing, including news Monday that its top executive plans to step down, highlights the…
Continue Reading Moscow concert hall attack suspects appear in court as Russia defends security services
CNN By Christian Edwards, Masha Angelova, Josh Pennington and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — The four men suspected of carrying out a brutal attack…
Continue Reading China releases South Korean soccer star after a nearly 1-year detention over bribery suspicions
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A star South Korean soccer player who was detained and investigated in China for…
Continue Reading Death of Missouri student Riley Strain appears accidental, police in Tennessee say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say the death of University of Missouri student Riley Strain appears to be accidental. The Tennessean…
Continue Reading Abducted as babies in the 1970s, these Argentines found a way toward their true identity
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Claudia Poblete can’t help it. On certain days, as she passes in…
Continue Reading Bryan Cranston leading face of Major League Baseball’s promotional campaign
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy, Tony and Olivier Award winner Bryan Cranston is a leading face of Major League Baseball’s…
Continue Reading A major European nature protection plan stumbles at the final hurdle. ‘How could we give that up?’
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A major European Union plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc and fight climate change…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Winds still up, blowing dust sticks around
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for the winds in the region. We will begin our work week recovering from Sunday’s wind…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office applies for grant to support deputies’ mental health
Update: The County Commissioners discussed and approved the grant. This has allowed the Sheriff’s Office to apply for the grant. EL PASO, Texas…
Continue Reading Pakistani trade delegation visits Kabul in sign of easing tensions over cross-border attacks
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A delegation from Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce is in Kabul to to meet its counterparts to…
Continue Reading Bulgaria’s prime minister-designate withdraws after talks between political coalitions fail
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s prime minister-designate has withdrawn her nomination after negotiations between two political coalitions…
Continue Reading An AP photographer in Ghana shares why she focuses on documenting women
By MISPER APAWU Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Misper Apawu is a photojournalist living and working in Ghana. In addition to her…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: 5 ways to calm financial stress
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Realizing that financial stress is common can be the first step toward reducing it, money experts say. Thinking you…
Continue Reading Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears…
Continue Reading Philippines lodges its ‘strongest protest’ against China over a water cannon assault in disputed sea
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has lodged its “strongest protest” against Beijing over a water cannon…
Continue Reading Apple, Google, Meta targeted under new European law meant to prevent cornering of digital markets
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta, in the first…
Continue Reading Biden and Harris discuss migration in separate White House meetings with Guatemalan leader Arévalo
By COLLEEN LONG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden discussed migration with President…
Continue Reading Big brands could pivot easily if TikTok goes away. For many small businesses, it’s another story
By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If content creators and corporate executives made TikTok videos…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of March 25 to 29
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a…
Continue Reading Kyiv endures a third bombardment in 5 days as Russia steps up targeting of Ukrainian cities
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days. It’s part…
Continue Reading Energy agency announces $6 billion to slash emissions in industrial facilities
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The industrial sector is getting $6 billion in federal funding for projects that…
Continue Reading Vinícius still a target for racial abuse ahead of Spain’s ‘One Skin’ game against Brazil
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Vinícius Júnior clenched his right fist and raised it high above his head after scoring at…
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