Sony’s profit rises on growing sales of music, games, pictures, sensors
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony’s profit rose 13% in October-December on…
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Turkey detains 4 as part of a probe into a gold mine landslide that left at least 9 missing
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish state media say authorities have detained four people in connection with a massive…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s rebound
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares rose in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street stocks recovered much of their sharp…
Continue Reading Blasts hit a natural gas pipeline in Iran and an official says it was an act of sabotage
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Explosions have struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran. An Iranian official on…
Continue Reading Plush wars? Squishmallows toy maker and Build-A-Bear sue each other over ‘copycat’ accusations
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It turns out there are lots of sharp elbows in the plush toy business. Build-A-Bear…
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Takeaways from New York’s high-stakes special election
CNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democrat Tom Suozzi is heading back to Congress after defeating Republican Mazi Pilip in the special election…
Continue Reading Albanian authorities accuse Iranian-backed hackers of cyberattack on Institute of Statistics
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s cybersecurity authorities are accusing a hacker group “sponsored” by the Iranian government of attacking the…
Continue Reading Love is in the air … and the mail … in the northern Colorado city of Loveland
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Love is in the air … and the mail … in the northern Colorado city of…
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Metros in Texas that are best for nurses
Vivian Health found the metros in Texas that pay nurses the highest wages, using data from the Bureau of Labor…
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Girls High School Basketball Playoffs: Tuesday bi-district scores highlights & scores
EL PASO, Texas – The bi-district round of the girls high school basketball playoffs continued on Tuesday. Final scores from Tuesday’s game are below:…
Continue Reading Truck crashes into passenger vehicles in Egypt’s Alexandria leaving 15 dead, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say a truck slammed into passenger vehicles in Egypt’s Mediterranean province of Alexandria, killing at least…
Continue Reading New Mexico legislators seek cleaner transportation fuels, would follow West Coast’s lead
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Legislature has approved a bill aimed at reducing climate-warming pollution…
Continue Reading Some worry California proposition to tackle homelessness would worsen the problem
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging voters to approve a ballot initiative…
Continue Reading Artificial intelligence, real emotion. People are seeking a romantic connection with the perfect bot
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated. He experienced…
Continue Reading At least 6 US states are considering tougher penalties for killing police dogs
By JOHN HANNA and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Lawmakers in at least six states are considering longer prison sentences or…
Continue Reading Michael Kors inspired by grandmother’s wedding gown for Fall-Winter collection at NY Fashion Week
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press New York (AP) — The original location of the legendary Barney’s Department store in the Chelsea section of…
Continue Reading New York’s top court appears torn on tossing Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly four years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sent to prison, New…
Continue Reading Pond hockey in New Hampshire brightens winter for hundreds. But climate change threatens the sport
By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Every winter, Pete Kibble and the guys he plays social hockey with in Massachusetts make the…
Continue Reading Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge who is deciding whether to toss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis off of…
Continue Reading Detecting Russian ‘carrots’ and ‘tea bags’: Ukraine decodes enemy chatter to save lives
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press SEREBRYANSKY FOREST, Ukraine (AP) — As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one…
Continue Reading What’s at stake in Trump’s hush-money criminal case? Judge to rule on key issues as trial date nears
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is expected in court Thursday for an important hearing in his…
Continue Reading Date night strike: Thousands of US, UK delivery, ride-hailing drivers stop work on Valentine’s Day
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day,…
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El Paso Fire Department conducts trench rescue training exercise
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department Special Rescue team conducted a “trench rescue” scenario. The purpose of the exercise was to…
Continue Reading Greek lawmakers are debating a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Here’s what it means
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Lawmakers in Greece opened a two-day debate Wednesday on a landmark bill to legalize…
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The driver is dead and at least 5 injured after a vehicle crashed into a Texas emergency room, officials say
CNN By Amy Simonson and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A driver died and at least five people were hurt as a vehicle crashed Tuesday evening into…
Continue Reading Why AP declared Tom Suozzi the winner of the George Santos seat: Race call explained
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi will return to Congress to replace scandal-plagued Republican George…
Continue Reading Takeaways from New York’s high-stakes special election
CNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democrat Tom Suozzi is heading back to Congress after defeating Republican Mazi Pilip in the special election…
Continue Reading UN chief warns climate chaos and food crises threaten global peace: ‘Empty bellies fuel unrest’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning that climate chaos and food crises are increasing…
Continue Reading Storms bring destructive winds and ignite wildfires across Australian state of Victoria
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Powerful winds have killed a man and brought widespread destruction across…
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Borderland ‘socca’ teams set to participate in continental tournament
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Borderland socca teams and players will represent our area in a continent-wide tournament in Cancú, Quintana Roo,…
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