Debt-laden Sri Lanka marks Independence Day with Thai prime minister as guest of honor
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is the guest of honor at Sri Lanka’s…
Continue ReadingYear: 2024
Shelling kills at least 28 at bakery in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Moscow-installed officials say
By The Associated Press Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk, Moscow-installed…
Continue Reading Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped 50 years ago. Now she’s famous for her dogs
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint 50 years ago Sunday…
Continue Reading
Second-Half secures win over Jax State
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A word of caution for all travelers to Las Cruces: be ready to ball. In front of a raucous crowd measuring over…
Continue Reading Correction: Housing Discrimination-Mental Illness-Explainer story
In a story published February 4, 2024, about the debate over local anti-crime and anti-nuisance ordinances, The Associated Press misidentified an…
Continue Reading
The vast majority of California flood victims’ losses won’t be covered by insurance
KABC, CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Many victims of the massive storms now battering Southern California about are to be hit with…
Continue Reading
Kaiser’s 25 points not enough at Jax State
JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — On Thursday, NM State played Liberty for the first time in program history. On Saturday, it was Jax State’s turn to…
Continue Reading Many cities have anti-crime laws. The DOJ says one in Minnesota harmed people with mental illness
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Hundreds of U.S. communities have enacted “crime-free” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict tenants…
Continue Reading
UTEP Men’s Basketball edged by Liberty, 67-65
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Otis Frazier III (15 points, seven rebounds, three steals), Tae Hardy (14 points, four boards, two steals) and Corey Camper…
Continue Reading Namibia president and anti-apartheid activist Hage Geingob dies. He pushed for Africa on world stage
By FARAI MUTSAKA and SONJA SMITH Associated Press WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s president and founding prime minister Hage Geingob has died…
Continue Reading Auburn star apologizes to Morgan Freeman after thinking actor was Ole Miss fan trying to rattle him
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Auburn’s Johni Broome met one of his favorite movie stars — and apologized to Morgan Freeman for how it happened.…
Continue Reading
UTEP’s road struggles continue in 87-68 loss at Liberty
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (8-13, 3-5 CUSA) fell 87-68 to Liberty (10-13, 5-3 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. The Miners…
Continue Reading
5 key life skills you can learn from Martha Stewart
WCHS, CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — For millions of people over many decades, Martha Stewart has been the go-to in learning how to…
Continue Reading After GOP walkout, Oregon lawmakers reconvene to focus on housing and drugs
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are convening for the start of a short legislative session expected to be…
Continue Reading Shrinking international aid and enduring conflict compound earthquake misery for Syrians one year on
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — A year ago, Sido Naji woke to his house shaking in northwest Syria. He…
Continue Reading Salvadorans celebrating expected reelection of ‘world’s coolest dictator’ as their president
By MEGAN JANETSKY and MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadorans are packing the capital’s central square to…
Continue Reading Brides, biryani and marriage multiplexes: Pakistan’s wedding season heats up in cool weather
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — There’s a scrum of people trying to get photos with the married couple at the Radiance…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that…
Continue Reading Oklahoma’s oldest Native American school, Bacone College, is threatened by debts and disrepair
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER AP National Writer MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — The hallways of Bacone College are cold and dark. In the main hall, there are no…
Continue Reading A woman stole a memory card from a truck. The gruesome footage is now key to an Alaska murder trial
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman with a lengthy criminal history including theft, assault and prostitution got…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift wins album of the year at the Grammy Awards for the fourth time, setting a new record
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift won album of the year at the Grammy Awards for “Midnights,” breaking the…
Continue Reading South Dakota tribe bans governor from reservation over US-Mexico border remarks
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America A South Dakota tribe has banned Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation after…
Continue Reading
Juárez’s rise in violence is related to fighting among cartels and gangs, expert says
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The rise in murders and other violent crime in Ciudad Juárez is related to fighting among cartels and gangs. That’s…
Continue Reading
US and UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen one day after US strikes in Iraq and Syria
CNN By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US and UK have conducted strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen from air and surface…
Continue Reading
Watch: Sunday Mass by the Diocese of El Paso, February 4, 2024
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is proud to partner with the Diocese of El Paso to bring our viewers Sunday Mass February 4, 2024. This week’s Mass…
Continue Reading Panama’s Ricardo Martinelli vows to run for presidency despite recent money-laundering conviction
By ALMA SOLIS and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — A former Panamanian president convicted of money laundering is defiantly…
Continue Reading Mayor says police presence increased at places of worship after WSJ opinion piece declared his city ‘America’s Jihad capital’
WDIV, WSJ, X, @AHAMMOUDMI, CNN, X/@AHammoudMI By Artemis Moshtaghian and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah…
Continue Reading Why AP called South Carolina for Biden: Race call explained
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary, the contest that revitalized his 2020…
Continue Reading Black voters stood with Biden in 2020. Four years later, he needs their help again
CNN By Arit John and Eva McKend, CNN Charleston (CNN) — Running a small business has been a “special experience” for Mimi Striplin, the…
Continue Reading US and UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen one day after US strikes in Iraq and Syria
CNN By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US and UK have conducted strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen from air and surface…
Continue Reading