Which counties have the most prewar homes? Compare historic homes in every state
Every state has a stock of vintage housing. Rocket Homes examined Census Bureau data to find which county has the most prewar homes in every…
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Increase in ballot errors coincides with turnover among county election officials in Pennsylvania
Votebeat’s Pennsylvania bureau looks at how during the 2023 general election more ballot errors occurred than in any election in the state’s recent…
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The legendary ocean explorer protecting 'Hope Spots' around the world
Reasons to Be Cheerful profiles Sylvia Earle, a pioneer of both deep sea diving and ocean conservation, who has made it her mission to protect the…
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Japan’s imperial family hosts a poetry reading with a focus on peace to welcome the new year
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A mother’s love and a yearning for peace flowed from Japanese Empress Masako’s poem,…
Continue Reading Angst over LGBTQ+ stories led to another canceled show. But in a Wyoming town, a play was salvaged
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press WHEATLAND, Wyo. (AP) — Oliver Baez spent two months rehearsing a scene for a school play in which his character…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street hits record high following a 2-year round trip scarred by inflation
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street returned to record heights Friday to cap a punishing, two-year round trip dogged by…
Continue Reading Nevada Republican Senate primary candidates take aim at absent front-runner in debate
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Seven Republicans vying for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Nevada…
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Miners Fall to Middle Tennessee, 81-70
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (6-10, 1-2 CUSA) fell 81-70 to Middle Tennessee (13-5, 3-0 CUSA) Thursday evening. Three…
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NMSU rallies to take down Western Kentucky, 72-70
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – It was a massive comeback win for the New Mexico State Aggies Thursday night at the Pan American Center. NMSU would rally…
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Aggies Earn First-Ever CUSA Win at Western Kentucky
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (KVIA) — 201 days ago, New Mexico State left the WAC for Conference USA. On Thursday night, the Women’s Basketball program…
Continue Reading 2 weeks of winter storms kill dozens and cause cold chaos in parts of the US, but a thaw is coming
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two weeks of storms that have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from…
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UTEP leads wire-to-wire in 73-59 win vs. Middle Tennessee
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Otis Frazier III posted a season and game-high 21 points to go along with a school-record tying eight…
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Risky reservoirs: Texas counties where aging dams pose the greatest threat
GetMyBoat analyzed data from the National Inventory of Dams to identify counties in Texas with the most dams at risk of failure that could threaten…
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Highest-rated restaurants in El Paso by diners
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated restaurants in El Paso using data from…
Continue Reading Texas prosecutor convenes grand jury to investigate Uvalde shooting, multiple media report
By ACACIA CORONADO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor has convened a grand jury to investigate the Uvalde…
Continue Reading Man who built plane that crashed off California coast recalls selling to enthusiast young pilot
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast on Sunday was…
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Foundations unveils striking “Star Ceiling” installation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Museum of Art Foundation held a ceremony this morning to celebrate the new “Star Ceiling” art installation that…
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Two-month-old receives life-altering skull surgery
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two-month-old baby Amelia is held tightly by her father, Benjamin Duran, just a few hours after a surgical procedure at El…
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Fact checking Nikki Haley’s CNN town hall in New Hampshire
CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley participated in a CNN town hall Thursday in New Hampshire ahead of the…
Continue Reading 10 people dead after a landslide buries a house in the southern Philippines, officials say
DAVAO, Philippines (AP) — A landslide set off by days of heavy rain buried a house where people were holding Christian prayers in the southern…
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Takeaways from CNN’s New Hampshire town hall with Nikki Haley
CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Nikki Haley’s goal in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential…
Continue Reading North Korea says it tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone in response to rivals’ naval drills
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone in…
Continue Reading Mexican marines detain alleged leader of Gulf drug cartel, the gang that kidnapped, killed Americans
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines detained one of the top leaders of the Gulf drug cartel, the gang that kidnapped four Americans and killed two…
Continue Reading Man cleared in a 1996 Brooklyn killing said for decades he knew who did it. Prosecutors now agree
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who served 14 years in prison for a deadly 1990s shooting in New York has been exonerated.…
Continue Reading A baby lived because an Oregon teen couldn’t stand by after she saw 3 people get electrocuted
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland,…
Continue Reading We could see the world’s 1st trillionaire in the next decade. Here are some of today’s richest 1%
NEW YORK (AP) — The world might see its first trillionaire sooner than you think. And that puts a spotlight on today’s richest 1%. In an…
Continue Reading Andrew Yang endorses Dean Phillips for president
CNN By Alison Main and Arit John, CNN Hanover, New Hampshire (CNN) — 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang endorsed US Rep. Dean…
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Multiple agencies help U.S. Border Patrol to transport migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The “TCU”, or Transportation Coordination Unit is an initiative by agencies of three levels of government to transport…
Continue Reading Correction: Taiwan-New Envoy story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published Jan. 18, 2024, about U.S.-Taiwan relations, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the U.S. has a…
Continue Reading South Korea calls on divided UN council ‘to break the silence’ on North Korea’s tests and threats
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Korea is calling on the divided U.N. Security Council “to break the silence”…
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