A judge considers whether to clarify 2 new Georgia election certification rules
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge is considering whether to issue clarification or guidance for two rules from the Georgia State Election…
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A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls more than three decades ago was executed…
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A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls more than three decades ago was executed…
Continue Reading Judge weighs jury instructions in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has considered arguments related to dozens of pages of instructions that will be given to jurors in…
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Albania’s opposition violently interrupt parliament session after lawmaker is sentenced to prison
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have violently disrupted a Parliament session to protest the imprisonment of…
Continue Reading Coldplay tickets for $11,000? Uproar in India after tickets sold out in minutes and resold for outrageously high prices
By Esha Mitra, Alex Stambaugh and Teele Rebane, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Fans eagerly awaiting the return of Coldplay to India were shocked to…
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How Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains changed the world of rail travel forever
By Ben Jones, CNN (CNN) — Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the…
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Rusia propone un gasto récord en defensa mientras persigue la victoria en Ucrania
Julia Hernández (CNN) — El Gobierno ruso quiere destinar el 32,5% de su gasto a defensa en 2025, una cantidad récord y superior al 28,3% de…
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Former Miner LB Tyrice Knight makes first NFL start with the Seattle Seahawks
DETROIT, Michigan (KVIA) — Former Linebacker Tyrice Knight made his first NFL start with the Seattle Seahawks Monday night against the Detroit…
Continue Reading A former hostage fought for her own life in Gaza. A year on, she fights for her husband’s freedom
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As a hostage in Gaza, Aviva Siegel found herself begging for food and water. Since her release, she has…
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Massive port strike begins across America’s East Coast, threatening shortages and rising prices
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are…
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El Paso Water property confirmed to have red flour beetle infestation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso Water Property has confirmed to be infested by the red flour beetles that have spread throughout Socorro, Texas.…
Continue Reading WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in order to be freed
Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says that he was freed because “I pled guilty to journalism.” In…
Continue Reading How one preschool uses PAW Patrol to teach democracy
AP Education Writer ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a…
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Ysleta ISD hosts community gardening event
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ysleta Independent School District’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy hosted a community gardening event today. Yselta ISD…
Continue Reading Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum has been sworn in as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president’s 100th birthday
Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Longtime friends, family and fans of Jimmy Carter milled around his hometown of Plains to celebrate his 100th…
Continue Reading Navigating US presidential politics, Zelenskyy met Trump and Harris. Now comes a harder part
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip to the U.S. brought him face to face with the American…
Continue Reading Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the scientist who will head Mexico as its first female president?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum is Mexico’s first female leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence. The…
Continue Reading Dockworkers on East and Gulf coasts hit picket lines in strike that could bring higher prices and shortages of goods
NEW YORK (AP) — Dockworkers on East and Gulf coasts hit picket lines in strike that could bring higher prices and shortages of…
Continue Reading Trump rallies in Wisconsin’s critical Democratic stronghold ahead of the vice presidential debate
Associated Press WAUNAKEE, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is spending the hours ahead of Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate…
Continue Reading Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each…
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5 things to watch for at the vice presidential debate
By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance are set to meet Tuesday night in the only vice…
Continue Reading Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead of likely direct hit from powerful typhoon
Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has canceled dozens of flights, closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable…
Continue Reading Knife attack in Shanghai supermarket kills 3, injures 15 others
BEIJING (AP) — A knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai has killed three people and injured 15 others. Local police took a 37-year-old man…
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Wells Fargo to close Downtown branch on January
UPDATE: Wells Fargo vice president and communications lead for Texas and Oklahoma Ty Morrison told ABC-7 that the company will close its Downtown…
Continue Reading US Customs and Border Protection raises Global Entry fees by 20 percent
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The price of a smoother experience going through American airports has just gone up by 20%. US Customs and Border…
Continue Reading Indian-controlled Kashmir votes in final phase of polls to elect local government
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Voting has begun in Indian-controlled Kashmir in the final phase of an election to choose a local…
Continue Reading China’s Communist Party has ruled for 75 years. Will it make it to 100?
Associated Press More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of China retains a firm grip on power. The…
Continue Reading Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that
Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — A startup called HopfON — a play on Hopfen, the German word for hops — and a research society in Bavaria are…
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