5 executions have happened over a week’s span in the US. That’s the most in decades
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Death row inmates in five states have been put to death in the span of one week, an unusually high number of…
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There are 5 executions set over a week’s span in the US. That’s the most in decades
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Death row inmates in five states are scheduled to be put to death in the span of one week, an unusually high…
Continue Reading Guterres tells UN meeting that impunity, inequality and other challenges risk engulfing the world
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations is warning world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are…
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Average student loan debt increased in first half of 2024 in Texas
Experian compiled statistics on student loans in…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula talks climate at UN, but Amazon fires back home undermine his message
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened the U.N. General Assembly with a call on the world to…
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Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? Here’s a handy glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here. And with it comes an array of…
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UTEP WBB kicked off day one of practice on Monday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball made its return to Foster Stevens Center for day one of practice for the regular 2024-25 season on…
Continue Reading Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
Associated Press In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North Carolina, some…
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UTEP MBB made its return back to the lab on Monday for the regular season
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP men’s basketball kicked off day one of the 2024-25 season on Monday at Foster Stevens Center. The Miners returned all…
Continue Reading Severe obesity is on the rise in the US
AP Health Writer Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed…
Continue Reading Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’s statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnny Cash now stands among the most famous politicians, trailblazers and activists of American history as he…
Continue Reading Reconstruction set to begin on Copenhagen’s fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange landmark
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Workers are set to begin the reconstruction of the 400-year-old Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen five…
Continue Reading Tearful Caroline Ellison gets 2 years in prison over her role in FTX fraud
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced…
Continue Reading As Israel’s fight with Hezbollah heats up, people of Gaza fear being forgotten
Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — As the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah grabs global attention, Palestinians in Gaza…
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Gantt, Kohler Earn CUSA Honors
DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — For the third-straight week, Mattie Gantt and Kalia Kohler have been named Conference USA Volleyball Co-Setters of the…
Continue Reading OceanGate employee pushes back against idea of ‘desperation’ to complete missions
Associated Press A key employee with the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic has…
Continue Reading Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
Associated Press NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the central Oregon coast, pointing to a…
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NORAD detecta 4 aviones militares rusos cerca de Alaska después de que el Ejército de EE. UU. desplegara recientemente soldados en la zona
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El Comando de Defensa Aeroespacial de América del Norte dice que detectó cuatro aviones militares rusos volando cerca…
Continue Reading Biden in farewell U.N. address says peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and Ukraine
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden declared in his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the U.S. must…
Continue Reading Texas man who waived his right to appeal death sentence is executed for killing infant son
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who had waived his right to appeal his death sentence received a lethal injection Tuesday…
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Chemicals linked to breast cancer leach into our foods, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 200 chemicals connected to breast cancer are used in the making of food packaging and plastic tableware,…
Continue Reading How colorful, personalized patches bring joy to young cancer patients
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — When Oliver Burkhardt underwent leukemia treatment at age 9, he’d enter the hospital wearing his patch-covered…
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US officials work feverishly to stop Israel-Hezbollah confrontation ‘spiraling to a regional war’
By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US believes Israel has significantly weakened Hezbollah in strikes…
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GoFundMe set up for Jefferson High School student injured by vehicle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A GoFundMe has been set up for one of the students injured by a vehicle outside of Jefferson High School on Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Former Singaporean minister pleads guilty to receiving illegal gifts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean cabinet minister has pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in the Asian…
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Elon Musk bows to pressure from Brazil’s top court in a bid to reinstate X
By Julia Vargas Jones (CNN) — After a blackout of more than three weeks, X appears ready to comply with court orders in Brazil to restore…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to more records after Chinese stocks soar
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to more records Tuesday after Chinese stocks soared following a slew of moves by the Chinese…
Continue Reading NORAD detects 4 Russian military aircraft near Alaska after US Army recently deployed soldiers to area
By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The North American Aerospace Defense Command says it detected four Russian military aircraft flying near…
Continue Reading Miller throws 7 shutout innings as Mariners prevent Astros from clinching AL West with 6-1 win
AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Bryce Miller threw seven shutout innings and Julio Rodríguez had three hits and two RBIs to help the Seattle…
Continue Reading Anti-money laundering group suspends Colombia after President Petro declassifies confidential report
Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The Egmont Group, an international organization that fights money laundering, said it will suspend…
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