Artist Jasleen Kaur wins Turner Prize for work exploring her Scottish Sikh identity
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An artist whose work exploring her Scottish Sikh identity includes a vintage Ford car draped in a crocheted doily…
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High school recruiting isn’t the only way to build a winner in the era of the transfer portal
AP Sports Writer Texas A&M signed the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class three years ago believing it had built a potential national title…
Continue Reading Democrats stick with Schumer as leader. Their strategy for countering Trump is far less certain
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats reelected Chuck Schumer as party leader on Tuesday as the party moves into a deeply uncertain…
Continue Reading Namibia will have its first female leader after VP wins presidential election for the ruling party
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of…
Continue Reading Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Reproductive rights advocates sued Arizona on Tuesday to undo a 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with a…
Continue Reading Landlords are using AI to raise rents — and California cities are leading the pushback
CalMatters If you’ve hunted for apartments recently and felt like all the rents were equally high, you’re not crazy: Many landlords now use a…
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El Paso identified as potential future deportation site for Trump Administration
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham says her team has identified land in El Paso as a future deportation staging spot…
Continue Reading What happened to Hannah Kobayashi? Police say the Hawaii woman voluntarily disappeared
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii who was reported missing in Los Angeles three weeks ago voluntarily traveled to…
Continue Reading Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women’s events
Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys for a transgender athlete have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow her to compete in the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk could still pocket tens of billions more dollars. But he might have to wait a bit
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk isn’t getting the $101 billion windfall he so desperately wanted. But he’s still among the…
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Three schools shut down after water main break in Northwest El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A water main break has caused low water pressure or outages for hundreds of residents in Northwest El Paso, and closed three…
Continue Reading No. 18 Clemson prepping to take advantage of latest chance to reach the CFP, the ACC title game
AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — When Clemson coach Dabo Swinney left the stadium Saturday after losing to rival South Carolina, he thought…
Continue Reading Ex-New Orleans priest pleads guilty to rape and kidnapping in sexual abuse case ahead of trial
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A disgraced 93-year-old New Orleans priest pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges involving the sexual assault of a teenage boy in…
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What to know about martial law and the impeachment vote threatening South Korea’s president
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Is South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the verge of being forced out of office for declaring martial law nearly a…
Continue Reading US closes investigation into E. coli outbreak linked to onions in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
Associated Press Writers The U.S. government said Tuesday it has closed its investigation into an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter…
Continue Reading Jury deliberations begin in veteran Daniel Penny’s trial over using chokehold on Jordan Neely
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors have started deliberating in the trial of a military veteran charged with using a fatal chokehold to subdue…
Continue Reading Duke’s Reigan Richardson is AP women’s basketball player of the week
The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 4 of the season: Reigan Richardson, Duke The senior guard scored a…
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. is joining the board of a ‘woke-free’ marketplace. Its stock is surging
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The owner of “woke-free” online marketplace PublicSquare exploded in value on Tuesday on news that…
Continue Reading An Israeli strike kills a person in Lebanon, further shaking the tenuous ceasefire
Associated Press NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s Health Ministry and state media say Israeli forces have carried out several drone and…
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Cyber Monday broke records with consumers scouring the internet for online deals
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Cyber Monday is known as the last day of the big holiday shopping kickoff. Americans spent a record $10.8 billion…
Continue Reading Secret Service agent fired at suspects outside of Janet Yellen’s house in Washington DC
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An investigation is underway after a Secret Service agent working on protective assignment outside Treasury…
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Former UTEP football head coach Dana Dimel dead at the age of 62
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Former UTEP football head coach, Dana Dimel has died at the age of 62. Dimel ran the UTEP football program for six seasons from…
Continue Reading Trump vows to block Japanese steelmaker from buying US Steel, pledges tax incentives and tariffs
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is underscoring his intention to block the purchase of U.S. Steel by Japanese…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden gun case terminated after President Joe Biden’s sweeping pardon
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge formally terminated the gun case against Hunter Biden on Tuesday after President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival
Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Sean Penn on Tuesday blasted the organizers of the Oscars for being cowards who, in effect, limit the…
Continue Reading Illinois assistant Dana Dimel, a head coach at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, dies at the age of 62
AP Sports Writer Illinois assistant coach Dana Dimel, who was an All-American offensive tackle for Kansas State and later became the head coach at…
Continue Reading Israeli American soldier killed during Oct. 7 Hamas attack remembered at New York memorial service
Associated Press SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) — A New York Jewish community is mourning the death of a young Israeli American soldier who Israeli authorities…
Continue Reading Martial law reversed in South Korea after president’s surprise decree sent shockwaves
By Yoonjung Seo, Peter Wilkinson, Rob Picheta, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s…
Continue Reading Small business owners brace for Trump’s proposed tariffs
AP Business Writer Small businesses are bracing for stiff tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump has proposed as one of his first actions when he…
Continue Reading 10 years and $42 million later, Jersey Shore town ends battle over its eroding beaches
Associated Press NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey resort community that has lived in fear of being wiped out by the next big storm is…
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