Biden’s Title IX law expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students is dealt another setback
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration’s effort to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students hit…
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A recently elected mayor is shot and killed in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A recently elected mayor has been shot and killed in southern Mexico, in the state of Guerrero. The Guerrero state…
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Robbing Your Rides: A look at ongoing vehicle thefts in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso continues to deal with vehicle thefts. Data from local authorities indicates these types of crimes are on the rise.…
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Watch Live: Hearing on Texas AG Paxton vs Annunciation House
by El Paso Matters Staff, El Paso MattersJune 17, 2024 A hearing for a declaratory judgment in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to shut…
Continue Reading 6 people, including 3 children, killed in Georgia house fire that injured 5 other occupants
NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say six people — including three children — have been killed in a fire that destroyed a home southwest of…
Continue Reading A record number of NATO allies are hitting their defense spending target during war in Ukraine
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says a record 23 of NATO’s…
Continue Reading Malawi’s vice president laid to rest as president calls for an independent probe into his death
By GREGORY GONDWE Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima has been laid to rest in his village south of the…
Continue Reading Man on fishing trip drowns trying to retrieve his keys from a lake. Companion tried to save him
HASTINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a man drowned in a lake in upstate New York after his keys fell into the water and he tried to retrieve them.…
Continue Reading How to navigate the end of your pet’s life
By MARY CONLON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Lisa Walling’s first house call of the day was with a particularly fluffy hospice patient —…
Continue Reading Lost chances to treat overdose survivors are documented in new Medicare study
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer People on Medicare who survived a drug overdose were much more likely to later receive opioid painkillers than…
Continue Reading Vermont Legislature passes law allowing for the creation of a drug overdose prevention center
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The Vermont Legislature has enacted a law that allows for the creation of a pilot overdose prevention center in the…
Continue Reading Lawmakers seek health care and retirement protections for Steward Health Care workers
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group of Democratic members of Congress, led by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, is seeking…
Continue Reading NASA’s Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is doing science again after problem
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending science data again. The Jet Propulsion…
Continue Reading An ammunition blast in a Czech military area kills 1 service member, injures 8 other people
PRAGUE (AP) — An ammunition explosion in a military training area in the Czech Republic has killed one service member and injured eight other…
Continue Reading German investigators seize cocaine worth 2.6 billion euros, calling it their biggest find ever
BERLIN (AP) — German investigators announced Monday that they seized cocaine worth 2.6 billion euros ($2.78 billion) from several container ships…
Continue Reading Boats cruise the Seine river in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony
By JEROME PUGMIRE and TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Curious onlookers gathered on bridges as dozens of boats snaked along the Seine…
Continue Reading Michigan, CUNY didn’t suitably assess if Israel-Hamas war protests made environment hostile, US says
By COLLIN BINKLEY and ANNIE MA AP Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Michigan and the City University of New York didn’t…
Continue Reading Dutch candidate Cabinet ministers are questioned by official working to build coalition government
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Candidate Cabinet ministers in the Netherlands’ incoming far-right-led government…
Continue Reading The Danish king inaugurates the first element of a road-and-rail tunnel linking Denmark to Germany
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish King Frederik X has inaugurated the first element of a future 18-kilometer (11-mile) rail-and-road tunnel under…
Continue Reading Drug shortages keep on growing. Older, injectable medicines are among the most vulnerable
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Erin Fox has tracked drug shortages for more than 20 years, and she sees no easy solutions for what has become a…
Continue Reading A gate is installed on a Mount Fuji trail to control crowds, but governor says more measures needed
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A crowd-control gate has been installed halfway up Japan’s Mount Fuji ahead of the start of this…
Continue Reading Sunscreen foundation recalled due to possible mold contamination
Originally Published: 13 JUN 24 16:26 ET Updated: 13 JUN 24 22:45 ET By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas-based skincare company Suntegrity is…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returns key to New York City at request of mayor
Originally Published: 16 JUN 24 14:58 ET Updated: 16 JUN 24 15:22 ET By Alli Rosenbloom and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs…
Continue Reading Sea turtles are under threat from trawlers in the Adriatic. A center offers them a sanctuary
By TAIWO ADEBAYO, LUCA BRUNO and SARA LEMLEM Associated Press MARINA DI RAVENNA, Italy (AP) — A nonprofit in a northern Italy port city rescues and…
Continue Reading Reclusive Taliban leader warns Afghans against earning money or gaining ‘worldly honor’
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban leader has warned Afghans against earning money or gaining worldly honor, at a time when the country is in the grip of…
Continue Reading 64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died
ROME (AP) — U.N. agencies say 64 people are missing after a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued by the Italian coast guard.…
Continue Reading Tonys moments: Hillary Clinton and (sort of) Jay-Z in the house, strides for women and a late upset
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “People, stop texting me!” pleaded Kecia Lewis, with comic exasperation. The veteran…
Continue Reading Germany’s biggest industrial union seeks a 7% raise for millions of workers
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s biggest industrial union says it will seek a 7% pay increase for millions of workers in negotiations starting later this…
Continue Reading The IRS wants to end another major tax loophole for the wealthy and raise $50 billion in the process
By JOSH BOAK and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service plans to end another major tax loophole that could…
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Spaceport America Cup draws students from all over the world to the Borderland region
LAS CRUCES, NM (KVIA) — Over 1,500 students and faculty from around the world are gathering in Southern New Mexico this week for the annual…
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