Taliban evicted 6,000 displaced Afghans form informal settlements, says aid group
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An aid group says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have evicted thousands of displaced people in the capital Kabul and…
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Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden’s push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds
WASHINGTON — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find…
Continue Reading The UN says global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023. Developing countries are hard hit
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations is reporting that global public debt rose to a record $97 trillion last year,…
Continue Reading Maria Friedman, a longtime friend of Stephen Sondheim, teaches ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ to sing
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On opening night of the Broadway revival of “Merrily We Roll Along,” one person in the…
Continue Reading Panel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment in possible setback for advocates
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-of-a-kind proposal to begin using the mind-altering drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD…
Continue Reading Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after a parliamentary vote
By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia has recognized a Palestinian state after the country’s parliament voted in…
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City of Las Cruces selects new Assistant City Manager
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The city of Las Cruces has selected J.C. Borrego as the new Assistant City Manager. This comes after Ikani Taumoepeau was…
Continue Reading Nebraska funeral home discovers hospice patient was still alive hours after being declared dead
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her…
Continue Reading Service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in US military veterans, researchers say
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the…
Continue Reading Philippines says China coast guard seized food dropped by plane for Filipino forces in disputed sea
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military chief says the Chinese coast guard seized one of four food packs…
Continue Reading Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two…
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Free summer meals offered at 32 El Paso ISD schools
El Paso, Texas ( KVIA)-The El Paso Independent School District will offer all community children ages 1 to 18 complimentary breakfast and lunch…
Continue Reading What to know about the latest trial involving Amanda Knox
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Seventeen years after she was accused of killing her British roommate, Amanda Knox…
Continue Reading Hubble equipment failure means fewer observations, NASA officials say
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope has suffered another breakdown that will limit its…
Continue Reading Sunak and Starmer clash over tax and health in a debate as disruptor Farage roils the UK election
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister have sparred over tax, the cost of…
Continue Reading In cities across the US, Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of licensing data from 44 states, data from the National…
Continue Reading Rural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it’s getting harder to stay open
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Rural pharmacies can be a touchstone for their communities. The staff knows everyone’s names and drugs, answers…
Continue Reading Conservative University of Wisconsin regent resigns after initially refusing to step down
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative University of Wisconsin regent who originally refused to step down even though…
Continue Reading MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the…
Continue Reading What is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s defeat in World War II
CNN By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — June 6, 2024 marks 80 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the…
Continue Reading Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: ‘I will not be intimidated’
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland rebuked Republicans for what he…
Continue Reading Cyprus president says a buffer zone splitting the island won’t become another migrant route
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says he won’t “open another route” for irregular…
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El Paso City Council delays Sunset Amphitheater contract pending study
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — El Paso City Council has postponed the agenda item concerning the sale of 17 acres in Northeast El Paso to Notes Live Inc. for…
Continue Reading The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
By JOHN LEICESTER, SYLVIE CORBET and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — Across Normandy, France, where the largest-ever land,…
Continue Reading Milwaukee schools superintendent resigns amid potential loss of millions in funding
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools has resigned with Wisconsin’s largest school district in jeopardy of losing…
Continue Reading 3-year-old dies in what police say was random stabbing in Ohio grocery parking lot
NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a 3-year-old boy stabbed by a woman in a grocery store parking lot has died in what they believe was…
Continue Reading Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that…
Continue Reading After 1,000 complaints in one week, court no longer accepting ‘orchestrated’ complaints about judge in Trump’s Florida case
Originally Published: 03 JUN 24 18:25 ET Updated: 03 JUN 24 22:32 ET By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals…
Continue Reading Gold and gunfire: Italian artist Cattelan’s latest satirical work is a bullet-riddled golden wall
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For a month now, visitors to a Manhattan gallery have been taking selfies of their reflections…
Continue Reading Muhammad Ali’s childhood home is for sale in Kentucky after being converted into a museum
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The pink house where Muhammad Ali grew up dreaming of boxing fame — and where hundreds…
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