City lights Star on the Mountain green
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On May 28th, the El Paso Chamber lit the Star on the Mountain in green, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Border…
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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan wins GOP primary runoff, fending off challenger backed by Trump
BY JIM VERTUNO Updated 9:46 PM MDT, May 28, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan won his primary runoff Tuesday…
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Power outages could linger for days after storms batter Texas again, leaving 1 dead
By LEKAN OYEKANMI and KEN MILLER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Power outages scattered across storm-weary Texas on Wednesday could linger into…
Continue Reading Most AAPI adults think the history of racism should be taught in schools, an AP-NORC poll finds
By ANNIE MA and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. schools should teach about issues related to race, most Asian Americans,…
Continue Reading The Washington Post said it had the Alito flag story 3 years ago and chose not to publish
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post says it reported on a story about a controversial flag being flown outside the…
Continue Reading Rallies and debates used to define campaigns. Now they’re about juries and trials
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has been sitting for hours a day in a Manhattan…
Continue Reading A woman will likely be Mexico’s next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — Seventy years ago, Mexican women won the right to vote, and today the country’s on…
Continue Reading What to know about airman Roger Fortson’s fatal shooting by a Florida sheriff’s deputy
By TERRY SPENCER and TARA COPP Associated Press The fatal shooting of Roger Fortson by a Florida sheriff’s deputy when the Air Force senior airman…
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood asks judge to expand health exception to Indiana abortion ban
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Abortion providers are asking a judge to expand the health exception to Indiana’s…
Continue Reading Europe’s cybersecurity chief says disruptive attacks have doubled in 2024, sees Russia behind many
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The top European Union cybersecurity official says that disruptive digital attacks have…
Continue Reading Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money…
Continue Reading A woman will likely be Mexico’s next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — At 4:30 a.m., the girls and women begin to appear in the dark streets of this rural…
Continue Reading Netanyahu frequently makes claims of antisemitism. Critics say he’s deflecting from his own problems
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought arrest warrants for…
Continue Reading Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for royal defamation, prosecutors say
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai prosecutors say former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for defaming…
Continue Reading How a primary election led to activist convictions in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Verdicts have been handed down in Hong Kong’s largest national security case to date. The case…
Continue Reading US vows more returns of looted antiquities as Italy celebrates latest haul of 600 artifacts
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is celebrating the return of around 600 antiquities from the U.S. They were looted years ago,…
Continue Reading Appeals court won’t halt upcoming Alabama execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court has declined to halt the upcoming execution of an Alabama man convicted of killing an elderly…
Continue Reading North Korea flies trash balloons over the South as leader Kim doubles down on satellite ambitions
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has flown hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure toward South…
Continue Reading The toll of Beijing’s security law on Hong Kong’s activists
By KANIS LEUNG Associatd Press HONG KONG (AP) — For decades, Hong Kong’s activists have been fighting for democracy. But a national security…
Continue Reading 2 people missing after building explosion in Youngstown, Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a natural gas explosion has caused extensive damage to a building in an Ohio city, injuring seven people…
Continue Reading Two ex-FBI officials who traded anti-Trump texts close to settlement over alleged privacy violations
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former FBI officials have reached a tentative settlement with the Justice Department to…
Continue Reading Hawaii governor signs housing legislation aimed at helping local residents stay in islands
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation meant to jumpstart the construction of more…
Continue Reading Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis barred from practicing in Colorado for three years
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado legal officials on Tuesday approved an agreement with Jenna Ellis, a onetime attorney…
Continue Reading Proposed gender identity measure fails to qualify for California ballot
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians won’t be voting this November on a policy that would have required schools to notify…
Continue Reading US calls Algeria’s proposed UN resolution demanding Israel halt offensive in Rafah not helpful
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an…
Continue Reading Mother tells police she shot one child and drowned another. A third was found safe
FESTUS, Mo. (AP) — Police in Missouri say a woman went to a police station and told officers that she fatally shot one of her children and drowned…
Continue Reading Colombia’s congress votes to ban bullfights, dealing a blow to the centuries-old tradition
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s congress has voted to ban bullfights in the South American nation, delivering…
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Non-profit raises awareness of difference between service dog, emotional support animal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sun City Service dog wants to educate people on why it is important to not bring their pets to places where only service…
Continue Reading Polls close and South Africa counts votes in election framed as its most important since apartheid
By GERALD IMRAY, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans voted Wednesday at schools, community…
Continue Reading Executions worldwide jumped last year to the highest number since 2015, Amnesty report says
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amnesty International says the number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest…
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