The towns outsmarting Airbnb to make more homes available for residents
Reasons to be Cheerful reveals how U.S. communities are cracking down on the short-term housing market to make more homes available for…
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Kitten season is out of control. Are warmer winters to blame?
Grist reports that outdoor kitten counts are booming, which is bad news for shelters and…
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King Charles’ longtime charity celebrates new name and US expansion at New York gala
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The King’s Trust celebrated its new name, an update of King Charles III’s…
Continue Reading German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences for monthslong cyber espionage
BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany says Russia will face consequences after accusing its military intelligence service of masterminding an “absolutely…
Continue Reading A bus plunges into a rocky ravine in northern Pakistan, killing 20 people and injuring 30 others
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A bus has plunged into a rocky ravine in northern Pakistan after its driver lost control, killing 20 people and injuring…
Continue Reading The Latest | Israel’s planned invasion of Rafah risks killing hundreds of thousands, UN says
By The Associated Press The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rallies after hiring shows welcome signs of cooling
By ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading Friday with the best day for the stock market in…
Continue Reading Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampments at universities in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters are camped on university campuses across Australia, with some scuffling with pro-Israel protesters in…
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El Paso Animal Services receives SISD Education Empowerment Award
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Socorro Independent School District awarded El Paso Animal Services the SISD Education Empowerment Award for their work and…
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UTEP announces 24 students will be receiving Terry Scholarship
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 24 high school seniors received full-ride Terry Scholarships to UTEP, which includes a $5000 study-abroad trip. UTEP says…
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El Paso Police Crimes Against Person’s Unit investigating homicide in South-Central El Paso
UPDATE: El Paso Police are searching for the person they say stabbed another man. El Paso Police say they responded to a call regarding a stabbing…
Continue Reading Sanctions and a hobbled economy pull the rug out from under Iran’s traditional carpet weavers
By MEHDI FATTAHI Associated Press KASHAN, Iran (AP) — The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk…
Continue Reading The UK’s Conservatives suffer historic losses in local elections as Labour edges closer to power
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as local election results pour in.…
Continue Reading Defense chiefs from US, Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen cooperation
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Defense chiefs from Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States have vowed to deepen…
Continue Reading Lewiston bowling alley reopens 6 months after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting
By NICK PERRY Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — It’s a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass…
Continue Reading Arizona governor’s signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakers
By ANITA SNOW and MORGAN LEE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly…
Continue Reading Why did bill to stem ‘foreign influence’ trigger protests in Georgia over country’s media freedom?
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia has been engulfed by huge protests triggered by a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and…
Continue Reading Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country’s faith and culture
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LYPIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — An extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Borderland actress gives up-and-coming actors the chance she never had
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso native, Nancy Nave, had no acting ambition. She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a degree in…
Continue Reading As hip-hop grows in China, its performers seek a voice that reflects their lived experiences
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) — In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation’s…
Continue Reading A Chinese flavor of rap music is flourishing as emerging musicians find their voices
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) — In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation’s…
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TxDOT gives safety tips for National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — TxDOT is warning drivers to look out for motorcyclists during National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. In 2023, there…
Continue Reading A murderous romance or a frame job? Things to know about Boston’s Karen Read murder trial
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The trial in Massachusetts of a woman charged in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend…
Continue Reading A tornado hit an Oklahoma newsroom built in the 1920s. The damage isn’t stopping the presses
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — A weekly newspaper in a rural Oklahoma community was at the center of a path of…
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El Paso Police releases body cam footage related to in-custody death of El Paso man
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department has released the body cam footage from the arrest of 35-year-old Jonathan Rose Eddens, who…
Continue Reading For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press From its earliest days, the Soviet Union’s intelligence services — whether known as the Cheka or by the…
Continue Reading Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments
By KATHLEEN FOODY, MIKE CATALINI, KAREN MATTHEWS and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Anti-war demonstrations ceased this week at a…
Continue Reading China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return…
Continue Reading Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment
By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce that it will break…
Continue Reading Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions of graduation ceremonies
By ED WHITE and ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — With student protests over the Israel-Hamas war disrupting campuses…
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