Stock market today: Asian stocks track Wall Street gains and Japan’s inflation slows
By ZIMO ZHONG AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Asia markets mostly advanced Friday after Wall Street recouped most of the week’s earlier…
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Remains of fireworks explosion victims taken to Thai temple where families give DNA to identify them
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press MUEANG SUPHAN BURI, Thailand (AP) — Rescue workers are carrying out the grim task of recovering the…
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City of El Paso to receive $15 million to install electric vehicle charging stations across the city
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso will receive $15 million from the federal government to install a total of 74 Electric Vehicle (EV)…
Continue Reading The Vatican’s top expert on AI ethics is a friar from a medieval Franciscan order
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Friar Paolo Benanti wears the plain brown robes of his medieval Franciscan order as he…
Continue Reading Pakistani retaliatory strikes in Iran kill at least 9, raising tensions along border
By MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan launches airstrikes against alleged militant hideouts inside Iran,…
Continue Reading Melania Trump remembers her mother as ‘a ray of light in the darkest days’
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday remembered her mother as “a ray of light in…
Continue Reading States expand low-interest loan programs for farms, businesses and new housing
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On the first business day of the new year, Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek began…
Continue Reading In Davos, Israel’s president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza
By JAMEY KEATEN and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Israel’s president says normalizing ties between Israel and Saudi…
Continue Reading Solidly GOP Indiana doesn’t often see competitive primaries for governor. This year is different
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Five Republican candidates in Indiana are trying to stand out before an unusually crowded…
Continue Reading Nearly two years after invasion, West still seeking a way to steer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been nearly two years since the United States and its allies froze hundreds of…
Continue Reading Transgender candidate facing disqualification in Ohio now cleared to run despite omitting deadname
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A transgender candidate vying for a seat in the…
Continue Reading Harsh Israeli rhetoric against Palestinians becomes central to South Africa’s genocide case
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Fighting “human animals.” Making Gaza a “slaughterhouse.” “Erasing the Gaza…
Continue Reading Some US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Illinois is adding tens of thousands of people to its population total, and California is getting misplaced…
Continue Reading A scholar discovers stories and poems possibly written by Louisa May Alcott under a pseudonym
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The author of “Little Women” may have been even more productive than previously…
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Budget passed for fire station renovation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso representatives unanimously passed a budget to renovate El Paso Fire Station 16. The plan to renovate the Northeast…
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El Paso 5th graders invited to free orchestral concert
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 5th graders across the borderland are invited to the El Paso Symphony Orchestra’s 83rd annual Young People’s Concert. The…
Continue Reading Trump, blending legal battles and campaign, tops long day in court with rambling New Hampshire rally
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Dan Steele knows what a long day in court is like. So he was extra appreciative on…
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EMTs deliver baby in family home
WWJ By Elle Meyers Click here for updates on this story MILFORD, Michigan (WWJ) — Baby boy Wissner was in a rush to see…
Continue Reading ‘She was special’: Family remembers car wash employee killed after equipment entrapment
WLOS, ERNESTINE FRANKS, CNN By Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story WEAVERVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) —…
Continue Reading Hawaii lawmakers open new legislative session with eyes on wildfire prevention and housing
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers on Wednesday opened a new session of the state Legislature vowing to address…
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Freed Israeli hostage says she was held in Gaza hospital with dozens of others
CNN By Tara John and Jennifer Griffiths, CNN (CNN) — It has been more than 50 days since Hamas militants released Sharon Aloni Cunio and her…
Continue Reading Uniqlo sues Shein over alleged copy of its popular ‘Mary Poppins bag’
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Uniqlo Co. has sued rival retailer Shein over a small shoulder bag the Japanese retailer said was…
Continue Reading Mike McCarthy will return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys after stunning wild-card loss
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer Mike McCarthy will get another chance to end a nearly three-decade stretch without a deep playoff run for…
Continue Reading Spiritual adviser at first nitrogen gas execution asks Alabama for safeguards to protect witnesses
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The spiritual adviser for an Alabama prisoner set to be the first person executed with nitrogen gas has asked the state…
Continue Reading US officials say 40 Boeing jets have been inspected as investigations continue into midair blowout
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal officials have briefed a congressional committee on their investigations into a jetliner that lost a panel…
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2 New Mexico Republican lawmakers seek to impeach Democratic governor over gun restrictions
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two Republican legislators filed a resolution Wednesday aimed at initiating impeachment…
Continue Reading St. Croix tap water remains unsafe to drink as US Virgin Islands offer short-term solutions
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — With no date in sight of when it will be safe to drink tap water again on the island…
Continue Reading Owner of Bahamian diving experience launches investigation after shark attacks US boy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The owner that operates a diving experience in the Bahamas where a 10-year-old boy from Maryland was attacked by a…
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New York Times best-selling author visits SISD students
SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — New York Times best-selling author, Neal Shusterman, shared his writing process…
Continue Reading US military launches another barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in Yemen
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military fired another wave of ship- and submarine-launch missile…
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