As police lose the war on crime in South Africa, private security companies step in
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thamsanqa Mothobi was going about his life in Johannesburg when he was carjacked and taken…
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At Florida’s only public HBCU, students are wary of political influence on race education
By SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A core mission of Florida A&M University from its founding over a century ago has…
Continue Reading ‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Golden Globes, ‘Poor Things’ upsets ‘Barbie’ in comedy
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” dominated the 81st Golden Globes, winning five awards…
Continue Reading Snow hinders rescues and aid deliveries to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 161 people
By HIRO KOMAE, AYAKA MCGILL and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — Rescue teams are working through snow to deliver supplies to…
Continue Reading A California law banning the carrying of firearms in most public places is blocked again
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places was once again blocked from taking effect…
Continue Reading Attack in southern Mexico community killed at least 5 people, authorities say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say an attack in a remote community in the southern state of Guerrero killed at least five people. A human…
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Hundreds honor late founding member of the Dixie Chicks in Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hundreds of El Pasoans, other Texans, and admirers of Dixie Chicks founding member Laura Lynch remembered her life, and…
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Racing returns to the Vado Speedway with Pro NASCAR driver on the track
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – “This is the biggest motorsports event happening in the US, right now,” said Kyle Larson, Pro NASCAR driver. The 18th…
Continue Reading Hasina wins Bangladesh vote, but low turnout and opposition boycott raise doubts over its legitimacy
By KRUTIKA PATHI and JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in…
Continue Reading China sanctions 5 US defense companies in response to US sanctions and arms sales to Taiwan
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has announced sanctions on five American defense-related companies in response to U.S. arms…
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Motorcyclist seriously injured following crash on Spur 601
UPDATE- All lanes on Spur 601 are now open. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –A motorcyclist was seriously injured following a crash on Spur 601 at Sergeant…
Continue Reading Protesters calling for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war block freeway in Seattle for several hours
SEATTLE (AP) — Protesters calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war blocked northbound traffic on Interstate 5 in Seattle for several hours…
Continue Reading A look back at Louisiana Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ eight years in office
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, currently the lone Democratic governor in the Deep South,…
Continue Reading Orthodox mark Christmas, but the celebration is overshadowed for many by conflict
By The Associated Press Orthodox Christians packed churches Saturday night for Christmas Eve services, a holiday overshadowed for many believers by…
Continue Reading Death toll from Minnesota home fire rises to three kids; four others in family remain hospitalized
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The number of children who died as a result of a fire in their St. Paul home has risen to three. At a news conference…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift’s associates dismayed by New York Times piece speculating on her sexuality: ‘Invasive, untrue and inappropriate’
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — A controversial New York Times opinion piece that openly speculated this week whether Taylor Swift is a closeted…
Continue Reading Things to know about a school shooting in the small Iowa town of Perry
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press A small town in Iowa is stunned but pulling together after a school shooting in which a 17-year-old killed a…
Continue Reading Nearly 3,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released, but some questions remain unanswered
NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly two decades, journalists, police detectives, FBI agents, lawyers and amateur sleuths have pried into the depraved world…
Continue Reading Cumbersome process and ‘arbitrary’ Israeli inspections slow aid delivery into Gaza, US senators say
By LEE KEATH Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — At Egypt’s Rafah border crossing, lines of hundreds of trucks carrying aid wait for weeks to enter…
Continue Reading Florida’s Greek community celebrates the Epiphany with annual dive into water to retrieve cross
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — After thunderstorms moved past, Florida’s largest Greek Orthodox community celebrated the Epiphany on Saturday as…
Continue Reading Polish farmers suspend their blockade at the Ukrainian border after a deal with the government
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s state news agency is reporting that Polish farmers who had blockaded a border crossing to Ukraine have ended…
Continue Reading Trump downplays Jan. 6 on the anniversary of the Capitol siege and calls jailed rioters ‘hostages’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, JILL COLVIN and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, campaigning in Iowa…
Continue Reading Jordanian army says it killed 5 drug smugglers in clashes on the Syrian border
AMMAN (AP) — The Jordanian army says it has killed five drug and weapon smugglers and arrested 15 in a day of clashes with armed groups of…
Continue Reading Senior Biden leaders, Pentagon officials unaware for days that defense secretary was hospitalized
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress were…
Continue Reading Boeing faces new questions about the 737 Max after a plane suffers a gaping hole in its side
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The emergency landing of a Boeing 737 Max jetliner with a gaping hole in its side is renewing safety concerns…
Continue Reading 11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting was a joyful boy known as ‘Smiley,’ his mother says
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ahmir Jolliff dashed out of his home in Perry Thursday morning, eager to see his…
Continue Reading FBI arrests 3 in Florida on charges of assaulting officers in Jan. 6 insurrection
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Three Florida residents are in FBI custody on charges that they assaulted officers…
Continue Reading Prominent Black church in New York sued for gender bias by woman who sought to be its senior pastor
By DARREN SANDS Associated Press Over its 215-year history, the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City has earned a reputation as the flagship of…
Continue Reading Russian shelling kills 11 in Donetsk region while Ukraine claims it hit a Crimean air base
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Eleven people were killed Saturday in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk province, according to…
Continue Reading DeSantis and Haley are battling to emerge in Iowa as the preferred Republican alternative to Trump
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The rivalry between GOP presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley has become a…
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