Power is back on in South Central El Paso after crash
Update: About 1,300 El Paso Electric customers were without power Monday morning, after a car hit a guy-wire at the intersection of Cotton St. and…
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Locked out of local government: Residents decry increased secrecy among towns, counties, schools
By ERIC SCICCHITANO/CNHI NEWS and JOSH KELETY/AP A collaboration between The Associated Press and CNHI News has found it’s getting harder for the…
Continue Reading Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples that must not resemble marriage
By NICOLE WINFIELD and DAVID CRARY Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, the…
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Alex Jones proposes paying Sandy Hook families a minimum of $55 million to settle lawsuit claims
(CNN) — Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who filed for personal bankruptcy a year ago after being ordered to pay more than a billion…
Continue Reading White House and Senate negotiators race to reach a border deal, with Ukraine aid on the line
CNN, POOL, CBS’ “FACE THE NATION”, NBC’S “MEET THE PRESS” By Priscilla Alvarez, Betsy Klein and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Democrats…
Continue Reading El-Sissi wins Egypt’s presidential election with 89.6% of the vote and secures third term in office
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has won reelection to a third, six-year term in office. The National Election Authority said…
Continue Reading Bangladesh court denies opposition leader’s bail request ahead of a national election
DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital has denied a bail request from a top opposition leader who was jailed after an October…
Continue Reading US Indo-Pacific commander is ‘very concerned’ about escalation of China-Russia military ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Monday he is “very concerned” about increased…
Continue Reading Houthi attacks on commercial ships have upended global trade in vital Red Sea corridor
By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have scared…
Continue Reading Deadly storm batters Northeastern US, knocking out power, grounding flights and flooding roads
By PATRICK WHITTLE and LISA RATHKE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A storm barreled into the Northeastern U.S. on Monday, flooding roads…
Continue Reading Hundreds of residents on Indonesian island protest the growing arrival of Rohingya refugees by sea
By REZA SAIFULLAH and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press SABANG, Indonesia (AP) — More than 200 people have protested against the continued arrival of…
Continue Reading Germany’s economy seen shrinking again in the current quarter as business confidence declines
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says the country’s economy is likely to shrink again slightly in the current fourth quarter. Also…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s military chief says one of his offices was bugged and other devices were detected
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military chief says a covert listening device was found in one of the offices…
Continue Reading European Union investigating Musk’s X over possible breaches of social media law
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Monday made Elon Musk’s online platform X the first tech company to face an…
Continue Reading Myanmar Supreme Court rejects ousted leader Suu Kyi’s special appeal in bribery conviction
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Supreme Court has rejected a special appeal by the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against…
Continue Reading Storied US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: More retailers are charging return fees. Here’s how to pay less
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Making returns will be more difficult this holiday season because more retailers are charging return fees, but there…
Continue Reading Albanian lawmakers discuss lifting former prime minister’s immunity as his supporters protest
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Supporters of Albania’s opposition Democratic Party have protested outside Parliament as…
Continue Reading UK plans to implement carbon tax on imported goods like steel from 2027, a year after EU’s proposals
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has announced plans to charge a carbon levy on imported raw materials such as…
Continue Reading A boycott call and security concerns mar Iraq’s first provincial elections in a decade
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad’s streets are nearly empty on Monday, the main day of polling in the country’s…
Continue Reading UN expert expresses concern as Russian opposition leader Navalny disappears in prison system
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United Nations’ special rapporteur for human rights in Russia says she is concerned about…
Continue Reading At least 13 dead, 178 injured after a massive fuel depot explosion in Guinea’s capital
By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — An explosion and inferno at Guinea’s main fuel depot in the capital of Conakry has…
Continue Reading German Chancellor Scholz tests positive for COVID, visit by new Slovak leader canceled
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he has tested positive for COVID-19. The government says a visit by Slovakia’s prime…
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Activists link US nonprofit to anti-LGBTQ laws in Africa. The group says it’s only promoting ‘family values’
CNN By David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — On a dark night six months ago, Adrian mustered the courage to flee. Already…
Continue Reading Serbia’s opposition takes to the streets claiming election fraud in Sunday’s vote
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s weekend snap election was held in “unjust conditions,” with multiple…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines reaches $140 million settlement over holiday flight-canceling meltdown last year
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a…
Continue Reading Flooding drives millions to move as climate migration patterns emerge
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes,…
Continue Reading Berlin Zoo sends the first giant pandas born in Germany to China
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo has sent the first giant pandas born in Germany to China, dispatching the 4-year-olds on a journey that was delayed by…
Continue Reading 36 jours en mer : récit des naufragés qui ont survécu aux hallucinations, à la soif et au désespoir
Par RENATA BRITO et FELIPE DANA Associated Press FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — Le voyage de Fass Boye, petit village de pêche sénégalaise,…
Continue Reading Hallucinations, thirst and desperation: How migrants endured 36 days at sea
By RENATA BRITO and FELIPE DANA Associated Press FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — The voyage from the struggling Senegalese fishing town of Fass Boye to…
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