Paraguay official resigns after signing agreement with fictional country
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A Paraguayan government official has been replaced after it was revealed that he signed a memorandum of…
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Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye…
Continue Reading Brazilian city enacts an ordinance that was secretly written by ChatGPT
By DIANE JEANTET and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — City lawmakers in Brazil passed what appears to be the nation’s…
Continue Reading How the truce between Israel and Hamas was extended another day – and why it could end soon
CNN By MJ Lee, Alex Marquardt, Kaitlan Collins and Becky Anderson, CNN Washington and Dubai (CNN) — A deal to extend a truce between Israel and…
Continue Reading What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to…
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Mexico’s President asks Mexican Senate to allow U.S. military to enter the country for training purposes
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has asked the Republic’s Senate for their approval and authorization to…
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ABC-7 reaching out to officials after a man was killed inside the El Paso County Jail Annex
Update: The El Paso Sheriff’s Office provided data for the number of inmate/inmate and inmate/officer assaults that happened in the county jail…
Continue Reading Brit Marling has created ‘A Murder at the End of the World,’ a whodunit only Emma Corrin can solve
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij’s first TV series was the meta, sci-fi, just-go-with-it, wild ride “The…
Continue Reading UK government intervenes in potential takeover of Telegraph newspaper by Abu Dhabi-backed fund
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it’s asking media and market competition officials to look into a…
Continue Reading What if Donald Trump is convicted? The 2024 Republican convention rules don’t address the issue
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican National Committee’s rules for next year’s nominating contest and…
Continue Reading Bubba Wallace hit by depression following best friend Ryan Blaney’s NASCAR championship
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bubba Wallace acknowledged it was difficult for him to find joy in best friend Ryan…
Continue Reading North Carolina trial judges block election board changes made by Republican legislature
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges have blocked portions of a new law that would eliminate…
Continue Reading Bills linebacker Von Miller turns himself in on felony domestic violence charge
DALLAS (AP) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turned himself in to police in a Dallas suburb on Thursday after he was charged in a warrant with…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats authorize subpoenas in the Supreme Court ethics probe. GOP won’t back enforcement
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have voted to authorize subpoenas…
Continue Reading Will an earlier Oscars broadcast attract more viewers? ABC plans to try the 7 p.m. slot in 2024
Academy Awards enthusiasts won’t have to stay up quite as late to hear the best picture winner in March. The 96th Oscars will begin one hour early,…
Continue Reading Members of global chemical weapons watchdog vote to keep Syria from getting poison gas materials
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The annual meeting of members of the global chemical weapons watchdog has called on countries to prevent the sale or…
Continue Reading Wartime Israel shows little tolerance for Palestinian dissent
By AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Bayan Khateeb knows she’s a terrible cook. So when she managed to pull off a dish of cooked…
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NMSU students collaborate with students from university in South Korea to address global issues
Update: Students that shared their projects Monday said they learned a lot both inside, and outside the classroom. “Just having that different…
Continue Reading Former UK Treasury chief Alistair Darling, who steered nation through a credit crunch, has died
LONDON (AP) — British ex-Treasury chief Alistair Darling has died at age 70. Darling was a central figure in the U.K.’s response to the 2008…
Continue Reading Trump will hold a fundraiser instead of appearing at next week’s Republican presidential debate
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will be headlining a closed-door fundraiser in Florida next week as his Republican…
Continue Reading A deadline for ethnic Serbs to sign up for Kosovo license plates has been postponed by 2 weeks
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government has postponed a deadline by two weeks for ethnic Serbs living in the country to register their…
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Still alive! Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an…
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What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival…
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On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought
By JAMEY KEATEN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nearly all the world’s nations finalized the creation of a…
Continue Reading Alvin Ailey troupe – and a soulful Cynthia Erivo – join to celebrate dance legend Judith Jamison
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Actor-singer Cynthia Erivo lent searing and soulful vocals to an evening marking Alvin Ailey American Dance…
Continue Reading Inspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating how the Biden administration chose the site for a new…
Continue Reading Protesters shove their way into congress of Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon, toss smoke bomb
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The legislature of the northern Mexico border state of Nuevo Leon says protesters broke through doors, took over the floor of…
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The Polar Express made its way to Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Polar Express exhibit is now open at the Sunflower Bank location in Downtown El Paso. This display is presented in…
Continue Reading French soccer league struggling with violence, discriminatory chanting and low-scoring matches
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN There’s been homophobic and racist chanting in the stands, a team bus pelted with stones, a game called off because of crowd…
Continue Reading Alternative healer faces manslaughter charge over woman’s death at a UK slapping therapy workshop
LONDON (AP) — An alternative healer who advocates a technique known as “slapping therapy” has been charged over the death of a woman at one of…
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