Opposition mounts in Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel
By SAM METZ Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Arab nations that have normalized or are considering improving relations with Israel are coming…
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Israel criticizes South American countries after they cut diplomatic ties and recall ambassadors
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Israel criticized Bolivia, Chile and Colombia on Wednesday after the South…
Continue Reading Chicago and other US cities struggle to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hits
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As the first blast of wintry weather hit Chicago, dozens of migrant families without a place to…
Continue Reading Voters are skeptical of Biden’s age. But Trump’s notable flubs risk drawing unwelcome attention, too
By WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is 80 and Donald Trump is 77, and they are prone to making…
Continue Reading Georgia says it will appeal a judge’s redistricting decision but won’t seek to pause ruling for now
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia says it will appeal a judge’s order to redraw some congressional and state legislative…
Continue Reading DEA agent leaked secret information about Maduro ally targeted by US, prosecutor says
By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors played wiretaps in federal court in New York showing a federal…
Continue Reading Mother, son charged with kidnapping after police say they took a teenager to Oregon for an abortion
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press An Idaho woman and son have been charged with kidnapping after prosecutors say they took the son’s minor…
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Medical Center of the Americas Foundation celebrates Melinda and Meyer Marcus Family Innovation Center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Medical Center of the Americas Foundation renamed its innovation center after the Melinda and Meyer Marcus family. The…
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Ozone hole is about average size, despite undersea volcano eruption that was expected to worsen it
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer With last year’s undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were…
Continue Reading Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer is changing his plea from not guilty on federal charges that…
Continue Reading Blinken heads to Israel, Jordan as Gaza war and criticism of it intensifies
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and Jordan this week as Israel’s…
Continue Reading Republican US Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado won’t seek reelection, citing party’s ‘insidious narratives’
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a conservative Republican who represents much of Colorado’s rural…
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Lockdown lifted at Austin High School in Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Independent School District officials placed Austin High School on lockdown for about ten minutes Wednesday. The…
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New Fort Bliss commander shares vision for the post and its partnership with El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new commander has arrived at Fort Bliss. Colonel Brendan Gallagher, Fort Bliss Garrision Commander, is originally from…
Continue Reading A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed after visitors allegedly try to hold a young bear
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina has been closed temporarily after the National Park Service received…
Continue Reading Usher uses first Super Bowl performance as ‘cheat sheet’ for 2024 show and urges diabetes screening
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Usher gears up for his 2024 Super Bowl halftime performance, the singer…
Continue Reading Princeton student who stormed Capitol is sentenced to 2 months behind bars
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Jersey man who was a Princeton University student when he stormed the U.S. Capitol…
Continue Reading Connecticut judge orders new mayoral primary after surveillance videos show possible ballot stuffing
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A state judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary for Connecticut’s largest…
Continue Reading Rep. George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House. But he still faces an ethics report
By KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos easily survived a vote Wednesday to expel him from the…
Continue Reading Movie Review: A serene debut from Raven Jackson in ‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Nature provides much of the soundtrack to “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,” the debut feature from writer-director…
Continue Reading The US has strongly backed Israel’s war against Hamas. The allies don’t seem to know what comes next
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked who would govern the Gaza Strip…
Continue Reading Hearing to determine if Trump can be barred from office reaches far back in history for answers
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The effort to ban former President Donald Trump from the ballot under the Constitution’s…
Continue Reading House rejects effort to censure Rashida Tlaib over the Palestinian-American’s rhetoric about Israel
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House late Wednesday rejected an effort to censure Democratic Rashida Tlaib of Michigan,…
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Mexican officials prevented 34,000 migrants from traveling on trains, officials say
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Tuesday, Mexico’s National Institute of Migration reported that from September 18 to October 30, officials prevented…
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Fire breaks out at Lower Valley apartment complex
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A fire broke out at the Jaycom Apartments late Tuesday night. An ABC-7 crew was at the scene as fire crews worked to put out…
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Guide to Veterans Day events, deals in El Paso County
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County announced its free Veterans Day events this week. “As the Veterans Capital of the U.S.A., the El Paso County…
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School leaders say Texas’ campus safety funding doesn’t cover new state mandates
By Caroline Wilburn, The Texas Tribune Nov. 1, 2023 “School leaders say Texas’ campus safety funding doesn’t cover new state mandates” was first…
Continue Reading ACLU and families of trans teens ask Supreme Court to block Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys representing Tennessee transgender children, teens and their families have…
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Sweeping ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers heads to governor
By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Oct. 31, 2023 “Sweeping ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers heads to governor” was first…
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Texas senator warns of malicious text allegedly threatening Border Patrol agents and their families
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — Texas Senator Ted Cruz sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Majorkas this week,…
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