The AL West is headed for a wild finish between the Astros, Rangers and Mariners
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — This time of year, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker is usually starting to think…
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Israeli police shoot a Palestinian after he allegedly stabbed a guard at a Jerusalem train station
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they have shot a young Palestinian man who allegedly stabbed an Israeli security guard at a Jerusalem light…
Continue Reading In a first, Massachusetts to ban purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday that she says will make Massachusetts the first state to ban the purchase of…
Continue Reading US contractor originally from Ethiopia arrested on espionage charges, Justice Department says
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says a contractor for the U.S. government who is originally from Ethiopia…
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Power restored on NMSU campus, classes resume
Update: The power is now back on, according to the university. Classes starting at 2 p.m. or later will happen as scheduled. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico…
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Former Dona Ana deputy arrested, accused of assaulting woman
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico has charged a former Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputy with deprivation of…
Continue Reading Governments and individuals debate: Are mandates needed to reach climate change targets?
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Governments, organizations and businesses have set ambitious goals to combat climate…
Continue Reading California sues anti-abortion organizations for unproven treatment to reverse medication abortions
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued an anti-abortion group and a chain of…
Continue Reading New York attorney general sends cease-and-desist letter to group accused of voter intimidation
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a group…
Continue Reading Kapalua to host PGA Tour opener in January, 5 months after deadly wildfires on Maui
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The PGA Tour is returning to Maui five months after the deadly wildfires devasted nearby Lahaina. Chief competitions…
Continue Reading An end in sight? Striking writers and Hollywood studios spend second full day in negotiations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters have spent a second full day in talks that could potentially put an end to the…
Continue Reading Vivek Ramaswamy accuses Trump of making a ‘false promise’ in not repealing Obamacare
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has taken a dig at former President Donald Trump. The…
Continue Reading GoFundMe refunds donations to poker player who admits to lying about cancer for tournament buy-in
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The fundraising platform GoFundMe said Thursday it has refunded money to donors after a poker player admitted he…
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Officials warn public of training exercise at El Paso federal courthouse Friday
The federal courthouse in downtown El Paso will be closed Friday, Sept. 22 for a live training exercise. This training will be closed to the public.…
Continue Reading Novels from US, UK, Canada and Ireland are finalists for the Booker Prize for fiction
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Novels from Ireland, the United States, Canada and Britain that explore families, communities and a…
Continue Reading Israel strikes alleged Syrian military structures. It says the buildings violated a 1974 cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army says Israeli tanks have struck two structures in a demilitarized zone inside Syria. It says the buildings…
Continue Reading Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp…
Continue Reading Satou Sabally of the Dallas Wings wins WNBA’s Most Improved Player award
NEW YORK (AP) — Satou Sabally of the Dallas Wings was named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player on Thursday after averaging career bests with…
Continue Reading The former head of a Florida domestic abuse agency has been charged with fraud and grand theft
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The former head of a Florida nonprofit domestic violence agency is charged with fraud and grand theft. The charge comes…
Continue Reading Haiti’s government to oversee canal project that prompted Dominican Republic to close all borders
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s government is doubling down on the construction of a canal on Haitian soil that prompted the neighboring…
Continue Reading Indictment alleges man threatened mass shooting at Stanley Cup game in Las Vegas
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada grand jury has indicted a man on felony charges that he threatened to carry out a mass shooting in June…
Continue Reading After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A group of migrants from China surrendered to a Border Patrol agent in remote…
Continue Reading After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A group of migrants from China surrendered to a Border Patrol agent in remote…
Continue Reading After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A group of migrants from China surrendered to a Border Patrol agent in remote…
Continue Reading Former US Sen. Dick Clark, an Iowa Democrat known for helping Vietnam War refugees, has died at 95
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Dick Clark has died in Washington at age 95. Clark was a Democrat who…
Continue Reading A panel finds torture made a 9/11 defendant psychotic. A judge will rule whether he can stand trial
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military medical panel has concluded that one of the five 9/11 defendants held at…
Continue Reading Guinea’s leader defends coups in Africa and rebuffs the West, saying things must change
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The head of the junta in Guinea has defended the recent coups in Africa. He says…
Continue Reading Mexico president says he’ll skip APEC summit in November in San Francisco
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he will skip the APEC summit in November in San Francisco and says it’s because his country…
Continue Reading 9 deputies charged in death of man beaten in Memphis jail, including 2 for second-degree murder
By ADRIAN SAINZ and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Recently released court documents show that two Memphis jail deputies…
Continue Reading Senate confirms new army chief as one senator’s objection holds up other military nominations
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is confirming three of the Pentagon’s top leaders,…
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