Japan’s synthesized singing sensation Hatsune Miku turns 16
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Hatsune Miku has always been 16 years old and worn long aqua ponytails. She is Japan’s…
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3 Pakistani soldiers, 1 militant killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two soldiers and one militant have been killed in a shootout during an overnight military operation against militant activity in…
Continue Reading India launches a spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon’s south pole
By ASHOK SHARMA and AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than…
Continue Reading Australian icebreaker heads to Antarctic station to rescue expeditioner suffering medical condition
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An icebreaker is on its way from Australia to an Antarctic research station to rescue an expeditioner suffering from a…
Continue Reading Delegation of Australian ministers to visit China in further sign of improving ties
CANBERRA (AP) — A delegation of Australian federal ministers will attend a high-level dialogue in Beijing next in a further sign of a warming of…
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Best counties to raise a family in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the best counties to retire to in Texas using 2025 data from…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic comes back after dropping the first 2 sets to beat Laslo Djere at the US Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone should know by now to never count out Novak Djokovic. No matter how big a deficit he…
Continue Reading AP photos of Kashmir’s mental health clinics show the invisible scars of decades of conflict
By MUKHTAR KHAN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — After consulting with several doctors in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aayat…
Continue Reading Shooting at Louisiana high school football game kills student and wounds a woman, police say
PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say a shooting during halftime of a high school football game has killed a 16-year-old student and…
Continue Reading Family in central Mexico struggles to preserve the natural way of producing intense red dye
By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO TEPEYACAC, Mexico (AP) — One family in central Mexico is struggling to preserve the production of…
Continue Reading Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press They were the kids most disrupted by the pandemic, the ones who were still learning to write their names…
Continue Reading As Taiwan’s government races to counter China, most people aren’t worried about war
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As People’s Liberation Army fighter jets from China sped toward Taiwan on Friday, life on…
Continue Reading Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial is in the hands of Republicans who have been by his side
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Billionaires, burner phones, alleged bribes: The impeachment trial of…
Continue Reading Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial is in the hands of Republicans who have been by his side
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Billionaires, burner phones, alleged bribes: The impeachment trial of…
Continue Reading Biden tells Idalia’s Florida victims ‘your nation has your back.’ DeSantis rejects meeting with him
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press LIVE OAK, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden saw from the sky Hurricane Idalia’s impact across a swath of Florida…
Continue Reading Baby Bomber arrives: Domínguez becomes youngest Yankee with HR in 1st at-bat in 6-2 win over Astros
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jasson Domínguez sparked the New York Yankees with his very first swing in the majors.…
Continue Reading Pope starts Mongolia visit by praising the country’s religious freedom dating back to Genghis Khan
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SARUUL ENKHBOLD Associated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant’s daughter Natalia tosses first pitch on Lakers Night at Dodger Stadium
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalia Bryant threw out the first pitch on Friday night before the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted…
Continue Reading Typhoon Saola makes landfall in southern China but appears to cause only light damage
BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Saola made landfall in southern China before dawn Saturday after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong…
Continue Reading Luplow, Vazquez end slumps with homers for Twins in 5-1 win over slumping Rangers
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jordan Luplow and Christian Vázquez snapped extended slumps with home runs in the…
Continue Reading Astros’ Jose Altuve leaves against Yankees after an inning because of bruised left leg
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston second baseman Jose Altuve left Friday night against the New York Yankees after one…
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The CDC shows Covid-19 cases are rising once again
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths have gone up in recent weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading North Korea fires cruise missiles into the sea after US-South Korean military drills end
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has test-fired several cruise missiles. South…
Continue Reading SMU celebrates entrance into ACC. It’s quite the contrast from the death penalty days
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — SMU athletic director Rick Hart shot a small batch of red and blue confetti from a fake champagne…
Continue Reading Driver in fatal shooting of Washington deputy gets 27 years
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A man who drove the getaway car in a stolen firearms trafficking scheme that led to the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Prized prospect Jasson Domínguez becomes youngest Yankees player to homer in 1st big league at-bat
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone vividly remembers the poise and confidence a 16-year-old…
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El Paso hits another triple today – more to come!
El Paso hit day 61 with triple-digit heat today hitting 100 – the record is 62 set in 1994. EL Paso will break the record as we make our way through…
Continue Reading Court revives doctors’ lawsuit saying FDA overstepped its authority with anti-ivermectin campaign
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has revived a lawsuit by three doctors who say the Food…
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It’s over: City, historian settle 6-year fight over arena in Duranguito
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Friday, an El Paso judge ended a lawsuit filed by El Paso art historian Max Grossman against the City. The lawsuit…
Continue Reading States and families wrestle over compassion in transgender youth care bans in Tennessee, Kentucky
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Questions over which side was being more compassionate emerged as a key fault line in a…
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