US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration took aim Tuesday at the fentanyl trafficking threat,…
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New Mexico Attorney General announces criminal charges in officer-involved killing
Correction: An original version of this article inaccurately stated that the officer who shot Amelia Baca was being charged. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico…
Continue Reading A foreign armed force to fight gangs makes many in Haiti celebrate, while others worry
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Foreigners with guns are met with hostility in most countries in the…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania inmates sue over ‘tortuous conditions’ of solitary confinement
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A group of five Pennsylvania inmates have sued over the solitary…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court seems likely to side with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…
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Pope Francis open to blessings of some same-sex unions
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Pope Francis on Monday signaled that some Catholic priests can bless same-sex unions, but only on a case-by-case basis, and…
Continue Reading Colorado high court to hear case against Christian baker who refused to make LGBTQ-themed cake
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — On the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court victory this summer for a graphic artist who…
Continue Reading A string of volcanic tremors raises fears of mass evacuations in Italy
By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Hundreds of small tremors have shaken a densely populated volcanic area west of the Italian city of…
Continue Reading Pence calls Trump’s attacks on Milley ‘utterly inexcusable’ at AP-Georgetown foreign policy forum
By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is criticizing his boss-turned-rival, Donald…
Continue Reading No Labels asks state Democratic chairs to back off after Biden said democracy allows for third party
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press A group laying the groundwork for a possible third-party presidential ticket is pleading with state Democratic…
Continue Reading A conversation with Chappell Roan, the yodeling, queer pop icon of tomorrow
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Missouri-bred pop superstar of the future Chappell Roan released her glittery debut album…
Continue Reading UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman wows some Conservatives and alarms others with hard-line stance
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — U.K. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has railed against unauthorized migrants,…
Continue Reading Georgia high school football player dies after falling ill on sidelines, district says
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A school district says a high school football player died after suffering a “medical emergency” on the sidelines of a game…
Continue Reading Plans to accommodate transgender swimmers at a World Cup meet scrapped because of lack of entries
BERLIN (AP) — Plans for the first “open category” swimming races to accommodate transgender competitors at a World Cup this weekend have been…
Continue Reading Pakistan announces big crackdown on migrants in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans
By MUNIR AHMED and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government has announced a major crackdown on migrants in the country…
Continue Reading John Gordon, artist who helped design Packers’ distinctive ‘G’ team logo, dies at age 83
DE PERE, Wis. (AP) — John Gordon, an artist who as a young art student helped design the Green Bay Packers’ distinctive “G” team logo,…
Continue Reading Missing girl’s rescue in upstate New York came as pivotal hours ticked by
By MAYSOON KHAN and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MOREAU, N.Y. (AP) — An agonizing 34 hours had passed since 9-year-old Charlotte Sena…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Democrat Katrina Shankland announces bid to unseat US Rep. Derrick Van Orden
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin legislator says she’s running to try to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in next year’s…
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Congressman Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint in Washington
ByRachel Scott, Luke Barr, Beatrice Peterson, and Jack Date October 2, 2023, 9:11 PM (ABC) — Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar was…
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UTEP student killed in motorcycle crash in West El Paso
Update: The UTEP Soccer team is identifying Martinez as a supporter of the team. He attended UTEP. UTEP Soccer sends our love and condolences to the…
Continue Reading EU announces plans to better protect its sensitive technologies from foreign snooping
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has announced plans to better protect its cutting-edge technologies from foreign…
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$600k granted to Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso to support mental health
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mental health is a major concern for many younger Americans, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso is getting thousands of…
Continue Reading Lorenzen, Buxton, Hernández, Cueto out for Wild Card Series; Correa, Siri, Bush on rosters
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Lorenzen, Byron Buxton, Johnny Cueto and Jonathan Hernández were among the players left off rosters for Wild Card…
Continue Reading Atlanta will pay $3.75M to family of Nebraska man who died after being handcuffed and held face down
ATLANTA (AP) — The city of Atlanta will pay $3.75 million to the family of a Nebraska man who died after police handcuffed him face down. The City…
Continue Reading Spain’s king asks Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez to try to form a government
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s King Felipe VI has asked Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday to try to form a…
Continue Reading 2 workers conducting polls for Mexico’s ruling party killed, 1 kidnapped in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says assailants have killed two workers who were conducting internal polling for his Morena party in…
Continue Reading Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary…
Continue Reading The UN food agency says that 1 in 5 children who arrive in South Sudan from Sudan are malnourished
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The U.N food agency says at least one in five children arriving in South Sudan from Sudan…
Continue Reading EU announces new aid package to Ethiopia, the first since the war in the Tigray region ended
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The European Union has pledged assistance worth 650 million euros to Ethiopia, nearly three years after it…
Continue Reading Biden tries to reassure allies of continued US support for Ukraine after Congress drops aid request
By SEUNG MIN KIM and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden has been in touch with U.S.…
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