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Big, messy, complicated: Biden’s plan churns in Congress

October 28, 2021 10:21 PM Associated Press

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s big, messy and complicated as the Democratic leaders in Congress try…

Medicaid issues, not Medicare’s, get fixes in Biden budget

October 28, 2021 10:16 PM Associated Press

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicaid issues are turning up as winners in President Joe Biden’s social budget…

Baldwin shooting highlights risks of rushed film production

October 28, 2021 10:09 PM Associated Press

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on a movie set has put a microscope on an often-unseen corner of…

‘God love ya’: Warm relationship between the world’s most powerful Catholics on display as Biden and Pope Francis meet

October 28, 2021 10:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN The world’s most powerful Catholics — President Joe Biden and Pope Francis — held 90…

US in talks to compensate families separated at border

October 28, 2021 8:45 PM Associated Press

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is in talks to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to each child…

El Paso food bank claims vindication after feds say city report shows compliance for $3.7M grant

October 21, 2021 10:43 AM Jim Parker, JC Navarrete

UPDATE, Oct. 27: At a news conference on Thursday afternoon, officials with the City of El Paso and the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank…

High school football stadium evacuated in New Mexico after ‘credible’ shooting threats

October 28, 2021 8:44 PM Jim Parker

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Wilson Stadium was evacuated Thursday night after the Albuquerque Public Schools received “credible threats of a possible…

Rome airport reveals plans for flying taxis

October 28, 2021 9:33 PM CNN Newsource

Reuters Passengers flying into Rome from 2024 onwards will be able to go airborne for their taxi ride into the city center too, if a project between…

Police, public safety flashpoints in Seattle mayoral debate

October 28, 2021 9:30 PM Associated Press

By CHRIS GRYGIEL Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Policing and public safety dominated the last televised debate between the two people vying to be…

Woman crashes car into east El Paso home; police say she was drunk

October 28, 2021 12:31 PM Brianna Perez

UPDATE: A woman was driving drunk when she crashed her car into an east El Paso home earlier in the day, police said Thursday afternoon in announcing…

Striking LCPS bus drivers returning to bargaining table; service to resume Friday

October 28, 2021 9:46 AM Jim Parker

UPDATE: The union representing striking Las Cruces school bus drivers announced late Thursday afternoon that it would be returning to the bargaining…

Las Cruces police say they opened fire on man who pointed gun at officers

October 27, 2021 6:46 PM Jim Parker, Rachel Phillips

UPDATE: Las Cruces police officials said Thursday that officers shot at a man suspected of pointing a gun at them. 30-year-old Kevin Amaral was…

Exclusive: Derek Chauvin jurors speak out for the first time, recalling ‘traumatic experience’ and that light-bulb moment

October 28, 2021 9:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Months after convicting the former Minneapolis Police officer who murdered George Floyd, jurors describe the trial as a…

Japan keeps tourism freeze despite plunge in virus cases

October 28, 2021 9:07 PM Associated Press

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Filled with pink and fuzzy things and cuddly bears, 6%DOKIDOKI, a tiny store in the heart of…

Japan keeps tourism freeze despite plunge in virus cases

October 28, 2021 9:07 PM Associated Press

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Filled with pink and fuzzy things and cuddly bears, 6%DOKIDOKI, a tiny store in the heart of…

Ex-boyfriend arrested in slaying of El Paso mom of 7 whose body was dumped in Juarez

October 28, 2021 11:33 AM Jim Parker

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez law enforcement announced the arrest Thursday of a suspect in the slaying of an El Paso mother of seven whose body…

Biden unveils details of his $1.7T economic plan – here’s what’s in it

October 28, 2021 8:04 AM ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden promised to show the world that democracies can work to meet the challenges of the 21st century. As he…

Sex crime charge filed against former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo

October 28, 2021 2:57 PM CNN, Associated Press

ALBANY, New York — A criminal complaint alleging a sex crime has been filed by a police investigator against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo,…

Human remains have been found inside a vehicle connected to a 1998 missing persons case

October 28, 2021 8:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren M. Johnson and Rebekah Riess, CNN A vehicle that was tied to a missing person’s case from 1998 was found in Arkansas with human…

UTEP may require vaccines for some workers to meet federal contractor mandate

October 28, 2021 12:04 PM Rosemary Garcia

EL PASO, Texas — Under President Joe Biden’s recent executive order, federal contractors have until Dec. 8 to ensure that their workers are fully…

NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot twice. This is what it found out

October 28, 2021 6:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples and Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists revealed the latest discoveries on Jupiter, including surprising findings about the planet’s…

US vs. China: How the world’s two biggest emitters stack up on climate

October 28, 2021 6:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan and Carlotta Dotto, CNN Graphics by Natalie Croker, Marco Chacon and Henrik Pettersson, CNN China and the United States are the…

Texas State Rep. Matt Krause is demanding that school officials identify books at public school libraries and classrooms on the subjects of race or sex that might "make students feel discomfort."

A Texas lawmaker is investigating 850 books on race and gender that could cause ‘discomfort’ to students

October 28, 2021 6:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez, CNN A Texas Republican lawmaker has launched an inquiry to identify books at public school libraries and classrooms on the subjects…

One of the world’s most closed-off nations to start easing Covid-19 travel restrictions

October 28, 2021 6:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Philip Wang, CNN New Zealand on Thursday said it would begin easing Covid-19 restrictions that have been in place on its national borders since…

US average mortgage rates rise; 30-year sat 3.14%

October 28, 2021 6:27 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rate rose this week as inflation pressures, the coronavirus pandemic and some supply shortages linger.…

California wins $3.5M payoff in illegal gambling lawsuit

October 28, 2021 6:12 PM Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A company that made and operated casino-style games used for illegal gambling will pay $3.5 million and permanently stop its…

Mesmerizing wildlife images from the British Ecological Society photo competition

October 28, 2021 6:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN A close-up of a gull’s eye is the overall winner of this year’s British Ecological Society photography competition, the…

Broncos star receiver Jerry Jeudy set to return to action

October 28, 2021 6:06 PM Associated Press

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — When Jerry Jeudy got hurt on opening weekend, television viewers cringed at the…

Starbucks workers will vote on union at 3 Buffalo stores

October 28, 2021 5:33 PM Associated Press

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Workers at three Starbucks stores in Buffalo, New York, will hold union elections next month after winning a…

Navajo Nation reports 97 more COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

October 28, 2021 5:27 PM Associated Press

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 97 more COVID-19 cases, but no deaths for the 19th time in the past 29 days. The…