US climate envoy in Japan to push efforts to cut emissions
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in Tokyo meeting Japan’s foreign minister to discuss efforts…
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3 of El Paso’s 4 latest Covid deaths involved those vaccinated
EL PASO, Texas — Three fully-vaccinated El Pasoans were among four people who died in the county from Covid-19 over the past week, and there were…
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Farmers look forward to return of Hatch Chile Festival for Labor Day weekend
HATCH, New Mexico – After pandemic restrictions discouraged travel and canceled the Hatch Chile Festival in 2020, farmers are praying that their…
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FDA calls meeting of its advisers to discuss Covid vaccine boosters
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has called a meeting of its vaccine advisers for September 17 to discuss…
Continue Reading Alaska lawmakers face crunch to pay checks from oil wealth
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska residents don’t know how much money they might get from the state’s oil wealth…
Continue Reading Los coches consumieron gasolina con plomo durante 99 años. Hasta ahora
Ángela Reyes (CNN Business) — Después de casi un siglo, el uso de gasolina con plomo en las carreteras de todo el mundo llegó a su fin,…
Continue Reading California lawmakers vote to limit secret settlements
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature has voted to guarantee people can call out their bosses publicly…
Continue Reading Honolulu to require vaccine or negative test at restaurants
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The mayor of Honolulu says the city will soon require patrons of restaurants, bars, museums,…
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Colombia court refuses to try general accused in 104 murders
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A court in Colombia has refused to allow a trial for a retired general accused of offering…
Continue Reading Starbucks unionization effort brews at 3 Buffalo-area cafes
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Workers at three Starbucks coffee shops in the Buffalo area filed petitions Monday with the National Labor Relations Board…
Continue Reading Starbucks unionization effort brews at 3 Buffalo-area cafes
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Workers at three Starbucks coffee shops in the Buffalo area filed petitions Monday with the National Labor Relations Board…
Continue Reading Under 200 Americans who want to leave remain in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “under 200, likely closer to 100” Americans wishing to leave still remain in Afghanistan…
Continue Reading La boxeadora mexicana Jeanette Zacarías Zapata está en estado crítico tras pelea
Ismael Suárez (CNN Español) — La boxeadora mexicana Jeanette Zacarías Zapata se encuentra en cuidados intensivos después de perder el…
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New Mexico governor signs another declaration for flooding
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed another emergency declaration due to flooding. This time it’s for…
Continue Reading 1st group of 149 Afghan evacuees arrives in North Macedonia
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A first group of 149 Afghan evacuees has landed in North Macedonia, where they will stay for a few months pending…
Continue Reading Estados Unidos sale de la lista de países seguros de la Unión Europea debido al aumento de casos de covid-19
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Unión Europea recomendó este lunes prohibir a los estadounidenses los viajes no esenciales a sus Estados…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Hit by Ida, New Orleans faces weeks without power
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Ida knocked out all eight transmission lines that deliver power to New Orleans,…
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Watch this rocket go sideways instead of up
Rocket startup Astra failed to send a rocket into orbit for the third time — with this attempt sending the craft hovering instead of launching…
Continue Reading Split UN Security Council urges Taliban to allow travel, aid
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press A divided U.N. Security Council is pressing the Taliban to live up to pledges to let people leave Afghanistan…
Continue Reading Cristhian Bahena Rivera receives life sentence for murder of Mollie Tibbetts in 2018
By Eric Levenson, Madeline Holcombe and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A farm worker has been sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for…
Continue Reading Colorado election official files suit to remove county clerk
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The Colorado secretary of state has sued to remove a rural county’s election…
Continue Reading Hate crime reports in US surge to the highest level in 12 years, FBI says
By Christina Carrega and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN More than 10,000 people reported to law enforcement last year that they were the victim of a hate…
Continue Reading Judge restores unvaccinated Illinois mom’s right to see son
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge has reversed a ruling to bar a divorced mother from seeing her 11-year-old son because she isn’t vaccinated…
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East El Paso man didn’t die from being assaulted; death not a homicide
UPDATE #2, Aug. 30: The El Paso County Medical Examiner has determined that a man’s death following a weekend assault in east El Paso isn’t a…
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Griddy Energy customers won’t have to pay for sky-high electricity bills from winter storm
By Sarah Moon and Eric Levenson, CNN Griddy Energy customers won’t be financially responsible for the sky-high electricity bills charged during…
Continue Reading Synaptics, Amazon rise; Entergy, United Airlines fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Synaptics, Amazon rise; Entergy, United Airlines…
Continue Reading Texas utility settles over sky-high energy bills from freeze
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press The electric utility Griddy Energy has reached a settlement with Texas state officials over crushing electric bills…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks wound up mixed on Wall Street Monday, with the S&P 500 index managing just enough of a gain to mark another record…
Continue Reading An Afghan YouTuber was killed at Kabul airport. Many more fear the worst.
By Masoud Popalzai and Rob Picheta, CNN Four days after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, 20-year-old YouTuber Najma Sadeqi sat on her bed…
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Monmouth gives men’s basketball coach Rice 5-year extension
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Monmouth University men’s basketball coach King Rice has been given a five-year contract extension through the…
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