French presidential couple attend funeral service of teacher slain in school attack
By NICOLAS GARRIGA and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press ARRAS, France (AP) — Loved ones and colleagues have mourned and celebrated the life of a…
Continue ReadingNews
ICC drops war crimes charges against former Central African Republic government minister
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Nethlerlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court is dropping about 20 charges of murder,…
Continue Reading Hundreds in Scotland told to evacuate as northern Europe braces for gale-force winds and floods
By SYLVIA HUI and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of people are being evacuated from their homes and schools have closed in…
Continue Reading 2 special elections could bring more bad news for Britain’s governing Conservatives
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Voters are casting ballots in two special elections in England that could add more misery to the…
Continue Reading Iran opens final registration for candidates in next year’s parliament election
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media reports that the final phase of registration for candidates who want to run in Iran’s parliamentary…
Continue Reading Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody, is awarded EU human rights prize
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide…
Continue Reading Scientists are fighting to save the ‘blue heart’ of Europe
CNN By Nell Lewis, CNN Bosnia and Herzegovina (CNN) — The Neretva River carves its way through Bosnia and Herzegovina’s impenetrable forest.…
Continue Reading IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into sea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press IWAKI, Japan (AP) — An International Atomic Energy Agency team is in Fukushima for the agency’s first…
Continue Reading French officials suspect pranksters in a rash of fake bomb threats and warn of heavy punishments
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Palace of Versailles was forced to evacuate visitors for the fourth time in less than a week for…
Continue Reading Pakistan court grants protection from arrest to ex-leader Nawaz Sharif, allowing his return home
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A court in Pakistan has granted several days of protection from arrest to former Prime Minister…
Continue Reading
It’s the 100th Battle of I-10. Meet the El Paso man torn between both sides.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The close proximity of NMSU and UTEP makes the Battle of I-10 one of the more unique college football rivalries. The mere…
Continue Reading Nokia plans to cut up to 14,000 jobs after sales and profits plunge in a weak market
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Telecom gear maker Nokia says it’s planning to cut up to 14,000 jobs worldwide, or 16% of its…
Continue Reading Germany’s Deutsche Bahn sells European subsidiary Arriva to infrastructure investor I Squared
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s state-owned railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, says it has agreed to sell its European public transport subsidiary, Arriva,…
Continue Reading
From Ford to Tesla: Top 5 electric truck manufacturers of 2023
Edmunds looks at the top electric truck manufacturers in the automotive…
Continue Reading
The US is suffering a mental health crisis: Here are the best (and worst) states to find and afford treatment
To explore the best and worst states for mental health care, MoneyGeek ranked states on their mental health care quality using data from the National…
Continue Reading
As touchscreens everywhere prompt for tips, consumers feel fatigue—and frustration
According to a recent Experian survey of more than a thousand consumers, American consumers are suffering from tipping fatigue and are pushing back,…
Continue Reading As Israel readies troops for ground assault, Gaza awaits urgently needed aid from Egypt
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes…
Continue Reading Russian-American journalist charged in Russia with failing to register as a ‘foreign agent’
By The Associated Press A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with…
Continue Reading Indonesian presidential candidates register for next year’s elections as supporters cheer
By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of noisy, flag-waving political supporters have created a…
Continue Reading EU seeks answers to rising security challenges as Israel-Hamas war fuels new concerns
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is taking steps to limit the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas on the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slip further as higher US 10-year Treasury yield pressures Wall St
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares retreated Friday as the prospect of a 5% yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury for the…
Continue Reading Former US officials ask Pakistan not to deport Afghans seeking relocation to the United States
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A group of former U.S. diplomats and representatives of resettlement organizations has asked…
Continue Reading Japan’s exports rise and imports decline in September as auto shipments to US and Europe climb
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its exports climbed 4.3% in September from a year earlier while imports sank 16.3%, leaving a positive balance of…
Continue Reading Russia’s foreign minister offers security talks with North Korea and China as he visits Pyongyang
By The Associated Press Russia’s foreign minister has proposed regular security talks with North Korea and China to deal with what he described as…
Continue Reading Czech government survives no-confidence vote in Parliament sought by populist ex-prime minister
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech coalition government has survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote over opposition claims that it is mishandling the…
Continue Reading Man who crashed into Chinese Consulate in San Francisco was armed with knife, crossbow, police say
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police say a man who crashed a car at the Chinese Consulate earlier this…
Continue Reading
NMSU tops UTEP, 28-7 in 100th edition of the Battle of I-10
EL PASO, Texas – The  silver spade and brass spittoon are headed back to Las Cruces. The New Mexico State Aggies got the better of the UTEP Miners…
Continue Reading Joran van der Sloot’s confession in Natalee Holloway case provides long-sought answers, mother says
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Beth Holloway was after one thing for 18 years: answers about what happened to her missing…
Continue Reading Marine killed in homicide at Camp Lejeune; second Marine held for suspected involvement
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A Marine was killed in a homicide at Camp Lejeune and a second Marine was held on suspicion of being involved, the base…
Continue Reading Mexican court employees call 5-day strike to protest proposed funding cuts
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican court employees say they will go on a five-day strike starting Thursday to protest proposed funding cuts, threatening an…
Continue Reading