Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer It’s beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the…
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Australia to send military personnel to help protect Red Sea shipping but no warship
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says his government will send 11 military…
Continue Reading Thailand sends 3 orangutans rescued from illicit wildlife trade back to Indonesia
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Three trafficked Sumatran orangutans have been sent back from Thailand to Indonesia as part…
Continue Reading Judge weighs request to stop nation’s first execution by nitrogen, in Alabama
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has heard diverging arrguments over a request to block what would be the…
Continue Reading Vigil held for 5-year-old migrant boy who died at Chicago shelter
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of migrants and other people have turned out for a vigil held for a 5-year-old migrant boy who died after becoming ill in a…
Continue Reading Bus crash kills player, assistant coach in Algerian soccer’s top league, matches postponed
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Algerian Football Federation says a bus crash has killed two members of its Ligue 1 side Mouloudia El Bayadh and that…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a California law that would have banned carrying…
Continue Reading Oregon appeals court finds the rules for the state’s climate program are invalid
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A state appeals court in Oregon has decided that the rules for a program designed to limit and drastically reduce greenhouse…
Continue Reading Two major national security trials are putting the spotlight back on civil rights in Hong Kong. Here’s what to know
CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The fates of many of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy figures are at stake in two ongoing…
Continue Reading Newly released video shows how police moved through UNLV campus in response to reports of shooting
By RIO YAMAT AND GABE STERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Video released Wednesday by Las Vegas police shows officers shouting over blaring…
Continue Reading China emerged from ‘zero-COVID’ in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s prospects for 2024 look uncertain, as a year that opened free of COVID-19 lockdowns…
Continue Reading UN is seeking to verify that Afghanistan’s Taliban are letting girls study at religious schools
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says it’s seeking to verify reports that Afghanistan’s…
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Texas begins flying migrants from southern border to Chicago. The 1st plane carried over 120 people
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas sent a plane with more than 120 migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to Chicago in an…
Continue Reading Electric scooter Bird Global steers into bankruptcy protection in bid to repair its finances
MIAMI (AP) — Electric scooter company Bird Global announced Wednesday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to stabilize its…
Continue Reading Local broadcasts for 11 NHL teams will remain on Bally Sports after agreement
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NHL and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will…
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Dona Ana Sheriff’s Office looking for missing 75-year-old man
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office issued a Silver Alert for missing 75-year-old Mel Villalobos. A…
Continue Reading Numerals ‘2024’ arrive in Times Square in preparation for New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s beginning to look a lot like New Year’s Eve in New York. The numerals “2024” were delivered Wednesday to Times Square…
Continue Reading Singer David Daniels no longer in singers’ union following guilty plea to sexual assault
NEW YORK (AP) — Countertenor David Daniels is no longer a member of the union for singers following his guilty plea to a charge of sexual assault.…
Continue Reading Former NBA player allegedly admitted to fatally strangling woman in Las Vegas, court documents show
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former NBA G League player allegedly admitted to fatally strangling a woman whose remains were found earlier this month near Las…
Continue Reading Jury dismisses lawsuit claiming LSU officials retaliated against a former athletics administrator
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A jury has dismissed a lawsuit accusing top Louisiana State University officials of retaliating against a former athletics…
Continue Reading A white couple who burned a cross in their yard facing Black neighbors’ home are investigated by FBI
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America The FBI is investigating a white South Carolina couple for racial discrimination after they set…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president predicts full recovery for Acapulco, but resort residents see difficulties
By JOSÉ ANTONIO RIVERA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is ebullient about the recovery of…
Continue Reading Unprecedented Colorado ruling puts courts at the center of Trump’s fate next year
Originally Published: 20 DEC 23 00:00 ET Updated: 20 DEC 23 00:07 ET Analysis by Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The Colorado Supreme Court’s…
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Driver facing intoxication manslaughter charge after car slams into semi
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Chaparral man is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge after police say he caused the death of his passenger when he…
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El Paso FBI Office warns of “Grandparent Scam”
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Grandparents often have a hard time saying no to their grandchildren, which is something scam artists know all too well.…
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Holiday Travel Surge: Record-Breaking Numbers and El Paso Insights
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the holiday season unfolds, a staggering surge in travel is underway across the nation, as projected by AAA. Anticipating…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim again threatens use of nukes as he praises troops for long-range missile launch
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has a policy of not hesitating to…
Continue Reading In federal challenge to Mississippi law, arguments focus on racial discrimination and public safety
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge will consider arguments over racial discrimination,…
Continue Reading Wisconsin man sentenced for causing creation and distribution of video showing monkey being tortured
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A southwestern Wisconsin man has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for causing the creation and distribution of a…
Continue Reading A Kansas City-area man has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges over aviation exports to Russia
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City-area man has pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges accusing him of…
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