Mickey Mouse will soon belong to you and me — with some caveats
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mickey Mouse is about to belong to you and me. The earliest version of Disney’s…
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How the deep friendship between an Amazon chief and Belgian filmmaker devolved into accusations
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was considered to be among the world’s most productive partnerships between an…
Continue Reading Guyana and Venezuela agree to refrain from using force, but fail to resolve territorial dispute
By BERT WILKINSON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela have promised in a tense…
Continue Reading Colombian congressional panel sets probe into president over alleged campaign finance misdeeds
BOGOTA.Colombia (AP) — A Colombian congressional committee has ordered a preliminary investigation into President Gustavo Petro over allegations of…
Continue Reading Alabama’s plan for nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas is ‘hostile to religion,’ lawsuit says
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by lawyers for a spiritual adviser to an Alabama inmate scheduled to be…
Continue Reading 2 Los Angeles County men exonerated after spending decades in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors say two men who spent decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit have been exonerated and…
Continue Reading Rights groups say Greece has failed to properly investigate claims it mishandled migrant tragedy
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two leading international human rights groups are accusing Greek authorities of failing…
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Home holds Guinness World Record for most Christmas lights on residential property
UNION VALE, New York (KVIA) — Timothy and Grace Gay of Union Vale, New York, say they’ve held the Guinness World Record for most lights on a…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Senate approves Lula ally as new Supreme Court justice
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Senate has approved the appointment of Justice Minister Flávio Dino to take a…
Continue Reading Warriors star Draymond Green suspended indefinitely by NBA
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was suspended indefinitely by the NBA on…
Continue Reading Lawyers and prosecutors make final arguments in trial of 3 Washington state officers
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man who was…
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24 catalytic converters stolen from Socorro ISD buses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thieves stole catalytic converters from 24 Socorro Independent School District buses. A district spokesperson told ABC-7…
Continue Reading Texas high school Black student suspended over hair likely won’t return to his class anytime soon
By JUAN A. LOZANO and CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas high school Black student who has been disciplined and kept away…
Continue Reading Senate passes defense policy bill with 5.2% pay raise for troops, the biggest boost in decades
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a defense policy bill that authorizes the biggest pay bump for troops in…
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CBP officers intercept mixed narcotic load at Antelope Wells border crossing
ANTELOPE WELLS, New Mexico (KVIA) — Customs and Border Protection officers at the Antelope Wells border crossing intercepted heroin, cocaine and…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania is in its Taylor Swift era, her home state decides
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — She’s Time magazine’s person of the year. She’s the…
Continue Reading An Australian court overturns a woman’s 2-decade-old convictions in the deaths of her 4 children
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian appeals court has overturned all convictions against a woman 20 years…
Continue Reading Texas woman who fled to Cambodia ahead of trial found guilty of murder in stabbing of Seattle woman
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas woman who cut off her ankle monitor and fled the country while awaiting trial last year was found guilty of murder on…
Continue Reading Off-duty police officer indicted in death of man he allegedly pushed at a shooting scene
MONACA, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania police officer has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter and other charges after prosecutors say he pushed…
Continue Reading Ohtani can opt out of Dodgers deal if execs Walter, Friedman lose roles with team, AP source says
By BETH HARRIS and RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani can opt out of his $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los…
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‘It’s heartbreaking’: Day after day, New Mexico investigator recovers migrant remains
Lauren Villagran El Paso Times Editor’s note: This story contains reporting and images that some readers may find disturbing. Laura Mae Williams…
Continue Reading Berkshire can’t use bribery allegations against Haslam in Pilot truck stop chain accounting dispute
By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge says Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will not be allowed to use…
Continue Reading Luke Combs helping a fan who almost owed him $250,000 for selling unauthorized merchandise
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Country singer Luke Combs is making amends to a disabled Florida woman who sells tumblers online after she was ordered to pay…
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FBI investigating Northeast El Paso shooting involving Homeland Security agents
Update: Homeland Security Investigators updated ABC-7 on the officer-involved shooting Wednesday afternoon. Spokeswoman Leticia Zamarripa released…
Continue Reading Dick Nunis, who helped expand Disney’s theme park ambitions around the globe, dies at age 91
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dick Nunis, who helped expand The Walt Disney Company’s in-person entertainment ambitions from a single theme park in…
Continue Reading New York courthouse hosting Trump civil trial evacuated after man sets papers on fire, officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — The courthouse in New York City where former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial has been taking place was…
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Socorro ISD employee charged with child porn possession
Update: ABC-7 learned that Colorado has worked at the Socorro Independent School District since August 2013. Right now a district spokesperson says…
Continue Reading Canadian man with criminal record killed at a gym in Mexican resort of Cancun
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico say a Canadian man with a criminal record in his home country has been killed in a shooting at a mall in…
Continue Reading Aimed at safety, Atlantic City road narrowing accelerates fears of worse traffic in gambling resort
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Even with two lanes each way, the main road through Atlantic City can be choked with…
Continue Reading As Pacific Northwest fentanyl crisis surges, officials grapple with how to curb it
By CLAIRE RUSH and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Oregon and Washington authorities say they are making the war on fentanyl a top…
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