The Bahamas will refinance part of its debt to protect its famous turquoise waters
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Bahamas says it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120…
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Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days…
Continue Reading Bears find a buffet of battlefield rations at Alaska military base
By Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — There’s an old military adage that an army runs on its stomach, meaning troops need to be well-supplied with food…
Continue Reading A proposed deal on climate cash at UN summit highlights split between rich and poor nations
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A new draft of a deal on money to curb and adapt to climate change released Friday afternoon at the United…
Continue Reading Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking up
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Pragnya Mohan has been a professional triathlete for nearly a decade, but summers in her native India are…
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UTEP Volleyball Set to Host 2024 Conference USA Championship, Faces Liberty in Quarterfinals
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP volleyball team (26-4, 16-2 Conference USA) will host the 2024 Conference USA Volleyball Championship this weekend,…
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New Mexico law firms file lawsuit against CRRUA claiming sale of arsenic-contaminated water
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Three New Mexico law firms filed a lawsuit on behalf of multiple Doña Ana County residents against the Camino…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s Prabowo plans to retire all fossil fuel plants in 15 years, but experts are skeptical
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced that his government plans to retire all coal and…
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Jeremy Roach rescues No. 13 Baylor with buzzer-beater in 5th game after standout 4 years at Duke
Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Jeremy Roach reached a Final Four and won Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament titles…
Continue Reading Dent scores 22, New Mexico takes down Grambling 80-58
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donovan Dent scored 22 points as New Mexico beat Grambling 80-58 on Thursday. Dent had eight assists for the Lobos (4-1).…
Continue Reading In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life
AP Science Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Activists and experts who are pushing world leaders to save an overheating planet learned it’s not…
Continue Reading Canoeist is paddling the 6,000-mile Great Loop out of gratitude for life
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Peter Frank has paddled from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in June to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland this…
Continue Reading Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed with twigs…
Continue Reading Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary…
Continue Reading Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary…
Continue Reading Reynolds scores 26 points, Ajogbor’s free throw gives Saint Joseph’s 78-77 win over Texas Tech
NEW YORK (AP) — Erik Reynolds II sank six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, but it was Justice Ajogbor’s free throw with 13.7 seconds left…
Continue Reading Colorado funeral home owners who let nearly 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse
Associated Press/Report for America COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home who let nearly 190 bodies decay in a…
Continue Reading A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to…
Continue Reading Brazilian police formally accused Bolsonaro of an attempted coup. What comes next?
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Police have formally accused Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup…
Continue Reading Gaetz’s withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees
Associated Press MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn’t unheard of for incoming presidents —…
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Jussie Smollett’s conviction overturned in alleged hate-crime hoax: How we got here and what’s next
By Ashley R. Williams, Megan Thomas, Sandra Gonzalez and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Nearly six years after actor Jussie Smollett was…
Continue ReadingTrump suffers first defeat but as always doubles down for the next fight
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — For Donald Trump, every defeat is just the catalyst for his next battle. No sooner had the…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather – Warm and mostly sunny – not too much wind
Lots of sunshine along with warming temperatures will continue through early next week. Highs stay in the low to mid 70’s. Thanksgiving looks fair. I…
Continue Reading Nick Chubb plows through heavy snow for 2-yard TD, giving Browns 24-19 win over Steelers
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — With snow falling, Nick Chubb plowed forward. On a play that looked eerily similar to the one in Pittsburgh last…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record
AP Business Writers Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as the market posted its fifth straight gain and the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched…
Continue Reading Wright scores 19 as North Texas defeats Texas Wesleyan 73-66
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Atin Wright had 19 points in North Texas’ 73-66 victory against Texas Wesleyan on Thursday night. Wright shot 5 of 11…
Continue Reading Trump has promised again to release the last JFK files. But experts say don’t expect big revelations
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, conspiracy theories still swirl and any new…
Continue Reading Jonah Pierce’s double-double helps Presbyterian slip past Stephen F. Austin 58-55 in OT
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Jonah Pierce finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds to help Presbyterian slip past Stephen F. Austin 58-55 in overtime…
Continue Reading Spurs rally to top Jazz 126-118 for 2nd straight victory without injured Wembanyama
Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Harrison Barnes had 25 points and 10 rebounds, rookie Stephon Castle scored 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs…
Continue Reading Roddy Gayle Jr. scores 16 to lead Michigan to 72-49 victory over Tarleton State
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Roddy Gayle Jr. scored 16 points to guide Michigan to a 72-49 victory over Tarleton State on Thursday night. Gayle buried 6…
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