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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — All 14 people on board were killed in Saudi Arabia when a helicopter belonging to the world's largest oil company crashed on Sunday morning, according to the Saudi M
TOKYO (AP) — Two major storm systems pounded Japan on Saturday, causing landslides and floods and leaving one dead and several injured, media and officials said. The storms, Mekkhala and Higos, have d
TOKYO (AP) — Heavy downpours triggered flooding in parts of western Japan on Friday as two approaching tropical storms added to a seasonal rain front already stuck above the country. Storm Mekkhala wa
By DAVID A. LIEB The Associated Press Several dozen states could have to fork over millions of dollars to provide food aid to lower-income residents, if they don’t cut down on payment errors in the Su
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business writer NEW YORK Stocks wavered to a mixed close on Wall Street Wednesday as technology stocks once again weighed down the market. Declines for several influential tech
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer IRVINE, Calif. Christian Pulisic says he feels “great” now after missing one World Cup match with a calf injury, and he hopes to play for the U.S. in its final group
By HOLLY RAMER The Associated Press A member of the cultlike group known as Zizians, who has denied killing her parents in Pennsylvania in 2022, has been charged with murder, a prosecutor said Wednes
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and MICHAEL CASEY The Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order o
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING, JOSH BOAK and LISA MASCARO The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions with Senate Republicans on Wednesday, abruptly canceling
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK What is 2026’s song of the summer? There’s no easy answer. Algorithmic division is certainly a factor in why there isn’t an obvious pick this year. Where hav
By ELLIOT SPAGAT The Associated Press A judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ordering an end to a practice that took hold shortly after President
Americans throw away $3,000 in groceries a year, double what we thought, mostly produce that never made it to the plate. Photo credit: Depositphotos By Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju A family of four wastes
Talker News | Talker Half of parents admit they have “no idea” how they’re going to afford their kids’ college education, according to new research. A survey of 500 parents of high school seniors who
By KATHY McCORMACK The Associated Press Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors at
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal to viewers Tuesday to come forward with any information about her missing mother, a day after news organizations said a
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A new murder trial has been set for a former Oklahoma death row inmate who was on the brink of being executed multiple times during the three decades he spent in prison for the 19
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Security forces in the Turkish capital carried out sweeping raids on Tuesday ahead of next month’s NATO summit, and detained more than 200 people with suspected links to extremis
NEW YORK (AP) — A 51-year-old Connecticut man fell to his death from an upper deck of Madison Square Garden during a concert on Saturday night, police said. Officers responding to a 911 call around 9:
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Two roadside bombs in restive northwestern Pakistan killed at least seven people on Saturday, authorities said. The first targeted a vehicle, while the second went off as res
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A large fire almost completely destroyed a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday, forcing the evacuation of almost 1,700 tourists, authorities said
By JESSICA DAMIANO The Associated Press Tomato time is my favorite time. In spring, the anticipation of slicing into a juicy, meaty ball of perfection has me planting more than I should. By midsummer
Talker News | Talker Weddings remain an important tradition, but Gen Z is increasingly questioning the expectations that come with them. A new survey of 2,000 Gen Z adults (aged 22+) found that nearly
Talker News | Talker Half of Americans believe 2026 will be a “year of nostalgia,” according to new research. The survey of 2,000 general population Americans revealed that 48% see 2026 as a year focu
By SHERYL ROWLING of Morningstar As a certified public accountant, the most common question I hear in the spring is, “How much do I actually have to pay the IRS right now?” In a perfect world, the IRS
By ALBERT STUMM The Associated Press Few things feel better than a long hike in the woods, exhausting yourself as you soak in the fresh air and tranquility. Then, back to camp, where you chip away at
By Amanda Luhn Surveys found 78% of travelers looked for at least one memorable, locally authentic experience when planning their 2026 trips. Travelers increasingly want more from their vacations and
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By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer SEATTLE The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup despite the absence of injured forward Christian Pulisic, beating Australia 2-0
By ANDREW DESTIN The Associated Press SEATTLE U.S. star Christian Pulisic will miss Friday’s World Cup match against Australia because of a calf injury and was replaced in the starting lineup by Rica
By ALIA WONG and COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writers WASHINGTON The Education Department on Thursday announced a reduction in interest rates for federal student loans, describing it as part of a plan
The Associated Press This is the sun’s time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Sunday is the solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer north of the eq
By Sarah Pilley Vegetable prices in April were up 3.1%, more than what shoppers spent in March 2026, and fruit prices by 1.2%. Grocery costs continue to climb, and fresh produce is no exception. Using
By BRIAN MELLEY The Associated Press LONDON A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been loved to death. The 1,200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest is believed to
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A 13-year-old driver and a 13-year-old passenger were taken into custody Sunday afternoon after a stolen vehicle pursuit ended in a crash on the South Loop 289 westbound access road.A Lubbock Police officer spotted the stolen vehicle near 40th Street and Avenue X just afte...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A former preacher in New Deal has been arrested accused of sexually abusing a minor from 2019 to 2020, according to court documents.48-year-old Brian Townsend was arrested and booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center on June 26. He’s charged with one count of indece...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Last week, Venezuela had two catastrophic earthquakes, with the death toll there continuing to grow to more than 17 hundred with people still missing and trapped. Here in the Permian Basin, many churches, businesses, and community members are coming together to donate i...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - As time marches forward, things change. This has been prevalent in downtown Odessa, especially with the addition of new shops, restaurants, and other new entertainment options. However, not everything changes with the times. Ye Old Bookworm has held its doors open stro...
Ramblin' Rita, a character created by former librarian Kayla Wardell, is performing in West Texas as part of the National Library Services' Summer Reading Program, sharing stories about wildlife and indigenous legends with kids.
SACRAMENTO, California (KMID/KPEJ) - The Athletics have called up the former Midland RockHound shortstop Joshua Kuroda-Grauer to the big leagues ahead of their three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kuroda-Grauer began the 2026 season in Midland, playing 33 games for the RockHounds be...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Regional Medical Center team gathered to honor Sharon Lipham, an auxiliary volunteer who served the hospital for nearly three decades.Lipham spent 28 years as an auxiliary volunteer with ORMC, serving in leadership roles as president three times and logging 5,000...
Freeman joins Southeastern Louisiana's Rick Fremin as an addition to the staff following the departures of Kristen Zaleski and Ehren Earleywin. Zaleski was named the head coach at Utah State, and Earleywine joined the staff at Tennessee.
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Moss Creek Lake in Big Spring has closed indefinitely, with no timeline for when it will reopen, city officials said.The City of Big Spring announced the closure on June 26, citing a lack of resources necessary to operate and maintain the property. Officials said the la...
The Permian Basin is expected to have a hot and windy day with high temperatures in the upper 90s and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Children in Odessa beat the heat over the weekend, at a barbeque event, where they played in cascading water of the fire department’s hose. Odessa Fire Rescue and Odessa Police hosted their final Police Athletic Leagues [PAL] youth program for the season, which serves t...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Multiple law enforcement agencies were seen at a local business in connection with a traffic stop that resulted in an arrest, according to the Ector County Sheriff’s Office.The sheriff’s office said the Odessa Police Department collaborated with the Ector County Sheri...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A suspect was arrested after a stolen vehicle incident in Odessa.According to the Odessa Police Department, officers determined the vehicle involved had been reported stolen.Arrest made near IH-20Witnesses reported seeing Odessa police officers with their weapons drawn duri...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran on Monday separately announced they will send delegations to Qatar this week, though Tehran insisted it has not agreed to meet with the U.S. “at any level” after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations ...
K-9 Iro, a loyal partner of the Andrews Police Department, has passed away after 16 years of service, and the department is mourning his loss.
ANDREWS, Texas (KOSA) - The Andrews Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own, K9 Iro, after the police dog passed away.According to the Andrews Police Department, K9 Iro was born on Oct. 10, 2018, in the Netherlands and joined the department in 2020, where he was partnered with Cp...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Mobile food vendors operating in Ector County are being urged to prepare for a major permitting change taking effect July 1.According to a notice from Ector County, Texas, the state is changing how mobile food vendors are permitted under a new statewide program create...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The public is invited to attend the 29th annual Firecracker Fandango on July 4 in downtown Odessa.The event will feature live music, food, games, activities, and fireworks.Performers and scheduleZZ Nation is scheduled to perform at 6:30 p.m. on the CNB Stage. Caleb Young wi...
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Andy Burnham, likely the next U.K. prime minister, pledged Monday to give away a chunk of his power by handing greater autonomy to local leaders in a “circuit-breaker” for the sclerotic British state. The former mayor of Greater Manchester also said he would move part o...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The flow of ships and oil through the Strait of Hormuz was starting to pick up. Then an Iranian drone hit a cargo ship trying to pass the strait through a route Iran doesn’t like. The U.S. responded with strikes of its own on Iranian military facilities, and more fightin...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces struck a tent sheltering displaced people in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least three Palestinians, including an 8-year-old boy and his grandfather, medical officials said. Health authorities in the coastal enclave said the drone str...
PECOS COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Pecos County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers claim to be deputies and say the recipient missed jury duty.The caller identifies themselves as “Deputy Wilson” and tells the recipient they must pay a fine or a warrant will be...
TERRELL COUNTY , Texas (KOSA) - Five immigrants were arrested in Terrell County on Sunday after being caught during a night operation, according to a Facebook post by Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland.Cleveland said a group of immigrants was apprehended on June 29, but their guide escaped.Night vision t...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Moss Creek Lake is closed to the public, and it won’t reopen anytime soon.The City of Big Spring shut down the lake on June 26, and the closure covers the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend.According to the release, officials said the lake and its surrounding facil...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China imposed new export controls Monday on 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to the country’s “remilitarization,” as tensions with Tokyo continue to rise. Twenty Japanese entities, including multiple divisions of Mitsubishi Corporation, have been placed on a con...
The tournament's expansion from 32 to 48 teams created an extra knockout round in hopes of giving countries moments like this. With 15 matches left in the round, Texas plays host to three of them, so a Lone Star State stadium could be the site of an historic victory.
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Rio Grande Valley nun who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while on her way to Sunday Mass has been released, according to U.S. Representatives Monica De La Cruz and Henry Cuellar. In an update from U.S. Rep. Monica de la Cruz (R...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts as critics argue the world-first ban on under-16s was failing. Communications Minister Anika Wells on M...
Khadijah Farrakhan, longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, died Saturday, the Nation of Islam has announced. She was 90. “Mother Khadijah” worked alongside her provocative and charismatic husband for decades, helping lead their religious and sociopolitical movement, which espous...
BERLIN (AP) — France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect it...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — All 14 people on board were killed in Saudi Arabia when a helicopter belonging to the world's largest oil company crashed on Sunday morning, according to the Saudi Ministry of Energy. The accident occurred around 6 a.m. in Ras Tanura, and everyone killed was a S...
BEAVER, Utah (AP) — Blistering heat and strong winds Sunday stoked wildfires across the West after three firefighters were killed a day earlier in Colorado while battling a blaze along the state's border with Utah. The National Weather Service said wildfire conditions “remain critical” across the...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl, local health officials said. The first strike targeted a group of people in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, killing two and wounding another, according to...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The offices of a major news organization in Uganda were shut down on the orders of the military chief, who warned Sunday that all media “will follow the rules" while asserting his authority as the East African country's de facto ruler. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the eldest s...
The round of 32 at the World Cup is set, with the knockout stage getting underway Sunday as Canada plays South Africa in Southern California. The U.S. will face Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California, while third co-host Mexico returns to its capital city to take on Ecuador on...
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela's state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply to 1,430. Families reported at least 68,900 people missing Saturday, three days after the one-two ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - After spending a week in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the 2026 USA Special Olympics, the Midland native, Ashton Crocker, returns to Midland with the Gold Medal. Yesterday, Team Texas basketball won the Gold Medal, adding on to the 32 gold medals Team Texas accomplished...
TERRELL COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A man has been arrested in Terrell County for evading arrest and reckless driving, according to the Terrell County Sheriff’s Office. According to officials, a deputy encountered a man east of Sanderson after observing a traffic violation and initiated a traffic stop...
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