PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 30, police and rescue officials said. Bilal Faizi, a senior rescue official, said the bombing occurred in Koh...
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The deadly collapse of a multistory building in Gaza has drawn new attention to the hardships facing Palestinians there nearly a year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas promised to kickstart reconstruction. But as talks faltered, plans for...
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By Kim Smith Odessa American The mother of a 1-year-old child who drowned last month was indicted by an Ector County grand jury Thursday on a manslaughter charge. According to the indictment, Sienna Herrera, 23, is accused of placing the child in a tub containing water and leavin...
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An Odessa man released from prison a month ago was arrested Sunday after being accused of strangling and beating a woman who had just broken up with him. According to an Odessa police report, officers were dispatched to the Woodland Apartments on Tanglewood Lane around 11:30 p.m....
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A 35-year-old woman was arrested Sept. 12 after being accused of hitting an acquaintance in the head with a baseball bat in front of a witness. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to a disturbance call in the 1900 block of Santa Rosa around 6...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) -- What’s left of grasslands and ranch land is black ash, tree debris and smoke. More than 23 days later, the fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties continues to burn, but it’s fully contained, meaning response crews have eliminated all fuel al...
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TYLER, Texas (KETK) -- Gov. Greg Abbott predicted in July that Texas gas prices would fall below $2 a gallon before summer's end, but new AAA data shows the statewide average remains at $3.93, prompting renewed calls to eliminate the state's 20-cent-per-gallon gas tax. AAA report...
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A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it, as President Donald Trump has threatened. Trump said Wednesday that without his efforts to restore the aging build...
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 37 suspects arrested for alleged illegal mining were found dead in Nigerian security custody on Thursday, officials said, claiming a suspected disease outbreak was to blame. But Dauda Shehu, a survivor of the incident, told The Associated Press that...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address Thursday at a conference of an anti-vaccine activist group he once chaired, telling the hundreds in attendance that they had a friend in President Donald Trump's White House. It w...
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FRISCO, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Dallas Cowboys finished last season at 7-9-1, and after a lot of offseason changes, the fans saw a similar team on the field Sunday night against the Giants. The Cowboys would fall 28-20 to New York, and now they look to avoid their first 0-2 start...
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The Odessa Emergency Preparedness Fair will be held this Saturday, September 19, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Ector County Coliseum (Barn A), located at 4201 Andrews Highway. This free community/family event better prepares you for all types of emergencies. Several classes will be ...
