By ANNA WILDER The Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level, a headache that is hitting just as they are preparing for voting...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The first month of the high school football season is in the books, and Midland junior cornerback MJ Washington made his mark in Week 4. Washington is our Week 4 Athlete of the Week after helping the Bulldogs shut out Bastrop 49-0 on the road. The jun...
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides Wednesday after Polo, a powerful Pacific cyclone, became a major hurricane. Forecasters also warned another system headed for Hawaii could cause catastrophic flooding later in the week. Hurricane Polo, an ...
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race, rejecting the president’s claim that the newspaper’s poll coverage violated Iowa’s co...
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A 54-year-old Odessa man was arrested Saturday after being accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl. According to an Odessa police report released Tuesday, officers were dispatched to an apartment in reference to a sexual assault on Sept. 15. When officers arrived, a woma...
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A Midland man out on bail in connection with a 2024 Midland homicide was arrested Sept. 15 after being accused of threatening two women with a gun and kidnapping one of them. According to an Odessa Police Department report released Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the Legado ...
safety
A 40-year-old Odessa motorcyclist was killed Monday afternoon in a three-vehicle rain-related crash in Midland. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Miguel H. Rodriguez was traveling west on Business Interstate 20 on a 2026 Indian motorcycle when the driver of the ...
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The NFL hasn’t seen an early-season injury epidemic at quarterback quite like this in a long time. With Caleb Williams , Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all getting injured in Week 2 , there’s a good chance six teams will have been forced to go...
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Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown plans to accept a plea deal that will have him avoid prison time on a reduced charge in an attempted murder case in Miami. His lawyer said Wednesday the agreement with prosecutors was too good to turn down. Brown is scheduled to appear ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A Special Report will air Wednesday as September marks Suicide Prevention Month, a time to honor those we’ve lost to suicide, remember those affected, and raise awareness about suicide prevention. An Odessa-based nonprofit is working to do that year-round w...
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia hammered Kyiv with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. Two people were killed and 41 wounded in Ukraine’s capital as the attacks stretched int...
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By JOCELYN NOVECK and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON A judge heard arguments Wednesday but did not rule from the bench in a case on President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds. The hearing marked the latest development in an extr...
business
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street Wednesday after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide. The squeeze caused U.S. stocks to sink. The ...
