CBS 13 SPORTS: Battle of the Border on the flag football field
Calexico and Vincent Memorial meet on the gridiron with bragging rights on the line, and we look at our top plays of the…
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Two tales from one city show the challenges Pope Francis faces to retain his flock in Europe
Associated Press HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Pope Francis will be visiting Belgium on a trip starting Thursday, facing a flock ravaged by countless…
Continue Reading Israel-Hamas war latest: Two-day death toll from Israeli strikes in Lebanon reaches 564
Lebanese health authorities have raised the death toll from two days of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah militants in Lebanon to 564.…
Continue Reading Soccer pitch collapses as parts of the UK are hit by flash floods
LONDON (AP) — A soccer pitch in London collapsed and parts of the United Kingdom are submerged by flash floods after some areas saw a month’s…
Continue Reading Japan asks China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens after a schoolboy was fatally stabbed
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has asked her Chinese counterpart to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens…
Continue Reading Weeks after a school shooting, students return for classes at Apalachee High School
Associated Press/Report for America WINDER, Ga. (AP) — Students have begun pouring into Apalachee High School weeks after a school shooter killed…
Continue Reading Brick by brick, Morocco rebuilds 12th-century mosque destroyed by 2023 earthquake
Associated Press TINMEL, Morocco (AP) — The hand-carved domes and brick-laid arches had almost all been put back together when an earthquake shook…
Continue Reading There are 5 executions set over a week’s span in the US. That’s the most in decades
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Death row inmates in five separate states were set to be put to death in the span of one week. If the fifth…
Continue Reading Guterres tells UN meeting that impunity, inequality and other challenges risk engulfing the world
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations is warning world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula talks climate at UN, but Amazon fires back home undermine his message
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened the U.N. General Assembly with a call on the world to…
Continue Reading Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? Here’s a handy glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here. And with it comes an array of…
Continue ReadingChapman’s inside-the-park HR lifts Giants to 6-3 win, Diamondbacks lose ground in NL playoff race
AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Chapman hit an inside-the-park homer, Casey Schmitt and Michael Conforto both added solo shots and the San…
Continue ReadingChapman’s inside-the-park HR lifts Giants to 6-3 win, Diamondbacks lose ground in NL playoff race
AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Chapman hit an inside-the-park homer, Casey Schmitt and Michael Conforto both added solo shots and the San…
Continue Reading Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
Associated Press In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North Carolina, some…
Continue ReadingEmslie’s goal pulls Angel City into a 2-2 draw with the Thorns
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Claire Emslie’s goal in the 76th minute pulled Angel City into a 2-2 draw with the Portland Thorns on Monday night. Alyssa…
Continue ReadingClimate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
Associated Press NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the central Oregon coast, pointing to a…
Continue Reading Severe obesity is on the rise in the US
AP Health Writer Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed…
Continue Reading Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’s statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnny Cash now stands among the most famous politicians, trailblazers and activists of American history as he…
Continue Reading Reconstruction set to begin on Copenhagen’s fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange landmark
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Workers are set to begin the reconstruction of the 400-year-old Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen five…
Continue Reading Tearful Caroline Ellison gets 2 years in prison over her role in FTX fraud
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced…
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