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HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish-green peyote plant can be found growing naturally, nestled under thorny mesquite, acacia and blackbrush. For many Native American Church

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry warned of “serious impact” to security after opposition parties passed laws that will require a cut in defence spending of some T$80 billion ($2.45 billion) at a time when the island is facing elevated Chinese military threat. Taiwan’s opposition parties, which hold a majority in parliament, last week passed

If you have ever scrambled to find your gate number or forgot what carousel your suitcases are on, you know that figuring out flight or baggage claim information can be annoying or tedious at best. But there’s an easy way to get real-time updates about your flight right from your phone ― no ticket or

STORY: These fishermen from Spain’s treacherous “Death Coast” are braving crashing waves to harvest a prized Christmas food: the gooseneck barnacle. But the future of the delicacy is now under threat. Rising sea temperatures, driven by climate change, are wreaking havoc on barnacle habitats – they rely on icy waters to thrive. “A decade ago,

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday afternoon to a Washington, DC, hospital, where he is undergoing testing and observation after developing a fever, his spokesman told CNN. “The president is fine,” Angel Urena, deputy chief of staff to Clinton, told CNN in an interview, adding the former president is hopeful to be home by

Kent police are investigating the death of a man at a bar early Sunday morning. At 12:41 a.m. on Sunday, police responded to 911 calls of a shooting at the Cloud 9 Bar in Kent. Witnesses told police that they called 911 after hearing shots and seeing a man lying on the ground in the

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on the central Russian city of Kazan a day earlier. Russia accused Ukraine of a “massive” drone attack that hit a luxury apartment block in the city, some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier. Videos

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month. Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Saturday that she has directed the state’s corrections department commissioner to begin the process of terminating 14 workers involved in

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding has been delayed after more asphalt from eastbound lanes fell this week, the state Department of Transportation said on Friday. The primary road connection between North Carolina and eastern Tennessee was severed

The King’s cancer treatment will continue into next year but is “moving in a positive direction”, Buckingham Palace sources have confirmed. The monarch was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February and has undergone weekly treatment ever since, barring a brief pause during his visit to Australia. While his treatment cycle will continue

1.This boss who asked an employee to work for 21 days straight: 2.This boss who put up this sign for customers: 3.This boss who sent this speech after an employee asked to be paid: 4.This boss who sat on an employee’s desk while talking to a coworker…and this happened: 5.This former boss who had a

How do you beat Donald Trump? The Democratic Party once thought they had the answer to that question. But last month, they discovered that they were very, very wrong. Six weeks after an election that left the Democrats shell-shocked and dispirited, there are now major divides in the party over how to win back the

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) seems to have struck a nerve by calling for Donald Trump to hold Elon Musk to the kind of ethics standards set for government officials while the tech billionaire remains a major figure in the president-elect’s orbit. On social media Tuesday, Musk shared a series of racist images — apparently generated

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wrapping up their own investigation on the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded it’s former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney who should be prosecuted for probing what happened when then-President Donald Trump sent his mob of supporters as Congress was certifying the 2020 election. The findings issued Tuesday show the

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother have been sentenced to life in prison for murdering the 10-year-old schoolgirl. Father Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, were found guilty of her murder after inflicting a deadly campaign of abuse which saw the schoolgirl being hooded, restrained and beaten during her short life. During a hearing