Ohio explosion caused by cut gas line thought to be turned off, investigators...
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A crew working in the basement area of an Ohio building intentionally cut a gas line not knowing it was pressurized before a deadly explosion this week, the National...
View ArticleIs intermittent fasting better than counting calories? Maybe not, but you...
As weight-loss plans go, it’s easy to see the allure of intermittent fasting: Eat what you want, but only during certain windows of time — often just eight hours a day. Instead of counting calories or...
View ArticleUN official highlights how better preparation has shrunk disaster deaths...
As climate change makes disasters such as cyclones, floods and droughts more intense, more frequent and striking more places, fewer people are dying from those catastrophes globally because of better...
View ArticleMore populist policies or tougher fight with cartels? Mexicans weigh choice...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Voters choosing Mexico’s next president are deciding Sunday between a former academic who promises to further the current leader's populist policies and an ex-senator and tech...
View ArticleParade for Israel in NYC focuses on solidarity this year as Gaza war casts a...
NEW YORK (AP) — An annual New York City parade for Israel that draws thousands of people is scheduled to hit the streets Sunday with heightened security and a focus on solidarity during the war in...
View ArticleIran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered Sunday as a possible candidate for the presidential election, seeking to regain the country's top...
View ArticleCalifornia firefighters battle wind-driven wildfire east of San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire burning Saturday in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities...
View ArticleChile joins developing nations rallying behind genocide case against Israel...
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has joined a group of nations supporting a genocide case against Israel filed last year at the International Court of Justice. President Gabriel Boric said in a speech to...
View ArticleAfter South Africa's historic election, what now for its global role on...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — It was a historic day for South Africa. The political party that ended the racially divisive era of apartheid and sent global hopes soaring with a vibrant new democracy...
View ArticleFirefighters find charred body while extinguishing wildfire in south Florida
OSTEEN, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters found a charred body after dousing a brush fire in south Florida on Sunday, while fire crews elsewhere in the drought-stricken state battled wildfires that temporarily...
View ArticleA guide to what's next for South Africa and the key figures in unprecedented...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's election has decided little, other than the African National Congress that liberated the country from apartheid in 1994 has lost its 30-year majority. It...
View ArticleJune 2, 2024 Road Report
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Road conditions for the Western Slope and the surrounding areas are brought to you by Montrose Ford Nissan.
View ArticleIndia's election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here's what...
NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential. India has close to 970 million voters among its more than 1.4 billion people, and its general election pits...
View ArticlePowder kegs: 50 years ago, 10-cent beers helped turn a Cleveland baseball...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Beer flowed and a little blood and bruises followed. There was some baseball played in between. On a warm spring night along Lake Erie five decades ago, a well-intended promotion...
View ArticleFraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged...
View ArticleMarket jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico's president, Claudia...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hours after declaring victory, Mexico’s newly elected president, the first woman to win the job, faced a market meltdown Monday and a tough path toward reconciling a country deeply...
View ArticleMLB player Tucupita Marcano faces possible lifetime ban for alleged baseball...
NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for allegedly betting on baseball and could be subject to a lifetime ban, according to a...
View ArticleHot temperatures expected, how to protect yourself
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Western Colorado is a dry desert climate, meaning summer months can be very hot. WesternSlopeNow talked with several people about the temperature and what they do to...
View ArticleWith its top editor abruptly gone, The Washington Post grapples with a...
NEW YORK (AP) — The struggling Washington Post found itself in some turmoil on Monday following the abrupt departure of the newspaper's executive editor and a hastily announced restructuring plan...
View ArticleLouisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under legislation approved Monday, and if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry...
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