China's central bank cuts interest rates, moving to put more pep into the...
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s central bank has cut both its five-year loan prime rate and its one-year rate, moving to revive its ailing property sector and rev up the slowing economy. The five-year rate,...
View ArticleIsrael's Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington on Monday, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before the U.S. Congress at a time of...
View ArticlePhilippine president orders shutdown of Chinese-run online gambling industry...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered an immediate ban on widespread and mostly Chinese-run online gaming operations in the Philippines, accusing them of...
View ArticleUS-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, gets 6 1/2 years in...
A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced...
View ArticleKeystone Custom Builders hosting ribbon cutting to celebrate 50 years in...
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Half a century ago, Keystone Custom Builders opened its doors to the public. To celebrate the milestone, the business is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It is going...
View ArticleI-70 closed in both directions near Rifle due to brush fire
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — A brush fire caused Interstate 70 near Rifle to be closed in both directions starting Monday afternoon, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation and...
View ArticleIsraeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government has budgeted millions of dollars to protect small, unauthorized Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, underwriting tiny outposts meant to grow into...
View ArticleMaduro seeks to shore up Venezuela military's support ahead of vote...
AGUA CALIENTE, Venezuela (AP) — At a crossroads not far from a gas station overgrown with weeds, young men and women in faded green fatigues stop vehicles returning from a rally for opponents of...
View ArticleUN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023, lack of treatment means...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone...
View ArticleBiles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health. Has anything changed...
Lydia Jacoby was a breakout star in the pool for the United States at the last Summer Games, earning a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and a relay silver. Part of what comes to mind from...
View ArticleCommunity spay/neuter clinic coming to Mesa County
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Bergen Spay and Neuter Alliance — a Denver-based nonprofit that provides low-cost spay and neuter services to rural areas of Colorado — will hold a community clinic in...
View ArticleOlathe Tuxedo Corn harvest begins, new pest damages crop
OLATHE, Colo. (KREX) — John Harold owns Tuxedo Corn with his wife and son, one of the main original producers of the famous Olathe sweet corn. Each of the ears are picked by hand, since their special...
View ArticleColorado ranks fifth in drivers with worst road rage
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Road rage is one of the many dangers on the road and in Colorado it has become all too common, according to the Colorado State Patrol. CSP Trooper Gabriel Moltrer...
View ArticleCity of Grand Junction hosting upcoming Western Colorado Senior Games
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Anyone over the age of 50 who wants to show off their athletic prowess, the City of Grand Junction has the competition for them. The city is hosting the 23rd Annual...
View ArticleLast Sunday was Earth's hottest day in all recorded history, European climate...
WASHINGTON (AP) — On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service...
View ArticleNASA telescope spots a super Jupiter that takes more than a century to go...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope — and it has a super orbit. The planet is roughly the same diameter as Jupiter, but...
View ArticleSalt Lake City celebrates announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City was formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a Wednesday vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris, giving Utah its second Games after...
View ArticleMontrose is getting a new veteran memorial!
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — There are some things in life we could never forget, like a wedding, a childhood friend, that one trip to the beach - and for veterans, their time in the service. Les Williams...
View ArticleIOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah and pushes state officials to help end...
PARIS (AP) — What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter Olympic host turned into complicated Olympic politics Wednesday, as the IOC pushed Utah officials to end...
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