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Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges 09/20/2024 05:42am • CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) ��� Mexican President Andr��s Manuel L��pez Obrador blamed the United States in part on Thursday for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 people dead in the past week. Two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel have Doctors and first responders are among those who still use pagers 09/20/2024 02:18am • The small plastic box that beeped and flashed numbers was a lifeline to Laurie Dove in 1993. Pregnant with her first baby in a house beyond any town in rural Kansas, Dove used the little black device to keep in touch with her husband as he delivered medical supplies. He carried one, too. They had a Today in History: September 20, Billie Jean King wins ���Battle of the Sexes��� 09/20/2024 12:00am • Today is Friday, Sept. 20, the 264th day of 2024. There are 102 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called ���Battle of the Sexes,��� tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in the Houston Astrodome. Also on this date: Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes 09/19/2024 10:26pm • BEIRUT (AP) ��� The leader of Hezbollah vowed Thursday to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week's deadly sabotage of its members' communication devices, and said Israelis displaced from homes near the Lebanon border because of the fighting would not be able to return until the war in Gaz As fire raged nearby, a tiny town's zoo animals were driven to safety 09/19/2024 09:23pm • BIG BEAR, Calif. (AP) ��� With a major wildfire burning near his mountain town east of Los Angeles, Cowboy the barn owl was unaware of the danger and instead having the adventure of a lifetime. Perched in the front seat of a truck, Cowboy ��� along with nearly 50 other animals ��� was being evacuat A fire that burned for 4 days after Texas pipeline explosion has finally gone out 09/19/2024 09:11pm • DEER PARK, Texas (AP) ��� A pipeline fire that burned in a Houston suburb for four days finally went out Thursday as authorities announced a criminal investigation into the blaze that had roared into a towering flame, forcing neighborhoods to evacuate and melting parts of nearby cars. Before the fir Thailand's adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes 09/19/2024 08:33pm • CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) ��� Only a month after Thailand's adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable. Fans unable to make the two-hour drive to Khao Kheow Open Zoo from the Thai capital Bangkok to see her in person can watch her video clips online, or simply The unbeaten Texans and Vikings have each been bringing the quarterback pressure 09/19/2024 08:06pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� The Minnesota Vikings let Danielle Hunter leave as a free agent this year, deciding not to pay market price for a player who'd flourished into the franchise's latest in a long line of prolific pass rushers. Hunter joined the Houston Texans instead, jumping at the opportunity to 7 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $20 09/19/2024 08:00pm • Equity analysis is not an exact science. A stock's value can be hinted at by fundamental factors such as the price-to-earnings ratio, debt-to-equity and book value, among others. Technical factors based on trading patterns and simple supply-and-demand dynamics also play an important role. But, in ad The 13 Best All-Inclusive Mexico Resorts for Families 09/19/2024 08:00pm • If you're looking for family-friendly, all-inclusive resorts with year-round warm temperatures, beautiful beaches, top-notch cuisine, picturesque sunsets and a plethora of water sports, Mexico is a hard destination to beat. Its family resorts boast everything from water parks and high-tech teen club 10 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Money, According to Financial Experts 09/19/2024 08:00pm • There are a lot of good reasons to teach your kids about money. For one, you don't want your children to repeat your own personal financial mistakes. Also, if you raise financially savvy adults, chances are they won't someday be asking you for money. By helping them, you're helping yourself. Whateve Prosecutors decline to charge a man who killed his neighbor during a deadly dispute in Hawaii 09/19/2024 06:55pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� Citing self-defense, prosecutors have declined to charge a Hawaii man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting a neighbor who opened fire at a gathering, killing three women. Prosecutors declined the case Wednesday ���due to issues related to self-defense and defense Murder charge reinstated against ex-trooper in chase that killed girl, 11 09/19/2024 06:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� An appeals court reinstated a murder charge on Thursday against a former New York state trooper in the death of an 11-year-old girl during a high-speed chase. In a 4-1 ruling, a mid-level state appeals court said that trooper Christopher Baldner instigated ���perilous, unsanctione Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being investigated for collecting dead whale 09/19/2024 06:29pm • GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) ��� A federal law enforcement agency confirmed it's opened an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he allegedly cut off the head of a dead whale and took it home two decades ago. The former independent presidential candidate disclosed the investigation on Saturday whil First rioters to breach a police perimeter during Capitol siege are sentenced to prison terms 09/19/2024 06:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Four men who were among the first rioters to assault police officers and the first to breach a security perimeter during the attack on the U.S. Capitol were sentenced on Thursday to prison terms ranging from one year of intermittent confinement over weekends to eight years behind