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US Supreme Court settles long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has approved a settlement package designed to rein in groundwater pumping along one of North America’s longest rivers and ensure enough water reliably makes it from New Mexico to Texas, ending a long-running dispute over management of the Rio Grande.

Mysterious deaths in New Mexico linked to unknown substance

MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. (AP) – Investigators in New Mexico are trying to identify a mysterious substance that may have contributed to the deaths of three people and led to more than a dozen first responders being briefly quarantined.

US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

TECATE, Mexico (AP) – White sage burning, Norma Meza Calles gathers guests at a Mexican wellness resort into a semicircle facing Kuuchamaa Mountain and asks everyone to close their eyes and feel its presence. “This is sacred to us like a church for you all. The mountain is our healer, our psychologist,” said Meza Calles, a Kumeyaay Nation tribal leader.

AI companies are barreling toward huge Wall Street debuts

Some of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings this year at eye-popping valuations. From Anthropic to SpaceX to OpenAI, tech giants are looking to take their shares public to access more capital in the race to shape the technology’s future.

The US job market is strong but many Americans are still frustrated

WASHINGTON (AP) – The American job market continues to show surprising strength – good news for President Donald Trump who has taken a beating in the polls over the surging gasoline prices that followed U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

Melinda French Gates donates $215 million to improve women's health worldwide

Philanthropist Melinda French Gates will expand her giving to improve women’s health globally, pledging another $215 million to support contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives aimed at middle-aged women, including further study of menopause.

Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) – President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House. Trump, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said he “didn’t guarantee” there would be no wars if he were back in office.

Rare visit by China's Xi to North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – China’s Xi Jinping is traveling to North Korea for the first time in nearly seven years in a trip that offers North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a stage to showcase an increasingly assertive foreign policy anchored by closer ties with his country’s former Cold War allies.

Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs days after US-supported ceasefire deal

MREIJEH, Lebanon (AP) – Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon ‘s capital. Lebanon’s state-run national news agency said two people were killed and 11 wounded.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump tried to create a near $1.8 billion fund that could be funneled to his supporters as a means of settling a lawsuit he filed against his own government – even arguing that he “gave up a lot of money in allowing” it. After drawing outcry in Congress and the courts, however, the White House is reconsidering the fund.