Prize-winning AP team served as world’s eyes in Mariupol

NEW YORK – Instincts about the strategic significance of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol led a team of Associated Press journalists there just as Russians were about to lay siege. It proved to be a fateful decision. For nearly three weeks last year, Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka and Vasilisa Stepanenko were the only journalists … Read more

‘It’s a Texas thing’: College football on the way to the Rio Grande Valley

Vaquero Athletics is taking steps toward becoming the latest Texas team to suit up and hit the gridiron. SAN ANTONIO — There may not be a finalized roster. The uniforms have yet to be unveiled. They’re still two-plus years away from their first game.  But excitement is nonetheless starting to ripple through football fans in … Read more

Trump forum a big test for CNN, moderator Kaitlan Collins

NEW YORK – Donald Trump’s town hall forum on CNN on Wednesday is the first major television event of the 2024 presidential campaign — and a gigantic test for the chosen moderator, Kaitlan Collins. Both sides of the political divide expressed suspicion when the CNN forum at New Hampshire’s St. Anselm College was announced last … Read more