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Northwest AD Kyle Wampler helps build houses in Guatemala
Northwest R-1 School District’s athletic director Kyle Wampler, along with members of Faith Community Church in House Springs, recently spent eight days on a mission trip in Guatemala, building homes and sharing their faith. Wampler, 37, of House...

Runners protesting ICE cover 15 miles through immigrant communities
DeMille Halliburton founded a running club 10 years ago to bring together residents of his South Los Angeles neighborhood. On Saturday, he and several club members joined hundreds of other Angelenos for a different cause, the Run Against ICE,...

Another new winner
PALMDALE — The High Desert Runners’ Summer Cross Country Series finished its third of six weeks on Thursday night with a yet another new winner. This time, it was 2015 Desert Christian graduate Stephen Pacheco who crossed the line first at Pelona...

Strategic planning pays off for MENA region in QS rankings
Universities across the MENA region have made significant strides in the latest 2026 QS World University Rankings (WUR), reflecting a sustained push in attracting international institutions and students. From a previous list of 88 institutions...
The Playbook for America: We Thought We Saw it All with Freedom Torches and Edward Bernays Fomenting Regime Change in Guatemala, Chile
Speaking with Dan Kovalik about his co-authored book, Syria: Anatomy of Regime Change Another rousing talk with a true socialist, Dan Kovalik, from Pittsburgh, here, pre-airing on my Radio Show, Finding Fringe on kyaq.org. Here’s today’s (July 1)...

A lost woman looks for purpose in a Guatemalan lakeside town, in Rachel Morton’s gripping novel
Rachel Morton’s The Sun was Electric Light is a novel about figuring, becoming, belonging and grieving. We follow 30-something narrator Ruth as she relocates to the Guatemalan lakeside town Panajachel, struggling with the question of how to live...

Las Cruces native Aaron Herrera stars for Guatemala at Gold Cup
Las Cruces native and Guatemala and D.C. United defender Aaron Herrera was one of his country's best players in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, helping the Central American nation reach its first Gold Cup semifinals since 1996. Herrera played all 450...

Coffee ambassadors provide connections, healing for women veterans
Melissa Farmer-Hill navigated plenty of challenges when she was serving in the military, but facing life as a civilian after a 20-year stint in the Army was one of her toughest. A chief warrant officer in the field of human resources, she’d served...

Laredo BP details rescue of 7 undocumented immigrants on I-35
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Border Patrol is providing more details about seven undocumented immigrants who were trapped under the boards of a trailer that had crashed. On Tuesday, July 1, an agent patrolling I-35 encountered a truck pulling a...
Better Results, Less Stress: How to Get the Insights You Need Without a Costly ERP
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Diego Luna Brace Powers USMNT Into Gold Cup Final Past Guatemala
After scoring his first international goal in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals, Real Salt Lake star Diego Luna led the USMNT past Guatemala in the semifinals. Luna scored two goals in the first 15 minutes of the match. 🚨 GOLD CUP FINAL BOUND! 🚨...

Hillsborough pastor deported to Guatemala after weeks in detention
A pastor from Wimauma was deported to Guatemala on Wednesday after spending more than two months in immigration custody, according to his family. Maurilio Ambrocio was arrested on April 17 during a routine check-in at the U.S. Immigration and...

Morocco, Guatemala's Foreign Ministers (Fms) Hail Outstanding Bilateral Ties Marked By 'Very Positive' Dynamic
(MENAFN- APO Group) Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guatemala, Mr. Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado hailed the outstanding...

Illegal immigrant charged with child sexual abuse in Oregon and Washington
In April 2025, Ramos-Garcia traveled from Oregon to Washington and took the victim to a hotel where he sexually abused the minor. An illegal immigrant is facing federal charges for allegedly enticing and sexually abusing a minor in Oregon and...

In Kansas City, most immigrants facing deportation receive no legal counsel
Kansas City’s immigration court is on the fifth floor of a nondescript downtown office building. The area is better known for the bustling shops of Crown Center to the south, or nearby Washington Square Park, a potential site for a new Royals...

Soccer-US fans can learn from unbelievable Guatemala supporters, Pochettino says
(Reuters) -United States coach Mauricio Pochettino said Wednesday's 2-1 win over Guatemala in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finals felt like a game on the road, adding that the spirit of the opposing fans was something American supporters could learn...

Biden Admin Placed Children In Hands Of Unvetted And Criminal Sponsors, ICE Says
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uncovered widespread instances of unaccompanied migrant children placed with unvetted sponsors with criminal backgrounds during the Biden administration, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

ICE Agents Deport Illegal Alien Who Sexually Abused Children in Sanctuary State New York
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have deported an illegal alien convicted of sexually abusing children in the sanctuary state of New York. On June 28, ICE agents deported 55-year-old illegal alien Alvaro De Jesus Martinez-Juarez to...

ICE deports Guatemalan felon for child sex crimes
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US fans can learn from unbelievable Guatemala supporters, Pochettino says
United States coach Mauricio Pochettino said Wednesday's 2-1 win over Guatemala in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finals felt like a game on the road, adding that the spirit of the opposing fans was something American supporters could learn from. Over...