Month: September 2018

No one laughs at Donald Trump. The president on Wednesday dismissed as “fake news” reports that world leaders laughed at him in the opening moments of his speech to a session of the U.N. General Assembly. “They weren’t laughing at me. They were laughing with me,” he declared at a news conference Wednesday, the day

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he rejected a one-on-one meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the trade dispute involving the North American neighbors and renewed his threat to slap tariffs on cars imported from Canada as negotiations drag on. Trudeau spokeswoman Eleanore Catenaro said in response: “No meeting was requested. We don’t

Authorities in suburban Atlanta say a man stole credit cards and IDs from eight cars before he fell asleep in one of them and got arrested. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office tells news outlets in a statement that 23-year-old Timothy Zacharie was arrested Tuesday after a deputy found him sleeping inside the parked car of

Attorneys for a Texas state senator said Wednesday that he didn’t send “any inappropriate texts” following a report that the University of Texas is investigating allegations made by a graduate student. Republican state Sen. Charles Schwertner has denied allegations reported by the Austin American-Statesman that he sent a sexually explicit text message to a student

A small Arizona city has ended its role in an unusual contract that allowed the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to run a family detention center in Texas, where lawyers say a child became sick and died after her release. The city of Eloy already had an agreement with ICE and the private detention company

An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter – the disease’s highest death toll in at least four decades. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, revealed the total in an interview Tuesday night with The Associated Press. Flu experts knew it was a very

He is widely considered one of the top boxers in the world in any weight class. And now, Mikey Garcia is headed to El Paso this Saturday for an event hosted by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff’s Foundation. Garcia will appear at the Aloft El Paso Downtown Hotel at 303 Texas Ave.

The House voted Wednesday to direct the federal government to set a minimum size for airline seats, bar passengers from being kicked off overbooked planes, and consider whether to restrict animals on planes. Those and other passenger-related provisions were included in a bill to authorize Federal Aviation Administration programs for five years. The House approved

Houston police said Wednesday that a background check of a man with a long criminal and immigration history showed no outstanding warrants, so authorities released him shortly before he allegedly beat three men to death in California. Ramon Escobar, 47, was not a suspect in his aunt’s disappearance when he was questioned Aug. 30, Houston

The Trump administration is opening an investigation into Yale University’s admissions practices following accusations that it discriminates against Asian-American applicants, officials said Wednesday. It’s the latest in a series of federal inquiries taking aim at admissions practices used by the nation’s most selective colleges, and it comes less than a month after the Justice Department

The national president of the notorious Bandidos biker gang was sentenced Wednesday to life plus 10 years in prison for directing a violent racketeering and drug trafficking enterprise. Jeffrey Faye Pike of Conroe, Texas, was sentenced in federal court in San Antonio. The 63-year-old leader of the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization for more than a

A body found in the trunk of a car during a traffic stop likely belongs to an 89-year-old woman who has been missing for a week, and a convicted sex offender who was driving the car has been arrested on a murder charge, the Portland Police Bureau said Wednesday. The Oregon Medical Examiner’s Office is

A man who fired shots at his ex-wife, killed his parents at a retirement center and then took his own life during a police chase “had a grudge against the world,” a Pennsylvania prosecutor said Wednesday. Chester County District Attorney Thomas Hogan released new details about last week’s shootings and manhunt for Bruce Rogal. Rogal

Houston police said Tuesday that a background check of a man with a long criminal and immigration history showed no outstanding warrants, so authorities released him shortly before he allegedly beat three men to death in California. Ramon Escobar, 47, was not a suspect in his aunt’s disappearance when he was questioned Aug. 30, Houston

There is a crash on Loop 375 Northbound and Montana creating a delay. The crash is blocking the exit lane to Montana. Drivers should exit at Zaragoza and take Rich Beem. No injuries reported.

Federal officers have arrested 98 people in a Texas and Oklahoma immigration enforcement sweep that authorities say could lead to dozens of deportations. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday announced officers made 87 arrests in North Texas and 11 in Oklahoma. The 10-day law enforcement effort concluded Friday. ICE officials say most of those

The Federal Reserve has raised a key interest rate for the third time this year in response to a strong U.S. economy and signaled that it expects to maintain a pace of gradual rate hikes. The Fed on Wednesday lifted its short-term rate – a benchmark for many consumer and business loans – by a

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas says the state will receive approximately $760,000 under a $148 million nationwide settlement between 50 states and Uber. The settlement announced Wednesday by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan stems from the ride-hailing company’s yearlong delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers about the theft of their

A group of single mothers and an advocacy group is suing New Mexico, saying the state’s child welfare agency is using vague regulations to deny child care assistance to thousands of low-income families without due process. The complaint was filed late Tuesday in state District Court by the women and the nonprofit organization OLE. The

President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of attempting to interfere with the upcoming United States congressional elections, and claimed its efforts are motivated by opposition to his tough trade policy. Trump, speaking in front of world leaders while chairing the United Nations Security Council for the first time, did not present evidence for his

A man previously deported from the United States six times was expected in court Wednesday to face charges after police say he killed three people and injured four in attacks targeting sleeping homeless men in California. Investigators believe Ramon Escobar, 47, began attacking the men at random on Sept. 8, shortly after he arrived in

The El Paso School District is getting closer to breaking ground on numerous projects as a result of the $668.8 million voter-approved bond that was passed in 2016. Andress High School will see a brand new fine arts facility, upgraded classrooms and a new field house for athletes. According to EPISD, the bond was the

The University of Texas at El Paso is recognized as one of the top minority degree producers in the nation. The magazine “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” ranked UTEP first in the nation for awarding doctoral degrees to Hispanics in engineering, and third for doctoral degrees in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions. The university ranked in

The first day of fall was on Saturday, and despite the temperatures, El Pasoans can still get a “taste” of fall…in the form of ice cream! Blue Bell has re-stocked local store shelves with its coveted Spiced Pumpkin Pecan ice cream. The creamy concoction is a spiced pumpkin ice cream chock with sugar-coated pecans and

The man without a face will be the face of this year’s Sun Bowl Parade. The Sun Bowl Association and FirstLight Federal Credit Union announced that WWE Superstar Sin Cara will be the Grand Marshal for the 82nd Annual FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sun Bowl Parade. Sin Cara, 41, is an El Paso native. He

El Paso authorities confirm one person was sent to the hospital with serious injuries Wednesday on the far eastside. They were transported from the 12300 block of Tierra Apache where a robbery occurred just before 3 a.m. Authorities could not confirm how the person was injured. ABC-7 will update this article as more information becomes

Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga was expected to make an appearance in El Paso Tuesday angering some Catholics who said he covered up “homosexual activity” among clergymen at his home dioceses. Maradiaga was invited to attend the 30th anniversary of the Tepeyac Institute, which collaborates with diocesan ministries to train church ministries. Protesters told ABC-7

Investigators are interviewing a student at Chaparral High School as they investigate a shooting threat made against the school Tuesday morning. Deputies with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department have placed students and staff at the school on lockdown. The threat level has been reduced to “shelter-in-place” and all students will be released at the

Child advocates in New Mexico have sued the state’s Children, Youth & Families Department, calling it a “broken” system, according to the Albuquerque Journal. The lawsuit alleges tha ta number of neglected children are place din the care of families who don’t have the “training, ability and support to care for them,” the Journal reports.