For most of the summer, 25-year-old Jose was an ardent supporter of the protests raging in Hong Kong. Even when demonstrations became increasingly violent, she defended the protesters themselves — they were provoked, or were fighting for a greater good, she would argue. Then August 13 happened. That night, she watched live streams, horrified, as
Continue Reading During a sermon inside a New York synagogue last month, Rabbi Joshua Davidson recounted all the ways his synagogue has changed since last October. “The boulders on the sidewalk, the scanners, the security guards… We have become a fortress,” he told the Temple Emanu-El congregation. Last year on October 27, eleven worshipers were fatally shot
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One year after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting claimed 11 lives, and nearly three months after President Donald Trump promised decisive action regarding mass shootings, the White House has allowed gun reform talks on Capitol Hill to stall — failing to follow through on any of the proposals Trump has floated. As White House officials scramble
Continue Reading NFL Sunday brings 13 new matchups you won’t want to miss, including a showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs. So grab a beer, a ton of snacks and get in position (couch/remote) to watch all the action. Here’s how to catch your favorite teams: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons Watch: 1
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State. He announced his death in an address to the nation Sunday morning from the White House. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead,” Trump said, noting he was killed in a U.S. military raid in northwest Syria over the weekend.
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Pieter Gunst, 34, received what he thought was a credible phone call from his bank. But in a matter of minutes, Gunst realized the call was anything but after he had nearly handed over the keys to his account. The woman was a scammer, and Gunst was just the latest target in a growing trend
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Ariana Grande is feelin’ the bern. Bernie Sanders replied to Grande’s tweet Friday in a move that delighted many involved. The superstar singer tweeted Friday, “baby how u feelin” — a famous refrain from Lizzo’s hit song “Good As Hell” — the same day the two dropped their new remix version, featuring Grande’s vocals. The
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UPDATE: LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Delbert Hardin, the 13-year-old Las Cruces boy reported missing Saturday night, has returned home and is said to be in good condition. The Las Cruces Police Department offered its thanks those who helped share information on the missing boy. ORIGINAL REPORT: Police sought the public’s help locating a 13-year-old Las Cruces
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Diwali is the holiday of every Instagrammer’s dreams. The five-day festival of lights, observed by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs all over the world, is often celebrated with brightly colored rangolis, spectacular fireworks and firecracker displays and diyas and candles lining every nook and cranny. Those traditions make for some striking scenes, but capturing those moments
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s woes on the gridiron continued Saturday as the Miners lost their 6th straight game of the season. In front of the home crowd at the Sun Bowl , UTEP fell to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs by a final score of 42-21. LA Tech would get on the board first in
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FRESNO, California – El Paso Locomotive FC pulled out all stops in their stunning 3-2 victory Saturday night over the number three-seeded Fresno FC, which means El Paso will host the semifinal round of the USL Championship Playoffs next Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Locomotive will face off against Sacramento Republic, a team that they have beaten
Continue Reading Sometime after he disappeared in 2017, Tashpolat Tiyip, a Uyghur leader, Communist Party member and the president of Xinjiang University, was reportedly sentenced to death in a secret trial. Apart from a leaked government film that accused him of ethnic “separatism,” the Chinese state has provided no explanation for the geography professor’s detention. Like hundreds
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EL PASO, Texas – J’Mar Smith completed 29-of-35 passes for 338 yards and three touchdowns, as LA Tech maintained its first-place standing in Conference USA’s West Division with a 42-21 win over UTEP on Saturday in the Sun Bowl. The Bulldogs (7-1, 4-0 C-USA) scored half of their points off three fumbles by the Miners (1-6, 0-4 C-USA) in building
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EL PASO, Texas — The Border Network for Human Rights held their annual “Hugs Not Walls” event in the middle of the Rio Grande on the U.S./Mexico border on Saturday. 300 families came together to embrace each other for the first time in years. The event was postponed back in May, a first for the immigration
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Nearly a million homes and businesses in California were slowly going dark Saturday as the state’s largest utility shut off power in an attempt to avoid “catastrophic” wildfires. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) cut power to some 940,000 customers across 38 counties in Northern and Central California for what could be an unprecedented wind event.
Continue Reading Black cats get a bad rap, especially during Halloween season, when they’re associated with witches and other scary things that go bump in the night. It sounds like spooky fun, but their reputation as an omen of bad luck has real consequences. Experts say black cats are less likely to be adopted and some people
Continue Reading Kelly Bachman, the comedian who called out Harvey Weinstein at a New York bar this week, says she hopes she “said enough.” The comic was one of several performers in a variety show Wednesday night. She said she spotted the former Hollywood producer before her Actor’s Hour set and decided she had to say something.
Continue Reading(CNN) — The US military targeted the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a raid in northwest Syria on Saturday, according to a senior US defense official. The CIA assisted in locating the ISIS leader, the official said. President Donald Trump is scheduled to make a major announcement Sunday at 9 a. m. ,
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For a moment Saturday during the World Series, the Houston Astros, the Washington Nationals and their fans were united at Nationals Park. During the sixth inning of Game 4, fans and players stood for roughly a minute holding placards that read “I stand up for” with the name of a person, family or group of
Continue Reading(CNN) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to make a major announcement Sunday at 9 a. m. , Sunday, White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley announced. Administration officials will not say if it is related to foreign or domestic policy. White House officials were at the White House late Saturday evening in preparation. One
Continue Reading Nguyen Thi Phong and Pham Van Thin live in a small house in Nghen, a town in Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province. It has a corrugated metal roof, propped up on loose bricks, and a Vietnamese flag flies outside. The family doesn’t have much — they make about $400 a month between them — but they
Continue Reading For the third consecutive week, Jane Fonda was taken away in ziptie handcuffs during a climate crisis protest at the US Capitol, but this time she was joined by fellow actor Ted Danson. The pair were arrested by US Capitol Police during what Fonda has coined “Fire Drill Fridays” following weeks of climate crisis demonstrations
Continue Reading After crossing the finish line, a high school athlete’s runner’s high soon turned into a broken heart. Noor Alexandria Abukaram was disqualified because she was wearing a hijab, which doesn’t conform to uniform regulations. The 16-year-old cross country runner at Sylvania Northview High School in Ohio said she knew something was wrong when she looked
Continue Reading A 25-pound cat from Washington has won over the internet with her purrfect workout routine. Videos of Cinderblock, a gray domestic shorthair, captured the attention of Reddit and Twitter users Friday after she was seen using the last of her nine lives to get in shape. Cinderblock’s previous owner couldn’t take care of her any
Continue Reading House Democrats are threatening to hold Charles Kupperman in contempt after the former deputy national security adviser filed a lawsuit Friday asking a judge to decide whether he is obliged to appear for his deposition before House investigators. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel and acting Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney sent
Continue Reading Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris announced Saturday that she would attend the “Second Step Presidential Justice Forum” at Benedict College in South Carolina — reversing a Friday decision to skip the cattle call, which set off President Donald Trump’s ire when she said that it was because he received an award for criminal justice reform.
Continue Reading Two Dallas sports team owners announced Saturday donations of $1 million apiece to help the city’s schools recover from last week’s tornadoes. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced a $1 million donation to the Dallas Independent School District to help rebuild the Thomas Jefferson High School football field after a tornado tore through the city
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EL PASO, Texas — Two Borderland schools encountered social media threats in recent days, according to officials in El Paso and Las Cruces. The El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies said Saturday they investigated a possible “terroristic threat” at Garcia Enriquez Middle School that was posted to social media on Thursday. Deputies referred a 13-year-old girl
Continue Reading Catholic bishops approved a proposal Saturday allowing some married men to be ordained as priests in the Amazon region. The proposal, which must be approved by Pope Francis, would be a historic change to the church’s centuries-old tradition of unmarried priests. It passed by a vote of 128-41 and applies only to some churches in
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EL PASO, Texas — An early Saturday morning blaze destroyed a mobile home on El Paso’s east side. The fire that filled the pre-dawn sky with a view of thick smoke and flames occurred about 6:30 a.m. around Montana Avenue and Rich Beem Boulevard, near the El Paso County Jail Annex. The mobile home was
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