EL PASO, Texas — Students from Terrace Hills Middle School held a vigil for 13-year-old Brian Velasquez on Sunday evening. Velasquez was struck by a pickup truck on Dyer Street in northeast El Paso Tuesday night. He was taken to University Medical Center where he later died. Dozens of Brian’s classmates, along with parents, gathered
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The biggest news outlets in Australia, normally fierce rivals, are uniting in support of press freedom with a campaign including blacked-out newspaper front pages and slots on prime time broadcasts. The newspapers and networks are trying to “to highlight the constraints on media organizations under strict national security legislation,” Australia’s ABC network reported. The news
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Two sisters kayaking on the Arkansas River this summer made a historic find — a huge bear skull that is hundreds if not thousands of years old. The skull is believed to have been preserved in the sands of the river until it was displaced by major flooding this year. Ashley and Erin Watt were
Continue Reading It was 4 a.m. when 16-year-old Yoo Chae-rin realized she had been on her phone for 13 hours. In less than three hours, she had to be up for school. The South Korean high school student knew she had a problem, so she enrolled in a government-run camp for teenagers who can’t put their phones
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Aaron Rodgers had his best game by far under new Packers coach Matt LaFleur, throwing for 429 yards and five touchdowns and running for another as Green Bay beat the Oakland Raiders 42-24 on Sunday. Packers running back and El Paso native Aaron Jones made a spinning touchdown catch of a Rodgers throw to cap
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Now that two cranes at the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans are toppled, crews can begin searching for two bodies that remain in the debris, city officials said Sunday. Video showed the cranes tumbling down on Sunday after strategically placed explosives detonated not long after 2:30 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. ET).
Continue Reading The Dallas Cowboys are back in control of the NFC East after beating Philadelphia 37-10 Sunday night with the division lead on the line. Brett Maher finished the highest-scoring half against Doug Pederson since he became coach of the Eagles in 2016, kicking a 63-yarder on the final play before halftime for a 27-7 lead.
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. No matter who’s in charge, no matter what’s going on, it is easy and essential for journalists to hold powerful people to high standards. And journalists should be held to high standards as well. Lowering
Continue Reading Michelle Quinde is a BTS megafan. When the latest album from the South Korean boy band came out in April, she bought the CD, even though she doesn’t own a CD player. When the seven-member group went to the United States in May, she went to all six of their concerts. And when BTS’ single
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation have concluded an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, Pelosi’s office said Sunday evening. The secret trip was made as Pelosi led the high-level congressional delegation to Jordan this weekend, where her office says they discussed Middle East peace and Syria with members of the country’s royal family. The
Continue Reading During a “Conversation on Free Expression” at Georgetown University on Thursday, just after Mark Zuckerberg delivered his “unfiltered take” on free speech, journalist John Stanton issued a statement from his seat in the audience. The Facebook CEO had stressed the importance of “voice and inclusion,” defending the platform’s impartiality. “What a joke,” Stanton wrote. “Mark
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(CNN Español) — Este domingo, la confederación sudamericana de fútbol, Conmebol, reafirmó su compromiso de disputar la final única de la Copa Libertadores 2019 en Chile en el Estadio Nacional de Santiago el sábado 23 de noviembre. La Conmebol ha dicho que se encuentra en constante comunicación con las autoridades en Chile relacionadas a la
Continue Reading In another sign of the dangerous predicament facing President Donald Trump, his longtime ally Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview that aired Sunday night that he could not rule out the possibility of impeachment if new evidence emerges. In an interview on “Axios on HBO,” Jonathan Swan asked the South Carolina senator: “Are
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El presidente de Chile, Sebastián Piñera, se dirigió este domingo al país y dijo que envió al Congreso un proyecto de ley que permitiría suspender el incremento de tarifas del metro, lo que causó las protestas en Chile. MIRA: Gobierno de Chile confirma tres muertos tras jornadas de protestas y violencia por alza
Continue Reading A high school football and track coach in Portland, Oregon, was celebrated as a hero earlier this year after he disarmed a student with a shotgun. The student walked into a classroom at Parkrose High School in May, intending to use the firearm to take his own life, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s office said
Continue Reading A Missouri man who survived a week at the bottom of a ravine after his car went off the road has died, police said Sunday. Ryan Linneman, 37, died as a result of injuries sustained in the incident, according to Sgt. Chris Depue, a spokesman for the Lee’s Summit Police Department. Linneman was found a
Continue Reading Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren committed for the first time on Sunday to putting out a plan detailing how “Medicare for All” would be funded, after facing criticism and being pressed on how she would pay for the national health insurance plan without raising taxes on the middle class. “We need to talk about the cost,
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The 25th anniversary of “Friends” is bound to make Halloween entertaining. There’s plenty of options from the show’s 10 seasons including the Holiday Armadillo, a giant pink bunny or even Sputnik. Now, fans can wear a turkey mask like Monica (Courteney Cox) did in season 5, episode 8, “The One With All the Thanksgivings.” It’s
Continue Reading Thomas D’Alesandro III, a former Baltimore mayor who led the city during the 1968 riots and brother of Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has died. “My husband Paul and our entire family are devastated by the loss of our patriarch, my beloved brother, Thomas D’Alesandro III,” Pelosi said Sunday in a statement released by her
Continue Reading (CNN) — El público vio por primera vez la vida en la cárcel de la actriz Felicity Huffman con unas fotos y un video tomadas el sábado que la mostraban caminando con el uniforme verde de la prisión. La estrella de “Desperate Housewives” fue vista con un traje verde oscuro en la prisión federal de
Continue Reading Less than two weeks ago, S. Lee Merritt hailed the murder conviction of a former Dallas police officer who fatally shot her neighbor as a “huge victory” for “black people in America.” Today, the civil rights attorney is representing the family of Atatiana Jefferson, another black Texan gunned down at home by a white police
Continue Reading Kim Kardashian is joining the fight to save a Texas death row inmate set to be executed next month. The reality-star-turned-criminal-justice-reform-advocate questioned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the weekend about the upcoming execution of Rodney Reed. “PLEASE @GovAbbott How can you execute a man when since his trial, substantial evidence that would exonerate Rodney Reed
Continue Reading Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney faced internal efforts to oust him before House Democrats moved ahead with their impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, multiple sources tell CNN. Top aides including Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner were in the process of reaching out to at least two potential replacements for the
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“Doppler” Dave Speelman is the Chief meteorologist for KVIA-TV. He began forecasting weather at KVIA in 2000 – longest served Chief meteorologist in KVIA-TV history. Originally from Oak Park, IL., (the first suburb west of Chicago) “Doppler” has been on the move following his Master’s Degree working in Jackson, Mississippi; Meridian, Mississippi and Amarillo, Texas.
Continue Reading An off-duty El Paso police officer used a stun gun on a theft suspect “with a weapon” at a Walmart store on Sunday afternoon and then arrested him, authorities said. The incident happened around 1:20 p.m. at the Walmart at 10727 Gateway West Boulevard on the city’s east side. Police said the man was attempting
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este domingo se realiza el segundo debate presidencial en Argentina. Los candidatos se enfrentarán en el escenario de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. En Argentina por primera vez son obligatorios por ley los debates presidenciales. El primero fue el pasado 13 de octubre, y se celebró en la Universidad del Litoral. En
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Adrian is proud to call himself an El Pasoan. Born and raised in the Sun City, he graduated from Eastwood High School in 2002. He grew up a fan of UTEP sports, so there was no doubt where he wanted to go to college. Adrian graduated from UTEP in 2006 with a Bachelors in Communications
Continue Reading House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a bipartisan high-level congressional delegation to Jordan this weekend where they discussed Middle East peace and Syria with members of the country’s royal family, her office announced late Saturday. “This evening, our bipartisan delegation was honored to meet with His Majesty King Abdullah II, Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — En un contacto telefónico con Chilevisión, el segundo comandante del cuerpo de bomberos de Santiago, Diego Velásquez, informó que 5 cuerpos fueron encontrados sin vida en “el interior de una fábrica” tras un incendio en la comuna Renca, en Santiago. “La identificación de los cuerpos aun no podemos determinarla, es una situación
Continue Reading Stefon Diggs put on his happy face Sunday. The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver sported a pair of Joaquin Phoenix “Joker” custom cleats before Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions. It’s not the first time the star receiver showed off some swaggy kicks for a game. Some of his most memorable cleats have included: Starbucks cleats
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