UPDATE: Councilman Sam Morgan’s wife has now filed for divorce in the wake of domestic violence allegations, according to court records reviewed Tuesday night by ABC-7. ORIGINAL STORY: El Paso District 4 City Council Representative Sam Morgan will remain in his post, for now, following charges of domestic violence. Mayor Dee Margo said during Tuesday’s
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Glaciers in Switzerland have shrunk 10% in the past five years, a rate that has never been seen before in over a century of observations, according to new research published Tuesday. The summer 2019 heatwave saw glacier melt rates break records, leading to huge losses in ice volume, reports the Cryospheric Commission (CC) of the
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Click here for updates on this story CUMMING, Ga (WGCL) — A local 8-year-old said he was bullied for his creative passion of building wooden robots. His mom said he’s been building them for more than a year and it’s disheartening after all the time, money, and heart he’s put into making each one. Now,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MAHANOY TOWNSHIP, Pa (WNEP) — A man is accused of trying to cut the fuel line to a school bus in Schuylkill County. Mahanoy Township police say an officer on routine patrol spotted Richard Davis under a bus belonging to the Mahanoy Area School District around 2 a.m.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORFOLK, Va. (WTKR) — A recently published study says American troops who have seen combat in recent years have a substantially greater risk of abusing prescription painkillers and using heroin than those who may have deployed without seeing action. The study, ‘Did the War on Terror Ignite an
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An Alaska man was indicted on murder, sexual assault and evidence tampering charges on Monday after police were given a memory card that contained videos and photographs of him allegedly killing a woman. Brian Steven Smith, 48, was indicted on one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree sexual
Continue Reading Before a Fort Worth police officer killed a woman in her home on Saturday, the department was already under scrutiny. In December 2016, Jacqueline Craig, who is black, called police to complain that a neighbor had grabbed and choked her son. Craig and the officer, who is white, argued. He wrestled her and her daughter
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(CNN Español) — Un enfrentamiento armado en el municipio de Tepochica, Guerrero, cercano a Iguala, dejó como saldo la muerte de un militar y 14 civiles. Funcionarios de la Fiscalía General del Estado de Guerrero están en el lugar para hacer las indagatorias. La Fiscalía le confirmó a CNN el ataque y el vocero de
Continue Reading She was one of only a few celebrities to be publicly pro-choice when South Korea legalized abortion this year, was open about her own mental health struggles and insisted women shouldn’t have to wear bras if they found them uncomfortable. Those actions won 25-year-old K-pop singer Sulli praise — but also made her the subject
Continue Reading (CNN) — Cuatro millones de hectáreas consumidas por el fuego en la Chiquitanía boliviana —12 áreas protegidas de gran biodiversidad de flora y fauna para el planeta, ecosistemas únicos— fueron afectadas en un 45 % de su territorio. Cinco vidas segadas, cuatro bomberos voluntarios y un campesino del lugar son el resultado de este desastre
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Asian stocks moved higher on Wednesday, following Wall Street’s gains overnight. But Hong Kong markets wavered a bit as tensions continue to brew in the financial hub. Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed 1.4% in early trading, while South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.4%. South Korea’s central bank on Wednesday reduced a key interest rate by 25 basis
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Democratic presidential candidates stood united at the CNN/New York Times debate in supporting the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Here’s what the dozen 2020 Democrats at the debate said on Tuesday night about the impeachment process, in order of when they were asked: Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts “Sometimes there are issues that are bigger
Continue Reading An attorney for Atatiana Jefferson’s family says the arrest of the police officer who killed her is just one step on a long road toward justice. “This officer was sent by someone. He didn’t come out on his own volition. He wasn’t working a beat. Someone in the higher command sent this officer,” civil rights
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A third person has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in North Carolina, state health officials said. None of the victims has been identified by authorities and health officials have not discussed the circumstances of their deaths. In recent weeks, health officials have confirmed 140 cases among people who attended the NC Mountain State
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las futuras mamás que sufren estrés físico o mental durante sus embarazos tienen menos probabilidades de tener un niño y también pueden tener un mayor riesgo de parto prematuro, según un estudio publicado este lunes. MIRA: Nuevo estudio vincula exposición al flúor durante el embarazo con una disminución en el coeficiente intelectual en los
Continue Reading Country music star Gretchen Wilson is calling on Las Cruces to boycott Hotel Encanto after she was asked to leave early Sunday morning. After performing at the Las Cruces Country Music Festival, she tweeted: “Was a guest in Las Cruces NM yest & had a blast w/ the people there. However, you should all band
Continue Reading San Francisco police are looking for a man who was caught on surveillance video stealing a $20,000 Salvador Dali etching from an art gallery on Sunday. The suspect walked into Dennis Rae Fine Art and grabbed the first piece of art displayed inside the store — Dali’s “Burning Giraffe.” It was framed and displayed on
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El Paso City Council unanimously passed a motion Tuesday to rename a Sun Metro bus station after a victim of the August 3 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart. The Sun Metro transfer station near the scene of the horrific mass shooting will be called the ‘Arturo Benavides Eastside Transit Center.’ The wife of
Continue Reading Two people in police custody in the disappearance of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney in Birmingham, Alabama, have been charged in unrelated cases, the city’s police chief said. The two are still persons of interest in the 3-year-old’s disappearance because video evidence and witnesses connect them to the vehicle police recovered over the weekend, Birmingham Police Chief
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WPMT) — A man is facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault. Police say, Andrew Park shot an officer during an incident Monday night, where he also threatened to kill the victim. Tuesday afternoon, Park remained quiet as he made his way into the
Continue Reading State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent told lawmakers on Tuesday that he had been told by a supervisor to lie low after he raised complaints about Rudy Giuliani’s efforts in Ukraine undermining US foreign policy, according to Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, a senior member of the House Oversight Committee. Connolly, a Virginia lawmaker, said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — A walk to work quickly turned into a nightmare for LeFlore High School teacher, Gwendolyn Martin. “When I close my eyes all I can see is the dog running towards me.” Martin thought it’d be a good idea to walk to school for exercise
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — El último teléfono inteligente de Google responde a más que solo comandos táctiles y de audio. La compañía presentó su teléfono inteligente de próxima generación, el Pixel 4, en un gran evento de lanzamiento de productos en Nueva York el martes. El dispositivo, que viene en tamaños estándar y XL,
Continue Reading President Donald Trump’s decision to pull US troops from Syria last week — a move that cleared a path for Turkey to attack US-allied Kurdish forces there — got a mixed response Tuesday from Senate Republicans. Many criticized the decision because they believe it opened the door to the resurgence of ISIS, but others defended
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BROOKHAVEN, GA (WGCL) — The woman who nearly struck a Brookhaven officer while fleeing a traffic stop in September has been arrested more than 1,900 miles away in Nevada. On September 19, Essence Barkley was driving a stolen Mercedes with stolen tags. When Brookhaven and Chamblee police attempted
Continue Reading Hackers have struck again with yet another ransomware attack. This time the victim was Pitney Bowes, a technology company based out of Stamford, Connecticut that provides ecommerce, shipping, data and mailing services. The company confirmed the attack on its website and is currently working to restore the affected systems. Its shipping and mailing services appear
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The spokesperson for Metro Nashville Public Schools has released a response to allegations that agents claiming to be from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) visited a middle school and demanded records of a list of students. Metro Public Schools has confirmed that two uniformed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, OR (KPTV) — The display cases in smoke shops across Oregon may look a little bare now that a 180-day ban on flavored vaping products is in effect. On display at The Green Planet in Beaverton are cannabis-derived vaping products only. The district manager, Will Irwin, told
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (WTKR) — An EMT has been charged with child pornography offenses. Alex Bowling has been charged with five counts of possessing child porn and one count of possessing obscene material with a minor. These offenses allegedly happened at his home from November 2018 – September
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The City of El Paso is introducing a new and improved parking app to enhance the user experience by enabling users to save time by easily viewing available metered parking spaces and pay for them using mobile devices. Stickers for the new app are now posted on the City’s nearly 2,000 parking meters concentrated in
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