NATO is having an unhappy birthday. Champagne corks ought to be popping as leaders of the world’s most powerful military alliance meet outside London this week. Founded in 1949 by countries mustering for a fight against Soviet communism, NATO won that victory 30 years ago, when the fall of the Berlin Wall heralded the collapse
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A US computer researcher appeared in federal court in Los Angeles on Monday, accused of advising North Korea how to use cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. Virgil Griffith, 36, who lives in Singapore, was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport last week. A criminal complaint against him was
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EL PASO, Texas — A U.S. Navy veteran, who served eight years, is living in fear after her home was broken into on Thanksgiving day. “My peace of mind was stolen, I have no idea how to start to get back to that,” said Margarita Sanchez. Sanchez said she is new to El Paso and
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New York City has surpassed a major goal against HIV/AIDS two years ahead of schedule, city officials announced Monday. The target, originally set for 2020 by UNAIDS and known as 90-90-90, represents the percentage of people with HIV who know their status, who are on treatment and whose viral load is suppressed. New York officials
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A team of scientists from the UK and Australia teamed up to use underwater loudspeakers to try and entice fish back to dead coral reefs and potentially help them recover. By replicating the sounds of healthy reefs, according to a study recently published in Nature Communications, the scientists used a process called “acoustic enrichment.” They
Continue Reading China will ban US warships and military aircraft from making stops in Hong Kong in the wake of Washington passing legislation supporting the territory’s pro-democracy protesters, the country’s Foreign Ministry said Monday. “In response to the unreasonable behaviors of the US side, the Chinese government decides to suspend the review of requests by US military
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An IRS employee who is raising concerns about potential political interference in the presidential audit program is declining to voluntarily appear for a transcribed interview with the Senate Finance Committee, according to a source familiar with discussions. After raising concerns over the summer, the whistleblower met in November with Republican and Democratic staffers on the
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India is a country that loves its food — and street food is no exception. With such a diverse population, it’s no wonder the selection of street eats changes with every turn. So if you’re wondering whether or not you can eat the street food in India and avoid the aptly named “Delhi belly,” the
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(CNN) — ¿Quién necesita algo nuevo y mejorado cuando puedes deleitarte con lo antiguo y perfecto? MIRA: Descubren los fósiles de Homo sapiens más antiguos del mundo Los excursionistas que buscan aventuras podrían conocer de cerca a estos 10 embajadores vivos que encarnan el pasado, incluido un pájaro que acumula millones de kilómetros de vuelo, una
Continue Reading Republicans have given a full-throated defense of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine in a report published Monday that rejects the Democratic allegations that the President abused his office or committed any other impeachable offense. House Republicans prepared the 123-page report defending the President ahead of the release of a Democratic committee report that’s expected
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A company touted by White House officials — and that’s already building sections of border wall for a private group in Sunland Park with Trump administration ties — has been awarded $400 million by the government to design and build part of President Donald Trump’s border barrier in Yuma County,
Continue Reading Asian markets pulled back Tuesday as the region digested economic woes and broader trade tensions. Hong Kong fell after the government reported further evidence that the local economy is suffering from long-running protests. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell as much as 1.4% in early trading, but recovered some of that later in the morning. It
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ORLANDO, Florida — Every surfer has wiped out. But how many can say a shark knocked them off their board? Chandler Moore, 7, of Orlando, and his family went to New Smyrna Beach for some post-Thanksgiving fun. His dad, Shaun Moore, said it was a “picture perfect” day for surfing. “It was almost 80 degrees,
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Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV) — A south St. Louis woman decided to trade in her corporate gig for a new job raising bison. For years, Peggy Ladd worked for a utility company. Now, she’s the owner and operator of Klondike Bison in Jefferson County. Her animals will be
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EL PASO, Texas– New all-inclusive playgrounds are coming to the Borderland. El Paso County Commissioners approved a million grant Monday to cover half of the cost of the new project. The parks involved are Ascarate, Gallegos and Risinger. The new playground features will include flat surfaces with no curves, no rocks, no mulch and no
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EL PASO, Texas — Both independent school districts and charter schools all across Texas are working on a new medical emergency program for their students and staff. It is called the “Stop the Bleed” and will result in special classes being taught to kids in thousands of Texas schools. The “Stop the Bleed” campaign is
Continue Reading Four teenagers were able to escape through the front door of a Nashville, Tennessee, juvenile detention center because of critical oversights by the company that managed the facility, officials said Monday. The teens, two of whom are accused of murder, fled the Davidson County Juvenile Detention Facility Saturday after being left unsupervised, police said. Police
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EL PASO, Texas — It was one year ago this month the immigration surge was in the early stages. Immigration enforcement agents had been working hand in hand with Annunciation House in El Paso to find shelter for immigrants waiting on their asylum claim. But on Christmas 2018, agents mistakenly dropped off a large group of immigrants,
Continue Reading The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to reverse a lower court ruling and allow a series of federal executions to begin, starting on December 9. The move comes after a federal appeals court rejected an emergency bid from the administration to move forward next week with the first federal execution in nearly
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Joe Biden is nearing the halfway point of an eight-day tour through rural Iowa aimed at helping him regain the momentum he’s lost there, on a bus emblazoned with an old-school Bidenism: “No Malarkey.” The term recalls the time the former vice president told Republican rival Paul Ryan in a 2012 debate that he was
Continue Reading Adaptado de Free, Melania: The Unauthorized Biography de Kate Bennett que será lanzado el martes. (CNN) — La primera dama de Estados Unidos, Melania Trump, como las anteriores, ha luchado contra la vasta yuxtaposición entre la percepción pública y la ciudadana privada. Y sigue siendo, tres años después, una de las primeras damas más misteriosas,
Continue Reading Actress and environmental activist Jane Fonda says “it feels good” to be arrested at the climate change demonstrations in Washington — and that she moved to the nation’s capital specifically so she could protest. Fonda talked to CNN’s Anderson Cooper on “Full Circle” and explained why she welcomes being taken away in handcuffs at the
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High clouds will hang around the area overnight and Tuesday. Temps will warm to the mid 60’s across El Paso. Clouds will hang around for Wednesday as well with a slight chance for rain mainly north of El Paso. The winds crank up Thursday to around 35 mph as a cold front arrives from the
Continue Reading (CNN) — El número de muertos aumentó a 22 personas luego del tiroteo entre las fuerzas de seguridad y presuntos miembros del cártel en el estado de Coahuila, en el noreste de México, dijo el lunes el gobernador Miguel Ángel Riquelme Solís, según un comunicado del gobierno de Coahuila. Según el comunicado, “16 delincuentes” fueron
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Several students studying graphic design at UTEP will have their work on display beginning this Thursday. The “Yards of Time” exhibition will be at the Glass Gallery in the UTEP Fox Fine Arts Center, December 5 through 13. An opening night reception is scheduled for Thursday from 6 to 9
Continue Reading The abrupt end to Eddie Johnson’s time atop the Chicago Police Department caps what has been a tumultuous few years for the force. Johnson announced his impending retirement last month after serving three decades on the force and spending more than three years as police superintendent. Despite that plan, Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired him on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The City of El Paso Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing Department will host the largest business networking opportunity in the Southwest, the 2019 Cooperative Purchasing Expo from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, at the Judson F. Williams Convention Center. The Cooperative Purchasing Expo is an opportunity for
Continue Reading About 40 million people are under some kind of winter weather alert as heavy snowfall covers the Northeast and a treacherous storm drenches much of the West Coast. More than 800 flights to or from US airports have been canceled for Monday and 6,000 flights have been delayed, according to FlightAware.com. Many US airlines, including
Continue Reading George Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, escalated his criticism of President Donald Trump on Monday by using a tweet from his wife to assail her boss over the continuing fallout from the House impeachment inquiry. After Kellyanne Conway tweeted that former Vice President Joe Biden is “Creepy” and asked, “We need
Continue Reading Nine people representing four generations of an Idaho Falls family were killed in a plane crash in South Dakota while traveling for a hunting trip, according to a company where two of the victims were executives. Brothers Jim and Kirk Hansen, founders of health and wellness company Kyäni Inc., were on the single-engine Pilatus PC-12
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