EL PASO, Texas — Three El Paso teenagers are facing animal torture charges after what police described Thursday as a “heinous” case of cruelty — throwing a dog out of a speeding car. 17 -year-old Jorge Rangel, 19-year-old Edwin Rodriguez and 17-year-old Bianca Salazar were initially arrested in October after an armed robbery of a
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — The Santa Teresa cross country team knew before the start of the season that if they wanted to be the best, it would require a lot of hard work. No Santa Teresa team had ever placed at the state cross country meet, until this season. The team, which is led
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HOUSTON, Texas — There’s just something about being away from home that’s not sitting right with the UTEP Miners. For the 16th straight time going back to last season, the Miners dropped another one on the road. This time it was the University of Houston that handed the Miners their second loss of the season
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Click here for updates on this story CARBONDALE, Pa. (WNEP) — Anna Dragon was born on December 19, 1911. She’s celebrating her 108th birthday the right way, with cake, balloons, and surrounded by her family and friends. And she’s not really fazed by her age. Anna is one of 10 siblings. Her 96-year-old brother, Raymond,
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The term “wine cave” was thrown around repeatedly Thursday night at the Democratic presidential debate during an exchange over how Pete Buttigieg is funding his campaign. Here’s why: The South Bend, Indiana, mayor headlined a fundraiser earlier this month in Rutherford, California, at Hall Wines, a winery owned by Kathryn Hall, who was the US
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(CNN) — Una catedral en llamas es una imagen estremecedora. Un hijo que sigue los pasos de su madre es conmovedor. Los lugares evocan todo tipo de emociones a medida que experimentan crecimiento, mejora, renovación y, a veces, retrocesos devastadores. La tenacidad se destaca como una característica definitoria para muchos de los lugares que nos
Continue Reading (CNN) — El gobierno de Trump rechaza una legislación de gran alcance destinada a disuadir y castigar la agresión rusa y su interferencia en las elecciones de 2016. En una carta de 22 páginas al Congreso fechada el martes, un alto funcionario del Departamento de Estado describió una serie de preocupaciones sobre el proyecto de
Continue Reading (CNN) – Médicos compartieron este jueves detalles de lo que le ocurrió al cerebro de un diplomático que podría ser víctima de los llamados ataques acústicos que han afectado a docenas de personas en Cuba y China. Los investigadores revelaron los resultados de un análisis independiente sobre el cerebro de Mark Lenzi, un diplomático estadounidense
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EL PASO, Texas — Coming in at 31 out of over 2000 schools in a national campus safety ranking gave UTEP a reason to celebrate. They posted the distinction on their police department’s website back in 2017. Fast forward two years and that number has drastically changed. The Miners now have gone up to 269th.
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Asian markets were mixed Friday while China held steady on its new benchmark lending rate. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was last up 0.4%, while South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.2%. But Japan’s Nikkei 225 and China’s Shanghai Composite lost 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively. The People’s Bank of China didn’t adjust its one-year loan prime rate
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Deadly protests erupted in at least 15 cities in India Thursday, despite strict bans on public gatherings in several areas, as public anger over a controversial new citizenship law considered by many to be discriminatory against Muslims continues to build. At least three people died in the violence, as thousands took to streets across the
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A spacecraft built by Boeing will launch a milestone test flight Friday in what could be the last major step in a long-running mission to once again launch humans from US soil. The capsule, called Starliner, is scheduled to launch into space and dock with the International Space Station over the weekend, mimicking the flight
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORFOLK, Va. (WTKR) — Retired schoolteacher Gail Englert now volunteers many of her days inside Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Each week, she holds and comforts them. “It’s one of the most fulfilling things I’ve ever done in my life,” she told News 3 reporter Brian Hill. Unlike 18-day-old
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A task force that looked into scores of horse deaths at California’s Santa Anita Park found no animal cruelty or criminal activity, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said Thursday. The number of horses that were being euthanized or dying after accidents at the famed facility gained nationwide attention when officials briefly suspended racing
Continue Reading At least one person has been killed after a gunman opened fire near the headquarters of Russia’s main intelligence agency in Moscow, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported. At least five people were injured in the shooting near the Federal Security Service (FSB) building on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health. Two FSB
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPMT) — Payson Stark, a kindergartener at Robert G. Reid Elementary, hadn’t seen her dad in more than a year. He’s in the Air Force, stationed nearly 7,000 miles away at Osan Air Base in South Korea. “At the holidays there’s a lot of
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Remember the E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce last month? Turns out, it’s not over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it has confirmed 138 cases of E. coli in 25 states, with the most recent one occurring on December 1. That means consumers should continue avoiding romaine lettuce from Salinas, California
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The author known for introducing turkey to our Christmas menu may have lost his preferred poultry in what was his last Christmas on Earth. Charles Dickens was eagerly awaiting a 30-pound turkey for his Christmas meal when he learned the bird was burned in an unfortunate accident in 1869. The shipment of goods accidentally caught
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It’s a brisk autumn morning, and the Mishima overlook in Fukushima prefecture is crowded with photographers, mostly from Taiwan, eager to capture the scenic Tadami Line railway as it crosses the arched Dai-ichi Tadamigawa Bridge. Among them is local photographer Kenkou Hoshi, who has photographed the region more than anyone else and has singlehandedly pioneered
Continue Reading In the hours before President Donald Trump was impeached Wednesday night, the atmosphere at the Trump International Hotel in Washington was nearly, but not quite, joyous. People snapped selfies and laughed over cocktails in the hotel’s multi-story lobby lounge. Tourists trickled in from the cold, some wearing “Make American Great Again’ hats and shirts, hoping
Continue Reading Heavy snow, low visibility, gusty winds and slippery roads caused a deadly pile-up on Interstate 80 in central Pennsylvania that also left at least 44 people injured. The Montour County coroner confirmed two men died as a result of a 30-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon, according to CNN affiliate WOLF. Snow squalls are short-lived and typically
Continue Reading (CNN) — Si Estados Unidos no adopta colectivamente hábitos alimenticios más saludables, más de la mitad de la nación será obesa en 10 años. Peor aún, uno de cada cuatro estadounidenses será “severamente obeso” con un índice de masa corporal superior a 35, lo que significa que tendrán más de 45 kilos de sobrepeso. Esa
Continue Reading They want to be lawyers, presidential advisers and United Nations ambassadors. They have talents ranging from acro-yoga to comedy and ceramics, and they have traveled to countries all over the world. But tonight, they will all be onstage at the 2020 Miss America competition to prove they have what it takes to bear the prestigious
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LOS ANGELES, California — The most diverse field of Democratic presidential candidates in history was boiled down to a debate stage that lacked black or Latino candidates. The seven candidates who met the polling and fundraising minimums to qualify for Thursday night’s debate in Los Angeles included just one person of color: entrepreneur Andrew Yang. RELATED CONTENT on KIVA.com:
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While the rest of Washington focused on impeachment proceedings Wednesday, Mitch McConnell successfully pressed forward on a subject that has been the one knockout success for the Republican Senate and President Donald Trump: judges. Wednesday afternoon, the Senate majority leader forced a deal with Democrats to expedite 11 federal district judge nominations. Before adjourning on
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Temps will drop down to the mid 20’s again by tomorrow AM. The winds will be light so no wind chills to be too concerned. Highs Friday with plenty of sunshine will hit the mid 50’s. We will be close to 60 for the weekend. Christmas Eve and Day will see mostly cloudy skies with
Continue Reading PBS NewsHour and Politico are co-hosting the last primary debate of 2019, which will show seven presidential contenders facing off against each other less than 50 days before voting starts in Iowa. Thursday’s debate, airing live on CNN, will feature the smallest and least diverse field of candidates so far in the race for the
Continue Reading President Donald Trump once stated explicitly that he believes that it was Ukraine — not Russia — that meddled in the 2016 election because Russian President Vladimir Putin “told me,” The Washington Post reported Thursday, citing a former senior White House official. Multiple former officials told the Post that Trump’s insistence that Ukraine attempted to
Continue Reading North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had nothing but praise for “the compatriots in the south” at the start of 2019, speaking of “the united strength of the fellow countrymen.” Making predictions about a country as insular and cryptic as North Korea is often ill-advised, but it seems likely that such warmth towards South Korea
Continue Reading The final Democratic primary debate of 2019 is one of the best opportunities left for the seven Democrats slated to appear here in California on Thursday to leave voters in Iowa and across the country with a good impression before voting begins in 2020. A host of Democratic primary storylines will play out when the
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