El Paso, Texas— Mild start to the morning for El Paso. We were in the 50s and should be warming up to near 70 degrees for today. Changes arrive late tonight and we could see some rain for areas after 11 p.m. Temperatures will be in the 40s for both El Paso and Las Cruces
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Nearly eight years after retiring, Kim Clijsters says she will make her long-heralded return to tennis at the WTA tournament in Dubai later this month. In September, the 36-year-old Clijsters announced she was ending her retirement and coming back to tennis. She had hoped to play at the recent Australian Open but that plan was
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A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. Nearly two decades have passed since a strain of coronavirus known as SARS emerged in China, killing hundreds of people and sparking panic that sent a chill through the global economy. The
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Democratic Rep. Denny Heck will leave Congress with a sense of gratitude and privilege for his time in office, but he laments that politics has become a lot more ugly and filled with vitriol in recent years. “There’s way more hate in this business than there ever used to be,” Heck said in an interview
Continue Reading President Donald Trump is riding into the 2020 campaign on a solid economy. Job creation remains strong, consumer sentiment is up and stocks rose 20% last year. But now, the fast-spreading coronavirus, which has sickened more than 30,000 and killed more than 600 people, is threatening global growth. Supply chains have been disrupted, air travel
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CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police arrested an activist and researcher who was a vocal critic of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s government, the interior ministry and a human rights group said Sunday. Patrick George Zaki, 27, was detained at Cairo’s international airport after returning from Italy on Friday, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, a
Continue Reading In his last interview with a Los Angeles Times sports columnist, Kobe Bryant, of course, talked about basketball and the LA Lakers. But he also spoke about being a family man and how he wanted to elevate youth and women’s sports, according to audio of the interview released by the LA Times Saturday. When asked
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of artists and activists gathered in India’s capital on Sunday to demand an end to violence against women in a country where such crimes are rising despite tough laws enacted seven years ago. Dozens of artists performed a play in a park in central Delhi at the event in solidarity
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High Point (7-17, 4-7) vs. Gardner-Webb (9-14, 5-6) Paul Porter Arena, Boiling Springs, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Gardner-Webb goes for the season sweep over High Point after winning the previous matchup in High Point. The teams last met on Jan. 23, when the Runnin’ Bulldogs shot 48.1 percent from the field
Continue Reading Campbell (12-12, 3-9) vs. Longwood (9-16, 4-8) Willett Hall, Farmville, Virginia; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Longwood seeks revenge on Campbell after dropping the first matchup in Buies Creek. The teams last played on Jan. 18, when the Fighting Camels shot 50 percent from the field while holding Longwood’s shooters to just 39.2 percent
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Ireland began its official vote count Sunday as the nation waits for a clearer picture of its future government, following an exit poll that suggested the general election ended in a three-way dead heat. The exit poll, released as voting ended at 10 p.m. (5 p.m. ET) on Saturday, showed Taoiseach, or Prime Minister, Leo
Continue Reading After Rep. Ayanna Pressley unveiled her hair loss last month, many supported the congresswoman. But Pressley’s reveal of her alopecia — an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss — and her consequent bald head also made her the subject of online bullying, with some people calling her “Mr. Clean.” Massachusetts’ first black congresswoman hit back
Continue Reading Despite a wild week in Washington that saw the end of the impeachment hearings and President Donald Trump’s acquittal, it was the Democratic presidential candidates who returned to the cold open of “Saturday Night Live” to again express why they should be commander in chief. “Sen. Warren is not the only sensible candidate standing before
Continue Reading One woman testified that Harvey Weinstein used his hands to sexually assault her as employees sat nearby. Another woman said the movie mogul raped her at what she thought was a meeting about her aspiring acting career. A third woman says he cornered her and masturbated during a meeting she thought was about a movie
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(CNN) — El mundo natural nunca deja de sorprendernos, y este conmovedor encuentro entre un orangután y un hombre en Borneo ha derretido corazones en todo el mundo. El fotógrafo aficionado Anil Prabhakar capturó el momento, en el que uno de los simios en peligro crítico de extinción de la isla indonesia extendió su mano
Continue Reading (CNN) — Informes preliminares revelan que hay múltiples víctimas estadounidenses después de un ataque este sábado contra una operación conjunta entre Estados Unidos y Afganistán en la provincia de Nangarhar, en el este de Afganistán, dijo un funcionario de defensa a CNN. El funcionario no puso establecer cuántos miembros del servicio de EE.UU. pueden estar
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The 2020 Independent Spirit Awards celebrated countless excellent films, from “The Lighthouse” and “Booksmart” to “Uncut Gems” and “The Farewell.” It also celebrated Laura Dern — because why not? At one point in the show, hosted by Aubrey Plaza, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles took the stage to “shine a spotlight” on moments
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EL PASO, Texas– For many military families, dealing with deployments can be difficult. That was the case for Canutillo high school graduate Johnny Roberts and his family until he made a surprise return home. Johnny Roberts has been stationed in Tampa, Florida and was deployed to Jordan for the last 7 months. Marrying his high
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” cast aside the impeachment vote for a cold open with the Democratic primary debate in New Hampshire. Former cast members Jason Sudeikis and Rachel Dratch returned Saturday to play Joe Biden and Amy Klobuchar in the NBC comedy. But the debate front-runner was Larry David’s portrayal of Bernie
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EL PASO, Texas – Returning to the Borderland from the Beltway, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar of El Paso addressed the historic impeachment trial at her monthly town hall meeting. “It was not a surprise – I’m talking about the outcome,” Escobar told ABC-7 on Saturday. “I knew that there were senators who are from very
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EL PASO, Texas– Fair weather continues this weekend with above average temperatures. Tomorrow, will be similar, but high clouds start to move in. The weather pattern changes during the first half of the week, as moisture returns to the forecast. Max temperatures will drop to around 10 degrees below average for most of the week.
Continue Reading Legendary and controversial former college basketball coach Bob Knight returned Saturday to the home court of the school that fired him 20 years ago. He was there to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Indiana University’s 1980 Big Ten championship team, which Knight coached. Fans, both young and old, gave Knight a standing ovation as he
Continue Reading A midshipman died Saturday during the semi-annual physical readiness test, the US Naval Academy said. The midshipman will be identified within 24 hours once the family has been notified, the Naval Academy tweeted. It said the midshipman’s brigade, staff and faculty have been notified, and grief counselors are available to help. No more information was
Continue Reading It has been three weeks since Wu Chen went into self-enforced quarantine in his Wuhan apartment, with only his cat, Baozi, for company. He checks his own temperature twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, and cleans his apartment diligently to minimize the risk of catching the deadly coronavirus, which
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EL PASO, Texas – In honor of Heart Month, the Hospitals of Providence held a free heart health screening event for El Paso. At the event, Dr. Carlos Loya-Valencia stressed the importance of limiting unhealthy foods. “Moderation is big,” said Dr. Loya-Valencia. “We see our children and it’s like, the chubbier they are, the more
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Having a hard day at work? Stressed out about deadlines or bosses or meetings? It may help to stare at a plant, according to researchers from Japan. The researchers felt that a lot of employees underestimated the respite that plants offer from work-related stress, so they conducted an experiment on workers at an electric company
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EL PASO, Texas – A motorcyclist who was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash in downtown El Paso over the weekend has now died, police said Tuesday. According to police, 58 –year old Arturo Lopez Jr. of El Paso became the city’s 11th traffic fatality of the year when he died
Continue Reading Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader, should be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday. Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 for betting on Cincinnati Reds games while he was a player/manager for the team. For years, Rose denied betting on baseball and wagering on his own
Continue Reading Actor Robert Conrad, known for the television show “The Wild Wild West,” died Saturday at the age of 84, according to his family spokesperson Jeff Ballard. Conrad died of heart failure in Malibu, California, a little less than a month before his 85th birthday, Ballard said. “He lived a wonderfully long life and while the
Continue Reading (CNN) — A quien sea que ame Keanu Reeves, siempre lo amaremos. El actor, al que lo hemos pensado mucho en estos últimos meses por todo, desde su actuación hasta sus gestos de caballería, es un tipo bastante privado. Es por eso que amamos que, según la actriz Jennifer Tilly, él y Alexandra Grant han
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