WASHINGTON, DC — Six Russian military officers sought to disrupt through computer hacking the French election, the Winter Olympics and U.S. businesses, according to a U.S. Justice Department indictment unsealed Monday that details attacks on a broad range of political, financial and athletic targets. The indictment also accuses the defendants, all alleged officers in the
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WASHINGTON, DC — Travel restrictions on the United States’ shared borders with Mexico and Canada have been extended through Nov. 21 due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19, acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced on Twitter Monday morning. “We are working closely with Mexico & Canada to identify safe criteria to ease the restrictions in
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UPDATE, Oct. 21: Juárez Mayor Armando Cabada was hospitalized Wednesday for treatment of Covid-19 following his diagnosis earlier this week of having contracted the virus for a second time. In a social media post, the mayor said his doctor found inflammation of his lungs, which led to the decision to hospitalize him for observation. Cabada
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A couple at a Florida assisted living home had the internet in tears this weekend after a heartwarming video featuring the couple was shared on social media. The video shared by Rosecastle at Delaney Creek, an assisted living home facility in Brandon, shows residents Joseph and Eve Loreth reuniting after being separated over 200 days
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President Donald Trump and the pandemic he is supposed to be fighting are running out of control with the two weeks until Election Day shaping up as among the most ugly and divisive periods ever ahead of a presidential vote. He’s on a fresh collision course with Dr. Anthony Fauci, who’s publicly questioning why Trump
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FRISCO, Texas — As scientists around the world race to find a treatment for the coronavirus, a young girl among them stands out. Anika Chebrolu, a 14-year-old from Frisco, Texas, has just won the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge — and a $25,000 prize — for a discovery that could provide a potential therapy to
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border: one about a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings and a second about the administration’s use of money to fund the border wall. The justices’ decision to hear
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Another warm start to the week as temperatures run around 10 to 15 degrees warmer than average. The next few days will feature near-record high temperatures in El Paso. Several locations will see temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon. Temperatures will cool down a few degrees by the end of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — IDEA Public Schools has delayed the start of in-person classes for students on El Paso campuses. Students whose families chose to resume in-person learning were set to return to campus October 19. Now, virtual learning for all students will continue until at least November 2. IDEA is not alone. Several
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A hiker missing in Zion National Park for nearly two weeks has been found alive, her family said Sunday. Holly Courtier, 38, was last seen entering the Utah park October 6. The National Park Service said search and rescue teams found Courtier on Sunday after receiving ” a credible tip from a park visitor that
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s top doctor said the county faces a “very dire situation right now” as it set all-time highs Monday for active infections along with hospitalizations, intensive care unit and respirator usage due to Covid-19. “We are seeing uncontrolled spread,” Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza told Commissioners Court during a meeting
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Videos, photographs and text messages between people charged by the Department of Justice with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reveal details of their alleged domestic terror plan, their access to weapons and various training exercises. One of the pieces of evidence is a video that was played in court showing the men doing
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s single-day death toll from the coronavirus smashed a record set less than a week ago, with 337 dead confirmed Monday. On social media, Iranian news outlets dramatically dubbed the day “Black Monday” and lamented the grim milestone. The Islamic Republic emerged early in the pandemic as a global epicenter of
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LONDON, England — The world’s number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has surpassed 40 million. The milestone was hit Monday according to Johns Hopkins University, which collates tallies from around the world. The actual figure is likely to be far higher, as testing has been variable, many people have had no symptoms and some governments
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NAME: Calvin ZielsdorfOFFICE YOU SEEK: MayorAGE: 37 OCCUPATION: Swim CoachEDUCATION: Texas A&M University – Agriculture Leadership Education and CommunicationFAMILY: Single, never married, 7 month old Pitbull named Zod, yes, General Zod Number-one campaign focus? Restructuring our city departments in a way that the attrition rate picks up and to give more El Pasoan’s an opportunity to
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NAME: Veronica CarbajalOFFICE YOU SEEK: Mayor of El PasoAGE: 44OCCUPATION: Attorney at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.EDUCATION: Burges High School, Class of 1994; Brown University, Class of 1998, Environmental Studies (Honors, B.A.), Ethnic Studies (B.A.); University of Texas School of Law, Class of 2004. Number-one campaign focus? No more business as usual. We have
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Number-one campaign focus? Vigilant COVID monitoring …the fact is COVID is here and will be here for a while. We have an added challenge as a border community. Until we get control of COVID, it will be difficult to satisfactorily address debt, taxes and jobs. Social distancing and masks are key to saving our economy
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EL PASO, Texas – A fire broke out early Monday morning at a motel in central El Paso. The fire department said it happened at the Montana Motel, which is near Raynolds Street. Officials said crews were working to extinguish the fire next to the main building. The fire was first reported just after midnight.
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Despite the US seeing a rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths, Dr. Anthony Fauci says that things would have to get “really, really bad” for him to advocate for a national lockdown. The US is averaging more than 55,000 new cases a day — up more than 60% since a mid-September dip — and experts
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EL PASO, Texas — Two cars collided at a busy west El Paso intersection Sunday night, causing one of the vehicles to flip over onto its top. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. at Doniphan Drive and Sunland Park Drive. There was no immediate word on injuries from the crash or what caused it.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 Sunday night in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers advance to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series, which will be played in Texas. The Dodgers celebrated as Cody Bellinger’s drive soared deep into the Texas night.
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(Editor’s note: You can watch the entire debate in the video player above. The debate is in three segments, which is how it aired on TV.) EL PASO, Texas — With just a couple of weeks left before El Pasoans decide who will lead El Paso for the next four years, the candidates debated the
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso great-grandmother didn’t let the pandemic stop her centennial birthday party. “She woke up this morning and said, ‘Did I make it?'” her son, Grant explained with a chuckle. “‘Yeah, you made it.'” Cleola L. Berry turned 100 this weekend, with her family members and friends packing the streets
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EL PASO, Texas– The Borderland dealt with another afternoon with above average temperatures. This warming trend will continue or the next several days. The week ahead looks to remain warm and dry. Mostly sunny skies will remain in the forecast with afternoon temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal. A cold front will arrive late
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth accelerated to 4.9% over a year earlier in the latest quarter as a shaky recovery from the coronavirus pandemic gathered strength. China, where virus outbreaks began in December, became the first major economy to return to growth with a 3.2% expansion in the quarter ending in June. Output contracted
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EL PASO, Texas — Roughly 20%, or one out of five, of all registered voters in El Paso County cast ballots during the just-concluded first week of early voting in Texas, according to newly-released data by the county elections department. In a tweet Sunday evening, the department said there were 101,993 total in-person and by-mail
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EL PASO, Texas — As the number of active Covid-19 cases continue to rise every day in El Paso, controlling the virus is proving to be difficult. Health officials are urging El Pasoans to get vaccinated for the flu in order to prevent another pandemic. According to the El Paso Fire Department, an average of 6,000
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said he is “absolutely not” surprised President Donald Trump contracted Covid-19 after seeing him surrounded by people not wearing face masks and flouting best public health practices. Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said during an interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, “I was worried that he was going
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MACON, Georgia — President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden went on offense this weekend, with each campaigning in states they are trying to flip during the Nov. 3 election that is just over two weeks away. At a rally in Macon, Trump suggested he may have to “leave the country” if he were
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Misinformation has claimed the spotlight yet again ahead of the 2020 election. So much so that many American voters seem to care less and less what’s proven to be fact or false, Time Magazine national correspondent Charlotte Alter says. On Sunday’s broadcast of “Reliable Sources,” Atler told CNN’s Brian Stelter that a number of voters
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