TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has denied a motion to extend voter registration in Florida even though a computer meltdown might have prevented thousands of potential voters from taking part in November’s presidential election. In a 29-page ruling on Friday morning, U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker said his decision was “an
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PARIS (AP) — A 75-year-old French aid worker held hostage for four years by Islamic extremists in Mali has arrived in France, greeted by President Emmanuel Macron. Relatives also welcomed home two Italians and a Malian politician freed with her this week. Sophie Petronin was released with the other three hostages this week, and landed
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — The World Food Program chief is delighted over winning the Nobel Peace Prize, telling AP it’s “first time in my life I’ve been without words.” The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger amid the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a recognition that shines light on vulnerable
Continue Reading OSLO, Norway (AP) — The World Food Program has won the Nobel Peace Prize for working to prevent the use of hunger as “a weapon of war and conflict.” It comes as the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the brink of starvation. In announcing the prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said it
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EL PASO, Texas – Week 2 of the high school football season kicked off Thursday night at the Socorro Activities Complex. Only one game was scheduled on Thursday night between the Coronado Thunderbirds and the Socorro Bulldogs. Coronado would win the game by a final score of 36-12. The Thunderbirds improve to 2-0 on the
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — The Gadsden Independent School District will now stay with online-only teaching for the entire fall semester due to concerns over the coronavirus. The school board on Thursday evening approved postponing the return of students to classrooms for the rest of the semester. Board members indicated the recent death of a
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EL PASO, Texas — From weddings to graduations to fundraisers, dozens of events are still happening in El Paso during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the blessing of the mayor and the health authority. ABC-7 obtained public records showing who asked for a waiver from the rules restricting the size of public gatherings during the health
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County’s two jails are experiencing another wave of Covid-19 cases, with 30 inmates and five detention officers having current active cases, state records show. The jails had reported nine active cases among inmates and two among detention officers a week earlier. The growth in jail cases comes as El Paso
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Temps will continue to trend well above normal for the next two days and then the little cool down for early next week. Winds will be up just a bit for the weekend with gusts around 30 mph out of the SW/W. Still no rain anticipated over the next week.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — School officials announced the closure of the Cesar Chavez Elementary School building in far east Las Cruces on Thursday afternoon due to a staff member testing positive for the coronavirus. That raised the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Las Cruces Public Schools system to 16. Students have
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“The Masked Singer” has unmasked its third celebrity this season. Brian Austin Green was revealed to be behind Giraffe on Wednesday night’s episode, after he performed “Get Down On It,” by Kool and the Gang. No one had guessed that the “Beverly Hills 90210” alum was behind the costume. Robin Thicke was shocked he couldn’t
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WOLFE CITY, Texas — A police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Jonathan Price in Wolfe City was fired on Thursday, city officials said. Wolfe City officer Shaun Lucas was “terminated for his egregious violation of the City’s and police department’s policies,” a statement from Wolfe City said. Lucas was charged with
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday cited “dramatic increases” in the state’s Covid-19 infection rate as she indicated she would now consider whether to rollback business openings or institute a curfew to help stem the tide. “Our goal is not to have to do any of that,” she said in
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EL PASO, Texas — City and health officials at a briefing Thursday afternoon discussed what they called “deep concerns” in the wake of El Paso setting two coronavirus-era records Thursday: The highest number of new daily cases (523) and the highest number of active infections at 4,929. Leaders warned El Pasoans to beware of “Covid
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The number of known active coronavirus cases is rising in El Paso, and health experts are concerned some people are letting their guards down when it comes to Covid-19. “If we let our guard down, if we put everything down the drain, that we don’t want to wear the mask
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EL PASO, Texas – The interim director of the El Paso Public Health Department will now shed the “interim” from her title. Angela Mora was named the new permanent director on Thursday by the City of El Paso. Officials said she assumes that role immediately in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the gravity of which Mora quickly
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr. Jose Burgos, the director of internal medicine at University Medical Center, the same seven questions each week to track how the pandemic is changing. Here’s the Q&A for October 8:
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FORT HOOD, Texas — Maria Valentine says she was just months into her training at the Fort Hood Army base in 2006 when a sergeant with a history of alleged harassment toward other soldiers wrote her up after she complained that she didn’t want him touching her during body mass measurements. She said authorities promised
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EL PASO, Texas — A New York man authorities call a violent fugitive was located and captured in El Paso, police said Thursday. 35–year-old Samad Keller was being held in the El Paso County Detention Facility as he awaited extradition to New York. Officials said Keller, who was considered armed and dangerous, was being sought
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District on Thursday reported three more on-campus and four additional off-campus Covid-19 cases among students and district personnel. The three on-campus cases involved students at Wiggs and Henderson middle schools and an employee at the Delta Operational Center. EOISD officials said all students and staff who
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against six members of a militia group in Michigan who were allegedly plotting for months to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and violently overthrow the government. The FBI says it first learned of the group’s plot in early 2020 and began embedding confidential sources
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported a record 523 new cases and four virus deaths Thursday. It brings the death toll to 541 in El Paso County. Health officials identified the victims as: · 1 woman in her 50s · 1 man in his 60s · 1 man in his 70s
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The warm weather will remain in the forecast Thursday and Friday with temperatures running well above average. Most locations will see temperatures in the low 90s with west winds around 5 to 10 mph. A weak cold front will bring cooler temperatures late Sunday and Monday along with wind gusts to 35 mph. Expect cooler
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McDonald’s US sales finally started to rise in the third quarter after months of negative numbers. Sales at US stores open at least a year jumped 4.6% in the three months that ended on September 30 compared to the same period last year, according to a document the company filed with the Securities and Exchange
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WASHINGTON, DC — The fate of the final debates between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden was thrown into uncertainty as the campaigns offered dueling proposals for moving forward with a process that has been upended by the president’s coronavirus infection. By Thursday afternoon, it was unclear when or how the next debates would proceed,
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