NMSU basketball teams to play home conference games at Grand Canyon University
PHOENIX, Arizona – With the NMSU Aggies unable to play games in the state of New Mexico, NMSU has found a temporary home among a conference rival.…
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Congressional GOP grapples with ‘unhinged’ Trump
Even in his waning days in power, President Donald Trump is still finding ways to inflict his signature loyalty tests on the Republican Party. As the…
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Voting machine company executive sues Trump allies for defamation
An executive for a voting machine company that has been the target of conspiracy theories in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss…
Continue Reading Massive data breach may have been discovered due to ‘unforced error’ by suspected Russian hackers
US officials and private sector experts investigating the massive data breach that has rocked Washington increasingly believe the attackers were…
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More kids are being left home alone, psychologist calls it another pandemic problem
Click here for updates on this story WOODLAND, California (KOVR) — A 13-year-old home alone defended herself as a…
Continue Reading Covid Christmas without sister will be lonely for teen battling Leukemia at hospital
Click here for updates on this story PALO ALTO, California (KPIX) — The restrictions due to the pandemic have already…
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Doña Ana County sheriff’s deputies, police officers are getting vaccine; call it ‘quick and easy’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Christmas came early for law enforcement officers across Doña Ana County. “It was quick and easy,” said Lt. Jason Gleason,…
Continue Reading Trump issues 26 new pardons, including ones for Stone, Manafort and Charles Kushner
President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening announced 26 new pardons, including ones for longtime ally Roger Stone, former campaign chairman Paul…
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El Paso County Judge’s holiday curfew order now in effect nightly from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s Christmastime curfew order aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus was set to take…
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NBA postpones Thunder-Rockets game because of Covid-19 and fines James Harden $50,000
HOUSTON, Texas — On the second day of the new NBA season, a game has been postponed due to Covid-19 — and a league star got hit with a…
Continue Reading Here are the high-profile pardons and commutations Trump has granted during his presidency
The end of President Donald Trump’s time in office has been marked by a renewed interest in granting clemency — both from the President,…
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How Trump’s pardons could get even more bizarre
President Donald Trump announced a wave of pardons on Tuesday for people ranging from Republican allies to two men who pleaded guilty in Robert…
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Trump anuncia una ola de indultos, que incluyen a Papadopoulos y a los exlegisladores Hunter y Collins
(CNN) — El presidente Donald Trump anunció el martes una ola de indultos poco antes de su salida del cargo. La lista de indultados incluye a dos…
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Holiday travel surges at El Paso & U.S. airports despite pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Millions of Americans are traveling ahead of Christmas and New Year’s, despite pleas from public health experts that they stay…
Continue Reading US says Iranian-backed militias ‘almost certainly’ behind recent rocket attack near US embassy in Baghdad
US Central Command said Wednesday that the Sunday rocket attack on Baghdad’s International Zone near the US embassy was “almost certainly…
Continue Reading NBA postpones Thunder-Rockets game due to Covid-19
On the second day of the new NBA season, a game has been postponed due to Covid-19 — and a league star has violated protocol. The NBA announced…
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Trump pardons 29 more, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and son-in-law’s father
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 more people, including former campaign chairman Paul…
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El Pasoans who lost loved ones from Covid-19 can learn about available grief counseling
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Department of Public Health and Emergence Health Network, the community’s largest mental health services provider, have…
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Washington Football Team settled sexual misconduct claim against owner Daniel Snyder in 2009, per reports
The NFL’s Washington Football Team paid $1.6 million to a former employee in 2009 to settle a sexual misconduct claim she made against team…
Continue Reading Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic
The global pandemic made 2020 an exhausting year, but for many people one thing brought some much-needed relief — animals. Shelters have…
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FBI accuses Iran of threatening US election officials
Iranian cyber actors were behind online death threats targeting US election officials, the FBI announced on Wednesday. Officials said individuals…
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Visa continues its ban on Pornhub but will allow payments on some of its parent company’s sites
Visa said Wednesday it will allow customers to make payments on some adult websites owned by Pornhub’s parent company, MindGeek. The allowed…
Continue Reading Trump’s complaints vs. his own budget proposal
President Donald Trump complained about a litany of federal spending in a video released Tuesday objecting to the new stimulus deal, claiming the…
Continue Reading Pay-it-forward drive at Burnsville Cafe serves hundreds; Owner hopes it continues into 2021
Click here for updates on this story Burnsville, MN (WCCO) — There is something happening in Burnsville this week that…
Continue Reading IDES sends social security numbers of 11 residents to a random person
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Since the start of the pandemic, CBS 2 has been Working for…
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Border wall construction presses full steam ahead in final days of Trump administration
At a secluded spot in southeast Arizona, the San Pedro River flows north from Mexico and crosses the United States border, running under a majestic…
Continue Reading Esto es lo que significa el intento de Trump de modificar el acuerdo de estÃmulo económico
(CNN) — El video sorpresa del presidente Donald Trump publicado el martes por la noche en el que expresa sus quejas sobre el proyecto de ley de…
Continue Reading Nurse battling cancer receives ‘best Christmas ever’
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After an incredibly tough year, a Twin Cities family was…
Continue Reading Man in custody after police say he burglarized fridge while woman slept
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — According to the Mobile Police, On Tuesday December 22nd…
Continue Reading Superheroes surprise 5-year-old boy hospitalized for Christmas after he was hit in the head by a stray bullet
Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — Clareon Williams Jr. is only five years old, and he will spend…
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