El Paso music institutions unite to honor Aug. 3 Walmart shooting victims
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s top music institutions are coming together to commission a piece of music to honor the victims of the Aug. 3 Walmart mass…
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Black Americans really, really don’t like Donald Trump
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign announced that it was opening 15 field offices in cities with large African-American…
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Trial begins for 2 Americans charged in stabbing death of Italian police officer
Two Americans charged with aggravated murder and extortion in the stabbing death of an Italian police officer last July went on trial Wednesday in…
Continue Reading Louisiana governor calls for judge who admitted to using the n-word to resign
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is calling for a district judge to resign after she admitted to using the n-word in text messages, saying she has…
Continue Reading Trump claims coronavirus is only partially responsible for stock market plummet
President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that concerns over the novel coronavirus are only partially responsible for the US stock market plunge this…
Continue Reading READ: Obama lawyer demands Republican super PAC stop airing ad featuring former President’s audiobook
Representatives for Barack Obama sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Republican super PAC on Wednesday, demanding that it stop airing an ad that uses…
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Struggling cannabis retailer Medmen wants to fix things by keeping it simple
To survive, MedMen Enterprises plans to simplify. The popular, yet troubled, cannabis dispensary chain wants to get out of the business of growing…
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Fort Bliss soldiers take Southwest heritage to the table in Army-wide cooking competition
FORT BLISS, Texas — Soldiers at Ft. Bliss are going through some grueling training and braving the heat of the kitchen. A local team is getting…
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Clive Cussler, prolific author and sea explorer, dead at 88
Clive Cussler, the bestselling author and sea explorer, died on Monday, his family announced in a Facebook post. He was 88. In the Facebook post,…
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Middle school student credited with saving bus driver’s life
Click here for updates on this story Preston (WFSB) — A young girl is being credited with saving the life of her bus…
Continue Reading Flood water on river reaches highest levels since 1980
Click here for updates on this story Baldwin County (WALA) — Area rivers continue to see historic flooding as the…
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White House response to coronavirus stokes bipartisan frustration in Congress
The White House is in the midst of a sharp dispute with Senate Democrats over the amount of money needed to address the threat of the novel…
Continue Reading Trump campaign files libel lawsuit against The New York Times over 2019 opinion piece on Russia
President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign on Wednesday escalated its feud with the news media to new heights, filing a libel lawsuit against The…
Continue Reading Girl scouts have cookie money swiped, police save the day
Click here for updates on this story Cobb County (WGCL) — Cobb county police officers stepped in to save the day after…
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Another cold start to Thursday
Temps will bottom out in the 20’s again overnight but get warmer by the afternoon. Highs will reach the upper 50s and low 60s for Thursday then 70s…
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2 suffer minor injuries in rollover traffic crash in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Two people suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash that led to a rollover Wednesday afternoon in central El Paso. It…
Continue Reading The US has started human testing of a drug to treat the novel coronavirus
Hope for treating the novel coronavirus could be on the horizon, as the first US study of a drug to treat the illness is underway. So far, there is…
Continue Reading Potentially habitable exoplanet could broaden the search for life beyond Earth
The more scientists learn about exoplanet K2-18b, the more intriguing it becomes. And it could broaden the types of exoplanets astronomers target in…
Continue Reading Saudi officials order arrest of female rapper for ‘Mecca Girl’ music video
Officials in Saudi Arabia have ordered the arrest of a female rapper and her crew for posting a music video “Mecca Girl” on YouTube. The…
Continue Reading Two abortion restriction bills that forced tough votes for vulnerable senators fail in the Senate
The battle over abortion rights made its way to the Senate floor on Tuesday when Republicans — helmed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…
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Gobernadora de Puerto Rico dice que asesinato de mujer transexual debe ser tratado como crimen de odio
(CNN Español) — La gobernadora de Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez, dijo que el asesinato de una mujer transexual conocida como Alexa, ocurrido el…
Continue Reading Trump campaign rolls out black voter outreach
The Trump campaign on Wednesday announced it is rolling out “Black Voices for Trump” community centers to engage black voters ahead of…
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‘The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez’ examines how the system failed a murdered boy
Documenting a horrifying story from every conceivable angle, “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” examines the abuse and murder of an…
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Five-time grand slam winner Maria Sharapova retires from tennis
Five-time grand slam winner Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement from tennis in a column she has written for Vogue and Vanity Fair. The…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his babysitter while she was taking selfies with a gun, police say
A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his babysitter when she was taking selfies while holding a gun, a Texas sheriff’s office said. The…
Continue Reading Microsoft doesn’t expect to meet sales guidance on Windows and Surface computers due to coronavirus
Microsoft said Wednesday it no longer expects to meet the revenue guidance it issued less than a month ago, due to the coronavirus’s impact on…
Continue Reading Cornyn calls GOP majority in Senate a ‘firewall’ against socialism if Sanders elected president
Republican Sen. John Cornyn Wednesday blasted the socialist vision of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and said it’s critical…
Continue Reading A teen girl beat the boys to become the first female wrestler to win her state championship
For a moment, it looked like Heaven Fitch was about to lose. The teen wrestling phenom was on the mat under her opponent in the last few seconds of…
Continue Reading South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn endorses Joe Biden ahead of primary
Rep. Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking African American in Congress and an influential figure in South Carolina politics, endorsed former Vice…
Continue Reading Corte dice que administración Trump puede retener dinero de seguridad de la ciudad de Nueva York y 7 estados en la lucha de las ‘ciudades santuario’
(CNN) — La administración Trump puede retener dinero federal de siete estados, asà como de la ciudad de Nueva York, por su falta de cooperación…
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