FORT BLISS, Texas — El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar visited with Afghanistan evacuees at the Fort Bliss Army post during a tour of the refugee housing area on Wednesday evening. She said she talked with some Afghans who told her they had “lost everything” as they fled their homeland, but were grateful to be in America. Escobar’s
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By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department is not saying whether the government will allow the U.S. to reinstate the “remain in Mexico” policy of sending asylum seekers back across the border to wait for hearings on asylum claims. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a lower court
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders have gotten help at their banged-up linebacker spot by acquiring Denzel Perryman from the Carolina Panthers in a swap of draft picks. The Raiders will send a 2022 sixth-round pick to Carolina and get a seventh-rounder that year and Perryman back in the deal
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — El excandidato presidencial de México en 2018 Ricardo Anaya rechazó a través de Twitter un comunicado de la fiscalía general sobre supuestos sobornos. La Fiscalía informó este miércoles que cuenta con información que le permite asegurar que Ricardo Anaya habría recibido dinero del exdirector de petróleos mexicanos Emilio Lozoya
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Texas group has no standing to claim that New York University illegally gives preference to women and racial minorities when selecting editors and articles for the NYU Law Review. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Wednesday that a group called Faculty,
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Fifth-ranked Sofia Kenin has pulled out of the U.S. Open because she recently tested positive for COVID-19. Kenin says she has received a vaccine for the illness. She announced what she called “disappointing news” on social media. Kenin is a 22-year-old American who won the 2020 Australian Open and
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — La estructura de liderazgo de los talibanes ha sido un misterio durante mucho tiempo, y se sabe poco sobre cómo funciona más allá de las figuras más influyentes del grupo. Después de tomar el control de Afganistán, los talibanes avanzan para formar un nuevo gobierno, con promesas de inclusión y reforma.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 27 points, Brittney Griner added 26 points, including her third dunk of the season, and Phoenix beat the New York Liberty 106-79 for the Mercury’s fifth straight victory. Griner also had nine rebounds and six assists before getting helped off the court with 1:38 left in the fourth
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN A man was sentenced on Wednesday to more than six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Ty Garbin, one of six defendants in the federal case surrounding the alleged plot, pleaded guilty in January to a kidnapping conspiracy
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Dominika Laskova scored twice and the Czech Republic beat Germany 2-0 on Wednesday in the women’s world hockey championship to win Group B and avoid having to face the United States or Canada in the quarterfinals. All five teams in Group A — with the five-time defending champion United States and
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EL PASO, Texas – Ten new cases of the highly contagious Covid -19 Delta variant have been confirmed among El Pasoans, including one breakthrough case, the local Department of Public Health said Wednesday evening. In a statement, El Paso health officials provided the following breakdown: There are 7 males and 3 females.Three of the 10 patients are under the
Continue Reading MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Activists and environmentalists in Nicaragua charge that settlers have again attacked Indigenous communities in the Bosawas nature reserve on the Caribbean coast, killing a dozen members of the Miskito and Mayangna peoples. The reserve has been hit by illegal mining and logging despite its status as a protected area, and activists
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By Melissa Alonso and Rebekah Riess, CNN A kite surfer who crashed into a beachfront home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Wednesday has died, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan said. The man, who was in his 50s, was transported to a hospital in critical condition but died from his injuries just after
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says she raised issues of human rights abuses and restrictions on political activism in her conversations with Vietnamese leaders this week, but offered no indication those talks bore fruit. Harris says she spoke with Vietnamese leaders in particular about the release
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken, declaró este miércoles que quedan aproximadamente 1.500 personas que podrían ser estadounidenses en Afganistán, y añadió que, cuando comenzaron las operaciones de evacuación, había una población de hasta 6.000 ciudadanos estadounidenses en el país que querían salir. Blinken dijo que EE.UU. ha “evacuado al menos
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 30-year-old man who appeared nude at 4 months old in 1991 on the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album is suing the band and others, alleging the image is child pornography. The lawsuit, filed by Spencer Elden on Tuesday in federal court in California, says
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Rain chances look very poor and minimal while temperatures continue to be hot – running a few degrees above normal for this time of year. High expected to be in the mid to upper 90’s with rain chances hanging on in our northern counties. Weekend looks pretty good.
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Emoni Bates has committed to Memphis, adding another five-star recruit to coach Penny Hardaway’s roster. Bates announced his decision on Instagram after also considering Michigan State, Oregon and the NBA’s G League. The Michigan native committed to Tom Izzo and the Spartans last year before changing his mind in April. The
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday advised U.S. citizens at a number of gates at the Hamid Karzai International Airport to “leave immediately,” noting “security threats outside the gates.” “Because of security threats outside the gates of Kabul airport, we are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and
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EL PASO, Texas — They are among the best the Sun City has to offer in the world of sports. The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame held an induction ceremony Wednesday evening for its class of 2021. You can watch the entire ceremony in the video player at the top of this article. Below
Continue Reading By Geneva Sands and Evan Perez, CNN Some Afghans fleeing their home country have arrived in the United States without paperwork amid the rapid pace of evacuations, according to two sources familiar with the situation, prompting additional screening and causing long delays. There were Afghan nationals stuck at Washington Dulles International Airport — where evacuation
Continue Reading Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling explains why ISIS-K interfering in the ongoing evacuations at the Kabul airport would be an embarrassment for both the US and the Taliban.
Continue Reading By Jim Sciutto and Tim Lister, CNN Concerns about security around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul have increased based on “a very specific threat stream” from ISIS-K about planned attacks against crowds outside the airport, a US defense official has told CNN. The US believes ISIS-K, which is a sworn enemy of the Taliban,
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los huesos de una adolescente cazadora-recolectora que murió hace más de 7.000 años en la isla indonesia de Sulawesi cuentan la historia de un grupo humano hasta ahora desconocido. Según una nueva investigación, este linaje humano distinto nunca se ha encontrado en ningún otro lugar del mundo. El estudio se publicó
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has rejected a request by a gun owners group for a temporary injunction to require the Minnesota State Fair to allow permit holders to carry their pistols on the fairgrounds. Judge Laura Nelson ruled Wednesday that they’re unlikely to prevail as the broader case goes
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has rejected a request by a gun owners group for a temporary injunction to require the Minnesota State Fair to allow permit holders to carry their pistols on the fairgrounds. Judge Laura Nelson ruled Wednesday that they’re unlikely to prevail as the broader case goes
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Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State agencies in New Mexico already have spent billions of dollars in federal pandemic relief grants as they try to shore up household income, childhood nutrition, public education and internet service. A briefing by the budget and accountability office of the state Legislature shows the state has spent
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EL PASO, Texas — A vehicle crash along Loop 375 east near Iron Medics Drive in El Paso on Wednesday evening was causing a traffic backup. Police advised that the left lane was closed due to the crash, backing up traffic to Spur 601. Officers advised motorists to expect delays until further notice. There were
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EL PASO, Texas — A vehicle crash, possibly involving a rollover, snarled traffic late Wednesday afternoon along U.SD. 54 south at Pershing. That crash, reported about 4:40 p.m., closed two lanes of the roadway. No further details, including whether there were any injuries, were immediately available from authorities. For current Borderland traffic conditions anytime, visit
Continue Reading César López (CNN Español) — Serena y Venus Williams se perderán el último torneo de tenis major del año, el US Open. Ambas tenistas anunciaron su baja por dolencias musculares. Desde el 2003 las hermanas Williams no se ausentaban al mismo tiempo del prestigioso torneo que se disputa en Queens. Durante los últimos tres años,
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