EL PASO, Texas — There have been several human smuggling busts by U.S. Border Patrol agents in the El Paso sector in less than a week. The largest involved a stash house that agents found in Canutillo last weekend. Officials said 32 migrants were found in the small home located across from the Jose J.
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By Megan Marples, CNN Living life in the fast lane has lost its allure, with many people around the world saying they would opt to pull over and take in the view. Seventy-two percent of adults preferred a calm life to an exciting one, according to a 2020 Gallup poll released Thursday conducted in partnership
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — La COP26, la cumbre para abordar la lucha contra la crisis climática que se celebrará en Glasgow el próximo mes de noviembre, llega en el momento más crucial. Un informe sobre la situación actual que enfrenta el planeta publicado por la ONU en agosto mostró que la temperatura mundial está aumentando
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CNN’s Don Lemon speaks with Jannique Martinez, a Virginia woman who says a neighbor played recordings of racial slurs and monkey noises as her family came and went from their home.
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, Melissa Alonso and Jennifer Henderson, CNN When the Martinez family moved into their new home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, five years ago, they had dreams of raising their children and making a life in their new neighborhood cul-de-sac. “The minute we found this home, I loved it,” Jannique Martinez told CNN. “It
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By Madeline Holcombe and Christina Maxouris, CNN Some governors are beginning to report encouraging signs in their state’s Covid-19 numbers, but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated. Covid-19 hospitalizations and ICU utilization have decreased over the past week in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear announced at a Thursday news conference.
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District has promoted its first female police sergeant for the district’s police department. Sgt. Denby “Donica” Pedregon is a U.S. Army combat veteran with 14 years of experience in law enforcement, including seven as an officer in EPISD. She is one of five female officers on
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Drew Rasmussen and three relievers combined for a three-hitter, Brandon Lowe and Ji-Man Choi both homered and the Tampa Bay Rays coasted past the Houston Astros 7-0, giving them the No. 1 seed in the American League playoffs. The Astros lost for the fifth time in
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC (14-2-8, 50 points) earned three points on a 1-0 win against Real Monarchs at Southwest University Park on Wednesday night. Real Monarchs redirected a cross from defender Eder Borelli into their own goal for the lone goal of the night. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Logan Ketterer made
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EL PASO, Texas – For the first time ever, the Cathedral Fighting Irish took home the cupcakes for the Sweet Play of the Week for week 5. During Friday’s game against San Elizario, Cathedral wide receiver Ray Hernandez scored a touchdown off of a wide receiver screen. In the process of the play Hernandez stiff
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Stacker investigated the story behind a major civil rights moment in Texas using a variety of historical and news sources.
Continue Reading Clashes between rival gangs that erupted in a prison in Ecuador left 116 people dead and about 80 others wounded, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso said. Journalist Stefano Pozzebon reports.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — County jails across New Mexico are contending with a high-risk environment for COVID-19 infection at the same time that many more beds are filling with inmates. County governments’ association attorney Grace Philips warned legislators on Wednesday that overall coronavirus vaccination rates among staff at county detention centers are lower than
Continue Reading CNN By Jake Kwon and Helen Regan, CNN Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been promoted to the nation’s top decision-making body, state media said on Thursday. The announcement — published in North Korea’s state-run news outlet KCNA — said Kim Yo Jong is now a member
Continue Reading By Jake Kwon and Helen Regan, CNN Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been promoted to the nation’s top decision-making body, state media said on Thursday. The announcement — published in North Korea’s state-run news outlet KCNA — said Kim Yo Jong is now a member of
Continue Reading By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth and Ahmet Mengli, CNN Every day for the past month, Emal Ahmadi’s 7-year-old daughter Hada has asked him the same thing: “Where is my sister?” She misses playing with her younger sister Malika, he says. She cries a lot, wondering when she is coming home. The tragic answer
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, Liz Stark and Ella Nilsen, CNN The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US wildlife officials announced Wednesday. “For the species proposed for delisting today, the protections of the (Endangered Species
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EL PASO, Texas — A father outraged after learning his six-year-old son was left alone at a park by a school bus driver is threatening to sue the Socorro Independent School District. You may recognize the father’s name, Daniel Villegas, who in 2018 was freed from jail after being found not guilty of killing two
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are off to a great start as they approach the midway point of the season. The Miners boast a 3-1 overall record, but the slate gets wiped clean as the Miners enter conference play this week. UTEP will host C-USA opponent Old Dominion Saturday at the Sun Bowl.
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A man in northeastern Illinois died from rabies about a month after apparently being infected by a bat he found in his room, marking the first human case of the virus in the state since 1954, health officials said Tuesday. The man, who was in his 80s, woke up last month
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — “Si los Grammy no nos valoran, ¿por qué yo tengo 31 [premios] Grammy?”, así inicia la descarga de Residente en Instagram este miércoles, con el que responde al boicot y comentarios de J Balvin en el que, de nuevo, criticaba a la Academia Latina de la Grabación. René Pérez
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Klete Keller, an Olympic swimmer who won five medals, has been charged for his alleged participation in the riot at the US Capitol, according to the FBI.
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EL PASO, Texas — One of the top infectious disease experts in the state questioned why a mask mandate is still in place for El Paso when the community has more than 75% of its eligible population vaccinated against Covid-19. In a tweet, Dr. Ogechika Alozie said, “Hey El Paso, you can’t have it both
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EL PASO, Texas — One Republican candidate for Texas attorney general is not relying on a vast political dynasty to pull out a win. George P. Bush is the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. He’s also the nephew of former President George W. Bush and grandson of former President George H.W. Bush. But
Continue Reading Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and head of US Central Command Gen. Frank McKenzie were grilled on the House Armed Services Committee about the decisions they made before, during and after the evacuation effort in Kabul. CNN’s Alex Marquardt reports.
Continue Reading Family, friends and strangers held a funeral service in Holbrook, New York, to pay their respects to Gabby Petito as the search for Brian Laundrie enters into its second week. CNN’s Nadia Romeero reports.
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — La decisión de Estados Unidos de permitir que ingresen al país solo los extranjeros completamente vacunados con fármacos que ya están autorizados por la Organización Mundial de la Salud dejaría por fuera, al menos por el momento, a millones de latinoamericanos que recibieron una de las vacunas que aún no
Continue Reading WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported 67 more COVID-19 cases and five additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 33,907 confirmed COVID-19 cases from the virus since the pandemic began more than a year ago. The known death toll now is at 1,447. Based on cases from
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The trial against a U.S. Air Force airman has reached its scheduled halfway point. Mark Gooch is charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of Sasha Krause early last year. Jurors heard from one of Gooch’s older brothers Wednesday, along with the medical examiner
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Business) — Los marineros, conductores de camiones y trabajadores de las aerolíneas han soportado cuarentenas, restricciones de viaje, así como requisitos complejos de vacunación y pruebas de covid-19 para mantener a las cadenas de suministro, ya saturadas, en movimiento durante la pandemia. Pero ahora, muchos están llegando a su punto de
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