EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department will host free Halloween Carnivals at numerous recreation centers from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. The free and fun events for kids will feature jumping balloons, carnival games, interactive games, candy and trick-or-treating. Parents are encouraged to bring their children dressed in their costumes to participate
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Marin Cilic has won the St. Petersburg Open final with a 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 victory over American Taylor Fritz. The 33-year-old Cilic clinched his second title in St. Petersburg. He previously won in 2011. It was his fourth title in Russia after two wins in 2014 and 2015 in
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By Yasir Abdullah, Kara Fox and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who is under house arrest following a military coup on Monday, says that he will never “willingly” stand down, according to sources close to the prime minister. Hamdok’s remarks come a day after hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across the
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Will Smith is opening up about his mental health journey for his forthcoming YouTube docuseries, even discussing contemplating suicide in the series trailer. In the clip posted to his YouTube account Friday for the six-part unscripted series, “Will Smith: The Best Shape of My Life,” the Hollywood star is seen
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Michigan State has moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll and Wake Forest is a top-10 team for the first time in school history. Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 for the fourth straight week in the AP Top 25 presented by
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — A mistake by Real Sociedad goalkeeper Álex Remiro has cost his team victory against rival Athletic Bilbao in the Basque Country derby in the Spanish league. Remiro mis-hit the ball while trying to punch it away after a stoppage-time free kick taken by Iker Muniain. The
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Voters will decide Tuesday on key issues that could have national implications related to policing, election reform and some proposals authored in response to Covid-19 restrictions. During this off-election year, a combined 24 statewide ballot measures are up for consideration in six states — Colorado, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Texas
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EL PASO, Texas — The financial website SmartAsset has ranked El Paso as the fifth best city in the country for trick-or treating for 2021. Why El Paso? According to the study, El Paso’s low property crime rate, low daily Covid-19 cases and its concentration of costume shops placed it as one of the best in the country and
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By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Singer Jon Bon Jovi tested positive for Covid-19 before a Saturday performance, prompting the cancellation of a Florida concert. Bon Jovi is “fully vaccinated and feeling fine,” his publicist Kristen Foster confirmed to CNN Sunday morning, adding the performer is isolating and doesn’t have any future public performing events scheduled at
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By HOWARD ULMAN and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jerry Remy, a Boston Red Sox second baseman who went on to become a local icon as a television broadcaster, has died of cancer. He was 68. The Red Sox confirmed that Remy died on Saturday. He had spent 10 seasons in the majors,
Continue Reading By HOWARD ULMAN and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jerry Remy, a Boston Red Sox second baseman who went on to become a local icon as a television broadcaster, has died of cancer. He was 68. The Red Sox confirmed that Remy died on Saturday. He had spent 10 seasons in the majors,
Continue Reading CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania (AP) — Anett Kontaveit of Estonia has secured a spot at the season-ending WTA Finals after beating Simona Halep 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the Transylvania Open. Kontaveit won her fourth title in the last 10 weeks and fifth overall. The second-seeded Kontaveit didn’t drop a set in the tournament while winning
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Singer Jon Bon Jovi tested positive for Covid-19 before a Saturday performance, prompting the cancellation of a Florida concert. Bon Jovi is “fully vaccinated and feeling fine,” his publicist Kristen Foster confirmed to CNN Sunday morning, adding the performer is isolating and doesn’t have any future public performing events scheduled at
Continue Reading JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say two people died and several more were injured in an overnight shooting at a suburban Chicago Halloween party. Will County sheriff’s deputies say a patrol sergeant heard roughly a dozen gunshots in Joliet around 12:30 a.m., went to a home and found more than 100 people fleeing the scene.
Continue Reading CNN By Maegan Vazquez, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he is signing an executive order intended to streamline stockpiling efforts as he looks for solutions supply chain logjams, part of a number of efforts taking place during his final day in Rome for the Group of 20
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Flight cancellations are skyrocketing at American Airlines. The airline has canceled more than 900 flights on Sunday, or one-third of its schedule for the day. That brings American’s three-day total to more than 1,800 canceled flights. The airline is blaming staffing shortages and high winds that
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Flight cancellations are skyrocketing at American Airlines. The airline has canceled more than 900 flights on Sunday, or one-third of its schedule for the day. That brings American’s three-day total to more than 1,800 canceled flights. The airline is blaming staffing shortages and high winds that
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Flight cancellations are skyrocketing at American Airlines. The airline has canceled more than 900 flights on Sunday, or one-third of its schedule for the day. That brings American’s three-day total to more than 1,800 canceled flights. The airline is blaming staffing shortages and high winds that
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EL PASO, Texas — When Elin Rios was diagnosed with breast cancer, her life was forever changed, and her faith in God motivated her to keep fighting. “When they gave me my diagnosis, I had this emptiness that started, and I could not find where to stop, nor did I stop from God, he was
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — New Zealand has inflicted a crushing eight-wicket defeat on India at the cricket T20 World Cup and put the tournament favorite on the brink of elimination. India’s much-trumpeted batters flopped for the second time after a 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan. On Sunday India reached only 110-7 after New Zealand
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Mönchengladbach has finally defeated Bochum in the Bundesliga at the 16th attempt with a 2-1 win over the promoted visitors. First-half goals from Alassane Plea and Jonas Hofmann were enough for Gladbach’s first win over Bochum in Germany’s top division since a 2-1 victory in
Continue Reading NORWICH, England (AP) — Norwich’s nightmare return to the Premier League has continued as it came off worst from a frenetic four-minute spell against Leeds. Raphinha and Rodrigo grabbed second-half goals Sunday to earn Leeds a 2-1 win at Carrow Road as Marcelo Bielsa’s team picked up a second top-flight victory of the season. Raphinha
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Three guests were shot dead at a wedding reception in eastern Afghanistan on Friday night, apparently because music was being played, according to the Taliban. The attack was carried out by three assailants who claimed to be members of the Taliban before opening fire, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid
Continue Reading Story by Reuters One person died after a Czech cable car cabin became detached from its cable on Sunday in the north of the country, while others were rescued from another cabin, a rescue service spokesperson said. The cable car to the 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) Jested mountain uses two cabins, each operated by a
Continue Reading By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s prime minister has announced his resignation following the heavy defeat of his governing Social Democratic Union in local elections. Although official results are not yet in, Zoran Zaev conceded defeat late Sunday, including in the contest for mayor of the capital of Skopje,
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HORIZON CITY, Texas — Students who attend the IDEA Horizon Vista school have the unique opportunity to learn about agriculture by becoming farmers themselves. Led by their agriculture teacher, Thomas Hernandez, students are guided through each step of farming- from seed to full fruit or edible veggie. The coolest part- the students get to eat
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bernalillo County Sheriff’s officials say at least two people are dead after a shooting in Albuquerque. They say several other victims were taken to a hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds. Authorities say the shooting occurred around 3 a.m. Sunday and it is unclear how many shooters were involved. The names,
Continue Reading By Sarah Fortinsky and Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney on Sunday defended the filibuster and blasted Democrats calling for its elimination, dismissing their latest discussion to end it in order to pass voting rights legislation as “an unserious partisan effort aimed at messaging and energizing that party’s base.” “The need to marshal 60
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press ROME (AP) — Leaders of the Group of 20 countries haggled for two days in Rome over steps to tackle climate change and a pandemic recovery that is diverging between rich and poor countries. Climate change dominated their summit, which ended Sunday just as an annual U.N. Climate Change Conference
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press ROME (AP) — Leaders of the Group of 20 countries haggled for two days in Rome over steps to tackle climate change and a pandemic recovery that is diverging between rich and poor countries. Climate change dominated their summit, which ended Sunday just as an annual U.N. Climate Change Conference
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