EL PASO, Texas — Girl Scout cookie season usually comes to an end by March, however this year’s cookie sales are far from over and the pandemic is to blame. Around this time of the year, the Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest usually have around 2,000 boxes left over. But this year they have
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JIUQUAN, China (AP) – China has launched the first three-man crew to its new space station in its the ambitious programs first crewed mission in five years. The astronauts are traveling in the Shenzhou-12 spaceship launched by a Long March-2F Y12 rocket that blasted off Thursday morning from the Jiuquan launch center in northwestern China.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is warning Missouri officials that the state can’t ignore federal law, after the governor signed a bill last week that bans police from enforcing federal gun rules. A top Justice Department official sent a letter Wednesday night saying the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution outweighs the measure that Gov.
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP is once again in search for a men’s golf coach. Sources confirmed to ABC-7, Derek Plucienski has left the program after only one season at UTEP. Details on why Plucienski is leaving are not known at this time. Plucienski was an All-Conference USA player at Southern Miss before rising through the
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A 2-year-old boy from Florida is back in the hospital after suffering complications from swallowing part of a toy composed of small magnetic balls. Hannah Arrington told CNN that Konin, the youngest of her five children, found the pieces to the toy, commonly known as a Buckyball or Buckycube, after one of his older siblings
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EL PASO, Texas — An SUV parked in front of an AutoZone store in central El Paso went up in flames Wednesday afternoon while the vehicle’s owner was inside shopping. The fire broke out about 3:15 p.m. at the auto parts store located at 1601 Sioux Drive. After making his purchases, Milton Ivan Montalvo said
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HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong reports say police have arrested the chief editor and four other senior executives of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under the national security law. The reports say the five were arrested on suspicion of collusion with a foreign country to endanger national security. Apple Daily and the South China
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EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters were battling an Upper Valley blaze Wednesday evening that consumed a vacant home and was burning brush on a 2-acre lot. The blaze broke out near Upper Valley Road and Cocula Avenue. Heavy smoke and flames were visible for a quite a distance from the fire scene. West Valley Fire
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(CNN) — Algunas de las marcas que patrocinan la Eurocopa 2020, el torneo internacional de fútbol que se está celebrando en Europa, la están pasando mal. Primero fue Cristiano Ronaldo con dos botellas de Coca-Cola, luego fue Paul Pogba con una Heineken. Cristiano Ronaldo quita de su vista botellas de Coca-Cola y las acciones de
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Astrid Valencia es abogada especialista en derechos humanos con casi 20 años de experiencia en asuntos de derechos humanos y Centroamérica. Actualmente se desempeña como investigadora para Centroamérica en Amnistía Internacional. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — En 2016 recorrí Nicaragua y conversé con decenas de personas campesinas,
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The Justice Department has closed its year-old criminal investigation into former Trump national security adviser John Bolton and dropped a related lawsuit connected to the publication of his book about the ex-President’s diplomatic bungling. The Trump-era criminal investigation had scrutinized whether Bolton’s book illegally revealed national security information, while the lawsuit had sought to grab
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Temps will continue to stay hot with highs around 100 degrees. The weekend still looks to to be the hottest this week with temps from 103-108. Rain chances still look minimal with chances around 10% by early next week.
Continue Reading Some Republican lawmakers are doubling down on reframing the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, falsely arguing it was a mostly peaceful event, antifa was responsible for the attack and that rioters were not armed. Several of these incorrect narratives were repeated during a Tuesday hearing on the attack held by the House
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ministro de Hacienda de El Salvador informó este miércoles que solicitó el apoyo del Banco Mundial para la implementación y reglamentación del bitcoin como moneda de curso legal en el país. Si el Banco Mundial aceptara el pedido, se sumaría a la asesoría técnica anunciada el lunes por el Banco Centroamericano
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WASHINGTON, DC — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation. The U.S. House voted 415-14 Wednesday evening to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal holiday. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. Juneteenth commemorates when
Continue Reading (CNN) — Ya sea en la Met Gala o en las páginas de Vogue, Rihanna nunca ha ido a lo seguro con sus elecciones de moda. Pero no está claro si los fans de su línea de lencería Savage X Fenty serán igual de valientes cuando se trate de un par de leggings que han
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Se suponía que Windows 10 iba a ser el sistema operativo definitivo de Microsoft para PC. La promesa: Windows 10 se actualizaría para siempre dos veces al año, trayendo ajustes, la ocasional mano de pintura fresca y nuevas características para mantener tu computadora al día. Pero ahora, seis años después, Windows 11
Continue Reading Texans will soon be able to carry handguns in public without obtaining licenses or training after the state’s Republican governor on Wednesday signed a permitless carry gun bill into law. The measure approved by Gov. Greg Abbott allows individuals 21 and older who can legally possess firearms in the state to carry handguns in public
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s the beginning of a new era at El Dorado High School. Wednesday, the school made it official presenting Frank Martinez as the next head football coach for the Aztecs. Martinez was also named the school’s athletic director. He was previously the defensive coordinator at Franklin High School since 2016. He
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Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Two years ago we introduced you to Perkins, a pit bull puppy fighting for his life. Fort Worth police said he had been severely mistreated by his owner and a DFW rescue group called it the worst case of animal cruelty they’d ever
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Se suponía que Windows 10 iba a ser el sistema operativo definitivo de Microsoft para PC. La promesa: Windows 10 se actualizaría para siempre dos veces al año, trayendo ajustes, la ocasional mano de pintura fresca y nuevas características para mantener tu computadora al día. Pero ahora, seis años después, Windows 11
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VAN HORN, Texas (KTVT) — Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agents saved 33 undocumented migrants who were locked inside a U-Haul box-truck in near 100 degree temperatures. Twelve of them were transported with heat related illnesses to regional hospitals. “Had our heroic agents not been able to free
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DUNDALK, Maryland (WJZ) — The lack of mail service has been an ongoing problem for many for over a year now. “It’s really frustrating, bills are late because we’re not even receiving them. I just don’t know what to do at this point,” said Brittne Bryan, Dundalk resident.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EXETER, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A small piece of glass caused a big health scare for a young New Hampshire girl. The doctor who helped save six-year-old Alaina Harrington’s life says it’s remarkable how a tiny shard of glass could have been deadly, saying it’s a prime example
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — A key deadline looms for reopening New Mexico as Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wanted to have at least 60% of residents fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by Thursday so the state could move forward with plans in the coming weeks to lift some of the last public health restrictions for retailers, restaurants
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — As the COVID-19 vaccine remains on the top of everyone’s mind, pediatricians are urging parents to make sure their children are caught up on routine vaccinations. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found rates for routine vaccinations plummeted last spring
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Young Minnesotans have a major opportunity to make some extra cash. Last month, 33% of 16 to 19 year olds nationwide had a job. That’s the highest rate since the last recession. Yet some local businesses that traditionally employ teenagers are having trouble so far
Continue Reading After a protracted battle that nearly led to a workers strike, the staffers at three Condé Nast publications — The New Yorker, Ars Technica and Pitchfork — have come to an agreement on their first union contracts The New Yorker staffers announced their intention to form a union with the NewsGuild of New York in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — The Los Angeles Police Department on Tuesday announced the launch of an anti-recidivism program. The LAPD created the ATI Pre-File Diversion Program in cooperation with Los Angeles County’s Alternatives to Incarceration Office, a police statement said. Adults arrested for certain misdemeanors and non-violent
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La superestrella del fútbol portugués Cristiano Ronaldo quitó de su vista dos botellas de Coca-Cola, uno de los patrocinadores de la Eurocopa, cuando iniciaba una conferencia de prensa, y tras ello mostró una botella de agua a los medios. El delantero de la Juventus y Portugal miró hacia un lado antes de
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