(CNN) — Bajo la presión de actuar ante la reciente ola de tiroteos masivos de alto perfil, el presidente Joe Biden reveló este jueves un paquete de medidas que busca enfrentar el flagelo de violencia de armas a la que calificó de «mancha para la nación». «La violencia de armas en este país es una
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Information scraped from around 500 million LinkedIn user profiles is part of a database posted for sale on a website popular with hackers, the company confirmed Thursday. The sale of the data was first reported on Tuesday by cybersecurity news and research site CyberNews, which said that an archive including user IDs, names, email addresses,
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One person was killed and at least five others were wounded — four of them critically — in a shooting at an industrial park in Bryan, Texas, on Thursday afternoon, police said. A trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety was shot while pursuing the suspect, the department tweeted, and is in serious but
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El PASO, Texas — The El Paso Zoo hosted a memorial event Saturday for its beloved Asian elephant Juno, who died of breast cancer last month. At Saturday’s memorial, zoo visitors had an opportunity to share written messages outside of the elephant exhibit throughout the day that will be given to Juno’s care team. (A little boy writes a
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Juan Gonzalez, asistente del presidente Joe Biden y director principal para el Hemisferio Occidental del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional de la Casa Blanca, dijo en entrevista con CNN que un proceso de acercamiento con el Gobierno de Cuba sería gradual y que no esperan retomar la política de Barack Obama hacia la
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Winds will gust to 45 mph in El Paso and 50 mph in Las Cruces tonight. The stronger gusts will weaken very late tonight and into the overnight hours. Tomorrow will not be as windy with gusts around 30 mph out of the NW. Lots of sun will keep our temps in the low to
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Facing pressure to act after a recent spate of high-profile mass shootings, President Joe Biden unveiled a package of moves Thursday that seek to address a scourge of gun violence he deemed a “blemish on the nation.” “Gun violence in this country is an epidemic,” Biden said in the Rose Garden to an audience of
Continue Reading Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia cited the deadly attack on January 6 at the US Capitol as an event that changed his perspective on a divided Washington, saying, “You can’t have this many people split to where they want to go to war with each other,” as he calls for Democrats and Republicans
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC News Live presents a streaming news special “Hope & Desperation: Emergency at the Border” here on KVIA.com. Anchored by ABC News Correspondent John Quiñones from Dallas, Texas, the special features the first U.S. interview with Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei and reporting from ABC News Anchors and Correspondents Juju Chang, Martha Raddatz, Cecilia Vega, Terry Moran,
Continue Reading Joel Greenberg, a central figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, is likely to strike a plea deal with federal prosecutors, his attorney and prosecutors said in court Thursday, potentially putting additional legal pressure on the congressman. Greenberg’s possible cooperation with the Justice Department could provide investigators with key details as
Continue Reading Soon guests will be able to walk alongside Earth’s Mightiest Heroes when “Avengers Campus,” the new land based on the Marvel franchise, opens at Disney’s California Adventure on June 4. The land — which is located at the sister theme park of Disneyland in Anaheim, California — is the company’s latest undertaking at its parks
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Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Some local students experienced feeding time at the WNC Nature Center on Thursday. American river otters snacking on fish were a big hit with the students, who enjoyed some spring break time at the center. As the weather warms, employees at the center
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KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — Conditions worsened on Sunday at a volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as loud rumbling, lightning and heavy ashfall were observed and residents reported power cuts. The eruption Friday of La Soufrière forced many residents to evacuate their homes, though some remained in place. The rumbling was heard
Continue Reading A scathing report by the US Capitol Police watchdog obtained by CNN reveals that there were even more law enforcement failures prior to January 6 than previously known, including new details about expired ammunition, ineffective shields and a previously unreported warning more than two weeks ahead of the insurrection about a map of the Capitol’s
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP tennis team (2-5) will play three matches in as many days this weekend, including the first two at home. The Miners will play host to Division II UT Tyler (9-3) at 10 a.m. MT Friday and welcome NAU (8-4) to town at 12 p.m. MT Saturday. UTEP will then conclude the weekend
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UPDATE: The missing priest was found safe, the El Paso Catholic Diocese said early Friday. Church officials thanked police and the community for their efforts to help locate him, but said they would provide no further comment about his disappearance or the circumstances surrounding how he was found, ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas — An
Continue Reading One person was killed and at least four others were wounded in a shooting at an industrial park in Bryan, Texas, on Thursday afternoon, police said. One person was later taken into custody in nearby Grimes County after a trooper was shot, Sheriff Donald Sowell told CNN, adding the incident may be connected to the
Continue Reading A scathing report by the US Capitol Police watchdog obtained by CNN reveals that there were even more law enforcement failures prior to January 6 than previously known, including new details about expired ammunition, ineffective shields and a previously unreported warning more than two weeks ahead of the insurrection about a map of the Capitol’s
Continue Reading A renowned pulmonary critical care doctor testified Thursday morning that George Floyd died from a “low level of oxygen” when former police officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the street and restricted his ability to breathe. “This caused damage to his brain that we see, and it also caused a PEA arrhythmia that caused his
Continue Reading Here’s evidence of the extreme dysfunction of the US federal government in three semi-related stories from the last day. 1. President Joe Biden used executive authority to address gun violence. This might sound like a good thing. The President did something because Congress is unable to do much of anything. CNN’s report by Kevin Liptak
Continue Reading (CNN) – Estados Unidos: el hogar de la libertad, la búsqueda de la felicidad y la gran mayoría de tiroteos masivos en el mundo. Pero los tiroteos masivos no son un recuerdo lejano en este país. En octubre de 2017, el atacante de 64 años Stephen Paddock le disparó a una multitud que estaba reunida
Continue Reading Police in Bryan, Texas, are searching for a suspect after six people were injured during a shooting at an industrial park on Thursday afternoon, according to Lt. Jason James of the Bryan Police Department. The victims were taken to a local hospital, but James could not speak to the extent of their injuries in a
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– En Venezuela, Luis Adrián Duque, alcalde del municipio Sucre, en el estado de Yaracuy, anunció este martes que marcará las residencias en las que habitan supuestos pacientes con covid-19, lo que ha generado malestar entre la población y críticas en las redes sociales. «Estamos protegiendo a nuestro pueblo, aquí indica cuando tenemos
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Facebook and Instagram users across the U.S. reported problems accessing the popular social media sites for roughly 15 minutes on Thursday afternoon, according to the outage tracking website DownDetector.com. A reason for the outage was not immediately known. There was no information provided by Facebook Engineering on the issue. Users visiting Facebook durigng
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A Flint man is in critical conditional after being attacked by a machete in Riverbank Park. About 4 a.m. on April 8, an adult man was cut and stabbed multiple times with a machete at Riverbank Park, Flint Police said. The victim has been
Continue Reading Federal investigators are seeking to determine whether Rep. Matt Gaetz was provided travel and women in exchange for political favors as part of a broader probe, people familiar with the investigation tell CNN. The investigation includes scrutiny of a trip to the Bahamas and whether women were paid to travel for sex with the Florida
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Police responded Thursday to the scene of a shooting at an industrial park in Bryan, Texas, where they found “several victims,” according to Lt. Jason James of the Bryan Police Department. James could not speak to the extent of the victims’ injuries in a news conference Thursday afternoon. The victims had been taken to a
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BRYAN, Texas — There were six people shot and one killed Thursday afternoon at a cabinet making business in Bryan, just outside of College Station, officials said. A Texas Department of Public Safety officer was also shot while apprehending the suspect. Four people were critically injured in the shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets and taken
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Anne Beatts, a pioneering writer for “Saturday Night Live” and National Lampoon who also created the sitcom “Square Pegs,” died Wednesday, according to a statement from NBC. She was 74. A two-time Emmy winner for “SNL,” Beatts became the first female contributing editor to the humor magazine National Lampoon before being tapped as part of
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EL PASO, Texas — A planned reunion tour after more than two decades by Rage Against the Machine that was set to launch in the Borderland is being postponed for yet a second time during the pandemic. In a social media post Thursday, the group said it has now rescheduled its reunion tour dates for
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