North Korea’s former acting ambassador to Kuwait believes Kim Jong Un will not give up his nuclear arsenal, but may be willing to negotiate an arms reduction for relief from the international sanctions crippling Pyongyang’s economy. In his first interview since defecting to the South more than a year ago, Ryu Hyeon-woo told CNN that
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EL PASO, Texas — Students enrolled with the Ysleta Independent School District, who opted for face-to-face instruction, will return back to the classroom Monday, according to the district. Teachers and staff returned after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The school district is one of the final school districts in El Paso to let students
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden is open to some negotiation on his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package, a senior administration official told CNN, but the $600 billion counter-proposal announced by some Republican senators Sunday is “not going to scratch the itch.” The White House is specifically open to considering scaling down stimulus checks for
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One victim is dead and a second suffered minor injuries Sunday after a shooting at the Fox River Mall in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. The suspect is believed to have left the scene before law enforcement arrived, Grand Chute Police Public Information Officer Travis Waas said during a press briefing Sunday. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded
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Myanmar’s military has handed power of the country to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, following the arrests of the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior leaders in early morning raids Monday. In an address on military-owned television Myawaddy TV, Myanmar’s military said that it had detained key political leaders in
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President Joe Biden’s core pledge to promote national unity is headed for its first real challenge this week as his nascent administration faces down a host of tough political realities. Beyond negotiations over Covid-19 relief and the terms of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial (more on those in a minute), Biden’s team is moving
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(CNN) — Tesla registró su primer año completo de ingresos netos en 2020, pero no debido a las ventas a sus clientes. Once estados requieren que los fabricantes de automóviles vendan un cierto porcentaje de vehículos de cero emisiones para 2025. Si no pueden, los fabricantes de automóviles tienen que comprar créditos regulatorios de otro
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US futures slumped slightly Sunday, building on the turbulence spurred in part last week by the GameStop stock frenzy. S&P 500 futures were last down 0.1%, while Nasdaq futures slumped 0.2%. Dow futures were flat, improving from a 0.8% tumble earlier in the evening. US markets are coming off of their worst week since October.
Continue Reading Andrew Brooks, a research professor at Rutgers University who led the development of the first FDA-approved Covid-19 saliva test, died suddenly on January 23, according to a Rutgers statement. His sister, Janet Green, confirmed to CNN on Sunday that the cause of death was a heart attack. She called him “an intellect, an amazing scientist,
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — A bill that would legalize medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in New Mexico passed its first hurdle this past week and is backed by the state’s governor. In a Democratic-led party-line vote, the Elizabeth Whitfield End-Of-Life Act passed the House Health and Human Services Committee 7-4. The bill is named
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The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that Transportation Security Administration workers now have the authority to enforce President Joe Biden’s transportation mask mandate “at TSA screening checkpoints and throughout the commercial and public transportation system.” Acting Secretary David Pekoske on Sunday signed a Determination of National Emergency, which said the TSA can “take actions
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FORT WORTH, Texas — A 9-year-old boy died of complications of Covid-19 this past week at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, his family told ABC affiliate WFAA. J.J. Boatman was identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner. He had just turned 9 earlier this month, according to information found on a GoFundMe that was set
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NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Myanmar military television says the military has taken control of the country for one year. An announcer on military-owned Myawaddy TV made the announcement Monday morning. The announcement follows days of concern about the threat of a military coup and comes as the country’s new Parliament session was to begin. The Irrawaddy,
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A huge piece of California’s Highway 1 was washed out this week by a winter storm that brought heavy rain and snow. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials said in a statement Friday a debris flow from the hillside above the roadway “overwhelmed drainage infrastructure, flowed across the highway, and eroded the road resulting in
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Amid heightened concern about lawmaker safety, officials with the Republican congressional campaign arms have asked federal election regulators whether lawmakers can use campaign funds to pay for bodyguards. In a letter recently posted to the Federal Election Commission website, lawyers representing the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee asked the six-member
Continue Reading Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top government figures have been detained “by the military,” a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy told CNN on Monday. “State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and some other senior figures are being detained in (the capital city of) Naypyidaw,” spokesman Myo Nyunt said.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A large blaze burned at a Juarez plastic recycling plant on Sunday, producing smoke and flames that could be seen for miles. ABC-7’s news partner Canal 44 said it took firefighters several hours to put out the fire at the plant, located at the intersection of Eje Vial Juan Gabriel Road
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Blake Lively wants you to know that being a celebrity does not necessarily make her immune to feeling insecure. In posts to her Instagram story on Friday, the actress shared an image from her television appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in 2020, not long after the birth of her third child. Though
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans are again trying to limit the ways transgender youth can participate in athletics. Lawmakers have filed legislation that would ban transgender girls and women who attend public K-12 schools, colleges and universities from playing on single-sex sports teams designated for girls and women. One bill filed by Rep. Valoree Swanson, R-Spring, is
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is scheduled to get more than 520,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine this week, more than state officials said they had originally expected to receive. In El Paso, the vaccination hub run by University Medical Center will get 8,775 of those doses, while the hub operated by the City of El Paso will
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EL PASO, Texas– Sunday brought above average temperatures Sunday afternoon. Overnight lows will dip down to the 30s with calm winds. Monday will begin our warming trend with afternoon highs reaching the lower to mid 70s. Our next storm system will approach the borderland Thursday bringing moisture, winds and cooler temperatures. Download the ABC-7 StormTrack
Continue Reading NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Reports says a military coup is taking place in Myanmar and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained under house arrest. All communications to Naypyitaw appeared to have been cut, and Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party could not be reached. Myanmar lawmakers were to gather Monday for
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OSLO, Norway — The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. A member of the Norwegian Parliament made the nomination this weekend, praising Black Lives Matter for bringing a new awareness of racial justice. Proponents say it is a similar situation to when the Nobel Peace Prize went to
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 530 new known Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths. The latest numbers increased the state’s pandemic totals to 174,064 cases and 3,283 known deaths. A woman in her 70s who had been hospitalized was the only Doña Ana County death reported Sunday. The county with the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Luis Tapia finalmente obtendría una licencia de conducir. Marilú Saldaña visitaría a su mamá en México antes de que sea demasiado tarde. Karina Ruiz De Diaz se registraría para votar, algo que ha ayudado a hacer a miles de personas, pero que nunca tuvo la oportunidad de hacerlo ella misma. Se encuentran entre
Continue Reading Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top government figures have been detained, a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy told CNN on Monday. “State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and some other senior figures are being detained in Nay Pyi Taw,” spokesman Myo Nyunt said. The move comes after days
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Stock futures dropped Sunday after a week that saw volatile markets due to the recent GameStop situation. Dow futures were down 252 points, or 0.8%. S&P 500 futures were down 1%, while Nasdaq futures were down 1.2%. US stocks finished a turbulent week sharply lower on Friday. The Dow and the S&P 500 recorded their
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El Paso, Texas — The City of El Paso has received a grant totaling more than $4.5 million, with that money specifically going to a program to invest in aquifer storage and recharge. The Hueco Bolson Aquifer is the principal aquifer for the El Paso area and Ciudad Juarez. An underground freshwater supply that stretches
Continue Reading Ten Republican senators on Sunday announced plans to unveil a roughly $600 billion Covid-19 relief package, a counterproposal to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan meant to force relief talks with the White House back to the middle. The lawmakers, including Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah and
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EL PASO, Texas — The race and ethnicity of almost 90% of the people inoculated in El Paso County is unknown to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the state agency tasked with distributing the Covid-19 vaccine. The lack of clear data makes it impossible to determine whether the lifesaving vaccine is being distributed to
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