By Pete Muntean, Greg Wallace and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Eight people were injured when an American Airlines flight from Tampa, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee, hit “unexpected turbulence” on Wednesday, according to the airline. The plane, an Embraer 170 operated by American regional carrier Envoy Air, was diverted to Birmingham, Alabama, where it landed safely, American
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RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Charles Johnson, the former Colorado receiver who won a Super Bowl title with New England in a nine-year NFL career, has died. He was 50. The university confirmed Johnson’s death Wednesday through Heritage High School, the Wake Forest school where he was an assistant athletic director. WNCN-TV in Raleigh reported Wednesday
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By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN Muslim journalist Mohammed Zubair has been freed from jail on the order of India’s Supreme Court after he was detained last month for allegedly insulting religious beliefs on social media. Zubair — co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, which debunks misinformation in the Indian media — was arrested
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By Natasha Bertrand, CNN US law enforcement officials recovered what appeared to be a Fabergé egg from a yacht seized from a Russian oligarch in Fiji, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Wednesday. The $300 million yacht, owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, was sailed by US law enforcement officials from Fiji to the
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Soccer player Megan Rapinoe admonished her fellow athletes for not doing enough to speak out and encouraged them to support detained WNBA star Brittney Griner at The ESPYS on Wednesday night. Griner was arrested in Russia in February after customs officials said they found vape
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Steeplechaser Norah Jeruto came up with a cool way to celebrate her victory at the end of a sizzling hot day at the world championships. A pool party. Everyone was invited, too. The Kenyan-born runner who recently began representing Kazakhstan moved to the backstretch following
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — La Unión Europea reveló un plan de racionamiento de gas de emergencia ante la posibilidad de que Rusia corte drásticamente el flujo de gas natural al continente el jueves. El plan “Save Gas for a Safe Winter”, anunciado este miércoles, establece el objetivo de que los 27 Estados miembros reduzcan
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Truckers protesting a state labor law have effectively shut down cargo operations at the Port of Oakland, one of then ten-busiest container ports in the country. The port made the announcement Wednesday as independent truckers blocked terminal gates for a third day. Port officials urged them to end the protest, saying
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico– Beginning this school year, the Gadsden district will release their students two hours early every Wednesday. The district said this would allow for staff development. Gadsden ISD surveyed parents and staff. Officials said his new schedule is based on the results. The survey showed teachers needed more time to collaborate and
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EL PASO, Texas — Pickleball, a combination of tennis, table tennis, and badminton, has exploded in popularity in El Paso and is bringing a change to Ascarate Park. Pickleball El Paso Association, a conglomeration of pickleball players in El Paso, has been pushing the county and city to add permanent pickleball courts to public parks.
Continue Reading CNN’s Matthew Chance gets an exclusive look at the filtration process for Ukrainian refugees on Russian soil, and speaks to them about their experiences.
Continue Reading By Zahra Ullah, Matthew Chance and Katharina Krebs, CNN On a sweltering summer day in July, hundreds of Ukrainians try to rest on metal beds lined up in a basketball court-turned-shelter. Their tales of horror and hardship along with a few belongings are all they have left. But with this safe haven being inside Russia,
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EL PASO, Texas – The Ysleta Lions Club, along with the Five Points Lions Club and Executive Women Lions Club are holding their 12th annual school uniform swap event this Saturday, July 23 from 8 am to noon at Eastlake High School, 13000 Emerald Pass Avenue. In addition to the uniform swap, there will be complimentary
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer James Harden has agreed to terms on a two-year contract to stay with the Philadelphia 76ers and will make about $14.5 million less this coming season than he could have earned under his previous deal, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Wednesday. Harden will sign a deal
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, Chuck Johnston, Amy Simonson and Rebekah Riess, CNN Authorities in Missouri have arrested and charged a man accused of fatally shooting a North Kansas City police officer, Clay County Attorney Dan White announced Wednesday. Joshua T. Rocha, 24, has been charged with first-degree murder and felony armed criminal action. He is being
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By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Jamie Gangel, CNN The House committee investigating the insurrection plans to show footage at Thursday’s hearing of then-President Donald Trump having difficulty working through efforts to tape a message to his supporters on January 7, 2021, the day after the Capitol riot, sources familiar with the committee’s
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Division I college football players would have two periods of time to enter the transfer portal and be immediately eligible to play if a proposed rule change gets final approval. The Division I Council endorsed several of the Transformation Committee’s initial proposals and passed them on to the D-I Board for approval.
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By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press Two men were indicted Wednesday in the case of a hot, airless tractor-trailer rig found last month with 53 dead or dying migrants in San Antonio, officials said. A federal grand jury in San Antonio indicted Homero Zamorano Jr., 46, and Christian Martinez, 28, both of Pasadena, Texas, on counts
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County constables say they found suspicious items Wednesday inside a man’s home during an eviction. Officials say it happened on the 10200 block of Kenworthy Street. Constables say during the eviction, an altercation ensued between constables and 32-year-old John Daniel Brown. Constables say they detained Brown and later found
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Driver, another man indicted in case of 53 migrants who died in San Antonio during smuggling run.
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Caster Semenya finished 13th in the women’s 5,000 meters Wednesday at the world championships, an expected result for the South African who has been banned from her best event because of rules that demand she take hormone-reducing drugs to enter certain races. Semenya, who has
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The official high temp today hit 108 at the El Paso Airport – the hottest of the year so far. The old record was 104 degrees. The showers and storms quickly dropped those highs in the upper 90’s as some storms rolled through parts of El Paso. Temps will cool a little tomorrow but still
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Google se une a los festejos en Colombia y crea un Doodle para conmemorar el Día de la Independencia este 20 de julio. Este año se cumplen 212 años de la Independencia de Colombia, día en el que se conmemora a una serie de eventos que darían inicio a la Independencia
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian prosecutors have opened an investigation into the powerful Santos soccer club for alleged illegal child work. They also requested that all activities of the club’s academy be suspended. The Sao Paulo state labor prosecutors’ office says in a statement that a court will give
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s secretary of state’s office on Wednesday said it has told two candidates who lost their Republican primary races last month that it will not conduct a recount of those races because they failed to pay the required amount by the deadline. The office
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman who authorities say fled to Costa Rica after allegedly killing an elite professional cyclist and was missing for more than 40 days, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in a Texas court Wednesday. Before an appearance in Travis County District Court, Armstrong’s attorney, Rick Cofer, filed
Continue Reading By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says that U.S. military officials believe it’s “not a good idea” for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan at the moment. Biden’s comments came in an exchange with reporters on Wednesday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said it would take “resolute and
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EL PASO, Texas — A former teacher has been sentenced to life in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor according to federal officials. Ricardo Ortiz has plead guilty to three counts of coercion and enticement of a minor on March 9, 2022. According to court documents, Ortiz began chatting with a 14-year-old on
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a 9-year-old Houston girl who died after she was shot by a man who had opened fire when he was robbed at an ATM said Wednesday they remain angered by a grand jury’s decision to not indict the man. “That was not an
Continue Reading CNN By Evan Perez and Kara Scannell, CNN The federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s business activities is nearing a critical juncture as investigators weigh possible charges and prosecutors confront Justice Department guidelines to generally avoid bringing politically sensitive cases close to an election, according to people briefed on the matter. While no final decision has
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