EL PASO, Texas — A two-vehicle collision on Tuesday involving a Sun Metro bus sent three people to the hospital, one in critical condition, according to El Paso Fire. The crash happened near Rich Beem and Tierra Flores in Far East El Paso. Officials said the call was received around 4:20 p.m. ABC-7 has reached
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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oakland Athletics general manager David Forst says the A’s are still interested in staying in the Bay Area if a stadium deal can be completed. The A’s have been exploring building a new ballpark in Oakland or Las Vegas. Forst is in Las Vegas for
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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republicans U.S. Sen. James Lankford and U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin both coasted to election victory on Tuesday, with Mullin poised to become the first Native American in the U.S. Senate in nearly 20 years. In an unusual twist this election cycle, both of Oklahoma’s U.S.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Jasmine Crockett wins election to U.S. House in Texas’ 30th Congressional District.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Lloyd Doggett wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas’ 37th Congressional District.
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By Swati Gupta, Rhea Mogul, Sandi Sidhu and Mohit Lathiya, CNN A marigold garland hangs across a photo frame with the faces of 12 members of the Bodha family who died when a bridge collapsed beneath them during a family outing in Gujarat, eastern India. “There have been a lot of deaths,” said grandfather Sundarji
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By Andrew Menezes, CNN The race for control of Congress, as well as governorships and key statewide positions, has defined the 2022 midterms. In Washington, Republicans have had their eyes on breaking the Democratic trifecta by winning one or both chambers of Congress. In battleground states, Democrats are looking to defend vulnerable governors and win
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CNN By Simone Pathe, CNN The conditions are ripe for Republicans to win the US House of Representatives. So while Senate control is still up for grabs, the discussion on the House side has shifted to just how large a possible new GOP majority could be. Republicans only need a net gain of five seats
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida’s hard-charging Republican leader who became a household name during the pandemic, will win a second term leading the Sunshine State, CNN projects, thwarting Democrat Charlie Crist’s attempt to take back his old job. With the campaign for reelection behind him, the focus of DeSantis’ future will almost
Continue Reading By CNN staff False claims and conspiracy theories about voting and the election process swirled on social media as Americans cast their ballots on Tuesday. The disinformation was driven by Republicans. Former President Donald Trump and other prominent right-wing figures seized on technical problems in some key states to baselessly suggest there had been intentional
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11:06 p.m. Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart (D) leads challenger Bryon Hollister (R). Stewart is at 54% of the vote, with Hollister at 46%. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- Incumbent Sheriff Kim Stewart faces Republican candidate Byron Hollister for the position of Sheriff of Doña Ana County. Hollister is a former Co-Commander of the U.S.
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Client data from Medibank, Australia’s largest health insurer, has been released by an extortionist, including details of HIV diagnoses and drug abuse treatments, after the company refused to pay a ransom for the personal records of almost 10 million current and former customers. The company says
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UPDATE: Sam Infante has informed ABC-7 that he was handed a provisional ballot and was able to vote. He added that he was informed by the County Clerk’s office that the other vote should be removed in a couple of days. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man told ABC-7 that someone else
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Investigators found a man and a woman shot dead Tuesday after a report of a gunshot heard at a Texas medical examiner’s office, officials said. Officers found the pair dead shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday while responding to a report of shots fired and a possible active shooter at the Dallas County
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By Brian Fung, CNN A new verification mark intended to better identify prominent Twitter accounts has instead become the latest source of chaos at the company under new owner Elon Musk. Just hours after the feature’s debut, Musk abruptly said Wednesday he had “killed” a new, gray verification badge designed to label government accounts, major
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The New York Mets have exercised a $1.5 million option on designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach, preventing him from being eligible for salary arbitration. Mets general manager Billy Eppler says New York also hired Eric Jagers as director of pitching development. Jagers had been Cincinnati’s assistant
Continue Reading CNN, KNXV By Eric Levenson, Jeremy Herb and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Voting rights advocates in key US states said Tuesday’s voting in the midterm elections appeared to be going smoothly so far, with a few isolated problems reported, including in the key swing state of Arizona where some have tried to raise the idea of
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Voters casting ballots in Tuesday’s pivotal midterms grappled with misleading claims about glitchy election machines and delayed results, the final crest of a wave of misinformation that’s expected to linger long after the last votes are tallied. In Arizona, news of snags with vote tabulators spawned baseless claims about vote
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma receiver Drake Stoops is much more than the son of a Hall of Fame football coach. Stoops – whose father, Bob, led the Sooners to the 2000 national title – has gone from walk-on at the beginning of his college career to scholarship player
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma receiver Drake Stoops is much more than the son of a Hall of Fame football coach. Stoops – whose father, Bob, led the Sooners to the 2000 national title – has gone from walk-on at the beginning of his college career to scholarship player
Continue Reading SYDNEY Australian Jeff Fenech is finally joining an elite group of boxers to have won world titles in four weight divisions — more than 30 years after the fact. In 1991 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas on a Mike Tyson undercard, judges declared his super featherweight bout with Ghana’s Azumah Nelson a draw.
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents report they rescued three undocumented migrants from Guatemala being held for ransom. The suspected hostage takers were taken into custody. The Albuquerque Police Department assisted with the rescue of a mother and her two daughters – ages 5 and 9. A relative of the three migrants
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia was the new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The Bulldogs’ rise from No. 3 was no surprise after their dominant victory against previously top-ranked Tennessee on Saturday. Clemson, which was No. 4 in the
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia was the new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The Bulldogs’ rise from No. 3 was no surprise after their dominant victory against previously top-ranked Tennessee on Saturday. Clemson, which was No. 4 in the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En el día de las elecciones generales de 2022, Donald Trump envió un mensaje muy claro a Ron DeSantis pensando en 2024: no te postules, ¡o ya verás! “Te diría cosas sobre él que no serán muy halagadoras, sé más sobre él que nadie, aparte de, quizás, su esposa”, dijo Trump
Continue Reading By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s transition has added a team of economists that includes at least two members likely to allay market worries about potential business and financial policies the incoming leftist leader might be considering. Investors look favorably on both André Lara Resende and
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Jeff Cook, one of the original members of the country band Alabama, has died, according to the group’s representative, Don Murry Grubbs. He was 73. Cook died at his vacation home in Destin, Florida on Monday “with his family and close friends by his side,” according to a press release and
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By Sugam Pokharel and Philip Wang, CNN A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit western Nepal on Wednesday morning local time, killing at least six people, according to local officials. The epicenter of the quake was in Seti Zone, at a depth of 15.7 kilometers (9.7 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It was
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Nice weather for Wednesday with more sunshine and warm temps. Another cold front arrives Thursday kicking up the winds a bit with cooler air replacing the 80’s we’ve been enjoying. Winds will likely hit around 30 mph out of the SW-W.
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The sixth-ranked Oregon Ducks were all but written off two months ago. It was understandable given their 49-3 loss to now No. 1 Georgia in the season opener. They’re back and playing just like everyone thought they would. Behind quarterback Bo Nix, the Ducks have
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