December 2022

Twitter relaunches option to pay for blue check marks

December 13, 2022 7:56 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Twitter’s verification check marks are back. Twitter is now offering gold checks for companies, gray checks for government entities and other…

Tiger Woods and son Charlie lead field at PNC Championship

December 13, 2022 7:51 AM Associated Press

By The Associated Press Tiger Woods finishes off an abbreviated year by playing the PNC Championship with his 13-year-old son, Charlie. Last year…

Railroad unions hopeful Biden will act to give workers paid sick time

December 13, 2022 7:42 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Railroad workers are hoping President Biden will sign an executive order to provide them paid sick days. The demand was at the heart of negotiations…

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61

December 13, 2022 7:22 AM Associated Press

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Gruff, pioneering and unfiltered, Mississippi State’s Mike Leach was one of the most influential…

StormTrack Weather: Cold and rainy start, sunny and windy afternoon

December 13, 2022 7:20 AM Nichole Gomez

Good morning! The winter storm that brought rain showers and snow flurries continues tracking east. It will be windy again this afternoon behind a…

Motherly love boosts Morocco’s team spirit at World Cup

December 13, 2022 7:13 AM Associated Press

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Morocco’s players are sharing the World Cup spotlight with some of their most ardent…

Soccer craze, pride grip Croatia before Argentina semifinal

December 13, 2022 7:12 AM Associated Press

By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Forget Croatia’s forthcoming historic change of currency, or joining European…

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61

December 13, 2022 7:10 AM Associated Press

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Gruff, pioneering and unfiltered, Mississippi State’s Mike Leach was one of the most influential…

Baker’s World Series title among best sports moments of 2022

December 13, 2022 7:07 AM Associated Press

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Dusty Baker’s run to a World Series title win was one of the several memorable sports stories in 2022, on and…

Baker’s World Series title among best sports moments of 2022

December 13, 2022 7:07 AM Associated Press

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Dusty Baker’s run to a World Series title win was one of the several memorable sports stories in 2022, on and…

Alexandra Pelosi reflects on her father’s attack: ‘At some point, you’re just done’

December 13, 2022 7:05 AM CNN

CNN By Daniella Diaz, CNN The violent attack on Paul Pelosi drove House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s decision to leave House Democratic leadership,…

Experimental mRNA cancer vaccine with immunotherapy reduces risk of melanoma returning, preliminary study finds

December 13, 2022 6:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN An experimental personalized mRNA vaccine in combination with the immunotherapy Keytruda reduced the risk of recurrence or…

Mountain lion known as P-22 captured after killing chihuahua in Los Angeles

December 13, 2022 6:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Taylor Romine, CNN A mountain lion that attacked and killed a Los Angeles resident’s chihuahua last month has been captured, the California…

El Paso Police identify bicyclist killed in deadly overnight hit-and-run

December 13, 2022 6:11 AM Sam Harasimowicz

UPDATE: Investigators are looking for a driver who struck and killed a bicyclist overnight in east El Paso. Police have identified the victim as…

The Jordan Trophy: NBA rebrands, redesigns its MVP award

December 13, 2022 6:03 AM Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Michael Jordan was moments away from hoisting his third of what would become five NBA Most Valuable Player…

Road closures in El Paso County for the week of Dec. 11 to Dec. 17

December 13, 2022 5:15 AM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a complete list of TxDOT’s…

Freezing temperatures overnight for the migrants camped in El Paso

December 13, 2022 5:14 AM Michael Courier

EL PASO, Texas – Thousands of migrants have crossed the Rio Grande into El Paso in the past three days. Migrants continue to be released into the…

A decade after Sandy Hook, grief remains but hope grows

December 13, 2022 4:32 AM Associated Press

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — They would have been 16 or 17 this year. High school juniors. The children killed at the…

‘We’re so used to the ‘other’ playing it but now it’s here:’ What it means for Qataris to experience a World Cup

December 13, 2022 4:27 AM CNN

CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria examines the long history of sports activism and responds to critics who say sports should be kept out of…

Fast-paced Indiana holding its own in Eastern Conference

December 13, 2022 4:00 AM Associated Press

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer After losing 57 games a season ago, the Indiana Pacers are a .500 team at the moment. That’s despite dropping…

Spanish court acquits soccer star Neymar in fraud trial

December 13, 2022 3:57 AM Associated Press

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish court has acquitted soccer star Neymar and his fellow defendants in a fraud and…

A month after 4 students were killed, police have yet to name a suspect as University of Idaho enters final exam week

December 13, 2022 3:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A month after the gruesome killings of four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home, authorities have yet to…

Mark your calendar for the strongest meteor shower of the year

December 13, 2022 2:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN The best chance to see the strongest meteor shower of the year is on its way this week. The Geminids, known for bright,…

Ferrari relying on experience with Vasseur as team principal

December 13, 2022 2:38 AM Associated Press

MARANELLO, Italy (AP) — Ferrari is counting on experience by hiring Frédéric Vasseur as team principal to chase its first Formula One drivers’…

Here’s how many times you need to reuse your reusable grocery bags

December 13, 2022 2:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN The battle against the single-use plastic bag may not be won but it’s definitely under way. Restrictions on their use are in…