EL PASO, Texas — The Soccorro American Federation of Teachers voiced their need for a higher wage at last night’s SISD board of trustees meeting. The pay for Socorro teachers has been discussed at previous board meetings where a 2% pay increase was suggested by the board. Socorro AFT is countering that suggestion and asking
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EL PASO, Texas — If you are a classical music fan, you’ve most likely heard of the fast-paced composition of “Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The piece was written back in 1899-1900 to describe the erratic flight path of a bumblebee. But whether it’s a bumblebee, honey bee, or the 1000’s species of
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STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has eased past Australian Storm Sanders 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Stuttgart Open. The eighth-seeded Raducanu next faces Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch for the chance to play top-ranked Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals. Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 20 matches with a 6-1,
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN More pets are being poisoned by marijuana plants and edibles than in the past and some even die, a new study finds. A survey of veterinarians found cases of poisoning occurred most frequently in dogs, but cats, iguanas, ferrets, horses and cockatoos also fell victim to the hallucinogenic effects of marijuana.
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN More pets are being poisoned by marijuana plants and edibles than in the past and some even die, a new study finds. A survey of veterinarians found cases of poisoning occurred most frequently in dogs, but cats, iguanas, ferrets, horses and cockatoos also fell victim to the hallucinogenic effects of marijuana.
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe says he will return for his senior season with the Wildcats after a breakout season in which he swept national player of the year awards. The 6-foot-9 Tshiebwe announced his decision on ESPN’s SportsCenter. Tshiebwe led the nation with 15.1
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — El artista conocido como A$AP Rocky fue detenido en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles este miércoles por la mañana en relación con un tiroteo que tuvo lugar en Hollywood el otoño pasado, según un comunicado de prensa del Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles (LAPD, por sus siglas en inglés).
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EL PASO, Texas – One El Paso off-roading group was helping out the firefighters assisting in the McBride Fire. The Doomsday Off-Road Racing team collected donations this past week for the firefighters assisting in the Ruidoso wildfires. The group took supplies to the firefighters that were stationed there on Sunday. The group organizer said that
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are warning that rising interest rates are squeezing the world’s poorest countries as they struggle with the coronavirus and soaring food prices. World Bank President David Malpass said in a press conference Wednesday that there
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By Dan Merica and David Wright, CNN Democratic Senate candidates in five of the six most crucial 2022 races are heading into the final months of the campaign with dramatically more cash in the bank than their would-be Republican opponents, a silver lining in what could be a difficult midterm cycle for their party. But
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Las acciones de Netflix están implosionando luego de que la compañía informara su primera pérdida trimestral de suscriptores en más de una década, un desempeño muy por debajo de las expectativas y que preocupa a los inversores que habían estado apostando a que un puñado de grandes empresas tecnológicas siguieran creciendo
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge in California has rejected a request from shareholders in a lawsuit to force Elon Musk stop talking about his 2018 tweets in which he said he had the funding to make Tesla a private company. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La familia y los defensores de la única mujer hispana en el corredor de la muerte de Texas, Melissa Lucio, están luchando para detener su inminente ejecución, argumentando que fue condenada injustamente por el homicidio de su hija de 2 años en 2007. “No queremos que ejecuten a nuestra madre”, dijo
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Already at odds with Baker Mayfield, the Cleveland Browns have chosen not to get into a bigger fight with him. No longer part of Cleveland’s future, Mayfield is not participating in the team’s voluntary offseason program as the team tries to work out a trade
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Call Eleven and Sheriff Hopper of “Stranger Things,” because Netflix’s world has been turned upside down. The company reported Tuesday that it lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade. The news shocked Wall Street and sent shares plummeting 35% Wednesday morning, wiping out $50 billion in
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians placed three players on the COVID-19 injured list, including league batting leader Owen Miller. Right-handed starter Cal Quantrill and righty reliever Anthony Castro also tested positive for the virus and were moved to the IL prior to Cleveland’s doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.
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By Stella Chan, Amir Vera and Taylor Romine, CNN A$AP Rocky was detained by police at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday in connection to a November 2021 shooting, according to a press release from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The rapper was arrested on a charge of “assault with a deadly weapon (firearm)”
Continue Reading By JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A new effort to help grantmakers change the way they work so they can better support Black-led nonprofits was announced Monday. Abundance is a collaboration between three Chicago-area grantmakers, Chicago Beyond, the Grand Victoria Foundation, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko walked out of a Group of 20 meeting Wednesday as Russia’s representative started talking. Several finance ministers and central bank governors also left the room, according an official familiar with the meetings who spoke on the condition
Continue Reading BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The second of four men accused in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Vermont using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money raised through a special visa program has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Seventy-three-year-old William Kelly, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, also was sentenced
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By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against 21 people for allegedly seeking to defraud government health care programs of $149 million in a variety of pandemic-related scams, including selling fake Covid-19 vaccination cards and submitting claims for unnecessary medical tests. The charges brought in nine separate federal court cases
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CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Call Eleven and Sheriff Hopper of “Stranger Things,” because Netflix’s world has been turned upside down. The company reported Tuesday that it lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade. The news shocked Wall Street and sent shares plummeting 35% Wednesday morning, wiping out
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Sam Fossum, CNN Finance ministers from multiple nations walked out of a closed-door G20 session in Washington on Wednesday when the Russian delegate began his prepared remarks, a person familiar with the session said. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen participated in the walkout, as did European and other Western officials who
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Big Ten basketball tournaments are coming to Minneapolis. The conference says the women’s tournament will be held at Target Center in 2023 and 2024. The men’s tournament will be played there in 2024. All 14 teams are automatic entrants in both events. Chicago will host the men’s tournament next year to
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer U.S. women’s hockey star Amanda Kessel is joining the Pittsburgh Penguins for an executive management program that could put her on track to work in an NHL front office. Kessel is the first participant in the new program. She follows the lead of retired U.S. star and Hockey Hall
Continue Reading By Paul Vercammen, Julia Jones, Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg and Chloe Melas, CNN The crew on the set of the movie “Rust” “willfully violated” safety rules and “demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety” which led to the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to a report released Wednesday by New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — El enfrentamiento entre Johnny Depp y su exesposa Amber Heard entró este mes en una nueva etapa: el comienzo de un juicio por difamación tras una demanda que presentó la exestrella de ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ contra la actriz a raíz de un artículo publicado en 2018. La relación entre
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell Former President Donald Trump does not have any documents subpoenaed by the New York attorney general’s office as part of its civil investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances and shouldn’t be held in contempt, he told a state court. “After conducting a diligent search and review, Respondent’s counsel determined that Respondent was
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Coach Doug Pederson’s first step in rebuilding the woeful Jacksonville Jaguars is clear: Get immediate help for franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence. It’s why Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke added four offensive starters in free agency totaling $154.5 million. There’s more to come, too.
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By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just seven Republicans joined most Democrats to use remote voting in the House when it began two years ago as the pandemic erupted. So far this year, over half of GOP lawmakers have used the proxy voting system at least once, along with nearly all Democrats. And
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