EL PASO, Texas — Blockades in Juarez continue to keep commercial trucks from crossing into El Paso from Mexico. The blockade is in protest of Governor Greg Abbott’s requirement for enhanced safety inspections for commercial trucks. The border security operation has created long wait times. A few days into the inspections, the border is feeling
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Colombia está lista para desempeñar un papel central para ayudar a suministrar recursos energéticos a los países occidentales después de las interrupciones causadas por las sanciones a Rusia, dijo a CNN el presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque. Durante una entrevista con Richard Quest de CNN, Duque dijo: “[Los países de América del
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VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Police say a Southern California shoe store owner opened fire at two shoplifters but mistakenly shot a 9-year-old girl about to have her picture taken with a mall Easter bunny. The suspect fled the state and was arrested in Nevada. Authorities say Marqel Cockrell was chasing the shoplifters from his store
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By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. shook off a bloody gash on his right ring finger to hit three home runs against the rival Yankees, including two off ace Gerrit Cole. The AL MVP runner-up homered off Cole in the first inning, had his hand
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El fisicoculturista Cedric McMillan falleció a los 44 años, según confirmó su patrocinador este martes. “Lamentamos informar que nuestro hermano y amigo @cedricmcmillan falleció el día de hoy. Extrañaremos mucho a Cedric como atleta, compañero, amigo y padre”, escribió Black Skull USA, una empresa de suplementos, en una publicación de Instagram.
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By Devan Cole, CNN Transgender women and girls in Kentucky will no longer be allowed to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender at public and private schools in the state after lawmakers on Wednesday overrode a veto from their Democratic governor to enact the restrictive measure. Gov. Andy Beshear had vetoed Senate Bill
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — The NBA has suspended Denver Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo for Game 1 of the first-round playoff series against Golden State for a shoving incident in the regular season finale. Campazzo forcefully pushed down Los Angeles Lakers guard Wayne Ellington in the second quarter over the weekend. Campazzo was assessed a flagrant foul
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Ruidoso, New Mexico — While the area experienced some high winds that led firefighters to stop their work in the Nogal Fire area, they were able to continue working once the winds subsided later in the day, said Rocky Gilbert, one of the Operations Chiefs managing the McBride and Nogal fires Saturday morning. Crews are
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte had the game-ending sacrifice fly in the 10th inning after Seth Beer tied it with a single, and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros. The game was full of missed opportunities for both offenses until each team scratched
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte had the game-ending sacrifice fly in the 10th inning after Seth Beer tied it with a single, and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros. The game was full of missed opportunities for both offenses until each team scratched
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Technology firms including Microsoft have tried to disrupt a cybercriminal group whose malicious software has been used in ransomware attacks and other hacks around the world, the companies said Wednesday. The effort included a court order from the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that allowed Microsoft
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The arrival of four women from the 2020 U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics team has thrust the NCAA gymnastics championships into the spotlight. Olympic champion Sunisa Lee as well as gold medalist Jade Carey and silver medalists Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum are all college
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The arrival of four women from the 2020 U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics team has thrust the NCAA gymnastics championships into the spotlight. Olympic champion Sunisa Lee as well as gold medalist Jade Carey and silver medalists Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum are all college
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un meteorito viajó muy lejos de su hogar para visitar la Tierra. Los investigadores descubrieron el primer meteorito interestelar conocido en chocar con la Tierra, según un documento del Comando Espacial de Estados Unidos publicado recientemente. Un meteorito interestelar es una roca espacial que se origina fuera de nuestro sistema solar,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Thousands of fans filled the streets of downtown Columbia for a celebration of South Carolina’s second women’s basketball national championship on Wednesday. The Gamecocks closed out a wire-to-wire season at No. 1 with a 64-49 over UConn in the national title game in Minneapolis on April 3. Officials awaited coach Dawn
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Wind gusts should stay around 25-30 mph the next several days. Temps will warm to the 80’s with lots of sunshine.
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets were delayed getting to the arena for their NBA play-in game against the Atlanta Hawks. By a freight train, of all things. Tracks run all around State Farm Arena, a remnant of a time when the area was the site of the city’s two major passenger stations. Those tracks
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico lawmaker is urging K-12 school leaders to reject new social studies standards approved by the state’s education department. Republican House Whip Rod Montoya argues that the new standards are racially divisive. He says local school officials “are morally
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El mandato federal de uso de mascarillas en el transporte se extenderá por otros 15 días, lo que significa que las personas que viajen a bordo de aviones, trenes y transporte público en Estados Unidos deberán usar una mascarilla al menos hasta principios de mayo. El mandato, según confirmó el gobierno
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a two-year contract extension with forward Reese Johnson. The deal runs through the 2023-24 season with an $800,000 salary-cap hit. The 23-year-old Johnson has one goal and five assists in 28 games this season. He made his NHL debut for Chicago last year.
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are missing John Collins and Lou Williams for their NBA play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets. Collins hasn’t played since March 11 because of a right ring finger sprain and a sprained right foot. He has resumed 4-on-4 workouts but is still not ready for game action. Williams is
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Un hospital, un teatro, una estación de tren y una masacre en las calles de una ciudad constituyen hasta este miércoles los ataques militares más atroces que las fuerzas rusas han llevado a cabo en distintas ciudades de Ucrania. Las imágenes de estos ataques han dado la vuelta al mundo
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Atlético Madrid’s rough approach didn’t end at the final whistle against Manchester City. The melee in Madrid spilled into the tunnel long after full time had blown on a Champions League campaign that Diego Simeone’s side tried to keep going with a variety of dark arts and rough
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — Frontier Airlines has settled a discrimination suit brought by a group of flight attendants who claimed the carrier discriminated against them during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, Denver-based Frontier agreed to keep or change several policies to address the needs of pregnant and lactating
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Rockies centerfielder Randal Grichuk thinks feeling at home in the vast outfield of Coors Field may take nothing more than a homestand or two. It’s become an outfield reorientation for Grichuk and fellow Rockies newcomer Kris Bryant. Playing a little deeper is a necessity at Coors,
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By Tara John, Oleksandr Fylyppov, Sandi Sidhu and Julia Presniakova, CNN Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — All Vladimir Nesterenko wanted to do when he grew up was to play basketball. The brown haired 12-year-old dribbled and shot hoops with his dad Oleh in the village where they lived in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region. He idolized NBA
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Hong Kong (CNN Business) — China está luchando para contener un brote de covid-19 en Shanghái, a pesar de un confinamiento de 17 días que mantiene a la mayoría de sus 25 millones de residentes encerrados. Shanghái, ubicada en la costa este de China, es la ciudad más grande y próspera, así como una
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s lawyer says federal authorities have informed him that the Democrat is not the target of an investigation that led FBI agents to search Cuellar’s South Texas home. Cuellar denied any wrongdoing in January after FBI agents searched his house in
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EL PASO, Texas – Derick Hamilton (Bossier Parish Community College, Bossier City, La.) has inked to attend UTEP and play for the men’s basketball team starting with the 2022-23 season, head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday. Hamilton will have three years of eligibility for the Miners. A brief profile on Hamilton and a quote from Golding follow below. Derick Hamilton
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UPDATE 6:45 P.M.: Police say the package was deemed non-hazardous, and all roads to the airport are back open. UPDATE – El Paso Police say officers responded to the El Paso International Airport “in an abundance of caution” after a suspicious package was reported. Police were providing additional screening of baggage. Flights were not impacted
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