EL PASO, Texas — Through several community meetings, the City of El Paso wants your input on new capital planning and bond projects. The City is looking to create new proposals to improve roads, public spaces and quality of life projects. As organizers begin the planning process they are asking residents for their thoughts. Selected
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By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Evina Westbrook came off the bench to score 17 points, leading No. 7 UConn over Marquette 69-38 to secure the Big East’s regular-season title for the Huskies. Azzi Fudd added 13 points for UConn (20-5, 14-1), which has won nine straight conference championships, dating back
Continue Reading By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal have had comfortable wins at the Mexican Open to advance to a possible rematch of their epic five-set final at the Australian Open. Medvedev took another step toward top spot in the ATP rankings with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 second-round
Continue Reading NEW YORK — Arthur Kaluma made a layup with 2:02 remaining to give Creighton the lead en route to an 81-78 win over St. John’s on Wednesday night. Ryan Hawkins had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bluejays. Montez Mathis led the Red Storm with 15 points.
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Winds will continue to decrease across the area Wednesday night but still enough of a gust here and there to make it feel colder with the wind chill. A cold front will sweep through the area overnight and Thursday AM to cool us down with some breezes. Temps will be very cold Friday morning in
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard scored 22 points, Keyshawn Bryant added 14 and South Carolina beat Mississippi State 66-56 on Wednesday night for its fourth win in a row. Couisnard, who was coming off a career-high 33-point performance in a 77-75 win over LSU on Saturday, has scored 20-plus in back-to-back game for the
Continue Reading WEST POINT, N.Y. — Jalen Rucker had 21 points as Army topped Bucknell 73-60. Xander Rice led the Bison on Wednesday night with a career-high 25 points.
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers are coming back from the All-Star break at less than full strength. All-Star guard Darius Garland will miss will miss Cleveland’s game Thursday night at Detroit with a back issue that has slowed him for weeks while newly acquired guard Caris LeVert is sidelined
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By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a rhythm pattern that came off a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The bouncy rhythm heard in the 1985 reggae hit “Under Mi Sleng Teng” by Wayne Smith came from Casiotone MT-40, which
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” says it’s “absurd” that Alec Baldwin believes he’s not to blame. Matt Hutchins, husband of Halyna Hutchins, made the remarks in an interview with the “Today” show that airs in
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” says it’s “absurd” that Alec Baldwin believes he’s not to blame. Matt Hutchins, husband of Halyna Hutchins, made the remarks in an interview with the “Today” show that airs in
Continue Reading By ALICE FUNG and DAVID RISING Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong residents are becoming increasingly annoyed with the administration’s insistence on sticking to Beijing’s zero-COVID strategy as the city posted another record number of new cases. Schools have switched to online learning and summer holidays are being moved forward so the buildings
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UPDATE: 6:43 p.m.: Sunland Park Fire crews report the stranded hiker was found, evaluated and released. According to officials the hiker was off-trail and located by a CBP K9 search team. The hiker did not appear to have any injuries. SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Sunland Park Fire crews are searching for a stranded hiker
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Officials in Texas’ busiest court system say they’re hopeful a new online dashboard that details information on the granting of bail in criminal cases will address growing concerns over rising crime. Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia said Wednesday the dashboard would also bring scrutiny to the
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Liz Cambage is finally playing for the team that she wanted since deciding to first play in the WNBA in 2011. Cambage was officially introduced as a member of the Los Angeles Sparks Wednesday afternoon. The 6-foot-8 center from Australia signed with the Sparks last
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Myles Harris was getting ready to go live on a busy Columbus, Ohio street when his mom drove by. She waved and said hello to Harris’ photographer, who caught the interaction on camera. Harris later posted that video on social media, saying it was ‘typical’ of his mom, Sandi. He did not
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House has approved a bill that penalizes businesses that refuse to do business with firearms companies by barring them from state contracts. The proposal that passed with only support from majority Republicans on Wednesday drew strong opposition from the banking industry but backing from gun groups. GOP Rep. Frank Carroll’s
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN For those wondering, yes, even one of America’s most decorated modern actresses still gets butterflies when stepping into a new role, especially when she’s playing one of the most iconic women in American history. In a conversation with media on Wednesday, Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis said playing former first lady
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in southwest Albuquerque say seven middle school students have been taken to a hospital after a school bus rolled over following a crash with a sports car. Police say none of the injuries are life-threatening. The driver of the sports car also was taken to the hospital after Wednesday afternoon’s
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators have approved a plan by the state’s largest electric utility to keep open part of a coal-fired power plant for an extra three months as a way to avoid blackouts this summer. The Public Regulation Commission made its decision Wednesday, less than a week after Public Service Co.
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Amid a nationwide rise in homicides, a new study has found that “stand your ground” laws — which allow people to respond to threats with potentially lethal force without fear of criminal prosecution — are linked to increased homicide rates, amounting to hundreds of additional deaths per year. States saw an
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By MJ Lee White House chief of staff Ron Klain told House Democrats on a video call Wednesday that he hopes President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week will hand him a bump in the polls, in part by demonstrating leadership on national security and by showing empathy for Americans frustrated with
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rachel Balkovec is teaching at the New York Yankees minor league minicamp and is a student, too. Balkovec became the first woman hired to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team when she was promoted last month by the Yankees to dugout
Continue Reading By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Men wearing Haiti police uniforms have fired into a group of people and killed a journalist at a protest by Haitian factory workers who are demanding higher wages than those the prime minister announced earlier this week. Associated Press journalists observed the men fire from a
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un deslizamiento de tierra afectó varias viviendas en la ciudad de Manizales, capital del departamento de Caldas, según confirmó el alcalde Carlos Mario Marín este miércoles. El funcionario detalló que el deslave se produjo en el barrio la Castellana, en el sector de la Avenida Centenario. Varias viviendas
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s most decorated Olympian has retired. Cyclist Jason Kenny has taken up a role as sprint coach for Britain’s team ahead of the Paris Games in 2024. Kenny won seven gold medals and nine medals in total across four Olympic Games. No cyclist has won more. Britain’s cycling team will head
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EL PASO, Texas – Head Coach TJ Hubbard announced a key addition to UTEP’s 2023 softball roster, shortstop and outfielder Grace Aragon from Carlsbad High School. Grace AragonShortstop / Outfield5-2R/RFreshmanCarlsbad, N.M. (Carlsbad HS) Carlsbad HS: Aragon is a five-year varsity letter winner and has participated in two state championship games. In 2021, she had a .714 batting average in the district, and batted .560 overall with a .486 on-base percentage. She played in 34 games and scored 20 runs on 28
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Han pasado tres años de preparación, pero el mayor crucero del mundo por fin está listo para recibir a los pasajeros. El Wonder of the Seas de Royal Caribbean, que mide unos impresionantes 362 metros, fue entregado el mes pasado y está previsto que inicie su viaje inaugural desde Fort Lauderdale,
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN A 21-year-old Texas man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges after he brutally attacked and blamed an Asian family whom he believed to be Chinese for the Covid-19 pandemic, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Jose Gomez III saw a Burmese family with three young children enter a Sam’s Club in Midland, Texas,
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN Alabama’s governor is demanding answers after a high school basketball team say they were forced to choose between their faith or a game. Oakwood Adventist Academy is a Seventh-Day Adventist school in Huntsville, located 100 miles north of Birmingham. Their men’s basketball team had advanced to the semifinals of the state
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