EL PASO, Texas – Temperatures won’t make it out of the 40s on Thursday, and overnight temperatures will bottom out in the middle to low 20s across the Borderland. That means it’s time to learn about cold weather preparedness! If you watch ABC-7 meteorologists, you have probably heard of Protecting the 4 Ps. The Ps
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HELSINKI (AP) — Former NHL players Leo Komarov, Sami Vatanen, Valtteri Filppula and Markus Granlund were among those named to Finland’s men’s hockey roster for the Beijing Olympics. Komarov and Vatanen were part of Finland’s bronze medal-winning team in Sochi in 2014. Filppula won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Finland has 12 players with
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By Devan Cole and Daniella Diaz, CNN New York Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was arrested Thursday during a voting rights protest at the US Capitol, his office said in a statement. “Today, Congressman Jamaal Bowman joined a voting rights non-violent direct action at the North Barricade of the US Capitol Building and was arrested by
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s is selling a dessert that fans haven’t seen in about five years. Roughly 6,800 of its 14,000 US restaurants have begun selling a blueberry and crème pie, which is a sweet pastry that’s filled with blueberries and a vanilla-flavored crème and baked in a pie crust. McDonald’s last sold
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Rugby Sevens Series has rescheduled its U.S. stop from March to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made jointly by World Rugby and USA Rugby. The Los Angeles Sevens were supposed to take place March 5-6 at Dignity Sports Park in Carson, California, but have been
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By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Thanks to the Supreme Court, the House select committee investigating January 6 has now received all the pages from the National Archives that former President Donald Trump had tried to block. The defeat of Trump’s legal challenge was resounding, though the Supreme Court left the door open to
Continue Reading CNN By Zachary Cohen and Jason Morris, CNN A district attorney in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn election results in the state is requesting a special grand jury in an effort to gather information relevant to the probe, according to a letter sent to the court. This story is breaking and
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz A federal judge on Thursday denied InfoWars host and right-wing conspiracy theorist Owen Shroyer’s attempt to dismiss the four charges against him in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot. Shroyer has been charged with four misdemeanors, including disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He has pleaded not guilty. In December, Shroyer’s lawyer
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for cursing at a fan in Cleveland. Irving’s comments to the fan during the second quarter of Brooklyn’s 114-107 loss on Monday were captured on video. He used profanity in reminding the fan that he helped the Cavaliers win
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins will induct former manager Ron Gardenhire and former players Dan Gladden and César Tovar into the team’s Hall of Fame this summer. Gardenhire, Gladden and Tovar will become the 35th, 36th and 37th members of the team’s Hall of Fame during separate ceremonies at Target Field before games on
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César López (CNN Español) — En el primer día de la primera fase de venta de boletos de cara al Mundial de Qatar 2022, las solicitudes alrededor del planeta para adquirir una entrada se dieron por millones. Así lo informó la FIFA en un comunicado, asegurando que en el primer día de venta recibió 1,2
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — La Marina de Guerra del Perú indicó este jueves que ya investiga las causas de derrame de petróleo del 15 de enero en la refinería La Pampilla, en Ventanilla, ocurrido tras un fuerte oleaje que se registró tras la erupción del volcán submarino cerca de Tonga. En un comunicado, señaló que,
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a second case against an activist who exposed what many viewed as the inhumane killing of hundreds of pigs at two Iowa pork plants. Agriculture industry supporters say the activist’s action ran afoul of the the state’s “ag gag” laws. The Des Moines Register reports that Matt
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a second case against an activist who exposed what many viewed as the inhumane killing of hundreds of pigs at two Iowa pork plants. Agriculture industry supporters say the activist’s action ran afoul of the the state’s “ag gag” laws. The Des Moines Register reports that Matt
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays’ proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball. Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg announced the news on Thursday. The idea of playing in both the Tampa Bay area and Montreal has been
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates continued to rise this week. The rate on the benchmark 30-year loan breached 3.5%. Home loan rates have been running at levels not seen since early 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic was breaking. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the average rate on the 30-year loan rose
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates continued to rise this week. The rate on the benchmark 30-year loan breached 3.5%. Home loan rates have been running at levels not seen since early 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic was breaking. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the average rate on the 30-year loan rose
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En las profundidades del océano frente a la costa de Tahití, los científicos hicieron un descubrimiento increíble en noviembre: hectáreas de corales gigantes, prístinos y con forma de rosa que florecen desde el fondo del mar en lo que se conoce como la “zona crepuscular” del océano. El hecho de que
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has narrowly upheld an $18 million fine levied against an association of large food brands that funneled dark money into a state political campaign. The 5-4 decision Thursday found that the penalty against the Grocery Manufacturers Association — which is now known as
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has narrowly upheld an $18 million fine against an association of large food brands that funneled dark money into a state political campaign. The 5-4 decision Thursday found that the penalty against the Grocery Manufacturers Association — which is now known as the
Continue Reading CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN The United States accused Russia of recruiting current and former Ukrainian government officials to attempt to take control of Ukraine’s government as it unveiled new sanctions on Thursday. “Russia has directed its intelligence services to recruit current and former Ukrainian government officials to
Continue Reading CNN, KBOI By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Election officials in a rural Georgia county are weighing plans to close all but one polling place ahead of this year’s elections, alarming local voting and civil rights groups. But the deliberations by the Lincoln County elections board have reverberated far beyond this Georgia community of roughly 7,700 northwest
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After a two-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival returns this spring with headliners The Who, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, Lionel Richie, Erykah Badu, Ludacris, Nelly and Willie Nelson. Festival organizers Thursday announced the lineup for the festival scheduled over two weekends in the
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By Tara John, Nadine Schmidt and Claudia Otto, CNN Austria’s parliament has approved the European Union’s strictest Covid-19 vaccine mandate, making it compulsory for the country’s residents over the age of 18 to get the shot. The legislation is set to be ratified before it is expected to come into effect on February 4. However,
Continue Reading DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Defending champion Algeria has been dumped out of the African Cup of Nations in the group stage with a 3-1 loss to Ivory Coast. It means Algeria exits without a win. Ivory Coast was totally dominant in their final Group E game with goals by Franck Kessié, Ibrahim Sangaré and Nicolas
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Australian snowboarder Scotty James has gone to work on new tricks inside a private halfpipe in Switzerland. The location became a place where he was free to experiment without a lot of attention. His latest creation is a triple cork that includes three flips and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Nebraska men’s basketball game at No. 19 Ohio State on Saturday has been postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Cornhuskers’ program. Nebraska said in a statement it would not have the Big Ten minimum of seven scholarship players available. Nebraska and Ohio State will coordinate with the Big
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden is paying a steep price for high inflation. It’s a problem that festered during his first year in office instead of fading away as he suggested it would. Last year’s giant coronavirus relief package drove what will probably be the fastest economic growth since 1984 and pulled
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden is paying a steep price for high inflation. It’s a problem that festered during his first year in office instead of fading away as he suggested it would. Last year’s giant coronavirus relief package drove what will probably be the fastest economic growth since 1984 and pulled
Continue Reading By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN If you think you know who Jeff Daniels is, think again. You might be thinking of the Hollywood actor — but there’s now a tarantula-killing worm with a very similar name. The worm — named tarantobelus jeffdanielsi — was discovered by scientists at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and is
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