By Ray Sanchez, CNN Mourners, from Vice President Kamala Harris to the activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, on Wednesday celebrated the life of Tyre Nichols, whose death at the hands of police in Memphis led to second-degree murder charges against five officers. “Mothers around the world, when their babies are born, pray to God when
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By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas on Wednesday executed an inmate convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago after a high-speed chase. Wesley Ruiz, 43, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas, for the March 2007 killing of
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Nine Republican-led states asked a federal judge in Texas on Tuesday to block a rule providing protections to nearly 600,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, a group often described as “Dreamers.” It’s the latest move in an ongoing legal fight over the Obama-era Deferred Action
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Damion Baugh had 16 points and 10 assists, big man Eddie Lampkin Jr. made an unexpected return from injury and 15th-ranked TCU overcame the absence of top scorer Mike Miles Jr. to beat West Virginia 76-72 on Tuesday night. “We’re fighters, no matter what,” Baugh said. JaKobe Coles added 17
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The El Paso City Council voted 7-1 on Tuesday to restrict the use of city resources when it comes to criminal investigations of abortions – reviving a proposal that failed to pass last summer. The resolution, which was put forward a second time by city Rep. Alexsandra Annello and co-sponsored by Reps. Henry Rivera and
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CNN, POOL, HOUSE TV, HOUSE.GOV, TWITTER, @ILHANMN, GEORGEFORNY, OAN, Twitter/@IlhanMN By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN House Republican leaders have worked to lock down the votes to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Foreign Affairs Committee after several members of their conference had signaled resistance to the move. One of those
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan and Kylie Atwood, CNN Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to announce she’s running for president on February 15 in Charleston, according to a person familiar with her plans. Haley would be the first Republican to jump into the 2024 presidential race this year, facing only former President Donald Trump,
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EL PASO, Texas — A New Mexico dispensary believes it’s time to end cannabis prohibition in Texas. Advocates from New Mexico-based cannabis dispensary, High Horse, spoke during public comment during an El Paso city council meeting today. Tuesday before City Council, advocates said the current law in Texas isn’t stopping access to cannabis and a stand must
Continue Reading FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Davonte Davis and Ricky Council IV scored 19 points apiece and Arkansas never trailed in an 81-70 victory over Texas A&M on Tuesday night. Davis sank 4 of 8 shots from 3-point range for the Razorbacks (15-7, 4-5 Southeastern Conference). Council added six rebounds and four assists. Jordan Walsh had 12
Continue Reading NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Madi Williams scored 11 of her 26 points in the first half to help No. 20 Oklahoma roll past TCU 101-78 on Tuesday night and snap a two-game skid. Williams was 3 of 4 from the floor with a 3-pointer in the first half and made all four of her free
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — — An El Paso family is asking for help after their home burned in a fire this weekend. The fire happened Saturday night around 6 p.m. in the 900 block of Duskin Drive. The home belonged to Army Veteran Mack Wilson. He died in 2021 at the age of 86
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (11-10, 4-6 C-USA) will look to regain its winning ways while continuing a three-game roadtrip with a nationally-televised (ESPNU) match-up at Middle Tennessee (13-9, 6-5 C-USA) at 7 p.m. MT/8 p.m. CT Thursday. Mattress Firm is the Presenting Sponsor of UTEP Men’s Basketball. Both squads are
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police say a 6-year veteran with the department was arrested Monday following his Dec. 21 indictment on a case dating back to 2014. El Paso police say Eric B. Ramirez was also relieved of duty. Ramirez was booked on multiple charges and multiple counts, including sex abuse of
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Police: 2 monkeys taken from Dallas Zoo found in nearby abandoned home after mysterious disappearance; no arrests made.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The Shark Tank Casting team is now on a nationwide search to discover the next group of driven entrepreneurs, creators and innovators who dream of pitching their breakthrough products and companies to the Sharks in hopes of landing an investment and invaluable mentorship. Entrepreneurs will get the exciting opportunity to
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, Kevin Flower, Stephanie Elam and Taylor Romine, CNN Videos purportedly capturing the moments before the shooting death of a double-amputee man holding a knife after a stabbing attack are raising questions about whether police used excessive force in the Southern California city of Huntington Park. On Thursday afternoon, Huntington Park Police Department
Continue Reading Activists outraged at the shooting death of a 36-year-old double amputee demanded justice and accountability Monday during a news conference.
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN Top Ukrainian officials have in recent days escalated their public lobbying campaign for US-made F-16 fighter jets, arguing they need them urgently to defend against Russian missile and drone attacks. But that push is being met with skepticism by US and allied officials who say the jets would
Continue Reading CNN By Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN Top Ukrainian officials have in recent days escalated their public lobbying campaign for US-made F-16 fighter jets, arguing they need them urgently to defend against Russian missile and drone attacks. But that push is being met with skepticism by US and allied officials who say the jets
Continue Reading Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law Tuesday that enshrines the “fundamental right” to access abortion in the state. Abortion is already legal in Minnesota, but in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the Protect Reproductive Options Act goes a step further by outlining
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that he intends to ban state universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in hopes that they will “wither on the vine” without funding. “It really serves as an ideological filter, a political filter,” the Republican said while speaking
Continue Reading JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Department of Transportation has received a $60 million grant to make improvements to the Interstate 10 freight corridor in Diamondhead, President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday. The award is part of nearly $1.2 billion in funding made available from the National Infrastructure Project Assistance discretionary grant program, known as the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A spokesman for El Paso fire says a child was taken to the hospital with serious injuries Tuesday. An El Paso Independent School District spokesperson described it as an accident that happened during a physical education class. According to officials, campus staff quickly attended to the student and contacted emergency
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Elon Musk tweet declaring he had the financing to take Tesla private in 2018 caused billions of dollars in investor damages after the deal collapsed, according to estimates presented Tuesday at a trial examining the haphazard handling of the buyout proposal. The mind-bending estimates
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As many as 12 cars were involved in a multi-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning. It happened in Jeff Davis County at the I-10 / I-20 split near mile marker 185, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Officials say there were multiple injuries, but the exact count was unknown. One
Continue Reading By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Two monkeys taken from the Dallas Zoo were found Tuesday in an abandoned home after going missing the day before from their enclosure, which had been cut. But no arrests have been made, deepening the mystery at the zoo that has included other cut fences, the escape
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The weather looks fine tonight with mainly clear skies. Mostly cloudy tomorrow as a storm system arrives but it appears not much in the way of precipitation at this point. Our rain chances will be about 20%. Hudspeth and Culberson counties will see the chance of some wintry precipitation Wednesday as temperatures get much colder
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Cinematographer and writer Jim Hemphill joins CNN Newsroom to talk about Halyna Hutchins. Hutchins was fatally shot by a prop gun on the set of the film “Rust”.
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — DeMeco Ryans has been hired as coach of the Houston Texans, giving him his first head coaching job and bringing him back to the place where he started his playing career. Ryans joins the Texans from the San Francisco 49ers, where he spent the past two
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — AP source: Houston Texans hire San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as head coach.
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