Originally Published: 26 JAN 23 17:41 ETBy Christopher WigginsClick here for updates on this story FLORIDA (Advocate Channel) — Democrats in Florida have introduced a bill to outlaw the so-called gay and trans panic defense in criminal cases in the state.Florida’s Senate minority leader, Lauren Book, and state Rep. Rita Harris filed Senate Bill 328 on
Continue Reading Originally Published: 26 JAN 23 06:40 ETUpdated: 26 JAN 23 17:48 ETBy Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi, Hadas Gold and Michael Schwartz, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians and wounded several others in the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said, prompting the Palestinian Authority to suspend its security
Continue Reading Originally Published: 26 JAN 23 16:51 ETBy Donie O’Sullivan, Audrey Ash and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — “There might be someone getting shot tomorrow.”That was the warning from Twitter staff at an internal meeting on Jan. 5, 2021, the eve of the deadly attack on the US Capitol. It wasn’t the only stark warning Twitter management
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EL PASO, Texas – Burges High School is now in search of a new head football coach. James Routledge is resigning after 7 seasons at Burges. ABC-7 was told that Routledge has accepted an assistant athletic director position at the El Paso Independent School District. Routledge, a 1993 graduate of Burges, took over the program
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — They held their on-ice embrace a little longer this time, kneeling in an end pose moments after a near-flawless short program. Overwhelming favorite and reigning world champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier scored a personal-best 81.96 on Thursday for a commanding lead in the
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By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN Justice Brett Kavanaugh said this week that he is “optimistic” about the court, his colleagues, and the country in the first-known public comments any justice has made off the bench since the release of an investigative report into the leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v.
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Claudio Reyna was moved out of his leadership role as sporting director of Austin FC on Thursday, the latest job change that followed the Reyna family’s spat with U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter. The 49-year-old Reyna was shifted to a title of technical adviser. The former
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Temps will be dropping to the low and mid 20’s overnight with mainly clear skies. Temps will warm up to the low and mid 60’s over the weekend with a good amount of sunshine. I expect another cool down behind a Tuesday cold front next week. Highs back down to the 50’s.
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, Kevin Liptak and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The discovery of classified documents at former Vice President Mike Pence’s home immediately raised questions at the Justice Department about whether yet another special counsel investigation was in the offing. For now, the department’s course isn’t clear, people briefed on internal deliberations say. The Pence documents
Continue Reading CNN, WRTV, ABC NEWS, FOX BUSINESS, REALTOR.COM, GETTY IMAGES, FIRST BAPTIST DALLAS, WSOC, RIGHT SIDE BROADCASTING NETWORK, TRUTH SOCIAL, CBS, WPVI By Evan Perez, Kevin Liptak and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The discovery of classified documents at former Vice President Mike Pence’s home immediately raised questions at the Justice Department about whether yet another special counsel
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration will continue to grant safe haven to certain Hong Kong residents, extending a program to allow them to remain in the United States without fear of deportation for another two years. President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a memorandum “directing an extension and expansion of the deferral of
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Maryland man pleaded guilty Thursday to threatening to murder a member of Congress, the Department of Justice announced in a news release. Justin Kuchta, 39, sent a message in July threatening to kill a Texas member of Congress through an event invitation website, according to his plea agreement. Though the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Over 500 pounds of hard drugs have been seized at El Paso ports of entry since the start of 2023 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The drugs seized include almost 330 pounds of methamphetamine, just under 140 pounds of cocaine, and over 40 pounds of fentanyl. “CBP officers are
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona, Alayna Treene and Manu Raju, CNN Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries at the US Capitol in Washington on Thursday evening. McCarthy, leaving the meeting with Musk in his office, declined to comment other than to say: “He came for my
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed The State Bar of California unveiled new disciplinary charges against John Eastman for his involvement in former President Donald Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election results. The state bar’s trial counsel is bringing 11 counts against Eastman, accusing him of violating a variety of attorney ethics rules in multiple episodes, court
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CNN has obtained portions of the police scanner audio leading up to the arrest of Tyre Nichols who died three days after was pulled over for alleged reckless driving in Memphis, Tennessee. Police say confrontations ensued between Nichols and officers during the stop. CNN’s Sara Sidner reports.
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It’s been almost three weeks since a traffic stop in Memphis led to a violent arrest and, three days later, the death of the 29-year-old Black driver. Tyre Nichols was hospitalized after he was pulled over on January 7, police have said. Five Memphis Police Department officers, who also are Black,
Continue Reading RowVaughn Wells, the mother of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died following a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, tells CNN’s Don Lemon the officers involved in her son’s death brought shame to the Black community.
Continue Reading Video of Tyre Nichols’ deadly arrest was released by the Memphis Police Department. These are the most critical moments.
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Originally Published: 26 JAN 23 16:56 ETBy Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Southwest Airlines said it is testing software fixes that the company developed after its Christmas travel meltdown, as the airline faces multiple federal investigations.The software fixes are an “upgrade,” rather than a replacement of the crew scheduling system, Southwest executives said on a conference
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tribute services to honor the late El Paso Police Chief Gregory K. Allen begin Thursday evening. Multiple speakers were present at Thursday’s tribute service including Sgt. Javier Sambrano, Pastor Sama Faraone, Mayor Oscar Leeser, City Manager Tommy Gonzalez, Senator César Blanco, and Ronald Bowling. El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government has long struggled to find a permanent solution for storing or disposing of spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power plants, and opposition to such a site is flaring up again as New Mexico lawmakers debate banning a facility without state consent.
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CNN By Donie O’Sullivan, Audrey Ash and Zachary Cohen, CNN “There might be someone getting shot tomorrow.” That was the warning from Twitter staff at an internal meeting on Jan. 5, 2021, the eve of the deadly attack on the US Capitol. It wasn’t the only stark warning Twitter management received ahead of the insurrection,
Continue Reading Originally Published: 26 JAN 23 16:39 ETBy Haley Britzky and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — A US military operation killed a senior ISIS leader and 10 members of the terror group in northern Somalia on Wednesday, two senior Biden administration officials said on Thursday.”From a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia, Bilal al-Sudani is assessed to
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Originally Published: 26 JAN 23 16:33 ETAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — If you’re not intently following the drip, drip, drip of the various classified documents scandals involving President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, it’s easy to lose the thread.Suffice it to say the criticism of Biden
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky and Sam Fossum, CNN A US military operation killed a senior ISIS leader and 10 members of the terror group in northern Somalia on Wednesday, two senior Biden administration officials said on Thursday. “From a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia, Bilal al-Sudani is assessed to have supported ISIS’ expansion and activities
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Pro-Musica continues it’s Chamber Music Festival with a live performance by the Judy Carmichael Trio. Judy Carmichael is a premiere Jazz Pianists. She has been nominated for Grammy Awards and is the host of “Jazz Inspired,” on NPR. On Thursday night, you can meet Judy and get a copy
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EL PASO, Texas — We’re just a few weeks away from the 2023 Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon which takes place Sunday, February 12 Nearly 3,000 runners are expected to participate in the 17th annual event which, this year, tours different parts of El Paso’s Mission and Lower Valleys. The marathon starts San Elizario High
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The contract imposed on railroad workers last fall didn’t resolve their quality-of-life issues, but already this year there are indications the major freight railroads are starting to address some of their concerns about demanding schedules that keep many of them on call 24-7 without paid
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle and Ray Sanchez, CNN Sayfullo Saipov was found guilty of murder by a federal jury for using a rented truck to fatally strike eight people on a New York City bike path on Halloween Day in 2017. Jurors deliberated about six hours over two days in the case involving the deadliest
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