By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Purdue is back at No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Alabama is right behind the Boilermakers. Purdue returned to the top spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll on Monday, moving up two spots after Temple knocked off No. 1 Houston over the weekend. The Boilermakers
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American wrongfully detained in Iran, ended his week-long hunger strike Monday. Namazi launched the strike last Monday to mark seven years since he was left behind in a prisoner swap that brought other Americans home. Namazi, who has been detained in Iran since 2015, penned a letter to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A local organization is making sure that no kids sleep on the floor in El Paso. “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” is a national nonprofit organization that just recently gained a local chapter in the borderland. Volunteers are trained in all the basic skills needed to construct a wooden bed. They cut,
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After a traffic stop in Memphis resulted in a violent arrest and subsequent death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, police are expected to release police body camera footage of the incident to the public. The family of Nichols and attorneys have viewed the traffic stop’s video recordings, which have been described as a vicious, prolonged beating that lasted for minutes after officers chased down a fleeing Nichols. CNN’s Sara Sidner reports.
Continue Reading Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, suffered “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,” according to preliminary results of an independent autopsy commissioned by attorneys for his family.
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Nick Valencia and Pamela Kirkland, CNN Attorneys for the family of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, said video footage shows he suffered a “nonstop beating” at the hands of police. “He was defenseless the entire time. He was a human piñata for those
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By Janelle Chavez, CNN Dense breast tissue has been associated with up to a four times higher risk of breast cancer. However, a new study suggests few women view breast density as a significant risk factor. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, surveyed 1,858 women ages 40 to 76 years from 2019 to 2020
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CNN By Pamela Brown and Gregory Krieg, CNN Cascading revelations about New York Rep. George Santos‘ pattern of lies and deception are putting increased scrutiny on powerful New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, the fourth-ranking House Republican and a vocal supporter of Santos during his 2022 campaign. Stefanik was a key validator for Santos in their
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US and Israel launched their largest joint military exercise ever on Monday, sending a clear signal to Iran and underscoring the strength of their alliance despite concerns over the composition of the new Israeli government which includes ultra-nationalist and ultra-religious parties. The live-fire exercise, named Juniper Oak, will include 100
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EL PASO, Texas — Socorro Independent School District will be hosting a teacher job fair today. SISD is seeking qualified instructors to teach for the 2022-2023 school year. Teacher candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and valid Texas teaching certificate with required endorsements. Candidates must take three copies of
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By Dakin Andone and Taylor Romine, CNN It was late in the evening Saturday when Brandon Tsay heard the “distinct sound of metal” in the lobby of Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, a dance hall in Alhambra, California, he told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Monday evening. Tsay, whose family had owned the business for three generations,
Continue Reading Brandon Tsay, the man who encountered and disarmed the suspect of the Monterey Park, California, mass shooting that killed 10 people and injured 10 others, describes the moment he came face to face with the gunman at a second location nearby.
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Buckingham Palace is revealing details about the three-day celebration of the coronation of King Charles III. It all begins with the coronation itself on may 6th at Westminster Abbey. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will conduct the ceremony, which will see Charles crowned alongside his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort. During the event, the
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has detained a boat carrying 396 Haitian migrants near the Bahamas in one of the biggest human smuggling incidents in the region, Bahamian officials said. The migrants were detained close to the far-flung Cay Sal island located between Florida and Cuba, immigration officials in the
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ABC-7 First Alert is in effect due to a winter storm that will enter the region Monday. It will be a windy day with wind gusts around 35 mph and a 20 percent chance of afternoon showers. The rain chances will increase to 60 percent tonight as the storm moves through the area. The time
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan and Kyung Lah, CNN Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona on Monday announced his campaign for US Senate, setting up a potential 2024 clash with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who recently switched her party affiliation from Democrat to independent. Gallego, a Phoenix-area congressman and retired Marine who served in Iraq, released a video
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police were called out to a shopping center in far east El Paso county early Monday morning after one person called saying they heard gunshots in the area, according to Police. Police blocked off the Sunfire Village Plaza on the 2100 block of N. Zaragoza. Police dispatch confirmed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — School choice week provides parents with information regarding their Child’s schooling. K through 12 education in America is transforming, as millions of parents rethink their children’s education and how and where their children will learn. According to School Choice Week, 53.7% of families have considered having their children attend another
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EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a complete list of TxDOT’s road closures for the week of January 22 to January 28. For updates, click here. For a look at more information, click here. https://twitter.com/txdotelp/status/1618427827698679808?s=20&t=HUDSbI3JbvxyzEOYDIFXeA https://twitter.com/txdotelp/status/1618287698732789762?s=20&t=HUDSbI3JbvxyzEOYDIFXeA Signal Improvement Project
Continue Reading CNN By Pamela Brown and Gregory Krieg, CNN Cascading revelations about New York Rep. George Santos‘ pattern of lies and deception are putting increased scrutiny on powerful New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, the fourth-ranking House Republican and a vocal supporter of Santos during his 2022 campaign. Stefanik was a key validator for Santos in their
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Republican-controlled House has made the Internal Revenue Service a political target after Democrats bolstered the agency with new funding last year. Within the first week of the new Congress, a dozen GOP lawmakers introduced a bill that would abolish the IRS altogether and replace the entire federal tax code with
Continue Reading By Pamela Brown and Gregory Krieg, CNN Cascading revelations about New York Rep. George Santos‘ pattern of lies and deception are putting increased scrutiny on powerful New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, the fourth-ranking House Republican and a vocal supporter of Santos during his 2022 campaign. Stefanik was a key validator for Santos in their shared
Continue Reading By Kate Golembiewski, CNN From a deer’s elaborate branching antlers to the fiddler crab’s oversize claw, the animal kingdom is full of flashy features used in combat to help secure a mate. A team of researchers announced last week that it has found the earliest known evidence of sexual combat in the form of a
Continue Reading Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert G. Luna says investigators are looking into a second event shortly after the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California. Luna says bystanders disarmed an Asian man at a dance hall in Alhambra, California.
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, Jeffrey Winter, Casey Tolan, Ralph Ellis and Scott Glover, CNN The 72-year-old man suspected of killing 11 people and wounding nine others in a shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, Saturday had previously frequented the establishment, sources told CNN. The suspect, identified as Huu Can Tran, was pronounced dead
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Holly Yan and Stella Chan, CNN Investigators looking through the home of the 72-year-old gunman who carried out a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, on Saturday night found a .308 caliber rifle, hundreds of rounds of loose ammo and items that led them to believe he was building homemade firearm suppressors,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — First responders told ABC-7, one person suffered serious injuries following a shooting Sunday night. The shooting happened on the 800 block of N. Piedras St. in central El Paso. According to authorities, the shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. Limited details have been released. This is a developing story. Check back
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Two more interceptions from Dak Prescott. Another missed extra point by Brett Maher. Some bizarre play-calling at the end of the game. It all added up to another playoff exit for the Dallas Cowboys and more questions about what needs to be done
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy rolled to his left and saw his first few options covered. At the last second, George Kittle broke free running deep, Purdy threw across his body and Kittle made a juggling catch that sparked San Francisco’s only touchdown drive. That one
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