By Devan Cole, CNN A federal judge may rule later this month on a lawsuit seeking to block the use of medication abortion nationwide, in the biggest abortion-related case since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. The lawsuit, filed in November by anti-abortion advocates against the US Food and Drug Administration, targets
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By Nick Valencia and Mark Morales, CNN A month before Tyre Nichols’ arrest and death, activists and organizers gave a presentation at the Memphis City Council public safety committee hearing to highlight their concern about violent pretextual traffic stops in the city they say led to the death or injury of five people since 2013,
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, CNN San Francisco’s District Attorney is threatening to drop what’s believed to be the city’s first case filed against a police officer for an on-duty homicide, claiming the case was filed by her predecessor for “political reasons.” In 2020, San Francisco Police Department Officer Christopher Samayoa was charged with manslaughter in the
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EL PASO, Texas — Only two NFL fandoms every year get to celebrate watching their team on the greatest stage of all. For the rest, they’re stuck trying to figure out which team they dislike less than the other. Well, if you have any association with UTEP, ABC-7 has a reason, or two, or three,
Continue Reading In an exclusive interview, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks to Christiane Amanpour about working with the US, the war in Ukraine and the future of old rival Jair Bolsonaro.
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A leak in a fuel pipeline facility in California forced a shutdown of deliveries of gasoline and diesel from the Los Angeles area east to areas including Las Vegas and Phoenix, but officials said Friday they believed supplies would not immediately be affected. Pipeline operator Kinder
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire Chief Jonathan Killings was appointed to his new position in December of 2022. He is the first person of African descent to serve in that position. He sat down to speak with ABC-7 this Black History Month. Chief Killings started with the El Paso Fire Department in
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By Kaitlan Collins, Paula Reid and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s legal team turned over more documents with classified markings and a laptop belonging to an aide to federal prosecutors in recent months, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CNN. The Trump attorneys also handed over an empty folder marked “Classified Evening
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A cat tattooed with symbols used by members of a criminal group was found at Cereso prison in Ciudad Juarez, according to Canal 44. The animal was turned over to a shelter. State public safety officials say members of the K-9 Group seized the cat, an Egyptian breed, brown in
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A decent weekend with temps warming to the 60’s. Lots of high clouds will arrive along with some slight rain chances. Next week a couple of cold fronts arrive with colder air invading the borderland. Temps will drop to the upper 40’s and low 50’s by midweek. Winds will also be a major factor as
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Reliever Jason Adam became the fourth Tampa Bay player to go to a salary arbitration hearing this year, asking a panel for $1,775,000 on Friday while the Rays argued for $1.55 million. Houston pitcher Cristian Javier avoided a hearing by agreeing to a $64 million, five-year contract, and Philadelphia reliever
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — CSX railroad has promised to give more of its workers the paid sick time they demanded in contract negotiations last fall. CSX is the only major freight railroad so far to agree to give its employees sick time in the wake of contentious negotiations last
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of two students at a Chicago high school in December, police announced Friday. The suspect is charged with two counts of felony first-degree murder and two counts of felony attempted murder, Chicago Police superintendent David Brown announced. “We currently
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Pitcher Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros agreed Friday to a $64 million, five-year contract that avoided a salary arbitration hearing. Javier gets a $2 million signing bonus, payable within 30 days of the deal’s approval by the commissioner’s office, and salaries of $3 million this season, $7 million in 2024, $10
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The families of those killed and injured in a 2018 Texas high school shooting have settled a lawsuit they had filed against a Tennessee-based online retailer accused of illegally selling ammunition to the student who authorities say fatally shot 10 people on campus. Retailer Lucky Gunner
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El PASO, Texas – Following a cross-country trek to Charlotte earlier in the week, UTEP women’s basketball returns home to welcome in UTSA on Saturday at 1 p.m. MT. The Miners (15-7, 8-5 C-USA) upended Charlotte 70-64 on Wednesday after a round trip expedition that spanned over 3,200 miles. On the other side of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Las Cruces High School Football Coach Mark Lopez is no longer on administrative leave, according to a spokesperson with Las Cruces Public Schools. Coach Lopez tweeted out a message saying, “All is good Bulldawg Nation!! The amount of support I’ve received is incredibly humbling!!” News of Lopez’s placement on administrative
Continue Reading McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin has filed a defamation lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages, claiming he was falsely accused of misconduct by a female employee at a Phoenix hotel. Irvin, 56, was pulled off the remainder of NFL Network’s Super Bowl week
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Originally Published: 10 FEB 23 17:59 ETBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — In the foothills of a Martian mountain, NASA’s Curiosity rover found stunning new evidence of an ancient lake in the form of rocks etched with the ripples of waves — and the telltale signs appeared in an unlikely place.The rover is traversing an area
Continue Reading By Brian Rokus and Jessica Dean, CNN Sen. John Fetterman has been released from a Washington, DC, hospital, after being admitted due to “feeling lightheaded” and undergoing tests earlier this week, according to a statement from his office. The Pennsylvania Democrat intends to return to the Senate on Monday. “In addition to the CT, CTA,
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN In the foothills of a Martian mountain, NASA’s Curiosity rover found stunning new evidence of an ancient lake in the form of rocks etched with the ripples of waves — and the telltale signs appeared in an unlikely place. The rover is traversing an area of Mars called the “sulfate-bearing unit”
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, CNN In a federal lawsuit filed earlier this week, a family member of Emmett Till is demanding that Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks serve an arrest warrant from 1955 on Carolyn Bryant Donham for her role in the death of Till. Last year, a five-member search group, including members of Till’s family
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A south-central El Paso bar is being temporarily shut down due to repeated criminal activity, according to the El Paso county attorney. According to Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Cantina Cazadores has had repeated violations, including continuous criminal activity, failure to report police activity as required by the TABC, allowing minors
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas state police will not discipline any more of its officers over the Uvalde school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead as heavily armed agents hesitated to confront the lone gunman, a spokesperson confirmed Friday. The decision is a turning point nearly
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Chapin High School teacher accused of transferring obscene material to someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl has been granted bond. Orlando Solis was arrested Feb. 2. At his bond hearing Friday, Solis appeared in a blue jumpsuit with his hands cuffed to his waist, wearing a face covering.
Continue Reading Originally Published: 09 FEB 23 03:32 ETUpdated: 10 FEB 23 17:00 ETBy Raja Razek, Rhea Mogul, Teele Rebane and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Survivors of Monday’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria could face “a secondary disaster” as cold and snow lead to “worsening and horrific conditions,” the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday.Speaking at a
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN President Joe Biden has gone on the attack over Social Security and Medicare. In speeches and tweets this week, Biden and his White House have singled out particular Republican senators — notably including Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida and Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin — over
Continue Reading Originally Published: 10 FEB 23 15:25 ETUpdated: 10 FEB 23 15:27 ETBy Taylor Ward, Rob Shackelford and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologists (CNN) — New Zealand is bracing for its most intense tropical cyclone since the 1990s. Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is heading toward the North Island just two weeks after the area was hit with record flooding.On
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest number of deaths in a single commercial airplane crash occurred when a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 crashed into Mt. Ogura
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Originally Published: 10 FEB 23 16:00 ETBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The number of unlawful crossings of the US-Mexico border in January marked the lowest levels of encounters since February 2021, administration officials said Friday.In January, US Border Patrol made more than 128,000 apprehensions, down 42% from December, according to administration officials.The handling of the
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