April 2023

How 4/20 became ‘Weed Day’

April 20, 2023 12:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN There is something in the air today. Maybe you’ve noticed. April 20, or 4/20, is known as “Weed Day” in…

Elephant seals enter ‘sleep spiral’ during deep ocean dives

April 20, 2023 12:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Northern elephant seals might be masters of multitasking in the animal kingdom because they’ve learned how to sleep…

New Mexico’s marijuana industry struggles with banking and insurance hurdles despite legalization

April 20, 2023 11:59 AM KVIA-Newsroom

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – As the marijuana industry continues to expand across New Mexico and worldwide, businesses and entrepreneurs are…

SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off for inaugural test flight, but explodes midair

April 20, 2023 11:45 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas on Thursday at 9:28 a.m. ET,…

BuzzFeed News will shut down

April 20, 2023 11:26 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — BuzzFeed News, the Pulitzer Prize-winning digital news website that that took the internet by storm roughly a decade ago and…

El Paso Central Appraisal District presenting preliminary property valuations ahead of May deadline

April 20, 2023 11:04 AM Sam Harasimowicz

El Pasoans are working to file protests to their property valuations as the county continues to release mass appraisals. The El Paso Central…

YISD grant supporting military-connected students

April 20, 2023 9:49 AM Michael Courier

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you grew up in a military family, you know that many of the challenges you faced were different than those of your…

When you give a worm weed, it gets the munchies, researchers find

April 20, 2023 9:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN One Friday afternoon, not long after Oregon made cannabis legal in 2015, some lab researchers in the state embarked on a quirky…

Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting rapidly and driving sea level rise, new satellite data finds

April 20, 2023 8:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN The Earth’s ice sheets lost enough ice over the last 30 years to create an ice cube 12 miles high, according to new research.…

SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off for inaugural test flight but explodes midair

April 20, 2023 7:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launchpad in South Texas…

SpaceX’s Starship rocket, built for the moon and Mars, lifts off in inaugural test flight

April 20, 2023 7:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas…

An El Paso Man was killed in Arizona

April 20, 2023 7:32 AM Noelia Gonzalez

TUCSON, Arizona— An El Paso man was lured and killed in Tucson, Arizona earlier this month. According to Pima County Sheriff’s Office, Malik…

2 cheerleaders were shot in a Texas supermarket parking lot

April 20, 2023 6:59 AM Noelia Gonzalez

AUSTIN, Texas— The man accused of shooting two teenage cheerleaders in Texas is facing deadly conduct charges. Authorities arrested Pedro Tello…

StormTrack Weather: A few degrees cooler, breezy, and dry

April 20, 2023 6:48 AM Nichole Gomez

Good Morning! The dry, sunny, and quiet weather will continue on Thursday with afternoon breezes between 25 to 30 mph. It will be slightly cooler…

One person killed after motorcycle crash in west El Paso

April 20, 2023 5:38 AM Brianna Chavez

UPDATE: (5:42 a.m.) El Paso Police said one person was killed after a motorcycle crash early Thursday night. Special traffic Investigators are on the…

Most adults value reproductive rights when deciding where to go to college, poll shows

April 20, 2023 4:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Class sizes, available majors and extracurriculars aren’t the only things going into college decisions this year. A…

‘We know what’s at stake’: Matt Fitzpatrick playing to win his brother a PGA Tour spot at Zurich Classic

April 20, 2023 3:23 AM CNN

2022 U.S. Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick claimed victory at the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head in South Carolina on Sunday, which was particularly…

Fastest-growing jobs for college grads

April 20, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

SmartAsset identified and ranked the fastest-growing jobs for college…

Naloxone is now approved for over-the-counter use. What are the hurdles to accessing it?

April 20, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

Stacker investigated the hurdles to accessing naloxone over the counter using a variety of news and medical…

A short history of cybersecurity and the data breaches that forced the world to pay attention to data privacy

April 20, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

Drata reviewed the most impactful cybercrimes and their consequences to evaluate how public perception toward cybersecurity has changed over…

Which states penalize drivers with poor credit the most?

April 20, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

MoneyGeek analyzed 2023 national premium data from Quadrant Information Services to explore how having poor credit impacts auto insurance premiums in…

Children’s cat-killing contest axed following backlash in New Zealand

April 19, 2023 10:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, CNN A contest planned for children in New Zealand to hunt and kill feral cats as part of a drive to protect native species has been…

Anti-Semitic reports rise in Texas, but El Paso sees no reported incidents

April 19, 2023 9:36 PM Stephanie Valle

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Anti-Defamation League’s recent audit found anti-Semitic incidents are up nationwide by 36 percent from 2021 to 2022.…

Federal lawmakers debating over number of migrant children unaccounted for in the United States

April 19, 2023 7:17 PM Sam Harasimowicz

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Committee on Oversight and Accountability questioned the director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement on Tuesday,…

SpaceX readies for another attempt to launch Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built

April 19, 2023 6:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX is once again gearing up for the inaugural test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever created and the…

Lawsuit filed against City of Anthony, NM over city manager hire

April 19, 2023 6:40 PM Jason McNabb

ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Just two days after an Anthony, New Mexico Board of Trustees meeting didn’t go as expected, ABC-7 has learned that…

One-on-one with UTEP women’s basketball coach Keitha Adams

April 19, 2023 4:53 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 spoke one-on-one with the new head coach of the UTEP women’s basketball team, Keitha Adams. Adams returns to UTEP after…

Caller threatened shooting at Amazon fulfillment center in far east El Paso

April 19, 2023 4:45 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An unknown person called a suicide hotline Tuesday, threatening to open fire on employees at the Amazon fulfillment center…

Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion drug, sets Friday night deadline

April 19, 2023 3:31 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday temporarily extended a hold on a lower court ruling that would have imposed restrictions…

Winds up the next couple of days but not too extreme

April 19, 2023 3:25 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

Winds will continue to blow from the W/NW Thursday. Gusts are expected to hit around 30 mph. Temps will stay in the lower 80’s with lots of sunshine.…

Month: April 2023