By Jim Sciutto and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director William Burns recently traveled to Ukraine and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian intelligence officials, according to a US official. “Director Burns recently traveled to Ukraine, as he has done regularly since the beginning of Russia’s recent aggression more than a year ago,”
Continue Reading By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — What does it mean to be French? It’s been more than 1,500 years since the first French kingdom was founded; more than 480 years since French became the state’s official language; more than 200 years since the French Revolution; and more than 60 years since the establishment
Continue Reading By Xiaofei Xu, Eve Brennan, Claudia Otto, Inke Kappeler and Sophie Tanno, CNN Paris, France (CNN) — A tense atmosphere lingered in Nanterre on Saturday following the funeral of a French teenager who was fatally shot by police in the Paris suburb earlier this week. Arrests continued to mount with more than 1,300 people detained
Continue Reading By Mariya Knight and Chris Lau, CNN Atlanta/Hong Kong (CNN) — Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has invited Wagner Group mercenaries to his country to train its military. Lukashenko alluded to the invitation in a speech Friday dedicated to Belarus’ Independence Day, according to state news agency Belta. “Unfortunately, they (Wagner mercenaries) are not here,” Lukashenko
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Aaron and Alvin Jones have made sure to make the most of their time in the Sun City – visiting hospitals on Thursday, bringing in stars for a charity softball game and then on Friday hosting a summer football camp, while their friend and NBA star George Hill held a
Continue Reading By Radina Gigova, Ivana Kottasová and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed at Moldova’s main international airport on Friday when a “foreign citizen” who was not allowed to enter the country opened fire, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. “Tragic day for Moldova after the incident at Chisinau International Airport, resulting in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Students quickly weighed in following the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. In a 6-3 vote, SCOTUS struck down the program that would forgive student loan debt for over 43 million Americans. The program would have canceled $10,000 in student debt for those who made less
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A series of high-profile domestic violence cases in China, including a killing carried out in broad daylight that was captured on video and circulated widely on social media, has sparked outrage – and reignited a debate among young people about the pitfalls of marriage. The killing in
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North Korea’s most famous football star hasn’t been seen in three years. Han Kwang Song made his last pubic appearance in August of 2020, winning the Qatar Stars League Trophy for Al-Duhail. Since then, his whereabouts have been unknown. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces has appointed its new Interim Chief of Police, Jeremy Story. His first day is July 1. Story steps into the role as Chief Miguel Dominguez retires, effective June 30. Dominguez had served Las Cruces for 20 years. He’d been appointed chief in November of 2020. “I’ve had
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chambers says it discovered early Friday morning that the Star on the Mountain was vandalized. The Chamber, which operates the famous star, is still looking into the damage and is trying to figure out how much it will cost to fix. The Chamber notified police. The Star
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Head Coach Jason Hooten and the new-look Aggies will be headed to turquoise seas and white-sand beaches this fall as it was announced Thursday morning that NM State is set to participate in the 16th annual Men’s Cancun Challenge presented by Triple Crown Sports. The two-day event is scheduled to be played on Nov. 21-22, 2023, at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ahead of their charity softball game Thursday, Aaron and Alvin Jones stopped by an El Paso hospital to meet with children getting treatment there. The brothers spoke with the patients and parents, handed out water bottles and toys, took pictures with the staff, and listened as administrators described their efforts
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Update: The cleanup operation has been upgraded to a Hazmat Condition 3 incident. First responders area wearing hazmat suits. Officials say no one was injured in the incident. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — First responders tell ABC-7 that 100 gallons of hot sauce spilled onto the highway Friday morning. It happened when a semi-truck stopped
Continue Reading Originally Published: 30 JUN 23 15:20 ET By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Jon Passantino, CNN New York (CNN) — ESPN is laying off around 20 high-profile sports commentators as part of a cost-cutting initiative, a source with knowledge of the layoffs told CNN. Among those let go were Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson, Jeff Van Gundy, Jalen
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Soccer star and San Elizario native Ricardo Pepi played in the Jones brother’s charity softball game Thursday night. He joined other big sports names such as Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons. The Jones brothers spoke about Pepi’s participation in a news conference before the game. They said Pepi only gets two
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Ardovino’s Desert Crossing invites the community to celebrate freedom at their annual Fourth of July BBQ and Desert Nights Market this Independence Day. On Tuesday, July 4 you can enjoy a BBQ dinner, shop from local vendors at the Desert Nights Market, enjoy live music, and end the night
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Originally Published: 30 JUN 23 06:44 ET Updated: 30 JUN 23 15:40 ET By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The roads will be crowded this Fourth of July weekend, but travelers have at least one thing going for them: much cheaper gas prices than last year. A record-setting 43.2 million Americans are expected
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Triple-digit high temperatures will continue for parts of the Borderland Friday. Showers and storms will be possible for areas far east. Saturday looks to be dry with a few isolated storms. Temperatures remain near 100 degrees through the weekend. Rain chances increased from Sunday to Monday; it doesn’t look like rain will impact the July
Continue Reading By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — In a forest community where people forage to survive, hunters return from a successful outing with fresh kills slung over their shoulders. If you think you can picture them based on common gender stereotypes of hunter-gatherer communities, a new study suggests you should think again. Such work was once
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Originally Published: 30 JUN 23 14:25 ET By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Walgreens expects to close 150 locations in the United States and 300 locations in the United Kingdom, Walgreens Boots Alliance CFO James Kehoe said in the company’s earnings call this week. The pharmacy chain reported lower earnings on Tuesday compared
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(ABC) — Nobody knows what it is like to go around the world as much as the Tom Stuker, the World’s Most Frequent Flier. Stuker has flown 23 million miles on a $290,000 lifetime pass that he bought from United Airlines in 1990. “When the movie Up in the Air came out, I was interviewed
Continue Reading By Eoin McSweeney and Brooke Jenner, CNN (CNN) — Floating upside down, while excitedly moving a microphone about in mid-air, astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi laughed when asked if he’s ever seen aliens. “Not yet,” he replied, before pulling out a blue plush toy dressed in a space suit. “But everybody thinks that Sohail (the toy)
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Update #2: All lanes of I-10 West reopened at around 8:30 p.m. That’s almost 12 hours after the spill. Update: The cleanup operation has been upgraded to a Hazmat Condition 3 incident. Officials say no one was injured in the crash. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — First responders tell ABC-7 that 100 gallons of Tabasco
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — AAA’s projections for the upcoming holiday weekend and the Fourth of July are showing that there may be record-setting travel. The data predicts that more than 50 million Americans will be hitting the roads or the skies around the holiday. AAA also predicts that around 43 million of those travelers
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s a partnership that isn’t usually found in crisis response — a combined center offering mental health and emergency support. But, that’s exactly what the citizens of El Paso now have — a combined 988/911 call center. The City of El Paso, the local 911 District and Emergence Health have
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The clouds have moved in over the borderland, and with that, a much-needed break from triple digit temperatures. ABC-7 observed people running, playing and walking their dogs at Mission Hills Park. One resident told us she wanted to take advantage of the cooler weather, since it’s been too hot to
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, Joshua Berlinger, Tara John, Barry Neild and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near Paris on Tuesday, sparking a ban on demonstrations in some cities, travel warnings and reigniting a debate on over-policing in marginalized
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, and no one is more passionate about spreading that message than Miss Texas America, Averie Bishop. “I didn’t see anyone who looked like me, so I didn’t think I could be,” Bishop told ABC-7. “I didn’t think I was pretty enough, tall enough,
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Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning star of “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died, his family announced Friday.
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