Carving pumpkins for a cause
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Local doctors are helping out children in need by operating… on pumpkins! In a fundraiser fitting for the season, hundreds…
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What’s streaming now: ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version),’ Emily Blunt and ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift’s “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” a glossy look at…
Continue Reading Eovaldi remains perfect, Rangers slug their way to 9-2 win over Astros to force Game 7 in ALCS
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — One more Texas-sized matchup to finally settle this Lone Star State showdown. Nathan Eovaldi…
Continue Reading China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Tens of thousands of people, many of them Chinese, have been caught up in cyber scams based in…
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Aggies Secure First-Round Bye in CUSA Tournament via Tie with Bearkats in Home Finale
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A total of 90 minutes wasn’t enough for the Aggies or the Bearkats to find the back of the net as the two sides…
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‘Feast of the Middle East’ returns to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A popular decades-long tradition finally came back to El Paso this weekend after a hiatus of several years due to the…
Continue Reading Football provides a homecoming and hope in Lahaina, where thousands of homes are gone after wildfire
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Fans decked in red streamed into the Lahainaluna High School football stadium,…
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Police search for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed an elderly man
EL PASO, Texas — EL Paso Police continue to search for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash. Police officials said that on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Ex-police chief who quit in excessive force case gets prison term for attacking ex-wife
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A prosecutor says a former Missouri police chief who resigned amid accusations he assaulted a father who tried to drown a…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Warm dry Sunday evening with rain chances and cooler temps on the way
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)— We round out the weekend with a warm dry calm Sunday evening. Our ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for Monday when a weather…
Continue Reading Deal to force multinational companies to pay a 15% minimum tax is marred by loopholes, watchdog says
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An ambitious 2021 agreement by more than 140 countries and territories to weed out tax havens…
Continue Reading Dispute between Iraqi military and Kurdish Peshmerga turns deadly, killing 3
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s military spokesperson says the Iraqi military and Kurdish Peshmerga forces have…
Continue Reading Man accused of killing 15-year-old was beaten by teen’s family during melee in Texas courtroom
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old last year was beaten by members of the teen’s family during a courtroom…
Continue Reading Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza’s hospital generators put premature babies in incubators at risk
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A premature baby squirms inside a glass incubator…
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Second Chance Wildlife Rescue raising awareness and funds
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Second Chance Wildlife Rescue is hosting a fundraiser to continue providing care for injured wildlife in all of West Texas…
Continue Reading Search for suspect in fatal shooting of Maryland judge continues for a fourth day
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A manhunt for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Maryland judge continued for a fourth day Sunday as authorities completed…
Continue Reading Michigan State suspends employee involved with allowing Hitler’s image to be shown on videoboards
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller said he has suspended an employee involved in allowing Adolf Hitler’s…
Continue Reading Diana Nyad marks anniversary of epic Cuba-Florida swim, freeing rehabilitated sea turtle in the Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A decade after swimming nonstop for more than two straight days from Cuba to Florida, Diana Nyad has returned to the Key West…
Continue Reading AP Top 25: Georgia is No. 1 for 19th straight poll, 3rd-best streak ever; Alabama in top 10 again
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia extended its streak of No. 1 rankings in The Associated Press college football poll to 19…
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Tommy’s Express welcomes back haunted car wash to the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Tommy’s Express Car Wash is helping celebrate the spooky season with their nationwide “Tunnel of Terror.” The Borderland is…
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Teen Driver Safety: The Vital Role of Parents
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Teen driver safety hinges on parents’ active involvement, according to Michelle Anderson, the Director of Operations at the…
Continue Reading Blinken, Austin say US is ready to respond if US personnel become targets of Israel-Hamas war
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday…
Continue Reading Swift bests Scorsese at box office, but ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ opens strongly
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a movie match-up almost as unlikely as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” Martin Scorsese took on…
Continue Reading At least 28 people drown after boat capsizes on river in northwest Congo
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local authorities in Congo say st least 28 people drowned after a boat capsized in the…
Continue Reading American player for Polish women’s basketball team attacked, left with injured eye socket
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish officials and media are reporting that an American basketball player with a professional Polish women’s club has…
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom is traveling to China to talk climate change
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is kicking off a weeklong visit to…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s leading presidential hopeful picks Widodo’s son to run for VP in 2024 election
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s leading presidential hopeful has named outgoing President Joko…
Continue Reading Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire and warnings of a widened war
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah announced the deaths of five more militants as clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border…
Continue Reading Norway’s 86-year-old king tests positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms
HELSINKI (AP) — Norway’s 86-year-old King Harald V has tested positive for the coronavirus and has mild symptoms. The king has been in frail…
Continue Reading A 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Nepal damages dozens of homes and causes a landslide
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A 5.2 magnitude earthquake and some aftershocks have damaged nearly two dozen houses near Nepal’s capital. An…
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