Eight UTEP Miners named to All-CUSA football team
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – UTEP football’s wide receiver Kelly Akharaiyi, offensive lineman Elijah Klein, linebacker Tyrice…
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How to watch the fourth Republican presidential debate and what to look for
By MEG KINNARD and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of…
Continue Reading A woman has died and 2 people have been wounded in a shooting in east London, police say
LONDON (AP) — British police say a woman has died and two people have been wounded in a shooting in east London. The Metropolitan Police force said…
Continue Reading At least 16 dead and 12 injured as passenger bus falls off ravine in central Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say at least 16 people have been killed and 12 others injured when a passenger bus lost control…
Continue Reading A second Trump administration will ‘come after’ people in the media in the courts, an ally says
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Donald Trump ally who worked in his Justice Department said Tuesday that if the former…
Continue Reading New signs emerge of ‘widespread’ sexual crimes by Hamas, as Netanyahu alleges global indifference
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — New testimony and evidence gathered by a rights groups indicate that Hamas militants carried out…
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ABC-7’s Be Mindful Correspondent selected as International Health Study Fellowship, will report in Spain
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7’s mental health reporter, Avery Martinez, has been selected as one of four journalists to receive a 2024…
Continue Reading UN food agency stops deliveries to millions in Yemen areas controlled by Houthi rebels
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations food agency says it’s stopping food distribution in areas of…
Continue Reading Video shows Alabama police officer using stun gun against handcuffed man
REFORM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer is on leave after video circulated on social media showing her appearing to shock a handcuffed man…
Continue Reading Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dead at 79
NEW YORK (AP) — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was…
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State officials investigating suspected homicide at a Las Cruces correctional facility
Update: A spokesperson with the New Mexico Corrections Department released a statement Tuesday evening. The department says investigators are…
Continue Reading Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban’s ‘gender apartheid’ against women
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said Tuesday that the world…
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Biden tells donors he’s ‘not sure I’d be running’ in 2024 if Trump wasn’t in the race
CNN By Kevin Liptak, David Wright and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Boston (CNN) — President Joe Biden told Democratic donors Tuesday he wasn’t…
Continue Reading Lawyer picked to prosecute Army sexual assault is fired over an old email doubting victims’ claims
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawyer selected to be the Army’s first top prosecutor of sexual assaults under an…
Continue Reading Biden administration pledges $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the US West
By ADAM BEAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday said it will give more than $6 billion…
Continue Reading Biden calls reports of Hamas raping Israeli hostages ‘appalling,’ says world can’t look away
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling reports of sexual violence by Hamas militants against Israelis…
Continue Reading Patients of color more often brace for unfair treatment in health care, survey finds
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer A trip to the doctor’s office comes with a bit of preparation for most, maybe even an internal pep talk to prepare…
Continue Reading Man charged with murder in Philadelphia store stabbing that killed security guard, wounded another
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in Philadelphia have charged a man with murder and other counts in the fatal stabbing of a department store…
Continue Reading With George Santos out of Congress, special election to fill his seat is set for February
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With George Santos out of Congress, the special election to fill his seat has been set…
Continue Reading Florida man, already facing death for a 1998 murder, now indicted for a 2nd. Detectives fear others
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted murderer already on Florida’s death row for the slaying of one…
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A new Barbie doll honors pioneering Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller. But it’s prompting some complicated feelings
KJRH By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Wilma Mankiller has many accomplishments to her name — the first female principal chief of the Cherokee…
Continue Reading Residents in northern Mexico protest over delays in cleaning up a mine spill
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents in Mexico’s northern state of Sonora have protested at the state capital against persistent pollution from an almost…
Continue Reading Family sues Panera, saying its caffeinated lemonade led to Florida man’s cardiac arrest
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — The family of a 46-year-old Florida man has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against a restaurant chain,…
Continue Reading DeSantis wants to cut 1,000 jobs, but asks for $1 million to sue over Florida State’s football snub
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending Florida eliminate more than 1,000 state jobs in a spending proposal that cuts…
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New Mexico Governor looking to establish new ‘first-of-its-kind’ water supply
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham is seeking $500 million to establish a new “first-of-its-kind” strategic water supply…
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Groundbreaking for affordable housing development in Clint, Texas
CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — Housing Opportunity Management Enterprise, also known as HOME, broke ground on it’s latest affordable housing development,…
Continue Reading Tuberville releases Senate holds on confirming hundreds of military nominations
CNN By Lauren Fox, CNN Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama on Tuesday released the bulk of his holds for Senate votes to confirm military…
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ABC-7 First Alert – Getting windy and then colder
Very warm temperatures will persist the rest of this week, and then a cold front arrives late Friday and early Saturday. Ahead of this front,…
Continue Reading Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk
By CLAIRE SAVAGE and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration announced…
Continue Reading Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s constitutional court ordered an immediate humanitarian release Tuesday for imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori,…
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