Annual Consumer Electronics Show features lots of tech for families
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the biggest technology event of the year, where attendees can expect to find…
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Biden renominates Julie Su for labor secretary after Senate declined to confirm her for ten months
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that President Joe Biden has renominated Julie Su to serve as labor secretary, whose confirmation languished…
Continue Reading Haley accuses Biden of giving ‘offensive’ speech at the church where racist mass shooting occurred
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is taking aim at the Democrat she’d like to…
Continue Reading Convicted killer pleads not guilty to jailhouse attack on killer of California student Kristin Smart
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of a jailhouse attack on the convicted killer of California college student Kristin Smart has pleaded not…
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UTEP’s David Terrell Jr. named CUSA Freshman of the Week
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS. Texas – David Terrell Jr. played well across the board in a pair of games last week on the way to being named the…
Continue ReadingMichelle Obama says she’s terrified about potential outcome of 2024 election
CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Michelle Obama said she’s “terrified” about the potential outcome of the 2024…
Continue Reading ‘King of the NRA’: Civil trial scrutinizes lavish spending by gun rights group’s longtime leader
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA,”…
Continue Reading Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles
MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in Montana has issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of killing…
Continue Reading Memphis judge maintains $1 million bond for man charged with firing shots at Jewish school
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has declined to reduce a $1 million bond for a man charged with shooting at a…
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Juarez’s giraffe ‘Benito’ to move to Puebla zoo
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juarez’s giraffe, Benito, is moving zoos. Activists across the Borderland have been pushing for better living conditions…
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Investigators looking into two-car crash in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Special Traffic Investigators with the El Paso Police Department are at the scene of a crash on the 5000 block of Tetons.…
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Sabrina Castañeda: Military Monday honoree for January 8, 2024
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is saluting the men and women of our armed forces and our veterans, with Military Monday. Today we recognize Sabrina…
Continue Reading A Mississippi university proposes dropping ‘Women’ from its name after decades of also enrolling men
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi University for Women has announced a proposal to change its name to Mississippi Brightwell University. Officials…
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Miguel Alejandro Macias II: Military Monday honoree for January 8, 2024
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is saluting the men and women of our armed forces and our veterans, with Military Monday. Today we recognize Miguel…
Continue Reading Chicago woman pleads guilty, to testify against own mother accused of cutting baby from teen’s womb
CHICAGO (AP) — A 29-year-old Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after authorities said she helped her mother kill a pregnant…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ advocates’ lawsuit says Louisiana transgender care ban violates the state constitution
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Advocates for LGBTQ rights have announced a lawsuit to block enforcement of Louisiana’s new…
Continue Reading JetBlue’s CEO is stepping down, and he’ll be replaced by the first woman to lead a big US airline
NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of JetBlue is stepping down, and he’s being replaced by the first woman to head a major U.S. airline. JetBlue said…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses Notre Dame professor’s defamation lawsuit against student newspaper
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a University of Notre Dame’s professor’s defamation lawsuit against a student-run publication…
Continue Reading California man gets 4 years in prison for false sex assault claims against Hollywood executives
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to four years in prison for seeking to win a $100 million…
Continue Reading Newly sworn in, Louisiana’s governor calls for special session to draw new congressional map
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Newly sworn-in Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has issued an executive order calling for a…
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Explosion in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, leaves at least 21 injured
CNN, WFAA, KTVT By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — An explosion in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday left nearly two dozen people injured and large pieces of a…
Continue Reading US Supreme Court declines to hear 2nd Illinois case challenging state’s ban on semiautomatic weapons
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a second Illinois case challenging…
Continue Reading US fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is booked into a Utah jail
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges has been booked in a…
Continue Reading Police name dead suspect in 3 Virginia cold cases, including 2 of the ‘Colonial Parkway Murders’
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Authorities say they’ve linked a smalltime fisherman who died in 2017 to three cold-case homicides in Virginia.…
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Missing part of Alaska Airlines plane is found in Portland, Oregon, NTSB says, as United Airlines finds loose bolts on Max 9s
CNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout…
Continue Reading Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows,…
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ABC-7 First Alert continues – very cold overnight
The good news is that the winds will gradually decrease tonight and tomorrow, but it will be very cold. Expect overnight lows to drop to the lower…
Continue Reading Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Jason Momoa 18 years after they became a couple
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Bonet has filed for divorce from Jason Momoa 18 years after the two actors became a couple. The 56-year-old Bonet filed…
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Explosion in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, causes huge plume of smoke and scatters debris
Originally Published: 08 JAN 24 17:20 ET Updated: 08 JAN 24 17:21 ET By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — An explosion was reported Monday afternoon in…
Continue Reading Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital
By DIANE JEANTET and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil has observed the anniversary of last year’s uprising in the…
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