A 5-year-old boy was shot and killed while getting his hair cut, Alabama police say
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama said a 5-year-old boy has been killed when someone shot into a home where he was getting his hair cut. The…
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MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan quits rather than accept demotion at news network
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan says he’s quitting the network rather than accept a demotion. The…
Continue Reading Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — This year’s Iowa legislative session kicked off with student protestors filling the…
Continue Reading Can Congress land a deal on Ukraine aid and border security as lawmakers return to Washington?
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate negotiators were trying to land a bipartisan border security proposal this week that…
Continue Reading CES 2024 updates: The most interesting news and gadgets from tech’s big show
LAS VEGAS (AP) — CES 2024 kicks off in Las Vegas this week. The multi-day trade event put on by the Consumer Technology Association is set to…
Continue Reading Four premature babies die in hospital fire in Iraq
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Health officials say a fire erupted at a hospital in southern Iraq, sending smoke through a…
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El Paso ISD, Clint ISD, Fabens ISD, Radford and Triumph High School issue two-hour start delays for Tuesday morning
Update (9:15 PM): The Triumph High School El Paso West campus will also begin two hours late Tuesday morning. Update (8:00 PM): The Fabens…
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This Alaska Airlines Boeing lost its door plug in flight. The impact ripped headrests off seats and a shirt off a passenger
CNN, NTSB, KYLE RINKER, SAM MATTHEWS, SEAN BATES By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Boeing 737 Max 9 earned its certificate of airworthiness…
Continue Reading Five companies agree to pay $7.2 million for polluting two Ohio creeks
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Five companies have agreed to pay the federal government more than $7.2 million overall to resolve claims stemming from…
Continue ReadingFlorida GOP removes Christian Ziegler from party chairmanship amid sexual assault investigation
CNN By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Florida’s Republican Party has removed Christian Ziegler as party chairman amid a sex…
Continue Reading Rays shortstop Wander Franco released from Dominican jail amid ongoing investigation
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been released from a jail in the Dominican Republic amid an…
Continue Reading Italian opposition demands investigation after hundreds give fascist salute at Rome rally
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Opposition politicians in Italy are demanding that police investigate a rally in Rome where…
Continue Reading Montana governor, first lady buy mansion for $4M for governor’s residence, will donate it to state
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Gov. Greg Gianforte and first lady Susan Gianforte have purchased a historic Helena mansion built by one of…
Continue Reading 911 transcripts reveal chaotic scene as gunman killed 18 people in Maine
By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The 911 calls flooding into dispatchers as a gunman opened fire at a…
Continue Reading IRS announces January 29 as start of 2024 tax season
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has announced January 29 as the official start date of the 2024 tax season, and…
Continue Reading Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes
JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a new legislative district for two Native American tribes who…
Continue ReadingBiden returns to South Carolina, hoping the state can save him again
CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, Priscilla Alvarez and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina catapulted Joe Biden to the top of the Democratic…
Continue Reading Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer New research shows that the average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever…
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Tiger Woods and Nike are splitting up
CNN By Parija Kavilanz and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Tiger Woods has broken up with Nike after a protracted 27-year collaboration…
Continue Reading Missing part of Alaska Airlines jet is found in Oregon, NTSB says, as airlines find loose hardware on Max 9s
CNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight…
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Former Juarez mayor Héctor ‘Teto’ Murguía dead at 70
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Former Juarez mayor Héctor “Teto” Murguía Lardizabal is dead. ABC-7’s news partners in Juarez, Canal 44, reported that…
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EPISD school bus involved in crash in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash involving an El Paso Independent School District school bus sent one person to the hospital with minor injuries. The…
Continue Reading US Rep. Larry Bucshon of Indiana won’t seek reelection to 8th term, will retire from Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon of Indiana says he will not seek reelection this year to an eighth term and will retire from…
Continue Reading CES 2024 is upon us. Here’s what to expect from this year’s annual show of all-things tech
By WYATTE GRANTHAM PHILIPS AP Business Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — CES, the Consumer Technology Association’s annual show of all-things tech, is…
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The holidays are over, but concerns for military mental health continue
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — During the holiday season, there is plenty of good cheer, connectedness — and stress. Now that the holidays are over, many…
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Family seeks justice after 17-year-old girl killed by alleged drunk driver
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A family seeks justice after their 17-year-old daughter, Anahi Karla Leanos, was killed by an alleged drunk driver. Family…
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German football legend Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78
CNN By David Close and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Soccer icon Franz Beckenbauer, widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the…
Continue Reading Clock ticking for Haslam family to sell stake in Pilot truck stops to Berkshire Hathaway this year
By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — The clock is ticking for Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his family to decide…
Continue Reading Reactions to the death of German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer at the age of 78
MUNICH (AP) — The sports world reacts to the announcement that soccer great Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for…
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Strong winds cause major power outage in Central El Paso, Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Strong winds have caused power outages across Central El Paso and the Lower Valley. Thousands of households and businesses…
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