El Dorado head band teacher arrested for alleged sexual relationship with student
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Dorado High School Band Director Carl Ortega is accused of having an improper relationship with a student. The unnamed…
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Biden calls Putin a ‘crazy SOB’ and takes aim at Trump during fundraiser for 2024 election
By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “crazy…
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El Paso leaders, advocates react to lawsuit filed against Annunciation House
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of the legal representatives of the Annunciation House, Jerome Wesevich with the Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, said he…
Continue Reading Parts of a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver have been stolen
DENVER (AP) — A large Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver’s City Park was vandalized, and police are trying to determine if racial bias…
Continue Reading Charges against alleged white supremacists are tossed by a California judge for the second time
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second time in five years, federal charges against alleged members of a violent white supremacist group accused of…
Continue Reading Retired Catholic bishop charged with sexual offenses in northwest Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A retired Catholic bishop has been charged with sexual offenses including child abuse…
Continue Reading Congress’ top China critics arrive in Taiwan for a visit that’s sure to draw scrutiny from Beijing
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the U.S. Congress’ staunchest critics of China are visiting Taiwan in a show of…
Continue Reading Dozens of Idaho obstetricians have stopped practicing there since abortions were banned, study says
BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — A new report says dozens of Idaho obstetricians have stopped practicing in the state since a near-total abortion ban took…
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The death of an El Paso-born teen after a fight in school has LGBTQ+ advocates seeking answers
Originally Published: 21 FEB 24 14:55 ET By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old student died following a fight at an Oklahoma high school – and…
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DiscoverE returns to the TecH2O Learning Center
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) – EPWater and the TecH2O Learning Center are hosting the annual signature event,DiscoverE, marking the conclusion of Engineers…
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5 things to know for Feb. 22: Immigration, Moon mission, Russia, Strikes, Smartwatches
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III was seen back at work for the first time since his cancer diagnosis. The…
Continue Reading CEOs of OpenAI and Intel cite artificial intelligence’s voracious appetite for processing power
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Two tech CEOs scrambling to produce more of the sophisticated chips needed for…
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Biden weighs tightening asylum restrictions at the southern border, official says
By Mary Bruce and Molly Nagle February 21, 2024, 4:10 PM President Joe Biden is looking at the possibility of taking executive action to tighten…
Continue Reading Lara Trump says she thinks GOP voters would like to see RNC pay Donald Trump’s legal fees
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law and handpicked choice to help lead the…
Continue Reading White House weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump
By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law…
Continue Reading A Los Angeles woman was arrested in Russia on charges of treason. Here’s what we know
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press Russia’s main domestic intelligence agency has arrested a woman with dual U.S. and Russian citizenship on charges of…
Continue Reading How a trusted FBI source became the center of a Washington scandal
CNN By Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Alexander Smirnov was initially prized by the FBI as a solid source who…
Continue Reading Rapper Kodak Black freed from jail after drug possession charge was dismissed
MIAMI (AP) — South Florida rapper Kodak Black has been freed from jail after a federal judge sentenced him to time served for a probation…
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Community Champions: NMSU’s Spearman picks up back-to-back CUSA Freshman of the Week awards
(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The legend of Desirae Spearman is quickly growing. In her first weekend of collegiate softball,…
Continue Reading Georgia has the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement. Mississippi could be next
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After years of refusing to expand Medicaid, some of Mississippi’s…
Continue Reading Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India won’t face felony charges
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors in Washington state said Wednesday they will not file felony charges against a Seattle…
Continue Reading Toyota recalls 280,000 pickups and SUVs because transmissions can deliver power even when in neutral
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 280,000 pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. The recall is to fix a transmission problem that can let the…
Continue Reading 11 years later, still no end to federal intervention in sight for New Orleans police
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge says the New Orleans Police Department’s progress in complying with an…
Continue Reading United Airlines says after a ‘detailed safety analysis’ it will restart flights to Israel in March
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says it plans to resume flights to Israel next month, reviving a route that was suspended in October at the start of…
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Las Cruces man sentenced to 54 years for attempted murder in police shootout
Update (March 22, 2024): A judge sentenced Crawford to 54 years in prison. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A jury found 47-year-old Bobby Charles…
Continue Reading Wisconsin school district releases tape of Black superintendent’s comments that led to resignation
By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The school district in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has released the recording of…
Continue Reading Haley responds to Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling: ‘Embryos, to me, are babies’
CNN By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Wednesday she believes an embryo is a baby following the…
Continue Reading Kentucky Senate supports constitutional change to restrict end-of-term gubernatorial pardon powers
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate has endorsed a proposed constitutional change to limit a governor’s…
Continue Reading Trump asks judge to delay enforcing the $355 million civil fraud decision for one month
CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355…
Continue Reading Haiti orphanage founder to be sent to Florida for sex abuse case
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of sexually abusing four boys there more…
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