UTEP clipped on the road by FIU, 88-62
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) MIAMI, Florida – UTEP women’s basketball (11-18, 6-10 CUSA) fell to FIU (20-9, 11-4 CUSA) 88-62 on Thursday evening.…
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2 American men are back in Italian court after convictions in officer’s slaying were thrown out
By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A new trial of two American men has begun in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer…
Continue Reading France enshrines abortion as a constitutional right as the world marks International Women’s Day
By ANGELA CHARLTON and JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has inscribed the guaranteed right to abortion in its constitution, a…
Continue Reading Who sits behind the president? For Biden, it’s a new face every year
WASHINGTON (AP) — During the State of the Union address, the House speaker and vice president sit behind the president. But there has been a new…
Continue Reading What do you get when you cross rodeo with skiing? The wild and wacky skijoring
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Nick Burri clicks into his ski bindings, squats to stretch his knees and scans the snowy…
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Alabama Sen. Katie Britt says ‘the American dream has turned into a nightmare’ in GOP rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union
CNN By Clare Foran and Kaanita Iyer, CNN Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, the youngest Republican woman elected to the US Senate, criticized President Joe…
Continue Reading A new Uvalde report defends local police. Here are the findings that outraged some families in Texas
By ACACIA CORONADO and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An independent report commissioned by the City of Uvalde into a deadly…
Continue Reading It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too
By MOHAMED JAHJOUH, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in…
Continue Reading Maine mass shooter had a brain injury. Experts say that doesn’t explain his violence.
By HOLLY RAMER and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brain injury experts are cautioning against drawing conclusions from newly released…
Continue Reading With Venezuela’s election set for late July, President Nicolás Maduro holds all the cards
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela’s presidential election so far is a one-horse race for incumbent President…
Continue Reading Another burst of hiring shows off the resilience of the US job market
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in February, adding a…
Continue Reading Ireland’s Constitution says a woman’s place is in the home. Voters are being asked to change that
By MICHAEL KEALY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — Irish voters are voting in twin referendums to decide whether to amend the…
Continue Reading Women’s tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will work to support prenatal care
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The charitable wing of the women’s professional tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have started a…
Continue Reading Kyoto’s picturesque geisha district fights back against over-tourism with keep-out signs
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, long a popular destination for tourists, is closing off some…
Continue Reading Biden says her name — Laken Riley — at the urging of GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans had demanded but never expected President Joe Biden to say the…
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Creator of ‘Dragon Ball’ passes away at 68
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Akira Toriyama, the manga author behind the beloved “Dragon Ball” series, died on March 1 of acute subdural hematoma. He was…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address: Combative attacks on a foe with no name
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union address is one of the durable set pieces of the…
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Poppies sighted in Borderland ahead of Poppies Festival
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Poppy flowers are blooming once again in the borderland! An ABC-7 crew managed to get pictures and video of the flowers…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 8: 2024 State of the Union, Uvalde report, Gaza, TikTok, Hong Kong
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Friendly reminder that this weekend is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. Telling you a few days in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 8: 2024 State of the Union, Uvalde report, Gaza, TikTok, Hong Kong
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Friendly reminder that this weekend is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. Telling you a few days in…
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Downtown bar owners have received thousands of dollars in citations due to noise complaints
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The owner of Church Bar in Downtown El Paso said he has outstanding citations amounting to roughly $7,000 because of noise…
Continue Reading Karol G becomes first Latina named woman of the year at Billboard ceremony honoring global musicians
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Karol G made history at Wednesday night’s Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony.…
Continue Reading Michigan appeals court stands by ruling that ex-officer should be tried for murder
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has denied a request to reconsider its earlier opinion stating that a former Grand Rapids…
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Tropical Smoothie Café announces opening of 8th location
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tropical Smoothie Café announced the grand opening of its 8th location in El Paso, located at 1881 George Dieter Drive…
Continue Reading New Mexico halts some oil-field lease sales in standoff over royalty rates in Permian Basin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s State Land Office will withhold lease sales indefinitely on its most…
Continue Reading The new pro women’s hockey league allows more hitting. Players say they like showing those skills
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Body checking is a thing in the new PWHL women’s hockey league, which is a change from the…
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Two trailers damaged in Las Cruces fire
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Two travel trailers burned outside of a Las Cruces house this week. Las Cruces firefighters extinguished the blaze…
Continue Reading Democrat Min to face Republican Baugh in California’s competitive 47th Congressional District
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Dave Min and Republican Scott Baugh will face off this November in California’s competitive 47th…
Continue Reading 4 players from Argentina’s Velez Sarsfield soccer team suspended over rape investigation
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina top-flight club Vélez Sarsfield has suspended four players after a woman accused them of raping her last…
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