National poison prevention week: Safety guidelines to follow at home
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The third full week of March of every year is an opportunity to highlight the dangers of poisonings for people of all…
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Army general suspended and under investigation for alleged interference in command selection process
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army says a four-star general has been suspended from his job for allegedly trying to…
Continue Reading US fighter jets strike storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier struck three…
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Community Champions: Eastwood student athletes sign letters of intent
EL PASO, Texas – Eight student athletes at Eastwood High School put pen to paper Wednesday as they signed their letters of intent. One of them was…
Continue Reading Chicago voters reject ‘mansion tax’ to fund homeless services during Illinois primary
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago voters have rejected a one-time real estate tax on properties over $1 million to pay for services for homeless people.…
Continue Reading MLB investigating gambling, theft allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into illegal gambling and theft…
Continue Reading Deaths of dog walker, 83, and resident of a remote cabin possibly tied to escaped Idaho inmate
By GENE JOHNSON and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Authorities are investigating the deaths of an 83-year-old man who was walking his dogs and a…
Continue Reading Georgia bill would give utility regulators extra years in office without facing voters
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Public Service Commission is an elected body that’s gone years without having elections…
Continue Reading Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate María Machado names substitute while she fights ban
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition powerhouse María Corina Machado has named a…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Vice President Kamala Harris; former Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” —…
Continue Reading Canadian governments commit millions to landfill search for remains of slain Indigenous women
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Canada’s federal government and the provincial Manitoba government have agreed to spend tens of millions to help search…
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ISIS claims responsibility for attack in busy Moscow-area concert venue that left at least 40 dead
Originally Published: 22 MAR 24 14:09 ET Updated: 22 MAR 24 17:45 ET By Mariya Knight, Anna Chernova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — ISIS has…
Continue Reading Wyoming governor vetoes abortion restrictions, signs transgender medical care ban for minors
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have erected significant barriers to…
Continue Reading Texas school bus with over 40 pre-K students struck by cement truck, killing 2, authorities say
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — A cement truck veered into a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students returning from a field trip to a Texas zoo…
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ABC-7 FIRST ALERT: Warm today and tomorrow, windy Sunday
We are under an ABC-7 First Alert! We continue to track strong winds that are possible this upcoming Sunday as a cold front drops in. For today, it…
Continue Reading West Virginia governor signs law removing marital assault exemption
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Certain sexual assaults against a spouse will now be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a law signed…
Continue Reading FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel in midflight that…
Continue Reading West Virginia governor signs vague law allowing teachers to answer questions about origin of life
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice has signed a law that supporters say…
Continue Reading Lawmakers who passed a bill to lure nuclear energy to Kentucky say coal is still king
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have wrapped up work on a bill meant to help attract nuclear energy…
Continue Reading Relatives of Tyre Nichols, George Floyd and Eric Garner say lack of police reform is frustrating
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Relatives of Tyre Nichols, George Floyd and Eric Garner are expressing frustration with…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a ‘Mexico First’ policy
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on U.S. orders, in the clearest…
Continue Reading California’s unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. Slower job growth is to blame
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate is now the highest in the country. The state’s…
Continue Reading Using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care banned by GOP-led Idaho Legislature
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawmakers in Idaho have passed a bill to ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including for state…
Continue Reading Hundreds of thousands of financial aid applications need to be fixed after latest calculation error
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said it has discovered a calculation error in hundreds of…
Continue Reading What’s next now that Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a motion to vacate from Marjorie Taylor Greene
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely six months into the job, House Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of the same conservative…
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El Paso District Attorney speaks about implementation of SB4
Update: El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks said during the news conference that if the federal appeals court upholds Senate Bill 4, it will be his…
Continue Reading National Guard helicopters help battle West Virginia wildfires in steep terrain
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON (AP) — The National Guard has joined in fighting wildfires that erupted this week in West Virginia. Two…
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It’s time to join the Ride to End ALZ with support in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Alzheimer’s Disease affects many older Americans, and El Paso is considered an area of concern for Alzheimer’s risk. Plenty…
Continue Reading Texas medical panel won’t provide list of exceptions to abortion ban
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas medical panel on Friday rebuffed calls to list specific exceptions to one of the most…
Continue Reading Juries find 2 men guilty of killing a 7-year-old boy in 2015 street shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — A pair of juries has found two men guilty of killing a Chicago boy almost nine years ago. The Sun-Times reports jurors on Thursday…
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