Senator says Coast Guard used illegal agreements to silence sexual assault victims
Originally Published: 08 APR 24 16:15 ET By Melanie Hicken and Blake Ellis, CNN (CNN) — US Coast Guard leaders illegally used nondisclosure…
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New EPA rule says 218 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are…
Continue Reading Amanda Knox faces a new slander trial in Italy that could remove the last legal stain against her
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox faces another trial for slander this week in Italy that could remove the last allegation…
Continue Reading At least 38 migrants are dead and others are missing off Djibouti after a shipwreck
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations migration agency says 38 migrants are dead and 22 others have been…
Continue Reading Many eclipse visitors to northern New England pulled an all-nighter trying to leave
By NICK PERRY and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — Thousands of visitors to northern New England communities in the path of…
Continue Reading Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books
By HILLEL ITALIE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press Across the country, book bans and attempted bans have soared to the highest levels in decades.…
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For Borderland seniors stressed out, and local groups are here to help
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Seniors in the El Paso community are invited to a free Stress Awareness event, hosted by Molina Healthcare of Texas, serving…
Continue Reading Norfolk Southern agrees to $600M settlement in fiery Ohio derailment. Locals fear it’s not enough
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train…
Continue Reading Truck driver fatally shot in confrontation with police officer in Michigan
ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Officials say the driver of a semitrailer-truck rammed a police vehicle in southwestern Michigan, crashed it into…
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UConn routs Purdue to win first back-to-back men’s NCAA basketball titles since 2007
CNN By Steve Almasy, Issy Ronald and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Connecticut became the first Division I men’s college basketball team to win…
Continue Reading UN atomic watchdog says status of Ukrainian nuclear plant occupied by Russia is ‘extremely serious’
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N.’s atomic watchdog says an explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Cooler Tuesday with light rain chances
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Weather for your Tuesday is looking mostly comfortable. We will see some light breezes, some cooler temps, and some slight…
Continue Reading 3 Tanzanian soldiers were killed as violence persists in eastern Congo
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three Tanzanian soldiers have been killed and three others injured…
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El Paso Animal Services to present overview of Animal Protection Officers to City Council
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Today, City Council members are set to hear an overview of El Paso Animal Services’ Animal Protection Field Division. The…
Continue Reading Protesters demanding restoration of Nepal’s monarchy clash with police
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of protesters demanding the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal have clashed with riot police in Kathmandu.…
Continue Reading US wildfires are getting bigger and more complex, prompting changes in firefighting workforce
By TY ONEIL Associated Press PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — It’s shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in…
Continue Reading Turkey and Israel announce trade barriers on each other as relations deteriorate over Gaza
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Israel announced trade barriers on each other Tuesday as relations deteriorated…
Continue Reading Pakistan deploys more than 100,000 police and paramilitary forces ahead of Eid al-Fitr
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistani authorities have deployed more than 100,000 police and paramilitary forces…
Continue Reading Explosive device thrown onto porch of Satanic Temple in Massachusetts. No injuries were reported
: SALEM, Mass. (AP) — Someone threw an explosive device onto the porch of The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts at a time when no one was inside, and…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Is financial trauma holding you back from living your best life?
By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet Know you should be investing but can’t quite bring yourself to do it? Feeling nervous about investing and other…
Continue Reading Serbia says it’s close to a deal to buy French-made fighter jets. That would be a shift from Russia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian president says his country is close to signing a deal on the purchase of 12 French Rafale multi-purpose fighter…
Continue Reading Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has begun basic training at military bases and schools across the country for…
Continue Reading ‘Tell us where our children are?’ First bodies exhumed from mass graves at Al-Shifa Hospital after Israeli siege
CNN By Kareem Khadder and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Health workers in northern Gaza exhumed the first corpses from mass graves in and around…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 9: Trump trials, Southern storms, Middle East, Crumbley parents, Tesla
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It will be a bit of a wait until the next total solar eclipse if you missed out on Monday’s spectacular…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces Tuesday, April 9
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Tuesday, April 9 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in…
Continue Reading China’s Xi meets with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in show of support against Western democracies
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a sign of mutual support amid Moscow’s invasion…
Continue Reading Norway’s top authority revokes a decision by a city to only take Ukrainian refugees
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A top authority in Norway has revoked a decision by a city council to only take Ukrainian refugees and not others,…
Continue Reading ‘My entire M.O. is have fun,’ says Tara Davis-Woodhall, the ‘free-spirited’ US long jump star
CNN By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Skipping down the running track with a cowboy hat on her head and a grin across her face, Tara Davis-Woodhall…
Continue Reading Golfers follow the sun. Now they are paying closer attention how to protect themselves from it
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Golfers are in the sun as much if not more than players in other sports. It can be as many as…
Continue Reading Content creation holds appeal for laid-off workers seeking flexibility
By BROOKE SCHULTZ With a compact mirror in one hand and an eyelash curler in the other, Grace Xu told her roughly 300,000 TikTok followers she was…
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