Advocates celebrate wins for childcare providers, families
El Paso, Tx (KVIA)—local leaders and advocates celebrated El Pasoans. They unanimously voted on a property tax cut for qualified childcare…
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Alley Theatre in Texas puts on Thornton Wilder’s last, unfinished play, ‘The Emporium’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For Kirk Lynn, it was like a scene from “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” He was in a library…
Continue Reading “Trash House” causes concern, frustration for neighborhood
KCAL, KCBS, CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BUILDING AND SAFETY, CNN By Amanda Starrantino Click here for updates on this story FAIRFAX,…
Continue Reading What do a top-secret CIA mission and the Maryland bridge wreck have in common? Well, the same crane
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A floating crane that’s been hauling away shattered steel from a collapsed Baltimore bridge played a much different…
Continue Reading Storms bear down on New England and East Coast as severe weather persists across the US
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — More severe weather is barreling across the U.S. A major spring storm was underway and…
Continue Reading Woman faces trafficking charges after cocaine found in child’s backpack
WALA, MOBILE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, CNN By Mike Brantley and Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story MOBILE,…
Continue Reading Playwright Christopher Durang, a Tony winner for ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,’ dies at 75
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Christopher Durang, a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for…
Continue Reading Solar eclipse playlist: 20 songs to rock out to on your cosmic adventure
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The total solar eclipse is quickly approaching. While you prepare to hit the road towards the…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says the nation’s top teachers will be recognized at their own White House state dinner
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says that when the nation’s top teachers visit the White House this year,…
Continue Reading Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
By NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Police in Paris have removed about 50 migrants, including families with young children, from the…
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Police: Friend intervenes in couple’s dispute, shoots and kills the boyfriend
Update: Officials posted Hernandez’s mugshot online. Update: Las Cruces Police say a dispute is what lead to a deadly shooting near a middle school,…
Continue Reading French rugby hit by racism after women’s team is targeted by opposing players during a match
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Rugby players from a women’s team based in a Paris suburb say they were targeted by racist remarks during…
Continue Reading Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press GOTHIC, Colo. (AP) — Four miles from the nearest plowed road high in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a…
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Hope Hicks expected to testify in Trump’s hush money trial
Originally Published: 01 APR 24 21:00 ET Updated: 01 APR 24 23:34 ET By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Hope Hicks, once considered one…
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Taylor Swift is getting a channel dedicated to her on SiriusXM
Originally Published: 02 APR 24 10:28 ET By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is getting a channel dedicated entirely to her on…
Continue Reading A prominent German far-right figure charged with second count of using a Nazi slogan
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say they have charged one of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party with a second…
Continue Reading National Teacher of the Year helps diverse students and their families thrive in rural Tennessee
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A second grade teacher in rural Tennessee has been chosen as the 2024 National Teacher of…
Continue Reading Former Czech President Milos Zeman released from a hospital after surgery for a blood clot
PRAGUE (AP) — Former Czech President Milos Zeman has been released from a hospital following surgery for a blood clot in his leg. That’s…
Continue Reading A fire in a tailoring shop in India kills 7, including children
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police say a fire in a tailoring shop has killed seven people, including two children, in the Indian city of Aurangabad. The blaze…
Continue Reading Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule first proposed under Obama
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was…
Continue Reading Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers slain in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza
By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in Israeli airstrikes…
Continue Reading Robin Walter’s ‘Little Mercy’ receives poetry academy’s First Book Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Walter’s “Little Mercy” has won the 2024 Academy of American Poets’ First Book Award. Walter will receive $5,000…
Continue Reading Cruise ship carrying 1,500 passengers stuck in Spain port due to Bolivian passengers’ visa problems
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A cruise ship reportedly carrying 1,500 passengers was stuck Wednesday in the Spanish northeastern port of Barcelona due to…
Continue Reading Islamic State-linked fighters kill at least a dozen civilians in eastern Congo
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s army says extremist-linked rebels have killed at least a dozen people in a…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Beautiful Wednesday weather, winds and cooler temps to come
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Expect beautiful weather for your Wednesday with comfortable conditions! Wednesday we will see plenty of sunshine and warmer…
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City of El Paso hosts region’s largest business expo
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The 11th annual Cooperative Purchasing Expo starts today at 8 a.m. at the El Paso Convention Center, offering the community an…
Continue Reading Luxury SUV face-off: Edmunds compares the Genesis GV80 and Lexus RX
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds The Genesis GV80 made quite a splash when it entered the midsize luxury SUV segment. With its smooth ride, high-quality…
Continue Reading NATO weighs a plan to provide long-term military help to Ukraine as Russian troops assert control
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the organization is debating a plan to provide more…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Trump’s classified documents case sharply rebuke judge’s unusual and ‘flawed’ order
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors chided the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Thailand’s Constitutional Court says it will rule on whether to dissolve popular Move Forward party
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court says it will rule on whether to dissolve the political…
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