Army Corps gives tour of ‘very dangerous, very complex’ Key Bridge salvage site
WJZ By Paul Gessler Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Key Bridge crews worked Thursday to rig a…
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Rock trailblazer Heart reunites for a world tour and a new song
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Heart — the pioneering band that melds Nancy Wilson’s shredding guitar with her sister…
Continue Reading Dick Van Dyke earns historic Daytime Emmy nomination at age 98
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Van Dyke is vying for a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98. The actor was nominated Friday as guest…
Continue Reading Hackers claim Belarus fertilizer plant infiltrated to demand political prisoner release
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated computers at the country’s largest fertilizer plant to…
Continue Reading Croatia’s top court rules President Milanović cannot be prime minister because of campaign
By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s Constitutional Court has banned President Zoran Milanović from becoming prime…
Continue Reading Start of Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial is delayed a week to mid-May
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has agreed to delay the start of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial by a week after lawyers said…
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Local chef stays true to his roots on national TV
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In his downtown kitchen at “Lick it Up,” Edgar Delfin is busy whipping up another delicious vegan dish. This chef spends a…
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House takes key step forward on foreign aid bills with Democratic support, setting up final vote Saturday
CNN By Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted Friday in a bipartisan manner to advance a key foreign aid package, a significant step in…
Continue Reading Tesla recalling nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks because accelerator pedal can get stuck
Tesla is recalling 3,878 of its 2024 Cybertrucks after it discovered that the accelerator pedal can become stuck, potentially causing the vehicle to…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania board’s cancellation of gay actor’s school visit ill-advised, education leaders say
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The superintendent and several other top officials of a Pennsylvania school district say their school board’s…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president is getting a little sloppy in the rush to finish projects before his term ends
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is in a rush to finish the big projects he promised before his term…
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U.S. Border Patrol releases statement reminding the community of marijuana use laws ahead of 4/20
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol released the following statement regarding medical and/or recreational Marijuana use:…
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Texas Tech Health announces annual Days of Service event during National Volunteer Month
EL PASO, Texas — (KVIA) — Texas Tech Health El Paso announced its annual Days of Service event. This is a four day event taking place from April…
Continue Reading A former Russian tycoon who once led separatist region launches a hunger strike in Azerbaijan jail
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Family members say a former Russian tycoon jailed in Azerbaijan on charges stemming from his time as a top separatist…
Continue Reading AP Was There: Shock, then terror as Columbine attack unfolds
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE — On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys dressed in black trench coats went on a killing rampage at…
Continue Reading The NBA playoffs are finally here. And as LeBron James says, ‘it’s a sprint now’
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There’s a 64-win team in Boston that ran away with the league’s best record. The defending champions in…
Continue Reading Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday…
Continue Reading Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union
By KRISTIN M. HALL and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee,…
Continue Reading FAA investigating after it says a flight told to cross a runway where another was starting takeoff
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate after a flight at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was…
Continue Reading Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing’s orders
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Apple says it has removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the…
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Power restored to hundreds of West El Paso customers following overnight outage
UPDATE– An official with El Paso Electric confirms power has been restored to the 900 customers that were experiencing outages in West El Paso. The…
Continue Reading BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain
By TRAVIS LOLLER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so…
Continue Reading US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on two entities accused of…
Continue Reading Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle
By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — An Italian court has dismissed a long-running case against migrant rescue ship crews of three…
Continue Reading The West African Sahel is becoming a drug smuggling corridor, UN warns, as seizures skyrocket
By DALATOU MAMANE and JACK THOMPSON Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A UN report says drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel…
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I-10 East near Airway reopens following crash involving El Paso Police unit
UPDATE- All lanes in that area are now open. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– All lanes on I-10 East near Airway are closed following crash involving an El…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No. On Friday,…
Continue Reading Police in Paris detain a man at Iran’s Consulate after reports he was armed but find no weapons
By ANGELA CHARLTON and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Police say they found no weapons on a man detained at the Iranian Consulate…
Continue Reading EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware,…
Continue Reading Israel’s long-term credit rating is downgraded by S&P, 2nd major US agency to do so, citing conflict
Israel’s long-term credit rating is being downgraded by S&P, which cited the risk of military escalation with Iran. It is the second major U.S.…
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