April 2024

Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic offering free screenings and cleanings for Ysleta ISD students

April 18, 2024 6:00 AM Gabby Hernandez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic is offering free screenings and cleanings for Ysleta Independent School…

El Paso Water proposing ‘impact fee’ increase for homebuilders

April 18, 2024 5:54 AM Isabella Martinez

EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — El Paso Water and the City of El Paso are discussing potential changes to impact fees, which homebuilders pay for the extension…

Nancy Pelosi book, ‘The Art of Power,’ will reflect on her career in public life

April 18, 2024 5:40 AM Associated Press

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public life. The…

Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces Thursday, April 18

April 18, 2024 5:35 AM Michael Courier

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Thursday, April 18 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates…

Belgian and Czech leaders exhort the EU to react amid concern over Russian election interference

April 18, 2024 5:11 AM Associated Press

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Belgium and the Czech Republic are warning their European Union partners to take…

2 people smugglers sentenced to 9 years each in Spain for drowning deaths of migrants

April 18, 2024 5:05 AM Associated Press

MADRID (AP) — Two people smugglers have been sentenced to nine years each in prison for the deaths of four Moroccan migrants who drowned after they…

5 things to know for April 18: Capitol Hill, Plane safety, Abortion, 911 outages, Volcano eruption

April 18, 2024 4:45 AM CNN

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Ford is recalling more than 450,000 vehicles because they might lose drive power resulting from a battery…

Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers after deadliest shooting in state history

April 18, 2024 4:44 AM Associated Press

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation nearly six months after…

Justice Department ramps up efforts to reduce violent crime with gun intel center, carjacking forces

April 18, 2024 4:30 AM Associated Press

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S.,…

Russia reports downing 5 Ukrainian military balloons in Kyiv’s latest apparent war innovation

April 18, 2024 4:28 AM Associated Press

By Associated Press Russia’s defense ministry says air defenses have downed what authorities describe as five Ukrainian balloons. The sides have…

UK’s Prince William returns to public duties for first time since Kate’s cancer diagnosis

April 18, 2024 4:27 AM Associated Press

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William returned to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife’s cancer…

‘Wild, wild west.’ Families say organs of deceased Alabama inmates have been removed without their consent

April 18, 2024 4:25 AM CNN

CNN By Isabel Rosales, Chris Youd and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After inmate Jim Kennedy Jr. died last year at the Limestone Correctional…

Kennedy family makes ‘crystal clear’ its Biden endorsement in attempt to deflate RFK Jr.’s candidacy

April 18, 2024 4:13 AM Associated Press

By ZEKE MILLER, WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden scooped up endorsements from at least 15…

Palestinian soccer renews call for sanctions against Israel at FIFA congress amid Hamas conflict

April 18, 2024 4:04 AM Associated Press

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be…

Fernando Tatis Jr. has 50 custom cleats planned this year, including odes to Gwynn, Curry and more

April 18, 2024 4:00 AM Associated Press

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. plans to unveil 50 pairs of custom cleats this season, including odes to…

Reuters photographer wins World Press Photo of the Year with poignant shot from Gaza

April 18, 2024 3:54 AM Associated Press

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo of the…

‘There is no time to waste’: EU leaders want to boost competitiveness to close gap with US and China

April 18, 2024 3:51 AM Associated Press

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders debated at a summit in Brussels a new “European Competitiveness…

Copenhagen’s mayor hopes to learn from Notre Dame reconstruction after historic building fire

April 18, 2024 3:42 AM Associated Press

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Copenhagen’s mayor says she’s been in touch with her Paris counterpart to…

NATO and the EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions

April 18, 2024 3:37 AM Associated Press

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CAPRI, Italy (AP) — Top NATO and European Union officials are urging industrialized nations to take quick and…

Nokia sees double-digit fall in January-March sales as weak market for 5G technology prevails

April 18, 2024 3:31 AM Associated Press

HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported a smaller-than-expected profit and a substantial double-digit fall in…

A strong earthquake in Japan leaves 9 people with minor injuries. But there was no tsunami danger

April 18, 2024 3:19 AM Associated Press

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese authorities say that a strong earthquake that struck the country’s southwest Japan…

UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sleaze allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds

April 18, 2024 3:03 AM Associated Press

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have misused…