No sign of widespread lead exposure from Maui wildfires, Hawaii health officials say
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii health officials say testing on west Maui residents shows no evidence of widespread lead exposure from last summer’s…
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UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and…
Continue Reading Seattle to open short-term recovery center for people after a fentanyl overdose
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says the city will open a new space for people to recover and receive treatment for nearly 24 hours…
Continue Reading Caitlin Clark gets off to a slow start in Fever home debut, but fans are into it
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark walked into her new home arena Thursday night with No. 22 shirts and jerseys…
Continue Reading Air Vanuatu files for bankruptcy protection after canceling all international flights
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Air Vanuatu has filed for bankruptcy protection a day after it cancelled all…
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Socorro ISD Trustee Ricardo Castellano and his wife were just arrested for obstruction. This is the second SISD trustee arrested today.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Socorro ISD Trustee Ricardo Castellano was just arrested on two counts of “obstruction or retaliation,” according to El Paso…
Continue Reading Maui to hire expert to evaluate county’s response to deadly wildfire
Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Maui officials say they will hire an outside expert to analyze how the county’s emergency management…
Continue Reading Man paralyzed after being hit with a Taser while running from police in Colorado sues officer
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man who said he was paralyzed after being hit with a Taser while running from police in Colorado…
Continue Reading 1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was…
Continue Reading Nelly Korda shoots 69 in Founders, leaving her 6 shots back in bid for 6th LPGA Tour win in a row
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Nelly Korda is going to have some work to do if she wants to win a record sixth straight LPGA…
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ABC-7 at 4: Arthritis Awareness Month
El Paso, TX (KVIA)—Arthritis Awareness Month is an opportunity to learn about the different types of arthritis. Dr. Alozie from Sunset West Health…
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Takeaways from Day 14 of the Donald Trump hush money trial
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers continued their attack on the…
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Takeaways from Day 14 of the Donald Trump hush money trial
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers continued their attack on the…
Continue Reading Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says
By STEPHEN SMITH and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just two days before a sheriff’s deputy in Florida shot…
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Cool Canyon Nights, El Fresco take music outdoors for summer
by Cindy Ramirez, El Paso MattersMay 8, 2024 Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Cool Canyon…
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Sinkhole swallows car after crash
KNXV, GINA ADAMS, MARTIN CAMERON, CNN By KNXV staff Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KNXV) — Officials are…
Continue Reading Chinese billionaire gets time served, leaves country after New York, Rhode Island straw donor scheme
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to time served in connection with a scheme to funnel illegal straw…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Day 14 of the Donald Trump hush money trial
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers continued their attack on the…
Continue Reading Trump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is limited in what he can publicly say as he fights charges that he made…
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Juarez man convicted of multiple charges connected to gun, drug smuggling
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A federal jury just convicted 52-year-old Mexican national Rene Hernandez-Cordero of one count of possess with intent to…
Continue Reading Harris congratulates HBCU graduates in video message for graduation season
By MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has recorded a video commencement message that is being played for…
Continue Reading Virginia judge to decide whether state law considers embryos as property
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge must decide whether Virginia law allows frozen embryos to be considered property…
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Former Border Patrol agent sentenced to 18 months for taking a $5,000 bribe
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 42-year-old Fernando Castillo will spend the next 18 months in prison for bribery of a public official. Court officials say…
Continue Reading After Weinstein’s case was overturned, New York considers strengthening sex crime prosecutions
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers want to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to get his…
Continue Reading Killing of an airman by Florida deputy is among cases of Black people being shot in their homes
Associated Press The fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force airman at his off-base apartment in the Florida Panhandle by a sheriff’s deputy brings…
Continue Reading Catholic church is stonewalling sex abuse investigation, Washington attorney general says
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s attorney general says the Seattle Archdiocese isn’t cooperating in a sex…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden cheers the Las Vegas Aces and women’s basketball
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has welcomed the reigning WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces, to the White House, celebrating what he called…
Continue Reading Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service…
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Florida sheriff releases bodycam video of airman fatally shot in apartment, disputes family’s claim deputy went to wrong unit
WEAR, CNN By Christina Maxouris, Shawn Nottingham, Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Florida sheriff publicly released bodycam…
Continue Reading Closure of California federal prison was poorly planned, judge says in ordering further monitoring
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge says a plan to close a troubled prison in California where female inmates…
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