RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A U.S. soldier in North Carolina has been indicted on charges of having lied to authorities about his association with a group that advocated overthrowing the federal government and of trafficking firearms. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for eastern North Carolina said that 20-year-old Kai Liam Nix was indicted last week and
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials said Monday they were confident that Iran was responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, casting the cyber intrusion as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfere in American politics and potentially shape the outcome of the election. The assessment from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 obtained the interviews of the four finalists for City Manager through an open records request. Baker Tilly conducted interviews, the search firm the city hired for $42,000. The City of El Paso released the videos above of the four candidates for El Paso’s next city manager.
Continue Reading By Adam Pourahmadi and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Nicaragua has revoked the registration of 1,500 non-profit organizations, the latest in a years-long crackdown in the small Central American nation. The organizations, which include hundreds of religious groups, are accused of failing to report their financial statements for a period of between one and 35
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — When Mickey Guyton was asked to perform at the Democratic National Convention, the country star immediately felt the significance of taking the stage at the convention where Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept her party’s presidential nomination. Guyton is one of Monday night’s performers at the DNC, along with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and CBS Sports have come to an agreement to renew the partnership for four more years, with the contract being extended through 2030, as announced on Aug. 19, 2024. For the 56th consecutive game, CBS Sports will continue to bring viewers all the color, artistry
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government has issued the nation’s first floating offshore wind research lease to the state of Maine, comprising about 23 square miles in federal waters. The state requested the lease from the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for a floating offshore wind research array with up to
Continue Reading By Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch’s former co-defendant in a US fraud trial has died after being hit by a car just days before a yacht carrying the now-missing tycoon sank off the coast of Sicily. Stephen Chamberlain, 52, a former VP of finance at Lynch’s former company Autonomy, was
Continue Reading Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Russian leader Vladimir Putin has held talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart as part of a two-day trip to secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes and shore up ties in the South Caucasus. Business links were high on the agenda as Putin and President Ilham Aliyev met in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku
Continue Reading SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Ruth Johnson Colvin, who founded Literacy Volunteers of America, was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame and received the nation’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, has died. She was 107 years old. Colvin died on Sunday in Syracuse, New York, according to ProLiteracy, the nonprofit organization
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By Evan Perez, Sean Lyngaas and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The US government has concluded the Iranian government is behind the hack and leak operation targeting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and also attempted to target the Biden-Harris campaign, the FBI and other US intelligence agencies said Monday. The FBI in recent days briefed the
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By Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Jeff Greiner, who owns the Adventure Center of Asheville, is doing his own detective work after he says thieves broke into his locked bike shop on the property and stole eight bikes worth more than $37,000. “It was so frustrating
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AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Justin Verlander is scheduled to come off the injured list and start the finale of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. “It’s big getting JV on the mound. It’s getting one of the best back in there,” manager Joe Espada said. “We know what
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today the ABC-7 family is mourning the loss of one of our longtime employees, Fran McNaboe. Fran McNaboe Through his 33-year career at ABC-7, he supported the newscasts behind the scenes. He worked in master control, programming, in the field as a photographer and live truck engineer, and for more
Continue Reading CHICO, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire this year has been significantly tamed as the state’s initially fierce fire season has, at least temporarily, fallen into a relative calm. The Park Fire was 53% contained Monday after scorching nearly 671 square miles in several northern counties. It destroyed 637 structures and damaged 49 as it
Continue Reading The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti’s capital tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful protesters Monday as they called on law enforcement to help them stop the gangs that have been violently seizing control of their neighborhoods. Protesters burned tires to show their anger over the police action and express their frustration as recent
Continue Reading ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. (AP) — The woman accused of helping an escaped prisoner in North Carolina evade police appeared in court for the first time since her arrest. Jacobia Crisp was charged with aiding and abetting a fugitive and harboring an escapee. Local outlets say she could face more than five years in prison if
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UPDATE: Today, we shattered daily high-temperature records across multiple locations. At the El Paso International Airport, the previous record of 103 degrees set in 1994 was eclipsed as temperatures soared to 104 degrees. Deming Airport, which had set a record of 100 degrees in 2020, experienced a new high of 101 degrees today. At Alamogordo
Continue Reading Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily cleared the way for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while she and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban. The judge had just hours to spare before she granted an emergency order allowing the girl to start soccer
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ysleta Independent School District is the highest-performing school district in the El Paso region, according to new scores calculated with Texas Education Agency (TEA) data. The district received a score of 86 for overall academic performance and an 89 for college and career readiness for the 2023-2024 school year. This
Continue Reading Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s governor has set a Nov. 21 execution date for what is scheduled to be the nation’s third death sentence carried out by nitrogen gas. Gov. Kay Ivey sat the execution date for Carey Dale Grayson. Grayson one of four teenagers convicted in the 1994 killing of 37-year-old Vickie
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott just appointed El Pasoan Linda Troncoso to the Texas Medical Board. Troncoso is the president of TRE and Associates, LLC and is a member of the El Paso Association of Builders and the Paso del Norte Community Foundation. She used to serve on the City of El
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The European Space Agency’s Juice mission made two historic firsts this week on its long journey to study the potential habitability of Jupiter’s icy moons. The Juice, or Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, spacecraft — launched in April 2023 — conducted the first flyby of the moon and Earth in
Continue Reading By Karl Goodmanson Click here for updates on this story FLAT ROCK, North Craolina (WLOS) — What started as just a hobby for local knife maker Joe Israel has steadily hammered its way into a booming business. Flat Rock Forge fired up in popularity during the pandemic. Soon after, it was featured in the international
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Taylor Swift aún no ha respaldado a ningún candidato presidencial en este ciclo electoral. Sin embargo, el expresidente Donald Trump dice que acepta el respaldo inexistente de la superestrella. Trump publicó “¡Acepto!” en su cuenta Truth Social, junto con un carrusel de imágenes (de Swift), al menos algunas de las cuales
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En vísperas de la Convención Nacional Demócrata, nuevos datos sugieren que los intentos iniciales de la campaña de Trump para enmarcar la conversación sobre la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris han ganado hasta ahora relativamente poca tracción. En cambio, la atención del público se ha mantenido en gran medida centrada en torno a
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is defending and doubling down on his signature Medicaid program, the only one in the nation with a work requirement. Georgia Pathways requires all recipients to show that they performed at least 80 hours of work, volunteer activity, schooling or vocational rehabilitation in a month to
Continue Reading mondemanola (CNN Español) –– La polémica que desencadenó la visita de seis diputados oficialistas a militares presos por crímenes perpetrados durante la dictadura de los 70 en Argentina tendrá este martes un nuevo capítulo en la Cámara de Diputados. La Comisión de Peticiones, Poderes y Reglamento de la Cámara Baja, presidida por la legisladora Silvia
Continue Reading Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday took his first flight aboard the modern VH-92A helicopter that serves as Marine One after years of delays to the program to replace the aging aircraft that carry the president and vice president. Biden boarded the Sikorsky-made helicopter after arriving on Air Force One in
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many cookbooks are organized by ingredient — like pasta, chicken and veggies. Or by dish — mains, sides and desserts. But not the latest offering by Caroline Chambers. Her book is grouped by how long it takes to cook each recipe. “What to Cook When You Don’t Feel
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