By Nectar Gan, Eric Cheung, Isaac Yee and Will Ripley, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate has a decades-long connection with China. But in the eyes of Beijing, that may not necessarily be good news. Tim Walz moved to China fresh out of college in 1989 to teach high school
Continue Reading PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A large geological feature in southern Utah known as the “Double Arch,” the “Hole in the Roof” and sometimes the “Toilet Bowl” has collapsed, National Park Service officials said Friday. No injuries were reported. The popular arch in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area fell Thursday, and park rangers suspect changing
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum visited the new Hospital Regional 2 in Juarez on August 9. The new hospital, inaugurated by President Obrador, was originally scheduled to have its operations begin in full on Aug. 9, but announced on Aug. 7 many services would be delayed
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La confesión del velocista estadounidense Noah Lyles de que corrió los 200 metros masculinos en los Juegos Olímpicos de París después de dar positivo por covid-19 ha reavivado un debate familiar: si está bien tratar el covid como cualquier otra infección respiratoria. Los organizadores de los Juegos, el comité París
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Beau Hossler shot a 10-under 60 on Friday in the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship, squandering a chance for a sub-60 round with pars on the last three holes at soft and vulnerable Sedgefield Country Club. Hossler had a two-stroke lead over Billy Horschel in the tournament that started a day late after
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Beau Hossler shot a 10-under 60 on Friday in the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship, squandering a chance for a sub-60 round with pars on the last three holes at soft and vulnerable Sedgefield Country Club. Hossler had a two-stroke lead over Billy Horschel in the tournament that started a day late after
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El embajador de Estados Unidos en México, Ken Salazar, descartó este viernes que Washington estuviera detrás de la operación para arrestar a Joaquín Guzmán López e Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, presuntos líderes del Cártel de Sinaloa, ocurrida el pasado 25 de julio en Santa Teresa, Nuevo México. Salazar detalló que
Continue Reading By Tara John and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Refugee athlete Manizha Talash was disqualified from the B-Girl breaking competition at the Olympics for wearing a cape with the words “Free Afghan Women” during her breaking battle on Friday. The 21-year-old, who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban began seizing control in 2021, now lives in
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion “ Coach Prime ” Sanders kicked off his second season at Colorado with a combative news conference Friday when he also celebrated his 57th birthday and became a grandfather. Donning his signature shades and a Buffaloes baseball cap, Sanders started things off by thanking the person who
Continue Reading Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is banking on younger male voters to put him over the edge in November as he adjusts to the reality of a new presidential contest against Vice President Kamala Harris that his aides say remains his to lose. Trump and his campaign now face
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El expresidente y candidato republicano Donald Trump trajo a Hulk Hogan y Kid Rock a la Convención Nacional Republicana el mes pasado, mientras que Megan Thee Stallion, George Clooney y Jennifer Aniston son algunos de los artistas que han expresado su apoyo a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris en su candidatura a la
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CNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN Minot, North Dakota (CNN) — The unassuming site with the innocuous name Oscar-6 barely protrudes from the expansive landscape only a few miles away from the Canadian border. Were it not for the barbed wire fence, the nondescript patch of land could be mistaken for an abandoned construction site a
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Temperatures will stay around 100 degrees for the next several days with a mix of sun and clouds. Enough moisture will hang around for a slight chance of a storm later in the day. There will be a little better chance for storms later next week.
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, CNN Minot, North Dakota (CNN) — The unassuming site with the innocuous name Oscar-6 barely protrudes from the expansive landscape only a few miles away from the Canadian border. Were it not for the barbed wire fence, the nondescript patch of land could be mistaken for an abandoned construction site a 45-minute
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 30 years. That is how long the families of Concepción Villa, Francisco Santoni, and Dante Santoni have been waiting for answers and closure. That’s also how long ABC-7 has been covering the family’s triple murder. “Police say all three victims died of multiple stab wounds,” Estela Casas said the evening of
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EL PASO, Texas—The Veterans of Foreign Wars New Mexico Foundation will host the third annual v-fast golf tournament. Felipe Rodriguez and Joel Hixon joined us to discuss the event. If you are interested in registering for the event click here: https://www.visitlascruces.com/event/3rd-annual-v-fast-golf-tournament/2094/
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — En una escueta nota de prensa, el Gobierno de Nicaragua confirmó la salida de siete sacerdotes hacia Roma este miércoles, lo que según organizaciones de defensa de los derechos humanos como el Colectivo Nicaragua Nunca Más, se trata del “destierro” de curas que habían sido detenidos de forma “arbitraria
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EL PASO, Texas—The mental health of high school students has worsened mainly in the past decade, except between 2021 and 2023, when things improved slightly. NPR just released this report, and Ivan Torres joined us in discussing this critical topic.
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EL PASO, Texas—Many El Paso students said goodbye to summer break this week, ready to take on the new school year. TxDOT is asking everyone to stay alert and help keep kids safe. Here, Txdot’s Jennifer Wright highlights what drivers can do. TX Dot Projects to look out for next week: WEST AREA OFFICE PROJECTS
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico confirmed Friday that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug lord Joaquín Guzmán López. Zambada’s attorney had earlier claimed the longtime chief of the
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — US sprinter Noah Lyles’ admission that he raced in the men’s 200 meters at the Paris Olympics on Thursday after testing positive for Covid-19 has reignited a familiar debate: whether it’s OK to treat Covid like any other respiratory infection. The Games’ organizers, the Paris 2024 committee, said in
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military investigation has found that an Osprey crash in Australia that killed three Marines last August was caused by pilot error during a near mid-air collision. It also found that squadron leadership had permitted “a culture that disregarded safety of flight.” In their report released late Friday, the investigators
Continue Reading LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government has enacted a law that prevents the prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that favors former President Alberto Fujimori as well as hundreds of military personnel investigated or prosecuted for massacres and murders during the country’s internal armed conflict (1980-2000). The law, which had no
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction and life sentence of a man found guilty of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death exposed the botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious” has been overturned, a U.S. appeals court said Friday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction and life sentence of a man found guilty of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death exposed the botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious” has been overturned, a U.S. appeals court said Friday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — EPWater officials announced today that the New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED) withdrew its $1.2 million fine against the utility. NMED also withdrew “all allegations of wrongdoing” connected to the 2021 Frontera Wastewater Emergency, EPWater officials say. NMED had been arguing that EPWater violated parts of the New Mexico Surface and
Continue Reading Stellantis is warning that it could lay off as many as 2,450 of the 3,700 union workers employed at a truck plant just outside of Detroit. The job cuts announced Friday would be at the Stellantis Warren Truck Plant, which builds an older version of the Ram 1500 pickup called the Tradesman, sold mainly to
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the Olympics. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Vance; Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kan.; Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America; retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Suresh Garimella, president of the University of Vermont since 2019, has been selected to serve as the new leader of the University of Arizona. The Arizona Board of Regents voted Friday to hire Garimella to replace Robert Robbins, who has served as president of the Tucson-based university for the last seven
Continue Reading LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of an escaped prisoner charged with killing a man while he was on the lam for about 36 hours. Prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty if Skylar Meade is convicted of the murder charge in connection
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