EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso unveiled it’s new August 3rd memorial on Saturday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the racially-motivated mass shooting that took the lives of 23 people at the Cielo Vista Walmart in 2019. A remembrance and public art unveiling ceremony was held at at Jim Crouch park,
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By Radina Gigova, Maria Kostenko and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military has claimed it sank a Russian submarine in a port in Crimea, in what would be another major setback for Moscow in the occupied peninsula. The submarine Rostov-on-Don was hit in the port of Sevastopol on Friday, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed
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CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge will consider how to proceed with special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against Donald Trump during a hearing later this month, according to a brief order Saturday. The judge overseeing the case, Tanya Chutkan, scheduled a hearing for August 16 to consider how the
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A day after getting the election subversion case against Donald Trump back, the presiding federal judge rejected another effort by the former president to have the case dismissed. Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court granted Trump sweeping immunity for official acts as president, and the case, brought by special counsel Jack
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two El Paso teenagers, Kaitlyn Ochoa and Anabelle Rosiles, have been crowned national title holders in the US American Miss scholarship pageant, showcasing their commitment to community service and leadership. Courtesy: Livepageants.com Competing in Jacksonville, Florida, the pair excelled in their age divisions—Kaitlyn as US American Jr. Teen and Anabelle
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump has rejected a defense effort to dismiss the indictment on grounds that he was prosecuted for political purposes. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is the first substantive order since the case was returned
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Sunland Park Fire Department crews responded to a crash involving an ATV and a car at the intersection of Pete Dominici Highway and McNutt Road this morning. One person died in the crash, SPFD officials say. Another person suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. Department officials
Continue Reading Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is acknowledging that he had an extramarital affair years ago that contributed to the breakup of his first marriage. Emhoff issued the statement after the Daily Mail reported on the matter. The affair was known to the team that vetted Vice President Kamala Harris before
Continue Reading CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff acknowledged Saturday in a statement to CNN that he had an affair during his first marriage after the alleged details of the relationship were published by a British tabloid. “During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on
Continue Reading Associated Press Prominent Republicans in Kentucky have ridiculed Gov. Andy Beshear’s efforts to land the No. 2 spot on the Democratic presidential ticket. U.S. Rep. James Comer lampooned the governor for trying to “reinvent his image from a wimpy choir boy to a liberal attack dog,” while U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell fired his
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AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom is set to face hitters for the first time since an elbow operation last year, and Tyler Mahle is on the verge of his first start for the Texas Rangers as he returns from Tommy John surgery in 2023. The languishing Rangers need the reinforcements for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In the days and weeks after the Aug. 3 Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting, many gave blood and donated money to the victims and their families. One organization at the helm was Operation Hope. Angel Gomez, the founder, said he was impressed by how quickly El Paso answered the call.
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Highs will again climb to the lower 100 on Sunday and much of next week. Storms will be in the isolated category over the area with a mix of sun and clouds. The humidity will be up again so it will feel a bit more uncomfortable.
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Ruqia Haidari was the baby of the family. The youngest of five children, she was born in Afghanistan in 1999, just a month before her father, a fruit and vegetable seller, was killed by the Taliban. So desperate was her mother to protect her children that she
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WALDORF, Md. (AP) — Local Maryland officials say one child was killed and another was injured after a wind gust blew a bounce house into the air at a baseball game. Charles County government said in a news release that it happened Friday night in Waldorf, Maryland. The release says the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrates what he sees as major victories against Hamas and Hezbollah this week, the mood in Tel Aviv is far from celebratory. Often bustling with crowds on a weekend, the coastal city of more than 400,000 residents was
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — When you’re the most decorated women’s swimmer in history, it’s a little difficult to keep topping yourself. And yet, somehow Katie Ledecky always does. The list of accomplishments she added to her already-incredibly-long resumé on Saturday night had to be witnessed to be believed. By winning the
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The man who stole a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas will spend about 15 years in prison, although most of that sentence is related to a burglary that happened a
Continue Reading AP National Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — Every year on Aug. 3, Katie Ledecky is reminded of her first Olympic gold medal. She was just 15 years old, a reserved high schooler who had surprisingly made the U.S. swim team for the London Games. Then she went out and shocked the world, beating everyone in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart rocked the El Paso community. In the face of tragedy, some in our community were forced to rise up and lead the community through the darkest days. Former El Paso Mayor Dee Margo took on that task. Margo told ABC-7 that
Continue Reading By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Carlos Edriel Yulo might have only been an inch or two taller than his rivals when he stood in the center of the podium Saturday afternoon, but he had just accomplished something that put him head and shoulders above any man from his nation who’d ever competed at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Healing Garden at Ascarate Lake is a place where people can visit, pay respects, honor and reflect on the events that occurred August third but behind the memorial a group of artists want to convey another massage. “Once we came here to the healing garden and heard the judge speak about
Continue Reading CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters made progress Saturday against California’s largest wildfire of the year ahead of expected thunderstorms that could unleash fire-starting lightning and erratic winds and erode progress made over the past week. Dry, hot conditions posed similar threats across the fire-stricken West. “We’re not completely out of the woods yet, but we’re
Continue Reading By Lauren Izso, Jeremy Diamond and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Anti-government rallies erupted in several cities across Israel this weekend, as tens of thousands of Israelis demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu find a path to a deal with terror group Hamas, in order to free more than 100 hostages still held in Gaza.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For many August 3, 2019 was the darkest day in the Borderland, a day that tore families apart and brought others together. As the fifth anniversary of the Walmart Mass Shooting, that claimed the lives of 23 people, nears. ABC-7 sits down with some of the staff from University Medical Center,
Continue Reading By Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman, Lauren Izso and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Israeli airstrikes on two school buildings in the north of Gaza City killed 17 Palestinians, most of them children, and left at least 63 injured according to Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal on Saturday. “The schools were targeted a second time
Continue Reading AP National Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — Every year on Aug. 3, Katie Ledecky is reminded of her first Olympic gold medal. She was just 15 years old, a reserved high schooler who had surprisingly made the U.S. swim team for the London Games. Then she went out and shocked the world, beating everyone in
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s capital city is establishing a new pecking order for backyard chickens and roosters after some of their diehard fans paraded around City Hall with some of their flocks on Monday. City Manager Scott Sanders said in a statement issued late Friday that he thinks the city should find a
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say three people were brought to a hospital after two of them were stabbed and the other was shot at a Las Vegas casino. The violent encounter occurred around 1:30 a.m. Saturday at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa. Authorities say two of the injured were in critical condition.
Continue Reading By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff acknowledged Saturday in a statement to CNN that he had an affair during his first marriage after the alleged details of the relationship were published by a British tabloid. “During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on account
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