EL PASO,Texas (KVIA)– The American Red Cross of Central & South Texas are inviting El Paso residents to attend their upcoming sheltering training classes. With recent disasters like Hurricanes Beryl and Helene and now Hurricane Milton expected to hit tonight, the demand for trained volunteers is more crucial than ever. Volunteers will receive training in
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Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Milton is expected to unleash its greatest force over hundreds of thousands of immigrants who don’t speak English. Most are Latin Americans who have been harvesting the fields along Florida’s I-4 corridor. They’ve also been washing dishes in restaurants, cleaning hotel rooms and working construction. For the Spanish speakers
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Sean Lyngaas, Kayla Tausche and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, senior Biden administration officials raced to engage in a round-the-clock effort to respond to what appeared to be an unprecedented amount of misinformation circling about the storm and the federal response to it. Meetings were quickly convened across government to
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A Claude Monet pastel painting stolen by Nazis from a Jewish family during World War II, which vanished for decades only to show up with a Louisiana art dealer, was returned Wednesday in New Orleans to the descendants of its original owners. “Bord de Mer” was one of Monet’s early works and valued at over $500,000
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Before El Paso City Council voted unanimously to send a letter of support to the U.S. General Services Administration’s Environmental Impact Statement at the Bridge of the Americas, they showed concerns about the possible increase in traffic at other El Paso Ports of Entry. City Representative District 7 Henry Rivera,
Continue Reading By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with an appeal from an Oklahoma death row inmate who even the state’s conservative attorney general believes should not be executed, with some justices signaling a willingness to let state courts further review allegations that prosecutors withheld evidence in the case.
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CNN By Paul P. Murphy and Michelle Krupa, CNN Isla del Sol, Florida (CNN) — With the rain already slicing diagonals into the water off this transformed mangrove island in St. Petersburg, Vivienne Marran stood firm in her choice. “We can ride it out,” she told CNN less than 20 hours before Hurricane Milton was
Continue Reading By Paul P. Murphy and Michelle Krupa, CNN Isla del Sol, Florida (CNN) — With the rain already slicing diagonals into the water off this transformed mangrove island in St. Petersburg, Vivienne Marran stood firm in her choice. “We can ride it out,” she told CNN less than 20 hours before Hurricane Milton was due
Continue Reading UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed former British diplomat Tom Fletcher as the U.N.’s new humanitarian chief. Fletcher, who is currently principal of Hertford College, Oxford and vice chair of Oxford University’s Conference of Colleges, succeeds fellow Briton Martin Griffiths who stepped down for health reasons as undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs at
Continue Reading AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs have been announced: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James will help the museum celebrate Black style in menswear over the centuries. Williams and Hamilton were on hand Wednesday to help museum officials
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By Matthew Rodriguez and Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story CATALINA ISLAND, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A twin-engine Beechcraft 95 airplane crashed on Catalina Island around 8 p.m. Tuesday, killing all five people on board. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane crashed shortly after it departed from the Catalina Airport
Continue Reading KCBS By Matthew Rodriguez and Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story CATALINA ISLAND, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A twin-engine Beechcraft 95 airplane crashed on Catalina Island around 8 p.m. Tuesday, killing all five people on board. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane crashed shortly after it departed from the Catalina
Continue Reading Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s attorney general testified before a state commission during a hearing that could lead to action against his law license. At issue is his aggressive defense of a law allowing the state’s first Republican governor in 16 years to directly fill judicial vacancies. The law was part of a
Continue Reading Associated Press South Dakota’s top elections official has removed 273 people from the state’s voter rolls as general election voting is underway. Her office later said the move rectified a paperwork error on the state’s behalf. Those people had inadvertently been registered to vote due to human error by state Department of Public Safety employees
Continue Reading Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Saudi Arabia was defeated for a seat in the U.N.’s premier human rights body Wednesday after a campaign by rights groups urging the world body’s members to reject its bid. The 193-member General Assembly elected 18 new members Wednesday to serve on the 47-nation Human Rights Council. The Geneva-based
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Nazi-looted Claude Monet pastel has been returned to descendants of the man who owned it when it was seized in Austria decades ago. The pastel was sold off to support the Third Reich, but the family got the artwork back Wednesday at the FBI field office in New
Continue Reading The Texas Tribune It had only been a year since Estelle Sievert and her wife, Jane, joined the foster care program at SAFE Alliance in Austin when they were introduced to 3-week-old Noah in 2022. The couple immediately fell in love with their soon-to-be adopted son but knew the future might contain some challenges. The
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Socorro, TEXAS (KVIA) — An all new Elite haunted experience is coming to Socorro, it is called The Grove Haunted House. It is located at 10612 Horn Circle in Socorro, Texas 79927 and it will officially open on October 10th. It’s brought to you by the same company that brings you Bright Side Festival and Neon Paint Party, 9one5 LIVE. For
Continue Reading By Jeff Nguyen Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Two Orange County women are speaking out after they say they were kicked off of a Spirit Airlines flight because of what they were wearing. It happened at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, when their flight was supposed
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El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA) — El Paso County hosts groundbreaking ceremony on a new full-sized basketball court at Risinger Park. This was in collaboration with the Fabens Neighborhood Association. The event is taking place Wednesday, October 9th at 12:30 p.m. at Risinger Park, located at 301 Grace St., Fabens, Texas.
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s opposition Conservative Party will choose either Robert Jenrick or Kemi Badenoch to be its next leader. A third contender, James Cleverly, was dramatically knocked out of the leadership contest in a tight vote on Wednesday. Badenoch, a former business secretary, received 42 of the 120 votes cast, and former
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherri Myers, an 82-year-old resident of Pensacola City, Florida, says the Social Security cost-of-living increase she’ll receive in January “won’t make a dent” in helping her meet her day-to-day expenses. “Inflation has eaten up my savings,” she said. “I don’t have anything to fall back on — the cushion is
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urielblanco (CNN) — Las bandas exteriores del huracán Milton ya se están extendiendo por Florida la mañana de este miércoles, y las condiciones continuarán deteriorándose a lo largo del día, especialmente por la tarde, empeorando significativamente durante las horas de la noche. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel ¿Cuándo y dónde tocará tierra el huracán Milton?
Continue Reading By Mauricio Maldonado Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — As Florida braces for the impact of Hurricane Milton, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is extending the state’s Price Gouging Hotline to protect residents in areas under emergency declarations. The extension follows Governor Ron DeSantis’ state of emergency order, covering regions already
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The warm, damp environments of your showerhead and toothbrush are the perfect breeding ground for microbes, and a new study has identified hundreds of viruses that live there, showing the vast biodiversity to be found in the average home. These viruses, however, are not the kind that will give
Continue Reading By Madison Smith Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — As local communities start to come together to rebuild, there is a potential health alert to be aware of after flood waters and debris ravaged Western North Carolina. “The public health ramifications of this crisis, this disaster, are not
Continue Reading By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Republican U.S. lawmaker pushed against rumors and conspiracy theories surrounding the government’s Helene response in Western North Carolina. Rep. Chuck Edwards, of North Carolina’s11th Congressional District, has visited communities damaged or destroyed by Helene-caused flooding, landslides, and downed trees.
Continue Reading By Kathleen Ditton Click here for updates on this story CORAL GABLES, Florida (WSVN) — A 19-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly posting a bomb threat on Instagram targeting a building on the University of Miami campus. According to the arrest report, the FBI was alerted by Meta to a post that featured a photograph
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By Christian Edwards and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN (CNN) — Air France has opened an investigation into how a jet flying from Paris to Dubai went over Iraq as Iranian missiles fired at Israel crossed the same airspace, the airline said Wednesday. Iran launched dozens of missiles towards Israel on October 1 in what it said
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday that Gov. Tony Evers’ creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years appeared to be “extreme” and “crazy” but questioned whether and how it should be reigned in. “It
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