Good evening to the Borderland! It is much cooler than yesterday after a cold front rolled into the area last night. We only rose to 53 today! Isolated to scattered rain showers are possible tonight. Likewise, the Borderland will cool down into the 40s. We will experience breezy to windy conditions and cool temperatures this
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Por Jessica Hasbun, CNN en Español La Dirección Nacional de Control de Drogas (DNCD) de República Dominicana informó en una rueda de prensa este viernes que incautó 9,5 toneladas de droga en un operativo conjunto con otras agencias del Estado. “Es el cargamento más grande incautado en toda la historia de República Dominicana”, reveló el
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Associated Press TikTok’s future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge the company brought against a law that requires it to cut ties with its China-based parent company or be banned by mid-January. A panel of three judges on The U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to switching parties to become a Republican. Adams on Friday declined to rule out out a future change in political allegiances in a pair of interviews, riling critics who have grown concerned over the mayor’s increasing willingness to throw his support
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The murder conviction of a former Northwestern University professor who was sentenced to decades in prison for killing a boyfriend has been overturned because he was not allowed to consult with his lawyer during an overnight recess. An Illinois Appeals Court panel on Friday overturned Wyndham Lathem’s 2021 first-degree murder conviction. The
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies from potential retribution by Donald Trump. It comes down to whether he hews to the institutional norms he’s spent decades defending or flexes the powers of the presidency in untested ways. The
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – The UTEP Miners pressed hard, but couldn’t overcome the 8th ranked Oklahoma Sooners in a five set showdown. Sooners took the fifth set 15 points to 9, and won the match 3 sets to 2. Oklahoma will now advance to the second round, facing the winner of tonight’s Pittsburgh vs Morehead State
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Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rare and brief tsunami warning tested city and county responses in Northern California after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook part of the state. The National Weather Service canceled its alert after roughly an hour Thursday. Some cities and counties ordered evacuations while others relied on text messages and
Continue Reading Por Allison Morrow y Matt Egan, CNN Érase una vez, un audaz forastero entró en la Oficina Oval con la promesa de “drenar el pantano”. Trajo consigo a un grupo de empresarios, liderados por un destacado industrial, para trabajar como “sabuesos incansables” en la búsqueda de ineficiencias en la vasta burocracia de Washington. Era 1982,
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – The UTEP volleyball team is one set away from punching their ticket to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UTEP is taking on 8th ranked Oklahoma in the first round. The Miners lead the Sooners, 2 sets to 0. This is UTEP’s first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Miners
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The City of El Paso’s WinterFest ranks as the second-best holiday market in the country, according to USA TODAY’s 2024 10 Best Reader’s Choice Awards. Readers from around the United States vote for their favorite holiday market that celebrates holiday cheer and festivities for the entire family. “This national honor
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist missing in Syria for more than a decade, said Friday that she was confident her son was alive, citing information she said had come from a “significant source” that she did not identify but said had been vetted by the U.S. government
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By Michael Conte and Alex Marquardt, CNN Washington (CNN) — The family of Austin Tice, a freelance journalist held in Syria since 2012, said they have new confirmation that he remains alive and well. In a news conference, the family also expressed deep frustration with the Biden administration for telling them in a meeting Friday
Continue Reading CNN By Michael Conte and Alex Marquardt, CNN Washington (CNN) — The family of Austin Tice, a freelance journalist held in Syria since 2012, said they have new confirmation that he remains alive and well. In a news conference, the family also expressed deep frustration with the Biden administration for telling them in a meeting
Continue Reading Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Associated Press and two other news organizations are suing Idaho’s top prison official for increased access to lethal injection executions, saying the state is unconstitutionally hiding the actual administration of the deadly drugs from public view. The AP, The Idaho Statesman and East Idaho News filed the lawsuit
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Democrats emerged from their bruising election losses in November with a decidedly mixed financial picture, new federal filings show. The Democratic National Committee appeared flush with cash, despite recent post-election staff cuts, and a leading liberal super PAC appeared to have tens of millions of dollars
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – An average of 38,000 visitors head to San Jacinto Plaza every weekend to enjoy free concerts, performances, and enjoy free dance classes. Winterfest weekend festivities run every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through January 5. Saturday the Senior Choir from the Parks and Recreation Senior Program will sign holiday music at
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police have arrested a man accused of killing two people during a large parade where two separate shootings within an hour left two dead and at least 10 wounded. Curtis Gray, 19, faces two counts of second-degree murder tied to the Nov. 17 shootings along a crowded parade route,
Continue Reading Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities say a fiery crash involving two minibuses in Ivory Coast has killed at least 26 people and injured 28 more. The two vehicles collided in Brokoua, a village in the center west of the country, the transportation ministry said in a statement without providing further details. It
Continue Reading CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN A week after taking over the nation’s largest police department, Jessica Tisch found herself on Wednesday reassuring New Yorkers that investigators would “not rest until we identify and apprehend the shooter” who brazenly gunned down the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare outside a Manhattan hotel. The high-profile, high-tech manhunt for the
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL has closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. The league has been reviewing the case for months, trying to determine whether Watson should be punished. “The matter is closed,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy said Friday in an email to The Associated
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AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL has closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is ending the season on injured reserve for the second year in a row. The league has been reviewing the case for months, trying to determine whether Watson should be punished. “The
Continue Reading Por Caroline Baum y Sérène Nourrison, CNN El instrumento musical más grande de Francia está listo para sonar de nuevo. Ha tomado meses de limpieza meticulosa y descontaminación de 8.000 tubos, 115 registros de órgano y otros numerosos componentes musicales, pero el sábado los majestuosos tonos del gran órgano de Notre Dame volverán a resonar.
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has revealed many Americans’ fury and frustrations with their health insurance coverage. They have taken to social media to relay their stories, even as others have said they like their coverage. CNN would like to talk to readers about their experiences
Continue Reading OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has issued a decree dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government. A decree by the junta leader, Ibrahim Traore, said officials in the dissolved government will continue to perform their duties until a new government is
Continue Reading SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine. It is the largest drug seizure in the country’s history. Carlos Devers, spokesman for the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Drug Agency, says $250 million worth of drugs were found nestled inside a banana shipment that arrived at
Continue Reading Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately after a newly passed constitutional amendment rolling back the state’s near-total ban took effect, but they remain on hold as a complicated court battle drags on. The issue is that the amendment does not
Continue Reading AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A prolonged and closely watched copyright case involving an online library’s unauthorized offering of free e-books has ended after the Internet Archive decided not to fight an appeal’s court’s ruling against it. In September, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had upheld a lower-court decision
Continue Reading Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico environmental regulators on Friday issued a $47.8 million fine on allegations of excess air pollution at a natural gas processing facility in a prolific oil production region near the Texas state line. The state Environment Department issued the sanctions including a cease and desist order against
Continue Reading Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico environmental regulators on Friday issued a $47.8 million fine on allegations of excess air pollution at a natural gas processing facility in a prolific oil production region near the Texas state line. The state Environment Department issued the sanctions including a cease and desist order against
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