By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Everyone thought he was the professor. But the gray-haired older man was a freshman medical student, just like the rest of the class. “My family and friends were surprised at first. Several of my friends thought I was crazy wanting to study medicine at this age,” Toh
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP head coach Scotty Walden is in search of his first win at UTEP. So far things are looking good with the Miners leading the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at the half, 17-6. UTEP quarterback Skyler Locklear has thrown for 172 yards, one passing TD and one rushing TD. Scoring Summary: 1st
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AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Smith put Texas ahead for the first time with a two-run single in the seventh inning and the Rangers overcame a pair of two-run deficits to beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Saturday night. Smith’s sharp liner to right field capped a three-run outburst that made
Continue Reading Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed they shot down another American-made MQ-9 drone flying over the country, marking potentially the latest downing of the multimillion-dollar surveillance aircraft. The rebels say the U.S. launched airstrikes over Houthi-controlled territory afterward. The U.S. military told the AP it was aware of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Students, parents, and teachers gathered at Pebble Hills High School Saturday morning to learn about careers in business, science, and other industries. It was part of the Socorro Independent School District’s Career Awareness Showcase. 4th to 8th graders talked to law enforcement officers, veterinarians, chefs, and even farmers about opportunities
Continue Reading By Artemis Moshtaghian and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of Southern California residents were forced from their homes Saturday after an explosive wildfire grew thousands of acres in size in mere hours – and is burning so intensely that it is creating its own weather. The Line Fire, which began about 53 hours ago
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Paulina Nares (CNN) — La madre del sospechoso del tiroteo de la escuela secundaria Apalachee en Winder, Ga., llamó a un consejero escolar antes de la tragedia con una advertencia, dijo el sábado la tía del tirador. Marcee Gray describió una “emergencia extrema” no especificada que involucraba a su hijo de 14 años, Colt, durante
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) – The City of Socorro community gathered at Cougar Park Saturday morning to break ground on the first-ever Veterans Memorial. The memorial project has been a long-standing goal for the City of Socorro. A donation of $30,000 in materials and supplies by Acme Brick & Stone will help the city reach their
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Dozens of area children learned how to properly ride a bicycle during the City of El Paso’s Bike Safety event in Northeast El Paso Saturday morning. Certified cycling instructors taught classes for children of all ages and put them through courses and stations to teach them the importance of wearing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -The University of Texas at El Paso announced some changes to their 2024 Dinner Theatre season. One of the major changes is a new funding model.. UTEP says the dinner theatre musicals will now be collaborating with the University’s Department of Theatre and Dance. This change comes after a review of operations found that
Continue Reading Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Se realiza una búsqueda de un sospechoso después de que cinco personas resultaran heridas en un tiroteo este sábado cerca de una interestatal en una zona rural del condado de Laurel, Kentucky, ubicada al sur de Lexington, de acuerdo con la oficina del sheriff. Las cinco víctimas están en condición
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A manhunt was underway early Sunday as police searched for a gunman in a rural area of southeastern Kentucky near Interstate 75, according to authorities who said seven people were hurt in the shooting and a vehicle accident that accompanied the violence. The shooting Saturday was followed by an
Continue Reading SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Jordan McCloud ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more to lead Texas State to a 49-10 win over UTSA on Saturday. McCloud was 18-of-27 passing for 309 yards with an interception. He added 30 yards on the ground, providing the game’s first points with a 17-yard score and
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A hiker in northern Washington’s North Cascades National Park was rescued a month after he went missing in July, authorities said Saturday, and according to one rescuer, it was just in time. Robert Schock, 39, was last seen by other hikers in an area of the park on
Continue Reading CNN By Raja Razek and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt is underway for a suspect after five people were injured in a shooting Saturday near an interstate in a rural area of Laurel County, Kentucky, located south of Lexington, according to the sheriff’s office. All five victims are in stable condition, and authorities
Continue Reading Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve and Jeremy Peña homered as the Houston Astros improved to 7-0 in games started by Yusei Kikuchi by beating the scuffling Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on Saturday. Altuve had three hits and scored three times. Peña’s 15th homer was a three-run shot, capping a five-run sixth inning that started
Continue Reading Associated Press HIGHLAND, Calif. (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles threatened ten of thousands of buildings and forced hundreds of residents to flee Sunday amid a days-long heat wave of triple-digit temperatures. The so-called Line Fire was burning along the edge of the San Bernardino
Continue Reading Associated Press VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him medicine, musical instruments and a message of love for the people who live there. Francis flew aboard a Royal Australian Air Force C-130
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt is underway for a suspect after five people were injured in a shooting Saturday near an interstate in a rural area of Laurel County, Kentucky, located south of Lexington, according to the sheriff’s office. All five victims are in stable condition, and authorities are
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Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cam Rising threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game due to an injury to his throwing hand as No. 11 Utah beat Baylor 23-12 on Saturday. Rising scrambled and released the ball just before being driven out of bounds and was shoved into the
Continue Reading Gonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — A Aryna Sabalenka no se le negó alzar el trofeo de campeona del Abierto de Estados Unidos este año. Sabalenka, la bielorrusa número 2 del mundo, derrotó a la estadounidense Jessica Pegula por 7-5 y 7-5 ante un público a favor de la local en el estadio Arthur Ashe, para ganar
Continue Reading LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died from injuries after an automobile crash in New Mexico, authorities said. He was 69. Charles McMillan, an experimental physicist, spent nearly 23 years in various positions at Livermore in California and
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died from injuries after an automobile crash in New Mexico, authorities said. He was 69. Charles McMillan, an experimental physicist, spent nearly 23 years in various positions at Livermore in California and
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For today, we topped out at 88 degrees in El Paso, 87 in Las Cruces. Tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 80s. We will stay in this warm and dry pattern for the next several days. Likewise this week, conditions will be dry and windy from time to time. Temperatures will trend slightly
Continue Reading CNN By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Rebekah Schuler was walking to her 10th grade history class with her best friend, each with a shared headphone in her ear, blasting their favorite song, when gunshots and bloodcurdling screams sent them running for their lives. It has been nearly three years since the 2021 Oxford High
Continue Reading Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The Transportation Ministry and local media are reporting that a tanker truck crashed into a bus in northern Ivory Coast, killing 13 people and injuring 44. The bus and the truck crashed Friday night on the highway between Bouake and Korhogo, two large cities in the country’s north.
Continue Reading Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah quarterback Cam Rising left late in the first half of Saturday’s 23-12 victory over Baylor because of a right hand injury. He did not return after halftime and backup QB Isaac Wilson led the Utes’ offense over the final two quarters. Rising got hurt with 1:55 left
Continue Reading By Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — Three people were killed and two wounded in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, authorities in the country said Saturday. The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said three emergency workers were killed in the attack as they tried to contain a fire in the town of Froun, Nabatieh district.
Continue Reading By Caroline Jaime, CNN (CNN) — Lottery players dreaming of a big payday to celebrate the end of summer are watching the Mega Millions game, where the jackpot now stands at $800 million after no one matched all six numbers in Friday night’s drawing. Friday’s numbers were 6, 23, 41, 59 and 63, plus the
Continue Reading SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuations have been ordered as a wildfire burns in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles. The so-called Line Fire was burning uncontrolled along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about 65 miles east of LA. As of Saturday afternoon, the blaze the charred about
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