Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has shared a harrowing story about almost crashing in a helicopter he was riding in with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. In a news conference Thursday, Trump said Brown criticized Vice President Kamala Harris during the flight. But Brown says he’s never been in a helicopter with
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP basketball head coach Joe Golding is headed to Kuwait. Golding will be supporting a good cause as part of Operation Hardwood. Operation Hardwood is a basketball tournament for U.S. soldiers from various bases around Kuwait. Current or former basketball coaches are invited to take part in coaching teams comprised of U.S. soldiers.
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Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney used its D23 fan convention to tease upcoming movies and television series including “Moana 2,” “Incredibles 3” and the live-action “Snow White” in a rousing showcase Friday featuring sneak peaks, live performances and surprise appearances from actors. Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson of “Moana” jolted the crowd of over 15,000 at
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Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit two-run homer and Jon Singleton and Jeremy Peña added RBI singles in a four-run seventh inning as the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Friday night. Yainer Diaz added a two-run homer for the Astros, who pounded Boston’s bullpen on the way
Continue Reading Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — C.J. Stroud threw a touchdown pass to Tank Dell in his preseason debut to help the Houston Texans beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-12 on Friday night. Held out of the Hall of Fame game last week against Chicago, Stroud completed 2 of 4 passes for 41 yards. Stroud, the No.
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CNN By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defeated Chinese opponent Yang Liu in the 66kg gold medal bout at the Paris Summer Olympics on Friday. Khelif received a warm welcome from the crowd as she entered the ring at Roland Garros Stadium for her fourth bout of the Games. Algerian flags
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso native, Monserrat Velarde, picked up an athletic scholarship to Cecil college after sitting out her last two seasons of high school ball and while dealing with dyslexia. Velarde and her family discovered she was dyslexic when she was in the first grade. “It’s definitely something I’m still
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La atleta refugiada Manizha Talash fue descalificada de la competencia de breaking B-Girl en los Juegos Olímpicos por usar una capa con las palabras “liberen a las mujeres” durante su competencia del viernes. La joven de 21 años, que huyó de Afganistán después de que los talibanes comenzaran a tomar
Continue Reading 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
Continue Reading 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
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
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
Continue Reading 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
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