By MJ Lee and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden acknowledged to reporters Friday morning that he and Vice President Kamala Harris have spoken about her upcoming decision on a vice presidential running mate. But he wouldn’t say much else: “I’ll let her work that out,” Biden said, when pressed on what top
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La empresa FEMSA anunció en un comunicado que sus tiendas OXXO y OXXO Gas reanudarán sus operaciones este viernes en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, tras acuerdos alcanzados con autoridades estatales y federales para garantizar la seguridad de sus empleados. Este lunes, la compañía suspendió operaciones en 191 de sus tiendas
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AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday because of right shoulder fatigue, though Texas manager Bruce Bochy doesn’t expect the three-time Cy Young Award winner and active career strikeout leader to be out any longer than that. “We don’t think it’ll be more than 15
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ecuador, Costa Rica, Uruguay y Panamá se sumaron a la lista de países que reconocen al candidato opositor venezolano Edmundo González como ganador de las polémicas elecciones presidenciales del domingo, a pesar de que el órgano electoral del país anunció que el actual presidente Nicolás Maduro fue el más votado. Ecuador
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-The heat and the humidity have been brutal this summer. TxDOT El Paso wants to remind Borderland residents to look before they lock to prevent heatstroke-related deaths. Jennifer Wright talks about the risks of not protecting your children and pets from the dangerous heat. Here’s a look at the closures: (courtesy of TX Dot
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By Stephanie Becker, CNN (CNN) — A convicted murderer who has been on California’s death row for 33 years must either be released or retried after a federal judge on Thursday approved the state attorney general’s request to do so because of prosecutorial misconduct in jury selection decades ago. The judge’s ruling, at the request
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Miner Fridays are coming on August 9! Gather your orange and blue gear and get ready to put your UTEP school spirit on full display. Whether you’re on campus, in the community or at home, Miner Fridays are the perfect opportunity to show your UTEP pride. “On Fridays, everyone is
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Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Family members of a 12-year-old Houston girl who police say was killed by two Venezuelan men who entered the U.S. illegally said Friday that they are supporting legislation that would severely limit the ability of federal immigration authorities to release immigrants they detain. The proposed legislation runs counter to what
Continue Reading Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Family members of a 12-year-old Houston girl who police say was killed by two Venezuelan men who entered the U.S. illegally said Friday that they are supporting legislation that would severely limit the ability of federal immigration authorities to release immigrants they detain. The proposed legislation runs counter to what
Continue Reading Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty against an Idaho inmate charged with killing a man while he was on the lam during a 36-hour escape from prison. Skylar Meade has already been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the March 20 escape.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has signed forward Andy Cabrera to a 25-day contract, pending league and federation approval, and will be available for selection tomorrow against Memphis 901 FC. Cabrera arrives fresh off a successful stint abroad in the German fourth tier with Greifswalder FC,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Socorro Independent School District had their ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of their new Student Activities Complex also known as SAC II for the 2024-25 school year, which is going to better serve the students of SISD and the community. Sac II was built as part of the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los Juegos Olímpicos son un espectáculo de atletismo, trabajo duro, máximo rendimiento y, para algunos, queso parmesano. La gimnasta italiana Giorgia Villa, que formó parte del equipo que ganó la medalla de plata en gimnasia femenina, la primera de Italia en 96 años, se ha hecho más conocida por su amor
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Miriam Butorin was supposed to attend Taylor Swift’s concert on Friday for her 13th birthday. She is missing it, but for the very best reason. Miriam’s mother, Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, was released Thursday from Russian detention in a historic prisoner swap. The release of the 47-year-old journalist for the US-backed
Continue Reading OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government says it has completed negotiations with the United States on an agreement that would allow the use of U.S. space launch technology, expertise and data for space launches in Canada. The agreement, which is yet to be signed, will establish the legal and technical safeguards needed, while ensuring
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La oposición de Venezuela anunció el lunes 29 de julio que crearía un sitio para que los interesados pudieran revisar el resultado de la mesa en la que votaron. En él, los ciudadanos con documento de identidad expedido por las autoridades venezolanas pueden ingresar a esas direcciones web con
Continue Reading Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from representing him in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money. Using another attorney, Favre filed an appeal Thursday asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn a ruling issued last month
Continue Reading JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The former head of a north Florida public utility was sentenced to four years in prison for a scheme to privatize the authority which prosecutors said would have enriched himself and his associates by tens of millions of dollars at the expense of taxpayers. Aaron Zahn was sentenced to federal prison
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Five years later after the tragic Cielo Vista Walmart shooting, Borderland law enforcement agencies and first responders are working to improve mental healthcare for residents. The Emergence Health Network (EHN) works closely with all local agencies to care for members of the El Paso community and help to divert those
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, beefing up the American military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies and safeguard U.S. troops. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Five years after the tragic Cielo Vista Walmart shooting, an El Paso and Juárez resident remembers what he experienced on August 3, 2019. Victor Reyes and his family came from Juárez to one of the busiest Walmarts in the country. They crossed an international bridge early Saturday morning and went to
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. It is perhaps the largest movement of US forces to
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Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to enter the United States and stay up to two years amid concerns about fraud by their financial sponsors, officials said Friday. Nearly 500,000 people from the four countries arrived through June under presidential authority after
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to enter the United States and stay up to two years amid concerns about fraud by their financial sponsors, officials said Friday. Nearly 500,000 people from the four countries arrived through June under presidential authority after
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to enter the United States and stay up to two years amid concerns about fraud by their financial sponsors, officials said Friday. Nearly 500,000 people from the four countries arrived through June under presidential authority after
Continue Reading Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Authorities and witnesses in Somalia say an explosion and gunfire has rocked a hotel by the beach in the capital city of Mogadishu, and security forces are at the scene. The state-owned Somali National News Agency reported Friday night that security forces had “neutralized the attackers.” There was no
Continue Reading Associated Press Experts believe a humpback whale with no tail spotted in Washington state’s inland waters likely lost its flukes after becoming entangled. They say the loss of its flukes, which are used for propulsion, is an apparent death sentence for the creature. The whale was last reported as seen in late July. One of
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewing a half-dozen potential running mates this weekend ahead of a formal announcement and a battleground tour with her new No. 2 next week. Her interview list includes Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Tim Walz of
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — With her trademark red lipstick and a killer right arm that easily sweeps her opponents out of her way, US women’s rugby center Ilona Maher ran Team USA toward its first bronze this week at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. But her reaction to hecklers who call her masculine and criticize
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By Barry Pintar Click here for updates on this story DONEGAL TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The mother of the 10-year-old boy police say was fatally stabbed by his 13-year-old friend in Westmoreland County is speaking out. She’s talking about the relationship of the two boys after her son was stabbed multiple times during a sleepover
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