Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four Las Vegas teenagers accused in the fatal beating of their high school classmate have agreed to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a deal that will keep them from being tried as adults, lawyers said Thursday. The teens originally were charged in January as adults with second-degree murder
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “Meet the Miners,” a fresh take on UTEP Athletics Fan Day, took place Saturday at Memorial gym. Fans came out and met UTEP coaches and student-athletes from 1-3 pm and was open to the public. The football, soccer and indoor volleyball teams were in attendance, as well as select coaches
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report that accused the state of violating the constitutional rights of hundreds in
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By Alyse Jones Click here for updates on this story EDMOND, Oklahoma (KOCO) — After a harrowing ordeal following what was supposed to be a fun diving trip, an Edmond couple who spent 38 hours at sea recounted the hours that led up to their rescue. Wind, storms and hours of swimming, Nathan and Kim
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Camden Duzenack joins Head Coach Jake Angier on the baseball staff as an Assistant Coach, on Aug. 1, 2024. He will be coaching the infield and assisting with all other aspects of the program. Duzenack spent six seasons in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system after being drafted in the
Continue Reading By Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story TECUMSEH, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs said they’ve seen great success with their musical therapy program and have expanded to three new cities with new therapists. “A music therapist might give them a drum, and say, ‘think about the way your
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Venezuela está en la mira de la comunidad internacional por los recientes comicios en los que el Consejo Nacional Electoral declaró ganador a Nicolás Maduro con el 51,2% de los votos, sin la divulgación de actas o resultados desagregados. El país sudamericano ha estado gobernado primero por Hugo Chávez, quien
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miami quarterback Cam Ward was the preseason pick to be Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, the conference announced Thursday. Ward transferred from Washington State and threw for 6,963 yards with 48 touchdowns in two seasons with the Cougars. He was the top choice on 71 ballots of 170 attendees
Continue Reading Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help says it will take the rest of his professional life to rebuild trust in his agency. Sheriff Jack Campbell said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press that he was
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Jeffrey Clark, the Trump-era Justice Department official who advocated for the department to contact Georgia and cast doubt on Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, should face a two-year suspension from practicing law, a disciplinary committee in Washington, DC, said Thursday. As an environmental lawyer at the Justice Department, Clark
Continue Reading Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A slew of legislation passed by Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature earlier this year went into effect Thursday. Between new conservative Gov. Jeff Landry, Republicans holding every statewide elected office in Louisiana and a GOP supermajority in the state’s House and Senate, measures mirroring national conservative priorities had a clear
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By Meghan Pryce, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Another reason to hate turbulence: one airline is removing a popular hot snack from its long-haul flights because of the burn risk — but only if you’re in economy class. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things 1️⃣ Riches
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s campaign said Thursday that its political operation raised $138.7 million in July for the former president’s election effort – and amassed $327 million in cash reserves for the roughly three-month sprint to the election. Trump’s total represents a jump from June, when the former president’s
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s decision to keep flying rather than heed multiple warnings that he should land, according to an Air Force investigation released Thursday. The CV-22B Osprey crash killed eight Air Force Special
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The former chief of the Honduran National Police has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in a cocaine conspiracy. Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, also known as “El Tigre,” was a member of the Honduran National Police for decades before becoming its leader for a
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By George Ramsay, CNN Paris (CNN) — The Paris Olympics are not yet one week old but 17-year-old Summer McIntosh already has two gold medals. The Canadian’s latest triumph in La Défense Arena – a strong contender for the noisiest venue at these Games – came in the women’s 200-meter butterfly on Thursday. Not only
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El periodista estadounidense Evan Gershkovich y el ex infante de Marina Paul Whelan figuran entre los 24 detenidos liberados en el marco de un complejo intercambio de prisioneros entre Rusia, Estados Unidos y otros países occidentales. También fueron liberados numerosos disidentes rusos, mientras que Moscú obtuvo a cambio un ex coronel del
Continue Reading By Lauren Rapp, CNN (CNN) — A suspect was arrested and charged with a hate crime in connection to the antisemitic vandalism of a Brooklyn art museum director’s home earlier this summer, the New York Police Department said Thursday. Taylor Pelton, 28, from Queens, was arrested Wednesday and has been charged with criminal mischief and criminal mischief as a hate
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A 44-year-old man armed with a knife was shot dead as he tried to force his way into an apartment in Las Cruces. Las Cruces police say the apartment’s 24-year-old resident shot and killed the man. Police are waiting to identify the 44-year-old man until his next of kin
Continue Reading Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials are defending proposed building rules designed to limit damage from future storms and steadily rising seas in coastal areas, countering criticism that the state aims to force people away from the Jersey Shore by making it harder and more expensive to build or rebuild there.
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By Ramishah Maruf and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Intel is slashing 15% of its staff as part of a $10 billion plan to reduce costs, the tech company announced in its second-quarter earnings Thursday. “Simply put, we must align our cost structure with our new operating model and fundamentally change the way
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presunto cofundador del cártel de Sinaloa, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, compareció el jueves ante un tribunal federal en Texas para su más reciente audiencia desde su arresto hace una semana, en un caso lleno de intrigas enfocado en una de las organizaciones de narcotráfico más poderosas y letales
Continue Reading Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Exonerees and advocates are calling out Missouri’s Republican attorney general for pushing for a man’s upcoming execution despite opposition from the local prosecutor. Marcellus Williams is scheduled to die on Sept. 24. St. Louis County’s prosecutor filed a motion in January to vacate Williams’ 1998 murder conviction, citing
Continue Reading Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A pro-Israel super PAC that helped defeat one member of the congressional group called the Squad is pushing to oust another — Missouri’s Cori Bush. Bush has been a vocal critic of how Israel responded when attacked by Hamas in October, calling Israeli retaliation an “ethnic cleansing campaign.” The
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York City police sergeants were shot Thursday as they struggled with a man suspected of sticking up a Manhattan mahjong parlor and stealing women’s purses. Police say one sergeant was hit in the groin and will be kept at a hospital overnight for observation. The other sustained
Continue Reading Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania courts are again weighing a request to throw out a legal requirement that voters write accurate dates on the exterior envelope of mail-in ballots. A five-judge Commonwealth Court panel on Thursday heard lawyers for groups that have sued to overturn the mandate, saying it leads to otherwise valid
Continue Reading AP Basketball Writer VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Brittney Griner knows only too well the swirling emotions of being involved in a prisoner swap. She says she is “head over heels” that fellow Americans are coming home from Russia. Griner called it a great day and that she is so happy for the families. She says
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A man was injured riding ATVs Tuesday evening. Las Cruces firefighters, along with Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue (MVSR), had to carefully get him out of rugged terrain before he could be airlifted to UMC in El Paso. The man crashed in an undeveloped area near Thurmond Road after
Continue Reading Associated Press The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve flawed tank cars the National Transportation Safety board has been trying to get off the tracks for decades. The NTSB said in a preliminary report released Thursday that the July 5 derailment near the
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader on Thursday made his second appearance in federal court in Texas after being taken into U.S. custody last week. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, used a wheelchair for the hearing before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in El Paso. Zambada, the longtime leader of
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