US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
By JONEL ALECCIA and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press U.S. health and agriculture officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts…
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See what the most popular baby names were in 2023
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 2023 most popular baby names have been announced today by the Social Security Administration office. This is based on…
Continue Reading Civil War General William T. Sherman’s sword and other relics to be auctioned off in Ohio
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bidders will fight with their dollars next week at an Ohio auction house for the sword of…
Continue Reading Police arrest brother and lawyer of Peru’s president over alleged influence peddling
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian authorities have arrested President Dina Boluarte’s brother and her lawyer over…
Continue Reading A train in central Buenos Aires strikes a boxcar on the track, injuring dozens
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At least 90 people were injured in Argentina’s capital when a passenger train…
Continue Reading Court upholds a Nebraska woman’s murder conviction, life sentence in dismemberment killing
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction and life sentence…
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Watch Live: New Mexico Attorney General filing petition of writ against judge in Las Cruces teacher groping case
UPDATE – Attorney General Torrez said that in his opinion, Judge Douglas Driggers violated the law due to a misapplication of the law. The complete…
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Northern lights may be visible across parts of the US this weekend. Why are they so active right now?
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling…
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Foundation working on college mental health, suicide rates go down — including Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Students face a high level of stress from their classes — and for college students — choosing careers and moving from…
Continue Reading Malta’s deputy prime minister resigns, ends EU Commission bid, as he faces charges in hospital deal
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s deputy prime minister has resigned and ended his European Commission bid. The resignation of Chris Fearne came…
Continue Reading China’s Xi leaves Hungary as he concludes a 5-day visit to Europe
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has left Hungary, concluding a tour of three European…
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ABC-7 at 4: Move Over Slow Down Law
El Paso, TX (KVIA)—El Paso, TX (KVIA)- Every day, law enforcement officers, tow truck drivers, and other roadside workers do their essential jobs.…
Continue Reading Pakistani police prevent pro-Palestinian protesters from moving toward US embassy in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad have prevented a pro-Palestinian rally by a radical Islamist party from moving toward…
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ABC-7 XTRA: New Mexico’s cannabis boom. Will Texas ever make marijuana legal?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Since New Mexico legalized cannabis for adult and medicinal use in April 2022, sales have totaled more than a billion…
Continue Reading Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld the criminal conviction of Donald…
Continue Reading Liam and Olivia are still the most popular US baby names, and Mateo makes his debut on the list
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Liam and Olivia have for a fifth year together topped the list of baby names for brand new…
Continue Reading Rope team rappels down into a rock quarry to rescue a mutt named Rippy
NORTH CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — It was the barking that saved Rippy, a mutt that fell deep into a working rock quarry. Rescue workers rappelled off a…
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Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon’s contempt-of-Congress conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the contempt-of-Congress conviction of Steve…
Continue Reading Bodies of 2 backcountry skiers buried by Utah avalanche recovered from mountain, names released
By AMY BETH HANSON and RICK BOWMER Associated Press SANDY, Utah (AP) — Search crews have recovered the bodies of two backcountry skiers who were…
Continue Reading PHOTOS: Taylor Swift kicks off European leg of Eras Tour, adds ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ songs
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer In her first Eras Tour concert since the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” Taylor Swift shook up her…
Continue Reading Mock coffins fill a square in Milan in a protest over workplace safety in Italy
MILAN (AP) — Mock coffins have filled one of Milan’s most famous squares in a protest organized by Italy’s second-largest union to raise…
Continue Reading Most of 15 million bees contained after bee-laden truck crashes
CLINTON, Maine (AP) — Officials say a tractor-trailer hauling about 15 million bees to be used to pollinate blueberry fields crashed and overturned…
Continue Reading Gunmen abduct 9 students in Nigeria’s north in the latest attack targeting schools
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen have abducted at least nine students from a school in northern Nigeria’s Kogi…
Continue Reading Lithuania holds a presidential vote as anxieties rise in the Baltics over Russia and war in Ukraine
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on…
Continue Reading Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in…
Continue Reading 75-year-old ‘mastermind’ of a 2005 armed robbery that killed a UK police officer sentenced to life
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 75-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a British police officer who…
Continue Reading WNBA franchise awarded to Toronto for 2026 season, according to media reports
TORONTO (AP) — The WNBA is reportedly heading to Toronto. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports that the women’s professional basketball…
Continue Reading US announces a new $400 million package of weapons for Ukraine to try to hold off Russian advances
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has announced a new $400 million package of military aid for…
Continue Reading Oklahoma death row inmate who killed a bank guard is incompetent for execution, judge says
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has found that 63-year-old death row inmate Wade Greely Lay is incompetent to…
Continue Reading Grupo Frontera’s hybrid Mexican music went global. On a new album, their genre-melding has no limits
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A lot can happen in two years. Just ask Grupo Frontera, who released their highly anticipated…
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