Assailants ambush and kill 3 police officers in southern Chile, shaking the country
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities say armed assailants have ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in southern Chile before setting…
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U.S. Marine Corps Veteran who served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam honored alongside 30 other Veterans
Update: ABC-7 spoke exclusively with one of the Veterans honored on Saturday. He served in WWII, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. “I never had been…
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Columbia student protesters are demanding divestment. Here’s what the university has divested from in the past
WABC, CNN By Clare Duffy and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — One of the core demands over the past week by the pro-Palestinian student…
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Barr, who said Trump shouldn’t be near Oval Office, says he will vote for him in 2024
CNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — Former Attorney General Bill Barr, who previously said that Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at White House correspondents’ dinner shadowed by war in Gaza
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with…
Continue Reading Massachusetts police bust burglary ring that stole $4 million in jewels over six years
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts State Police announced they had busted a burglary ring that stole around $4 million in jewels mostly from the homes…
Continue Reading Alaska’s Indigenous teens emulate ancestors’ Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The athletes filling a huge gym in Anchorage were ready to compete, cheering and…
Continue Reading 3 children in minivan hurt when it rolled down hill, into baseball dugout wall in Illinois
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — Three children were hurt when the minivan they were in rolled down a hill into a concrete baseball dugout in northern…
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The El Paso community efforts enhance Borderland homes
Several organizations have united to aid Borderland residents. At Rebuilding Together, the mission is clear: improve El Paso homes one by one. They…
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UTEP’s linebacker Tyrice Knight headed to the Seahawks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Tyrice Knight was chosen by the Seattle Seahawks as the 118th pick in the 2024 draft. Knight, a UTEP linebacker, is known for…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate prison
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized…
Continue Reading Thousands rally in Madrid to urge Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez not to resign
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of supporters and party members of Spain’s Socialist party have rallied outside the party’s national headquarters in…
Continue Reading Top diplomat Blinken will visit the Mideast again this coming week. What can he achieve this time?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his seventh diplomatic mission to the region since the…
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Local expert shares tips to help reach summer health goals
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — While spring is in full bloom. It’s never too late to start thinking about your summer health goals to look and feel your…
Continue Reading At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a…
Continue Reading A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Java Island, felt in Jakarta
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the southern part of Indonesia’s main island…
Continue Reading As EU election campaigns kick off in Germany, the Ukraine war, rise of far right are dominant themes
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Several German parties have kicked off their campaigns for the election of the European…
Continue Reading Teen accidentally kills his younger brother with a gun found in an alley
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a 14-year-old Florida boy told police that he accidentally shot and killed his 11-year-old brother…
Continue Reading Ships from Turkey planning to deliver aid to Gaza were denied right to sail
ISTANBUL (AP) — A three-ship flotilla planning to reach Gaza with humanitarian aid from Turkey has been prevented from sailing by Guinea-Bissau…
Continue Reading Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a social media influencer
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a well-known social…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed shooting down another of the U.S.…
Continue Reading Arrest warrant issued for man in fatal shooting of off-duty Chicago police officer
CHICAGO (AP) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a 22-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was heading home from…
Continue Reading News anchor Poppy Harlow announces departure from CNN
ATLANTA (AP) — Anchor Poppy Harlow is leaving CNN, according to the network. Harlow, who joined CNN in 2008 and most recently co-hosted “CNN This…
Continue Reading It’s 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa’s celebrations are set against growing discontent
By NQOBILE NTSHANGASE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has marked 30 years since the end of apartheid…
Continue Reading What Trump’s war on the ‘Deep State’ could mean: ‘An army of suck-ups’
CNN By Bob Ortega, Kyung Lah, Allison Gordon and Nelli Black, CNN (CNN) — At one campaign rally after another, former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Russia arrests another suspect in the concert hall attack that killed 144
`MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed…
Continue Reading 20 Cambodian soldiers killed in an ammunition explosion at a military base
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s prime minister says 20 soldiers have been killed and several others…
Continue Reading From New York to Arizona: Inside the head-spinning week of Trump’s legal drama
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Even by Donald Trump’s standards, this was a dizzying week. The first criminal…
Continue Reading How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Reporter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at…
Continue Reading Migration roils US elections. Mexico sees mass migration too, but its politicians rarely mention it
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MARCOS MARTÍNEZ CHACÓN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Republican activists gathered in a school lunchroom last…
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