Car plows through East El Paso restaurant
UPDATE: Surveillance video obtained by ABC-7 shows the moment a white car slammed through the front door. According to police a 46-year-old man…
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Peru gives in to protesters in Machu Picchu and rescinds ticket sales contract with private firm
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government has backtracked on plans to outsource the sale of entry tickets to…
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National Chamber of Commerce in Juarez talks about possible border shutdown
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexico’s National Chamber of Commerce in Juárez held a news conference Wednesday to talk about recent migrant surges and…
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Mike Johnson stands by opposition to Senate immigration deal and Biden’s border policy in first floor speech as speaker
CNN, POOL, TRUTH SOCIAL|@REALDONALDTRUMP By Clare Foran, Priscilla Alvarez and Kristin Wilson, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson railed against the…
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“We’ve learned, we’ve grown:” NMDOT promises ample access to businesses on U.S. 70 during 9-month construction project
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Department of Transportation is officially one day into a 9-month construction project on U.S. 70/N.…
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Elmo asked people online how they were doing. He got an earful
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Generally, when someone asks “How are you doing,” you don’t actually tell them how you’re doing.…
Continue Reading Harness racing trainer accused in horse beating that forced animal to be put down
CRAWFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A harness racing trainer is accused of striking and fracturing the skull of a race horse in upstate New York, requiring the…
Continue Reading South Africa says Israel is already ignoring UN court ruling ordering it to prevent deaths in Gaza
By GERALD IMRAY and SEBABATSO MOSAMO Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Israel has ignored the ruling by the U.N.’s top court…
Continue Reading US imposes sanctions on three Sudanese companies tied to the warring parties
JACK JEFFERY The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on three Sudanese firms it accuses of being directly…
Continue Reading Opening arguments start in murder trial of former Ohio deputy charged in fatal shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors say a gun that a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy said a man was waving at him when he fatally shot him in the…
Continue Reading Democrats’ challenge to Wisconsin absentee ballot rules is a step closer to state Supreme Court
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawsuit seeking to once again allow Wisconsin voters to return absentee ballots in drop…
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Opinion: Mark Zuckerberg’s extraordinary apology should only be the beginning
CNN Opinion by Kara Alaimo (CNN) — On Wednesday, the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord testified before the Senate about…
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Accusations, tears and rants: 5 takeaways from today’s tech CEO hearing
CNN By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Washington (CNN) — A group of social media bigwigs was grilled by Congress on Wednesday about the risks…
Continue Reading Tunisia wants to borrow billions from its central bank to address deficits. Experts call that risky
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and SAM METZ Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Cash-strapped Tunisia wants to take the unprecedented step of borrowing…
Continue Reading Tennessee, Virginia AGs suing NCAA over NIL-related recruiting rules with Vols under investigation
By TERESA M. WALKER and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers The attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA…
Continue Reading Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to a range of cancers, CDC study says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for…
Continue Reading US military revises account of what happened to 2 SEALs who died trying to board Yemen-bound ship
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are revising their preliminary findings on what happened to two Navy SEALs…
Continue Reading Missouri mourns the death of Jean Carnahan, the state’s 1st woman to serve in the US Senate
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is mourning the death of former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan. The Missouri…
Continue Reading Jannik Sinner does it his way. He chose tennis over skiing and selected his new coaching team
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Jannik Sinner’s career so far can be defined by the choices he made and the freedom he had to make…
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Man arrested after video post showed severed head of his father, police say, amid political rant that stayed online for hours
Originally Published: 31 JAN 24 08:13 ET Updated: 31 JAN 24 12:14 ET By Zenebou Sylla, Melissa Alonso, Amanda Jackson, Holly Yan, Danny Freeman and…
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Businessman Renard Johnson announces run for El Paso mayor
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersJanuary 30, 2024 El Paso businessman Renard Johnson on Tuesday will become the first person to formally announce that…
Continue Reading Lawyer Graham’s personal funds help in gubernatorial bid against Lt. Gov. Robinson in North Carolina
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson remains the top fundraiser in the GOP primary campaign…
Continue Reading James Biden agrees to a private interview with House Republicans investigating the president
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — James Biden will appear before House Republicans for a private interview next month as…
Continue Reading Hungry sea otters are helping save California’s marshlands from erosion
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study shows the return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue…
Continue Reading German domestic spy agency has its former head, now a hard-right politician, under scrutiny
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has put its former head who has become a hard-right politician since being removed from the…
Continue Reading Judge rejects school system’s request to toss out long-running sex-assault lawsuit
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request by Virginia’s largest school system to toss…
Continue Reading Michigan school shooter’s mom was worried he might do ‘something dumb,’ friend says
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A man who had a close relationship with the mother of a Michigan school shooter says she was…
Continue Reading Laser strikes against aircraft including airline planes have surged to a new record, the FAA says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Laser strikes aimed at aircraft are at an all-time high. That’s according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA…
Continue Reading Top US diplomat set to return to the Mideast for 5th time since Gaza conflict began
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to the Middle East later this week on his fifth…
Continue Reading FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday warned that Chinese hackers are preparing to…
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