Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Costa Rica decretó emergencia nacional por las intensas lluvias que afectan el país y la probabilidad de inundaciones y deslizamientos en las zonas más afectadas, especialmente el Pacífico, con alerta roja desde el martes. El Valle Central, la región Norte y el Caribe norte de este
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Diamond Sports Group has reached a multiyear agreement with Prime Video to make its 16 regional sports network channels available as an add-on subscription. FanDuel Sports Network RSNs will be available for customers living within each team’s designated geographic area. The 16 networks cover fans in 31 states. Prime Video announced
Continue Reading Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) –– La vicepresidenta de Ecuador, Verónica Abad, pidió este miércoles a la Asamblea Nacional de su país pronunciarse en contra de la resolución del Ministerio de Trabajo que la suspendió del cargo por 150 días con el argumento de que se ausentó de sus funciones injustificadamente. Durante una comparecencia virtual ante
Continue Reading Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans have voted in a parliamentary election that’s key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the September presidential election in a rejection of the traditional political parties that have governed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A semi is on fire at I-10 East at Paisano. An ABC-7 viewer sent in the video showing the truck spewing flames into the air. TxDOT says that all lanes, shoulders, and the entrance and exit ramps nearby are all blocked as crews try to contain the flames. The fire
Continue Reading Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse is scheduled to stand trial on Jan. 13 in Las Vegas. It’s a major development in his sweeping sexual abuse case after more than a year of stalled court proceedings while he challenged it. Chasing Horse has pleaded not guilty to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Paso del Norte just opened a new Children’s Development Center. The new center is located at 1410 Bob Hope Drive. ABC-7 attended the ribbon cutting ceremony today and spoke with the leaders that made the project a reality. The new facility spans across 13,000 square-feet.
Continue Reading Democrat Dave Min won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, holding a competitive district for House Democrats. Democratic Rep. Katie Porter left this Orange County seat open to run for U.S. Senate, backing Min to take her place. Min, a state senator, defeated Republican Scott Baugh, who came up short in
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant charged in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death has testified that the famous entrepreneur suddenly attacked him in a rage. Nima Momeni said in court Wednesday that Lee pulled a knife on him after he tried to put an end to a late night of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank just opened its new teaching kitchen. The new initiative aims to bring education and awareness of nutrition and healthy eating practices to Borderland residents. ABC-7 spoke to EPFH Food Bank CEO Susan Goodell about the project at the grand opening.
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El embajador de Estados Unidos en México, Ken Salazar, criticó este miércoles la estrategia de seguridad que promovió el expresidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador y que continúa con su sucesora, Claudia Sheinbaum, durante una rueda de prensa ofrecida este miércoles en la sede de la legación estadounidense en la
Continue Reading AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The flurry of contract agreements announced early this fall — including two more Wednesday — offer evidence that major railroads and their unions are working to avoid the standoffs that led them to a brink of a national strike two years ago. Both sides are also now keenly
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Alzheimer’s currently affects nearly 7 million people in the United States. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, El Paso is top 10 in the country for Alzheimer’s cases in people above 65 years old. ABC-7 spoke with Liliana Oaxaca, the program director for the west Texas
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — President Elect Donald Trump has threatened imposing tariffs on U.S. trading partners, specifically pointing out China and Mexico, arguing they will force manufactures to come back to the United States. However, some are now worried about how tariffs could impact business at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry in
Continue Reading Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia correctional officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation in the death of a man who died less than a day after being booked into a jail. Quantez Burks was booked into the Southern Regional Jail on a wanton endangerment charge in March
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers who wield control of the Virginia Legislature are hoping to make good on promises made on the campaign trail, including becoming the first Southern state to expand constitutional protections for abortion access. Members of the House Privileges and Elections Committee met on Wednesday to debate
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he was detained by police at an airport near Washington, D.C. earlier this month. McCaul said he became “disoriented” at Dulles International Airport after he took medication and drank alcohol before his scheduled flight back home to Texas.
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-The Sophia will hosts the 3rd annual One Huge Fiesta. The event will be held in Las Cruces New Mexico on November 23,2024 from 12 to 5pm at Young Park. For more on the organization click here: https://thesophia.org/collection-sites-2024/
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Los votantes latinos en los estados clave fueron cruciales para otorgar al presidente electo Donald Trump su victoria sobre la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris. La economía también fue un tema principal para los votantes en las elecciones de este año. Los candidatos republicanos han ganado terreno constantemente en los últimos años con
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un hombre se suicidó al detonar explosivos tras intentar entrar en la Corte Suprema de Brasil, según informaron las autoridades este miércoles, en un ataque contra el corazón político del país que provocó la evacuación del personal del tribunal y de los legisladores en la capital, Brasilia. Los agentes
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has compiled a list of El Paso’s most-loved Thanksgiving food. We asked the community to send in their responses and let us know which traditional (or nontraditional) Thanksgiving food they love best. Then we compiled the list below based on the number of responses we received. Look through the
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers for the state of Louisiana are asking a federal appeals court in New Orleans to immediately block a judge’s ruling ordering education officials to tell all local districts that a law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms is unconstitutional. A judge found the law unconstitutional
Continue Reading BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge has found that the man charged with shooting and wounding three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont last year is fit to stand trial. The decision on Jason Eaton’s status came during a hearing at Chittenden County Superior Criminal Court on Tuesday by Judge John Pacht, who also
Continue Reading LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has denied an effort to temporarily block enforcement of a constitutional amendment Arkansas voters approved that revokes the state’s license for a planned casino. Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. on Tuesday denied Cherokee Nation Entertainment’s request to block the measure voters approved last week that blocks its
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque, among other institutions and individuals. Swatting is the practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police
Continue Reading Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he will continue pushing lawmakers to phase out the state income tax, even with the possibility of federal spending cuts that could affect states after Donald Trump begins his second term as president. Mississippi is one of the poorest states in
Continue Reading Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he will continue pushing lawmakers to phase out the state income tax, even with the possibility of federal spending cuts that could affect states after Donald Trump begins his second term as president. Mississippi is one of the poorest states in
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into U.S. telecommunications networks has revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from Americans who work in government and politics, the FBI said Wednesday. Hackers affiliated with Beijing have compromised the networks of “multiple” telecommunications companies to
Continue Reading Andrea Gomez (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden se reunirá por última vez esta semana con el presidente chino, Xi Jinping, mientras se prepara para entregar el poder —y las riendas de la relación bilateral más importante del mundo— al presidente electo Donald Trump en enero. La reunión, prevista para el sábado en el marco
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar lashed out Wednesday at Mexico’s failure to accept aid in the fight against drug cartels, claiming the country “closed the doors” on security cooperation. In a press conference, Salazar launched his harshest criticism yet of rampant violence, police corruption and the Mexican government’s mistaken attitude
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