Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The last time any of Maria Kolesnikova’s family had contact with the imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist was more than 18 months ago. Fellow inmates reported hearing her plead for medical help from her tiny and dingy cell. Kolesnikova is one of several major opponents of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko
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Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters this fall will decide three statewide offices in addition to races for U.S. Senate and the presidency. The attorney general oversees hundreds of prosecutors, the auditor general keeps a watch over government agencies and the treasurer handles the state’s money. The attorney general’s race pits Republican York
Continue Reading Associated Press As Native Americans across the U.S. come together on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face, many will do so with a focus on the election. From a voting rally in Minneapolis featuring food, games and raffles to a public talk about
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Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Dos funcionarios federales le dijeron a CNN que no hay evidencia en este momento que indique que el hombre que fue arrestado por portación de armas cerca del mitin de Donald Trump el sábado en California estuviera tratando de atentar contra el expresidente. En una declaración conjunta con el FBI y
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Cuando Kamala Harris se negó a pedir la pena de muerte contra un joven pandillero acusado de matar a un policía hace dos décadas, dijo que su oposición a la pena capital estaba bien razonada y era absoluta. Incluso bajo la presión de la difunta senadora demócrata Dianne Feinstein, quien recibió
Continue Reading SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police say one person is dead after a small plane crashed in a neighborhood in Savannah, Georgia. The Savannah Police Department says officers were dispatched to the crash site on a residential street late Sunday. Police say the plane’s pilot is dead and a passenger has suffered minor injuries, but no
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — The Texas DPS Honor Guard and Drill team, which features Texas DPS Spokesman and El Pasoan Sgt. Eliot Torres, won third place this year at the Steve Young Honor Guard Tribute & Exhibition. The exhibition takes place during Police Week held in Washington, D.C. The team won first place in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sunday the Borderland Rainbow Center invited the community to help assemble and decorate their altar for Día de Los Muertos. The brunch gathering “Remembering and Honoring Our Queer Ancestors” began at 1 p.m. Community members were welcome to bring a copy of a picture of a loved one they would
Continue Reading By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Lilly Ledbetter, whose gender pay equity legal fight was the inspiration for the Fair Pay Act of 2009, has died at age 86. Ledbetter died of respiratory failure, her family said in a statement Sunday. “Lilly Ledbetter passed away peacefully last night at the age of 86. She was
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DALLAS (AP) — Sam Steel and Wyatt Johnston scored 14 seconds apart late in the first period, Casey DeSmith made 25 saves for his 11th career shutout in his Dallas debut and the Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 2-0 on Sunday night. It was the second shutout in two nights for the Stars as No.
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Controversy bubbled for a Canadian drink company after its founders drew the ire of a Marvel superhero on an episode of a “Shark Tank”-style reality series. On a recent episode of CBC’s “Dragons’ Den,” actor Simu Liu appeared as a guest star and prospective investor. The owners of a
Continue Reading Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has detected signs North Korea is preparing to destroy parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use, as tensions soar between them over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its territory. Destroying the roads would be in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s
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By Veronica Stracqualursi and Alayna Treene, CNN Prescott Valley, Arizona (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump announced a new plan on Sunday to increase the number of United States Border Patrol agents and retain existing talent as he makes immigration and the border a key part of his closing message against Vice President Kamala Harris.
Continue Reading Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China employed a record 125 aircraft, as well as its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships, in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday, simulating the sealing off of key ports in a move that underscores the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait, officials said. China made
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Colin Greenwood toca el bajo en una de las bandas más aclamadas del mundo, pero no se considera una figura particularmente pública. De alguna manera, se retira aún más del ojo público en su nuevo libro, una colección de fotografías llamada “Cómo desaparecer: un retrato de Radiohead” (“How to
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, Rashard Rose and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A man was arrested on state gun charges Saturday near Donald Trump’s rally in California, but the former president “was not in any danger,” the US Secret Service said in a joint statement with the FBI and the Department of Justice. The man, who authorities say
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys suddenly seem lost at home. The Cowboys lost their fourth consecutive home game, 47-9 to Detroit on Sunday. It extended a stretch at AT&T Stadium during which they became the first team since at least 2000 to trail by 14 points or
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jared Goff’s completion streak ended on his first throw. By then, the Detroit Lions had already started throwing shade about the hotly disputed 2-point conversion from their loss at the Dallas Cowboys nine months earlier. Goff went on to throw for 315 yards and three touchdowns, David Montgomery
Continue Reading Associated Press PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Sunday proposed hiring 10,000 additional Border Patrol agents and giving them a $10,000 retention and signing bonus, after he derailed a bipartisan bill earlier this year that included funding for more border personnel. Trump made his pledge during a rally in Prescott Valley,
Continue Reading Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye got words of encouragement from another high draft pick on Sunday after the New England Patriots lost to the Texans in the rookie’s first career start. A year ago, Houston’s C.J. Stroud was in Maye’s shoes — a first-year quarterback entrusted to lead the franchise after getting
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) –– El expresidente Donald Trump sugirió usar a los militares para enfrentar lo que llamó “el enemigo interno” el día de las elecciones, y dijo que no le preocupa el caos de parte de sus partidarios o actores extranjeros, sino de los “lunáticos de izquierda radical”. “Creo que el mayor problema es
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The second annual Wag-O-Ween pet carnival provided fun activities for pet owners and their furbabies. It was also an opportunity for those looking to add to their family, to meet some adoptable pets. “El Paso Animal Services always at capacity, we have about 900 to 1000 animals looking for a
Continue Reading KCRA, KGO, KPIX, CNN By Scott Glover, Curt Devine, Kyung Lah and Daniel Medina, CNN (CNN) — When Kamala Harris famously refused to seek the death penalty against a young gang member accused of killing a cop two decades ago, she said then that her opposition to capital punishment was well-reasoned and absolute. Even under pressure from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Chapter of the Red Cross offered a six-hour course Saturday for volunteers willing to deploy to help victims of the two hurricanes that hit Florida this past week. The hour training course focused on sheltering procedures to instruct volunteers how to set up shelters and run them
Continue Reading AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aidan Hutchinson is likely done playing this year because of the leg injury he sustained against the Cowboys, but surgery to repair his fractured tibia and fibula “went great” and Lions coach Dan Campbell said Monday he isn’t ready to declare his star pass rusher out for
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Happy Sunday in the Borderland! Today, we tied a record high of 91 in El Paso, the record was set in 2020. Light winds out of the southeast will be present in the area today, but then winds will turn out of the northeast as a weak cold front will blow into the region tonight.
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — La periodista ucraniana Victoria Roshchyna, quien desapareció en una zona ocupada de su país, murió bajo detención rusa el mes pasado, informaron autoridades de Ucrania esta semana. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Roshchyna, de 27 años, desapareció en agosto del año pasado durante un viaje informativo a una zona de Ucrania ocupada
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Parecía un escenario improbable para que Kanye West presentara su nueva música. Pero, el mes pasado, el rapero estadounidense –ahora conocido como Ye– celebró no solo una, sino dos “fiestas de escucha” con todas las entradas agotadas en China, un país que impone una de las censuras más duras del mundo. Ye
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) –– El segundo lunes de octubre, los estadounidenses celebrarán el Día de los Pueblos Indígenas, también conocido como “Columbus Day” en inglés. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel El Día de los Pueblos Indígenas reconoce las contribuciones y el legado de quienes vivieron en el país mucho antes de que Cristóbal Colón afirmara
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell got the last word on a disputed tackle-eligible play — nine months after officials penalized his team to negate a potential winning 2-point conversion. On the first offensive snap by the Lions in their return to the home of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Dan Skipper
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