By Associated Press (CNN) — LendingTree CEO and founder Doug Lebda died in an all-terrain vehicle accident over the weekend, the online loaning platform said Monday. He was 55. In a company announcement, LendingTree confirmed that Lebda died on Sunday and that the company was grieving his unexpected death. A spokesperson said the accident occurred
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Virtually every news outlet is rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. The Pentagon Press Association, a body that represents the beat reporters, says the new policy
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Por CNN en Español La Policía Nacional de Colombia informó este lunes que dos ciudadanos venezolanos fueron heridos por disparos de armas de fuego en un ataque en el barrio Los Cedros en Bogotá. El teniente coronel Ricardo Chaves, de la Policía Nacional, dijo en un comunicado compartido con CNN que los venezolanos “resultaron lesionados
Continue Reading Por Tim Lister, Abeer Salman, Nada Bashir y Eyad Kourdi, CNN Israel liberó este lunes a casi 2.000 palestinos de sus cárceles como parte de un acuerdo de alto el fuego en Gaza, lo que provocó escenas emotivas de familias reencontrándose con sus seres queridos, algunos de los cuales habían pasado décadas tras las rejas.
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By Tal Shalev and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Kiryat Gat, Israel (CNN) — Two years ago, almost nobody in Israel could point to Nir Oz on a map. Now, it’s synonymous with October 7, 2023. Located just three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the Gaza border, this small agricultural kibbutz was home to about 400 people who
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The recent rainfall in El Paso may have brought relief from the heat, but it also brought a familiar problem to city streets: potholes. “When rain infiltrates the cracks in asphalt, it seeps down into the base layer,” Randy Garcia, director of the City of El Paso’s Streets and Maintenance
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso received a $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. The program aims to support the addition of new police officers and strengthen community policing efforts citywide. “The grant will enable the El Paso Police Department to
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to another blood test to help assess Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of cognitive decline, providing a broader understanding of when the disease can be ruled out. Roche Diagnostics said Monday that its Elecsys pTau181 test, developed in collaboration with
Continue Reading Associated Press Dakar, Senegal (AP) — Mali’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said it will require US visa applicants to post a bond of up to $10,000 in response to an identical measure enacted by the US last week that takes effect Oct. 23. The ministry statement Sunday followed a statement Friday posted by the US Embassy
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El Paso is now above average for rainfall so far this year with all the rain brought in from the two tropical systems. El Paso now has 7.81″ of rain which is .43″ above average. I expect more storms to fire up here and there tonight and then again on Tuesday. The added sunshine on
Continue Reading Por Alisha Ebrahimji y Isabel Rosales, CNN Casi tres días después de una explosión enorme en una instalación de Tennessee especializada en la fabricación de explosivos militares, los investigadores siguen revisando el sitio donde 16 personas murieron en una “detonación gigante” tan significativa que produjo lecturas sísmicas a cientos de kilómetros de distancia, según expertos.
Continue Reading Por Federico Leiva, CNN en Español Se escucha un rugido en el océano Atlántico. No es un tsunami y tampoco la erupción de un volcán. Es el grito de un pequeño pueblo que, separado por la geografía, se unió en un grito de júbilo para celebrar una hazaña histórica: la selección de Cabo Verde acaba
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, Abeer Salman, Nada Bashir, Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Israel freed almost 2,000 Palestinians from its jails on Monday as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, prompting emotional scenes of families reunited with loved ones, some of whom had spent decades behind bars. More than 1,700 of those released were detainees who
Continue Reading By Alexandra Skores, Hanna Park, CNN Washington (CNN) — Major US airports from New York to Oregon and North Carolina to Nevada have refused to play a “public service announcement” from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at security checkpoints in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown. The video is playing on
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team continues to climb the national rankings. Monday, the team moved up five spaces to #20 in the RPI rankings. Last week the Miners were ranked #25. It was the first time the Miners have ever been ranked nationally in program history. UTEP also picked up 6 votes
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Parents are getting smartphones for their kids at a much younger age than many experts recommend. Consider other ways of staying in touch. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ ‘New reality’ The planet is reaching the
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Parents are getting smartphones for their kids at a much younger age than many experts recommend. Consider other ways of staying in touch. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ ‘New reality’ The planet is reaching the first
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actress and writer Carrie Fisher, who was best-known for her portrayal of Princess Leia Organa in the “Star Wars” movie franchise. Personal Birth date: October 21, 1956 Death date: December 27, 2016 Birth place: Beverly Hills, California Birth name: Carrie Frances Fisher Father:
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, a professional Brazilian football (soccer) player. During his World Cup appearances, he scored 12 goals in 14 games. He played in four World Cups, and his Brazilian team won three (1958, 1962, 1970). Personal Birth
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By Associated Press (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced plans Monday to vote next week on redrawing the state’s US House district map, making theirs the latest state to embrace President Donald Trump’s call to secure more GOP seats nationwide and resist rival moves by Democrats. The push to retool already right-leaning boundaries
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council approved a $316 million capital improvement plan for the El Paso International Airport. The plan will run from Fiscal Year 2025 to 2030. The plan aims to strengthen the region’s air transportation infrastructure, expand economic opportunities, and enhance passenger experience. Officials say the pavement will be
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — First responders say that one person was airlifted to the hospital after a domestic assault in East El Paso this morning. The call came in at 11:57 a.m., officials say. The incident happened on the 1600 block of Billie Marie Drive, near George Dieter Drive. Multiple police cars were spotted
Continue Reading Por Kevin Liptak, CNN Cuando el presidente Donald Trump regrese a casa desde Medio Oriente este lunes, la región que se desvanece tras sus ventanas será sin duda otra: los rehenes que estuvieron secuestrados en Gaza durante los últimos dos años son libres, y las bombas que arrasaron el territorio han dejado de caer. Pero
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Nearly three days after a massive blast at a Tennessee facility that specialized in making military explosives, investigators are still combing through the site where 16 people were killed in a “mass detonation” so significant experts say it produced seismic readings hundreds of miles away. Investigators from
Continue Reading By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Cryptocurrencies plunged in value on Friday in a short but significant flash crash, leaving investors with billions of dollars in losses and highlighting the volatility associated with the industry. Traders were jolted after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on imports from China, sparking a sell-off in
Continue Reading Por Jennifer Hansler, CNN El disidente cubano José Daniel Ferrer ha llegado a Estados Unidos después de ser liberado de prisión en Cuba, dijo el lunes el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Marco Rubio. Ferrer fue liberado y autorizado a salir hacia Estados Unidos tras una solicitud formal del Gobierno de EE.UU., según el Ministerio
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer has arrived in the United States after being freed from prison in Cuba, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. Ferrer was released and allowed to depart for the US after a formal request from the US government, according to the Cuban Foreign
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced last Friday the passage of the International Bridge and Port of Entry Modernization Act, which will speed up the presidential permitting process for all international bridges and land ports of entry, according to a news release. Ports of entry and international bridges
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By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The Tennessee Titans have fired head coach Brian Callahan after the team’s 1-5 start to the season. “After extended conversations with our owner and general manager, we met with Brian Callahan this morning to tell him we are making a change at head coach,” Titans president of football operations
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The last 20 living hostages held in Gaza were released on Monday, reuniting with their families in jubilant scenes as world leaders gathered in Egypt to discuss the future of Gaza and the next phases of the US-brokered ceasefire deal. For the first time in more than two years,
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