EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Banana Ball is coming to Southwest University Park this weekend, and with the entertainment comes an economic boost for El Paso, according to El Paso Chihuahuas spokesperson Angela Olivas. The Texas Tailgaters and the Firefighters will face off in a “baseball spectacle.” The Savannah Bananas said Banana Ball includes choreographed
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Por Rocío Muñoz-Ledo y CNN en Español En una funeraria cubierta de flores blancas, familiares y amigos de Kevin González rodearon este lunes su ataúd mientras se despedían del joven de 18 años, quien murió un día después de reencontrarse con sus padres, deportados a México tras haber pasado semanas en un centro de detención
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By Lauren Fox, Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Key Senate Republicans are signaling a willingness to support up to $1 billion in security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s ballroom renovation project, despite Democratic attacks, as the White House ramps up its lobbying push. But the vote could put some of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Eastlake Falcons hired El Paso native Justin Avalos as its new head boys basketball coach after leading the El Dorado Aztecs to 21 wins in the previous year. “I think that I did what I was supposed to do at El Dorado,” said Avalos. “I set those boys up
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Fire Department is asking residents to “fill the boot” to help families affected by neuromuscular diseases, EPFD said Monday. EPFD’s boot drive will last through May 16. Firefighters will collect donations across the city to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association. A QR code will be available on
Continue Reading Análisis de Nick Paton Walsh Fue una declaración inusual para hacer en un momento de presión aguda. El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, aprovechó los venerados desfiles del Día de la Victoria del 9 de mayo del fin de semana, que conmemoran la derrota de la Alemania nazi por parte de la Unión Soviética, para
Continue Reading Análisis de Aaron Blake, CNN Uno de los primeros escándalos del primer mandato de Donald Trump se produjo cuando el director del FBI al que acababa de despedir, James Comey, testificó que el presidente le había exigido lealtad. Esto era un problema por dos razones: porque se supone que los directores del FBI deben ser
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — GECU announced it appointed a new president and CEO Monday. Alex Rascón, who has been with the company more than 20 years, will take on the role effective immediately, GECU said. The current CEO, Crystal Long, retired May 1, according to officials. “Crystal Long was a true visionary and extraordinary
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – It’s official. After one season spent as the interim head coach of the Aggie softball program, Benet Higgs has been elevated to head coach, announced by NM State Director of Athletics Joe Fields. With the promotion, Higgs becomes the 13th head coach in NM State’s 52-year history and just the third leader
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting to keep his job after his appeal for a “reset,” following disastrous results in last week’s local elections, was met with scores of lawmakers in his governing Labour Party calling for him to quit. In a speech to the Labour faithful
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man, weeks away from standing trial for the death of his pregnant wife, showed up in Italy this month with what a US criminal complaint says was a fake passport and forged documents. When Italian authorities confronted him, he proclaimed his innocence of the
Continue Reading Por Jack Guy, CNN Dua Lipa demandó a la empresa tecnológica surcoreana Samsung en un tribunal de EE.UU. por usar una imagen de ella sin su consentimiento. La demanda se relaciona con el uso de una fotografía de la cantante británica en empaques de cartón para televisores Samsung vendidos en todo EE.UU., según documentos legales
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he intends to suspend the federal gas tax amid soaring prices at the pump as the US war with Iran drags on. The spike is deepening consumers’ pessimism about the economy, adding to Republicans’ concerns about their fate in November’s midterm elections. However,
Continue Reading By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday cleared the way for Alabama to revert to a congressional map with one majority-Black district in a sudden ruling that drew a dissent from the court’s three liberal justices. Alabama officials had rushed up to the court late Friday asking it to
Continue Reading By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of Hamas militants accused of committing war crimes during their October 2023 attack could face the death penalty after Israel late Monday approved the creation of a special military tribunal to prosecute their cases. The legislation received broad backing from both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and
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It was cooler today because of yesterday’s backdoor cool front, El Paso saw a high of 87 degrees. This will be very short-lived. We are tracking near record highs tomorrow with highs in the upper 90s. Likewise, Thursday-Saturday highs will be in the mid to upper 90s. An upper-level ridge will dominate the region today
Continue Reading Por Federico Leiva, CNN en Español La selección argentina de fútbol empezó la cuenta regresiva para el Mundial 2026 y, después de mucha especulación, el entrenador Lionel Scaloni entregó una prelista de 55 futbolistas que podrían estar en la máxima cita de la FIFA. La lista la integran: Arqueros: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Gerónimo Rulli
Continue Reading Por Christiane Amanpour y Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español La líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado insistió en una entrevista con CNN que su eventual regreso a Venezuela depende de condiciones de seguridad discutidas directamente con el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Marco Rubio. En una entrevista con la periodista Christiane Amanpour, Machado explicó que
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County has released records detailing communications over a seven-month period between a county official and an executive from the University of Texas at El Paso regarding Coliseum management and sports tourism. The records were released in response to an open records request filed by ABC-7. The documents primarily contain
Continue Reading Por John Fritze, CNN Funcionarios demócratas de Virginia pidieron el lunes a la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. que restablezca un mapa congresional que beneficiaría a su partido de cara a las elecciones intermedias de este año, la más reciente apelación sobre el trazado de mapas que llega al alto tribunal en medio de una oleada
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Tech Health El Paso is hosting its graduation ceremonies all day Saturday. The ceremonies, which take place May 16, are at the Plaza Theater in Downtown El Paso, the school said. Hunt School of Nursing: 8 a.m. Hunt School of Dental Medicine: Noon Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences:
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The word game that reeled people in and went V-I-R-A-L a few years back is expanding to TV. “Wordle” will become a prime-time show on NBC, with Savannah Guthrie as the host. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things
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EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso’s Sun City Summit Rocket Team has won the Lone Star Cup for the second year in a row. According to UTEP, this year’s win was especially notable because the team was represented by a five-member cohort made up entirely of women. The competition was
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AUSTIN (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a settlement with LG Electronics, he announced Monday. He sued LG for collecting user data without their knowledge, he said in a news release. Under the agreement, LG will stop using Automated Content Recognition technology to collect consumers’ viewing data without their consent. Attorney General Paxton
Continue Reading Por Mostafa Salem, CNN Estados Unidos esperó 10 días la respuesta de Irán a su propuesta para poner fin a la guerra. Cuando las exigencias de Teherán llegaron el domingo, señalaron que la República Islámica sigue decidida a arrancar una victoria pese al impulso del presidente Donald Trump para lograr la rendición del régimen. Ninguna
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has temporarily extended an order that maintains nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail and through telehealth visits. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Continue Reading By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Democratic officials in Virginia asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to reinstate a congressional map that would benefit their party ahead of this year’s midterm elections, the latest map drawing appeal to reach the high court amid a flurry of mid-decade redistricting. The emergency appeal follows a decision
Continue Reading CNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday extended a short-term order that will allow patients to continue to access the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth visits while the justices deliberate over a high-profile emergency appeal. Justice Samuel Alito issued a temporary order last week that allowed widespread access to the
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By Emily Chang and Alexandra HutzlerMay 11, 2026, 12:22 PM President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would like to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax as prices soar due to the war in Iran. “Yeah, I’m gonna reduce until the — let me tell you, as soon as this is over with Iran, as soon
Continue Reading By Henrik Pettersson, Renée Rigdon, Lou Robinson, Gillian Roberts, CNN (CNN) — The hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship remains of low risk to the general public as 18 passengers from the vessel arrived at specialized US facilities in Nebraska and Georgia on Monday, May 11. Three ship passengers have died of the
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