By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — For tens of thousands of seafarers on the 1,600 ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz, “Project Freedom” was anything but. President Donald Trump’s operation to “guide” ships through the strait lasted just 48 hours. Only two ships were guided through. Now, shipping companies and stranded seafarers are again
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Banks scoffed. Potential partners rejected him. Newspaper owners mocked the idea. But Ted Turner persevered and won. Turner faced an extraordinary uphill battle to launch CNN in 1980. Before the network became an institution, a shorthand for 24/7 breaking news around the world, it was a dare that many
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — No one likes higher taxes. But New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to tax wealthy residents’ second homes has elicited a highly emotional response from two of the city’s richest. “Creepy and weird,” is what Ken Griffin had to say Tuesday at a conference about Mamdani’s
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — At an April news briefing on the Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth digressed from taking a dig at Iranian leadership to take a dig at American news media. The “relentlessly negative coverage” of the war, Hegseth said, evoked a sermon he’d heard in church about the “Pharisees.” Describing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Since Former U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales resigned in April, Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, which includes part of El Paso County, is going without representation. Texas Governor Greg Abbott also hasn’t called for a special election since Gonzales’ resignation. According to the U.S. House Clerk’s office, the district will “continue to
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A man who allegedly fired at Secret Service agents near the Washington Monument earlier this week has been charged in connection with the shooting. The man, Michael Marx, faces three charges, according to the criminal complaint, including assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon, using or discharging a firearm during
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several Texas civil rights groups and nonprofits filed a new lawsuit Monday to stop Senate Bill 4, a law that would allow Texas state and local police to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally. According to the Texas American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, SB 4 is
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — An action-thriller film just wrapped filming in Las Cruces. More than 700 people worked in front and behind the camera, according to Film Las Cruces Wednesday. “Barracuda” filmed for two months in and around the city. It follows a high-stakes pursuit toward the U.S. border, Film Las Cruces said. Story
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Por Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español “The Bear” se prepara para su quinta temporada este 2026, considerada la última de la serie, con el lanzamiento el martes de un episodio sorpresa en Hulu, del que nada se había dicho a los aficionados al programa. Este episodio sorpresa se llama “Gary” y consiste en un recuerdo
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — High school seniors can get help transitioning to college Wednesday through Operation College Bound at Harmony School of Science. The event will help seniors apply to the University of Texas at El Paso and El Paso Community College, Harmony Public Schools said. They can also schedule their college orientation session
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Jet fuel prices nearly doubled. Airlines cut flights. Travelers were still buying tickets. That was already a pretty good recipe for higher airfares. And then, Spirit Airlines went out of business. Passengers were already paying more to fly – even before the industry lost the budget airline famous for
Continue Reading By Christopher Lamb, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Thursday where the two discussed the issues of disagreement, including the Iran war, that have contributed to a historic period of tension between Washington and the Vatican. Prior to the meeting, Rubio had
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Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have found that Valley fever cases in El Paso County have more than tripled from 2013 to 2022, and that this increase is associated with periods of high temperatures, increased wind, and elevated levels of airborne dust and pollution.
Continue Reading Por Claudia Rebaza, CNN en Español Cae la noche de un sábado, días antes de las elecciones locales en la capital británica y, luego de los nervios iniciales por las cámaras, ocho candidatos de origen latinoamericano culminan un foro electoral con el grito en conjunto: “¡Voto latino!”. Ellos son parte de un grupo de 26
Continue Reading Por Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Según el informe anual de la Liga Antidifamación (ADL, por sus siglas en inglés), las agresiones físicas antisemitas en Estados Unidos alcanzaron niveles récord en 2025 e incluyeron las primeras muertes por ataques antisemitas en suelo estadounidense desde 2022. Dos empleados de la embajada israelí murieron a tiros el pasado
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was grilled by congressional investigators Wednesday about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein following revelations that his contact with the late convicted sex offender extended years beyond what he initially claimed. Lutnick is the highest-ranking Trump administration official prominently named in the Epstein files — outside
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-This Mother’s Day, help the mom in your life make her health a priority. The Hospitals of Providence is holding a Mammos for Moms event to remind women about the importance of mammograms and early detection. Mammograms are the best way to catch breast cancer early, and early detection can save lives.
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By Kara Alaimo (CNN) — Think DMing your friends on TikTok or Instagram will keep you closer? Not necessarily. Using social media isn’t likely to strengthen your friendships and could even make you lonelier, suggests a study published Wednesday in Public Health Reports, the official journal of the US Public Health Service. Adults with a
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Crime Stoppers of Houston has introduced SafeSpace, a digital safety platform shaped and led by students to help teens outside of school. SafeSpace is designed for teens and provides them with round-the-clock access to guidance, interactive activities, and reliable support. It’s a place where students can take a break, think things through, and move forward
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UPDATE (3:16 p.m.) — All lanes reopened at 12:14 p.m., according to police. UPDATE (10:36 a.m.) — El Paso police said all northbound lanes on Zaragoza Road near New World Drive are closed until further notice. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said Special Traffic Investigators are looking into a crash involving a
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump keeps touting a poll that was discussed on CNN in March. On Tuesday, though, Trump wrongly described that poll in three different ways. Trump has repeatedly mentioned a March 18 television segment featuring CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten, who explained that an NBC News poll
Continue Reading Por Nic Robertson, Alayna Treene y Kevin Liptak, CNN Estados Unidos e Irán están cerca de firmar un acuerdo sobre un breve memorando para poner fin a la guerra, según una fuente regional familiarizada con las negociaciones, aunque funcionarios del Gobierno de Trump advirtieron que las conversaciones se habían truncado en el último momento en
Continue Reading Por Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español Entre los varios hantavirus que circulan en Argentina, país desde donde zarpó el crucero que registra cinco infecciones confirmadas y tres casos bajo sospecha de la enfermedad, es el virus Andes el que protagoniza el brote de la nave, según confirmó la OMS, y tiene la excepcional particularidad de
Continue Reading Por Rafy Rivera, CNN Español José Rafael “Piculín” Ortiz, el segundo puertorriqueño en llegar al Salón de la Fama del Baloncesto Internacional, falleció este martes en San Juan, Puerto Rico, según confirmó el Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico. Tenía 62 años. El exbasquetbolista fue una de las figuras más trascendentales en la historia del deporte
Continue Reading By Nic Robertson, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Iran are moving closer to an agreement on a short memorandum to end the Iran war, a regional source familiar with the negotiations said, although Trump administration officials cautioned that talks had previously fallen apart at the last minute. The White
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Originally Published: 06 MAY 26 10:07 ET Updated: 06 MAY 26 10:30 ET By Brian Stelter and Ann O’Neill (CNN) — Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The
Continue Reading CNN By Brian Stelter and Ann O’Neill (CNN) — Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed “The Mouth of the South”
Continue Reading Por Brian Stelter y Ann O’Neill, CNN Ted Turner fue el inconformista y filántropo de los medios que fundó CNN, una cadena pionera de 24 horas que revolucionó las noticias televisivas. El empresario de Atlanta, nacido en Ohio y apodado “The Mouth of the South” por su carácter franco, construyó un imperio mediático que abarcó
Continue Reading Por Brian Stelter y Ann O’Neill, CNN Ted Turner, el visionario de los medios y filántropo que fundó CNN, la cadena pionera de 24 horas que revolucionó las noticias televisivas, falleció el miércoles, según un comunicado de prensa de Turner Enterprises. Tenía 87 años. El empresario de Atlanta, nacido en Ohio, construyó un imperio mediático
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s education minister has confirmed that teachers are allowed to use caning to discipline unruly students in certain cases. “Our schools use caning as a disciplinary measure if all the other measures are inadequate, given the gravity of the misconduct,” Desmond Lee said in parliament on Tuesday in response
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