By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk just became the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX, his rocket and AI company, went public on Friday. It’s a staggering amount of wealth never seen before in the history of human commerce. Musk, the world’s richest man even before SpaceX’s IPO, already owns about $279 billion in
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Dave Fiji prayed for two days straight to stave off the rain forecast for the night of his wedding. In all his planning, the groom had been meticulous. He wasn’t concerned with flashy displays or luxury. But he was particular about the details close to his heart – like
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By Sarah Ferris, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump remains the clear leader of the Republican party. Yet his grip is weakening among Republicans on Capitol Hill who’ve grown frustrated by what they view as increasingly brazen decisions in his second term. Republicans are still on track to muscle through a top party
Continue Reading By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — “It’s just jokes,” 19-year-old Lucas “Luke” Nevcherlian told his mother. The two were outside their family home in Edgewater, Florida, this past October, going over Luke’s internet history. That might make for an excruciating private exchange between many teenagers and their mothers. But the Nevcherlians were being recorded on
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A total solar eclipse will create a celestial spectacle in the sky for the first time in more than two years on August 12.A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on our planet that fully blocks the sun’s light
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our round-up of travel stories this week: a miraculous story of survival high on Everest, how to not be a cliché in Paris, plus the people who decide when and where your next flight will be going. Airline service Every time you board a flight, the plane you
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By Kyle Feldscher, Dianne Gallagher, CNN Charlotte (CNN) — The World Cup officially kicks off in Mexico on Thursday, but thousands of fans across North America will have already gotten their opportunity to enjoy the world’s biggest sporting festival before a minute of the tournament is played. With ticket prices – not to mention travel
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U.S. forces helped shoot down incoming Iranian missiles and drones shot toward Kuwait and Bahrain, U.S. Central Command said. The barrage fired at Iran’s Gulf neighbors — a total of seven ballistic missiles — came hours after U.S. forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that had been launched toward the Strait of Hormuz,
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Por Devan Cole, CNN Las exigencias de la adminstración Trump de obtener historiales médicos confidenciales de menores transgénero están siendo objeto de un nuevo escrutinio en los tribunales, a medida que el Gobierno intensifica sus esfuerzos utilizando un jurado investigador en Texas para obligar a los proveedores de atención de afirmación de género a cumplir
Continue Reading By Ben Church, Patrick Sung Cuadrado, Aleks Klosok, Emile Nuh, CNN (CNN) — With less than a week to go until this year’s World Cup, it’s time to start taking a closer look at those who are set to play. Each of the 48 teams can take a squad of up to 26 players with
Continue Reading Por Christopher Lamb, CNN El papa León XIV instó a evitar la división y afirmó que el mundo clama por la paz, durante el discurso que pronunció tras llegar a España este sábado en el primer gran viaje europeo de su pontificado. “Nuestra época, aparentemente sacudida por terribles desequilibrios y conflictos, clama desde lo más
Continue Reading Por Jessie Yeung, Rebeca Riess y Hanako Montgomery, CNN Un estudiante universitario estadounidense que desapareció durante unas vacaciones familiares en Japón fue hallado sin vida por voluntarios de búsqueda y rescate, lo que marca un trágico desenlace para la frenética búsqueda de varios días a través de zonas montañosas boscosas. James “Weston” Higginbotham, de 20
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Should the City of El Paso cancel the incentive contract for the Meta data center? That’s a question at the core a discussion on next week’s city council agenda that will re-visit the incentives given to the Facebook parent company for the facility already under construction in Northeast. At issue for some city
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — In a slickly produced podcast interview published this week, Ivanka Trump talked about her latest real-estate project — what she described as an “unbelievable, beautiful 1,400-hectare private island in the middle of the Mediterranean” plus five beautiful miles of Albanian beachfront intended to become resorts and hotels. But the
Continue Reading By Christopher Lamb, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV urged against division and said the world is crying out for peace as he gave a speech after arriving in Spain for the first major European trip of his pontificate. “Our age, seemingly shaken by terrible imbalances and conflicts, cries out from its depths for
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, Rebekah Riess, Hanako Montgomery, CNN (CNN) — An American college student who went missing during a family vacation in Japan has been found dead by search-and-rescue volunteers, marking a tragic end to a frantic dayslong search across forested mountains. James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old junior at Auburn University and a passionate environmentalist,
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The New York Knicks held off a furious fourth-quarter comeback from the San Antonio Spurs, winning 105-104 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals after Victor Wembanyama missed a last-second shot. The win extends the Knicks’ playoff win streak to 13, the second longest in NBA playoff history. With
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By Robert Moore Two members of the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees announced their resignations Friday, a day after the board voted to declare financial exigency and make unprecedented cuts to the district’s budget. Daniel Call and Valerie Ganelon Beals, who both represent areas of West El Paso, told El Paso Matters they
Continue Reading Por Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Quizás las autoridades electorales de Sudamérica deberían tener en cuenta el calendario futbolístico al fijar la fecha de las próximas elecciones. Esa parece ser la lección que deja Colombia, donde el entusiasmo por la primera participación de su selección en la Copa del Mundo desde 2018 se trasladó al ámbito político
Continue Reading By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot “triumphal arch” less than two miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport would likely pose no risks to air travel but recommended red obstruction lights be added. The FAA released a feasibility study concluding that the arch
Continue Reading Por Devan Cole y Kaanita Iyer, CNN El Departamento de Justicia informó este viernes a dos jueces federales que las demandas que cuestionan el fondo contra la “instrumentalización” de la Justicia impulsado por el presidente Donald Trump han perdido vigencia, ya que el Gobierno ha abandonado el programa. Los documentos judiciales representan la primera vez
Continue Reading CNN By Hanako Montgomery, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — One stranger from Tokyo is shutting down his business for a week to help. Another volunteer dropped everything to provide transportation and translations for American parents desperate to find their son. The weeklong quest to find James “Weston” Higginbotham in Japan has yielded no signs of
Continue Reading Por Samantha Delouya, CNN El presidente Donald Trump intentó —y fracasó— poner fin al control gubernamental de los gigantes hipotecarios Fannie Mae y Freddie Mac durante su primer mandato. Ahora, su decisión de asignar a Bill Pulte, el funcionario encargado de llevar a cabo dicha tarea, un segundo trabajo no relacionado como director interino de
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(KVIA) — New Mexico Congressman Gabe Vasquez spoke before the Department of War and the Federal Aviation Administration asking for more information on the closure of the El Paso International Airport in February. Rep. Vasquez introduced amendments pushing the DOW to provide a report on its coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and the
Continue Reading Por Arit John, CNN El exsecretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos Xavier Becerra, demócrata, avanzará a las elecciones de noviembre en la contienda por la gobernación de California, proyecta CNN. Aún no está claro a quién enfrentará en noviembre. El avance de Becerra garantiza que un demócrata estará en la elección general, luego de que
Continue Reading Por CNN en Español Goles fuera de serie como el “gol del siglo” de Diego Armando Maradona en el Mundial de México 1986, o el de Maxi Rodríguez en Alemania 2006, donde un Messi de 19 años hacía su debut en la selección argentina, o el gol agónico de Messi en el tiempo extra de
Continue Reading By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, will advance to the November election in California’s governor’s race, CNN’s Decision Desk projects. It’s not yet clear who he’ll face. Becerra’s advancement guarantees a Democrat will be in the general election after some feared that their wide field
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Friday, Municipal Public Security Secretary officers in Juárez rescued a 9-year-old boy chained inside a home in the Toribio Ortega neighborhood. They arrested the boy’s mother, 35-year-old Leyma L. J. for alleged domestic violence, the Juárez Municipal Government said. Officers in the neighborhood were patrolling when a community hotline reported
Continue Reading Por Mauricio Torres y Sara Pérez Arjona, CNN en Español Al cruzar la primera puerta de la Terminal 1 del Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México (AICM), lo primero que una persona ve son dos recordatorios de la fiesta que comienza en unos días: el Mundial de Fútbol 2026. Pasajeros, acompañantes y visitantes en
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame announced its next inductees for the Class of 2026. Five new members will be inducted during an induction ceremony Wednesday, June 24. ABC-7 will be livestreaming the ceremony at kvia.com. One of the inductees will be longtime baseball umpire Victor Maldonado. Maldonado has had
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