By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge handed down a 20-year sentence for the Afghan man convicted of providing material support to a terrorist organization during the August 2021 airport attack and bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, during the US military’s flawed departure.Mohammad Sharifullah was convicted of providing support to an ISIS affiliate in
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in more than three years, members of the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously decided to hike the Fed’s key overnight bank lending rate by a quarter point in a bid to reduce inflation, which remains well above the central bank’s 2% target.And 16 of the
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By Dana O’Neil, Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The two football players at the center of the debate over former professional players returning to the college game remain in limbo after the NFL notified teams they are ineligible to play this season.In a memo sent to top front-office staff and head coaches around the league
Continue Reading By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles announced Wednesday that she is cancer free, sharing the news in a post on social media and thanking President Donald Trump for his support throughout her treatment.“Some personal news I’m grateful to share. After a medical appointment at the Mayo Clinic this
Continue Reading By Morgan Rimmer, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Congress delivered President Donald Trump one final win ahead of the midterms — a major Russia sanctions bill that critics warn will empower him to impose sweeping new tariffs that could reverberate across the economy.The House on Wednesday gave final approval to the Russia sanctions bill named
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Por Kevin Liptak, CNN Sunny, la perra de agua portuguesa que llegó con energía desbordante a la Casa Blanca al inicio del segundo mandato del presidente Barack Obama e impregnó la mansión de un espíritu juguetón —a veces, demasiado juguetón—, ha fallecido. Tenía 14 años.La muerte de la que fuera la “primera perra” fue anunciada
Continue ReadingBy Meteorologists Tyler Ory, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Unusually potent storms triggered flash floods across the normally arid Southwest that killed at least three people and forced water rescues.🌧️ Get your local forecast from the CNN Weather appThe storms dropped more than a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours north
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Whiskey Dicks bar in El Paso is closing, according to a social media post the business posted Wednesday. “After 20+ years, we will officially be closing our doors. It has been a pleasure to have welcomed so many of you throughout our years of service,” the bar wrote. “Thank you
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By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — The brother of the late Princess Diana, Charles Spencer, has claimed in his forthcoming memoir that King Charles told him days after her death that “we’ll forget her soon enough,” according to an extract published on Wednesday by the Daily Mail.Spencer claimed that Charles – then Prince of
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(KVIA) — Texas Agriculture Sid Miller asked Governor Greg Abbott to temporarily suspend the state’s 20¢ per gallon tax on gas and undyed diesel. Wednesday, Miller said he asked the governor to provide relief from soaring fuel costs. Miller urged Gov. Abbott to work with state lawmakers to take action to suspend the tax. According
Continue Reading Por Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español En el marco de las celebraciones por la Independencia, la presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, dijo este miércoles que es “responsabilidad” de todos los mexicanos “cuidar la soberanía”, un concepto que ha sido parte de su discurso desde inicios de 2025, en medio de las tensiones con el Gobierno
Continue Reading By Kate S. Petersen, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill is pushing back on a seismic shift in US environmental regulation that experts say exposes previously protected endangered species’ habitats to destruction from land use such as logging and real estate development.In July, the Trump administration repealed a 50-year-old regulatory
Continue Reading By Sunlen Serfaty, Katelyn Polantz, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump was pictured reviewing a poster that appears to read, “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED,” hours before his administration told a judge the arts institution had to be closed due to “structural deterioration” it characterized as posing “untenable risks” to safety.The images were captured through
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene, Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Executives of major technology and artificial intelligence companies are expected to travel to Washington, DC, next week for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit to the White House — and some Trump officials are contemplating a meeting with them on the sidelines of the high-stakes summit, sources
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Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House of Representatives held billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress on Wednesday for refusing to comply with subpoenas as part of the congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.It is now up to the Justice Department to consider whether to pursue criminal prosecution against Black.The move is the
Continue Reading Por Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció este miércoles que mantiene la descertificación a Colombia en la lucha contra las drogas, una lista de países que según Washington no han cumplido con sus obligaciones contra el narcotráfico y en la que la nación sudamericana fue ingresada hace un
Continue Reading By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have suspected for nearly 60 years that Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded.When a fossilized footprint of T. rex turned up in Alaska in 2022, it added to the evidence that these predators could thrive in frigid environments, where most cold-blooded reptiles could not. Now, researchers have put a number
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday, the El Paso Independent School District board unanimously approved a new tax rate that costs the average homeowner about $114 more a year on their tax bill. According to documents from EPISD, last year the taxes due on the average home in the district were $1,179. This year,
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — New Mexico State University Hall of Famer Fredd Young died at the age of 64, NMSU Athletics said Wednesday. Young played football for the NMSU Aggies from 1980-83. His six-sack performance against LA Tech in 1983 remains the most ever recorded in a single game by any Aggie, according to
Continue Reading Texto de Bianca Betancourt y fotografías de Marco Postigo Storel, de CNN Esta edición de la Semana de la Moda de Nueva York ofreció algo que la ciudad posee a raudales: confianza en sí misma. Hubo teatralidad (con los insectos de tamaño humano de Thom Browne), drama (del tipo que el Consejo de Diseñadores de
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, Jomana Karadsheh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — During her incarceration at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi would smuggle out fragments of writing with the help of her friends and fellow inmates.The risks were enormous; Mohammadi, 54, has suffered violent beatings, fallen gravely ill and spent much
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By Max Zahn The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday in an effort to battle back a months-long surge of inflation set off by the Iran war. The move marks the central bank’s first rate increase since July 2023. The central bank hiked its benchmark rate a quarter of a percentage point, putting interest
Continue Reading Por Bryan Mena, CNN La Reserva Federal (Fed) elevó este miércoles las tasas de interés por primera vez en más de tres años en una nueva batalla contra la inflación, que ha aumentado desde principios de año debido a la guerra con Irán.Los funcionarios votaron a favor de aumentar su tasa de interés de referencia
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years in a renewed fight against inflation, which has picked up since early in the year due to the war with Iran.Officials voted unanimously to raise their benchmark lending rate by a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Despite its name, the New World screwworm isn’t actually a worm, it’s a flesh-eating fly larva, and health officials are advising Borderland residents to stay vigilant for their pets. While no cases of the New World screwworm have been reported in El Paso, Dr. Tony Chacon, a veterinarian with El
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Sunny, the Portuguese water dog who romped into the White House at the start of President Barack Obama’s second term and injected the mansion with playful — at times, too playful — energy, has died. She was 14.The former first dog’s death was announced on social media by the
Continue Reading Por Sarah Ferris y Lauren Fox, CNN El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, anunció el miércoles que enviará anticipadamente a los legisladores a sus distritos desde Washington para su receso de campaña de siete semanas antes de las elecciones de mitad de periodo, una medida que evitará una votación para destituir al
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Meta gifted the Paso del Norte Community Foundation $2.5 million through its Future is for Everyone Fund. PdNCF said the funds will double the resources available to local nonprofits for El Paso Giving Day. El Paso Giving Day is on Oct. 15. It’s a day of charitable giving in the
Continue Reading Análisis de Aaron Blake, CNN Las reacciones ante la decisión de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. de poner fin a los intentos del presidente Donald Trump de restringir significativamente el voto por correo en las elecciones intermedias de 2026 fueron las esperadas.Fueron principalmente los demócratas —cuyos votantes tienden a recurrir al voto por correo más
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