By Ashley Strickland, CNN A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity’s first test of planetary defense. The impact occurred at 7:14 p.m. ET greeted by cheers from the mission team in Laurel, Maryland. The DART mission, or the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, launched 10 months ago. While the asteroid, Dimorphos, was
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EL PASO, Texas — The City will provide an update Tuesday on the work it has been putting into the migrant situation in El Paso over the last week. Deputy Director of the Opportunity Center John Martin said that discussions between the Center and the City started last week. Martin said that there are no
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EL PASO, Texas — Rain arrived overnight, bringing showers to most of the Borderland. On to three inches of rain are expected in El Paso and Las Cruces this afternoon. Flooding is a concern according to ABC-7 Stormtracker Nichole Gomez. The rain is expected to continue for the next couple of days. Vinton received enough
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Residents in Las Cruces have been near shootings in well-known areas. The most recent shooting happened Tuesday night at the Chevron gas station on South Valley and University Avenue. Full details of that shooting haven’t been released, but the Las Cruces Police Department confirmed one man was shot and killed,
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UPDATE: Las Cruces police say no officers were injured in this incident. One man was shot and killed. According to Dan Trujillo, Las Cruces Police spokesman, the area will be blocked off through the night, possibly through the morning. Police dispatch received a call about an incident around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve raises key rate by substantial three-quarters of a point for 2nd straight time in bid to curb inflation. (CNN) — What seemed unfathomable just six months ago — a 75-basis-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve — has now happened twice in a row. At the conclusion of its July
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police detectives are at a home in far east El Paso. Police were called out to a home on Williams Caples Street just after 9 a.m. in what started as a search for a missing person. Crimes against persons detectives were called out to the scene soon after police
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UPDATE: 5:10 p.m.: The crash has been cleared, all lanes are open, the backup is to Paisano, according to El Paso Police. EL PASO, Texas — A 5-vehicle crash on I-10 East and McRae is backing up traffic. The crash happened just before 4 p.m. According to El Paso Fire, a police car is one
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The first glimpse of how the James Webb Space Telescope will change the way people see the universe has arrived. President Joe Biden has released one of Webb’s first images, and it’s “the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date,” according to NASA. The image shows SMACS
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday is awarding the presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people, including Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and, posthumously, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and former Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. The 17 individuals will be the first people
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart confirmed the identity of a man who died in a weekend incident involving deputies. Stewart identified the man as 63-year-old Brian Humble. Stewart said a total of 6 units responded to the scene. The Doña Ana Sheriff’s Office received help from Otero County,
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UPDATE: Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in as the 104th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first African-American female justice sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday at noon eastern time. Jackson will be sworn in as the 104th Associate Justice of the
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WASHINGTON — The January 6 committee will hold a second hearing Monday around 8:30 a.m. local time. The following witnesses will appear before the committee. Mr. William Stepien, Former Trump Campaign Manager will not testify live due to a family emergency. Witnesses: Panel 1 Mr. Chris Stirewalt, Former Fox News Political Editor Panel 2 Mr. Benjamin Ginsberg, Election
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UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.: The spokesman for University Medical Center called back to state that there were five victims recovering, not six, as previously mentioned. UPDATE 4 p.m.: A spokesperson from the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) confirmed one victim was transferred from Del Sol Medical Center to UMC earlier today. A total of
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EL PASO, Texas – The youngest victim of the 2019 Walmart massacre will be honored by the Clint ISD on Friday. Javier Amir Rodriguez would have been a graduating senior at Horizon High School this year. He is remembered as an avid soccer player and was the captain of Horizon’s soccer team. Clint ISD Superintendent Juan
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UPDATE: Authorities: Two physicians, a receptionist and a patient were killed in shooting at Tulsa medical office The suspect has been identified as Michael Lewis. Police say Lewis killed Dr. Preston Phillips. TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police chief says gunman targeted doctor who performed back surgery, blaming him for pain. Sources are also reporting the
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UPDATE — we now have 5 dead, including the shooter, in the active shooter situation at the Natalie Building on the St. Francis Hospital Campus.— Tulsa Police (@TulsaPolice) June 2, 2022 ACTIVE SHOOTER UPDATE: We can confirm 4 people are deceased, including the shooter, in the active shooting situation at St. Francis hospital campus. Officers
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UPDATE 10:30 a.m. — Ruben Garcia, director of Annunciation House shelter, says he expects more releases of immigrants to El Paso’s streets this week. In a news conference held Wednesday morning, Garcia calls for the increase of hospitality capacity for migrants in advance of the lifting of Title 42. He called for a three-pronged approach,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation announced a two million dollar gift to support medical innovation in the borderland Tuesday morning. The donation is being made in partnership with the Southwest Foundation for Osteopathic Education. The announcement was made at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine on 3501 Arrowhead Drive
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The attorney representing the family of a 75-year-old woman shot and killed by a Las Cruces Police Officer while holding a knife in each hand said the family had suffered a “terrible and tragic horrific loss.” “Let me be blunt. Amelia Baca was executed by the Las Cruces Police Department
Continue Reading(CNN) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it is raising interest rates by a half-percentage point to get a handle on the worst inflation America has seen in 40 years. It’s the first time in 22 years that the central bank has hiked rates this much. In March, it ramped up its benchmark borrowing rate for the first time since late
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EL PASO, Texas– The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security announced the expected budget for the 2023 fiscal year would be $97.3 billion, and the implementation of a new government strategy post-Title 42. Mayorkas said the execution of the new strategy has six pillars: Surge resources- personnel, transportation, medical support and facilities.Increase efficiency without compromising the
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Three people were shot Friday afternoon in northwest Washington, DC, and authorities are responding to an “active threat” in the area. The Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department said the incident took place on the 4100 block of Connecticut Avenue and “there is a large police presence in the area.” Police say two adults were shot; both are in critical
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 is proud to partner with the El Paso Catholic Diocese to bring you live coverage of the Chrism Mass along with the Easter Triduum, which are the most sacred days in the Catholic calendar. ABC-7 will be live-streaming the Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday ceremonies from at St. Patrick Cathedral
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Village of RuidosoYou can also tune -in to 1490 AM KRUI to hear the audio portion of the meeting. Ruidoso, New Mexico — While the area experienced some high winds that led firefighters to stop their work in the Nogal Fire area, they were able to continue working once the winds subsided later in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the Border Sheriff’s Coalition Spring Meeting in El Paso Monday. Gov. Abbott discussed the state’s border security efforts.
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Editor’s Note: The news conference is scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m. WASHINGTON — Representatives from National Border Patrol Council will hold a news conference in response to the Biden Administration’s decision to end Title 42 on May 23. Attending the news conference: Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23)GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23)Members of the House Republican
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — NMSU is set to play UCONN Thursday in the NCAA tournament 1st Round. This would mark the 23rd appearance in the program’s history. And a third for head coach Chris Jans.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett is back in court in Chicago to learn if a judge will order him locked up for his conviction of lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he orchestrated or allow him to remain free. Smollett, who is Black and gay, has denied that he participated
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden is going to provide a status update on the ongoing situation in Ukraine at 3:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, according to the White House. Russia has amassed more than 130,000 troops near Ukraine’s border in recent weeks, according to US estimates, raising fears from Western and Ukrainian intelligence
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