By Nicholas Kerr, Emily Chang, and Michelle Stoddart President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a pair of executive orders targeting birthright citizenship — one that would outlaw what the administration has described as “birth tourism” and another that would narrow the criteria who is eligible for birthright citizenship. The orders come after the Supreme Court struck down an attempt by Trump
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Editor’s Note: This article had a news clip linked to it. It has been removed due to a graphic falsely stating Deshawndre Washington faced five counts of criminal sexual penetration. UPDATE (12:50 p.m.): Deshawndre Washington is playing at a basketball tournament in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, ABC-7 learned. Washington is currently playing overseas at the Decathlon
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Originally Published: 01 AUG 26 19:25 ET Updated: 01 AUG 26 21:20 ET By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Multiple people were killed and others were injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, according to officials. The shooter is dead, Josh Palmer, the city’s public information officer, said, and
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UPDATE (4:11 p.m.): The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said 75-year-old Silvia Resendez died in Wednesday night’s crash. It also said a 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in connection to the crash. According to the sheriff’s office, the crash happened at 10:57 p.m. Thursday. Investigators said a white GMC truck
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Friday, Thomas Rivas received three consecutive life sentences for the deadly shooting that happened at Young Park in Las Cruces. He has 90 years before he’s eligible for parole. Three teenagers — 16-year-old Andrew Madrid, 17-year-old Jason Gomez and 18-year-old Dominick Estrada — died in the March 2025 shooting. More
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American Airlines flights are departing again after a brief IT outage led to a nationwide ground stop, according to the airline and federal officials. American Airlines flights not in the air were being held because of an IT outage, according to an advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration. A “technology issue briefly impacted connectivity” for
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The New Mexico Department of Justice on Monday said it’s upholding the pretrial detention of Kimberly Skaggs. She’s accused of a deadly hit-and-run that happened in Las Cruces in June. Skaggs, the former treasurer for the Republican Party of New Mexico, faces one count of knowingly leaving the scene of
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By GMA Team Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of operating while under the influence, according to a Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office arrest-detention report first obtained by ABC affiliate station WISN-TV. Romo was arrested in Milwaukee. According to the report, Romo was stopped Thursday around 6:18 p.m. and “performed poorly” on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday, the El Paso Police Department said a crash in the Northeast closed Calgary Avenue. It happened at Prince Edward Avenue and Alcan Street. The crash happened near Andress High School. The department’s Special Traffic Investigators are responding to the crash, which they learned about at 10:15 a.m.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A motorcycle and truck crashed at 1800 Zaragoza Road in East El Paso Wednesday, according to El Paso police. The police department said it happened around 4:01 p.m. and its Special Traffic Investigators unit is at the scene. It happened near a four-way stop in front of the Walmart Supercenter.
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UPDATE (4:05 p.m.) — El Paso Fire said the hiker, a man, fell 20-30 feet while repelling Tuesday, which contributed to his injuries from Tuesday. The hiker was rock climbing by himself near the Thunderbird Trailhead, according to EPFD. He stayed where he was until he contacted 911. El Paso fire said his call for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department is asking the community to help find a missing man. A picture of 66-year-old John Rumbaugh.(Courtesy: EPPD) 66-year-old John Rumbaugh left his residence on the 200 block of Bartlett Drive at 5 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. He is approximately 5’10” with grey hair and a
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UPDATE (July 20, 2026) — Court records said Nicholas Wells has been denied bond Friday during his bond hearing. UPDATE (July 6, 2026) — Monday, the El Paso Police Department said it arrested and charged a 26-year-old man for allegedly murdering a man at a Walgreens in West El Paso. Police said officers went to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso Department of Public Health is investigating seven reported cases of cyclosporiasis, the city said Monday. The city said no common source of exposure has been identified, and there’s no evidence linking the cases to a single event, location or food source. As part of the
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By Aaron Katersky Ismael Zambada Garcia, known as “El Mayo,” was sentenced Monday to life in prison on drug trafficking charges that accused him of being one of the most prolific and powerful narcotraffickers in the world, according to federal prosecutors in New York City. Together with Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as “El Chapo,” he founded the
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Originally Published: 20 JUL 26 06:56 ET Updated: 20 JUL 26 09:01 ET By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Defense on Monday identified two US soldiers who were killed in Iranian strikes in Jordan. 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, were killed as part of the Friday
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police’s Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a death in Northeast El Paso, police said Friday. The El Paso Fire Department said a water rescue happened in the area. It happened near the intersection of Girl Scout Way and Woodrow Bean Transmountain Drive. Police said they responded to
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UPDATE (July 9, 2026): Thursday, U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar sent the Federal Bureau of Prisons a letter sharing her concerns about the La Tuna prison. She included a list of 18 questions expressing her concern for staff, inmates and public safety. She also said her office wasn’t told about the decision to close the prison.
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U.S. forces have completed an additional round of strikes against Iran, striking roughly 90 military targets, U.S. Central Command said in an update late Wednesday. CENTCOM said the targets included air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline. The strikes “further degrade Iran’s
Continue Reading By David Brennan and Nadine El-Bawab CENTCOM says it launched additional strikes against Iran U.S. Central Command announced it has begun launching “additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz” on Wednesday. “The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping
Continue Reading President Donald Trump said on Wednesday morning that he believes that the interim agreement with Iran is “over” following the latest exchange of fire between the two sides. Trump said that negotiations between the U.S. and Iran will continue, but told reporters of the agreement, “For me, I think it’s over.” “It’s just a waste
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UPDATE (1:30 p.m.): Gustavo Dominguez, the last of the four suspects charged with the mass shooting at Young Park that killed three and left more than a dozen injured, has been found guilty. Gustavo Dominguez’ mugshot(Courtesy: DADC) LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Tuesday, closing arguments are expected n the final Young Park mass shooting trial
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UPDATE (11 a.m.) — TxDOT reported all lanes reopened at 10:51 a.m. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All southbound lanes on U.S. 54 at Hondo Pass closed after a crash Monday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. At 10:08 a.m., TxDOT said drivers should use Exit 27 (Hondo Pass Drive) to avoid the closure.
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UPDATE (5:35 p.m.) — One person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries, according to an EPCSO spokesperson. All lanes have reopened. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said all westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes are closed at Paseo Del Este Boulevard and Allerton Parkway in Far East
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UPDATE (3:10 p.m.) — El Paso Police said 21-year-old Steven Zamora died in the crash near Airway Boulevard and Boeing Drive. He was a Fort Bliss resident, according to police. According to a news release, at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, police said Zamora drove his motorcycle at a high speed and failed to navigate a curve.
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By Devin Dwyer and Peter Charalambous The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. by executive order, reaffirming more than a century of legal precedent and national tradition that babies born on American soil are automatically American citizens. The 6-3 decision is a blow to Trump, who had lobbied the
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By Ayesha Ali A JetBlue Airways pilot reported hitting a drone as the flight was on approach for landing at JFK Airport on Monday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The plane, which was coming from Las Vegas, landed safely, and the airline and FAA said no damage or evidence of collision was found during
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UPDATE (3:02 p.m.) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said a 78-year-old man and 67-year-old woman died after Monday’s crash. A preliminary investigation found a Lincoln Navigator drove westbound on I-10 near Mile Marker 42, according to EPCSO. The Lincoln crossed the median into the eastbound lanes and crashed head-on with another SUV, a
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department said it found a man’s body in Canutillo Monday. EPPD’s Crimes Against Persons Unit went to the 800 block of Talbot Avenue after getting a call about an unattended death at 9:39 a.m., according to police. That’s near the Outlet Mall and Jose J. Alderete Middle
Continue Reading By Devin Dwyer In a ruling with direct bearing on the midterm elections, the Supreme Court on Monday narrowly upheld a Mississippi law allowing tabulation of late-arriving mail-in ballots so long as they were postmarked by Election Day. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the 5-4 majority, wrote that federal election statutes — which say
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