Biz/Tech Archives

300 Pizza Huts, mostly dine-in locations, to close nationwide – but El Paso not impacted

August 17, 2020 1:50 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

EL PASO, Texas — Up to 300 Pizza Hut restaurants will be closed, most of them dine-in locations not well suited for carryout and delivery at a time…

Fiat Chrysler’s new Ram 1500 TRX will be the quickest pickup truck ever

August 17, 2020 10:19 AM CNN

Fiat Chrysler unveiled the 702-horsepower Ram 1500 TRX, which is expected to be the fastest accelerating pickup truck ever sold by any major…

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is coming to El Paso’s east side

August 16, 2020 11:37 PM Kate Bieri

EL PASO, Texas — A brand new location of Alamo Drathouse Cinema will open in east El Paso before the end of the year, according to the company. It…

New saliva-based Covid-19 test could be a fast and cheap ‘game changer’

August 16, 2020 9:55 PM CNN

After months of frustration over testing shortages and delays, a new saliva test could give Americans a fast and inexpensive option to learn if they…

GOP congressman Adam Kinzinger urges Republican leaders to denounce QAnon

August 16, 2020 4:52 PM CNN

Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger has a message about the QAnon conspiracy theory: It is a fabrication that must be denounced by political…

Carl Bernstein: Challenges facing the USPS are a ‘national emergency’

August 16, 2020 2:12 PM CNN

There is growing concern among legislators, voters and postal workers over financial strain and policy changes at the United States Postal Service…

South Dakota turns down Trump’s unemployment benefits boost

August 16, 2020 12:38 PM CNN

Unemployed South Dakota residents will not see a $300 federal boost in weekly jobless benefits after Gov. Kristi Noem opted to turn down President…

‘The benefits of London are gone.’ Why one young couple is moving to the country

August 14, 2020 11:10 PM CNN

For as long as there have been cities, their residents have agreed to an unwritten contract. They tolerate cramped living quarters, noise and…

El Paso distributor can’t fulfill disinfectant orders due to supply disruption during pandemic

August 14, 2020 8:49 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — A local distributor, who has been apart of the El Paso community since 1920 says this pandemic has disrupted the supply chain…

FBI warns Borderland parents to stay vigilant against cyber threats, fake apps during online learning

August 14, 2020 8:10 PM Hillary Floren

El Paso, Texas — As Borderland kids head back to the virtual classroom for the start of school, the FBI warns parents to stay vigilant for online…

RZA came up with a new ice cream truck jingle because the old one was used in minstrel shows

August 14, 2020 10:56 AM CNN

The ice cream truck jingle of your childhood is about to get an upgrade — and RZA is behind it. The hip-hop icon of Wu-Tang fame has teamed up…

Reluctant shoppers could slow the coronavirus recovery

August 14, 2020 5:55 AM CNN

Retail sales data from the world’s two largest economies could set the tone on Wall Street on Friday. The first round, from China, suggest the…

New Mexico wants Trump’s extra $300 for unemployment benefits, but can’t do $100 match

August 13, 2020 9:14 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico is saying yes to President Donald Trump’s offer to extend a weekly federal supplement to unemployment benefits…

Fortnite’s maker sues Apple and Google after the game was removed from both app stores

August 13, 2020 9:06 PM CNN

The maker of Fortnite is suing Apple and Google after the tech giants blocked the wildly popular online video game, which boasts hundreds of millions…

Las Vegas entertainers fear dire straits as weeks of unemployment turn to months

August 13, 2020 4:23 PM CNN

In those long-ago days of early 2020, business was cranking for Adam Flowers, a former street magician with an enterprising mind. The owner of a Las…

The reason we’re shooting laser beams between Earth and the moon

August 13, 2020 12:07 PM CNN

For the first time ever, scientists received a signal after sending laser beams from Earth to a reflector on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance…

Zillow exec: Why we changed our minds on remote work

August 13, 2020 11:30 AM CNN

Last month, Zillow joined a growing list of companies that have decided to allow most employees to work from home permanently, even after the…

Southwest Airlines removes autistic Texas boy and his family over face mask

August 13, 2020 7:39 AM CNN

MIDLAND, Texas — Southwest Airlines removed a passenger and her 3-year-old son from a Monday flight after the boy, who has autism, refused to…

First-time jobless claims fall below 1 million for the first time since March

August 13, 2020 7:25 AM CNN

Another 963,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Department of Labor said Thursday.…

Sister of slain tech CEO Fahim Saleh pays emotional tribute to her brother

August 13, 2020 7:19 AM CNN

The sister of slain technology entrepreneur Fahim Saleh has recounted her reaction to hearing the horrifying news that her brother had been found…

Las Cruces couple takes risk of opening billiards hall in the midst of the pandemic

August 13, 2020 12:00 AM Shelby Montgomery

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The pandemic has caused the closure of thousands of business across the country, but one Las Cruces couple is taking the…

Apple and Tesla just announced stock splits. Here’s what that means for your investments

August 12, 2020 3:03 PM CNN

Apple and Tesla, arguably two of the market’s most popular companies, both announced stock splits in recent weeks. Are these maneuvers good or…

Britain finally has something ‘world beating.’ A deep recession

August 12, 2020 8:15 AM CNN

Britons woke up this morning to news that the UK economy shrunk by 20.4% in the second quarter, the worst slump on record and the biggest drop of any…

This hydrogen-powered supercar can drive 1,000 miles on a single tank

August 12, 2020 7:36 AM CNN

Hyperion, a California-based company, has unveiled a hydrogen-powered supercar the company hopes will change the way people view hydrogen fuel cell…

Sumner Redstone, billionaire media mogul, dead at 97

August 12, 2020 6:54 AM CNN

Sumner Redstone, a media titan and billionaire who, as chairman of Viacom and National Amusements, drew headlines both for his deal-making as well as…