By Phoebe Natanson, Kevin Shalvey, and Mary Kekatos Pope Leo XIV’s recovery is “proceeding as expected” following his surgery on Tuesday, the Vatican said. The pope underwent blood tests and a chest X-ray following surgery and “the results confirm a normal postoperative course: the values are within the normal range for the type of surgery
Continue Reading The pope had the lower lobe of his right lung removed during surgery Tuesday. By Phoebe Natanson, Kevin Shalvey, and Mary Kekatos Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent surgery to have the lower lobe of his right lung removed, the Vatican said on Tuesday. In a release from the Holy
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By David Brennan and Megan Fahrney Serious flash flooding in Nepal on Wednesday morning has left almost a hundred reported dead and hundreds more missing, including at least 47 American tourists, according to Nepali officials. The flooding occurred in the northern Rasuwa district, along the border with Tibet, at around 8:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday, authorities
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By Max Zahn President Donald Trump on Monday said in a social media post that he will ratchet up tariffs on Canada-made cars and auto parts in January, escalating a trade war between the United States and Canada. The moves comes after negotiations between Canada and the U.S. broke down over the weekend. A fresh round
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday, the Department of War announced more than $180 million has been invested into schools of mines and metallurgy. President Trump also led a press conference explaining the investment. The University of Texas at El Paso will get part of that grant, according to the school’s president, Heather Wilson. “We’re
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By Jamie Dorrington and Patricio Chile FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Friday that the international soccer governing body would not be moving forward with a controversial proposal to sell stakes in future competitions to private investors. “Having listened carefully to all the views, it has become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso will offer free legal guidance and resources to the community during Legal Assistance Week 2026, from July 27–31, 2026. The initiative aims to help community members understand their rights and access available assistance. This year’s campaign focuses on providing accessible information to
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By Michelle Stoddart The Trump administration announced Monday it will hit Canada with a 50% tariff on many goods imported into the United States, citing Canada’s retaliation to Trump’s tariffs in 2025. In a call with reporters this afternoon announcing the tariffs, a senior administration official said that this action is to “hold” Canada “accountable” for their
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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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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
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By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Mexican health authorities said Wednesday that three people died of asphyxiation during massive celebrations in downtown Mexico City after the national team’s victory over Ecuador secured a place in the World Cup Round of 16. Two women and one man were found unconscious on streets near the iconic Angel of Independence monument,
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 24 JUN 26 19:08 ET Updated: 25 JUN 26 06:44 ET By Jessie Yeung, Michael Rios, Taylor Ward, CNN Editor’s note: Follow our live coverage here.Sigue nuestra cobertura en español aquí. (CNN) — Venezuela’s northern coast was hit by two powerful earthquakes within a minute of each other on Wednesday – the largest
Continue Reading By Lalee Ibssa The Senate on Tuesday adopted a House-passed Iran war powers resolution by a 50-48 vote in a symbolic, yet rare, rebuke of President Donald Trump. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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By Youri Benadjaoud and Mary Kekatos Quarantine has ended for the 18 Americans who were cruise ship passengers on the MV Hondius and were exposed to hantavirus more than one month ago. The 42-day monitoring period ended on June 21 and “no sustained transmission” of the virus has been identified in the U.S., a spokesperson for the Department of Health
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By Kevin ShalveyJune 22, 2026, 2:40 AM LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday he would resign as the leader of his party and as prime minister, setting the stage for the United Kingdom’s seventh prime minister within a decade. Starmer, who said he spoke on Monday with King Charles, said he expected
Continue Reading By David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab, and Kevin ShalveyLast Updated: June 17, 2026, 4:38 PM MDT Trump signs MOU with Iran while dining at Versailles President Donald Trump on Wednesday physically signed the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran that ends the war, a White House official confirmed. “On Sunday, the MOU was signed digitally by
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KVIA) — Several border-area residents decided to travel across the United States to watch the best national teams play during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. ABC-7’s Heriberto Perez traveled to Kansas City, Missouri, and spoke to fans who took the journey to see the reigning world champions, Argentina, as prices in other
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — The FIFA World Cup is underway, and fans from all around the globe have been filling up most of the host cities’ stadiums, bringing the tournament’s euphoria to the U.S. Given that the United States will host more matches than Mexico and Canada, ticket prices have also influenced fans’ decisions on
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By Meredith Deliso and Mary KekatosJune 9, 2026, 11:14 AM NASA has revealed the astronauts selected for the next Artemis mission, following the space agency’s historic lunar flyby. Artemis III will launch the crew in the Orion spacecraft on top of the Space Launch System rocket in 2027 in a “complex” mission, according to NASA. The crew includes three
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By Angelo Claure MEXICO CITY – On the outskirts of the Mexican capital, in the thick forests of the Ajusco mountain and the extinct volcano Xitle, Ana Ameli’s 75-year-old grandmother prepares for another painstaking search for her missing granddaughter. She will scratch and claw at the earth for hours, weeks, months — as long as
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 31 MAY 26 10:21 ET Updated: 01 JUN 26 01:55 ET By Kevin Liptak, Logan Schiciano, Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The US carried out “self-defense” strikes in Iran over the weekend – as President Donald Trump sent back changes to a proposed deal to extend the existing ceasefire in the region and
Continue Reading By David Brennan, Meredith Deliso, and Nadine El-BawabLast Updated: May 28, 2026, 11:02 AM MDT American and Iranian negotiators believe they have arrived at a draft agreement to formally extend the ceasefire and gradually open the Strait of Hormuz that can win the support of both countries, but President Donalad Trump and Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
Continue Reading By David Brennan, Meredith Deliso, and Nadine El-BawabLast Updated: May 27, 2026, 5:47 PM MDT The U.S. has carried out new airstrikes in southern Iran targeting a military site that was believed to pose a threat to U.S. forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a U.S. official. The U.S. military also
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By MARCIA DUNN AP aerospace writerSpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. The redesigned mega rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he’s taking the company public. It blasted off from the
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By Katherine Faulders, Luke Barr, Pierre Thomas, and Alexander Mallin The Justice Department on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raul Castro with murder over his alleged role in shooting down two planes that were carrying humanitarian aid in 1996, according to a newly unsealed court docket. The shootdown resulted in the deaths of three Americans. The indictment marks
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By Kevin ShalveyMay 13, 2026, 9:47 PM President Donald Trump is meeting in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a multi-day summit, during which Trump said he’d seek to deepen diplomatic and economic ties between the world’s two largest economic powers. As they sat down to meet at the Great Hall of the People, Trump
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to ABC News, the Trump administration is launching a review of all 53 Mexican consulates in the country, a move that, according to national news reports, could lead to the closure of some of them. The ABC News report says a State Department official told them about the reviews
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 30 APR 26 01:04 ET Updated: 30 APR 26 06:14 ET By John Liu, Stephanie Yang and Hanna Ziady, CNN Hong Kong/London (CNN) — Oil briefly surpassed $126 a barrel Thursday, its highest price in four years, as traders worried about a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, following US President Donald
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By Alexandra Hutzler and Nicholas Kerr As his self-imposed Tuesday night deadline for Iran to make a deal or face massive U.S. attacks draws closer, President Donald Trump’s threatening rhetoric is becoming increasingly ominous, with a seemingly apocalyptic warning that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran doesn’t agree to his demands. “A whole civilization will
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EL PASO, Texas / CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Last Monday, the renegotiation of the Free Trade Agreement, or USMCA, between Mexico, the United States, and Canada got underway, a development announced by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum weeks ago. According to the Mexican Importers and Exporters Association (ANIERM), the USMCA trade agreement sustains Juárez’s economy
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