District Attorney Bill Hicks speaks on Senate Bill 4
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been four weeks since the Court of Appeals in Louisiana heard arguments on Senate Bill 4. Despite being made law in…
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CDC says it’s identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical…
Continue Reading U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issue joint statement on strengthening border security
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — United States President Joe Biden and Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke over the phone this weekend to…
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Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand…
Continue Reading A medical report on soccer legend Maradona’s death aims to undercut homicide case against medics
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A medical examiner’s report into the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona injected uncertainty…
Continue Reading El Salvador’s congress approves changes to reform constitution, a move critics call anti-democratic
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador’s Congress, which is controlled by President Nayib Bukele New Ideas party,…
Continue Reading Ashley Judd speaks out on the right of women to control their bodies and be free from male violence
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Actor Ashley Judd, whose allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein helped spark…
Continue Reading Samsung reports a 10-fold increase in profit as AI drives rebound in memory chip markets
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported a 10-fold increase in operating profit for the last quarter as the expansion of…
Continue Reading Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes and killed 101 people in…
Continue Reading Ethics committee dismisses complaint against Missouri speaker
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel of lawmakers has dismissed an ethics complaint against Missouri’s…
Continue Reading At plastics treaty talks in Canada, sharp disagreements on whether to limit plastic production
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution, finishing the latest…
Continue Reading GOP leaders still can’t overcome the Kansas governor’s veto to enact big tax cuts
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators have narrowly failed again to enact a broad package of tax cuts over…
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Fire burning in the El Paso’s Upper Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fire crews are at a fire on the 200 block of Cuprite Drive. There are no injuries at this time. The El Paso Fire Department…
Continue Reading Abducted retired Catholic bishop who mediated between cartels in Mexico is located, hospitalized
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in…
Continue Reading A Colombian army helicopter has crashed in a rural area of the country’s north, killing 9 soldiers
By ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Nine members of Colombia’s military lost their lives when their helicopter crashed in a…
Continue Reading Former NSA worker gets nearly 22 years in prison for selling secrets to undercover FBI agent
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former National Security Agency employee who sold classified information to an undercover FBI…
Continue Reading A Yellowstone trip that ended with a man being arrested for kicking a bison
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials say a man who kicked a bison in the leg was then hurt by one of the…
Continue Reading US urges countries supplying weapons to Sudan’s warring parties to stop, warning of a new genocide
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is imploring all countries supplying weapons to Sudan’s warring…
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Seven people displaced in Las Cruces apartment complex fire
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Seven people were displaced from their homes Sunday afternoon when a fire broke out at their apartment complex. The…
Continue Reading Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book…
Continue Reading Paramount Global replaces CEO Bob Bakish with a troika of executives
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount Global announced that Bob Bakish is stepping down as CEO of the film, television and multimedia company. Bakish will be…
Continue Reading Iconic arch that served as Iditarod finish line collapses in Alaska. Wood rot is likely the culprit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The famed burled arch finish line for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, has collapsed. Nome’s mayor…
Continue Reading New Jersey and union ask judge to dismiss anti-smoking lawsuit targeting Atlantic City casinos
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s main casino workers union and the state’s attorney general want…
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Police: 32-year-old El Paso man dead after crash, speed was a factor
Update: Police are identifying the victim as 32-year-old Pedro Negrete. Special Traffic Investigators say that Negrete was traveling at a high rate…
Continue Reading US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years and set performance standards
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all U.S. new passenger vehicles in five…
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Vigil held for El Paso man killed in Wisconsin water tank
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso family honored the life of 30-year-old Carlos Medina with a vigil Saturday night. The family released balloons…
Continue Reading Maine governor will allow one final gun safety bill, veto another in wake of Lewiston mass shootings
By DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic governor says she will allow one of a final…
Continue Reading Luxury jewelry maker Cartier doesn’t give stuff away, but they pretty much did for one man in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Luxury jewelry maker Cartier isn’t known for giving stuff away, but in the case of one Mexican man, they pretty much did.…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discuss migration in latest call
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López…
Continue Reading 1 horse remains under observation and another is expected to recover fully after London rampage
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s military says one of the horses that galloped through the streets of London last week is expected to make a full…
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