Franklin grad Beau Sparks uses underdog mentality to fuel breakout season
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The college football season has officially come to an end. This year will go down as one of the best for El Paso high school…
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Community Invited to Adopt a Pet as an “Account-a-Buddy”
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Those looking to stay committed to their New Year’s resolutions are invited to find a new accountability partner by adopting…
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Former gang leader charged in killing of Tupac Shakur is allowed $750K bail and house arrest
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge set bail Tuesday at $750,000 for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with…
Continue Reading Oakland city council members request explanation from A’s about canceled minor league game
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two council members from the City of Oakland have mailed a letter to Oakland Athletics…
Continue Reading Argentines ask folk cowboy saint Gauchito Gil to help cope with galloping inflation
By NATACHA PISARENKO and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press MERCEDES, Argentina (AP) — Thousands of faithful Argentines flock every year to the…
Continue Reading San Francisco supervisors approve resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza on 8-3 vote
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supervisors in San Francisco have approved a resolution calling for an extended cease-fire in…
Continue Reading As crucial House elections near, New York governor outlines agenda
By MAYSOON KHAN and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has delivered her annual State of the State…
Continue Reading Some are leaving earthquake-rattled Wajima. But this Japanese fish seller is determined to rebuild
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Yoshie Minamidani’s heart leapt when she saw the stray tabby cat, a mainstay of the famous Asaichi…
Continue Reading Sprawling storms wallop US with tornado reports, damage and heavy snow, closing roads and schools
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A sprawling storm hit the U.S. South, with tornado warnings and…
Continue Reading The return of bullfighting to Mexico’s capital excites fans and upsets animal rights groups
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In the center of a desolate and cold Plaza Mexico stadium, a young matador raises a red…
Continue Reading How an animated character named Marlon could help Trump win Iowa’s caucuses
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Well before Donald Trump takes the stage, a waiting audience of hundreds of…
Continue Reading Trial gets underway for constitutional challenge to Georgia’s election system
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The trial in a long-running legal challenge to the constitutionality of Georgia’s election is…
Continue Reading With Trump present in court, judges express skepticism of claims that he’s immune from prosecution
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump listening intently in the…
Continue Reading Shooter kills 2 people at Minnesota motel and is later found dead, police say
CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a shooter killed two people at a small-town Minnesota motel Monday night and the suspect was later found…
Continue Reading Guatemala’s president-elect announces his Cabinet ahead of swearing-in
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arévalo has announced his Cabinet picks ahead of his scheduled swearing-in Sunday,…
Continue Reading Michigan overpowers Washington 34-13 as Jim Harbaugh delivers a national title
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jim Harbaugh raised the championship trophy as gold and white confetti sprayed over his…
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El Paso ISD, Clint ISD, Fabens ISD, Radford and Triumph High School issue two-hour start delays for Tuesday morning
Update (9:15 PM): The Triumph High School El Paso West campus will also begin two hours late Tuesday morning. Update (8:00 PM): The Fabens…
Continue Reading ‘Cold-blooded’: 4 charged over alleged plot to smuggle AU$1.2 million in Australian reptiles
SYDNEY (AP) — Four people have been charged over an alleged plot to smuggle hundreds of Australian native reptiles from Sydney to Hong Kong. Police…
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Donate blood for a chance to win a Barnett Harley-Davidson motorcycle this weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — To help alleviate the current winter blood shortage, donors will have a chance to win a Harley-Davidson motorcycle when they…
Continue Reading Marine commandant has open heart surgery, Corps says he will return to full duty
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Marine Corps says Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant, has had open heart surgery and is…
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Mobile home seriously damaged following fire in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Officials with the City of Las Cruces said a mobile home received extensive damage following a fire. Las Cruces…
Continue Reading At trial, a Russian billionaire blames Sotheby’s for losing millions on art by Picasso, da Vinci
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sotheby’s is defending itself at a federal court trial against accusations that it…
Continue Reading The US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime…
Continue Reading NYC Mayor Eric Adams says story of firing a gun at school, recounted in his book, never happened
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press Even for Eric Adams, whose hardscrabble upbringing featured heavily in his rise to become mayor of New York City,…
Continue Reading Video of 73-year-old boarded up inside his apartment sparks investigation
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press HARVEY, Ill. (AP) — The viral video of a 73-year-old man who says he got boarded up inside his low-income…
Continue Reading Twisted metal, rushing wind: A narrowly avoided disaster as jet’s wall rips away at 3 miles high
By TERRY SPENCER and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The loud “boom” was startling enough, and the roaring wind that…
Continue Reading Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn statue at Philadelphia historical site
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The National Park Service withdrew a proposal Monday to take down a statue of William Penn at…
Continue Reading California sets a special election for US House seat left vacant by exit of former Speaker McCarthy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday set a mid-March special election date to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by…
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American rocket launched overnight from Florida, marking the first lunar launch in 50 years
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 50 years after the first American mission to the moon a new American rocket launching overnight from Cape…
Continue Reading Hong Kongers in Taiwan firmly support the ruling party after watching China erode freedoms at home
By KANIS LEUNG and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — As Taiwan’s presidential election approaches, many immigrants from Hong Kong are…
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