Meet Penelope, the first El Paso baby born in 2024
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The first baby born in El Paso in 2024 officially made it into this world just 16 seconds into the new…
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Train derails and catches fire near San Francisco, causing minor injuries and service disruptions
ORINDA, Calif. (AP) — Officials say several people suffered minor injuries and service was disrupted when a train derailed and caught fire on New…
Continue Reading Joey Daccord posts second career shutout as Seattle topples Vegas 3-0 in Winter Classic
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Joey Daccord made 35 saves in his second career shutout, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Vegas Golden…
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El Paso Inc. names Fox family, Gaspar Enríquez El Pasoans of the Year
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Fox family and Gaspar Enríquez are El Paso Inc.’s new El Pasoans of the Year. The group also received the Community…
Continue Reading Klee Benally, Navajo advocate for Indigenous people and environmental causes, dies in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Klee Benally, a Navajo man who advocated on behalf of Indigenous people and environmental causes, has died, his sister said. He was…
Continue Reading ‘Battle against time’ to find quake survivors as Japan lifts tsunami warnings and death toll rises
CNN By Helen Regan, Sahar Akbarzai, Chie Kobayashi and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN (CNN) — Scenes of devastation emerged along Japan’s western coast…
Continue Reading Access to busy NYC airport’s international terminal restricted due to pro-Palestinian protest
NEW YORK (AP) — Access to a busy terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport has been restricted as pro-Palestinian protesters…
Continue Reading Les McCann, innovative jazz musician best known for ‘Compared to What,’ dies at 88
By The Associated Press Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a…
Continue Reading Missing Chinese exchange student found safe in Utah following cyber kidnapping scheme, police say
Associated Press RIVERDALE, Utah (AP) — A foreign exchange student from China who was reported missing last week in Utah has been found.…
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Las Cruces celebrates 10th annual Chile Drop to bring in 2024
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A giant green chile pepper, the color of which was picked by Las Cruceans, ushered in the start of 2024 as it…
Continue Reading Rays shortstop Wander Franco arrested amid allegations of relationship with minor, AP source says
By MARTÍN ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was arrested Monday in the…
Continue Reading Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali region sign a deal giving Ethiopia access to the sea, leaders say
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Landlocked Ethiopia has taken the first steps toward gaining access to the sea, signing an…
Continue Reading Ashes of Canadian ‘Star Trek’ fan to be sent into space along with those of TV series’ stars
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The family of a mother of eight who was a huge “Star Trek” fan has ensured the final frontier will be her…
Continue Reading 135th Rose Parade boasts floral floats, sunny skies as California tradition kicks off the new year
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 135th Rose…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court temporarily delays new state-run court in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily delayed Mississippi officials…
Continue Reading Former NBA G League player held in woman’s killing due in Vegas court after transfer from Sacramento
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former NBA developmental league player accused with his ex-girlfriend of killing a woman whose body was found last month in…
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Sun Bowl reunites two brothers separated by life
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two brothers from California, raised in the same home with the same family values, are now grown up and living their dreams…
Continue Reading An Israeli who fought Hamas for 2 months indicted for impersonating a soldier and stealing weapons
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press Jerusalem (AP) — An Israeli man who never served in the military was charged with impersonating a soldier and…
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Mexican actor Ana Ofelia Murguía, who voiced Mama Coco in ‘Coco,’ dies at 90
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican actor who gave voice to the character of “Mama Coco” in the popular Pixar film “Coco” has died. Ana Ofelia…
Continue Reading A crash on a New York City parkway leaves 5 dead
NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City say five people died when the car they were in crashed on a parkway in Queens. The New York Police…
Continue Reading Police in Kenya suspect a man was attacked by a lion while riding a motorcycle
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police have recovered the body of a man believed to have been attacked and killed by a lion while riding a motorcycle…
Continue Reading Peter Magubane, a South African photographer who captured 40 years of apartheid, dies at age 91
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of…
Continue Reading Elvis, fishmongers and a Kraken win in a nautical scene for the NHL Winter Classic
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The part-owner of the franchise who was once more known for his exploits on the football field led the…
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Gold Star Gamers offers hope and healing to families who lost a military parent
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 17-year-old Ryan Jabot says he was devastated after his father lost his battle to PTSD four years ago. “It’s been pretty…
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One person dead in Lower Valley crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Special Traffic Investigators with the El Paso Police Department are looking into a two-car crash that killed one person.…
Continue Reading 16-year-old boy fatally stabbed on a hill overlooking London during New Year’s Eve
LONDON (AP) — A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a hill overlooking central London as crowds gathered to watch New Year’s Eve…
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New Year’s celebrations leave pets lost, wandering
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the Borderland welcomes 2024, some pet owners are left to ring in the New Year with a furry member of their family…
Continue Reading Gender-neutral toy aisles are now law in California
CNN By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Major retailers in California are now required to have gender-neutral toy aisles under a new state law. The…
Continue Reading The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024
CNN By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — The high-stakes presidential election has taken on increased significance for Democrats’ precarious path to…
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Shopping on New Year’s Day 2024? From Costco to Walmart, see what stores are open and closed
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer The New Year is almost upon us. And as the world prepares to ring in 2024, many are winding down from…
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