Watch: El Paso District Attorney addresses new controversial Texas migration law
UPDATE: During the press conference Tuesday, D.A. Hicks hicks said he anticipated there being an injunction that would prevent prosecution of the…
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Ex-gang leader seeking release from Las Vegas jail ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with murder in the killing of hip-hop music icon…
Continue Reading IRS to waive $1 billion in penalties for people and firms owing back taxes for 2020 or 2021
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says it’s going to waive penalty fees for people who failed to pay back taxes…
Continue Reading Judge reverses earlier decision and allows removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has lifted an injunction that briefly blocked Arlington National…
Continue Reading Tesla’s recall of 2 million vehicles to fix its Autopilot system uses technology that may not work
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million of its electric vehicles — an effort to have drivers who use…
Continue Reading South Carolina couple is charged with murder in the 2015 killings of four of their family members
PENDLETON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina couple has been charged with killing four older family members in a gory 2015 Halloween attack in the…
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Borderland celebrating 2024 Border Biennial
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Border Biennial focuses on the personality of the Borderland. As part of the celebrations, El Paso artist Evan Apodaca…
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EPWater Citizens Academy accepting applications
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) – EPWater is looking for residents who are eager to learn more about the utility and the services it provides to the community.…
Continue Reading Migrant child’s death and other hospitalizations spark concern over shelter conditions
By SOPHIA TAREEN and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The death of a 5-year-old migrant boy and reported illnesses in other children…
Continue Reading Man who helped bilk woman out of $1.2M is sentenced to prison and ordered to repay some of the money
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Texas man who was part of a romance scam that bilked a Missouri woman out of $1.2 million was sentenced on Tuesday to three…
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Collision slowing traffic along I-10 West near Redd Road in West El Paso
Update: Traffic is moving along I-10 West now, however, cars are still moving more slowly than normal. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash is causing a…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Assembly’s top Republican wants to review diversity positions across state agencies
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican lawmaker who forced the Universities of Wisconsin to reduce its diversity…
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Arsenic levels in Santa Teresa’s water supplies “exceeded the maximum contaminant level” in 2023, according to CRRUA
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority, or CRRUA, sent out a notice over the weekend letting its customers…
Continue Reading Rodgers’ return will come next season, with Jets out of 2023 playoff hunt and QB not 100% healthy
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Aaron Rodgers’ quest to make an improbable return this season for the New York Jets appears over.…
Continue Reading More than 2,000 mine workers extend underground protest into second day in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — More than 2,000 workers remain underground for a second day in a protest over pay and benefits at a platinum mine in…
Continue Reading Man accused of killing 4 university students in Idaho loses bid to have indictment tossed
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge says he won’t reject the grand jury indictment of a man charged with killing…
Continue Reading Parents and uncle convicted of murdering Pakistani teen in Italy for refusing an arranged marriage
MILAN (AP) — A court in northern Italy has convicted the parents and an uncle of an 18-year-Pakistani woman of murdering her after she refused her…
Continue Reading A pro-Trump super PAC airs an anti-Haley ad in New Hampshire. She says that’s a sign of her strength
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The super PAC supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has launched a television ad…
Continue Reading Philly’s progressive prosecutor, facing impeachment trial, has authority on transit crimes diverted
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new law taking aim at Philadelphia’s progressive prosecutor…
Continue Reading Politicians, workers seek accountability after sudden closure of St. Louis nursing home
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis political leaders and people connected to a shuttered nursing home are calling for…
Continue Reading Germany protests to Iran after a court ruling implicates Tehran in a plot to attack a synagogue
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has protested to Iran after a court ruling implicated the Islamic republic in a plan to attack a synagogue last year. The…
Continue Reading Minnesota panel chooses new state flag featuring North Star to replace old flag seen as racist
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s new state flag should feature an eight-pointed North Star against a dark…
Continue Reading A woman who had a miscarriage is now charged with abusing a corpse as stricter abortion laws play out nationwide
CNN By Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a…
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Las Cruces woman arrested on child abuse charge
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 48-year-old Michelle Marie Gonzales on a child abuse charge Monday. Jail…
Continue Reading Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The White House and Mexico’s president on Tuesday came out strongly against a new…
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Suspension of rail operations impacting Borderland’s business
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Trains in Juarez continue to be stuck carrying tons of cargo and merchandise south of the border. ABC-7 spoke with Jerry…
Continue Reading Italian fashion influencer apologizes for charity miscommunication, is fined 1 million euros
MILAN (AP) — An Italian fashion blogger-turned-businesswoman has apologized after being fined 1 million euros by Italy’s anti-trust authority for…
Continue Reading Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than…
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At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park, a grim sign of El Nino, climate change
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s largest national park in recent…
Continue Reading Thousands rally across Slovakia to protest the government’s plan to amend the penal code
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands have returned after a week to the streets in a dozen of major cities across Slovakia to keep protesting a…
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