ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Cool and quiet conditions continue in the Borderland
For the beginning of your work week, we will continue to see a quiet weather pattern across the Borderland. Breezy conditions will exist in the…
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Putin signs Russia’s largest national budget, bolstering military spending
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a national budget for the next three years that increases spending by around 25% and…
Continue Reading Kenya raises alarm as flooding death toll rises to 76, with thousands marooned by worsening rains
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA and BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government is urging people living in flood-prone areas…
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President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to skip the upcoming climate talks in Dubai, an event that is expected…
Continue Reading How Cape Town is learning to live with baboons
CNN Words by Callum Sutherland, video by Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often…
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EMTs in the Red Sands area raising funds to purchase body armor following shooting concerns
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An official with the Texas Rescue Patrol told ABC-7, the Red Sands area has become an increasingly dangerous area for first…
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Father of three allegedly shot, murdered in Culberson County
CULBERSON COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) — The Culberson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 19-year-old Juan Sanchez-Franco on a murder charge earlier this…
Continue Reading Failed wheel bearing caused Kentucky train derailment but didn’t trigger alarms beforehand, CSX says
By REBECCA REYNOLDS and JOSH FUNK Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — CSX says a failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that…
Continue Reading Assailants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon says
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The five armed assailants captured by U.S. forces after seizing a commercial ship near Yemen over…
Continue Reading Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools
By SHARON LURYE Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, La. (AP) — Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees.…
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Donald Trump is set to return to the witness stand in his civil fraud trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After a pugnacious first turn on the witness stand, former president Donald Trump plans to…
Continue Reading Report says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used alternate email under name of Hall of Fame pitcher
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used an alternative state email account using the name of Hall of…
Continue Reading Madagascar’s main opposition candidate files a lawsuit claiming fraud in the presidential election
By SARAH TETAUD Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The main opposition candidate in Madagascar says he has filed lawsuits with the…
Continue Reading A Dutch museum has sent Crimean treasures to Kyiv after a legal tug-of-war between Russia, Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam museum says historical treasures that were stored there for years during an ownership dispute sparked by…
Continue Reading Russian FM says he plans to attend OSCE meeting in North Macedonia
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he plans to travel to NATO member North Macedonia later this week to attend a…
Continue Reading Central European interior ministers agree to step up fight against illegal migration at EU borders
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SZEGED, Hungary (AP) — Interior ministers from six European Union countries say their nations have agreed to step…
Continue Reading Japan and Vietnam agree to boost ties and start discussing Japanese military aid amid China threat
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Vietnam have agreed to boost their security and economic ties in the face of China’s…
Continue Reading ICC prosecutors halt 13-year Kenya investigation that failed to produce any convictions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office is halting its long-running investigation into deadly violence…
Continue Reading Opinion: America once valued life more than guns. How did that change?
CNN Opinion by Dominic Erdozain (CNN) — When does a crisis become a catastrophe? Last month, after a mass shooting in Maine left 18…
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Police looking for suspect who allegedly robbed and threatened a park employee
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are seeking a suspect after he allegedly threatened a park employee and a man who attempted to help her was…
Continue Reading UK government reaches a pay deal with senior doctors that could end disruptive strikes
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has reached a deal with senior doctors in England that could potentially end a series of strikes. The…
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Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow
Elon Musk, who’s been under fire over accusations of antisemitism flourishing on his social media platform X, paid a visit Monday to…
Continue Reading Blinken will return to Israel as the US hopes to see further extensions of the Gaza cease-fire
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return this week to the Middle East as the U.S.…
Continue Reading Paris mayor says she’s quitting Elon Musk’s ‘global sewer’ platform X as city gears up for Olympics
PARIS (AP) — The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X. Mayor Anne Hidalgo is accusing Elon Musk’s platform, previously…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico opposition party will hold a gubernatorial primary after its president enters race
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One of Puerto Rico’s biggest political parties will hold a gubernatorial primary after Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz of…
Continue Reading Spain announces a 1.4 billion-euro deal to help protect the prized Doñana wetland from drying up
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — National and regional authorities in Spain have signed an agreement to invest 1.4 billion euros…
Continue Reading Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers stop delivering license plates for its new vehicles
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state via Sweden’s Transport Agency after striking postal workers in the…
Continue Reading An abducted German priest is said to be freed in Mali one year after being seized in the capital
BY BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A German priest who was abducted by rebels in Mali’s capital in November 2022 has been…
Continue Reading Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Mideast war. Its unprecedented Tel Aviv trip saved a shaky truce
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The deal seemed on the verge of unraveling. Hamas had accused Israel of failing to keep its side…
Continue Reading EU border agency helping search for missing crew after cargo ship sinks off Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s border protection agency Frontex has joined the search for 12 crew members missing after a cargo ship…
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