Rapper 50 Cent cancels Phoenix concert due to extreme heat that has plagued the region
PHOENIX (AP) — Sweltering heat in Phoenix that has routinely broken records this summer led to yet another canceled concert, with rapper 50 Cent…
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Acuña’s encounter and Guaranteed Rate Field shooting raise questions about safety of players, fans
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier has played through the scenario in his head. There is a…
Continue Reading $5.6 million bid for one offshore tract marks modest start for Gulf of Mexico wind energy
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press In a first-of-its kind auction for the Gulf of Mexico, a company bid $5.6 million Tuesday to lease federal waters…
Continue Reading FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime
By FRANK BAJAK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. officials say the FBI and its partners in Europe infiltrated and seized…
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A Lower Valley house caught fire twice in 24 hours. Now El Paso investigators say the second fire was intentional.
Update: After the initial fire Sunday evening, the house caught fire again Monday morning. According to a spokesperson with the El Paso Fire…
Continue Reading Exonerees support Adnan Syed in recent court filing as appeal drags on
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 wrongfully convicted people from across the country have expressed their support for…
Continue Reading Court rejects Connecticut officials’ bid to keep secret a police report on hospital patient’s death
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court says police reports about deaths and other incidents in…
Continue Reading Louisiana plagued by unprecedented wildfires, as largest active blaze grows
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — One of the largest wildfires in Louisiana history continues to burn through land and…
Continue Reading Boston will no longer require prospective spouses to register their sex or gender to marry
BOSTON (AP) — Couples filling out marriage certificates in Boston will no longer be required to identify their sex or gender. Officials say the…
Continue Reading Guatemala’s president-elect faces legal challenges that seek to weaken him. Here’s what’s happening
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Aug. 20 presidential election has been bogged down in court and legal…
Continue Reading A new Titanic expedition is planned. The US is fighting it, says wreck is a grave site
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical…
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El Paso mayor establishes citywide Chico’s Tacos Day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser proclaimed today Chico’s Tacos Day. Leeser made the proclamation at the start of Tuesday…
Continue Reading Muslim call to prayer can now be broadcast publicly in New York City without a permit
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced…
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Fire burns Las Cruces house, displaces two people
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Fire officials tell ABC-7 that a home on Maple Street caught fire Monday night. The fire likely started…
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Train derails in Central El Paso
UPDATE: The Cotton Street Exit of I-10 is back open. The derailed train as well as the grain product are still on the tracks. UPDATE: I-10 East at…
Continue Reading India’s moon rover confirms sulfur and detects several other elements near the lunar south pole
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s moon rover has confirmed the presence of sulfur and detected several other elements on…
Continue Reading What does Florida’s red flag law say, and could it have thwarted the Jacksonville shooter?
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A young, white gunman’s killing of three Black people over the weekend in Jacksonville,…
Continue Reading Breaking impasse, Tennessee lawmakers adjourn tumultuous session spurred by school shooting
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have ended a special session initially touted…
Continue Reading U.S. to send $250 million in weapons to Ukraine
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send an additional $250 million in weapons and ammunition to Ukraine…
Continue Reading Who’s running for president? Here’s a rundown of the 2024 candidates
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press With more than a year until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set. Former President…
Continue Reading Officials say gas explosion destroyed NFL player Caleb Farley’s home, killing his dad
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a natural gas explosion destroyed the North Carolina home of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley. The…
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El Paso Airport Killing: Suspect’s wife testifies in love triangle murder trial
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On day two of the trial against Bernard Christmann, the man accused of the murder of Juan Ramon Anzaldo…
Continue Reading Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As John Eastman prepared to surrender to Georgia authorities last week for an indictment related…
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Juarez students return to school amid textbook fight
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday, over 290,000 students in Juarez returned to classes after their summer break. Students from kindergarten,…
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Mother seeks justice for toddler as Las Cruces man stands trial for her death
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The second day of the highly-anticipated trial in the case of Lalo Castrillo kicked off Tuesday at Doña Ana County…
Continue Reading Female dental assistant in Jamaica charged with kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A female dental assistant in Jamaica has been charged with murder and kidnapping after police say she abducted an…
Continue Reading 18 years after Katrina levee breaches, group wants future engineers to learn from past mistakes
A Louisiana-based nonprofit is calling for future engineers to get more education on past failures and how to avoid repeating them. The campaign by…
Continue Reading EU Commission president will propose Dutch foreign minister as successor for climate czar Timmermans
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU’s top official will nominate the Dutch foreign minister as the next commissioner in…
Continue Reading Chicago TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on a string of robberies
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago television news crew has been robbed at gunpoint while they were reporting on a string of robberies. Spanish-language…
Continue Reading Miami Mayor Francis Suarez suspends 2024 GOP presidential bid after failing to qualify for debate
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is ending his bid for the presidency, dropping out of the 2024 race…
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