Caravan of up to 1,500 migrants headed to border stopped in Chihuahua
by Special to El Paso Matters, El Paso Matters December 9, 2022 By Rocio Gallegos and Veronica Martinez / La Verdad CIUDAD JUAREZ – En route to the…
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Police respond to domestic disturbance, eastbound traffic on Sean Haggerty Dr. diverted
EL PASO, Texas — A domestic disturbance has led to a barricaded subject in northeast El Paso. El Paso police say eastbound traffic on Sean Haggerty…
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Rioter who assaulted cops at Capitol gets 5 years in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Tennessee man who authorities say came to Washington ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot prepared for violence in a car full of…
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Sinema leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent
CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as a political independent, she told CNN’s…
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Messi, Argentina advance to World Cup Semis
LUSAIL, Qatar — Argentina is advancing to the semifinals of the World Cup after a dramatic win in a penalty shootout against the Netherlands.…
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New Texas taskforce launched to track down ‘gotaways’ at border; will use K9s, drones
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday a new “elite” taskforce to track down and apprehend migrants who’ve evaded capture in…
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Croatia wins yet another penalty shootout at World Cup
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Count on Croatia to make it through when it comes down to a penalty shootout at the World…
Continue Reading Japanese pair edges Americans to win Grand Prix Final gold
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Japanese pairs skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara narrowly edged Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier at the Grand…
Continue Reading Messi, Argentina advance to semifinals at World Cup
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi started the match by delivering another soccer clinic. The Argentina superstar…
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Two men accused of stabbing man at homeless shelter
EL PASO, Texas — A 34-year-old man was attacked at a homeless shelter in south-central El Paso Thursday, according to El Paso police. It happened at…
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Nick Carter denies rape allegation as ABC pulls Backstreet Boys holiday special
(CNN) — Backstreet Boys’ member Nick Carter is being sued by a 39-year-old woman with autism and cerebral palsy who says the singer raped her…
Continue Reading Arizona State hires Baldwin as offensive coordinator
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has hired former Cal Poly head coach Beau Baldwin as its next offensive coordinator. The school announced…
Continue Reading Griner’s home, but WNBA players still competing overseas
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner is back in the United States after an arduous 10-month saga in Russia. Yet nearly half of her…
Continue Reading Vocal rat opponent NYC Mayor Adams gets rat infestation ticket dismissed
By Kiely Westhoff, Celina Tebor and Emma Tucker, CNN New York Mayor Eric Adams, a vocal rat opponent who made fighting rodents in the city a…
Continue Reading Former Minneapolis police officer who helped restrain George Floyd sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison
By Ray Sanchez and Brad Parks, CNN A former Minneapolis police officer who assisted in the fatal restraint of George Floyd was sentenced to 3 ½…
Continue Reading South Carolina prosecutors reveal alleged motive in Murdaugh murder case
By Kevin Conlon, CNN South Carolina prosecutors have put forth what they believe was Alex Murdaugh’s motive for killing his wife and son. He…
Continue Reading Buffalo grocery store mass shooter willing to plead guilty to federal charges if death penalty off the table, attorneys say
By Mark Morales, Emma Tucker and Ray Sanchez, CNN The gunman who killed 10 people and wounded three in a racist attack at a grocery store in a…
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Video shows police attempting to serve search warrants to 3 NMSU basketball players ahead of ‘Battle of I-10’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New footage from an officer-worn lapel camera shows New Mexico State Police attempting to serve search warrants to NMSU…
Continue Reading People around the world are rallying around this woman with Alzheimer’s
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Ever since they met in the fifth grade, Bob Pettit said his wife has always been the life of the party, a social butterfly…
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Two drug seizures in one month at same train crossing keep CBP officers in El Paso on alert
EL PASO, Texas — For the second time in a month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers in El Paso seized a large number of drugs in a rail car…
Continue Reading Jury deliberations in Harvey Weinstein’s 2nd sexual assault trial will continue Monday in Los Angeles
By Nouran Salahieh and Cheri Mossburg, CNN The second sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein, the former movie producer accused of using his…
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Expecting mother with visual impairment able to ‘see’ baby with 3D printed ultrasound
OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — When expecting mother Ashton Johnson got an ultrasound at CHI Bergan Mercy Clinic in Omaha, she didn’t know how…
Continue Reading Federal data: Kansas oil spill biggest in Keystone history
By JOHN HANNA, RYAN J. FOLEY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil this week into a…
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Brazil eliminated from World Cup after losing to Croatia in penalty shootout in quarterfinals
The Associated PressALL RAYYAN, Qatar ALL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Brazil eliminated from World Cup after losing to Croatia in penalty shootout in…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says Twitter is rolling out a new feature that will flag ‘shadowbanning.’ It’s complicated
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk on Thursday said he plans to introduce an option to make it possible for users to…
Continue Reading A fake Romeo charmed more than 100 women with promises of romance, then scammed them. Now he’s going to prison
By Faith Karimi, CNN Patrick Giblin was like the American version of the “Tinder Swindler” — but without the private jets. He wooed…
Continue Reading An investigation found no evidence to support a woman’s claim her father was a serial killer
By Rebekah Riess, CNN The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says there’s “no evidence” to back up a claim by a woman that her…
Continue Reading Grinnell sets NCAA record with 111 3-point shots vs Emmaus
GRINNELL, Iowa (AP) — Grinnell College has set an NCAA men’s basketball record for 3-point attempts when it tried every one of its 111 shots from…
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Former Twitter employees speak out on ‘inhumane’ layoffs
(CNN)- A group of former Twitter employees are speaking out after suing the company. They allege new owner Elon Musk violated multiple labor rights…
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Brittney Griner returns to the U.S. after being detained in Russia for 10 months
(CNN)- Brittney Griner is back on U.S. soil. A plane carrying the WNBA star landed at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas early Friday. Griner had been…
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