SoftBank’s troubles don’t end with Wag. Here are 5 more investments to watch closely
SoftBank’s decision to abandon its $300 million investment in dog-walking startup Wag has raised more questions about the strategy of its mega…
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Attorneys for alleged Weinstein victim reject tentative settlement
Attorneys for one of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged victims on Wednesday rejected a tentative deal between the disgraced movie producer, his…
Continue Reading Europe is sending a robot to clean up space. Why is the junk there in the first place?
A self-destructing robot will be sent into orbit on the world’s first space cleanup mission, European scientists announced Monday, a fresh…
Continue Reading SoftBank-backed OneConnect slashes IPO target by nearly 50%
Another SoftBank-backed startup is slashing its valuation and stumbling toward an IPO. OneConnect, the financial services unit of Chinese insurance…
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Greta Thunberg es una “mocosa”, dice el presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro
(CNN) — El presidente de Brasil calificó a la activista sueca de cambio climático Greta Thunberg como una “mocosa” después de que ella…
Continue Reading Nueva Zelandia ordenó más de 1,2 millones de centímetros cuadrados de piel para los heridos del volcán
(CNN) — Nueva Zelandia ordenó 1,2 millones de centímetros cuadrados de piel para tratar a pacientes heridos en la erupción volcánica del lunes…
Continue Reading Laurent Simons, el niño prodigio de 9 años, deja la universidad sin graduarse
(CNN) — El niño prodigio Laurent Simons dejó su curso universitario, luego de una disputa sobre su fecha de graduación. Laurent, de 9 años,…
Continue Reading Juan Manuel Santos se defiende de acusaciones de violar el régimen de financiación de las campañas: “No hay una sola prueba, no existe”
(CNN Español) — El expresidente de Colombia Juan Manuel Santos acudió voluntariamente este miércoles ante una Comisión Especial de…
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Half-animal, half-human hybrids depicted on oldest discovered cave art
Cave art depicting a hunting scene has been found in Indonesia dated to 44,000 years old, making it the oldest rock art created by humans. The…
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Troubled Las Cruces daycare investigated by ABC-7 has license suspended, sanctions imposed by state officials
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A daycare owner in Las Cruces confirmed late Wednesday that the license for one of the locations she owns has been…
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Tornillo High School teacher arrested, accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to boys
TORNILLO, Texas — A teacher at Tornillo High School has been arrested on accusations of having “improper relationships with students,” sheriff’s…
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Child Protective Services says more children in Texas leaving foster care
EL PASO, Texas — More children here in Texas left foster care for permanent homes than entered the child welfare system this year, according to…
Continue Reading Despite historic nature of impeachment, some major news organizations put story on back burner
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. For only the fourth…
Continue Reading Hockey player Akim Aliu gets apology for blackface incident from his former team
Ex-National Hockey League player Akim Aliu got a public apology from his former team for “wrongdoing” by an equipment manager who was…
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UTEP exhibit featuring art created by migrant children ends this Saturday
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Deserts gardens invites you to join them for Las Posadas at the Centennial Museum and…
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Woman who fell into west El Paso canal rescued by firefighters, border agents
EL PASO, Texas — A woman who reportedly fell into a canal situated off the Rio Grande in west El Paso was rescued Wednesday night by firefighters…
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Prospect of city buying El Paso Electric dwindles; focus now on protecting workers, ratepayers in private sale
EL PASO, Texas — The possibility of the city buying El Paso Electric Co. seemed to be dwindling on Wednesday, with officials saying they were…
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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches 12th test flight of space tourism rocket near Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — Blue Origin, the stealthy company founded by Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, just launched another test flight…
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Lower bond denied for concert date accused of killing missing El Paso mom
EL PASO, Texas — A judge on Wednesday denied a bond reduction request for a man accused of killing an El Paso mother who went missing after the…
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New helicopter ambulance makes its inaugural El Paso flight
EL PASO, Texas — The Borderland now has a new tool to get those facing a medical emergency to the hospital as quick as possible. Native Air 40 is a…
Continue Reading ‘We’ve moved on’ from Colin Kaepernick, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the league has “moved on” from former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who…
Continue Reading Trump no fue el único aguafiestas en la cumbre de la OTAN de este año
Nota del editor: Samantha Vinograd es analista de seguridad nacional de CNN. Es consejera sénior del Instituto Biden de la Universidad de Delaware,…
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‘Snazzy On Call:’ El Paso woman creates in-home salon business after losing her mother to Alzheimer’s
EL PASO, Texas– Gina Silverman-Smith is the mother of a 20-year-old special needs child and was the caretaker of her late mother when she was…
Continue Reading Mitad animales y mitad humanos: las figuras de la pintura rupestre más antigua que se ha descubierto
(CNN) – La escena de caza pintada dentro de una cueva que fue descubierta en Indonesia es el arte rupestre más antiguo creado por humanos: tiene…
Continue Reading Un juez bloquea el uso de fondos del Pentágono para construir el muro fronterizo de Trump
(CNN) – Un juez federal de Texas bloqueó la posibilidad de que el gobierno de Donald Trump destinara miles de millones de dólares pertenecientes…
Continue Reading Man rescued after shouting, ‘Siri, call 911,’ after his car plunged into an icy river
“Siri, call 911.” That’s what a man in Charles City, Iowa yelled after his car plunged into an icy river. Gael Salcedo, 18, was on…
Continue Reading The family whose toddler fell to her death from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship sues the company
The family whose child died falling from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in July has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the cruise line. Michael…
Continue Reading Jersey City shooting victims are an officer who responded and civilians in a kosher deli
One of the victims in the shooting at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Tuesday was the police department’s officer in charge…
Continue Reading Senado acoge acusación constitucional contra exministro del Interior por no haber evitado violaciones a los DD.HH. durante protestas
(CNN Español) — El exministro del Interior de Chile Andrés Chadwick dijo ser inocente luego de que la acusación constitucional en su contra haya…
Continue Reading Broward County deputy terminated for slamming teen’s face in viral video
A Broward County sheriff’s deputy has been fired after he was seen on a cell phone video slamming a teenager’s face onto the pavement at…
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