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Twitter sues Elon Musk to force him to complete acquisition

July 12, 2022 3:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter has sued billionaire Elon Musk in an effort to force him to follow through with his deal to buy the social media…

WATCH: Uvalde school shooting hallway video is out

July 12, 2022 3:05 PM David Gonzalez

UVALDE, Texas — The Uvalde school shooting video has been obtained by the Austin American Statesman and KVUE. The video shows the gunman entering…

El Paso County Sheriff’s office conducts active shooter exercise

July 12, 2022 5:01 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas– The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies conducted an ALERRT active shooter exercise on Tuesday,…

Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump tried to contact witness in Jan. 6 investigation, Justice Department has been alerted

July 12, 2022 2:00 PM David Gonzalez

WASHINGTON — Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump tried to contact witness in Jan. 6 investigation, Justice Department has been alerted. This is a developing…

Deported Army vet becomes naturalized US citizen

July 12, 2022 1:52 PM El Paso Matters

Editor’s note: This story comes from El Paso Matters as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a group of newsrooms — including ABC-7, which…

What we know about infamous Oval Office meeting held by Trump’s inner circle in December 2020

July 12, 2022 12:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen, CNN A heated Oval Office meeting convened by then-President Donald Trump on December 18, 2020 — in which lawyer Sidney Powell…

‘Lucky’ dog seen rescued from canal returning home to grateful owner this week

July 11, 2022 7:18 PM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — The dog that was rescued from drowning in the canal by the city’s water rescue team will be heading home to their grateful owner…

Jill Biden apologizes for calling Latino community “unique as the breakfast tacos” in San Antonio

July 12, 2022 10:05 AM Texas Tribune

First Lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday after she said during a San Antonio speech that the Latino community was “as unique as the breakfast tacos”…

Video from Uvalde shooting shows gunman enter school and officers in hallway retreat after taking fire

July 12, 2022 9:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves, Andy Rose and Steve Almasy, CNN The Austin American-Statesman newspaper published Tuesday edited portions of school…

WATCH: NMSU to celebrate 95th birthday, accomplishments of Barbara “Mother” Hubbard

July 12, 2022 9:32 AM Kerry Mannix

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Barbara “Mother” Hubbard, who has positively impacted many lives at New Mexico State University and the City of Las Cruces…

ISIS leader in Syria killed in drone strike, US says

July 12, 2022 7:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US carried out a drone strike in northwest Syria on Tuesday that killed Maher al-Agal, the leader of ISIS in Syria, US…

NASA reveals Webb telescope’s new images of stars, galaxies and an exoplanet

July 12, 2022 6:19 AM CNN

NASA’s releasing the rest of the images from the Webb Telescope today. This fun, feel-good talker will preview them and set up a chance to showcase…

El Paso County lifeguards see pay increase of $14 to help offset nationwide shortage

July 12, 2022 5:54 AM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — Lifeguards working within the county’s three pools will now make $14 per hour after county commissioner approved the pay increase…

Fugitive arrested at Bridge of the Americas for sexual assault of a child

July 11, 2022 6:58 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican citizen for an outstanding warrant for sexual assault of a child…

Chris Smelser Trial: Opening statements begin for LCPD officer charged with 2nd degree murder after chokehold incident

July 11, 2022 11:47 AM Jason McNabb

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The murder trial for a Las Cruces Police Officer accused of killing a man with a chokehold restraint began Monday. Officer…

Report: 8-month-old baby left in storage room dies, couple charged in death

July 11, 2022 5:48 PM David Gonzalez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Doña Ana couple was charged with child abuse in connection to the death of their 8-month-old boy who was left inside a…

Officials investigate desert discovery of two bodies

July 11, 2022 4:40 PM David Gonzalez

UPDATE– Officials confirm the victims were both women, one in her late teens, one in her late twenties. The Sunland Park Fire Chief commented that…

White House says Iran is preparing to supply Russia with weapons-capable drones

July 11, 2022 3:06 PM CNN

CNN By Maegan Vazquez and Natasha Bertrand, CNN National security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday that the United States has…

Beto O’Rourke to launch 49-day campaign tour of Texas

July 11, 2022 3:09 PM Texas Tribune

The Democratic challenger will hold 70 public events in more than 65 counties as part of the tour, according to his campaign. The trip will start…

Biden administration says federal law preempts state abortion bans when emergency care is needed

July 11, 2022 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN In new clarifying guidance announced Monday, the Biden administration said that federal law preempts state abortion bans when…

New Mexico Department of Health reports first probable monkeypox case

July 11, 2022 1:28 PM David Gonzalez

SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting a probable case of monkeypox. Health officials say the patient returned from…

Texas inmate asks to delay execution for kidney donation

July 1, 2022 3:51 PM Associated Press

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas inmate who is set to be put to death in less than two weeks asked that his execution be…

Thousands of leaked Uber documents show extreme steps company allegedly took to expand aggressively

July 11, 2022 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Hundreds of thousands of leaked Uber documents obtained by The Guardian and shared with a consortium of news outlets show…