Federal judge issues order blocking Texas’ 6-week abortion ban
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas issued an order Wednesday blocking the state’s six-week abortion ban. US District Judge Robert…
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Sun Metro bus runs over Juarez man; police call it a suicide
UPDATE: A 79-year-old man from Ciudad Juarez was killed after being run over by a Sun Metro bus near downtown El Paso Wednesday in what police are…
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4 hurt in Texas school shooting, suspected student gunman captured
UPDATE: ARLINGTON, Texas — Police in Texas have arrested a student suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high…
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Southern New Mexico man charged with ax murder of wife after body found in forest
SILVER CITY, New Mexico — A southern New Mexico man on probation who had to wear an ankle bracelet to monitor his movements has been…
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WATCH: Herrell discusses Afghan refugees following Fort Bliss tour
FORT BLISS, Texas — Southern New Mexico GOP Congresswoman Yvette Herrell toured Fort Bliss’ Dona Ana Complex on Wednesday where thousands of…
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WATCH: GOP governors join Abbott for Texas border tour
MISSION, Texas — Eight Republican governors traveled to Texas to join Gov. Greg Abbott for a Wednesday tour of the border with Mexico. The…
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Police detail El Paso apartment worker’s alleged violent attack on 2 women residents
UPDATE, Oct. 5: Silenced with duct tape, choked and punched – those are some of the new details ABC-7 has learned from El Paso police about an attack…
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Overturned truck carrying hazmat blocks U.S. 62/180 at Guadalupe Pass
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Public Safety was investigating after a semi-trailer carrying hazardous materisal crashed…
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Troubled student loan forgiveness program gets an overhaul
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration is temporarily relaxing the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been…
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Dead migrant found at Sunland Park man’s front door as stash houses in area triple
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Stash houses are considered a place where migrants entering the U.S. illegally are hidden before moving on to their next…
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Amber Alert: FBI looks for abducted 13-year-old Texas girl who is sex trafficking victim
HOUSTON, Texas — The FBI is asking for help in finding a missing 13-year-old Texas girl who was last seen two weeks ago and is believed to be in…
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Horizon City man accused of running ‘dangerous’ human smuggling operation
HORIZON CITY, Texas — A Horizon City man was arrested during a raid by federal agents on accusations of operating a “dangerous” human smuggling…
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El Paso pilot among 2 killed in Georgia plane crash
THOMSON, Georgia – An El Paso man was one of two people killed in a small pane crash in eastern Georgia on Tuesday, ABC affiliate WJBF…
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Teen arrested for not wearing mask at EPISD board meeting won’t face charges
UPDATE, Oct. 5: EPISD has now decided not to press charges against 17-year-old student Skyler Brown. He was arrested at Monday night’s school board…
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Evidence suggests ship anchor snagged, dragged oil pipeline
By STEFANIE DAZIO, MATTHEW BROWN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Evidence emerged Tuesday that a ship’s anchor…
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Whistleblower tells senators: Facebook puts ‘profits before people’
WASHINGTON, DC — A former Facebook data scientist has told Congress that the social network giant’s products harm children and fuel polarization…
Continue Reading Medical examiner confirms body found in wooded area in Orlando is Miya Marcano
By Gregory Lemos, CNN The Orange County, Florida, medical examiner confirmed Tuesday that the body found in a wooded area near the Tymber Skan on the…
Continue Reading Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots
By Maggie Fox, CNN Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize booster shots for its coronavirus…
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Winning ticket sold in California for $700M Powerball jackpot
UPDATE #2: One winning ticket was sold in California for what ended up being a nearly $700 million Powerball jackpot due to strong sales up to the…
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El Paso County judge unveils plan for Juarez youth vaccination
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego is hoping build upon his idea to vaccinate maquiladora workers and get more Juarenses…
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WATCH: Garbage truck overturns, hangs on guardrail above I-10 in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso Disposal garbage truck overturned Monday afternoon and was hanging on a guardrail barrier above Interstate 10 in west…
Continue Reading DEA agent killed, 2 others hurt in shooting on Amtrak train slated to stop in El Paso
TUCSON, Arizona — A DEA agent was killed and another agent along with a Tucson police officer were seriously injured after someone opened fire…
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Trick-or-treating returns for Halloween this year in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Kids will be able to go door-to-door trick-or-treating for Halloween this year after El Paso health officials gave the thumbs…
Continue Reading Facebook back online after massive outage that also took down Instagram, WhatsApp
NEW YORK, NY — Around six hours after Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down, service started coming back online. Facebook, Instagram and…
Continue Reading Did ship’s anchor cause California oil spill? Maybe
By STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Officials investigating one of California’s largest oil…
Continue Reading Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family planning clinics
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by federally funded…
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3 fully-vaccinated El Pasoans among 9 new Covid deaths
EL PASO, Texas — A total of nine El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week, with three of those being breakthrough deaths involving…
Continue Reading Biden tells GOP to ‘get out of the way’ on debt limit
By JOSH BOAK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging Republican senators to “get out of the way” and…
Continue Reading After a bad day, Facebook suffers major outage
By Clare Duffy and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Around six hours after Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down, service started coming back online,…
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William Shatner will fly to space aboard Blue Origin rocket
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Captain Kirk is rocketing into space: “Star Trek” actor William Shatner plans to…
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