WATCH: Biden talks on booster shots, nursing home mandate
WASHINGTON , DC — President Biden was delivering remarks Wednesday afternoon in a White House address on the federal government’s Covid-19…
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CNN Heroes: Pen Farthing’s urgent mission
When the Taliban took control of Kabul, 2014 CNN Hero of the Year Pen Farthing said that he will not leave until his team, their families and the…
Continue ReadingDemocrats ramp up oversight over Biden’s Afghan withdrawal
The Taliban has opened fire in the streets of Kabul to disperse crowds as chaos ensues in the streets of Afghaistan. CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports from…
Continue ReadingEconomist: ‘No recession in sight,’ but pullback is coming
Lakshman Achuthan, co-founder of the Economic Cycle Research Institute, shares why he’s bearish on the economy continuing its breakneck recovery…
Continue ReadingBiden to require nursing homes get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy explains why the decision was made to roll out vaccine boosters for…
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It’s just constant: Clarissa Ward describes gunshots fired in Taliban- controlled streets
The Taliban has opened fire in the streets of Kabul to disperse crowds as chaos ensues in the streets of Afghaistan. CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports from…
Continue Reading‘Haiti is reeling:’ Earthquake survivors overwhelm hospitals in disaster-hit nation
CNN’s Matt Rivers reports from the city of Jeremie, Haiti, where search and rescue efforts are hampered by a lack of resources and heavy rains, which…
Continue ReadingHealth officials say booster shots will be offered to all in U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s top health officials are recommending all Americans get Covid-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the…
Continue ReadingA timeline of the case against R. Kelly
Singer R. Kelly was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking in New York. He was also accused of kidnapping, forced labor and sexual…
Continue ReadingBiden administration proposes overhaul of asylum system to speed up claim approval
Homeland Security reports a two-decade high in border crossings in…
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StormTRACK Weather: Limited storms, Wednesday
Good Morning! Rain chances will be on a downward trend for the remainder of the week but an upper-level trough to our west, moisture, and daytime…
Continue Reading‘Frozen in time’: Lobbyists, lawmakers and mayors plead with the White House to ease Covid travel restrictions
The Delta variant is putting a damper on what looked like a comeback for air…
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NMSU welcomes students back with vaccine, mask rules
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University kicked off its fall semester Wednesday welcoming back more than 14,000 students. “We’re so…
Continue ReadingBiden administration faces daunting odds of pulling off massive Afghanistan evacuation in 2 weeks
CNN’s Clarissa Ward speaks to Afghan women about what the Taliban’s return to power means for them and their…
Continue ReadingEx-defense secretary: Trump’s push to get US troops out of Afghanistan possibly ‘undermined’ deal with Taliban
Robert Crews, a historian at Stanford University specializing in Afghanistan and central Asia, tells CNN’s John Vause he believes the Trump…
Continue ReadingThese Afghan girls only receive religious education
CNN’s Clarissa Ward visited a religious class at a local mosque complex in Afghanistan, where girls are studying …
Continue ReadingLocal mask mandates allowed for now after Texas Supreme Court rejects Gov. Abbott’s request to intervene
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is fully vaccinated against the virus, has tested positive for…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks Gov. Abbott’s order, so El Paso mask mandate is in effect Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas — A judge blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order forbidding mask mandates late Tuesday night, clearing the way for a new…
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Smugglers have cut through border wall along El Paso sector over 700 times so far
EL PASO, Texas — As breaches to the U.S.-Mexico border wall in the El Paso sector hit 714 so far in the 2021 fiscal year, the U.S. Border Patrol is…
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EPISD board votes for mask rule, will sue Abbott over ban
UPDATE: EPISD’s board, with only one nay, voted 6-1 Tuesday night to impose a mask mandate for all teachers, staff and students in school facilities,…
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SISD board unanimously approves mask rule for schools
UPDATE: SISD’s board voted unanimously Tuesday night to follow the El Paso Health Authority’s mask mandate for schools, which was set to take effect…
Continue ReadingGov. Abbott, staunch mask rule opponent, has ‘breakthrough’ case of Covid-19
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a staunch opponent of mask mandates, is infected with a “breakthrough” case of Covid-19, the governor’s…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico imposes mask mandate; requires vaccinations for some workers
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that face masks will once again be required in all public indoor…
Continue Reading Surgeon general reacts to anti-vaxxer’s claim about natural immunity
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says though people can gain some immunity protection after contracting Covid-19, it’s “not nearly as strong” as…
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El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2021: John Birkelbach
EL PASO, Texas – John Birkelbach’s introduction to the shot put happened completely by accident. But it would be the start of a great career that…
Continue ReadingSee the new retro-styled 2023 Nissan Z
Designed as an homage to its iconic 1969 sports car, Nissan reveals a new version of the…
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Low rain chances and then drying out
Happy Tuesday to you all. We still have moisture in our atmosphere which could allow storms to develop but we are missing out on a vertical motion…
Continue ReadingTexas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid-19
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is fully vaccinated against the virus, has tested positive for…
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Mask rule protesters show up at LCPS board meeting
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With the state of New Mexico on Tuesday reinstating mask requirements for all indoor activities, Las Cruces Public…
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13-year-old El Paso Zoo lioness dies after cancer battle
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Zoo’s 13-year-old African lioness named Kalliope has died after a battle with cancer, zoo leaders announced on…
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