‘Justice for India’s daughter’: Protests erupt over alleged rape and murder of 9-year-old
Protests are continuing over the alleged gang rape, murder and forced cremation of a 9-year-old girl in New Delhi, India. CNN’s Vedika Sud…
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Dallas firefighter allegedly faked his family’s Covid-19 diagnoses and took paid leave to go to a resort
Dallas Police said William Jordan Carter, 38, is charged with felony…
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Bill Gates opens up to Anderson Cooper about his divorce
CNN’s Anderson Cooper talks to Bill Gates about his divorce from former wife Melinda French Gates after 27 years, and asks Gates about his friendship…
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Locomotive FC shutout San Antonio FC, 2-0
(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – Locomotive FC (10-1-4, 34 points) picked up three points at Southwest University Park with a 2-0…
Continue ReadingThis Arkansas hospital is so short on nurses in this newest Covid-19 surge, it’s offering a $25,000 signing bonus
CNN’s Martin Savidge speaks with Arkansas health care workers and administrators about the strain they’re under as the state faces rising…
Continue ReadingRepublicans vying to replace Newsom in California recall attack his handling of Covid-19 in debate
John Cox, Kevin Faulconer, Kevin Kiley and Doug Ose – made early moves to distinguish themselves from their rivals while heaping criticism on…
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Packers star Aaron Jones plans to open El Paso sports bar
EL PASO, Texas — Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones is planning to open a sports bar in El Paso. The El Paso native and former UTEP…
Continue ReadingArkansas GOP governor says he regrets ban on mask mandates as Covid-19 cases surge
In a press conference on his YouTube channel, Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) said he regretted banning mask…
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Delta variant wave wiping out Texas’ pandemic progress
AUSTIN, Texas — The rates of new Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are showing steeper increases than past surges, state health officials…
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Herrell co-sponsors bill that could strip universities of federal funds if they mandate vaccines
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Southern New Mexico Republican Congresswoman Yvette Herrell has signed her name to a bill that could end some federal…
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11 migrants dead, 20 hurt as van flips over in Rio Grande Valley
ENCINO, Texas — Eleven people were dead and roughly 20 others injured when an overloaded van carrying migrants crashed and flipped over in the Rio…
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High sales tax revenue during pandemic surprises El Paso leaders
(Editor’s note: This story was produced with the support of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations…
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El Paso mayor, county judge urge Abbott to allow schools to mandate masks
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, imploring him…
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Former UTEP nat’l champ Emmanuel Korir wins Olympic gold in 800 meter race
TOKYO, Japan — Former UTEP sprinter and college national champion Emmanuel Korir took home the gold medal in the 800 meters race Wednesday morning…
Continue ReadingBoston Mayor compared vaccine policy to slavery-era freedom papers and birtherism
After New York City announced people will need proof of Covid-19 vaccination to enter some indoor facilities, acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey likened…
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El Paso to host U.S., Mexico tourism industry convention
EL PASO, Texas — Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a joint press conference at City Hall on Wednesday morning to announce…
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Motorcyclist hurt seriously in crash with truck on Doniphan Drive in Vinton
VINTON, Texas — A motorcyclist was seriously injured after his bike collided with a truck along a stretch of Doniphan Drive in Vinton late Wednesday…
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Hot conditions and no rain ahead!
Hello all! I’m filling in for Dave today. It is still hot outside right now, and we aren’t going to be getting much cooler any time soon. The week…
Continue ReadingBelarusian dissidents fear the regime will put them into detention camps. It may have already built one
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports on a recently renovated possible prison camp in Belarus for dissenters against President Alexander…
Continue ReadingStudents and parents welcome school — with or without masks — in Georgia
On the first day of school at the Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy some students and staff are wearing masks and some not, and no one seems worried.…
Continue ReadingUK to add Germany, Austria, several other European countries to ‘green’ travel list
US-UK couples who have been separated for over a year due to Covid-19 travel restrictions have joined an online movement, Love Is Not Tourism, to…
Continue ReadingBefore NY AG report, Andrew Cuomo long claimed to be a champion against sexual harassment and attacked GOP politicians for staying silent
New York’s Attorney General report concluded that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. For years prior to these allegations surfacing, Cuomo…
Continue ReadingMeet the ‘seed detective’ on a mission to save our rarest vegetables
British horticulturalist Adam Alexander collects, grows and saves endangered vegetable varieties, in an effort to preserve the genetic diversity of…
Continue ReadingAs debate around school mask mandates heats up, local health officials fear for their safety
At board meetings in Barrington and Rockton, IL, some kids pled for a revision of mask protocols, asking schools to give them a choice as to whether…
Continue ReadingAs debate around school mask mandates heats up, local health officials fear for their safety
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Local health officials in the United States are worried about another rise in anti-mask protests — and their safety.…
Continue ReadingStrategist on meme stocks: ‘Look at the long term’
Robinhood’s stock surged and halted trading leading many to think it’s the newest meme stock. Omar Aguilar, Chief Investment Officer at Charles…
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StormTRACK Weather: Rain chances continue, drier days ahead
Good Wednesday morning, everyone! There will still be enough moisture for a thunderstorm this afternoon. By the end of the week, drier air moves into…
Continue ReadingRihanna: The pop star turned humanitarian (2018)
Rihanna is a Grammy award winning artist and fashion designer who is also known for her humanitarian…
Continue Reading‘The Suicide Squad’ lets James Gunn take another shot at DC’s team of supervillains
The ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director brings his sensibilities to DC’s squad of anti-heroes and baddies. Rick Damigella…
Continue ReadingFDA does not recommend ‘taking things into your own hands’ regarding Covid-19 vaccine boosters, says top agency official
New data from Pfizer shows a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine can “strongly” boost protection against the Delta variant, but the US Surgeon General…
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