Biden to Americans in Afghanistan: ‘We will get you home’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden pledged firmly on Friday to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan — and all Afghans who aided the war…
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Sewage still flowing in Upper Valley a week after main breaks
UPDATE, Aug. 20: Sewage water continued flowing into the streets of El Paso’s Upper Valley, one week after two parallel wastewater mains broke.The…
Continue ReadingU.S. extends ban on non-essential Mexico border crossings
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government on Friday extended a ban on non-essential travel along the borders with Mexico and Canada through at least…
Continue Reading‘Dying for peace:’ Afghanistan’s first female Olympian says women will not give up their liberties easily
Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, talks to Christiane Amanpour about the risks to women’s rights and girls’ education in Afghanistan…
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El Paso’s Freakazoid Robots Festival canceled due to Covid concerns
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Commissioners and the El Paso City-County Health Authority have decided that the Freakazoid Robots Festival…
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Former Afghan Central Bank head describes harrowing escape
Ajmal Ahmady, Afghanistan’s former Central Bank Governor, speaks with CNN’s Matt Egan about his chaotic escape from Kabul and the country’s economic…
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Police say speed caused deadly crash in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A 32-year-old motorist was killed Friday morning in a one-car crash in northeast El Paso that police blamed on speeding. It…
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Memorial service set for husband of Aug. 3 victim who died on 2nd anniversary of funeral seen globally
UPDATE, Aug. 20: Perches Funeral Homes announced that a memorial service for Antonio ‘Tony” Basco will be held on Friday, Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1…
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Police blame drunk driving, speed for deadly 3-car crash at I-10 & Hawkins
UPDATE, Aug. 20: El Paso police on Friday identified 67–year-old Guadalupe Ruben Ramos Leyva as the motorist killed in a 3-car crash along I-10 at…
Continue ReadingIMF withholds emergency funds for Afghanistan
The International Monetary Fund, under pressure from the Biden administration, said it will no longer release $450 million in funds that were…
Continue ReadingBiden defends chaotic U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
CNN’s Jeff Zeleny…
Continue ReadingBiden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
President Joe Biden speaks about US military evacuations of American citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and vulnerable Afghans as chaos…
Continue ReadingElon Musk has donated $5.7 billion in Tesla shares to charity
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Charles Riley, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated roughly $5.7 billion worth of the electric carmaker’s shares…
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High school football returns to Las Cruces with 1st August kick-off in 2 years
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — For the first time in twenty-four months, the Field of Dreams will host a fall season of high school football. “That’s…
Continue ReadingFlorida Board of Education orders Broward, Alachua counties to allow mask opt-out in 48 hours or start losing funding
The Miami Dade County Public School Board voted to implement a mask mandate without parental opt outs, except with an excuse from a health care…
Continue ReadingFlorida Board of Education orders Broward, Alachua counties to allow mask opt-out in 48 hours or start losing funding
Battle to forbid schools from requiring masks shows no sign of slowing down in Florida and…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s governor signs order letting businesses ignore local Covid-19 rules
A “tsunami” of patients. That’s how one doctor described the rush of people coming into his downtown Atlanta, Georgia emergency room during this…
Continue Reading‘The Protégé’ casts Maggie Q as an assassin on a quest for revenge
Maggie Q, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson star in the thriller about an assassin looking for answers and revenge. David Daniel has a…
Continue ReadingChaos and confusion continue outside Kabul airport as people seek to flee
CNN’s Clarissa Ward brings us this report from inside Kabul…
Continue ReadingMike Richards steps down as ‘Jeopardy!’ host
Mike Richards, the brand new host of the “Jeopardy!” game show, says he has “stepped down.” CNN’s Brian Stelter reports on the controversial comments…
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida
CNN’s Don Lemon takes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to task for falsely saying, again, that masks are ineffective to combat the Covid-19…
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StormTRACK Weather: Mostly quiet afternoon, isolated storms east
Good Friday morning! It will be another hot and humid afternoon but a drier airmass will limit thunderstorms. Far East El Paso and the Lower Valley…
Continue ReadingAmazon truck creates its own exit off interstate
Watch an Amazon truck make its own exit off an interstate. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports on a shortcut that went…
Continue ReadingBiden set to speak on evacuations as situation in Afghanistan grows desperate
CNN’s Anderson Cooper discusses the chaos and desperation in Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover following the withdrawal of US…
Continue ReadingAmazon truck creates its own exit off interstate
Watch an Amazon truck make its own exit off an interstate. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports on a shortcut that went…
Continue ReadingSee Kevin Hart’s unfiltered reaction after learning Don Cheadle’s age
During an interview on the show “Hart to Heart,” host Kevin Hart seemed legitimately shocked when he learned how old actor Don Cheadle was, but the…
Continue ReadingCowell says 9-year-old will be ‘one of the biggest stars’
Opera singer Victory Brinker’s latest performance reminded “America’s Got Talent” judge Simon Cowell of the potential he once saw in a young Carrie…
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Screen time during pandemic impacted El Paso kids vision
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso pediatric ophthalmologist says she’s seeing more kids coming into her practice, giving them stronger vision…
Continue ReadingCLIMATE REPORT’S DIRE WARNING, DIXIE FIRE RAGES ON (330pET)
IPCC: Humans are unequivocally warming the planet. Darryl Forges…
Continue Reading Mohseni: Ghani fleeing was ‘selfish’ and ‘cowardly’
Afghan media mogul Saad Mohseni says Ashraf Ghani’s quick departure from Afghanistan triggered the collapse of the…
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