Jacqueline Avant, wife of music exec Clarence Avant, shot and killed in home robbery
Jacqueline Avant, a philanthropist and the wife of influential music executive Clarence Avant, was shot and killed during a robbery in her home,…
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IOC defends ‘silent diplomacy’ in Peng Shuai case
Between censorship and staged photos, a new email is not enough to ease concerns for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. CNN’s Will Ripley…
Continue ReadingCongress averts shutdown after party leaders resolve GOP standoff over vaccine mandate
CNN By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN Congress averted a government shutdown Thursday evening when both chambers voted to…
Continue ReadingSenate passes stopgap funding bill, avoiding shutdown
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term…
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Community Champion: El Paso’s Kayla Gomez wins Gold at Junior Pan American Games
CALI, Colombia – An El Paso boxer continues to add to her list of accolades in just her short boxing career. Kayla Gomez, 17, won the Gold medal…
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Alzheimer’s Association discusses new antibody infusion drug to help people with the disease
EL PASO, Texas – A new drug approved in June by the FDA is offering some hope to those with Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative…
Continue ReadingFacebook Oversight Board reiterates calls for Meta to be more transparent
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The independent board that oversees Facebook parent company, Meta, is once again urging the social media giant to be…
Continue ReadingWATCH: Biden unveils winter plan to combat Covid, Omicron variant
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden is kicking off a more urgent campaign for Americans to get Covid-19 booster shots. Biden on Thursday unveiled…
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Stricter testing requirements for travelers coming to the US will take effect Monday
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Biden administration’s new, stricter Covid-19 testing requirements for all travelers coming to the United…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Sinema won’t commit to voting for Biden’s sweeping social safety net expansion
CNN By Lauren Fox, Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN Kyrsten Sinema, the influential moderate Democratic senator from Arizona, did not commit to voting…
Continue ReadingPeng Shuai: Human rights activist Peter Dahlin says IOC is putting Chinese tennis star at ‘greater risk’
WTA CEO Steve Simon discusses his continued concerns for Peng Shuai, his decision to suspend all tournaments in China and why this is about “right…
Continue ReadingAbuse directed at London Hanukkah party bus investigated as a hate crime, police say
London Metropolitan Police are looking into an alleged anti-Semitic incident caught on camera in which men spit and throw shoes at a bus carrying…
Continue ReadingNew US travel rules: What you need to know about the changes prompted by Omicron
After the first detected case of the Omicron variant in the US, the World Health Organization has issued guidance against travel bans. WHO…
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ABC-7 at Noon: El Paso Playhouse presents ‘It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play’
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Playhouse is hoping to get everyone in the holiday spirit with it’s presentation of “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live…
Continue ReadingBiden outlines new steps to combat Covid through winter months
CNN, POOL By Kevin Liptak and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden announced a new strategy Thursday aimed at fighting a potential winter surge of…
Continue ReadingWhy baseball’s billionaire owners and millionaire players just can’t get along
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Major League Baseball’s string of 26 straight seasons of labor peace came to an end early…
Continue Reading Dow gains more than 600 points as wild stock market volatility continues
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The stock market’s volatility is showing no signs of letting up. US equities are rallying on…
Continue ReadingWhere are all of the consoles? How gamers are handling the global shortage
CNN, POOL By Jennifer Korn Like many gamers in recent weeks, Nicole DeSantis, 33, from outside Philadelphia, combed through social media sites trying…
Continue ReadingA battle is brewing at the WTO. Here’s why it matters for a global Covid-19 response
Vaccines are important but they have to be moved around the world. The UAE’s prime geographical location, with 3.5 billion people within a few hours…
Continue ReadingGovernment shutdown would cost the US economy $1.8 billion a week, S&P says
CNN, KTVK, WJLA By Matt Egan Congress is flirting with a shutdown that would cost the US economy $1.8 billion for each week the government is closed,…
Continue ReadingGerman health minister says there are not enough vaccines for start of 2022
Germany announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed plans for mandatory vaccinations in the coming months. CNN’s…
Continue ReadingRepealing Roe v. Wade would set the US apart from other leading democracies. Here’s how some key nations view abortion
Roe V Wade in jeopardy as SCOTUS weighs abortion…
Continue ReadingSandra Bullock opens up about partner and parenting on ‘Red Table Talk’
Actress Sandra Bullock joined “Red Table Talk” to discuss challenges she’s faced adopting and raising two Black children, as well as recounting…
Continue ReadingSuspected Chinese hackers breach more US defense and tech firms
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A suspected Chinese hacking campaign has breached four more US defense and technology companies in the last…
Continue ReadingGermany announces nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated
Germany is in the middle of dealing with their worst Covid-19 outbreak since the pandemic has began. With a combination of low vaccine rates and the…
Continue Reading Congress scrambling to avert shutdown as plan unveiled to fund government into February
CNN, KTVK, WJLA By Daniella Diaz, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Congressional leaders unveiled a plan Thursday that would keep the federal government…
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StormTRACK Weather: Another warm day, light winds
Good Morning! It will be another warm day with light winds. Temperatures will run above average with the region sitting under mostly sunny…
Continue ReadingWorkers are ghosting employers. Here’s how companies can combat no-shows
CNN By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Home health provider Interim HealthCare of the Upstate currently has 51 open positions it’s looking to fill.…
Continue ReadingHow Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s won the pandemic
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Few companies have gained more of an advantage during the pandemic than America’s warehouse club…
Continue ReadingPeng Shuai: Human rights activist Peter Dahlin says IOC is putting Chinese tennis star at ‘greater risk’
CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks with Steve Simon, chairman of the Women’s Tennis Association following the organization’s statement suspending all…
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