Why are US gas prices soaring when America barely uses Russian oil?
CNN By Julianne Pepitone, CNN Business There’s pain at the pump for American drivers as US gas prices soar to record highs. Although the United…
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Pinterest bans misinformation about climate change
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Wednesday announced a new policy prohibiting users from sharing climate misinformation on its platform,…
Continue ReadingKey supply of diamonds caught up in Russia sanctions
CNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Far-reaching global sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine are affecting the global supply of a…
Continue ReadingAntarctic ice shelf nearly the size of Los Angeles collapsed as temperatures soared to 40 above normal
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, HMS Endurance, was located by a team of scientists, historians and filmmakers more than a century after it sunk off the…
Continue ReadingEnd of an era in Russia as sanctions bite and Western companies take flight
McDonald’s has suspended operations in Russia amid the war in Ukraine, as the CEO points to the “needless human suffering” in a statement. McDonald’s…
Continue ReadingShe’d just celebrated her baby shower in Ukraine. Hours later, she was fleeing bombs
Death and destruction lie in the wake of Russia’s bombardment of a maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine. The reported attack came…
Continue ReadingWhat could be next for Brittney Griner
As a new photo emerges of an American shortly before her Moscow arrest, friends and family of 3 US detainees worry that war will prevent any release…
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New Mexico State fends off Grand Canyon; advances to WAC Tournament Final
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Though it wasn’t without drama, New Mexico State is back on the doorstep of an NCAA Tournament berth. But then again, it never…
Continue ReadingDogs of war: the conflict in Ukraine is displacing pets as well as people
CNN’s Sara Sidner visits a no-kill animal shelter in Przemyśl, Poland, and speaks with the veterinarians looking after injured animals that managed…
Continue ReadingCold blast brings heavy snow to the Northeast and deep freeze to the South
As a potent winter storm continues to strengthen, over 70 million Americans across much of the Central and Eastern US are under winter weather…
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Airport prepares for increase in passengers amid spring break
EL PASO, Texas– Spring break travel has begun for many in the Borderland. According to a survey done by Vacasa, a vacation rental company, almost…
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An interesting Friday for this time of year
We had morning rain, snow, wind, and then lots of sunshine by the afternoon with warming temperatures. Quite a contrast to Thursday as temperatures…
Continue ReadingMarch 11, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Heavy shelling by Russian forces has erupted around the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh…
Continue ReadingBarr says he stands by his pre-election comments raising unsubstantiated concerns over voter fraud
CNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday stood by his widely criticized comments before the 2020 election that mail…
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Gas or electric? Can switching to an electric vehicle save you money during high gas prices?
EL PASO, Texas — Consumers are feeling pain at the pump as gas prices rise to between $4 and $5 in El Paso, leaving some to consider switching to…
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Watch: Jury reaches guilty verdicts in Doña Ana County ‘murder for hire’ trial
UPDATE: The jury found Cristal Cardenas guilty on count 1, first-degree murder by deliberate killing. Cardenas was found not guilty on a second count…
Continue ReadingRussia widens attack on Ukraine’s cities, striking western airfields and Dnipro
Russian forces are expanding their offensive in Ukraine to the west for the first time. Meanwhile, Pres. Biden announces the US, along with the G7…
Continue ReadingHere’s what the ‘most favored nation’ status means — and why Russia still has it
POOL By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Trade is about to become a key element of the global response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine following the…
Continue ReadingJussie Smollett’s return to acting ‘up in the air,’ says representative
IL: Jussie Smollett and his brother react to his 150 day prison sentence for lying to Chicago police about a hate…
Continue ReadingThree Maryland middle schoolers are charged with a hate crime for social media threats aimed at Black students
Three 8th graders are charged with a hate crime for social media threats aimed at Black…
Continue ReadingBiden warns Russia will pay a ‘severe price’ if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
CNN By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a “severe price” if the country uses…
Continue ReadingSmall ‘micronova’ explosion burns through tons of material within hours
When something as big as the ISS gets decommissioned, it doesn’t get pushed farther into space. Rather, it gets sent back to one of the most remote…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmaker calls Zelensky a ‘thug’ and Ukrainian government ‘incredibly evil’
CNN By Alex Rogers, CNN North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn recently called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug”…
Continue ReadingEven Samuel L. Jackson’s star power can’t bring ‘The Last Days of Ptolemy’ to life
During an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” actor Samuel L. Jackson found out he wasn’t number one on a list of actors who’ve…
Continue ReadingCould Middle East nations come to the rescue as the Ukraine war drives up oil prices?
Prices continue to rise to staggering and historic levels. The latest Consumer Price Index found the cost of everyday goods rose 7.9% in the last 12…
Continue ReadingDecoding the language around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
CNN’s Alex Marquardt reports on a Russian strike that killed civilians in the residential town Markhalivka,…
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US officials eye Russian reliance on unsophisticated but brutal heavy weaponry in Ukraine
CNN By Katie Bo Lillis and Jim Sciutto, CNN Russia has relied far more heavily on less sophisticated, so-called “dumb” bombs than it has…
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March snow blankets the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7’s Stormtrack weather’s First Alert warned you about colder temperatures and snow, and now it’s here. The Borderland woke up…
Continue ReadingNASA will send your name around the moon. Here’s how to sign up
The U.S. is starting to address the debris it has left in…
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