One city's surprising tactic to reduce gun violence: Solving more nonfatal shootings
The Marshall Project looks into how a Denver police unit started investigating all shootings like homicides—and why other cities are taking…
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Philippines says China has executed two Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking despite appeals
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government says China has executed two Filipinos for drug trafficking…
Continue Reading US targets oil and natural gas industry’s role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions,…
Continue Reading Somalia president hails lifting of arms embargo as government vows to wipe out al-Shabab militants
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the U.N. Security Council vote to…
Continue Reading Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders
By NAJIB JOBAIN, BASSEM MROUE and CARA ANNA Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pounded targets in crowded southern Gaza on…
Continue Reading The surfing venue for the Paris Olympics is on the other side of the world but could steal the show
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The giant waves form in the storm belts of the Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, where whales roam.…
Continue Reading At least 12 people are missing after heavy rain triggers a landslide and flash floods in Indonesia
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Torrential rain has triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island. Officials say at least 12…
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Liberty takes down NMSU in Conference USA Championship game, 49-35
LYNCHBURG, Virginia – The New Mexico State Aggies gave it their all, but in the end it wasn’t enough to extinguish the Liberty Flames. Liberty would…
Continue Reading Philippine troops kill 11 Islamic militants in one of bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops, backed by airstrikes and artillery fire, killed 11 suspected Islamic…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Cool Friday evening as warming trend approaches
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Your Friday evening will be cool, but a warming trend is on its way. Today we saw temperatures below average in the upper…
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Only On ABC-7: Interview with Grammy-Nominated Singer Khalid
El Paso, TX ( KVIA)-Christmas came early for hundreds of students in the Sun City. The Great Khalid Foundation announced this year’s Christmas with…
Continue Reading DeSantis marks Iowa milestone as caucuses near. Trump says his rival’s campaign is in deep trouble
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis has completed his campaign promise to visit each of…
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National Hispanic Cultural Center launches Cultural Ambassador Program
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)– The National Hispanic Cultural Center launched its Cultural Ambassador Program partnership with a visit to Doña Ana…
Continue Reading With ‘shuttle diplomacy,’ step by step, Kissinger chased the possible in the Mideast
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Writer LONDON (AP) — When it came to the Middle East, Henry Kissinger wasn’t pushing for peace — only…
Continue Reading A 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has been jolted by an earthquake that residents dozens of miles away in Dhaka say shook buildings. No damage or…
Continue Reading Justice Sandra Day O’Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court. Four are serving today
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One fall day in 2010, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor slipped into the…
Continue Reading McCarthy was ditched and Santos expelled. The House is making history, but not as the GOP envisioned
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is making history this year in ways that Republicans could hardly have…
Continue Reading Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running ‘beauty queen coup’ plot
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan police said Friday they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua…
Continue Reading Bolivia’s Indigenous women climbers fear for their future as the Andean glaciers melt
By PAOLA FLORES Associated Press EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — When they first started climbing the Andes peaks, they could hear the ice crunching under…
Continue Reading Don’t ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climate
By JAMEY KEATEN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on…
Continue Reading US Navy plans to raise jet plane off Hawaii coral reef using inflatable cylinders
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift and roll a jet plane off a coral reef in…
Continue Reading Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from Mexico
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico, a…
Continue Reading Las Vegas police search for suspect after 5 homeless people are shot, killing 1
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five homeless people were shot in Las Vegas on Friday, one of them fatally, and police were searching for a lone suspect,…
Continue Reading Judge rejects calls to halt winter construction work on Willow oil project in Alaska during appeal
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge in Alaska has rejected requests from environmental groups to halt winter…
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Sunland Park, Santa Teresa customers frustrated as elevated pH levels create ‘slimy’ water
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA)– Some residents are voicing their concerns following high pH levels in the water system. Many customers said this…
Continue Reading Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — The U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference…
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Studio Golf Club’ El Paso hosts grand opening celebration
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Studio golf club’s official grand opening celebration was held December 1, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. They are located…
Continue Reading US proposes plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials proposed a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx on Friday in a bid to…
Continue Reading Former Colombian military officer accused in base bombing extradited to Florida
MIAMI (AP) — A former Colombian military officer accused of injuring dozens, including three U.S. soldiers, in a bombing attack at a Colombian…
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