Opinion: Nikki Haley embodies the test America can’t afford to fail again
CNN Opinion by Nicole Hemmer (CNN) — Picking through the rubble of the 2016 election, journalists not only peered deep into the rural red…
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UTEP ranked best value college in Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A recent study has recognized The University of Texas El Paso as the best value among Texas colleges and universities. It…
Continue Reading Writer John Nichols, author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War’ with a social justice streak, dies at 83
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Writer John Nichols, best known for his populist novel, “The Milagro Beanfield War,”…
Continue Reading Toppled White House Christmas tree is secured upright, and lighting show will happen as scheduled
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Christmas Tree in front of the White House fell down during high winds but later…
Continue Reading Novelist Tim Dorsey, who mixed comedy and murder in his Serge A. Storms stories, dies at 62
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Dorsey, a former police and courts newspaper reporter who found lasting fame as the…
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Shark aquarium aims to bring The Shoppes at Solana back to life
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Jungle Reef El Paso will be a touch aquarium and is set to open its doors to the public in early February. The aquarium will…
Continue Reading US mediators reject attempt by flight attendants to clear the path for a strike at American Airlines
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Federal mediators have rejected a union’s request that could have cleared the way for a year-end strike by flight…
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Marathon Petroleum announces donation of matching funds to 9 local nonprofits
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Marathon Petroleum Corporation announced they will award matching funds to nine local nonprofits. The announcement…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses liberal watchdog’s claims that Wisconsin impeachment panel violated open meeting law
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a liberal watchdog group’s claims that a panel researching the…
Continue Reading Former Indiana lawmaker pleads guilty to casino corruption charge
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former Indiana lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge in connection with a casino…
Continue Reading US gas prices have fallen or remained steady for 10 weeks straight. Here’s why
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just you. Across the U.S., prices at the pump have felt milder in…
Continue Reading Alaska landslide survivor says force of impact threw her around ‘like a piece of weightless popcorn’
WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — A survivor of the deadly landslide in Alaska last week says the force of the impact threw her around like a “piece of…
Continue Reading New Mexico creates new council to address cases of missing and slain Native Americans
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is creating a new advisory council that will be charged with…
Continue Reading Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Computer-generated writers … writing computer-generated stories? Sports Illustrated is the…
Continue Reading Honduran opposition party leader flees arrest after being stopped in airport before traveling to US
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras’ main opposition party fled an international airport…
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Las Cruces man sentenced to 45 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A man convicted of murdering his girlfriend and dragging her body into a car in full view of neighbors was sentenced…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats will be removed from grounds surrounding historic fortress
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of stray cats that roam a historic seaside tourist area of Puerto Rico’s…
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Six inmates charged after man was murdered in the El Paso County Jail Annex overnight
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has learned through officials channels that a person was murdered in the El Paso County Jail Annex overnight. A…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Liz Cheney’s new book blasts GOP as ‘enablers and collaborators’ of Trump, whom one member called ‘Orange Jesus’
CNN By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Washington (CNN) — In her new book, former Rep. Liz Cheney paints a scathing…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 29: Israel, Presidential race, Gas prices, Fruit recall, France smoking ban
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Cold weather is stretching across the US while parts of the East are getting walloped by lake-effect snow.…
Continue Reading Texas city approves $3.5 million for child who witnessed aunt’s fatal shooting by officer
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas city on Tuesday approved a $3.5 million settlement for a child who witnessed his aunt being fatally shot through a…
Continue Reading Lawmaker helping lead impeachment of Philadelphia’s prosecutor will run for state attorney general
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state lawmaker who’s helping lead the effort to impeach Philadelphia’s elected…
Continue Reading Lawmakers move to force a vote this week on expelling Rep. George Santos from the House
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers from both parties are moving to force a vote this week on the expulsion of Rep.…
Continue Reading Activist who acknowledged helping flip police car during 2020 protest sentenced to 1 year in prison
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A well-known west Philadelphia activist who acknowledged having helped overturn a police car during 2020 protests following the…
Continue Reading Larry Fink, photographer who contrasted social classes, dead at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Fink, an acclaimed and adventurous photographer whose subjects ranged from family portraits and political satire to working…
Continue Reading Judge enters $120M order against former owner of failed Michigan dam
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has signed a $120 million order against the former owner of a Michigan dam that failed after…
Continue Reading Argentina’s president-elect tells top Biden officials that he’s committed to freedom
By DANIEL POLITI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei met Tuesday with senior Biden…
Continue Reading Judge rejects effort to dismiss case against former DA charged in Ahmaud Arbery killing’s aftermath
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has refused to dismiss misconduct charges against a former prosecutor accused…
Continue Reading GOP impeachment effort against Philadelphia prosecutor lands before Democratic-majority court
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court is deliberating whether the Legislature…
Continue Reading Documents of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and lieutenant governor subpoenaed in lawsuit over bribery scheme
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor and lieutenant governor have been drawn into a FirstEnergy Corp.…
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