El Paso County Commissioners vote to give themselves 16% raises
UPDATE: ABC-7 was able to speak with County Judge Ricardo Samaniego as well as Precinct 3 El Paso County Commissioner Iliana Holguin about their…
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Powerful US senator wants to end requiring yearly approval for US weapons sales to Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee says he will push to either end or extend the timeline of a…
Continue Reading Virginia school boards must adhere to Gov. Youngkin’s new policies on transgender students, AG says
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general says Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new model policies…
Continue Reading Democrats in Pennsylvania want to keep a Supreme Court majority. They are talking up abortion rights
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats in Pennsylvania are talking up abortion rights as they try to protect their state…
Continue Reading From tarantulas to tigers, the animals at London Zoo step onto the scales for their annual weigh-in
LONDON (AP) — Staff at London Zoo got the measure of giant gorillas, plump penguins and skinny stick insects at the zoo’s annual animal weigh-in…
Continue Reading Presidential debate shows how GOP candidates are struggling to address concerns about climate change
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The eight Republican presidential candidates on the debate stage were asked to raise…
Continue Reading Dozens of Trump supporters cheer him on as former president turns himself in at Georgia jail
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Roads between the Atlanta airport and the Fulton County Jail were blocked off…
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El Paso Police charge accused drunk driver after he allegedly caused fiery crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested an Odessa, Texas man on a drunk driving charge after investigators say he caused a crash in Socorro.…
Continue Reading Loss of Antarctic ice hurting survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say the loss of ice around Antarctica is hurting the survival of emperor penguin…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rate jumps to 7.23% this week to highest level since June 2001
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed further above 7% this week to its highest…
Continue Reading Wagner plane crash seems intended to send a clear message to potential Kremlin foes
By The Associated Press When Yevgeny Prigozhin launched his armed rebellion that challenged the Kremlin, Western officials predicted Russian…
Continue Reading San Francisco’s music scene in the 1960s and ’70s takes center stage in an MGM+ docuseries
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time” is a two-part documentary on MGM+ that…
Continue Reading Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq kills 4 Kurdish insurgents as Ankara’s top diplomat visits region
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq has killed three members of an…
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Alex Murdaugh friend pleads guilty to helping steal from dead maid’s family
KINGSTREE, S.C. (AP) — A longtime friend of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to helping the disgraced attorney steal millions of…
Continue Reading Wisconsin elections head won’t testify at reappointment hearing that state AG says is improper
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top elections official says she won’t testify at…
Continue Reading Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia as it remembers the fallen
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is marking its second Independence Day since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Officials…
Continue Reading Floods fill tunnels leading to Detroit airport, force water rescues in Ohio and Las Vegas
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Heavy rains across the United States have flooded an Ohio…
Continue Reading CIA stairwell attack among flood of sexual misconduct complaints at spy agency
By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — In a secluded stairwell at CIA headquarters last year, officer trainee…
Continue Reading British judge says life support treatment can end for a brain-damaged pastor who’s in a coma
LONDON (AP) — A London judge says life support treatment can be stopped for a brain-damaged English pastor in a coma. Justice Anthony Hayden says…
Continue Reading India’s lunar rover goes down a ramp to the moon’s surface and takes a walk
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A lunar rover slid down a ramp from the lander of India’s spacecraft within hours of its…
Continue Reading Fox News reaches 12.8 million viewers for GOP primary debate, despite Donald Trump’s absence
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News reached an estimated 12.8 million viewers on two television channels and its streaming…
Continue Reading Gabon’s president seeks third term in elections that could extend a 55-year political dynasty
By YVES LAURENT GOMA Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon’s president is seeking a third term in elections this weekend that could…
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Research is growing into how best to stop gun violence. One city looks to science for help
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Gun violence prevention research has experienced a small boom in the wake of mounting…
Continue Reading Shein and Forever 21 team up in hopes of expanding reach of both fast-fashion retailers
NEW YORK (AP) — Fast fashion retailers Shein and Forever 21 are going into business together. Under a partnership agreement announced Thursday, the…
Continue Reading As research grows into how to stop gun violence, one city looks to science for help
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — “That’s where I got shot,” said Rashaad Woods, nodding toward a convenience…
Continue Reading Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia’s Tigray, study shows
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Scores of women and girls in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region were sexually assaulted, often…
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StormTrack Weather: Scattered storms expected Thursday
I hope you enjoyed the break from Wednesday’s heat and the much-needed rainfall. Here are some rainfall totals in El Paso .29 inches, Las Cruces…
Continue Reading Norway is rebuilding a reindeer fence at the border to stop the animals’ costly strolls into Russia
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway is rebuilding a dilapidated reindeer fence along its border with Russia in the…
Continue Reading King Charles and Camilla to make up postponed state visit to France in September
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit France in September, after their planned state visit in March was postponed amid…
Continue Reading France’s Macron aims to push economic and immigration reforms despite political challenges
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is vowing to make key economic, immigration and education reforms. That vow comes despite France’s…
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