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Meta says it will restore Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts

January 25, 2023 3:31 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Facebook-parent Meta said on Wednesday that it will restore former President Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and…

Fossils reveal the mysterious primate relatives that lived in the ancient Arctic

January 25, 2023 3:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Analysis of fossils found in the far north of Canada has revealed that two previously unknown species of ancient…

El Paso Zoo announces death of African Lioness

January 25, 2023 3:24 PM Katie Frazier

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 15-year-old African lioness named Zari has died, according to the El Paso Zoo & Botanical Gardens. According to the…

Oregon primate research facility under scrutiny after deaths

January 25, 2023 3:15 PM Associated Press

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A state lawmaker in Oregon is using thousands of pages of redacted documents he sought for…

Meta restores Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts

January 25, 2023 3:05 PM CNN

CNN By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts were restored on Thursday, allowing the former president to…

ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools

January 25, 2023 3:00 PM CNN

CNN, TWITTER, CHATGPT By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business ChatGPT is smart enough to pass prestigious graduate-level exams — though not with…

Attorney: Afghan soldier seeking US asylum has been freed from immigration detention in Texas after charge dropped

January 25, 2023 2:48 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Attorney: Afghan soldier seeking US asylum has been freed from immigration detention in Texas after charge…

Woman gets over 6 years in prison for role in romance scams

January 25, 2023 2:00 PM Associated Press

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Texas woman who played a role in internet romance scams that cheated victims out of a total of about $2.6 million was…

Afghan soldier seeking US asylum freed from immigration hold

January 25, 2023 1:31 PM Associated Press

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An Afghan soldier seeking U.S. asylum who was arrested while trying to cross the Mexico border…

‘Tragedy upon tragedy’: 44 hours. 3 mass shootings. 19 dead

January 25, 2023 12:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Forty-four hours in America. Three mass shootings. Nineteen lives wiped out. All in California. The victims in suburban Monterey…

Nolan Richardson Middle School cheer uniforms returned

January 25, 2023 12:03 PM Leloba Seitshiro

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We have some good news about those uniforms belonging to the cheer squad at Nolan Richardson middle school. ABC-7 has…

No defensive wounds, a family weapon and more evidence prosecutors say ties Alex Murdaugh to the killings of his wife and son

January 25, 2023 11:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone, CNN Opening statements began Wednesday afternoon in Walterboro, South Carolina, in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, who has been charged…

New Mexico cannabis sales continue to climb, December sales numbers highest yet

January 25, 2023 11:41 AM Jason McNabb

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico continues to see continued growth in cannabis sales since the substance was legalized for recreational…

Dogs attack and kill boy, injure mother on Tribal land in Idaho, authorities say

January 25, 2023 11:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Watts, CNN A young boy was killed and his mother injured after the pair was attacked by four dogs in Fort Hall, Idaho, according to the…

Citizen journalist’s lawsuit heard by federal appeals court

January 25, 2023 11:13 AM Associated Press

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An online citizen journalist from Texas asked federal appeals court judges Wednesday to revive…

Rocket Lab launches Electron rocket from the US for the first time

January 25, 2023 10:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Rocket Lab, a prolific launch company that routinely blasts its towering Electron rockets out of New Zealand, conducted its…

Germany and US announce plans to send tanks to Ukraine in major sign of support for Kyiv

January 25, 2023 10:18 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Germany confirmed it will send a long-demanded contingent of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in a major sign of support for Kyiv that will be…

What scientists say about the real-life zombie fungi that inspired ‘The Last of Us’

January 25, 2023 9:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Golembiewski, CNN The zombies are identifiable by the fungi bursting from their bodies: a thicket of spiky tendrils, a miniature garden of…

4 arrested in connection to alleged rape of LSU student hit, killed by car

January 25, 2023 9:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Alonso, CNN Police in Baton Rouge this week arrested four men in connection with the alleged rape of a 19-year-old Louisiana State…

EPA plans to stop 6 power plants from dumping toxic coal ash into unlined ponds

January 25, 2023 9:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced it plans to stop six coal-fired power plants from continuing to dump…

Earth’s inner core may have stopped turning and could go into reverse, study suggests

January 25, 2023 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN The rotation of Earth‘s inner core may have paused and it could even go into reverse, new research suggests. The Earth…

Iceberg roughly the size of London breaks off in Antarctica

January 25, 2023 7:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hauser and Angela Fritz, CNN An iceberg nearly the size of Greater London broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica on Sunday according…

CASA of El Paso hosting Human Trafficking Awareness event

January 25, 2023 7:38 AM Jennifer Mendoza

EL PASO, Texas– January is National Human Trafficking Awareness month and CASA of El Paso will be hosting the “Red Sand Project.” The event is an…

Brendon Urie announces the end of Panic! At The Disco

January 25, 2023 7:27 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Panic! at the Disco, the emo-pop band that began in 2004, is ending its run after seven albums and nearly two decades. On Tuesday, lead singer…

California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Here’s what we know about the guns used in this week’s deadly attacks

January 25, 2023 6:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Emily Smith, CNN California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, according to advocacy groups. And still the state has been rocked…

Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Returns to Theaters for Special Limited Engagement

January 25, 2023 6:53 AM Noelia Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas–“Elvis” has re-entered the building. Despite the film currently streaming on HBO Max, those who would want to experience the biopic…

Storm system dumps heavy, wet snow on Indiana and Michigan

January 25, 2023 6:28 AM Associated Press

By RICK CALLAHAN and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Heavy, wet snow — part of a storm system that spawned tornadoes in the…

Officials say woman shot man, stole his weapons while shooting in far east El Paso desert

January 25, 2023 5:06 AM Michael Courier

UPDATE (1:12 p.m.): A 29-year-old man was shot and robbed shortly after midnight Wednesday in a desert area near 2300 Tierra Del Monte, according to…

5 things to know for Jan. 25: Classified docs, Tornadoes, Immigration, Covid, Ukraine

January 25, 2023 4:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Rihanna headlining the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show has already drummed up immense excitement. But if pop music isn’t…

5 things to know for Jan. 25: Classified docs, Tornadoes, Immigration, Covid, Ukraine

January 25, 2023 4:48 AM CNN

Germany is set to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine after United States officials revealed that the Biden administration is finalizing plans to…