Buffalo Soldier Road gets $8.4 million for enhancements
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization unanimously approved an $8.4 million allocation to reconstruct and…
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Trump’s vow to only be a dictator on ‘day one’ follows growing worry over his authoritarian rhetoric
By JILL COLVIN and BILL BARROW Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump faces growing scrutiny over his increasingly authoritarian…
Continue Reading Privacy concerns persist in transgender sports case after Utah judge seals only some health records
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender teenagers challenging a Utah law banning trans girls from playing on…
Continue Reading Indiana judge rules in favor of US Senate candidate seeking GOP nomination
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana county judge has ruled that a contested state law that stipulates candidates…
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First Panera Bread opens in Northwest El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s very first Panera Bread opened Thursday morning. The new restaurant is located at 6470 North Desert Boulevard, in…
Continue Reading Journalists’ rights group counts 94 media workers killed this year, most of them in Gaza
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Federation of Journalists says 2023 has been an unprecedented year for the number of media workers killed on the…
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ABC-7 at 4: Christmas Price Index
El Paso, TX (KVIA)-The PNC Christmas Price Index shows the current cost for one set of each gift given in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”…
Continue Reading UN to hold emergency meeting at Guyana’s request on Venezuelan claim to a vast oil-rich region
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency closed meeting Friday at the…
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El Paso named among the best on Forbes’ Worst Holiday Travel Cities list
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Forbes Advisor just put El Paso on its list of worst cities for holiday travel. The good news: El Paso was among the best of…
Continue Reading Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Masters champion Jon Rahm bolted for Saudi-funded LIV Golf on Thursday for what’s believed to be more money…
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Deaths from tainted cantaloupe increase to 3 in U.S. and 5 in Canada
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people _ three in the U.S. and five in…
Continue Reading Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Black people make up about 38% of Mississippi’s population. But a new study says…
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Guyana military helicopter crash kills 5 officers and leaves 2 survivors
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government says five military officers aboard a military helicopter that…
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El Paso Congresswoman urging USDA to adopt new livestock regulation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar is trying to get a new USDA rule implemented that would protect downed…
Continue Reading Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh to step down in January, handing over leadership to former CEO of Kohl’s
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Levi Strauss & Co. says that its CEO will step down in January and hand over the…
Continue Reading Greek policeman severely injured in attack by fans during Athens volleyball match
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek policeman has been severely injured as a mob of volleyball fans poured out of an Athens arena and attacked riot…
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El Paso fifth grader wishes for a new kidney this Christmas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Most children ask for presents under the tree and over-stuffed stockings with holiday goodies. And while some…
Continue Reading Marking start of Hanukkah, Emhoff condemns antisemitism, says Biden and Harris ‘have your back’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says American Jews are “feeling alone” and “in pain” as he…
Continue Reading Adults can now legally possess and grow marijuana in Ohio — but there’s nowhere to buy it
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s recreational marijuana users…
Continue Reading Voting rights groups push for answers from Mississippi election officials about ballot shortages
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Voting rights groups say election officials in Mississippi’s…
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Paris 2024 chief pledges to find solutions to keep Olympic surfing in Tahiti after coral damage
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer The Paris 2024 organizing committee president says he still wants the surfing competition at next year’s…
Continue Reading Judge orders prison, probation in last sentencings tied to plot to kidnap Michigan governor
By ED WHITE Associated Press A judge has handed down the last sentences involving a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Shawn Fix of…
Continue Reading UAW says over 1,000 workers at VW plant in Tennessee have signed cards seeking union representation
DETROIT (AP) — More than 1,000 workers at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory have signed cards authorizing a vote to be represented by the United…
Continue Reading A St. Paul, Minnesota, police officer and a suspect were both injured in a shooting
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul police officer was shot in a leg and a suspect was critically injured in a shooting. Police say the shooting…
Continue Reading Kentucky governor says state-run disaster relief funds can serve as model for getting aid to victims
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Gov. Andy Beshear says state-run disaster relief funds that funneled millions in charitable donations to tornado-…
Continue Reading Helicopter carrying 5 senior Guyana military officials is missing near tense border with Venezuela
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A military helicopter carrying seven people has vanished near Guyana’s border with…
Continue Reading Union representing German train drivers calls strike that will hit passenger services
BERLIN (AP) — A union representing German train drivers is calling its members to strike for 24 hours this week, following the breakdown of talks…
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El Paso International Airport hosts Winterfest Holiday Social
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso and the El Paso International Airport invites the public to the annual Winterfest Holiday Social…
Continue Reading Israel designates a safe zone in Gaza. Palestinians and aid groups say it offers little relief
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has designated a small slice of mostly…
Continue Reading Major donor calls on UPenn president to resign for disastrous testimony on antisemitism, threatening $100 million gift
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The walls appear to be caving in on the University of Pennsylvania’s president, Liz Magill, who faces…
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