Afghans seek jobs in El Paso as their resettlement process continues
EL PASO, Texas – Months after Afghans fled their country and resettled in El Paso, the process to help find them jobs continues. In August, many…
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Capitol riot suspect is granted refugee status in Belarus after fleeing US
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A US Capitol riot suspect who fled the United States has been granted refugee status in Belarus, according to Belarusian…
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Otero Commissioner guilty of entering restricted US Capitol grounds, not guilty of disorderly conduct in 1/6 riot trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has convicted Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin of illegally entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds but…
Continue Reading Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny found guilty of fraud and sentenced to another nine years in prison
By Stephanie Halasz and George Ramsay, CNN Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security jail,…
Continue Reading The Ukrainian girl who sang ‘Let It Go’ in a bomb shelter performed her country’s national anthem in Poland
Moving video shows a Ukrainian soldier playing their national anthem to his fellow…
Continue Reading Google settles with 6 engineers who alleged they faced retaliation for organizing
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Google has reached a settlement with six engineers who alleged the company unlawfully retaliated against…
Continue Reading Russian strike kills 96-year-old Holocaust survivor in Ukraine
By Jack Guy, Olga Voitovych, Tim Lister and Victoria Butenko, CNN A 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, Borys Romanchenko, was killed Friday by a Russian…
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Blinken declares Myanmar’s military committed genocide against Rohingya
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday he has determined that the military of Myanmar committed genocide and…
Continue Reading Chinese airliner carrying 132 people crashes in southern Guangxi region
By CNN’s Beijing bureau, Yong Xiong, Lizzy Yee and Wayne Chang, CNN A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the…
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Biden Administration launches effort to improve ventilation and reduce the spread of Covid-19 in buildings
EL PASO, Texas– The “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge” was launched today, calling building owners and operators of all types to improve their…
Continue Reading Nearly 400 gallons of gas were stolen from a North Carolina gas station after the payment system was bypassed, owner says
By Jamiel Lynch and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Nearly 400 gallons of gas were stolen from a North Carolina gas station this week, prompting the owner to…
Continue Reading US basketball star Brittney Griner is reportedly well and has seen her Russian legal team several times throughout her detention, source says
By Homero De la Fuente, Amir Vera and Richard Greene, CNN US basketball star Brittney Griner‘s legal team has seen her several times a week…
Continue Reading Fed Chair Jerome Powell: We won’t hesitate to raise rates to tame inflation
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Hindsight is 20:20, even for the Federal Reserve. The US central bank is in the midst of a…
Continue Reading How the Ukraine war revealed Europe’s selective empathy on refugees
By Zeena Saifi, CNN The West has shown unprecedented coordination and unity in its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Governments,…
Continue Reading The journalist who protested on Russian state TV says it was ‘impossible to stay silent’
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in…
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Powerful earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami advisory issued
TOKYO (AP) — Powerful earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami advisory issued. This is a breaking news story. Download the KVIA news app to get…
Continue Reading The Fed is targeting a soft landing. Getting it wrong means recession
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Charles Riley, CNN Business Jerome Powell is trying to hike interest rates without damaging the economy. Getting it wrong means…
Continue Reading Biden demands faster drop in gas prices as oil tumbles
By Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden is using his bully pulpit to call out the tendency for gasoline prices to go up like a rocket when oil…
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At the root of democracy: Free flow of information
Sunshine Week 2022 Editor’s Note: This article was provided by guest columnist Kelley Shannon, Executive Director for the Freedom of Information…
Continue Reading ‘We all will be judged.’ Russian prisoners of war voice disquiet, shame over war in Ukraine
In a video message uploaded to Telegram, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke directly to Russian soldiers, offering them a “chance to…
Continue Reading Biden signs massive spending bill into law that dedicates billions to Ukraine aid
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a massive spending bill into law that includes $13.6 billion in new aid to Ukraine,…
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Juárez native escapes war in Ukraine: ‘I was ready to give my life for my family’
Juárez native escapes war in Ukraine: ‘I was ready to give my life for my family’by Corrie Boudreaux, El Paso Matters March 15, 2022 At a…
Continue Reading Germany will buy US-made F-35 fighter jets as it ramps up military spending after Russia’s Ukraine invasion
By Luke McGee, CNN Germany has announced that it will buy 35 US-made F-35A fighter jets, the first major arms purchase to be publicly confirmed since…
Continue Reading Fox News correspondent hospitalized after being injured in Ukraine
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who had been deployed in recent weeks to cover the war in Ukraine, has been…
Continue Reading Prosecutors admit they violated a Capitol rioter’s rights after leaving him waiting in jail since December
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The Justice Department asked a judge on Monday to drop a criminal case against a Capitol rioter,…
Continue Reading ‘We all will be judged.’ Russian prisoners of war voice disquiet, shame over war in Ukraine
Hundreds of protesters packed the streets in Kherson, Ukraine. It was the largest demonstration since Russia occupied the…
Continue Reading NYPD deploys Neighborhood Safety Teams to battle gun violence, replacing controversial plainclothes unit
By Mark Morales, CNN A controversial unit within the New York Police Department that was revived to battle rising gun violence in the city is finally…
Continue Reading Russia widens attack on Ukraine’s cities, striking western airfields and Dnipro
Russian forces are expanding their offensive in Ukraine to the west for the first time. Meanwhile, Pres. Biden announces the US, along with the G7…
Continue Reading Here’s what the ‘most favored nation’ status means — and why Russia still has it
POOL By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Trade is about to become a key element of the global response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine following the…
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Biden warns Russia will pay a ‘severe price’ if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
CNN By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a “severe price” if the country uses…
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