UTEP prepares for tough test against #13 Kansas
EL PASO, Texas – Before competing at the Conference USA Championships next week, the UTEP men’s basketball team will square off against the…
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Dollar Tree announces new stores as demand for discount retailers skyrockets
Dollar Tree said Wednesday that it will open 600 new stores this year, continuing dollar store chains’ torrid growth across the United States.…
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Las Vegas Sands vende sus casinos en un acuerdo de más de US$ 6.000 millones
(CNN Business) — Las Vegas Sands Corp., la compañía de casinos y complejos turísticos de lujo fundada por el difunto Sheldon Adelson, dejará su…
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MLB delays start of Triple-A season; Chihuahuas to begin season May 6
EL PASO, Texas – Baseball fans will have to wait a little longer to see the El Paso Chihuahuas return to Southwest University Park. Wednesday, Major…
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Fact check: Pence echoes Trump’s Big Lie in dishonest op-ed on election rules
In an opinion article published on Wednesday, former Vice President Mike Pence did something he used to do in office: echo a lie from former…
Continue Reading Jennette McCurdy, estrella de ‘iCarly’, dejó de actuar y dice que resiente su carrera
(CNN) — No esperes que Jennette McCurdy aparezca en la nueva versión de «iCarly» que se estrenará. McCurdy, quien interpretó a Sam Puckett…
Continue Reading Sinclair to lay off hundreds of employees, citing ‘profound impact’ pandemic has had on its business
Citing the coronavirus pandemic, the Sinclair Broadcast Group said on Wednesday that it will reduce its workforce by approximately 5%, amounting to…
Continue Reading Vapear marihuana está relacionado con lesiones pulmonares en adolescentes, según un estudio
(CNN) — Los adolescentes tienen casi el doble de probabilidades de reportar «sibilancias o silbidos» en el pecho después de vapear marihuana que…
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Winds up Thursday; tad cooler
Temps will cool just a bit tomorrow as a cold front pushes in from the NW. Gusts will hit around 35 mph during the afternoon/evening. Temps will be…
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New LCPS interim superintendent hopes to ’embrace’ former leader Karen Trujillo’s legacy
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public School’s interim Superintendent Ralph Ramos said his goal is to “embrace” Karen Trujillo’s vision for the…
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Schumer announces all-female Senate sergeant-at-arms team following US Capitol riot
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday announced an all-female Senate sergeant-at-arms leadership team, after the previous…
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Joint effort leads to agencies finding 150 missing children
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A joint operation between the U.S. Marshals Service,…
Continue Reading Grocery store workers ‘livid’ they have to wait until May for Covid-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — As more Oregonians become eligible for the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats still finishing their Covid relief bill as vote timing creeps toward the weekend
Senate Democrats are down to the wire. In a furious last-minute push, Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19…
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El Paso Catholic church capacity limits, mask requirement to remain despite Texas changes
EL PASO, Texas — The Catholic diocese of El Paso announced Wednesday that it will continue restrictions at churches on the number of people allowed…
Continue Reading Capitol Hill security increased and House session canceled amid warnings about March 4 conspiracies
US officials on Wednesday alerted lawmakers to a potential threat against the US Capitol on March 4, for which security has been enhanced as a…
Continue Reading House Republican: ‘Trump has a responsibility’ to tell his supporters ‘to stand down’ after new threat
The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that Donald Trump has a duty to call off his supporters in light of a…
Continue Reading Acting US Capitol Police chief acknowledges failures of January 6 but can’t say what increased budget would do to solve them
The acting chief of the US Capitol Police department acknowledged command and intelligence failures the day insurrectionists stormed the Capitol, but…
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New Mexico governor signs relief bills with $600 payout to low-income workers, restaurant tax break
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s Democratic governor has signed economic relief legislation that provides $600 rebates to low-income…
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives in Las Cruces, will be used for hospital staff & 1st-responders
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Exactly 1,000 doses of the newly approved, single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine have arrived at Memorial Medical…
Continue Reading Teen saves woman’s life with training he learned in school
Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A local student saved a woman’s life. Josh Wilkins, a…
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Solange Knowles says she was ‘literally fighting for my life’ while making album
Solange Knowles is opening up about her health while making her most-recent album. The singer took to Instagram and revealed that she was…
Continue Reading ‘Near and dear to my heart’: Educator aims to provide lesson with pet food drive
Click here for updates on this story MARION, North Carolina (WLOS) — A group of students say ‘thank you’…
Continue Reading Unaccompanied kids being held by Border Patrol for 77 hours on average, internal documents show
WASHINGTON, Dc — Migrant children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone are staying in Border Patrol custody for longer than three days on…
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Pipe bomb found at Iowa polling location for local election
A live pipe bomb was found at an Iowa community center serving as a polling place for a special election, Ankeny police confirmed in a statement.…
Continue Reading Contractor dies of heart attack during rocket attack at air base housing U.S. troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. contractor died Wednesday when at least 10 rockets slammed into an air base housing U.S. and other coalition troops in…
Continue Reading Algunos obispos de EE.UU. desalientan a los católicos de recibir la vacuna Johnson & Johnson si hay otras disponibles
(CNN) — Mientras los funcionarios y los expertos en salud están en la carrera para vacunar a los estadounidenses contra el covid-19, algunos…
Continue Reading Junior authors write Covid-19 book
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The pandemic has brought out the best in a group of teens…
Continue Reading Sobrevivió a la tragedia del Chapecoense y ahora al accidente de tránsito en el que murieron al menos 20 personas
(CNN Español) — Erwin Tumiri, uno de los seis sobrevivientes del vuelo LaMia que se accidentó en Colombia en noviembre de 2016 y en el que…
Continue Reading Erwin Tumiri, sobreviviente del Capecoense y del bus en Cochabamba: «Dije ‘no, no me voy a morir’… hay que ayudar a mucha gente»
(CNN Español) — Erwin Tumiri, técnico de vuelo boliviano, ha escapado a la muerte dos veces. Su historia y su testimonio de vida son increíbles.…
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