Spanish footballing great Xavi ‘ok’ after testing positive for coronavirus
Xavi, considered one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, has tested positive for the coronavirus but says he is “ok.” The…
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Teen girl is El Paso’s youngest virus victim, among 3 new deaths to close out deadliest recorded week
EL PASO, Texas — A teenage girl, El Paso’s youngest victim of the coronavirus, was among three new deaths reported Saturday morning by health…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Flash flooding possible in certain areas
El Paso, Texas- Last night’s storms brought in some much needed rainfall across the Borderland. Some areas got more than they bargained for and…
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Manchester United in nearly-$100 million game against Leicester
Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester City would have likely — to use the expression — “bitten your hand off” to be in the…
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This sculpture at CIA headquarters holds one of the world’s most famous unsolved mysteries
In the middle of CIA headquarters, there sits a sculpture that contains a secret code that has stumped top cryptologists for decades. In the late…
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Bugatti is selling a $35,000 electric car for kids
Bugatti and the London-based Little Car Company have teamed up to make 500 miniature electric Bugattis for kids — and now a few of them have…
Continue Reading Parents cooperating with health officials after New Jersey teen party leads to Covid-19 cluster
Parents are now cooperating with health officials after a teen party in Middletown, New Jersey, led to a Covid-19 cluster in the area. More than 20…
Continue Reading The pandemic’s unlikely pet: Chickens
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the food supply in America was in question. Images of barren grocery store shelves, cleared out meat…
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Firefighters battle overnight house and garage blaze in east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters battled an overnight house and garage blaze on El Paso’s east side. The fire broke out after 11 p.m. Friday along Rex…
Continue Reading A man using a prosthetic mask stole more than $100,000 at casinos, prosecutors say
A prosthetic mask, counterfeit driver’s licenses, and personal information obtained on the internet. That’s how federal authorities say a…
Continue Reading The art of a rover: Imagining Perseverance before it existed
The car-size Perseverance rover launching to Mars on July 30 is the heaviest and largest rover NASA has ever sent to the red planet. The plan for the…
Continue Reading The art of a rover: Imagining Perseverance before it existed
The car-size Perseverance rover launching to Mars on July 30 is the heaviest and largest rover NASA has ever sent to the red planet. The plan for the…
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More than 600 people in 11 states get infections linked to bagged salad
The number of people sickened by a parasite linked to bagged salad mixes has gone up to 641 cases in 11 states, federal health officials said. Of…
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Virus patients being transferred from El Paso hospitals to nursing home ‘Covid units’
EL PASO, Texas — As space at El Paso hospitals gets tighter, ABC-7 has learned patients infected with coronavirus are being sent to two local…
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El Pasoans pack far east side parks amid pandemic, city says it’s limited on what it can do
EL PASO, Texas– Concerned ABC-7 viewers have called in complaints about far east El Paso parks being full of people on recent evenings. On the…
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Locomotive FC suffers 1st loss of the season; New Mexico United victorious, 2-1
EL PASO, Texas — For the third straight time since the restart of the USL season, the El Paso Locomotive FC took to the pitch without any fans at…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Some heavy rain in spots through Saturday.
Storms will be tracking from SE to N/NW across the area Friday night and again Saturday. Some spots could get upwards of 1″ or more of rain. Along…
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Wet roads amid heavy rain causes multiple wrecks backing up traffic on El Paso highways
EL PASO, Texas — Rain-slicked roadways following up to an inch and a half of rain on Friday evening resulted in multiple crashes that snarled…
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Texas hospital overwhelmed by the virus may send some patients home to die
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Doctors at a Texas hospital along the U.S.-Mexico border may decide to send coronavirus patients “home to die by…
Continue Reading The first practicing medical doctor to play in the NFL opts out of the 2020 season
Super Bowl champion Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, the first practicing medical doctor to play in the NFL, has decided to opt out of playing in the…
Continue Reading 18 people face federal charges after arrests at courthouse protests in Portland
A total of eighteen people face federal charges for their alleged roles during protests this week at the US Courthouse in Portland, according to the…
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US gets reality checks on Covid-19 vaccine, duration of symptoms
The United States on Friday got two reality checks on the coronavirus pandemic as the number of cases around the world set another high. Dr. Anthony…
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Roy Den Hollander confirmed as suspect in slaying of men’s rights activist in California
Roy Den Hollander, the anti-feminist lawyer suspected of killing a federal judge’s son in New Jersey, has been confirmed as the suspect in the…
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TxDOT worker earns ‘Hero’ title rescuing puppy on Loop 375
EL PASO, Texas — A Texas Department of Transportation HERO worker earned the title in a new way on Friday after rescuing a stranded puppy found…
Continue Reading Police, FBI investigating after professional poker player’s burned body found at state park in Michigan
Police in Michigan have identified the woman whose badly burned body was found in a state recreation area as Susie Zhao. Zhao, 33, was a professional…
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Republican ‘disarray’ over expiring unemployment benefits holds up stimulus bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Negotiations over a new Covid-19 rescue bill were in flux Friday after the White House floated cutting an unemployment…
Continue Reading Singaporean man pleads guilty to spying for China in the US
A Singaporean man living in Washington D.C. has pleaded guilty to being an “illegal agent of a foreign power,” prosecutors said Friday.…
Continue Reading Covid-19 can be a prolonged illness, even for young adults, CDC report says
Covid-19 can be a prolonged illness, even among young adults without underlying chronic medical conditions, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading After hundreds gathered at a California faith event without masks, officials ask them to self-quarantine
Video from a Northern California outdoor religious concert shows hundreds of people crowding together and most of them not wearing masks —…
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