Dreamworks’ ‘Abominable’ pulled from movie theaters in Vietnam over South China Sea map
Vietnam’s largest cinema chain has pulled a new Dreamworks animated movie from theaters because it features a map asserting Chinese ownership…
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Trump likens Turkish attack on Kurds to schoolyard fight: ‘Let them fight and then you pull them apart’
President Donald Trump on Thursday compared the attack by the Turkish military on Syrian Kurds, onetime American allies in the fight against ISIS, to…
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Crop dusting plane crashes into power lines and explodes in San Elizario, injuring pilot
A small, single-engine plane spraying crops on farmland crashed into power lines on Thursday afternoon and then exploded on the ground. The crash…
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Beto O’Rourke hosts Texas counter-rally to President Trump’s Dallas campaign event
Hundreds of supporters filled the Theatre in Grand Prairie for Beto O’Rourke’s “Rally Against Fear” on Thursday evening. The…
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Drug lord El Chapo’s eldest son captured, but then released by Mexican military after gun battles
The eldest son of “El Chapo,” the jailed notorious Mexican drug kingpin, was captured by Mexico’s military on Thursday, but then…
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Future uncertain for historic landmark Trost building in Las Cruces
One of Las Cruces’s historical landmarks, built in 1929 and designed by Henry Trost, faces the threat of demolition due to illegal activity…
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Trump likens Turkish attack on Kurds to schoolyard fight at Texas rally: ‘You got to let them fight’
President Donald Trump on Thursday night compared the attack by the Turkish military on Syrian Kurds, onetime American allies in the fight against…
Continue ReadingNew York City Council votes to close notorious Rikers Island jail
The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to close Rikers Island jail Thursday and open four new borough-based facilities instead. “Today…
Continue ReadingRick Perry informs Trump of his plans to resign later this year as scrutiny over Ukraine heats up
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Thursday that he plans to leave his post later this year after he informed President Donald Trump of his…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans officials are about to blow up the cranes at the collapsed Hard Rock hotel. Here’s why
The City of New Orleans plans to bring down two cranes at the construction site of the Hard Rock Hotel that collapsed over the weekend, killing at…
Continue ReadingMulvaney brashly admits quid pro quo over Ukraine aid as key details emerge — and then denies doing so
White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney made a stunning admission Thursday by confirming that President Donald Trump froze nearly $400…
Continue Reading50,000 striking GM workers will now vote on tentative agreement
Striking General Motors workers will remain on the picket lines for at least another week, even as the United Auto Workers national council voted to…
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Previously planned pedestrian safety campaign launches in El Paso amid recent deaths
Multiple agencies in the Borderland are teaming up for a second year in an effort to try to reduce pedestrian fatalities on the road. The Texas…
Continue ReadingChicago teachers’ strike continues, leaving about 300,000 kids in limbo
Moselean Parker’s 25 years of simmering frustration have boiled over. “I don’t have any reading books in my room! I don’t…
Continue ReadingInside Mike Pence’s 9 hours in Turkey
When Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shook hands on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews Wednesday before boarding separate…
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‘Waste of our time’: Ethics complaints against El Paso Mayor Dee Margo dismissed by commission
The city of El Paso’s Ethics Review Commission unanimously voted Thursday afternoon to dismiss ethics complaints against Mayor Dee Margo…
Continue ReadingTrump’s top China adviser appears to have made up expert he regularly quoted
In his 2011 book “Death by China,” President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Peter Navarro quoted a China hawk named “Ron…
Continue ReadingAfter three days of being lost, a woman is rescued thanks to her SOS message in the sand
An Australian woman has a surveillance camera to thank for her rescue after she got lost while camping with friends. Deborah Pilgrim, 55,…
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In Texas, Trump tours Louis Vuitton workshop ahead of rally
President Donald Trump toured a new Louis Vuitton leather workshop in Texas on Thursday before headlining a campaign rally in Dallas. Trump began his…
Continue ReadingTrump told GM workers he could save their plant, but it’s gone for good
As details emerged Thursday about the tentative United Auto Workers agreement with General Motors, one thing became clear: The shuttered GM plant in…
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Energy Secretary Rick Perry tells Trump during their flight to Texas that he plans to quit
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, described by colleagues as one of the “three amigos” on U.S. policy on the Ukraine, will step down at…
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Eastwood High School parade to shut down portions of Montwood, Yarbrough drives
East side drivers, listen up! The Eastwood High School Homecoming Parade could impact your daily commute. A portion of Montwood Drive and Yarbrough…
Continue ReadingA Utah state trooper recalls the moment he rescues a man from an oncoming train
Utah State Trooper Ruben Correa headed to a call of a car on the train tracks, but when he got to the scene a man was still in that car — and a…
Continue ReadingArchitect of bin Laden raid says Trump is working to ‘destroy’ the country
Retired Adm. William McRaven said Thursday that the US is under attack from President Donald Trump, who he believes is working to…
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Semi-truck hits overpass in Fabens, shuts down portion of I-10
A semi-truck hit an overpass in Fabens shutting down a small portion of Interstate 10 westbound and the overpass, according to the El Paso County…
Continue ReadingShe lost her son in a shooting. Now her homeowners association wants her to move his remembrance flag
A mother who lost her son to a workplace shooting several months ago is now battling with her homeowners association over her right to fly flags in…
Continue ReadingPence announces Syria ceasefire that appears to give Turkey everything it wants
US Vice President Mike Pence announced in Turkey Thursday that he and Turkish President Erdogan agreed to a ceasefire halting Turkey’s…
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Accused Las Cruces child pornographer indicted on 12 felony counts
A Las Cruces man was indicted by a Dona Ana County grand jury Thursday on 12 felony counts of making and possessing child pornography Raymond Pacheco…
Continue ReadingAmbassador breaks with Trump, testifying the President directed diplomats to work with Giuliani on Ukraine
US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland was directed by President Donald Trump to work with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine, he told Congress on…
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El Paso boy killed as he crossed street was selling chips to help family after his mother’s death
A 13-year-old boy was struck and killed by a truck as he crossed the street Tuesday night. Brian Velazquez was crossing the Dyer on his scooter, not…
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