5 things to know for March 11: Ukraine, Pandemic, MLB, North Korea, Facebook
Meta’s VP of Social Impact Emily Dalton Smith says “we’re doing everything we can to restore our services and make sure” that Facebook, Instagram,…
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Grimes and Elon Musk secretly welcomed their second child in December
CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla is working on a “friendly” humanoid robot. For now, he has a human in a robot…
Continue ReadingA potential bomb cyclone is poised to pound the interior East with heavy snow and winds
Another storm bringing a weekend severe storm threat for the South and snow for the Northeast. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…
Continue ReadingKim Kardashian’s business advice for women sparks controversy: ‘It seems nobody wants to work these days’
Kim Kardashian’s interview with Variety magazine is sparking outrage after she offered some advice to women in business: “get your f*cking a** up and…
Continue ReadingPolice are warning drivers to protect against gas thefts as oil prices soar. Here’s what they recommend
Los Angeles Area Residents Claim Thieves Are Siphoning Gas From Their…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Colder Friday with slight rain and snow chance
A cold front arrives Friday with much colder air hitting the Borderland. Temps will drop about 20 degrees from Thursday’s high of 71. Winds will blow…
Continue ReadingMarch 10, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Retired. Gen. David Petraeus reacts after new satellite images show the long 40-mile-long Russian convoy outside of Kyiv dispersing into fields and…
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Blue bin snafu leaves El Paso woman without place to put her recyclables
EL PASO, Texas — Evelyn Rojo was out of town during her neighborhood’s trash collection day. She says her son took her bins out Monday night,…
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WATCH: Jussie Smollett sentenced to 30 months probation, 150 days in jail
CHICAGO, Illinois — The sentencing hearing for Actor Jussie Smollett ended with an explosive outburst from Smollett proclaiming his innocence. Cook…
Continue ReadingRussia using Belarus as a launch point for many air operations in Ukraine, NATO says
CNN By Natasha Bertrand Russia has been using Belarus as a springboard for many of its air operations in Ukraine, according to intelligence collected…
Continue ReadingMLB reaches labor agreement with players union and Opening Day is set for April 7
CNN’s Tom Foreman reports that Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Player’s Association have agreed to a tentative deal on a new…
Continue ReadingParents of former US Marine detained in Russia say his health has deteriorated
CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The parents of Trevor Reed, a US citizen detained in Russia, said Thursday that his health has taken a further turn for…
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Telemedicine widely utilized by El Paso doctors, medical students since start of pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the medical industry in more ways than one. Chances are if you’ve had a doctor’s appointment in…
Continue ReadingBipartisan pressure mounts for US to do more in Ukraine amid frustration over Polish jets
CNN By Lauren Fox and Jeremy Herb, CNN After two weeks of unity surrounding the Biden administration’s swift and sweeping response to…
Continue ReadingUS ambassador to UN says Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘constitute war crimes’
CNN By Jennifer Hansler, Sonnet Swire and Jeremy Herb, CNN US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Thursday that actions…
Continue ReadingRisk of a US recession as high as 35%, Goldman Sachs says
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Europe’s reliance on energy from Russia has jacked up the odds that the region could enter a…
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Bracing for even higher prices: El Paso manufacturing company feels squeeze from supply shortages, price spikes
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso manufacturer says a combination of the pandemic, supply chain issues, and the conflict in Ukraine are affecting the…
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Electric bikes get second look as the borderland grapples with gas prices
EL PASO, Texas – At a maximum speed of 28 miles per hour, e-bikes can only go so fast. But their popularity is soaring as gas prices rise. El Paso…
Continue ReadingRussia owes Western banks $120 billion. They won’t get it back
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are the first major Western banks to get out of Russia following the invasion of…
Continue ReadingOne Ukrainian mom had to leave her own family to save her foster children
CNN’s Sara Sidner talks to caretakers who fled Ukraine with orphans and foster children during Russia’s…
Continue ReadingChelsea made plea for ‘sporting integrity,’ despite oligarch owner being sanctioned after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The UK has added Russian oligarch and Chelsea F.C. owner Roman Abramovich to its list of sanctioned individuals as part of its efforts to “isolate”…
Continue Reading‘Turning Red’ tackles puberty and periods in a way that’s rare
A 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl turns into a giant red panda when she gets emotional in the new animated film. David Daniel…
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El Paso officer swerves to avoid head-on collision; lower valley man arrested
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police say an officer had to take evasive action to avoid being hit by a man who was driving straight towards him. Police…
Continue ReadingRussia’s richest businessman tells Putin: Don’t take us back to 1917
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Russia’s richest businessman has warned the Kremlin against confiscating assets of companies…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Windy, blowing dust Thursday, colder temps and rain Friday
Good morning! The weather will become active this afternoon therefore an ABC-7 First Alert is in place. Temperatures will warm to near 70 this…
Continue ReadingVictims of opioid crisis confront owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
Ryan Hampton, a victim of the opioid crisis, tells CNN’s Jake Tapper the message he gave to the Sacklers, the family behind Oxycontin maker Purdue…
Continue ReadingTropical Cyclone Gombe is due to rapidly intensify before bringing parts of Mozambique several months’ worth of rain over just a few days
Tropical Cyclone Gombe is set to rapidly intensify before Mozambique landfall. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…
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Biden suggests Putin and Russia’s war in Ukraine responsible for soaring inflation in new report
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday suggested the new consumer price index report showing soaring inflation…
Continue ReadingRussia invades Ukraine
Ukrainian officials claim the military have defeated a Russian tank regiment outside the capital Kyiv and videos appear to show a number of tanks on…
Continue ReadingHarris says US and Poland are united, despite fighter jets episode
CNN By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris sought to reinforce cooperative ties between the United States and Poland as…
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