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Inside the 228-year-old London restaurant that time forgot

By Chris Dwyer, CNN (CNN) — “Oysters. Pies. Pudding.” If there’s a more British welcome to a restaurant, it has yet to be found. Those three words are stenciled in gleaming gold script on the windows of Rules, a legendary dining room in Covent Garden that proudly claims the t...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 8, 2026

Asif Ali Zardari Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Asif Ali Zardari, president of Pakistan. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1956 Birth place: Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan Father: Hakim Ali Zardari, politician and businessman Mother: Bilquis Zardari Mar...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 7, 2026

Monaco bombing attack suspect found shot dead in Ukraine, officials say

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The woman suspected in the Monaco bombing attack that wounded a Ukrainian businessman has been found dead in Ukraine, officials in that country said on Tuesday. Interpol previously named the bombing suspect...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 7, 2026

The new tastemakers are cutlery designers

By Jessica Salter (CNN) — The design writer and collector Dung Ngo owns more than 10,000 pieces of cutlery. It started 25 years ago, when Ngo turned 30 and decided that “the cutlery I bought after college from Target, no longer fit who I was.” He found a 40-piece set he loved i...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 7, 2026

State Fair wants to crown 'best green chile cheeseburger' in New Mexico

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- For New Mexico restaurants, this may be the ultimate source of bragging rights -- who makes the best green chile cheeseburger in the state? Well, the New Mexico State Fair is now taking applications for its Original Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge. New...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 7, 2026

Supreme Court allows Texas to require age verification for mobile apps

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Texas to enforce a law that requires mobile app stores to verify the age of users and obtain parental consent for minors attempting to install programs on their phones. Texas’ law, enacted last year in response t...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 6, 2026

Microsoft axes about 4,800 jobs, including major cuts to Xbox

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft is eliminating about 4,800 jobs — about 2.1% of the company’s global workforce — with its Xbox gaming unit among the hardest hit. “Our business is changing because the world around it is changing,” Amy Coleman, Microsoft’s executive vi...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 6, 2026

Exhibit celebrates El Paso, Juárez sign painters’ overlooked artistry

Anne Giangiulio moved to the Borderland in 2004 to teach graphic arts at the University of Texas at El Paso. One of her strongest memories from that time was the abundance of hand-painted signs on businesses around the city, especially around Segundo Barrio. Giangiulio, a nati...

El Paso MattersJul 5, 2026

Putin and Trump held ‘businesslike’ 90-minute July 4 call, Moscow says

By Tim Lister and Daria Tarasova Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Donald Trump for nearly 90 minutes on July 4 in which the US leader again offered to help end the Ukraine war, according to the Russian foreign ministry. Putin personally congrat...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 5, 2026

5 cities missing out on hosting FIFA World Cup matches in 2026

Major U.S. cities are getting an economic boost from the World Cup, with places like Los Angeles, Miami and Dallas flooded with thousands of overseas tourists attending matches to cheer on their home countries and packing bars to take in the action on the pitch....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 4, 2026

Tesla sales soar 25% in sign its troubles may be easing

By Anna Cooban, Chris Isidore, CNN London (CNN) — Tesla’s global sales shot up 25% in the second quarter in a sign that Elon Musk’s EV maker may be turning a corner – at least in Europe. The company posted deliveries of more than 480,000 in the three months to the end of June...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 3, 2026

July 4, 1776: The day Thomas Jefferson went shopping

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — As dawn broke in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, the weather was a pleasant 68 degrees. The temperature crept up to 72.25 degrees at 9 a.m., reaching a balmy 76 by 1 p.m. before dipping slightly to 73.5 at 9 p.m. We know this because on the day that...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 3, 2026

Turkey blocks American LGBTQ+ cruise from docking, citing ‘moral standards’

By Billy Stockwell, Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Turkish authorities have banned a cruise ship catering to American LGBTQ+ travelers from docking in the country’s ports, citing “moral standards” and “family values,” the CEO of the events company behind the upcoming Mediterranean tou...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 2, 2026

What to expect from today’s jobs report

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — For much of the past 18 months, the labor market has remained largely frozen. Rampant uncertainty, a lasting hangover from pandemic-era overhiring, the rise of AI, and a cocktail of other economic concerns – persistently high inflation, elevated...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 2, 2026

Breakaway Catholic group excommunicated after defying warnings from Pope Leo

By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — The Vatican announced Thursday that priests and members of a breakaway Catholic group that ordained four new bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV’s wishes are in schism and excommunicated. The Society of Saint Pius X, an ultra-traditionali...

KVIA ABC-7Jul 2, 2026

In-N-Out reveals 6 new locations across 5 states opening 'soon'

(KTLA) – Fans of California-based In-N-Out Burger can look forward to six new locations opening soon in five states. The Irvine, California-based company’s most recent location, in Timnath, Colorado, a small agricultural community near Fort Collins, opened on June 24. It currentl...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 1, 2026

Kroger to buy Giant Eagle for $1.65 billion

Cincinnati-based grocery store chain Kroger Co. has announced it will buy Pittsburgh-based rival Giant Eagle in a $1.65 billion deal.

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jul 1, 2026

White House lifts export control on Anthropic that froze its most advanced models

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The US government has lifted export controls Anthropic’s most advanced AI models, the company said Tuesday evening. “We’ve received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5,” Anthropic said in ...

KVIA ABC-7Jun 30, 2026

El Paso nonprofit receives $200K grant for digital health literacy

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- As more health information is stored online, an El Paso nonprofit received a $200,000 grant Tuesday to create a lesson plan to teach people how to manage their health information. Texas Mutual Insurance Company and its health affiliate, Texicare, gave ...

KVIA ABC-7Jun 30, 2026

Las Cruces seeks input on potential 'brownfields'

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The City of Las Cruces Economic Development Department is asking residents, property owners, business owners, and community stakeholders to participate in the Brownfields Identification Survey, an initiative designed to help identify vacant, abandoned, un...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jun 30, 2026

After four years, Atlantic menhaden study funding finally in place

RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR) -- After four years of questions and debate, two million dollars is in place to fund research into the status of a tiny fish with a huge economic impact on Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay. The fish at the center of the controversy is the Menhaden. Menhaden ar...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jun 30, 2026

Pope Leo faces first major crisis of papacy from rebel Catholic group

By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has made a last-ditch appeal to a rebel group of traditionalist Catholics who plan to ordain bishops without his approval, saying they will be committing a “sin of extreme gravity” if they proceed. Just over a year into his t...

KVIA ABC-7Jun 30, 2026

El Pasoans rally support, aid for Venezuelan families devastated by earthquakes

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Volunteers raced to move boxes labeled “clothes” and “medicine” resting at the center of a restaurant in Central El Paso, all destined for Venezuela, a country devastated by two earthquakes. The two major earthquakes struck the South American country last ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jun 30, 2026

Local businesses seeing large crowds during World Cup games, boosting economy

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The FIFA World Cup is entering its fourth week of play, and some local businesses in El Paso have seen large crowds flocking to their establishments to enjoy the matches. Whether supporting the U.S., Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Portugal or another tea...

KVIA ABC-7Jun 29, 2026

Comcast says it will spin off NBCUniversal

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Comcast’s media businesses, including NBC, Peacock and Universal, are moving one step closer to a sale. On Monday morning Comcast said it is spinning off NBCUniversal as well as its European media arm, Sky, into a new publicly traded company. T...

KVIA ABC-7Jun 29, 2026

El Paso picked for national economic 'resilience' program

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The City of El Paso has been selected by the National League of Cities (NLC) to participate in the Building Economic Resilience in Communities (BERC) Program, a national initiative aimed at helping local governments strengthen economic stability and expan...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Jun 29, 2026