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Reflecting Pool drained again as issues plague Trump-backed renovation
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being drained again for another round of repairs, marking another setback in President Trump’s multimillion-dollar renovation of the historic Washington, D.C. landmark. Trump had hoped to have the pool ready to be showcased by July 4, when ...
Trump’s DC beautification push navigates troubled waters
By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — At a ceremony in front of the iconic cascading fountain at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, DC, earlier this month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and top US officials touted President Donald Trump’s efforts to make the city “safe and beautiful.” ...
AI drones help find scarcely available parking spaces in one of America's trucking hubs
It's hard to miss large trucks here along Interstate 94 in southeast Michigan. This is one of the freight routes feeding Detroit, the U.S.-Canada border at Windsor and the flow of goods moving between the two countries. For Scott Grenerth, director of engagement at Truck Speciali...
Muere el futbolista sudafricano Jayden Adams, de 25 años, que participó del Mundial
Reuters El mediocampista internacional sudafricano Jayden Adams, que participó en los tres partidos de la fase de grupos de su equipo en la Copa del Mundo de 2026, falleció, dijo el ministerio de deportes del país este sábado. No se dio ninguna causa de muerte. Adams, de 25...
A teen football player’s death has sparked scrutiny and speculation. Here’s what’s happening with the investigation
CNN By Holly Yan, Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Christine and Elmore Wonsley don’t sleep. They can’t, not since their 18-year-old son, Nolan Wells, first went missing. “This was our baby boy,” Christine Wonsley said, wearing blue to match Wells’ father, the couple tightly hold...
Construction work slated for East Mesa Recreation Complex in Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Construction work will be done on the East Mesa Public Recreation Complex next week and it will mean some early-morning noise. Early morning construction, including concrete pouring, will take place each day starting at 4 a.m. from Monday, July 13 to July...
Graham Platner has formally withdrawn from the Maine Senate race. Here’s what we know about the process to replace him
CNN By Ethan Cohen, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Maine Democrats are embarking on a two-week sprint to pick a new nominee for one of the year’s most important races in the wake of Graham Platner’s decision this week to end his Senate campaign after allegations of sexual assault, ...
Campers rescued in southeastern Missouri as 1-in-1,000-year rainfall triggers catastrophic flooding
By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 2:40 p.m. ET] The unaccounted for campers in Reynolds County, Missouri, “have been located and rescued,” Reynolds County Sheriff Caleb McCoy told CNN. Officials had earlier s...
Costco's Kirkland Signature beers to be discontinued: reports
Production is expected to end sometime in July, a notice obtained by multiple media outlets indicates.
Upcoming summer events at Wet N’ Wild
Summer break isn't over yet — Wet N' Wild has a packed schedule for anyone looking to cool off and have some fun this season. Good morning El Paso's Nicole is live on Friday from the waterpark to talk about their upcoming events this season. This upcoming Sunday, July 12, y...
‘L.A. at rush hour.’ ‘Disney World.’ American national parks feeling the strain this summer
By Jen Rose Smith (CNN) — A river of cars greeted Marti Pawlikowski, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, when she arrived at Zion National Park on a Road Scholar tour this spring. “It took us 45 minutes to get through,” she said, adding that the delays didn’t stop once she entered th...
Suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing ‘said he wishes he hadn’t done it,’ roommate told Utah prosecutors
CNN, KSL, POOL VIA KSL, UTAH COURTS, UTAH GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, RICK EGAN, POOL, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, Rick Egan/POOL/The Salt Lake Tribune By Andi Babineau, Nicki Brown, CNN Provo, Utah (CNN) — The former roommate of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative acti...
Cruz: Talarico has ‘real chance’ to beat Paxton in Senate race
Talarico’s campaign contributions are more than triple what Paxton’s campaign raised from April through June.
Rising mosquito threat, haunting mission, golf course: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Kimberly Richardson, Gina Park, CNN Welcome to 5 Things PM! You’re probably doing this one common thing on your walks — and it’s spiking your anxiety. Making a quick change can unlock your creativity, lower stress and give your brain a reset. Here’s what else you might ha...
Talarico, Paxton announce millions in new campaign funding for Q2
To mark the end of second-quarter fundraising Wednesday, State Representative James Talarico and Attorney General Ken Paxton announced millions in new campaign funding toward their U.S. Senate bid....
Inside the insurgent rise and rapid downfall of Graham Platner’s campaign
By Arit John, Arlette Saenz, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Soon after news broke Monday that a woman who had previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner accused him of rape — an allegation he has denied — his campaign reached out to former Sen. Barbara Boxer. ...
What we know (and don’t know) about how Maine Democrats will replace Graham Platner
By Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Maine Democrats are embarking on a two-week sprint to pick a new nominee for one of the year’s most important races in the wake of Graham Platner’s decision this week to suspend his Senate campaign after allegations of sexual assault, which he denies...
An outbreak of diarrhea caused by a parasite has hit at least 1,400 people. Here’s how to stay safe
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Summer is the best time to be enjoying fresh berries and cool caprese salads with a sprinkling of fresh basil, preferably poolside. But this summer, with cases of diarrhea caused by a microscopic parasite called cyclospora climbing across severa...
El piragüista olímpico David Hearn se declara inocente de causar daños en el estanque reflectante del Lincoln Memorial
Por Holmes Lybrand, CNN El piragüista olímpico David Hearn se declaró inocente este jueves ante el Tribunal Superior de la ciudad de Washington de los cargos por daños causados al estanque reflectante (Reflecting Pool) del Lincoln Memorial. Hearn, de 67 años, fue acusado fo...
Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleads not guilty to reflecting pool damage
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not guilty in Washington, DC, Superior Court Thursday to damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Hearn was indicted on July 2 on one count of destruction of property of more than $1,000 for allegedly d...
Three more people charged with damaging Reflecting Pool after Trump’s multimillion-dollar restoration
By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Three more people have been criminally charged with destruction of property at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Officers say they detained Cameron Thiers, Sophie Dennison-Gibby and Justin Carreno one Saturday afternoon in June and described i...
Graham Platner abandona la candidatura al Senado por Maine y abre paso para que los demócratas elijan a un nuevo candidato
Por Eric Bradner, CNN El candidato demócrata al Senado por Maine, Graham Platner, dijo en una declaración en video este miércoles que suspendía su campaña, despejando el camino para que los demócratas seleccionen a un nuevo candidato para enfrentar a la senadora republicana Sus...
Graham Platner drops Maine Senate bid, clearing way for Democrats to pick new nominee
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, clearing the way for Democrats to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most important contest...
Destination El Paso: Possible expansion of El Paso Convention Center
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Brooke Underwood was recently named Destination El Paso's new president and CEO, managing agencies such as Visit El Paso, El Paso Live! and the El Paso Waterparks scattered across the city. Underwood joins KTSM 9 News Anchor Andy Morgan to discuss her lon...
Uno de estos ocho países será campeón del mundo: ¿cuáles son las chances de cada uno?
Por Esteban Campanela, CNN en Español El Mundial más extenso y difícil de la historia está llegando a sus fases finales. 48 equipos, tres países, largas distancias, calor extremo y muchísimos cambios. Muchísimos cambios, para que poco cambie. Si evaluamos qué selecciones han ...
Trump’s loaded language, gene-edited babies, pilot’s last words: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, Gina Park, CNN Welcome to 5 Things PM! “The Pitt” leads the pack with 25 Emmy Award nominations, while “Hacks” and newcomer “Widow’s Bay” also snagged numerous nods. There were a few snubs too. See the full list. Here’s what else you might have missed during ...
Democratic infighting roils process to replace Platner in Maine Senate race
Maine Democrats are looking to quickly turn the page on Senate candidate Graham Platner’s imploding campaign and select a new nominee ahead of a looming Monday deadline, but escalating tension between his campaign and the state party is threatening Democrats’ hopes of salvaging a...
Why Trump left NATO summit on a positive note after seething about Iran, Spain and Greenland
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Ankara, Turkey (CNN) — As European leaders were walking into Wednesday’s NATO summit here, the mood was dark. President Donald Trump was seated just outside the conference hall doors, angrily unspooling every grievance he had with the defense alliance, fr...
How to Save Money on Family Road Trips This Summer
(TestMiles) - Summer road trips sound wonderfully simple until the receipts start collecting in the center console. Gas, snacks, meals, parking, extra coffee, forgotten sunscreen, and the mysterious bag of gas station candy nobody remembers buying can turn a cheap family getaway ...
Platner’s campaign working to navigate exit from consequential Maine race, sources say
By Jeff Zeleny, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Graham Platner and a small team of strategists behind his candidacy are trying to navigate an exit from the consequential Senate race in Maine without entirely squandering the movement he built, people familiar with the matter said, ra...
Stabilization underway at NYC building with buckled columns
City leaders in NYC say they are confident in ongoing stabilization efforts at the buckling high-rise that sparked chaos across Midtown.
Reflecting Pool being drained – again – as Trump administration tries once more to fix landmark
By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Crews began draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Sunday, according to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, for the second time in three months. In an interview released Tuesday with Katie Miller, a conservative podcaster and wife of Presi...
White Sands Park urges visitors: Leave baby bats undisturbed
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- White Sands National Park is warning visitors about the increasing sightings of baby bats in the park, urging them to leave the bats undisturbed. The park says there's an increase in baby bat sightings around the area, but especially at the visitor center...
Maine Democrats scramble for plan to replace embattled Platner if he ends Senate campaign
By Arit John, Arlette Saenz, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Maine Democrats are rushing to come up with a plan to quickly replace Graham Platner, their embattled Senate nominee, if he ends his campaign in the wake of a rape allegation that has left him hemorrhaging support from longt...
Argentina, con espíritu de campeón: la Scaloneta sufre, persevera y alcanza cuartos
Por Sebastián Jiménez Valencia, CNN en Español En un partido loco, el campeón del mundo volvió a sufrir más de la cuenta. Argentina empezó perdiendo con Egipto. Los africanos metieron tres goles, uno anulado. Pero la Scaloneta perseveró, y al final remontó con mucha garra. En e...
Jury deliberating in 4th, final Young Park mass shooting trial
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- Tuesday, closing arguments are expected n the final Young Park mass shooting trial in Las Cruces. The jury is currently in deliberation. That means a verdict could come soon for Gustavo Dominguez, who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting. He ...
Construction underway to replace aging infrastructure in Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Construction is underway for a water and wastewater line rehabilitation project for El Paso Water in Central El Paso on Tuesday, July 7. The project is happening on Rio Grande Avenue, Dallas Street and Williams Street, all near Houston Park. EPWater said ...
Prehistoric cave discoveries hint at shared culture between Neanderthals and humans
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ancient DNA revealed that our species, Homo sapiens, once interbred with Neanderthals, but what was the nature of those Stone Age encounters tens of thousands of years ago? Discoveries unearthed in a cave in what’s now Turkey indicate the two group...
Weathered utility pole on Raynor sparks safety concerns among El Pasoans
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A damaged utility pole on Raynor Avenue, situated between Montana and Pershing near the Pipo Barber Academy, has become a growing safety concern for El Pasoans living and working in the neighborhood. One neighbor says they first reported the hazard at...
Closing arguments underway in Young Park mass shooting trial
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Closing arguments in the Young Park Mass Shooting trial began in a Las Cruces courtroom on Tuesday, July 7. The Las Cruces jury is expected to hear closing arguments from the state and the defense before they deliberate and return with a verdict for Gustav...
Cynthia Boyar Trejo Recall Organizers Confident of Success. Is Another Recall Coming?
Recall organizers seeking to recall Cynthia Boyar Trejo confident they will have the required signatures to recall the city representative by August 13th. The article Cynthia Boyar Trejo Recall Organizers Confident of Success. Is Another Recall Coming? appeared first on El Paso N...
Ford Recall: 741,195 Vehicles May Roll Away
(TestMiles) - Ford and Lincoln owners have a new recall to take seriously if there is an F-150, Explorer, Expedition, Aviator, or Navigator in the driveway. The recall covers 741,195 trucks and SUVs in the United States because part of the automatic transmission’s park system may...
Man blown from 12th-floor apartment as deadly tornado rips through central China
By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A deadly tornado, so powerful that it sucked a man out of his 12th-floor apartment, swept through China’s central Hubei province leaving behind a trail of destruction, according to state media reports. At least 11 people were killed and...
Pressure mounts on Platner to end Maine Senate bid as Democrat says he’s reflecting on ‘best path forward’
WGME, GRAHAM PLATNER FOR SENATE, CNN By Eric Bradner, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Democratic support for Graham Platner’s campaign collapsed Monday evening, with calls for him to exit the Maine Senate race mounting by the minute and Platner saying he was “taking the time to re...
Walmart is lowering prices on summer BBQ items. Trump says it’s because of him
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump is taking credit for Walmart’s summer sale, claiming that a request from his administration led to discounts on thousands of items for summer road trips and pool parties that happen every year. The country’s large...
Young Park shooting: Evidence presented for 4th suspect
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Jurors in Las Cruces got a closer look at the evidence prosecutors say link the fourth and final person to stand trail to the deadly shooting at Young Park last year. The state continued to present its case against Gustavo Dominguez, who faces three count...
Fans fuming over change to classic Disneyland ride
Any change to a classic ride at Disneyland will have its critics. Even so, the backlash on social media to the park’s recent update to Pirates of the Caribbean has been extreme, and many fans are hoping to see the Anaheim theme park reverse course....
Trump toca la campana de apertura para marcar el primer día de cotización de las Cuentas Trump
Por Jeanne Sahadi y John Towfighi, CNN Un año después de convertirse en ley, el nuevo vehículo de ahorro e inversión para niños conocido como las Cuentas Trump comenzó oficialmente a operar el sábado 4 de julio. El presidente Donald Trump tocó el lunes la campana de apertura ...
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repairs to be handled by company that won no-bid contract, Burgum says
“We'll use the same company, because they did a fantastic job.”
‘I didn’t think it was a foul’: Trump says he asked FIFA president for review of controversial red card
CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he personally asked FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to review the decision to give a red card and one-game ban to Team USA star striker Folarin Balogun — a remarkable intervention that sparked a torrent of co...
Los hoteles de Cuba permanecen vacíos mientras la campaña de presión de EE.UU. ahuyenta a los turistas
Por Patrick Oppmann, CNN en Español El sector turístico de Cuba parece tenerlo todo, desde playas de arena blanca hasta fortalezas coloniales españolas. Todo menos turistas. La economía de la isla se ha visto sumida en una espiral de muerte tras la avalancha de sanciones im...
Cuba’s hotels sit empty as US pressure campaign drives tourists away
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Cuba’s tourism sector seems to have everything from white sandy beaches to Spanish colonial forts. Everything except for tourists. The island’s economy has been caught in a death spiral following a barrage of sanctions levied by ...
China conducts rare submarine-launched ballistic missile test, angering Pacific neighbors
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China on Monday conducted a rare test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean, sparking criticism from New Zealand and Australia for actions that they said threatened peace and stability in the region. A People’s Liberation A...
England Tops Mexico in World Cup Round of 16, 3-2
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- England defeats Mexico in the knockout round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 in Mexico City on Sunday. England secured two goals in less than one minute in the first half sparking early momentum. However, Mexico was able to respond in the first...
El peor Brasil se vuelve a casa
Por Esteban Campanela, CNN en Español Si los once jugadores que salieron al campo de juego este domingo en Nueva Jersey no hubiesen tenido una camiseta amarilla con cinco estrellas en el pecho, a nadie le sorprendería el resultado. Hace rato que el país más ganador de la hist...
Trabajadores denuncian condiciones inseguras en un restaurante de los creadores de South Park. Brooke Shields los respalda
Por Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN En marzo, la actriz Brooke Shields hizo una reserva en el restaurante mexicano Casa Bonita, en Denver, Colorado, con un nombre falso, pero no para evitar a los paparazzi. Lo hizo para que el equipo directivo del restaurante y sus propietarios, Trey ...
Workers claim unsafe conditions at a restaurant owned by the South Park creators. They have Brooke Shields on their side
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — This March, actress Brooke Shields made a reservation at a Mexican restaurant in Denver, Colorado called Casa Bonita under a fake name – but not to avoid paparazzi It was so the restaurant’s management team and owners Trey Parker and...