Lawmakers discuss direct contracting as solution to lower healthcare costs
What is direct contracting?
What is direct contracting?
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Crime Stoppers of El Paso is seeking information for the identity of a masked suspect connected to multiple beer thefts at an East El Paso convenience store. According to Crime Stoppers, the first theft happened around 2 a.m. on June 15, when a masked suspect walked into ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- An El Paso family is celebrating a major milestone with a nonprofit, Habitat for Humanity. The Martinez family is receiving the keys to their brand-new home with the help of Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is a local nonprofit that's dedicated to providing affo...
By Mostafa Salem, Aida Karimi (CNN) — Four months after he was killed at the outset of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being memorialized in a weeklong funeral spectacle stretching across five cities in two countries, with millions of mourners expected to attend. De...
Authorities are revealing more about the 16 children rescued from an Ohio home that neighbors said "seemed abandoned" for years.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, says he's working with Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee for exceptions to be put in the 2027 Homeland Security budget bill to exempt certain landmarks in the Rio Grande Valley from border wall construction.
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Por Erick E. Beltran, CNN en Español Taylor Swift está a punto de convertirse en la esposa de Travis Kelce. Con un gran hermetismo, la pareja ha organizado una boda que, según diversas fuentes, se celebrará este fin de semana en el Madison Square Garden de Nueva York. Hacemos un repaso de la hi...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Court records from the El Paso County 327th District Court show the criminal case against former Eastlake High School head football coach Ruben Rodriguez was dismissed after he successfully completed a pre-trial diversion program. The dismissal order was entered June 29, 2...
Por Brenda Goodman, CNN Gran parte de Estados Unidos soporta temperaturas récord, pero el Dr. Peter Hotez, especialista en enfermedades infecciosas de Houston, sale a caminar temprano por la mañana lo más cubierto posible: lleva una camiseta, una sudadera con capucha, un sombrero, pantalones de...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Crime Stoppers of El Paso, Inc. distributes pictures and descriptions of fugitives wanted by the El Paso Police Department and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office weekly through the Most Wanted feature. The following fugitives are individuals whose attempts to locate have ...
Por Kasha Patel, CNN Mientras Estados Unidos se encuentre celebrando su 250 cumpleaños, se espera que los fuegos artificiales aporten más espectacularidad y solemnidad que nunca antes. Pero con las festividades a gran escala y la previsión de una ola de calor sofocante, millones de estadouniden...
SANTA FE (KVIA) -- The New Mexico Department of Transportation said vehicle registration and weight-distance taxes increased Wednesday. The increase is part of an effort to fund road improvements in the state. Since July started, passenger vehicle registration fees increased by 25% while the w...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- As El Paso families gear up to celebrate Independence Day and the nation's 250th birthday, the night sky is expected to be brighter than ever. But before you strike that match, the El Paso Fire Department and City officials have an urgent reminder: the sale, possession, ...
Por Priscilla Alvarez, CNN El Gobierno de Trump está planeando un aumento de las operaciones de control migratorio en lugares de trabajo, con múltiples agencias federales involucradas en determinar cómo incrementar el número de arrestos y apaciguar a la base electoral del presidente, según cinc...
Análisis por Alfredo Meza, CNN en Español En las horas posteriores a los potentes terremotos ocurridos la semana pasada en Venezuela, el ministro del Interior y Justicia, Diosdado Cabello, pidió a la población que se mantuviera resguardada y confiara en las autoridades. Muy pronto quedó claro q...
Por Ashley Strickland, CNN Nuevas observaciones podrían ofrecer pistas nuevas sobre cómo un exoplaneta gigante sobrevivió a la violenta muerte de su estrella anfitriona y llegó a orbitar de cerca sus remanentes estelares. Los hallazgos podrían servir como un adelanto del destino que podría ag...
A Princess Cruises cruise ship docked in San Francisco has seen an outbreak of norovirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said that 102 out of the over 3,000 passengers onboard the Ruby Princess have been affected, along with 23 crewmembers.
A Princess Cruises cruise ship docked in San Francisco has seen an outbreak of norovirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said that 102 out of the over 3,000 passengers onboard the Ruby Princess have been affected, along with 23 crewmembers.
HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) -- A former Eastlake High School football coach had an assault case against him dismissed, according to documents ABC-7 obtained Thursday. Court documents said Ruben Rodriguez completed a pre-trial diversion program for allegedly choking his girlfriend in September ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 36-year-old woman was sentenced to 39 years in prison for murdering two women in a house fire in Santa Clara, New Mexico, according to the Sixth Judicial District Attorney's Office. Cassandra Brazeal had pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and one count...
The U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday.
The U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday.
Por Alexandra Skores, CNN Un hombre de 26 años de Texas que intentaba capturar imágenes en video de una iglesia en Houston enfrenta cargos por operar presuntamente un dron de manera ilegal demasiado cerca de un evento de la Copa Mundial, mientras las autoridades de todo el país intensifican las...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - Debbie Navejas has spent the last four years thinking about how her father was shocked with a stun gun in the back by police. Armando Navejas, who was 70 years old at the time fell on his face. The impact broke one of his eye sockets and he bled from [...]
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A woman was arrested after an unreadable license plate revealed an outstanding warrant, according to the El Paso County Constable's Office for Precinct Three. Officials reported that on July 2, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on 22-year-old Kassandra Monique Solis after ...
For Dr. Brittany Shoemake, a lifelong El Pasoan, caring for patients in the Borderplex means giving back to the community that shaped her. An Eastwood High School graduate and University of Texas at El Paso alumna, Shoemake has returned her education and expertise to her hometown, where she pr...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- As America's 250th birthday is just two days away, local firework vendors have been thriving. Even with fireworks banned in El Paso, local healthcare officials urge residents to stay safe during their weekend celebrations.University Medical Center of El Paso Burn Center D...
Christopher Lamb, CNN El Papa León XIV conmemorará el 250 aniversario de la independencia de EE.UU. destacando la difícil situación de los migrantes, un tema de continua tensión entre la Santa Sede y el Gobierno de Trump, en su visita a la isla italiana meridional de Lampedusa. El trato a los...
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized as “he continues his recovery,” a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican said in a statement on Thursday. The former GOP leader’s office still hasn’t disclosed the cause of McConnell’s hospitalization since he entered on...
Por Cristopher Ulloa, CNN en Español Una mala noticia para ARMY en Chile. Este jueves, el Instituto Nacional del Deporte (IND), dependiente del ministerio del Deporte, anunció que no autoriza el uso del Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos —el recinto con mayor capacidad del país— como sede...
Por Billy Stockwell y Gul Tuysuz, CNN Las autoridades turcas han prohibido que un crucero dirigido a viajeros LGBTQ+ de Estados Unidos atraque en los puertos del país, citando “normas morales” y “valores familiares”, dijo este jueves el director ejecutivo de la empresa de eventos detrás del pró...
by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas TribuneJuly 2, 2026 Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday appointed Don Huffines, a former Republican state senator, to be comptroller of public accounts for the rest of the year, after the agency’s acting head, Kelly Hancock, steps down at the end of the month. Hanco...
Por David Goldman, CNN El presidente Donald Trump lanzó su memecoin $TRUMP en los días previos a su segunda investidura, inaugurando una administración pro-cripto y un lucrativo negocio familiar. La iniciativa le reportó a Trump cientos de millones de dólares el año pasado, como parte de unas...
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Much of the country is sizzling under record heat, but Dr. Peter Hotez, an infectious disease specialist in Houston, is heading out for his early morning walks as covered up as possible in a t-shirt, a hooded sweatshirt, a hat, sweatpants, socks and sneakers. It...
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As a dangerous heat wave bakes major East Coast cities, Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed data centers in the mid-Atlantic this week to use their backup power supplies instead of using electricity from the public grid, in part to ensure there was enough to power...
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — There were “no indications” of any mechanical malfunctions or failures of the engine on a skydiving plane that crashed last month in Missouri, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released on Thursday. On June 14, j...
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