EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended a human smuggler this past Monday, June 2, after he led agents on a short pursuit in Socorro, U.S. Customs and Border…
Texas Monthly – U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins race for top Democratic slot on powerful House oversight panel
“Our work cannot be solely reactive,” Crockett told her colleagues, pitching herself as the most effective messenger among the Democratic hopefuls. Read: Read More
KTSM News – El Paso County prepares cooling centers ahead of summer
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – As high temperatures are expected in the coming weeks, El Paso County will open its community centers as cooling centers for residents beginning Sunday, June 15, with…
KTSM News – Person seriously hurt after crash in South-Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — One person was seriously hurt after a crash Wednesday afternoon, June 4, in South-Central El Paso, according to the El Paso Fire Department. The Fire Department says…
Tech Crunch – Hugging Face says its new robotics model is so efficient it can run on a MacBook
It’s becoming a little easier to build sophisticated robotics projects at home. Earlier this week, AI dev platform Hugging Face released an open AI model for robotics called SmolVLA. Trained on “compatibly…
KTSM News – Venezuelan man convicted of conspiracy to harbor migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A federal jury in El Paso convicted a Venezuelan national of conspiracy to harbor undocumented migrants, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas said…
Texas Monthly – Feds sue Texas over long-standing law allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition
The lawsuit comes just days after the Legislature adjourned without repealing the first-in-the-nation law, which passed in 2001. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Ransomware gang claims responsibility for Kettering Health hack
A group of cybercriminals known as Interlock is advertising stolen data from Kettering Health, which includes patients’ data. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Chinese researchers charged with smuggling fungus into Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Two Chinese researchers have been charged with smuggling a fungus known to be a “potential agroterrorism weapon” into the U.S. with the alleged intent of studying it at…
KTSM News – Mexico sees sharpest drop in remittances in 12 years
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The money that individuals working abroad send to their families in Mexico fell for a third month this year. And some fear further, possibly catastrophic declines…