A Venezuelan man pleaded his case to asylum officials on Thursday in an interview that his wife, a well-known doctor in South Texas, planned to attend until she was detained at the…
KTSM News – Escobar: Fort Bliss data center a ‘White House decision’; urges El Pasoans to attend community meeting this week
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, said the community was not consulted and neither was Congress before the Army announced its plans to build a data center on…
Border Report – Border Report Live: Priest ministers to migrants in Mexico and Texas detention facilities
Jesuit Catholic priest Brian Strassburger joins South Texas correspondent Sandra Sanchez and host Rudy Mireles live in the studio to talk about the people he serves in Texas and Mexican border towns….
Tech Crunch – Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in seven new countries
Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Tijuana River sewage is making air toxic, sickening thousands
For decades, billions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste have been dumped into the Tijuana River. Recent research shows this chronically contaminated watershed in Southern California is also polluting the air….
Border Report – NBA sending Nuggets, Pacers to Mexico City next season
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The NBA is sending Denver and Indiana to Mexico City for a regular-season game on Nov. 7, the league said Thursday. The game will be the 35th in…
Border Report – US sanctions sons of Nicaragua’s leaders and officials in country’s gold industry
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government slapped sanctions Thursday on two sons of Nicaragua’s husband-and-wife copresidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, as well as other officials and companies tied to the…
Border Report – Cuba’s president says island does not wish for US aggression but ready to fight if needed
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Thursday that while Cuba does not want military aggression from the United States, his country is prepared to fight should it happen. Díaz-Canel spoke…
Texas Monthly – Federal judge orders release of Egyptian family of six who have spent 10 months detained in Dilley detention center
The family has been detained since last June after the father was arrested and charged with attacking mostly Jewish protestors at a Boulder, Colo., event. Read: Read More
El Paso Matters – Opinion: As data centers expand, here’s what communities should require in return
By Andy Vargas-Hernandez China and the United States are in a race for AI supremacy, and the outcome will shape everything: global trade, national security, and economic power for a generation. Data…