Isabel Garcia

Inspired by my friend and colleague @jasminekabiri (check out her work) I will be making a thread of stories I have worked on for Cronkite News 🧵

Awful and heartbreaking news from overnight. 3 children are dead, and 2 adults and another child are in critical condition after an apartment fire around 1 in the morning in South Austin off Burleson Road at the Burl North Apartment Complex.

Here’s what happened in El Paso per multiple people briefed The Pentagon planned to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having properly coordinated with the FAA first about potential risks to civilian flights The Pentagon has been testing this tech for a while now in more remote areas and FAA and Pentagon officials had been scheduled to meet February 20 to review potential impacts and mitigation measures for a test of the laser system But for unclear reasons (perhaps there was a drone incursion, which happen multiple x per day) the Pentagon sought to deploy the system sooner around El Paso, prompting the FAA to impose the temporary flight restriction until proper coordination could occur. The 10-day restriction would have expired on February 21, one day after DoD and the FAA were set to meet. The FAA did not tell the WH it was closing the airspace cnn.com/2026/02/11/us/…

NEW: A White House official tells my colleague @HannahBrandt_TV that Mexican cartel drones were behind the temporary El Paso airspace closure: “Mexican cartel drones breached US airspace. The Dept. of War took action to disable the drones. The FAA and DOW have determined there is no threat to commercial travel."

The Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary flight restrictions over El Paso, Texas, and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, prohibiting all flight operations there for the next 10 days for "special security reasons," according to a notice. Read more: abcnews.link/ALgGYmY

BREAKING: Lindsey Vonn crashes in women’s downhill at Milan Cortina Olympics. apnews.com/live/lindsey-v…

Trump says TV networks 'against' him should 'maybe' lose licence, after Kimmel suspension bbc.in/4n7YF8x

ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show "indefinitely" after remarks about Charlie Kirk cnn.it/4pAxsgH

The Justice Department is examining ways to limit transgender people's right to own guns, according to two officials familiar with the discussions cnn.it/4g8w00H

"Don't just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying." Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks after at least two people were killed in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School, sources said. abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-re…

Famine is confirmed in Gaza City, a United Nations-backed body says cnn.it/3JIZLsy

Multiple fatalities, including children, after tour bus with about 50 people crashes in New York state, officials say. cnn.it/4fSSqmz

Three people were killed and 14 were injured in a shooting at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, according to police. Read more: abcnews.link/yMLNqf3

It was a pleasure to be able to meet and interview Raul Grijalva while reporting in DC. Rest easy.

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Going into my 11th year! Time flies and I would have never thought I would be doing this for this long…but witnessing the kids’ work and growth every year is so fulfilling. Ready to get started! Yearbook Squad❤️‍🔥

A manipulated video shared by Musk mimics Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics apnews.com/article/parody…

BREAKING: Donald Trump is convicted of all 34 counts. He is the first former American president to be found guilty of felony crimes.

BREAKING: The judge has set Donald Trump's sentencing for July 11, just days before Republicans are set to select him as 2024 nominee.