SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro police said Wednesday they had made an arrest following the wounding of two people in a shooting Tuesday afternoon that happened in the area of Apodaca and Socorro Road. “Socorro Police have the shooter in custody and there is no danger of a threat to the community,” the police department said in
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A power station that used to be the biggest polluter in western Europe has made a near-complete switch to renewable energy. The Drax Power Station in Yorkshire, England, used to spew out millions of tons of carbon dioxide a year by burning coal. But over the past eight years, it has overhauled its operations by
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Boeing is profitable again. But the 737 Max crisis is still a major problem for the company’s financial results. The aircraft maker earned $895 million in the third quarter, bouncing back from a $3.7 billion loss in the previous quarter. That loss was because of a $5 billion charge related to the grounding of the
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Click here for updates on this story LEXINGTON, KY (WLEX) — An expletive directed at President Donald Trump has been removed from a new mural in downtown after causing a stir online and on the streets. The mural, titled “The Devil Is in the Details,” was created by New York-based artist ELLE as part of
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A survey released just days before the anniversary of the shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue that killed 11 people reveals that many Jewish Americans avoid wearing things that may reveal their religious identity. The American Jewish Committee (AJC), a Jewish advocacy organization, released the results of its survey Wednesday. It was conducted with
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The Justice Department sued California on Wednesday, claiming that the state bypassed federal authority when it entered into an environmental agreement with the Canadian province of Quebec to combat air pollution. In a complaint filed in California federal court, Justice Department prosecutors argued that the 2013 program, which established a cap-and-trade system between the Golden
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The image of Jan Vertonghen retching at the side of the pitch, barely able to keep his feet, was one that shocked viewers around the world and raised serious questions about football’s concussion protocols. In the 32nd minute of the Champions League semifinal against Ajax, Tottenham’s Belgian defender had just been involved in a sickening
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Joe Biden is ahead! By a lot! And by a lot more than he was just a few months ago! That’s the obvious takeaway from a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS examining the 2020 Democratic primary. The former vice president stands alone in first place with 34% followed by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at
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The nearly weeklong Chicago teachers’ strike has prevented hundreds of student athletes from competing in playoff state competitions. More student athletes could be affected as the strike drags on. Since the strike started last Thursday, more than 300,000 students have missed classes for a fourth day on Tuesday. Under Illinois High School Association policy, many
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The federal indictment charging Mossimo Giannulli and Lori Loughlin with bribery does not include altogether new allegations of wrongdoing. But Tuesday’s indictment does contain two new alleged quotes from Giannulli that could show the extent to which he understood the plan to get his daughters into the University of Southern California by falsely designating them
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Manhattan, NY (WPIX) — A beef between two parties Monday afternoon near the Amsterdam Houses on Manhattan’s West Side spilled over on to the street. According to police, at least three people were taken into custody for getting in the way of the investigation of a 27-year-old man
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARLEM, NY (WPIX) — An NYPD officer’s bulletproof vest saved his life during a violent confrontation that left a naked, armed man dead in Harlem early Wednesday, according to officials. Just before 2 a.m., eight uniformed officers responded to a 911 call from a resident at a Harlem
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Neil Young’s last album with Crazy Horse was seven years ago. Now he and the band are back with a new one, “Colorado,” recorded in that state in a studio near Telluride that sits at 9,000 feet above sea level. Young also has a new movie coming out about the making of the album. Plus
Continue Reading A Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that testimony he heard from Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, about President Donald Trump’s dealings with the country was “startling” and the most “detailed (and) specific” he’s heard so far in the impeachment inquiry. “Well, John, it was pretty startling testimony. You
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WBAL) — Family, friends and a city in mourning paid tribute to former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro III. D’Alesandro died Sunday at the age of 90. As D’Alesandro’s best friend put it, thousands of people loved him, but he loved this city. A private family viewing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KISSIMMEE, FL (WESH) — A Kissimmee officer was in the right place at the right time when a baby began choking on a goldfish cracker. Footage from the officer’s body camera shows the dramatic moment Amanda Zimmerman handed her lifeless 18-month-old boy to the officer. MJ choked on
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Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KOAT) — The brewing scene in New Mexico is booming, but it is lacking in one area. An industry dominated by men is becoming, once again, more diverse. It wasn’t always a male dominated industry. From ancient civilization, through the Dark Ages, and well into the
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(CNN) — Se cree que los restos de una niña de tres años encontrada en un vertedero de Birmingham, Alabama, pertenecen a Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney, una niña que había estado desaparecida por poco más de una semana, dijo la Policía. Las autoridades ahora trabajarán para obtener órdenes de arresto por asesinato y secuestro de dos
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) — A Scottsdale woman found one of the deadliest, most venomous snakes in her backyard Friday. Dana Young said her dog started quickly going inside and outside. “She came in and barked so I came out to see what it was,” said Young. “As soon
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) — Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams says she has fired a police officer involved in a May shoplifting call, which ended up in a videotaped confrontation that went viral. Williams addressed the media and the public Tuesday about the internal investigation into the incident. On
Continue Reading Would you save a person or a puppy during an apocalypse? To some, that’s an obvious choice. To Tinder users, it’s a great conversation starter — one that’s been debated on the dating app, on Twitter and in-person on college campuses ever since they were forced to choose while watching “Swipe Night” earlier this month.
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The Better Business Bureau Paso del Norte chapter is working with law enforcement and community partners to dedicate the week of Oct. 21-26, 2019, to BBBWare Week. It’s a week with the goal to bring attention to a number of important consumer protection issues and offer information on how consumers, including businesses, may protect themselves
Continue Reading The South has something to say — or show, rather. Finally, the city at the heart of southern hip-hop has been given what it deserves — the benevolent gaze of André 3000 and Big Boi watching over it in full photorealism. The mural, painted by an artist who goes by JEKS, presents André “André 3000”
Continue Reading (CNN) — El número de muertos en las violentas protestas en Chile aumentó a 18 personas, incluido un niño, según las autoridades gubernamentales. Durante una conferencia de prensa el miércoles, el subsecretario del Interior, Rodrigo Ubilla, dijo a los periodistas que se había confirmado que tres personas más murieron en las últimas 24 horas. Ubilla
Continue Reading Caterpillar, stung by the trade war and global economic slowdown, posted a surprise drop in third-quarter profit as sales slumped in nearly every region around the world. The world’s largest maker of construction and mining equipment warned on Wednesday that more pain is coming. Caterpillar, a bellwether for the global economy, dimmed its 2019 earnings
Continue Reading China and the United States are locked in a struggle for tech supremacy but you wouldn’t know it from the list of luminaries on the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s business school. Mark Zuckerberg, Satya Nadella and Elon Musk are all there. And now they have a new chairman — Apple CEO Tim Cook. The
Continue Reading Skin care brand Sunday Riley settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday after the company was accused of posting fake reviews of their products on Sephora’s website for two years. According to the FTC, employees of the company were ordered to write fake reviews and dislike negative ones in order to boost sales.
Continue Reading A former reality TV contestant who was portrayed in a negative light while filming Australian renovation show, House Rules, has won a landmark compensation case against Channel Seven. In a ruling that could have ramifications for reality franchises across the globe, New South Wales Workers Compensation Commission ruled that Nicole Prince was legally an employee
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday released draft guidance recommending a “boxed warning” on labeling materials for breast implants. Boxed warnings, which alert health care providers and consumers to serious risks associated with a drug or device, are the strongest form of warning required by the FDA for labeling. An example of the
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Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort has died aged 40 after ending her life through euthanasia. Vervoort, a Paralympic gold medalist at London 2012, lived with a degenerative spinal condition that caused her constant pain and made sleeping very difficult. A statement from her home city Diest said Vervoort “responded to her choice on Tuesday evening.” Vervoort
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