No one could say life in Washington is boring. From his first hours in office, Donald Trump’s presidency has seemed like a brazen attempt to use the instruments of governmental power for his personal political gain. And in a few hours on Monday, an entire term’s worth worth of news and scandal flooded headlines as
Continue Reading When Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Budapest on Wednesday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had a gift already wrapped: Hours before their joint press conference, Hungary vetoed a joint declaration of NATO ambassadors on Ukraine. Hungary’s veto effectively threw up a new obstacle to Ukraine’s aspirations to build a closer relationship with the alliance. Officially,
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LAS CRUCES — On Tuesday, Dona Ana county voters will have a big decision to make when they go to the polls. They will be given the choice to renew an existing tax to support students at Las Cruces Public Schools. The tax itself is called HB 33 and supporters say it will generate about
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EL PASO, Texas — Sure, Halloween just passed a few days ago and we’re weeks away from Thanksgiving. But the City of El Paso is already thinking about winter. WinterFest, that is. The fourth annual WinterFest kicks off on Saturday, Nov. 23 and will run through Sunday, January 5, 2020. The launch is marked by
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Singapore has banned the riding of e-scooters on sidewalks in the city-state from Monday, November 4 after a growing number of accidents involving the motorized devices, including at least one fatality. Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min said in parliament Sunday that there would be an advisory period until December 31, involving
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A Louisiana man was arrested after stealing an electric powered shopping cart from Walmart to avoid getting a DWI, police said. Brice Kendell Williams, 32, was charged with felony unauthorized use of a moveable after driving the motorized shopping cart over half a mile away from one bar to another, according to the Terrebonne Parish
Continue Reading Employees at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Illinois asked a group of adults and children that included African Americans to move to other tables because a regular patron sitting nearby objected to their presence, two members of the group said. The restaurant chain says it has fired two employees. “We take this incident very
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These rescue dogs are having a hard time getting adopted. But thanks to a local brewery in Fargo, North Dakota, they are now featured on beer cans in hopes to find them a forever home. Fargo Brewing Company partnered with 4 Luv of Dog Rescue, a local rescue group, to shine light on some of
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EL PASO, Texas — Concerns are reaching to the highest government levels in the U.S and Mexico to have a critical issue fixed to prevent a possible disaster. Right now, Verizon is experiencing problems, but other cell phone carriers, like AT&T, could also be affected. In a letter, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote on
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While senators await the House of Representatives to move into the public phase of their impeachment inquiry, aides and members are beginning to prepare for a likely Senate trial. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are cautious: there are no articles of impeachment and the House hasn’t voted to impeach the President. But, the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The computer network for the Las Cruces Public Schools remained offline more than a week after a ransomware attack by hackers forced the shutdown of the entire system. After originally trying to get existing servers for dozens of schools back online late last week, computer technicians for the district said
Continue Reading Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s leadership and hard work during a surprise meeting in Shanghai Monday, despite months of violent protests on her watch. Xi and Lam were in Shanghai for the 2019 China International Import Expo, where Xi is expected to make a speech on Tuesday. Neither leader
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The police chief of Alamogordo, who has been locked in a legal battle with this southern New Mexico city following a brief suspension earlier this year, abruptly resigned from the position on Monday evening. A statement from the city announcing Brian Peete’s immediate resignation didn’t cite a reason for him stepping down — but in
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A Maryland police department is stuck in the middle of a heated debate between a local official and the state’s governor over a wooden American flag with a thin blue line given to them by a resident. The flag was handmade “in recognition of National First Responders Day,” the Montgomery County Police Department said. Flags
Continue Reading Construction began last week on the first new miles of barrier along the US-Mexico border since President Donald Trump took office, according to two Customs and Border Patrol officials familiar with the project. Unlike previous construction under the Trump administration, this is the installation of a barrier where none existed before. Customs and Border Protection,
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(CNN Español) — El próximo jueves 7 de noviembre a las 8:00 p.m. (hora de Miami), el programa Docufilms de CNN en Español presenta “El Chapo: dos rostros de un capo”. Se examinan tres décadas de la construcción de uno de los cárteles de la droga más importantes a través del lente del dramático juicio
Continue Reading (CNN Business) – La más reciente muñeca navideña de American Girl será para unos pocos. La muy esperada creación de este año llega adornada con más de 5.000 cristales y perlas Swarovski. Su costo es de 5.000 dólares y solo habrá tres ejemplares a la venta: uno en cada una de las tiendas principales en
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La ganadora del premio Nobel de Paz, Rigoberta Menchú, llegó a Chile este lunes y entregó una carta al presidente Sebastián Piñera. Menchú se reunió este domingo con representantes del Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos. Según el INDH, “en la cita se relataron las violaciones a los Derechos Humanos que el Instituto
Continue Reading As wildfires swept across California, President Donald Trump took to Twitter Sunday to criticize the state’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, for the way his administration has handled the crises. The President blamed Newsom’s forest management and state water policies for the frequency and magnitude of the fires. This is not the first time Trump has
Continue Reading The two inmates who escaped a Northern California jail Sunday cut a hole in the ceiling of their building, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said. Santos Samuel Fonseca, 21, and Jonathan Salazar, 20, identified a blind spot in their housing unit of the Monterey County Adult Detention Facility and cut through the sheet rock and
Continue Reading A US appeals court decision Monday against President Donald Trump’s effort to keep his tax returns from a grand jury marks the second major court ruling in recent weeks rejecting bold assertions from the President’s lawyers that would shield him from investigation. Both decisions are likely to be tested at the Supreme Court in upcoming
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On November 5, 2018, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft became the second human-made object to cross into interstellar space. Now, scientists have shared the initial science gained by Voyager 2’s historic crossing. However, just because the probes have left the heliosphere doesn’t mean they have left our solar system. That boundary is located at the outermost
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los demócratas han lanzado una nueva fase crítica de su investigación de juicio político al publicar las primeras transcripciones de las declaraciones de los testigos mientras buscan construir un caso público en el que el presidente Donald Trump abusó de su poder en una operación de política exterior en Ucrania. Tres comisiones que
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A storm system will arrive in the Borderland Wednesday that will likely cause some showers and thunderstorms to erupt later in the day. There could be a few isolated cells that could produce some locally heavy rain, hail and gusty winds in and around some of these storms. Then a cold front will arrive Thursday
Continue Reading The Equal Rights Amendment isn’t explicitly on Tuesday’s ballot in Virginia, but it might as well be. Once again, the state’s voters hold the equal future of girls and women everywhere in their hands. Understanding that, Virginia ERA activists are receiving intense get-out-the vote support from people around the country and beyond. On November 5,
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As a high school graduate, Luz Escamilla moved to Salt Lake City from Mexico seeking the American dream. She wanted to become an entrepreneur, but seeing students of color struggle pushed her to do more. Now, she’s running to become the city’s first Latina mayor. Escamilla, 41, has spent the last weeks of her campaign
Continue Reading (CNN) – Una pista sobre una supuesta producción legal de cáñamo llevó a los investigadores de California a encontrar campos con plantas de marihuana. Cerca de 10 millones de ellas. La Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Kern, con ayuda del FBI y del Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de California, ejecutó múltiples órdenes
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Monday evening for a 2-year-old San Antonio girl believed to be “in grave or immediate danger” after allegedly being taken by her father when he threatened her mother. Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputies said Juan Trevino, 33, kicked in the door to his estranged wife’s residence,
Continue Reading The new commissioner of the New York City Police Department will take over the leadership of a force facing a surge in officer suicides and rancor among the rank and file over the firing of a former officer accused of choking Eric Garner to death. Commissioner James O’Neill, 61, announced his resignation Monday after three
Continue Reading Call it the Uluru effect. With the world-famous Aboriginal site now closed to climbing by tourists, other destinations in Australia are considering similar tourist-reducing measures. Wollumbin, also known by its English name Mount Warning, is a popular visitor spot in New South Wales about 160 kilometers (102 miles) south of Brisbane within the UNESCO World
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