EL PASO, Texas — Friends of a Texas veteran with no family living in El Paso invited the community to his funeral as he was laid to rest at Fort Bliss National Cemetery Friday. Sgt. 1st Class Cristobal Garcia, 88, died on Dec. 3 in El Paso. He was a maintenance mechanic for the Army air
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The Christmas parade in Wake Forest, North Carolina, has been a local tradition for more than 70 years. But this year, it’s being canceled because of safety concerns following the participation of local Confederate sympathy groups. The city of 44,000 just outside the state capital of Raleigh announced the cancellation Wednesday due to the “potential
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A former US ambassador to Russia said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “probably joyful” about — and may have enabled — the conspiracy theory circulated by some Republicans that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 elections. “He’s probably joyful that he has the world talking about something he may have been behind,” former Ambassador
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(CNN) — Artículos de juicio político — La presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, puso a la Cámara mucho más cerca de proceder con el juicio político este jueves, cuando ordenó oficialmente a la Comisión Judicial que redactara artículos de juicio político. (Como si la Cámara no estuviera ya lista para hacerlo…). Pero
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The White House on Friday blasted the House’s impeachment inquiry as “completely baseless” and a “reckless abuse of power” ahead of a deadline set by House Democrats for the White House to say whether it would participate in the impeachment proceedings. White House counsel Pat Cipollone sent a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler
Continue Reading The gunman in a deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida was a second lieutenant in the Saudi Arabian military involved in flight training at the station, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Friday. Officials are looking into whether the shooting was terror-related as a possible motive, but it’s still early in
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EL PASO, Texas — Nearly three months to the day that 7-year-old Alexa Barrera was tragically hit by car and killed in a crosswalk on her way to school, authorities said there will be no charges brought in her death. District Attorney Jaime Esparza announced late Friday that 26-year-old Marisol Cervantes, the driver of the
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Camilo Egaña es el conductor de Camilo. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo son exclusivas del autor. (CNN) — Una banana pegada a la pared con cinta adhesiva se ha vendido en 120.000 dólares en Art Basel Miami Beach, la Feria de Arte de Miami. Es un plátano como cualquier otro, comprado
Continue Reading San Francisco (CNN Business) — Uber publicó el jueves su muy esperado informe de seguridad en Estados Unidos que revela, entre otros detalles, que recibió 5.981 informes de agresión sexual en 2017 y 2018. Entre ellos, hubo 464 informes de violación. El informe, que se produce más de un año después de una investigación de
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Baltimore police say they’re investigating the arrest of a man which was captured on video and went viral on social media. The 45-second video posted on Twitter begins with two officers positioned over a man while he lays on his stomach on the sidewalk. The video does not show the interaction between the man and
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EL PASO, Texas — The long-awaited restroom facilities at San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso are finally open to the public. The renovated plaza had been without restrooms for several years. Previous attempts at having restrooms there had been plagued by vandalism, crime and homelessness. That left residents with few options when coming downtown
Continue Reading A series of federal executions that were set to begin on Monday will remain on hold, the Supreme Court said on Friday. The court’s order is a loss for the Trump administration, which announced last July that it would reinstate the federal death penalty after a nearly two-decade lapse. The Supreme Court denied the government’s
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EL PASO, Texas — Twenty-two families will spend the holidays without their loved ones after the El Paso Walmart shooting, but one family’s light display is reminding everyone that the city is “El Paso Strong.” Tony Olguin decorated his house in the 14700 block of Cactus View in El Paso with 22 angels to honor
Continue Reading President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will “temporarily hold off” designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations as he said he would last week. “All necessary work has been completed to declare Mexican Cartels terrorist organizations. Statutorily we are ready to do so,” the President tweeted. But Trump said he would hold off the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — It’s not just the busiest time of the year for pecan growers, but one of the most dangerous. “Pecan theft is a continuing and growing concern for our industry,” said Greg Daviet, whose family has owned Dixie Ranch since 1905. “It’s dangerous for not only our personnel who are on
Continue Reading (CNN) – El empleado de UPS Frank Ordóñez fue asesinado este jueves después de que sospechosos de un robo a mano armada secuestraran el camión que él conducía y provocaran una masiva persecución de la policía que terminó en un tiroteo mortal en el condado de Broward, Florida, señaló su hermano. Ordóñez, de 27 años
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANDY HOOK, CT (WFSB) — It has been almost seven years since the tragedy at Sandy Hook. Families who lost children that day have come together in many ways to heal. Channel 3 spoke with a mom who is bringing her daughter’s love for animals to their community.
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Amazon may have killed its plan for a second headquarters in New York, but it still wants in on the city’s tech talent. The company will lease 335,000 square feet of new office space in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards neighborhood, it said Friday. The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Amazon’s New York
Continue Reading A Pennsylvania state lawmaker said this week that she plans to resign after prosecutors announced a number of corruption charges against her, alleging she used $500,000 from her own charity to fund a slew of personal expenses — including fur coats, vacations and her campaign. Pennsylvania state Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell, a Democrat, was charged Wednesday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story METAIRIE, LA (WGNO) — Everyone knew that Jerry McGuinness was a die-hard Saints fan, but his family was shocked by a list they found in his wallet after he passed away recently. The list, carefully printed by hand on a Snoopy notepad, details every official involved in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLORISSANT, MO (KMOV) — Drivers in north St. Louis County we’re stopped on the road for quite the surprise on Friday. Florissant Police officers were patrolling as usual, but instead of handing out tickets, they handed out hundreds of dollars in gift cards. It’s called a ‘Summons of
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We will start off a bit chilly for Saturday morning with temps in the upper 30’s. We will warm up to 65 degrees with a good amount of sunshine. Great weather for Christmas decorating. Sunday we will see clouds on the increase. There will be a slight rain chance late in day along with some
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — Just in time for Christmas, inmates from Scott County jail put some final touches on bikes going back into the community. The prisoners fix up donated bikes to be given to local kids. Officials say this is the 15th year the sheriff’s department and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — Just in time for Christmas, inmates from Scott County jail put some final touches on bikes going back into the community. The prisoners fix up donated bikes to be given to local kids. Officials say this is the 15th year the sheriff’s department and
Continue Reading The United Nations said Friday that it has video evidence appearing to show Iranian security forces “shooting to kill” protesters during Iran’s latest wave of demonstrations. In a statement on Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said she was alarmed by “the continuing lack of transparency about casualties and the treatment of
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No single product or brand is responsible for the thousands of vaping-related lung illnesses reported across the United States, according to a report released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Nationally, Dank Vapes were the most commonly reported THC-containing product by hospitalized EVALI patients, but a wide variety of products were
Continue Reading Pentagon programs to train foreign nationals are coming under new scrutiny after the man suspected of opening fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida Friday, killing at least three people and injuring several others, was identified as a member of the Saudi Arabian military. As of Friday, the Department of Defense has 5,181 foreign
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Art Basel Miami 2019 presenta los trabajos de cerca de 4.000 artistas representados por 260 reputadas galerías de arte de 33 países. Al menos 20 de estas galerías presentan nuevos trabajos realizados en los últimos tres años aunque entre sus stands también hay sitio para disfrutar obras de hace 200 años como
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Peak travel season in Europe is summer. But if you have a high tolerance for colder weather and a low tolerance for crowds, winter in Europe could be your bliss. Plus if you love a bargain, prices tend to go lower this time of year. We’ve got five of the best places in Europe to
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A state investigation into vaping-related lung injury cases in Massachusetts has found that vape products used in six probable cases were purchased legally from dispensaries. All of the products contained THC or tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis. None of the confirmed cases in the investigation involved products purchased from dispensaries. Details from this
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