Children are suffering in the latest escalation in the nine-year Syrian civil war as civilians face a bleak choice — leave for a life of misery in overcrowded makeshift camps or die. Those are the only options as the Syrian government and its Russian backers pummel the more than 3 million civilians stuck in the
Continue Reading Here comes the sun, Miami. Saturday’s weather threats may have slowed down some Super Bowl festivities — but there will be lots of sunshine Sunday over the city hosting Super Bowl LIV this year. Miami is no longer under any severe weather threats and temperatures will linger around 63 for kickoff, CNN meteorologist Derek Van
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Leila Janah, a fierce entrepreneur who worked to help those living below the poverty line, died in January from complications of epithelioid sarcoma — a form of cancer. She was 37. In a November Facebook post, Janah wrote, “Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare, strange beast. As it moves through my body I’m trying to understand
Continue Reading The candy war has begun and it’s on like Donkey Kong. Two weeks ago, weighing in at more than 4,700 pounds and measuring 2 feet high and 26 inches wide, the Guinness Book of World Records declared Waco, Texas, as the home to the world’s largest chocolate nut bar — a Snickers the size of
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For the thousands of Super Bowl fans traveling to Miami this weekend, you can now take home a souvenir that will truly stand out among your collection. Miami Beach is auctioning off two of its iconic lifeguard towers. The retired towers hit the auction block on Wednesday. The current price stands at $500, these towers
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Courtesy: Josh Enriquez EL PASO, Texas– The internet has a pretty interesting way of reminding us of what matters most during tragic times. After the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, one ESPN sports anchor started an online trend that has father’s around the world sharing their girl dad photos. ESPN’S
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EL PASO, Texas — The future of Texas politics lies in the hands of minority voters, according to Democrat efforts and the Republican lieutenant governor. El Paso’s Beto O’Rourke declaring his goal to make the Texas house blue, but no luck on the first race he helped in. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick visiting El Paso
Continue Reading Phoenix police seized $2.5 million worth of fentanyl pills along with other drugs and weapons after stopping a suspected trafficker, officials said. Officers involved in a drug task force took 137,000 fentanyl pills off the streets Thursday during the second bust in the city in two weeks, the Phoenix Police Department said in a statement.
Continue Reading As homelessness continues to rise in states like California, new federal data shows that the number of students experiencing homelessness is increasing dramatically. A report by the National Center for Homeless Education was released this week, summarizing data taken from state submissions to the US Department of Education. The data, taken from public school districts
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The UTEP Miners can’t seem to find the right solution in putting together back to back wins. For the 4th straight week, the Miners split both their conference games of the week. After defeating Middle Tennessee on Thursday, the Miners came out on the losing end to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), 69-55.
Continue Reading There will come a moment in the next few weeks or months — if it hasn’t come already — when you wonder if this whole America thing is teetering on the edge of some kind of collapse. We have now impeached our third President, after an extraordinary and extraordinarily fast inquiry into the abuse of
Continue Reading Andy Gill, a founding member and guitarist for British post-punk band Gang of Four, has died. His bandmates posted a statement on social media Saturday confirming his death. They did not provide a cause of death, but a band spokesman told The New York Times that he died of pneumonia. He was 64, according to
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Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were upset and outraged last year over a controversial statement issued by the agency that appeared to side with President Donald Trump over its own forecasters on Hurricane Dorian, according to internal emails. “For an agency founded upon and recognized for determining scientific truths, trusted by the
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El Pasoans remembered and celebrated Black History Month Saturday in Central El Paso where they had the chance to learn more about what black people have gone through in the Sun City. Black El Pasoans used to be segregated. One of the first black physicians in El Paso, Dr. Lawrence Nixon was not allowed to
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – Six months after the August 3rd tragedy, San Elizario volunteers planted a tree in honor of each victim’s life. “It shows strength in El Paso,” said Samuel Williams, one volunteer. “These are oak trees. If you think about it, they’ll be here for at least 100 years.” The ceremony took place
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EL PASO, Texas – Who will win Super Bowl LIV? Asian Elephants Juno and Savannah picked opposing teams for Sunday night’s game. “We have had a couple of instances where it’s split decision,” said Sarah Borrego with the El Paso Zoo. Juno at first seemed to consider the Kansas City Chiefs, but ultimately chose a
Continue Reading CNN and The Des Moines Register will not release their final Iowa caucus poll, the network announced Saturday. “A respondent raised an issue with the way their interview was conducted, which could have compromised the results of the poll. We were unable to ascertain what happened during this respondent’s interview, and cannot determine if this
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Anxiety. Feelings of helplessness. Social withdrawal. Anger. Those are some “common” and “normal” reactions to coronavirus, according to a now-deleted infographic posted to Instagram by University Health Services at the University of California, Berkeley. All might sound understandable. But then, rounding out the list, the school listed this: “Xenophobia: fears about interacting with those who
Continue Reading For the first time since the NBA legend that was their most famous alumnus died, the Lower Merion Aces played at Kobe Bryant Gymnasium. The high school in the Philadelphia metropolitan area on Saturday afternoon honored Bryant — who played four years there before heading to the NBA as an 18-year-old — before the game.
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EL PASO, Texas – A hiker who is approximately 70 years old suffered a fall in the Franklin Mountains on Saturday afternoon, according to the El Paso Fire Department. It happened in Tom Mays Park, according to the department’s Twitter account. The department’s Combined Search and Rescue Team (COMSAR) helped the man. Fire officials say he
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Fire Department held another traditional “wetdown” ceremony to prepare a new ambulance to serve the community of northeast El Paso. “We’re excited for it,” said Battalion Chief Kevin Mende. “It’s replacing what we had here before, which was an older ambulance. “It’s an upgrade.” Northeast El Paso residents
Continue Reading Two people died Saturday morning in a fiery crash on Interstate 85 in suburban Atlanta that shut down the busy highway for hours, according to Gwinnett County police. The wreck and fires happened around 8 a.m. at the Jimmy Carter Boulevard interchange when a northbound Freightliner truck pulling a tanker trailer holding 8,500 pounds of
Continue Reading Two suspects wanted in the shooting that killed one person and injured seven others in downtown Seattle last month were arrested in Las Vegas on Saturday, according to Seattle Police Department spokesman Sean Whitcomb. Marquise Tolbert and William R. Toliver, both 24, were booked into the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada, according to the
Continue Reading Lamar Jackson has another major award to add to his collection. At age 23, the Baltimore Ravens quarterback was unanimously named the NFL MVP, becoming the second-youngest person to receive the award. Jackson is just the second unanimous MVP ever. Tom Brady was the other, in 2010. This and other awards — including the announcement
Continue Reading An eighth case of coronavirus in the United States has been confirmed in a Boston man in his 20s, health officials said Saturday. The man, a student at the Boston campus of the University of Massachusetts, recently returned from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak, health officials said. The man sought medical care after
Continue Reading With the Super Bowl coming up this Sunday, a Kansas hospital is getting into the spirit. The University of Kansas Health System dressed some of the babies in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit like Chiefs players, with parental permission, of course. The health system posted photos of the infants to its Facebook page, writing,
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib booed Hillary Clinton during a campaign event for Sen. Bernie Sanders Friday in a moment that highlighted the raw feelings still present from the 2016 primary campaign. As a key surrogate, Tlaib — along with Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Ilhan Omar — was in Iowa stumping for Sanders, as the Vermont
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(CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, se disculpó este viernes luego de decir que “a veces” las mujeres denuncian acoso “cuando viene de una persona fea”. “No pretendí minimizar un asunto tan grave como la violencia o los abusos. Me disculpo si se entendió así. ¡Rechazo la violencia contra la mujer en
Continue Reading The Department of Justice revealed in a court filing late Friday that it has two dozen emails related to President Donald Trump’s involvement in the withholding of millions in security assistance to Ukraine — a disclosure that came just hours after the Senate voted against subpoenaing additional documents and witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial, paving
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