EL PASO, Texas — El Paso law enforcement agencies reported two cases of coronavirus within their ranks on Monday. An El Paso city police officer and a county sheriff’s deputy each have tested positive for the virus, officials annoucned. An El Paso Police Department spokesman said the infected officer is believed to have contracted the virus
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As President Donald Trump languishes in a grievance spiral that began with his offhand suggestion last week about ingesting household disinfectants and devolved this weekend into angry online venting about his press coverage, the White House coronavirus task force may soon begin slowly scaling back its number of meetings, a source familiar with the decision
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Meryl Streep, Audra McDonald and Christine Baranski, boozing in their bathrobes while singing “The Ladies Who Lunch.” This was the quarantine moment the world didn’t know it needed — until now. The dressing gown-clad trio delivered internet gold when they joined a host of A-listers Sunday night to celebrate legendary composer Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday
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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – A man accused of murder ambushed two officers sent to interview him about a killing hours earlier, then stood over a dead officer’s body while continuing to shoot him, according to police documents released Monday. Ronnie DeWayne Kato Jr. of Baton Rouge had threatened years earlier to kill police if his
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Here’s a summary is what Gov. Greg Abbott has unveiled…. Texas governor says he will allow the state stay-home order to expire on April 30.Governor says retail, restaurants, theaters, museums, libraries, churches can open at 25% occupancy on May 1.Outdoor sports such as golf and tennis are allowed, as long as four participants or less.Governor
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As President Donald Trump languishes in a grievance spiral that began with his offhand suggestion last week about ingesting household disinfectants and devolved this weekend into angry online venting about his press coverage, the White House coronavirus task force may soon begin slowly scaling back its number of meetings, a source familiar with the decision
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — There are now 52 deaths in Juárez stemming from the coronavirus, accounting for the bulk of the 61 deaths statewide in Chihuahua, the state’s health secretariat said Monday. Juárez has also exceed 200 virus cases, with the count now at 237. Across Chihuahua state, there are 349 total confirmed cases. Numerous
Continue Reading This is way better than that celebrity attempt at “Imagine.” During our coronavirus quarantine, Chelsea Peretti has released an EP of music all about coffee. Yes, an entire album about coffee. Titled “Foam And Flotsam,” it features five songs that will be part of her upcoming debut album, which has 20 songs in total, she
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When the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday rehears the legal dispute over a congressional subpoena to former White House counsel Don McGahn, the case will hardly be about McGahn at all. Now, it is about something even more important. The case will determine whether Congress can meaningfully hold the President
Continue Reading Miley Cyrus, please give us an acoustic album. The singer/actress appeared on the latest at-home “Saturday Night Live” episode this weekend and gave a strong acoustic performance of the 1975 Pink Floyd classic “Wish You Were Here.” Cyrus performed next to a fire pit, the glow of which added to the poignancy of the song,
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Carlos Davis used to have about 200 clients drop by his CUT-ology barbershop in Albany, Georgia, every day. On Friday, the first day he was allowed to reopen since the coronavirus pandemic, around 30 clients came in. Wearing gloves, a construction face mask and a face shield, Davis said he was taking precautions to protect
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The fiancée of late journalist Jamal Khashoggi has urged the English Premier League to block Newcastle United’s potential takeover, given the involvement of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). The PIF is part of a three-party deal that is being fronted by PCP Capital Partners, a venture capital and private equity company run by British
Continue Reading Some major film festivals are joining together to carry on amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube have announced the “We Are One: A Global Film Festival,” featuring new and classic films from around the world. The event will run over 10 days with programming from the Berlin International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival,
Continue Reading The Academy of Country Music (ACM) announced Monday that it plans to make history with its awards show. This year’s show will be broadcast from Nashville, Tennessee — the home of country music — for the first time in the show’s 55-year history. The show was held in Las Vegas and other cities previously. The
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Enter the dreaded “D” word. Kevin Hassett, an economic adviser to President Trump, Sunday compared the coronavirus collapse in the US economy to the Great Depression. “This is the biggest negative shock that our economy, I think, has ever seen. We’re going to be looking at an unemployment rate that approaches rates that we saw
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As President Donald Trump languishes in a grievance spiral that began with his offhand suggestion last week about ingesting household disinfectants and devolved this weekend into angry online venting about his press coverage, the White House coronavirus task force may soon begin slowly scaling back its number of meetings, a source familiar with the decision
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police have now issued citations to the organizer of the “Open Texas” rally that took place in downtown over the weekend for violating the city’s emergency orders and for not having a permit for the gathering. An police spokesman confirmed Monday afternoon that Sammy Carrejo was cited. Officers served
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The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped issuing a major ruling on a New York handgun law, a blow to 2nd Amendment advocates and the Trump administration, who had hoped the conservative majority would expand gun rights as early as this term. The court’s action means that the Supreme Court has gone a decade without deciding
Continue Reading “Melrose Place” is coming back for a good cause. Creators and executive producers of “Stars In The House” Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced that the cast of the hit ’90s series will reunite on a special edition of “Stars In The House” on April 28. It’s the first time since 2012 that Josie Bissett
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North Korean state media on Monday published a letter from the country’s leader Kim Jong Un to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa congratulating him on Freedom Day. CNN has no way of independently verifying the authenticity of the letter and has reported conflicting beliefs by various government officials on Kim’s health condition in the past
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council voted Monday to cut the pay of thousands of city employees beginning May 24 and put over 400 employees on furloughs for as long as a year as it grapples with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Council voted 5-3 to approve the pay cuts and furloughs –
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Telemedicine has been around for more than two decades, but its adoption among Americans has been relatively low. The coronavirus pandemic is quickly changing that. With millions of people around the country forced to stay home in lockdown and worried about potentially exposing themselves to the virus, many of them are turning to telemedicine companies’
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Masked rush-hour commuters. Subway cars and stations that reek of bleach. Legs crossed with empty seats on each side on the express. As US cities move to reopen on the other side of the curve of the coronavirus pandemic, beleaguered transit systems focused on shuttling essential workers to hospitals, nursing homes and food markets are
Continue Reading John Krasinski hosted a virtual potluck on Sunday’s episode of his YouTube show, “Some Good News.” The actor reminded viewers that workers in the food industry are helping people in need and that many restaurant employees are currently out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic. “From the inspiring stories of selfless camaraderie, to the
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Watching President Donald Trump wrestle with this epic crisis reminds me of the old fable about the Scorpion and the Frog. You’ll remember that the scorpion asks the frog for a ride across a river, only to sting the frog when they are midway across. When the startled frog asks why the scorpion would repay
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New Zealand claimed Monday it had “eliminated” the coronavirus as the country announced the easing of restrictions from “level four” to “level three,” with new cases in single figures. At a news conference, New Zealand reported one new case, four “probable cases” and one new death. Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand’s Director General of Health, said
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General Motors is suspending its dividend and share repurchases. The automaker is trying to preserve cash while auto sales are plunging. “Fortifying our cash position and strengthening our balance sheet will position the company to create value for all our stakeholders through this cycle,” said Chief Financial Officer Dhivya Suryadevara. The company last suspended its
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The ability for parts of the United States to safely and effectively begin to lift coronavirus restrictions will depend on the country’s capacity to aggressively test for and trace new cases of the virus, Bill Gates told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Sunday. His comments come as several US states prepare to ease social distancing and stay-at-home
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A high-level North Korean defector has suggested it’s likely that Kim Jong Un has health issues of some kind, but cautioned against reading too much into conflicting reports on the status of the North Korean leader, insisting only a handful of people have access to the truth. Thae Yong-ho, a former North Korean diplomat who
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Maatje Benassi, a US Army reservist and mother of two, has become the target of conspiracy theorists who falsely place her at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, saying she brought the disease to China. The false claims are spreading across YouTube every day, so far racking up hundreds of thousands of apparent views, and
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