EL PASO, Texas — The 8th Court of Appeals is refusing to lift an injunction blocking demolition of vacant properties in El Paso’s Duranguito neighborhood until it decides whether a legal challenge has merit. The court, after hearing arguments in the case brought by a local activist late last week, has rejected a request from the
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EL PASO, Texas — Dozens of mourners turned out for a vigil held Monday evening in honor of a man shot in the Aug. 3 attack targeting Latinos at the Cielo Vista Walmart who died after months in the hospital. The death of Guillermo ‘Memo’ Garcia over the weekend raised the death toll from the
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White House officials are discussing plans to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar following a spate of criticism over the early federal response to the coronavirus, a senior administration official confirmed. Any move to replace Azar would be contingent on President Donald Trump deciding to move forward, and there is currently little appetite
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Sunday announced 66 additional coronavirus cases, including a half-dozen new infections in Doña Ana County. That brought the total number of confirmed Doña Ana cases to 116 and 2,726 statewide. The state data indicated at least 60 of the Doña Ana County infections –
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With just 191 days until Election Day, 2020 is in full swing — even in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. Every Sunday, I will outline the top storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail. And they’re ranked — so the No. 1 story is the most important
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Sunday that his state has received “hundreds of calls” from residents asking about the effectiveness of ingesting disinfectants to treat coronavirus after President Donald Trump dangerously suggested that it could be a possible treatment for the deadly virus. “We had hundreds of calls in our hotline here in Maryland about
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Mental Health Month begins Friday, and not a moment too soon. Here are some resources and methods to help you face the emotional challenges of this pandemic in the healthiest way possible. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
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After Thursday’s disinfectant fiasco some are speculating we’ve seen the last of the freewheeling White House press briefings. But given what we’ve seen over the last three years, I expect President Donald Trump will be back, and he’ll be back soon, as staying out of the limelight is just not in his nature. To prepare
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University has received a $200,000 federal grant to grow the number of nurse practitioners who will fight the opioid epidemic in the state. The university said its School of Nursing will use the money to fund a project aimed at expanding the number of family nurse practitioners
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HATCH, New Mexico — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Hatch, Dona Ana County authorities said Sunday. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home Saturday about a stabbing and reported finding a 35-year-old man with stab wounds to his abdomen. The man later died from his injuries. His name hasn’t been
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two Republican candidates vying to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small for a crucial southern New Mexico seat have released dueling ads disparaging the other for being a fake supporter for President Donald Trump. With more than a month to go before the June 2 primary, oil executive Claire
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The last remaining hospital patient from the Aug. 3 Walmart mass shooting has died, family and doctors said Sunday. “After a nearly nine-month fight, our hearts are heavy as we report Guillermo “Memo” Garcia, our last remaining patient being treated from the El Paso shooting, has passed away,” said David
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Hasbro, known for its popular boards games such as Monopoly and Scrabble, is shifting its efforts from creating games and toys for kids to making plastic face shields for health care workers. On Saturday, the company announced its plan to partner with Cartamundi, a card and board game manufacturer, to produce 50,000 face shields per
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ economy is taking a catastrophic hit — and hundreds of thousands of Texans are out of work — as officials shutter businesses and limit some establishment’s operations to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. But while Texans’ optimism about the state’s economy has fallen, they largely support those measures, according to the latest University
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AUSTIN, Texas — Donald Trump would beat Joe Biden by five points in Texas if the presidential race were held now, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. In a Trump-Biden contest, Democratic and Republican voters overwhelmingly back their own party’s candidate. But independent voters are on the fence, with 39% favoring Trump,
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EL PASO, Texas– Families across the borderland are getting creative when it comes to coping with staying at home and those creative stay-at-home ideas can contribute to a good cause. El Paso Children’s Hospital is creating a concept to encourage families to continue spending time together. “Family Game Night” is a way for families to
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Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie has penned a letter to parents, offering advice during the coronavirus pandemic. “I am thinking of you. I am imagining how hard each of you is trying to get through your days,” reads the letter published in Time magazine’s Parents newsletter. “How much you want to lead your loved ones through
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After 50,000 Covid-19 deaths, enormous job losses and and more than a month under lockdown, stunned Americans are looking for signs of hope. And President Donald Trump has been trying to provide them. But Trump’s evening briefings at the White House have instead produced a string of uncomfortable collisions between politics and science — not
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua Health Secretariat announced Sunday that Juarez’s coronavirus case count has increased to 207, with 52 total deaths. That marked an increase of seven more deaths and three new cases from the prior day. In the state of Chihuahua, there are 313 confirmed coronavirus cases with 16 more deaths –
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday said he is worried about the potential for a second spike in coronavirus cases as the state begins loosening restrictions this week. The Democrat announced early last week that the state would move into a “Safer At Home” phase on Monday, April 27, in which residents would not be
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To end Sunday’s “State of the Union” on CNN, anchor Jake Tapper took a few moments to reflect on President Donald Trump’s recent comments on treatment for the coronavirus. Below is a full transcript of Tapper’s remarks: The President on Thursday did something so incredibly bizarre, some folks are having trouble wrapping their heads around
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Donald Milton tests people for colds and flu in his lab at the University of Maryland. Among other experiments, his students use a “sneeze machine” to measure how far viruses fly out of the nose and mouth when people sneeze, cough, talk or just breathe. It means a parade of students infected with a variety
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AUSTIN, Texas — The number of deaths in Texas due to coronavirus has risen by 25, the Texas health department reported Sunday. There have been at least 648 deaths, up from 623 reported Saturday, and more than 24,000 coronavirus cases, according to the department. The number of infections is likely much higher because many people
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Former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Sunday that she “trust(s) Joe Biden to make the best decision” when it comes to selecting a running mate to help him beat President Donald Trump in November. Asked if Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, needs to add a woman of color to his ticket,
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Former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Sunday that she “trust(s) Joe Biden to make the best decision” when it comes to selecting a running mate to help him beat President Donald Trump in November. Asked if Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, needs to add a woman of color to his ticket,
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Investors are getting pummeled with grim economic data from March and April. Although it doesn’t look pretty, stocks are largely standing their ground. The latest: With much of the world on lockdown, measures that chart economic activity are repeatedly hitting their lowest levels on record. Even so, stock market volatility is at half its peak
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El Paso, Texas- Yesterday brought a near perfect day to the borderland… Today, the heat returns. The number to beat is 95, and we will come close to it this afternoon. We won’t break any records today, but the warm weather will stick around all week. Tomorrow the winds will be on the breezy side,
Continue Reading Nigerian singer, Davido, is doing his part in the fight against Covid-19. The internationally-known singer not only released his new music video, “Dolce & Gabbana,” on Friday but also announced that all the proceeds from the video will go to support the fashion house’s Dolce & Gabbana and Humanitas Together for Coronavirus Research fund. The
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You can catch it more than once. The World Health Organization has warned against the idea that coronavirus immunity passports can provide a safe way out of lockdown. Many countries were hoping to start issuing risk-free certificates to people who have had the disease, allowing them to return to work, travel and go about their
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PATNA, India (AP) — Lightning killed at least 10 villagers during thunderstorms and heavy rain in eastern India on Sunday, a government official said. Pratay Amrit, a Bihar state disaster management official, said nine others suffered injuries after lightning struck them in Khalpura, a village in Bihar state’s Saran district. They were plucking vegetables in
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