With Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney as a can’t-miss combination, “Bad Education” joins a juicy true story somewhere in the middle, drags before getting into the meat of it, and then rallies solidly in the second half. While smaller in tone and topic than most HBO movies, it’s a solid exploration of greed and corruption,
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The Hubble Space Telescope launched 30 years ago on Friday, forever changing the way we see the universe. The telescope’s ethereal, dreamy and almost fantasy-like views of space vistas have inspired people for decades and led to some of the most important astronomical discoveries. The space observatory and its instruments, an international cooperative effort between
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EL PASO, Texas — The pandemic may be pushing apart, but for some, the connections are more alive than ever. Some El Paso musicians are taking their talents online to bring people together for virtual concerts. Those musicians include Borderland nightlife staple DJ Johnny Kage. When the pandemic forced his fans to stay home, Kage
Continue Reading “Will & Grace” have officially vacated the apartment, honey. The NBC comedy wrapped up Thursday night with a series finale that brought closure and lots of laughs. The end featured two reunions (Karen and Stan and Will and McCoy), a dream come true (Jack finally appeared on Broadway), a final slap-fest and, of course, some
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New research and two February deaths confirmed as virus-related add to evidence that the coronavirus was spreading in the US much earlier than experts initially thought. The developments suggest many more people have been infected than official tallies show, and that the fatality rate from the virus may be lower than it seemed, public health
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Face masks can be unexpectedly complicated, especially for those who are new to wearing them. Navigating which ones you should buy and understanding who they protect, figuring out if you can reuse them and how to get your little ones to wear them are daunting tasks. Social distancing is still our best bet to prevent
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Globally, more than 1.3 billion children are out of school because of the coronavirus pandemic. Parents are frazzled. Children are antsy. And the whole thing is proving a major shock to society. Four economists have a hypothesis for how this shock could play out on a massive scale. In a new research paper, Matthias Doepke
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When the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program quickly ran dry, the big companies that landed large loans drew the ire of small businesses and their advocates. Small business owners sued their banks and “cancel culture” swung into action against such well-known brands like Ruth’s Chris, Shake Shack and Potbelly that secured $40 million in PPP
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Roll up for Donald Trump’s old West traveling medicine show. He’s marketed steaks and real estate, board games and vodka, but nothing the incorrigible salesman has tried to hawk measures up to his latest routine as he speculated on a possible new cure for Covid-19. For most of his life as a pitchman, Trump has
Continue Reading More than 12 million people hopped on Fortnight Thursday for the debut of Travis Scott’s new song. The Grammy-nominated rapper debuted “Astronomical” within the wildly popular online video game, and it attracted a record audience. The game’s official Twitter account shared the news. “Over 12.3 million concurrent players participated live in Travis Scott’s Astronomical, an
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A nurse opens a hole in the oxygen hood to feed a patient with a straw. Thick bandage gloves cover the hands of a patient to stop them, bewildered and sedated, from tearing out uncomfortable tubes. A nurse says loudly to one Covid-19 sufferer on ventilation: “Do you remember me?” The focus and dedication is
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The Cincinnati Bengals selected former Louisiana State University quarterback Joe Burrow with the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, which was held virtually for the first time ever. The Bengals’ front office didn’t need to overthink this one, as Burrow’s spectacular final season at LSU positioned him as an easy top choice. Burrow’s
Continue Reading It’s clear flying will be different after coronavirus, and while some airlines are discussing the removal of middle seats to maintain social distancing, one airplane interiors company has come up with concepts for adapting economy class cabins. Italian designers Aviointeriors, the company behind the standing airplane seat, has unveiled two new seat designs aimed at
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A 57-year-old Northern California woman whose February 6 death has become the first known coronavirus-related fatality in the US had been in relatively good health, her brother told CNN. She was Patricia Dowd, a Bay Area woman who worked as a manager for a semiconductor company and who “exercised routinely, watched her diet and took
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Sunlight and bleach can both kill the new coronavirus, a federal official told the daily White House briefing Thursday. But President Trump turned what should have been a simple scientific summary into a puzzling stream of dangerous ideas about somehow streaming light into the body and suggestions about injecting disinfectants. Here’s what was said, and
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November’s presidential election is just over six months away, and Joe Biden says he’s worried President Trump will use the pandemic to try to delay it. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to
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As farmers and ranchers face a crisis of livestock overcrowding, shuttered meat-packing plants and plummeting profits, industry experts are warning that the Trump administration’s efforts to help pork and beef producers are not nearly enough to save the farms that supply America’s meat. Their pleas for more relief come amid concerns about potential meat shortages
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DALLAS, Texas — Jace Prescott, the older brother of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, died Thursday, the team said. He was 31. The Cowboys confirmed the older Prescott’s death in a brief statement. There was no information on how or where Jace Prescott died. The older Prescott was an offensive lineman a decade ago at
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. America’s public health experts are fighting on two fronts right now — they’re leading the nationwide response to the pandemic while trying to counter President Trump’s misleading and mindless statements. Someday, we’ll learn the true
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SOCORRO, Texas — As El Paso institutes a county-wide requirement to wear face coverings, the city of Socorro says it’s found success by having businesses turn people away who aren’t wearing masks. The city of Socorro previously made it mandatory for residents to wear face coverings before entering a place of business, and some people
Continue Reading It’s the feel good song of your quarantine. New Kids on the Block has achieved quite the feat. The group not only recorded “House Party,” a new song out today that is bound to get you dancing in your living room, but they even made a music video all while social distancing. CNN caught up
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EL PASO, Texas — The orders to close dining rooms in restaurants across Texas and New Mexico have hurt many locally owned businesses. One exception is that restaurants may deliver food or take orders curbside and have it brought out to your vehicle. But how some of these Borderland businesses were doing after a month
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We’ve reached a horrible place, where dead bodies are being transported to Philadelphia’s medical examiner in the back of an open pickup truck. More than 47,000 have now died of coronavirus in the US. Even if we assume we’re at the top of the curve, tens of thousands more will die. By this time next
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EL PASO, Texas — “There is no such thing as social distancing in our profession,” says Briana Alacron, a hair stylist at what used to be Barragan’s West Salon and Spa, who hasn’t worked since El Paso’s stay-at-home order was put in place. Barbers and hair stylists in the Borderland have been doing what they
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On Thursday, President Donald Trump added to his list of dubious or inaccurate coronavirus-related medical claims, wrongly suggesting at a White House briefing that sunlight could possibly be used to treat people who have the virus. Trump also issued a false denial when asked why he has stopped promoting the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a
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(Editor’s note: The NFL Draft can be seen LIVE on ABC-7 Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys selected Oklahoma receiver CeeDee Lamb with the 17th pick in the first round of the NFL draft
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Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci made a video appearance during Thursday’s NFL draft, thanking the league for adjusting one of the sport’s most highly anticipated nights to adhere to social distancing guidelines in light of the coronavirus pandemic. “I want to commend those involved in these decisions to show that we can have
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Preliminary results of a large study of hydroxychloroquine — the drug President Donald Trump said would be a “game changer” in the fight against coronavirus — suggests that the drug “didn’t really have much of an effect on the recovery rate,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. “I think from the review that I
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The novel coronavirus silently spread in the United States earlier than previously thought, infecting tens of thousands of people in New York and other major cities, researchers say. A new model by the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University in Boston shows the first infections came from China in early or mid-January, and that the
Continue Reading Hawaii’s state agency that is dedicated to welcoming visitors to the state is temporarily helping those visitors leave. The Hawaii Tourism Authority has set aside $25,000 for the costs of sending tourists away if they refuse to abide by the state’s 14-day quarantine. The state said in a press release that outbound travel arrangements are
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