LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Normally around this time of year, Gil Padilla would be prepping his Las Cruces High baseball team for a postseason run. But with COVID-19 cancelling the rest of the high school baseball season, Coach Padilla is helping a different team and fighting a much bigger opponent.That’s because when Gil Padilla
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New autopsy results show two Californians died of novel coronavirus in early and mid-February — up to three weeks before the previously known first US death from the virus. These deaths now stand as the country’s earliest two attributed to the coronavirus, a development that appears to shift the understanding of how early the virus
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New autopsy results show two Californians died of novel coronavirus in early and mid-February — up to three weeks before the previously known first US death from the virus. These deaths now stand as the country’s earliest two attributed to the coronavirus, a development that appears to shift the understanding of how early the virus
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – The coronavirus death toll in Juarez reached 33 on Wednesday, according to the Chihuahua Health Secretariat. Juarez accounts for all but six of the virus deaths so far in the entire state of Chihuahua. The city of Chihuahua had four of the other deaths, while one death each has occurred in
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EL PASO, Texas — The coronavirus is disrupting the drug supply chain for cartels in Mexico as they try and make profits off their illicit activity. “The Sinaloa Cartels and the competitors are charging 4 to 5 times more for meth,” former U.S. Customs and Border Patrol sector Chief Victor Manjarrez told ABC-7. The price
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EL PASO, Texas — The only El Pasoan picked to be on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s strike force tells ABC-7 that more testing is what it will take to reopen El Paso businesses. Prominent businessman and banker Rick Francis said more testing will allow for a clearer picture of the spread here, and will also
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As the world continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a message from health officials has been consistent and clear: stay home. Yet in the case of a life-threatening medical emergency such as heart attack or stroke, the American Heart Association, the American College of Emergency Physicians and several other medical groups are urging people to
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As the world continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a message from health officials has been consistent and clear: stay home. Yet in the case of a life-threatening medical emergency such as heart attack or stroke, the American Heart Association, the American College of Emergency Physicians and several other medical groups are urging people to
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The White House has rolled out a plan to reopen the country, but some state officials say they’re ignoring the directives, while others rush to reopen before health officials — and even the administration’s three-phase plan — say it’s wise. Then there are city, county and other local leaders who wield their own authority over
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Regents at New Mexico State University have approved an increase in tuition for the next school year amid uncertainties about how much money the school will receive from the state. Chancellor Dan Arvizu said that under any scenario, a tuition increase was going to be necessary given the financial effects
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Warmer weather means Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota is starting to thaw, and as it does ice waves are slowly crashing into homes on the shore. The technical term is an ice shove, as the wind is shoving the ice onto the shore. “What’s happening is the ice is beginning to melt as we are
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Warmer weather means Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota is starting to thaw, and as it does ice waves are slowly crashing into homes on the shore. The technical term is an ice shove, as the wind is shoving the ice onto the shore. “What’s happening is the ice is beginning to melt as we are
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Warmer weather means Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota is starting to thaw, and as it does ice waves are slowly crashing into homes on the shore. The technical term is an ice shove, as the wind is shoving the ice onto the shore. “What’s happening is the ice is beginning to melt as we are
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“Westworld’s” adventures are not stopping any time soon. HBO, which like CNN is owned by WarnerMedia, on Wednesday renewed the drama series for a fourth season. “From the western theme park to the technocratic metropolis of the near future, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed every twist and turn from the minds of master storytellers Jonathan Nolan and
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NEW YORK, NY — Stock rose on Wednesday, and the S&P 500 recovered a chunk of this week’s sharp losses as a bit of oxygen pumped through markets around the world. Even oil gained ground, pulling further away from zero after earlier getting turned upside down amid a collapse in demand. Stocks rose from Seoul
Continue Reading Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith have welcomed their first child, a girl. “Both mother and baby are happy and healthy,” a spokesperson for the new parents told CNN in a statement. Last month, Jackson — who rose to fame playing Pacey Witter in “Dawson’s Creek” — admitted that he was anxious about becoming a first-time
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States may be planning to reopen businesses and communities despite the continuing coronavirus pandemic, but a group of top public health experts cautioned Tuesday against doing so before testing capacity expands significantly. The president of Harvard’s Institute of Medicine, Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg, said it’s not a choice between dealing with the disease or dealing
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States may be planning to reopen businesses and communities despite the continuing coronavirus pandemic, but a group of top public health experts cautioned Tuesday against doing so before testing capacity expands significantly. The president of Harvard’s Institute of Medicine, Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg, said it’s not a choice between dealing with the disease or dealing
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For nearly three years, Bashir Mohamed worked night shifts at an Amazon warehouse in Shakopee, Minnesota. As a “stower” at the facility, he was responsible for registering products into an inventory system before storing them on shelves for others to pick and pack. It was “fairly stressful” work, the 28 year old said, but he
Continue Reading A global scramble to bring cruise passengers home amid the coronavirus pandemic reached its endgame Wednesday as the last ship at sea operated by a major company docked in the Italian port of Genoa to disembark its passengers. Prior to arriving in Genoa, Costa Deliziosa, which departed Venice on a round the world voyage on
Continue Reading Well played Ansel Elgort. The 26-year-old posted a photo of himself nude in the shower on his verified Instagram account Tuesday, but he did it for a good cause. The “Fault in Our Stars” actor wrote “OnlyFans LINK IN BIO” in the photos caption. That link took followers to a GoFundMe page for fellow actor
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Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Work Transformed newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Tell me: When was the last time you really stepped away from work and took some time just for yourself? Shut out all the noise — the email, the Slacks, the
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Working from home has been a big adjustment for millions of workers as we try to stop the spread of coronavirus. But for some company employees, remote life is all they know. “Setting up Zoom or Slack or Google Meet or any other tool … that is the easy part,” said Shane Pearlman, co-founder and
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Working from home has been a big adjustment for millions of workers as we try to stop the spread of coronavirus. But for some company employees, remote life is all they know. “Setting up Zoom or Slack or Google Meet or any other tool … that is the easy part,” said Shane Pearlman, co-founder and
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Srishti Warman spent years dreaming about doing an MBA at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School. When she finally enrolled in September last year, she never imagined that just six months later she would be back in India, finishing her degree online from her parents’ home in Chandigarh, a city north of Delhi. “In an ideal
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The fragile American consensus on battling the coronavirus is fracturing along bitter political fault lines, as early state openings threaten to undermine the nationwide effort to slow the pandemic. Divisions have emerged along a timeworn North vs. South divide, on ideological and geographical grounds nationally and within states, and on the level of respect accorded
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The federal money for Main Street was supposed to come fast. But most small business owners still haven’t received any aid from the federal government, let alone approvals for it yet — even though many applied at the earliest opportunity. Nearly $350 billion in forgivable loans, known as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), were supposed
Continue Reading Demi Lovato has long been open about her mental health struggles, and she’s encouraging others to seek help if they need it. The 27-year-old singer/actress has been using her social media platform to sound the alarm about those suffering from everything from anxiety to abuse. She posted a photo on her verified Instagram account that
Continue Reading “This Is Us” actor Niles Fitch is making Disney history. Fitch, who starred as the younger version of Sterling K. Brown’s character on the popular NBC series, plays Prince Tuma in the new Disney + sci-fi fantasy film “Secret Society of Second-Born Royals.” The role makes Fitch Disney’s first black, live action prince. The film
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For Marcela Sapone, the decision to expand her company into food and essential deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic didn’t come without careful consideration for its thousands of workers. For the past three years, Hello Alfred has partnered with residential buildings to provide a concierge-like service for residents. But on Wednesday, the company announced it is
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