There are several treatments being studied to prevent or treat coronavirus, but President Trump has been a cheerleader for one in particular: hydroxychloroquine, a drug currently used to treat malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Over the past month, he’s made many optimistic statements about hydroxychloroquine. CNN has fact-checked the president multiple times — such as
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A group of Nigerian kids are proving that when it comes to getting creative, less can sometimes be more. The Ikorodu Bois — brothers Muiz Sanni, 15, Malik Sanni, 10, and their 13-year-old cousin Fawas Aina — have become Instagram sensations by using everyday household items to recreate multimillion-dollar music videos and Hollywood movie trailers,
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Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds’ birthday came with a double dose of good news Friday. Not only did the singer and producer celebrate another year, but he also announced on Twitter that he and his family have recovered from coronavirus after initially testing positive. “I feel so blessed to be able to celebrate another birthday. I tested
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EL PASO, Texas — Truckers and freight brokers are feeling the impact of Covid-19 as they work in overdrive to stock the shelves inside stores across the country, including in the Borderland. Johnny Angell, a trucker for more than 10 years, told ABC-7 while stopping in El Paso he has not had a break from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Centers for Disease Control is recommending all people wear cloth masks if they have to leave their homes during the Covid-19 pandemic, but one east El Paso tree is also heeding that advice. “We just thought it would be kind of hilarious for people to pass by and see
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EL PASO, Texas — Teachers and parents are searching for ways to keep their students reading while everyone is staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local book publisher Cinco Puntos Press has a solution, launching a program called Shelter in Books. “We wanted to put in place an actual program so that more teachers could
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As the novel coronavirus pandemic shuts down businesses globally and sends countries into lockdown, the disruptions are threatening to cut off supply chains and increase food insecurity. “Supermarket shelves remain stocked for now,” the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said in a report released late last month. “But a protracted pandemic
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As the novel coronavirus pandemic shuts down businesses globally and sends countries into lockdown, the disruptions are threatening to cut off supply chains and increase food insecurity. “Supermarket shelves remain stocked for now,” the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said in a report released late last month. “But a protracted pandemic
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent, who police say barricaded himself in a church for four hours, is facing charges on suspicion of sexually abusing multiple children over several years. Police in Sierra Vista said Friday that authorities arrested Dana Thornhill Thursday night following an armed standoff at a church in nearby
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States topped 500,000 on Friday as health officials reported the highest number of death in a single day. As of Friday evening, 18,637 people in the United States have died of coronavirus, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, an increase of 1,953 deaths from
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EL PASO, Texas — Two local sisters are using their spare time during this pandemic to raise money, and feed first-responders and healthcare workers on the front lines. 16-year-old Aria Bella Daniels and her 13-year-old sister Giuliana started “Comfort Catering.” The girls are using money raised through a GoFundMe to buy food from local restaurants,
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso hospital warehouse manager was arrested by police after they said he was caught red-handed placing boxes of highly-coveted N-95 surgical masks into the trunk of his car. 57–year-old Eduardo Salas, who works at the Del Sol Medical Center Warehouse on Gateway West, was booked into the downtown jail
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EL PASO, Texas — “It’s the first time after 2,000 years, can you imagine? The church with persecution and a lot of sickness and illness never stop, for example, having contact with the preacher,” Archimandrite Fadi Rabbat Archimandrite at St. George Orthodox Church said Friday. The El Paso city-county “stay home” order that now prohibits public
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police officers will patrol the parks on Easter weekend to stop crowds from gathering and spreading Covid-19. “We know these measures are difficult, especially when we would gather with our family to celebrate Easter,” said Police Chief Patrick Gallagher. “However, to ensure we’re all healthy when this crisis
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EL PASO, Texas — A total of eleven staff members and patients at the El Paso Psychiatric Center have tested positive for novel coronavirus, sources familiar with the situation told Bob Moore of El Paso Matters on Friday. El Paso City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza had said at a news conference Thursday evening that
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EL PASO, Texas — A woman in her 70s has become El Paso’s second coronavirus death in as many days, health officials confirmed Friday. The woman died at a local hospital and had underlying medical conditions. “Today is another somber day for our community, our thoughts and prayers go out to the affected families,” said City/County
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President Trump has been a cheerleader for the drug hydroxychloroquine, pointing in a tweet and in person to a French study as evidence that one particular drug combination might be “one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine.” But now the medical society that published the French research has issued a statement
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Health reported two additional deaths in the state from the coronavirus on Friday, while the total number of cases surpassed the 1,000 mark. Officials said the latest deaths involved a man in his 80s from Sandoval County and another man in his 90s from Bernalillo County. That
Continue Reading A group of international vacationers who flew from London to the south of France in a private jet were turned away by French police after they landed. French border police were notified on April 4 by the Marseille Provence Airport that an English company wanted to fly a jet from London to Marseille, carrying 10
Continue Reading While Netlix reports that millions of people have watched “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” it has some notable detractors. Larry David hates “Tiger King.” The docuseries everyone is talking about came up in a recent profile of the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star in The New York Times, in which David said he “couldn’t get
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NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan have watched the coronavirus pandemic unfold just like the rest of us, but from a very different vantage point aboard the International Space Station. And when they return to Earth on April 17 after being gone for seven and nine months, respectively, they will find it a very
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(Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct that these are two reported cases of the virus. The initial headline said ‘deaths’ as opposed to ‘cases.’ We regret the error.) CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation called Friday for the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to review
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection needlessly spent around $12 million last year to guard, house and feed as many as 2,500 people in a private detention center in Tornillo that never held more than 68 detainees on any given day, according to a report from a congressional watchdog. Over five months,
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert issued an executive order Thursday requiring adults entering the state to disclose their travel plans in the latest state-led crackdown on domestic travel amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The order, which goes into effect Friday morning, applies to all adults regardless of how they enter the state. The governor’s office said
Continue Reading Could you keep your paws to yourself for $100,000? That’s the idea behind a new Netflix dating show, “Too Hot To Handle,” which ironically arrives amid a global pandemic in which the most effective preventative measure is keeping away from other people. In “Too Hot To Handle,” 10 bathing suit-clad attractives cohabitate in a postcard-worthy
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FORT BLISS, Texas — A 23-year-old Fort Bliss soldier, credited with helping save children during El Paso’s Aug. 3 mass shooting before later being arrested for military desertion, has been found dead on the Army post. Fort Bliss officials on Friday confirmed the death of Pfc. Glendon Oakley in a statement saying “the soldier was
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With most of the country operating under stay-at-home orders, drivers are spending less time on the road — which means fewer accidents and insurance claims. Now the top 10 insurers, who together own 72% of the market, have all announced programs to return more than $7.5 billion to their customers in coming weeks. But some
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A decent amount of sunshine for the weekend but the winds will crank up later Saturday and Sunday. Gusts will be from the W/NW at 40 mph from 6 pm Saturday through 5 pm Sunday. High temps will be in the low to mid 70’s For the latest forecast and Doppler radar: http://www.kvia.com/weather
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — A total of 528 people in Illinois had died from the coronavirus as of Thursday, and more than 16,000 have tested positive so far. But those numbers might not tell the whole story. False negative results do happen. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — A total of 528 people in Illinois had died from the coronavirus as of Thursday, and more than 16,000 have tested positive so far. But those numbers might not tell the whole story. False negative results do happen. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported
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