WASHINGTON, DC — The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that some stimulus payments will start going out next week, starting with people who have filed tax returns for 2018 or 2019 and authorized direct deposit. The first round of direct-deposit payments will be made automatically to qualifying taxpayers. Social Security beneficiaries will also receive their
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EL PASO, Texas — A deal to bring a Great Wolf Resorts lodge to El Paso has fallen apart due to the coronavirus pandemic, city officials announced Friday. The development plans for the 350-guest room resort in northwest El Paso are being dropped due the national downturn in the economy following the virus outbreak, said
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Sometimes great ideas are born in moments of crisis. Such was the case for one Great Depression heroine, born 140 years ago today, whose life’s work is still benefiting millions of jobless Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. Meet Frances Perkins: the first female member of a presidential cabinet, and the chief architect behind many New
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — National experts are projecting that the coronavirus will likely hit its peak in New Mexico around April 21. Data developed by researchers at the University of Washington shows at that time the state will have more than enough hospital beds, however it will fall short by 130 intensive care unit beds
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White House trade adviser Peter Navarro publicly said Americans had “nothing to worry about” while he privately warned the White House that the coronavirus pandemic could cost trillions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of American lives. Navarro circulated two memos at the White House in late January and February warning that a full-blown coronavirus
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Amy Schumer and her husband, chef Chris Fischer, are inviting you into their home while you’re stuck in yours. The Food Network on Friday announced a new show tentatively titled “Amy Schumer Learns to Cook,” a new series coming to the network in this time of self distancing. With more than 95% of Americans under
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AUSTIN, Texas — With nearly 11,700 Texans having tested positive for the coronavirus, including over 200 in El Paso, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern at a state capitol news conference Friday about the “trend lines” for El Paso. The governor said he’d had a conversation with Mayor Dee Margo about the situation in El Paso,
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Even though the coronavirus pandemic continues to take lives across the United States, Covid-19 has not become the leading cause of death in the nation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to CNN. “There are no data to support that theory,” Jeff Lancashire, a spokesperson for the National Center for Health Statistics, said
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — An employee for a government-funded healthcare clinic in Las Cruces has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to an internal memo obtained Friday by ABC-7. “One of our staff members has tested positive for COVID-19,” wrote Karen Hall, who is the corporate compliance officer for La Clinica De Familia. “The
Continue Reading NEW YORK, NY — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus hit 100,000 as Christians around the globe marked a Good Friday unlike any other – in front of computer screens instead of in church pews – and some countries tiptoed toward reopening segments of their battered economies. Around the world, public health officials and
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Whataburger is offering a deal you won’t want to miss. The Texas-based fast food chain announced a buy one, get one deal. The deal is available by ordering online only and your order must include a number one Whataburger. The deal runs through April 19. For more details and to sign
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WASHINGTON, DC — As the Easter weekend begins, President Donald Trump will not see the “packed churches” he envisioned last month. But while he has not given a specific date calling for an “opening up” of the country, the focus of an economic task force being set up by the White House is to find ways to have a majority of
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Africa’s ailing presidents and powerful elites have been known to jet out to seek treatment abroad, instead of investing in healthcare in their own countries. Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe died in a hospital in Singapore, and Cameroon’s Paul Biya regularly seeks treatment abroad. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was out of the country for several months in
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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
Continue Reading With his hit series “Modern Family” coming to an end this week after 11 seasons, Ty Burrell has turned his efforts toward providing relief to the restaurant workers impacted by the coronavirus. Burrell and his wife, co-owners of two bars in Salt Lake City, Utah, have personally seen how coronavirus closures have left thousands of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Las Cruces City Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the mayor’s emergency proclamation due to the coronavirus pandemic through April 24. In addition, the city approved $684,000 more in additional emergency funding from the Telshor Fund. On April 3rd, the City Council approved $1,072,500 in emergency assistance from the
Continue Reading Having to postpone their tour isn’t going to stop K-pop’s biggest group from entertaining. BTS has announced “Bang Bang Con,” a series of their concerts they will be streaming on YouTube starting 11 p.m. ET on April 17. The ARMY, as the BTS fans are known, can tune into the BANGTANTV YouTube channel to enjoy
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Spain’s health minister warned that the country is not in a “de-escalation phase” even as his government prepares measures to slowly end the current movement restrictions in place to tackle the novel coronavirus outbreak. “Spain continues in a state of lockdown,” Salvador Illa said during a press conference following a meeting of the Spanish cabinet.
Continue Reading “Trolls World Tour” isn’t good — far from it — but watching it at home nevertheless made me wistful for what it would have been like to see it in a theater. Due to coronavirus, Universal Pictures shifted the movie’s planned theatrical release to make it available on demand — one of the first major
Continue Reading “Grey’s Anatomy” was forced into an early Season 16 finale due to the coronavirus outbreak, but the long-running medical series left no shortage of plot twists and drama. The episode, titled “Put on a Happy Face,” addressed Richard Webber (played by James Pickens, Jr.). As doctors questioned whether he had Alzheimer’s disease, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo)
Continue Reading The Strokes sixth album has arrived. “The New Abnormal” is the first since 2013’s “The Comedown Machine.” The new album features nine tracks including the previously released singles “Bad Decisions,” “Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus” and “At the Door.” The New York City band that first formed in 1998 is best known for several songs over
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EL PASO, Texas — The coronavirus pandemic can lead to feelings of fear and anxiety, as the number of confirmed cases grows locally and nationwide and unemployment rates spike. The demand for mental health support has appeared to grow too. Calls to the nationwide ‘Disaster Distress Helpline’ have surged nearly 900 percent this year compared
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A warm Good Friday is in store for the borderland with wind gusts near 30 mph this afternoon. Temperatures will run cooler Saturday topping out in the low 70s and wind gusts around 40 mph. Temperatures will rebound on Easter Sunday but the wind will stick around.
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Some jobless Americans will start seeing heftier unemployment checks as soon as this week, depending on where they live. States are beginning to implement the historic enhancement of unemployment benefits that Congress included in its $2.2 trillion relief package to address the coronavirus pandemic savaging the economy. It includes a $600 weekly increase for up
Continue Reading Hulu has time for anyone who is kvetching about “Parasite.” The movie made history as the first South Korean film to ever take home an Oscar for best picture when it won in February. Not to mention all of the critical acclaim. But the fact that the dialogue is in Korean and the film has
Continue Reading Coronavirus is impacting everyone’s travel plans. One of the top questions frequent fliers have for travel industry executives is: “What’s going to happen to my elite status?” There are clearly far more important things to worry about at the moment but with frequent fliers among the many people stuck at home for weeks, this is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a new weekly feature where we ask Dr. Jose Burgos, the director of internal medicine at University Medical Center, the same seven questions each week to track how the pandemic is changing. Here’s the Q&A for Thursday,
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The highly-anticipated UFC 249 will not happen on April 18 as previously scheduled after UFC president Dana White said he was told to “stand down.” The venue of the fight needed to be moved from its original location in New York, USA because of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to ESPN, White said
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President Donald Trump this week opened a new front in his campaign of lies about voter fraud in US elections, this time falsely claiming that voting-by-mail is “corrupt” and “dangerous,” even while states embrace it as a safe alternative during the pandemic. While ramping up his attacks at White House briefings and on Twitter, Trump
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The New York governor signed an order to bring in additional funeral directors as the number of coronavirus cases in the state outpaced all countries except the United States. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order will make it easier for licensed funeral directors from other states to practice in New York. At least 16,686 people have
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