On Monday, President Donald Trump instructed states to “maximize the use of all available testing platforms and venues” as they begin to plan their reemergence from coronavirus lockdown. On Wednesday, he downplayed the edict and mused that maybe blanket testing wasn’t necessary as states move to reopen. “You’ll see some astonishing numbers — I don’t
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Click here for updates on this story Greensboro (WGHP) — Online teaching and learning is something students, teachers and parents won’t get rid of anytime soon. Governor Roy Cooper announced schools won’t be meeting in person for the rest of the year. Not only is this change impacting students and parents, but teachers as well.
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A nice night tonight with clear skies and light winds. Thursday looks good to as highs climb to the low and mid 90’s. We need to watch Friday. We could see not only a record high of 100 degrees but if we hit 100 that would be the earliest ever on record for El Paso.
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EL PASO, Texas — Six women who sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as Homeland Security, claiming they were being exposed to Covid-19 were released Wednesday to the care of volunteers with El Paso’s Annunciation House. The women range in age from 25 to 60, and one of them has already tested positive for the
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EL PASO, Texas — A fugitive wanted for a pair of west Texas murders last year was captured Wednesday in Mexico and turned over to authorities at the Ysleta port of entry in El Paso. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers identified the man as 48-year-old Arturo Gallegos Ortiz, who had warrants out for his
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The Trump administration is launching a project to accelerate the development of a potential coronavirus vaccine, a senior administration official said Wednesday. The project, called “Operation Warp Speed,” has the goal of manufacturing hundreds of millions of doses that can be made available to Americans by the end of the year, the official said. No
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico now has at least 3,213 coronavirus cases with 112 known dead, state health officials said Wednesday. The state said there were 239 more positive tests over the past day and two additional deaths. The two new deaths deaths were in McKinley and Sandoval counties. Doña Ana County now
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Harrison Ford is speaking out about a runway incident at a California airport last week. The actor and longtime aviation enthusiast was piloting a plane at the Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles on April 24, when he crossed a runway where another aircraft was landing. “Mr. Ford crossed the airport’s only runway in his aircraft
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EL PASO, Texas — Discussion is underway about updating the Cielo Vista Walmart’s “Grand Candela” memorial following this past weekend’s death of a 23rd mass shooting victim that comes nine months after the Aug. 3 tragedy. Walmart’s regional general manager Todd Peterson told ABC-7 that he was “saddened to hear the news of Guillermo Garcia’s
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Never before have so many people in the world lived in such tiny bubbles. With billions across the globe now under coronavirus-related restrictions, it has been weeks — or even months for some — since we socialized with anyone outside our homes. That’s a lot of family time. Or time alone. But these small bubbles
Continue Reading The people who brought you “Orange Is The New Black” are working on something about the new normal. “Orange Is The New Black” creator Jenji Kohan, along with Tara Herrmann, Hilary Weisman Graham and Blake McCormick, are working on “Social Distance,” an anthology series for Netflix based on life during the pandemic. “Our job as
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would deploy its “full range of tools” to support the US economy as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc. “The coronavirus outbreak is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the world,” the committee said in a statement. Policymakers agreed following their
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A vaccine for Covid-19 could come faster than previous vaccines, but it could still be a year or more before one is widely available. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to a clinical trial participant and explains why this vaccine search is breaking barriers but will still take time. You can listen on
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As businesses across the nation slowly begin to reopen, many laid-off workers face a difficult decision: Do they feel it’s safe enough to return to their jobs? Many people may not have much of a choice. Several states, including Iowa and Texas, are warning residents who are called back that they may be cut off
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A day before federal guidelines on slowing the spread of coronavirus are set to expire, Trump administration officials signaled that the strong federal social distancing guidelines would be relaxed as states begin to reopen their economies. “Frankly, every state in America has embraced those guidelines at a minimum, or even done more, and now our
Continue Reading Katie Couric is recalling a 2004 interview she conducted with Denzel Washington. The journalist recently appeared on the “Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino” podcast and talked about sitting down with the legendary actor for “Dateline” years ago. Washington was promoting his remake of the “Manchurian Candidate,” along with costar Meryl Streep and director Jonathan Demme.
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WASHINGTON, DC — Despite the number of novel coronavirus cases surpassing one million in the U.S., President Donald Trump continues to push to reopen the country, with numbers out Wednesday that the country’s economy shrank nearly 5% in the first three months of this year, the biggest quarterly decline since the Great Recession. In lieu of a task force
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Health care workers have faced risks to their physical health since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Many have contracted and even died from Covid-19. But the recent suicide of Dr. Lorna Breen, a New York City emergency room doctor who recovered from Covid-19, has highlighted the risks health care workers face to their emotional
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On Tuesday night, CNN’s Don Lemon asked former Georgia state lawmaker (and potential vice presidential pick) Stacey Abrams about allegations made by a former Senate staffer that Joe Biden had sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s. Here’s how she responded (bolding is mine): “I believe that women deserve to be heard and I believe
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Bollywood star Irrfan Khan, known internationally for his roles in “Life Of Pi” and “Slumdog Millionaire,” died Wednesday, his representatives confirmed. He was 53. “It’s saddening that this day, we have to bring forward the news of him passing away,” read a statement from Khan’s PR agency, Hardly Anonymous Communications. “Irrfan was a strong soul,
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Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York has offered her support to presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden following accusations of alleged sexual assault by his former Senate aide, Tara Reade. In a call with reporters on Tuesday, Gillibrand said she supports and stands by Biden. “So when we say believe women, it’s for this explicit
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Americans should wear face coverings in public — but President Donald Trump wouldn’t be caught dead in one and his deputy, Vice President Mike Pence, even visited a clinic bare-faced. States should only begin reopening when they see a 14-day “downward trajectory” in coronavirus cases — but even places where cases are increasing are doing
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Americans should wear face coverings in public — but President Donald Trump wouldn’t be caught dead in one and his deputy, Vice President Mike Pence, even visited a clinic bare-faced. States should only begin reopening when they see a 14-day “downward trajectory” in coronavirus cases — but even places where cases are increasing are doing
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President Donald Trump said Monday that he is confident the US is conducting enough coronavirus testing to begin rebooting the economy, declaring at the White House press briefing that “testing is not going to be a problem at all.” But hospitals, clinics and point-of-care medical centers across the country continue to grapple with critical shortages
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New data suggests patients with severe Covid-19 who took remdesivir could recover faster than patients who didn’t take it, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Wednesday. “The data shows that remdesivir has a clear-cut, significant, positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery,” said the institute’s director, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Results from
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Bound to make history as the first aircraft to attempt powered flight on another planet, NASA’s new Mars helicopter now has a name that lives up to the daunting task: Ingenuity. And it’s all thanks to 17-year-od Vaneeza Rupani. Rupani, a high school junior from Northport, Alabama, earned the honor of naming the helicopter after
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged near zero and said it would deploy its “full range of tools” to support the US economy as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the US economy. “The coronavirus outbreak is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the
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Juventus striker Paulo Dybala is still positive for the coronavirus six weeks after initially contracting it, a source close to the player has told CNN. The Argentine striker was one of the first Juventus players to contract Covid-19, along with Italian defender Daniele Rugani and French midfielder Blaise Matuidi, but has made a recovery. “He
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Juventus striker Paulo Dybala is still positive for the coronavirus six weeks after initially contracting it, a source close to the player has told CNN. The Argentine striker was one of the first Juventus players to contract Covid-19, along with Italian defender Daniele Rugani and French midfielder Blaise Matuidi, but has made a recovery. “He
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Boeing said it will slash staff and production after posting a massive first-quarter loss. Demand for air travel has evaporated during the coronavirus outbreak, and the aerospace company continues to reel from the 737 Max grounding. The company announced it would cut 10% of its jobs, about 16,000 positions, through a combination of buyouts, natural
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