Dr. Anthony Fauci has achieved a new level of fame for a scientist: He’s getting his own bobblehead. Fauci, the nation’s top expert in infectious diseases, has long been celebrated in the medical world. But Fauci has gained a following beyond the medical world and evolved into a celebrity overnight thanks to his appearances at
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small has big plans for New Mexico’s economic recovery, which she outlined during a telephone town hall with 200 business leaders this week. One of the congresswoman’s top priorities moving forward is to protect those business owners and tenants who no longer have enough cash flow to
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — The Santa Teresa Port of Entry is temporarily shortening its hours for the public during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a spokesman. Beginning on Monday, the port of entry will close to the public at 10 p.m. instead of midnight, according to a spokesman for Customs and Border Protection. It
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso group called “Comfort Catering” is raising money to feed healthcare workers, supporting local restaurants and the first-responders who are saving lives during the pandemic. “I think it’s amazing what they’re doing,” said Danette Castillo, director of nursing for the Hospital of Providence. “(They’re) recognizing what we’re doing for the community.”
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Farmer’s & Crafts Market will continue to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic because food vendors provide an “essential” service, according to market officials. “We are deemed an essential business because we provide food access,” said Tiffany Thompson, a spokeswoman for the market. “That’s all we’re operating.
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CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — A big shootout between rival drug gangs killed 19 people in the northern Mexico border state of Chihuahua, state prosecutors’ office said Saturday. A total of 18 corpses, two grenades, vehicles and guns were found at the scene of the clash in the hamlet of Chuchuichupa the township of Madera. Two other
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EL PASO, Texas– Warm and mostly sunny skies will continue for Sunday afternoon. This weather pattern will remain in our forecast for the beginning of the week as well until our next disturbance approaches Thursday. Slight chance for rain will be in our forecast Thursday and afternoon highs will drop to the lower 70s. Download
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EL PASO, Texas — The number of coronavirus cases in El Paso County reached triple digits Saturday evening, as health officials confirmed a total of 106 cases and predicted that number will “accelerate dramatically over the next several weeks.” As officials reported ten additional cases over the past 24 hours, they implored El Pasoans to stay home as
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President Donald Trump on Saturday said it was “inappropriate” for the former USS Theodore Roosevelt commander to widely send a letter warning that action was needed to save the lives of his crew from an outbreak of coronavirus aboard the aircraft carrier. Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved of his command this week by acting US
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Fifty-one additional residents in New Mexico have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the state’s total to 543 cases, officials announced Saturday. Another death was also reported, a man in his 60s from McKinley County, raising the state’s fatality total from the virus to eleven. The majority of the new
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President Donald Trump on Saturday said it was “inappropriate” for the former USS Theodore Roosevelt commander to widely send a letter warning that action was needed to save the lives of his crew from an outbreak of coronavirus aboard the aircraft carrier. Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved of his command this week by acting US
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Juarez rose to eight on Saturday, as the total number of infections in the state of Chihuahua hit 13. Arturo Valenzuela Zorrilla, medical director in the Northern Zone of Mexico, said at a briefing Saturday that one of the eight Juarez patients has now recovered from
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Children’s Hospital confirmed Saturday that it was treating two young patients who have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. While EPCH didn’t identify the ages of the two children, city health officials have indicated there are two kids under the age of 12 who are among the 96 El
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States was heading into what could be its “toughest” week in the fight against coronavirus as cases swell nationwide. “There will be a lot of death, unfortunately. There will be death,” Trump said in a somber start to his daily briefing on the pandemic.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has seen an increase of 781 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, up to at least 6,110, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services on Saturday. It marks a case increase of about 15% over Friday. At least 105 people have died from the virus in the
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When Dr. Calvin Sun gets back to his New York City apartment after a 12-hour shift treating critically ill coronavirus patients, he heads straight to the kitchen sink to wash his ski goggles and ski jacket. He scrubs and wipes, then sprays them with Lysol before hanging them up to dry. The items are his
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he became enraged he didn’t qualify for a Covid-19-related stimulus check and tried to set his wife on fire. The Albuquerque Journal reports Joe Macias was arrested following an argument with his disabled wife, where he allegedly doused her with gasoline. The wife
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 20-year-old man was very seriously wounded Saturday morning in a shooting near a Las Cruces apartment complex. Police responding to a report of shots fired said they found the shooting victim in the 1500 block of East Missouri about 6 a.m. The man had suffered at least one gunshot
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Walmart on Saturday began limiting the number of customers who can be in its stores at once because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We have been concerned to still see some behaviors in our stores that put undue risk on our people,” Walmart’s executive vice president and chief operating officer Dacona Smith wrote in a Friday
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NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 8-year-old girl and her mother from New Braunfels, a city near San Antonio. A statewide Amber Alert was issued Saturday morning after the disappearance of Kiley Marie Diaz, 8, and her mother, Alyssa Jeanice Lopez, 29. Both were last seen
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As the coronavirus task force gathered for their now-daily press briefing, a familiar figure joined them on stage: President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. “Today you’re going hear from Jared Kushner, senior adviser to the President of the United States, but someone that the White House Coronavirus Task Force directed to work with FEMA on
Continue Reading NEW YORK, NY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that China is facilitating the shipment of 1,000 ventilators to his state, as he continues to shop for more of the lifesaving devices ahead of a growing number of coronavirus patients who will need them. The number of people infected in the U.S. has exceeded a
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When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a statewide shelter in place order for residents earlier this week, he attracted widespread criticism for saying he and state officials were just “finding out that this virus is now transmitting before people see signs,” despite publicly available findings that have circulated for weeks about such risks.The statement drew
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When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a statewide shelter in place order for residents earlier this week, he attracted widespread criticism for saying he and state officials were just “finding out that this virus is now transmitting before people see signs,” despite publicly available findings that have circulated for weeks about such risks.The statement drew
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When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a statewide shelter in place order for residents earlier this week, he attracted widespread criticism for saying he and state officials were just “finding out that this virus is now transmitting before people see signs,” despite publicly available findings that have circulated for weeks about such risks.The statement drew
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump late Friday night fired Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who had told Congress about the whistleblower complaint that led to Trump’s impeachment, the President told Congress in a letter obtained by the Associated Press and CNN. Atkinson will leave his job in 30 days, Trump told the U.S.
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is used to dealing with disasters like hurricanes that cripple her Florida city. But none have ever come close to the magnitude of destruction she is bracing for with the novel coronavirus pandemic. When there’s a hurricane, the rest of the country comes to their rescue. Not now. Covid-19 is like
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As more and more Americans are forced to stay home during the escalating coronavirus pandemic, the crisis has created a pressure-cooker situation for domestic violence victims, exacerbating stressors and isolation that can make for a deadly mix. Several cities are already reporting jumps in domestic violence cases or calls to local hotlines. Some shelters around
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The Democratic National Convention has been pushed back to the week of August 17 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the committee tasked with planning the event announced on Thursday. The change represents a dramatic shift for the party, which has worked for months to host a convention in Milwaukee in mid-July. While officials
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The UK performed a significant U-turn in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic this week. After days of savage criticism in the press over its laggardly testing strategy, Britain’s top health minister made a bold new pledge. By the end of the month, Matt Hancock said, the country would aim to perform 100,000 tests a
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