An elementary teacher in Indiana was missing her students, so her wife created a way for them to safely embrace again. With the use of 12 reusable bags and a little creativity, Shelby Pavelka, was able to make a plastic barrier complete with arm holes on the front door of their home. Kelsey Pavelka, second
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EL PASO, Texas — A man helping a neighbor do automotive work on his pickup truck was killed Wednesday night when police said he was accidentally run over after placing the vehicle into neutral. Authorities on Thursday identified the victim as Filiberto Beltran and the owner of the pickup as Rafael Casares. Both El Pasoans
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Last weekend, I was on CNN discussing the importance of supporting the mental and emotional health of medical professionals. I likened this pandemic to an invisible bomb going off in our emergency departments. Twenty-four hours later, I learned about the death of my colleague, Dr. Lorna Breen. A day later, I learned from media reports
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Go for a walk, visit any open establishment or public space, and you will note a disconcerting phenomenon: People without masks. There is a pandemic. Tens of thousands of Americans are dead because of Covid-19, a disease that spreads in droplets that are expelled by infected humans, including as they talk or cough, and whether
Continue Reading China’s latest large carrier rocket made its first successful flight Tuesday, an important step in the nation’s plan to build a space station, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. The Long March-5B rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China’s Hainan province, sending an unmanned prototype spacecraft and a cargo return
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EL PASO, Texas — A construction firm promoted by President Donald Trump to build his signature border wall violated American treaty obligations with a private border fence next to the river separating Texas and Mexico, a U.S. agency has found. The El Paso-based International Boundary and Water Commission found that Fisher Industries’ 3-mile fence of
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Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, laid out “10 plain truths” about Covid-19 on Wednesday as he spoke at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the pandemic response. “In my 30 years in global public health, I’ve never seen anything like this,” Frieden, who now serves
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Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, laid out “10 plain truths” about Covid-19 on Wednesday as he spoke at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the pandemic response. “In my 30 years in global public health, I’ve never seen anything like this,” Frieden, who now serves
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health leaders on Wednesday evening reported the coronavirus death of a 90-year-old man, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to 23. City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza said this latest death had something in common with the majority of El Paso’s other virus fatalities: The
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The Trump administration will continue to push the Supreme Court to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, rejecting a last-minute attempt by Attorney General William Barr to change course. “We’re not doing anything. In other words, we’re staying with the group, with Texas and the group,” Trump told reporters in
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mayor Armando Cabada became the latest confirmed case of the coronavirus in Juarez on Wednesday evening. The mayor made the announcement in a social media post (see it at the bottom of this article) where he indicated he tested positive for Covid-19 and added: “No one is exempt from contagion.” Cabada
Continue Reading Blood thinning drugs could help save some patients who are the most severely affected by the new coronavirus, doctors reported Wednesday. The findings from a team at Mount Sinai Hospital could help with a troubling problem that has shocked and horrified doctors treating coronavirus patients around the world — blood clots throughout the body that
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A sweet surprise from a FedEx worker made a little girl’s birthday and started a friendship. FedEx worker Jodan Price didn’t know it was Emma Paternoster’s sixth birthday until he came to the family’s door in Fishers, Indiana, on April 30. Liz Paternoster told CNN her daughter always answered the door, and was expecting to
Continue Reading Nampa Christian Schools, a private school in Nampa, Idaho, reopened for in-person classes, Superintendent Greg Wiles told CNN. “We will be taking appropriate action within this modified opening to help keep our faculty, staff, students and families safe,” Wiles said. Classes resumed on Monday. The school, which has 730 students from preschool to high school
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(Editor’s note: ABC-7 incorrectly reported Asst. Health Department Director Angela Mora had been promoted to the Director of Health position. While City Manager Tommy Gonzalez said she would be heading the department, she has not been officially named to the position.) EL PASO, Texas — Budget-saving measures made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic may
Continue Reading The final supermoon of the year, rounding out a trio of spring supermoons that began in March, will occur during May’s full moon. The big, bright moon will appear fullest on the morning of May 7 at 6:45 a.m. ET, according to NASA. The full moon will be visible from the evening of May 6
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Fewer heart attack and stroke patients are arriving at hospital emergency departments and doctors still aren’t sure why. The American Heart Association continues to urge people to call 911 if they experience any chest pain or heart symptoms. In April, the group and other medical organizations put out an urgent statement telling the public not
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Fewer heart attack and stroke patients are arriving at hospital emergency departments and doctors still aren’t sure why. The American Heart Association continues to urge people to call 911 if they experience any chest pain or heart symptoms. In April, the group and other medical organizations put out an urgent statement telling the public not
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg left the hospital Wednesday, a day after undergoing a nonsurgical treatment for a benign gallbladder condition, a court spokeswoman said. “She is doing well and glad to be home,” a statement from the court read. “The Justice will return to The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, for follow-up
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Praise and attention has deservedly been garnered by doctors and nurses nationwide. They’re saving lives and putting their lives at risk during the coronavirus pandemic. But, then there are the unsung heroes. Those sanitizing the front lines for them. “The stakes are very high here, yes, because of what’s going
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Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut told top airline industry executives that they would need to reestablish trust with the public after “screwing” taxpayers by receiving a federal “bailout” only to then mislead consumers into taking vouchers or denying them refunds. Last month, federal officials ordered airlines to reimburse customers for canceled flights, saying a
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EL PASO, Texas — A line in the sand: That’s what County Judge Ricardo Samaniego is calling a lack of attention on El Paso at the state level. The judge said in a wide-ranging interview on ABC-7 that the state of Texas is just now making adjustments to bring El Paso into the picture when
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As complaints about dire shortages of protective gear for medical workers on the frontlines of the Covid-19 crisis began to stream in, President Donald Trump was quick to point the finger of blame at his predecessor, Barack Obama. It was Obama and other administrations, he said, who left the shelves of the nation’s Strategic National
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After a social media hiatus, Adele has returned to Instagram with a bang. The singer lit up the internet Wednesday morning by sharing a picture to mark her 32nd birthday. The “Hello” hitmaker, who has not posted on the social media platform since December, stood beaming within the loop of a giant floral wreath. Wearing
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What is the worst time to overturn a law that provides healthcare for the uninsured? Surely, topping any list of answers would be: in the midst of the pandemic that is quickly becoming the leading cause of death in America. Yet, the Trump administration is pushing forward with their position to invalidate the Affordable Care
Continue Reading During a time when many of us are stress eating or simply enjoying an extra glass of wine or scoop of ice cream to savor what we can these days, waking up to Adele’s celebratory Instagram birthday picture and her shockingly smaller size might come as unwelcome news. Press pause before body shaming yourself or
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Super PAC working to elect Tea Party-leaning candidates in U.S. House races is spending $100,000 to help a southern New Mexico hopeful, according to a website that tracks outside spending on races. Political Moneyline reports that the House Freedom Action Super PAC is funding digital ads in support of former
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While more states lift stay-at-home restrictions, none have met all of the White House’s guidelines on when they can safely start to reopen, a researcher from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security said. “To my knowledge, there are no states that meet all four of those criteria,” said Caitlin Rivers, a senior scholar at
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The 2020 campaign trail has disappeared as we know it, but that hasn’t stopped the campaign. While Joe Biden has moved online and been relegated to TV hits and fundraising out of a basement studio, President Donald Trump and his surrogates are still able to pay visits to key states on the electoral map, even
Continue Reading As health care systems across the country focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic, many have halted nonessential and non-emergency services. But plenty of people still need medical care for other reasons. What should you do if you need a doctor right now? For some, the answer lies in telemedicine. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay
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