Some governments are considering using a blood test to determine whether people can return to work, school and other public activities during the coronavirus pandemic. Lack of certain antibodies would mean you don’t have an “immunity passport” and are therefore not allowed to venture out in public. Those who have them would be issued certificates
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China begins its most important political event of the year on Friday, following a two-month delay due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The National People’s Congress (NPC) will give Chinese leaders an opportunity to highlight their success in containing the virus and underscore the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, as it faces a growing
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China begins its most important political event of the year on Friday, following a two-month delay due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The National People’s Congress (NPC) will give Chinese leaders an opportunity to highlight their success in containing the virus and underscore the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, as it faces a growing
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped more than 5% Friday after news broke that Beijing would move to pass a hugely controversial national security law for the Asian financial hub. The news — which could be the biggest blow to Hong Kong’s autonomy since its handover to China in 1997 — also further stoked tensions
Continue Reading The public will be seeing more of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the popular director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “I think you’re going to probably be seeing a little bit more of me and my colleagues,” Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, said on CNN’s Global Town Hall
Continue Reading The public will be seeing more of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the popular director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “I think you’re going to probably be seeing a little bit more of me and my colleagues,” Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, said on CNN’s Global Town Hall
Continue Reading China will move to pass a hugely controversial national security law for Hong Kong, in what could be the biggest blow to the city’s autonomy and civil liberties since its handover to Chinese rule in 1997. The move by China’s rubber stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), which is meeting in Beijing this week,
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China will move to pass a hugely controversial national security law for Hong Kong, in what could be the biggest blow to the city’s autonomy and civil liberties since its handover to Chinese rule in 1997. The move by China’s rubber stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), which is meeting in Beijing this week,
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ANTHONY, Texas– With the global pandemic shutting down industries around the country, one has discovered a way to stay on the road. It seems the RV industry has found a hidden lining. Even after laying off four employees, Camping World of Anthony still sold 60 units in the month of April. In fear of catching
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The co-owner of a New Jersey gym that was shut down by the state health department says he’s going to reopen his gym Friday, even if he gets arrested. “If we get arrested, we will be open the next day,” Frank Trumbetti told CNN Thursday night. He also questioned how the New Jersey Department of
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DALLAS (AP) — The potential jurors popped onto the screen one by one. They confirmed their names and told the judge how they were connecting to the court: on laptops, tablets and iPhones. There were some wireless issues and camera problems, but eventually 26 Texans in separate boxes raised their hands for the judge and
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EL PASO, Texas — Monday, Wednesday and Friday, El Paso Independent School District cafeteria employees wake up early to hit the kitchen to prepare weekly meals for the students. “The fact that they are here early in the morning preparing hundreds and hundreds, actually thousands of meals for the community keeps me going,” EPISD Food Services Director Laura Duran
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The deceased suspect in Thursday’s shooting at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas was a 20-year-old male named Adam Alsahli of Corpus Christi, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the ongoing investigation. Alsahli drove to an entrance at the naval station and shot a security forces member in
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The deceased suspect in Thursday’s shooting at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas was a 20-year-old male named Adam Alsahli of Corpus Christi, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the ongoing investigation. Alsahli drove to an entrance at the naval station and shot a security forces member in the chest, hitting the
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped more than 4% Friday after news broke that Beijing would move to pass a hugely controversial national security law for the Asian financial hub. The news — which could be the biggest blow to Hong Kong’s autonomy since its handover to China in 1997 — also further stoked tensions
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Beachside vacations may seem like a distant memory during coronavirus lockdowns, but in Seoul’s Gangnam District, the ocean has come to the city. A giant wave has appeared on the LED façade of the city’s SMTown COEX building, South Korea’s biggest digital billboard. The anamorphic illusion rears up before crashing into the surface of the
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EL PASO, Texas — The show will go on for the El Paso Community Foundation’s Plaza Classic Film Festival, which will be held this year from July 30 to August 9. The World’s Largest Classic Film Festival will present “pop-up” drive-in movies at several locations in the El Paso area, and will stream other movies
Continue Reading The University of California (UC) is suspending ACT and SAT tests as an admissions requirement until 2024. The Board of Regents unanimously voted on Thursday to waive the standardized testing requirements for applicants, the university system announced in a news release. “Today’s decision by the Board marks a significant change for the University’s undergraduate admissions,”
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO, California — A skateboarder in California caused controversy after a recent video surfaced of him riding across the sacred walls of a memorial honoring military members. Over 5,000 Americans are etched into the black granite walls of the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in San Diego. It is considered one of the most
Continue Reading Drug smugglers took advantage of the current pandemic to conceal methamphetamine in shipments of hand sanitizer and face masks sent to Australia, according to officials. Earlier this month, officers with the Australian Border Force found two kilograms of meth hidden in shipments of some of the most needed items during the coronavirus pandemic. “We know
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First lady Melania Trump thanked students on Thursday for adapting to the new realities of life during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in her first solo broadcast address to the nation. “These changes were not easy, but you have been so strong and I am proud of the examples you have become,” the first lady said
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You can try all you want to open the country, but without schools and summer camps and child care, the country will not be open. Modern society is based on the bargain that people can go and add to the economy while their kids get an education paid for by the collective. But no one
Continue Reading Stock car driver Chase Briscoe held on to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race just days after learning he and his wife had lost their unborn child. Briscoe narrowly passed Kyle Busch during a battle in the closing laps to win the race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina on Thursday. The race was the
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Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV) — Wednesday afternoon, an 18-year-old woman was arrested on charges of violating the state’s mandatory 14-day-quarantine rule and for unsworn falsification to authority. Alyza Alder, of Gilbert, Arizona, was taken into custody at a fast food restaurant in Laie, after authorities were notified that she was
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EL PASO, Texas — You can’t say El Paso doesn’t have the talent when it comes to football. Back in April, Burges High School running back Tavorus Jones received an offer from the University of Texas, but that was only a sign of big things to come. Thursday, Jones tweeted that he had received another
Continue Reading Coronavirus spread through a southwest Georgia city for 10 days in March before hospital staff were told what was filling their wards with desperately sick people, a doctor told Congress on Thursday. “We were shocked by its abrupt entrance into our lives, and the virus had been spreading quietly for 10 days, and very quickly,”
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EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters battled a large blaze at a Lower Valley recycling facility that produced heavy smoke that could be seen for miles. The fire Thursday evening took place at SA Recycling, located at 6800 Market Avenue in El Paso. Authorities called it a “condition 4” fire, which ranks as one of the
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At least four states combined data from two different test results, potentially providing a misleading picture of when and where coronavirus spread as the nation eases restrictions. More than 1.5 million people in the United States have tested positive for coronavirus and over 93,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. Virginia, Texas, Georgia, and
Continue Reading At least four states combined data from two different test results, potentially providing a misleading picture of when and where coronavirus spread as the nation eases restrictions. More than 1.5 million people in the United States have tested positive for coronavirus and over 93,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. Virginia, Texas, Georgia, and
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Michigan’s attorney general sent a warning to Ford for allowing President Donald Trump to refuse to wear a mask in front of cameras during his visit Thursday to a manufacturing plant. Dana Nessel, a Democrat, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room” Thursday, that she would enforce Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order
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