(Editor’s note: For more information how to donate plasma, please click here.) EL PASO, Texas — The virus that has crippled the U.S. economy and changed the way we all live has met its match with one El Paso couple. Patty and Alan Russell were both diagnosed with Covid-19 weeks before life in the Borderland
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Federal agents seized a cellphone belonging to Sen. Richard Burr on Wednesday night as part of a Justice Department probe into stock transactions he made ahead of the sharp market downturn sparked by concerns over the coronavirus, a law enforcement official told the Los Angeles Times. The North Carolina Republican turned over his phone after
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Sen. Richard Burr surrendered his cell phone to the FBI on Wednesday as part of a Justice Department probe into stock transactions he made ahead of the sharp market downturn sparked by concerns over the coronavirus, a senior DOJ official has confirmed. The phone was turned over after a warrant was served on the North
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man responsible for the murder of his girlfriend when they were both teens is out of prison on parole after serving just half of his sentence. That information came from the family of victim Ashley Wax, who was 15 when she was killed in 2005. David Garcia
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EL PASO, Texas — Letter carriers for the United States Postal Service have continued their service nationwide through rain, sleet and snow, since its inception. And now, postal workers can throw deadly pandemics in their bags. “We don’t know who has the disease,” carrier Frank Colon said. “So we areprotecting ourselves as much as possible.
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SOCORRO, Texas — A Socorro resident was arrested by police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday evening for allegedly making a Walmart shooting threat online. It was the second such arrest in less than a week. A magistrate on Thursday ordered Vanessa Annette Tarango held on $20,000 bond on a charge of making
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Harrowing eyewitness videos shows parachutes spiraling, moments before the Titusville Fire Department in Florida says two skydivers crashed in the front yard of a home. The department says the men were flown to a trauma center on Wednesday morning following a “skydiving incident.” Photos show a tree limb lying in the front yard of a
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Harrowing eyewitness videos shows parachutes spiraling, moments before the Titusville Fire Department in Florida says two skydivers crashed in the front yard of a home. The department says the men were flown to a trauma center on Wednesday morning following a “skydiving incident.” Photos show a tree limb lying in the front yard of a
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A New Jersey inmate who was up for parole in less than a year died after experiencing “respiratory distress” at a state correctional facility, according to court documents. Tiffany Mofield was serving a five-year sentence for robbery at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women when she died on April 29 at the age of
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Guidelines to reopen the US drafted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that were shelved by the Trump administration are far more strict and detailed than the White House’s own road map toward a return to normal, a CNN review found. On Wednesday, CNN obtained the document, which expands on a 17-page
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s been a long couple of weeks for Ana Gonzalez Guzman and her family, culminating with her husband Eddie losing his fight against Covid-19 and dying in an El Paso hospital. Although her family’s story has a tragic ending, Ana hopes it will help the community understand the importance of following
Continue Reading Two Oregon nursing homes sit less than 20 miles apart: one is the site of a major coronavirus outbreak, the other has seen no cases at all. The difference may come down to the foresight and strict measures implemented by the Laurelhurst House, a long-term care facility in Portland. Nearby, Healthcare at Foster Creek has
Continue Reading Maurice Fayne, who stars in VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta,” has been arrested and charged with federal bank fraud after misusing funds from a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan, federal officials said Wednesday. Fayne, also known as “Arkansas Mo,” runs a corporation called Flame Trucking, and he submitted a PPP loan application for the
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When the state of Florida began enacting stay-at-home measures and closing beaches in mid-March, in response to the threat of Covid-19, Miami-based real estate agent and artist Nadia Bouzid was in the middle of painting a mural inside a new hotel in Cancun, Mexico. Putting down the paintbrush, she picked up her phone and began
Continue Reading An unsigned note reportedly left at the memorial marking the place where Ahmaud Arbery was killed is raising questions about who left it there and why. The message, a photo of which was obtained by CNN affiliate WJXT, reads: “Ahmaud – I am so sorry. I should have stopped them. I am so sorry.” S.
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An unsigned note reportedly left at the memorial marking the place where Ahmaud Arbery was killed is raising questions about who left it there and why. The message, a photo of which was obtained by CNN affiliate WJXT, reads: “Ahmaud – I am so sorry. I should have stopped them. I am so sorry.” S.
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The new coronavirus can infect organs throughout the body, including lungs, throat, heart, liver, brain, kidneys and the intestines, researchers reported Wednesday. Two separate reports suggest the virus goes far beyond the lungs and can attack various organs — findings that can help explain the wide range of symptoms caused by Covid-19 infection. The findings
Continue Reading The new coronavirus can infect organs throughout the body, including lungs, throat, heart, liver, brain, kidneys and the intestines, researchers reported Wednesday. Two separate reports suggest the virus goes far beyond the lungs and can attack various organs — findings that can help explain the wide range of symptoms caused by Covid-19 infection. The findings
Continue Reading Nearly every state in the US is moving toward reopening from pandemic closures, but a leading researcher warns that doing so puts the country on an “unfortunate trajectory” to more coronavirus deaths. An influential model cited often by the White House now predicts that 147,000 people in the nation will die from the virus by
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Nearly every state in the US is moving toward reopening from pandemic closures, but a leading researcher warns that doing so puts the country on an “unfortunate trajectory” to more coronavirus deaths. An influential model cited often by the White House now predicts that 147,000 people in the nation will die from the virus by
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EL PASO, Texas — The death toll from the coronavirus continues to rise in El Paso, with health officials reporting five new deaths on Wednesday night, jumping the total number of fatalities across the county to 41. Officials also announced 43 new cases, bringing the county’s caseload to date to 1,456. “It is with a
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President Donald Trump voiced frustration Wednesday at the nation’s top infectious disease specialist after he warned a day earlier against reopening schools and businesses too quickly. “I was surprised by his answer, actually,” Trump said when asked about Dr. Anthony Fauci’s warnings during televised congressional testimony that reopening states too quickly could have dire consequences.
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VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — Authorities have issued a statewide Amber Alert for a 14-year-old Van Zandt County girl who is thought “to be in grave or immediate danger.” According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Willow Sirmans, 14, of Grand Saline, was last seen late Monday night. Sirmans is 3’0 and weighs 75
Continue Reading The remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife will be removed from a Memphis park where a monument of him once stood. The decision to move their remains came after the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a non-profit organization of male descendants of Confederate veterans, agreed to drop a pending lawsuit against park
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The remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife will be removed from a Memphis park where a monument of him once stood. The decision to move their remains came after the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a non-profit organization of male descendants of Confederate veterans, agreed to drop a pending lawsuit against park
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Less than two weeks before the February 23 shooting that left Ahmaud Arbery dead, a suspect arrested in the case had a confrontation with an unidentified African American man who had entered a neighboring house under construction, according to an attorney for the owner of that house. Larry English, the homeowner, said the incident involved
Continue Reading Stars, they are just like us. Except that most of us don’t have glam squads. But with people staying home during the pandemic, said squads appear to have been put on hold for many famous faces who have chosen to go with a more… natural look. A quick perusal of social media shows that many
Continue Reading Cats can infect other cats with the novel coronavirus, but they may not show any symptoms, according to a study published Wednesday. The findings add to a growing body of research showing how cats, big and small, can contract the virus. But experts say there is no evidence felines are contributing to the spread of
Continue Reading Most of the more than 770,000 students at California’s two main university systems aren’t likely to return to campus this fall. The California State University system, which claims to be the nation’s biggest four-year university system, plans to cancel nearly all in-person classes through the fall semester to reduce spread of the coronavirus, Chancellor Timothy
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Most of the more than 770,000 students at California’s two main university systems aren’t likely to return to campus this fall. The California State University system, which claims to be the nation’s biggest four-year university system, plans to cancel nearly all in-person classes through the fall semester to reduce spread of the coronavirus, Chancellor Timothy
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