DALLAS, Texas — Texas’ Republican attorney general on Wednesday asked the state’s high court to order local election officials to reject vote-by-mail applications that cite concerns about catching the coronavirus. Attorney General Ken Paxton petitioned the state Supreme Court after officials in some predominantly Democratic areas approved measures that would allow voters to claim a
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Joe Tasby walked into the emergency room along with his faithful guide dog, Cupid. It was mid-March, and he thought he’d be home in a matter of days. But his hospital stay ended up lasting weeks. And when the coronavirus pandemic hit, no one could come into the hospital to care for Cupid. Leave it
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A North Carolina man hired an airplane to orchestrate a high-flying counter protest in response to demonstrators who are demanding the state lift its stay-at-home restrictions during the coronavirus. The plane towed a long banner that read: “FEWER GRAVES IF WE REOPEN IN WAVES” over a crowd of ReOpenNC protesters, who marched in downtown Raleigh
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A North Carolina man hired an airplane to orchestrate a high-flying counter protest in response to demonstrators who are demanding the state lift its stay-at-home restrictions during the coronavirus. The plane towed a long banner that read: “FEWER GRAVES IF WE REOPEN IN WAVES” over a crowd of ReOpenNC protesters, who marched in downtown Raleigh
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MEXICO CITY, Mxeico — Authorities said as many as 40 people died after drinking methanol in two states in central Mexico, the latest in a series of mass bad-alcohol poisonings registered since coronavirus lockdowns began and many towns banned legitimate liquor sales. In the township of Chiconcuautla in Puebla state, Mayor Artemio Hernández said Wednesday
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Many small business owners who received loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program say the program’s rules are forcing them to make a difficult decision: Either take on more debt or spend money in ways that don’t actually benefit their business. “It’s a catch-22,” said Rick Schmutzler, founder of GYM Sportsbar, with locations in New
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EL PASO, Texas — While there are still question marks surrounding the 2020 college athletic season, UTEP has revealed who will be headlining its Hall of Fame Class. The 2000 Western Athletic Conference Champion Football Team, Jeep Jackson (men’s basketball), Tanja Magoc (tennis), Lee Mays (football), Holly Russ (women’s basketball) and Jami Tullius (soccer) form
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EL PASO, Texas – Twenty-seven UTEP student-athletes’ academic journey will reach an apex this week, as they will complete their coursework and earn their degrees. Scheduled to graduate this spring are 15 representatives from the football program, three from women’s basketball, two each from men’s basketball, men’s golf, soccer and softball, and one from tennis. The spring
Continue Reading The mayor had done the impossible — he acquired face masks for everyone in the city. There was just one problem: How do you quickly distribute tens of thousands masks? So, Mayor Paul Brodeur of Melrose, Massachusetts, put out the call for help. A few days later, dozens of volunteers dressed in bright yellow vests
Continue Reading The decrease in congestion on New York City’s normally bustling streets has brought some good news: No pedestrians have died in traffic-related incidents in nearly two months. As of Tuesday, the city went 58 days without such a death, said transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. The commissioner attributed this to 51 days of life under a
Continue Reading A Kentucky woman working as an EMT was killed after officers forced their way inside her home and exchanged shots with her boyfriend, according to a lawsuit filed by her mother. The officers were executing a search warrant in a narcotics investigation, the Louisville Metro Police Department has said, when they entered Breonna Taylor’s apartment
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Senate Republicans dismissed the House’s new stimulus bill as a nonstarter after its release Tuesday, balking at its $3 trillion price tag and warning that any future aid package — if there is one at all– won’t come until after the Memorial Day recess. “After the recess,” Sen. Roy Blunt, a Republican from Missouri, told
Continue Reading Abie Rohrig had just turned 18 when he told his mom he would be donating a kidney to save a stranger’s life. Her answer: No you’re not. He did it anyway — the organ went to a man about his age — and his mom was so inspired she went and donated a kidney herself.
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Abie Rohrig had just turned 18 when he told his mom he would be donating a kidney to save a stranger’s life. Her answer: No you’re not. He did it anyway — the organ went to a man about his age — and his mom was so inspired she went and donated a kidney herself.
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged Wednesday to begin reopening Mexico’s economy next week — under pressure at home and from U.S. officials — even as the country saw its largest one-day jump in coronavirus cases, hospitals are reeling, and testing remains inadequate. Economy Secretary Graciela Marquez said the move would
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It hasn’t received a lot of attention with all the Twitter wars and comments from CEO Elon Musk about Covid-19, but Tesla has become incredibly profitable. It is a remarkable achievement for a company that reported its first annual operating profit only in January, and has never posted an annual profit using the strict accounting
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The Covid-19 pandemic is a global, all-hands-on-deck moment. Every day, it asks a great deal from all of us, from policymakers and epidemiologists to health care professionals to every person who stays at home to protect others. It’s forcing us to find new ways to work together to flatten the curve, protect our health care
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Mr. President, On Monday, in response to a legitimate question about Covid-19 testing from CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, you told her to “ask China” instead. Your response wasn’t just disrespectful to her as a prominent member of the press. It was a thinly veiled microaggression aimed at her race and ethnicity, and
Continue Reading The thousands of teen drivers in Georgia who were issued driver’s licenses during the coronavirus pandemic without a road test will now have to take a test after all, according to an executive order signed by Gov. Brian Kemp. A previous order signed by the governor allowed teens who met certain qualifications to upgrade their
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico is giving the green light for some non-essential businesses and services, including retailers, to reopen come Saturday while mandating that face masks be worn in public with few exceptions. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a news conference from the state Capitol on Wednesday that the
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No major weather issues the rest of this week. Sunshine with winds from the SW/W at 5-15 and gusts around 25-30. Temps will hover around the low to mid 90’s through the weekend. Rain and storm chances next week. For the latest Doppler radar and forecast: http://www.kvia.com/weather Catch Doppler Dave on twitter: @Dopplerdaves
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Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted director of a key federal office charged with developing medical countermeasures, will testify before Congress on Thursday that the Trump administration was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic and warn that the the US will face “unprecedented illness and fatalities” without additional preparations. “Our window of opportunity is closing. If we
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — All 21 new cases of the coronavirus, as well as the five new deaths, reported in Chihuahua state on Wednesday came from Juárez, state health officials said. Juárez saw its’ death count jump to 128, which accounts for the majority of the state’s 159 virus fatalities to date. The caseload for
Continue Reading The owner of a home under construction in the Georgia neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was killed says he had reported no crime after surveillance video seemed to show the young man on the property. The February 23 footage, captured moments before Arbery’s death, appears to show him looking around but never touching anything — and
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Public health officials studying the Covid-19 outbreak among members of a Washington choir found numerous ways the virus could have spread, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Authorities interviewed all 122 members of the Skagit Valley Chorale, which met every Tuesday for 2.5 hours before the outbreak. They
Continue Reading Public health officials studying the Covid-19 outbreak among members of a Washington choir found numerous ways the virus could have spread, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Authorities interviewed all 122 members of the Skagit Valley Chorale, which met every Tuesday for 2.5 hours before the outbreak. They
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The city that never sleeps has fallen into a deep slumber, and no one is sure when it will wake up. Covid-19’s strong grip on New York City, the epicenter of the nation’s — and the world’s — pandemic has led to a largely shuttered metropolis. Nearly empty streets, gated or boarded shops and restaurants
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Tesla’s standoff with California’s Alameda County officials has come to an end after the county agreed to let Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, reopen. Alameda County gave Tesla its blessing on the condition that it maintain “minimum business operations” and implement additional safety recommendations, according to a company statement that was released on Tuesday. The
Continue Reading Air travel complaints surged eight times the normal amount in the past two months, as passengers complained about airline refunds during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the US Department of Transportation. In March and April, the Department of Transportation received more than 25,000 complaints, many of which were refund-related. In an average month, the department
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police on Wednesday announced an arrest in the weekend slaying of a popular Las Cruces businessman. Lonnie Gallegos, 38, was taken into custody about 3 a.m. at a motel on west Picacho Avenue, authorities said. Investigators allege that Gallegos is responsible for gunning down 79-year-old Oscar Amezquita, the well-known owner
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