CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — It was a deadly month of May from coronavirus in the city of Juarez, Chihuahua state health officials noted Monday. As it enters June, Juarez has tallied 266 deaths and 1,263 cases to date. The city is responsible for the majority of infections and fatalities in the state, which totaled 331
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EL PASO, Texas — A man was struck and killed by a dump truck on Monday in far east El Paso, sheriff’s deputies said. The deadly incident happened about 7:40 a.m. at the intersection of Rojas Drive and Eastlake Boulevard. Investigators described the man as a pedestrian, but didn’t indicate if he was crossing the
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Derek Chauvin worked for the Minneapolis Police Department for more than 18 years. Then, within one week, he was filmed kneeling on George Floyd‘s neck for eight minutes before he died; fired from the police department; and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Throughout it all, protesters in Minneapolis and across the country demanded
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When a family member is hospitalized with Covid-19, often a single relative is chosen to be the primary line of communication between doctors and the rest of the family. CNN Producer Lou Foglia took on this role when his father was hospitalized. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta invites Lou to share excerpts from
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Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — As the dust settles after a long, dangerous and emotional day of protests in downtown Salt Lake, some moments of kindness and solidarity are emerging. Officers and U.S. Marshals were seen in dialogue with protesters. Some injured protesters made their way over to
Continue Reading The killing of George Floyd isn’t the first time the Minneapolis Police Department has faced scrutiny over its treatment of people of color. In 2007, five black Minneapolis police officers alleged that city leadership tolerated discriminatory conduct against people of color, including African American police officers within the department, according to a complaint. Medaria Arradondo
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BLUFFTON, S.C. (WJCL) — Socially distanced, but not silenced. Sunday, cars lined up back to back and made their way through the town of Bluffton as part of a socially distanced protest over the death of George Floyd. On the outside of the cars were different signs and
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UFC fighter Jon “Bones” Jones has posted a video on his official Instagram account that appears to show the mixed martial arts star confronting two men who he said were “destroying our cities” as protests spread across the US following George Floyd’s death. For the sixth consecutive night, demonstrators filled streets across the country to
Continue Reading Not for the first time in recent days, members of the sports world — notably NBA great Michael Jordan and Formula One star Lewis Hamilton — are paying respects to George Floyd’s memory. Floyd — a 46-year-old unarmed black man — died in the US city of Minneapolis on May 25 after an arrest by
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Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Jay-Z are speaking out about a phone call they had over the weekend to discuss the death of George Floyd and where to go from here. Walz, a Democrat, was the first to discuss their call in an interview with CNN affliate WCCO and said Jay-Z told him, “Justice
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Forced to get creative with the coronavirus pandemic limiting large social gatherings, one Florida charter school made sure its seniors still graduated in style. Students from Somerset Island Prep charter high school in Key West replaced the typical auditorium and stage with clear water, some sun and jet skis. The students rode jet skis out
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Neb. (KETV) — Many spent Sunday morning cleaning up after windows and buildings were vandalized in both downtown Omaha and 72nd and Dodge. “Seeing all the destruction, I thought we need to try to come together this morning,” said Codie Strese, who helped clean up damage at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Amid the chaos during Saturday night’s protests in Oklahoma City, a man could be seen going from person to person to provide medical attention. The man, who did not want to be identified, told KOCO 5 that he helped at least three people before
Continue Reading After months silent and empty, America’s streets have suddenly filled with voices of protest, tear gas, crowd control bullet casings and burned-out detritus. Protests are spreading across the country night after night, since George Floyd died after a policeman kneeled on his neck in Minnesota last week. The death of the unarmed and handcuffed 46-year-old
Continue Reading In case you were wondering, the new SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour by the crew, has that new car smell. “When the hatch opened, you could tell it was a new vehicle,” said NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, who welcomed the new residents to the International Space Station. “It was wonderful to see my friends
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV/KSMO) — Two young children died in a car accident Friday evening after they took keys to the family vehicle and began driving it. A spokesperson for the Missouri Highway Patrol said a 6-year-old and 7-year-old took the vehicle and started driving it around the
Continue Reading New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter was arrested during protests Saturday night, according to police sources. Chiara de Blasio was arrested for unlawful assembly and was later released, police sources said. The mayor said during a Monday news conference that he became aware of her arrest through a media inquiry. “She was abundantly
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — The store managers at Compound, a clothing store in downtown Portland, have been trying to protect their shop and clean up damage all while showing the community their support. The managers boarded up the store’s shattered windows and wrote their own message on the
Continue Reading A prayer book that once belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots and contains an inscription by the tragic monarch is to go on sale, with an expected price of up to £350,000 ($432,000). Mary Stuart was famed for her tumultuous romantic life, political controversy and most of all for her death at the hands of
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Fox Sports anchor Matty Johns has apologized for a “completely inappropriate” joke after a TV segment featuring a photoshopped cardboard cutout of Adolf Hitler was aired on one of the broadcaster’s Australian National Rugby League shows. The incident came after cardboard cutouts of convicted British serial killer Harold Shipman and Dominic Cummings, the much-criticized adviser
Continue Reading Nick Cannon is discussing why he felt compelled to go to Minneapolis and join the protests against the death George Floyd’s murder. The actor and musician opened up about his decision in a piece for Variety. “I needed to see the people in that community — how much love they had for their community and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Conn. (Hartford Business Journal) — When Gov. Ned Lamont ordered restaurants to temporarily suspend indoor service more than two months ago in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jim Charbonneau’s business instantly dropped off by about 40%, enough for him to start offering online ordering and curbside pickup.
Continue Reading We don’t know about you, but we’re ready to travel. And that typically means flying. We have been thinking through this issue as moms and as an exposure scientist and infectious disease epidemiologist. While we’ve decided personally that we’re not going to fly right now, we will walk you through our thought process on what
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KFSM) — The Little Rock Police Department arrested two people after a car was reportedly drove through the entrance of a Target on University Avenue. According to the police report, officers responded to the scene after the alarm at Target went off around 1:20 a.m.
Continue Reading John Legend and Kanye West are in “different places,” according to the singer. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Legend said the two friends and past collaborators are just living their own lives and that the evolution of their relationship is not tied to West’s vocal support for President Donald Trump. “I don’t think
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Today’s forecast looks very similar to Sunday with mainly sunny skies, 90-degree temperatures, and occasional breezes. Temperatures will warm through the week with triple-digits into the weekend. Thursday and Friday may bring a 10 percent chance of storms as the next low-pressure approaches the region.
Continue Reading It’s hard to remember a time when the word coronavirus was not part of our day-to-day vocabulary. But the pandemic hit the world hard, and fast — making it easy for us to forget that it wasn’t the only thing that rattled 2020. If you watched or participated in the protests calling for justice in
Continue Reading Protesters running amok. Innocent citizens under siege. Outside actors engaging in terrorist acts. Police struggling to maintain control and in desperate need of reinforcements. That was how Chinese state media portrayed anti-government protests in Hong Kong last year, dismissing calls for greater democracy and an investigation into police brutality by focusing on individual acts of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR/KAUT) — Some local families joined Sunday’s protest in Oklahoma City against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis to show just how personal this situation is and how the demonstrations are about more than just one man. Hundreds of Oklahomans gathered on the steps of
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