EL PASO, Texas — The seven people who were killed and three injured when a car being pursued by the U.S. Border Patrol crashed are citizens of three different countries, El Paso police said Friday. The crash victims, ranging in age from at least 16 to 25, included residents of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez,
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Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — Baltimore’s former Mayor Catherine Pugh is set to report to a federal prison in Alabama on Friday. Pugh was sentenced to three years after a corruption scandal over the sales of her self published “Healthy Holly” children’s book. The 70-year-old was originally ordered to
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico has now pushed past 25,000 coronavirus deaths and 200,000 confirmed cases, as the nation’s treasury secretary said he tested positive and would self-isolate while working from home. Chihuahua state health officials on Friday reported 17 new deaths and 428 additional cases in Ciudad Juarez. That takes the total number of
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Bernie Ecclestone is credited with transforming Formula One into a global, billion-dollar business with races in all corners of the world, but like many organizations, the sport he helped create has come under scrutiny following George Floyd’s death. Notably from Lewis Hamilton, a six-time world champion and the first and only Black driver to compete
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Early Friday, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken began a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station to replace lithium ion batteries for one of the station’s power channels. It lasted for six hours and seven minutes. Friday’s spacewalk began at 7:32 a.m. and ended at 1:39 p.m. ET. The astronauts remained ahead of
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says his players will not rest in their pursuit of the Premier League record points tally, despite clinching the club’s first top-flight title for 30 years on Thursday. The German, fresh from celebrating the long-awaited achievement, knows Manchester City’s benchmark of 100-points is within reach but concedes the congested fixture list
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You’ll remember the Boston Tea Party of 1773, when American revolutionaries famously trolled the British by throwing chests of tea into Boston Harbor. A new spat over the correct way to brew a “cuppa” has boiled over into a similar international incident, with both the UK and US ambassadors sticking their spoon in. It all
Continue Reading A Black man who was slammed to the ground as he was wrongly arrested is suing the Georgia city of Valdosta and numerous Valdosta Police Department officers for excessive force and for violating his civil rights, according to court documents. In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court, Antonio Arnelo Smith, a Valdosta resident, also
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NEW YORK, NY — The Dow and the broader U.S. stock market tumbled Friday as investors grew increasingly worried as the great reopening of the economy began stalling as Covid-19 cases rise across the country. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered further restrictions on local businesses on Friday, one day after the reopening was “paused” to contain the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTMORE, MD (WJZ) — The Atlas Restaurant Group announced Thursday that it will discontinue its dress code policies at its two restaurants in the Four Seasons Hotel in Harbor East. “In partnership with Baltimore’s Four Seasons Hotel in Harbor East, Atlas Restaurant Group has made the decision to
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When Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced his administration would reexamine the death of a 23-year-old Black man in police custody, he answered a call the man’s family has been making for almost a year. “Last year, we stood on the municipal center steps demanding an investigation and what did we hear then? Crickets,” an attorney
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A national advocacy group reported Wednesday that Missouri has the highest rate of homicides among African-Americans of any state in the nation. The Violence Policy Center reported federal crime figures show the homicide victimization rate for Blacks in Missouri was 57.3 per-100,000 for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Austin, TX (KTVT) — Governor Greg Abbott today issued an executive order limiting certain businesses and services as part of the state’s effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. The decision comes as the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 and the number of hospitalizations have increased
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Honolulu, HI (KITV) — Honolulu Police and the Hawaiian Humane Society are investigating a possible case of animal abandonment. It’s reaction to a video posted on social media, showing two puppies thrown out of a red truck along Hakimo Road in Waianae on Wednesday night. Nearby residents picked
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A man is in custody after allegedly stabbing another man to death, according to Winston-Salem police. At about 10:21 p.m Thursday, police responded to a stabbing on the 1300 block of Byron Street. At the scene, officers found 63-year-old Keith Bowman, of Winston-Salem, lying
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WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said the White House coronavirus task force is having “intense discussions” and is “seriously considering” pool testing for COVID-19. He also acknowledged that the Trump administration’s current testing strategy has proven inadequate. Fauci said the proposal is still in the discussion stage and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — While there was big news on the City Hall steps involving the Kansas City Police Department, there was also support for the department just across the street. A group rallied around the department Thursday. Hymns and prayers were heard on the steps of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KINLOCH, MO (KMOV) — A famous St. Louis rapper was killed during a late-night double shooting in north St. Louis County. Lawrence Franks, Jr., better known by his stage name Huey, was one of two people shot in the 8100 block of Martin Luther King in Kinloch just
Continue Reading Back in May, Baltic states Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia opened their borders to each other, creating Europe’s first pandemic “travel bubble,” also known as an “air bridge.” Since then, various countries around the world have expressed an interest in creating their own bubbles, including Fiji, Australia and New Zealand. Now it appears the United Kingdom
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Shoppers are being reminded that the temporary suspension of the state’s single-use plastic bag fee is set to expire on June 30. The suspension of the $0.10 tax was implemented on March 26 by Gov. Ned Lamont. It was originally set to expire back
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (WDAF) — It’s no secret people who work in the service industry have taken a big hit due to COVID-19. But recently, a local bar owner received something in the mail that brought her to tears — and it wasn’t another bill to pay. Twin
Continue Reading What do ceviche, pad thai and hot dogs have in common? They’re all foods immigrants brought to the United States. And they’re among the many meals featured in Padma Lakshmi’s “Taste the Nation.” In her 10-episode series streaming on Hulu, the cookbook author, model and longtime “Top Chef” host is tackling a tough question. “What
Continue Reading A former police officer in Miami Gardens, Florida, has been charged with battery and official misconduct after video surfaced of him Tasing a woman while his knee was on her neck. Jordy Yanes Martel, 30, of Hialeah, was arrested Thursday on four counts of battery and two counts of official misconduct by Florida Department of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Facial coverings are now required in public places in Memphis after Mayor Jim Strickland signed a mask ordinance Thursday. People are required to wear facial coverings in businesses, government offices, hospitals, public transit and some public spaces within the city limits during the current
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WYANDOTTE COUNTY, KS (KCTV) — A group of Kansas City, Kansas, women are hitting the streets to get more people registered to vote ahead of the next deadline, all without voters having to get out of their cars. For the last few weekends, the group Sistas of Sankofa
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — A man accused of stealing hundreds of cars and selling them for a profit has been sentenced to five years of formal probation and 200 hours of community service, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. Carlos Lopez Torres, 52, must also
Continue Reading The US Department of Justice is warning Americans about fraudulent cards distributed on Facebook by a group encouraging people to not wear masks during the Covid-19 pandemic. The laminated cards feature an image of an eagle and say “Face Mask Exempt Card” in bold letters across the top. They appear to be geared toward people
Continue Reading In the year before Dave Dukes killed a man who was trying to rob the store where he worked, he’d witnessed three other robberies. After each of them, Dukes, 28, would say later, he’d asked his supervisors at Dollar General to put in a security guard. But, according to Dukes, his bosses didn’t do that
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Change the batteries. It’s a task that sounds simple enough, unless you’re floating in outer space. Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken suited up Friday and left the confines of the International Space Station to replace aging nickel-hydrogen batteries. During the spacewalk, the astronauts relied on help and monitoring from the Mission
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOUTH WINDSOR, CT (WFSB) — South Windsor police have arrested a man accused in a domestic violence incident that later led to a crash. It happened on June 19. Police said 41-year-old Benjamin Doolittle is accused in a domestic violence incident where he backed into a woman’s vehicle
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