FORT BLISS, Texas — A soldier stationed out of Fort Bliss has died on duty in the Middle East as part of the operation to defeat ISIS, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The death of Spc. Nick Bravo Regules, 20, came in what was described as a “non-combat-related incident” in Jordan while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday he plans to travel to Washington to meet with President Donald Trump, an announcement that was met with a storm of criticism in Mexico. López Obrador said he wants to make his first trip abroad in the first week of July to mark
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Saying that voting is “wrought with uncertainty” this year regardless because of the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge Wednesday allowed Texas to proceed with banning straight-ticket voting this November, dismissing a lawsuit brought by Democrats. Most states don’t offer straight-ticket voting, which allows voters to simply choose a party’s entire slate
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EL PASO, Texas — If you plan on heading out to the El Paso International Airport anytime soon, you’ll be greeted by a brand-new mural as soon as you drive in. Not only does this mural showcase the colors of our culture, but it also showcases the future of our city. The new mural, “New
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A bar near the University of Central Florida in Orlando has had its liquor license temporarily suspended after health officials linked it to over 150 coronavirus cases, though its owner claims the establishment is being used as a “scapegoat.” The Knight’s Pub was said to be in “flagrant violation” for failing to enforce any of
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ALPINE, Texas — A priest in Alpine has been diagnosed with Covid-19, the Catholic Diocese of El Paso announced Wednesday. Rev. Edilberto “Beto Lopez, the pastor of Our Lady of Peace in Alpine, has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Diocese. Lopez and Father Joe Raj, who serves as the vicar at the
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El Paso, Texas – A Horizon City man is now being sought for manslaughter in the shooting death of an infant that investigators initially has described as an accident. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday it was seeking 31-year-old Jesse David Gonzalez and had a warrant for his arrest. Deputies said the manslaughter
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Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — State regulators announced that the Alabama red snapper season for recreational anglers will end two weeks earlier than planned. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said the quota for the season is expected to be met on July 3, and that will
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Independence, MO (KCTV) — Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two subjects who vandalized an elementary school building and park equipment. The Independence Police Department is attempting to identify the two subjects who vandalized the park equipment and school building at Cler-Mont Elementary School located
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After thousands of lawsuits from cancer patients or their estates, the company behind Roundup weed killer is settling most of the current and possible future lawsuits for more than $10 billion. Bayer, the German-based company that acquired agrochemical giant Monsanto in 2018, made the announcement Wednesday. It comes after years of litigation from cancer patients
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 156 more coronavirus cases around the state Wednesday, along with four additional deaths. That raised New Mexico’s total number of Covid-19 cases to 10,990 while the death toll reached 480. Department of Health officials said 21 of the new confirmed cases were reported in
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A speaker at President Donald Trump’s Arizona event is being criticized over comments she made calling Aunt Jemima a “picture of the American Dream.” Reagan Escudé, a Turning Point USA ambassador who Trump invited to speak on stage Tuesday over her personal experience with “cancel culture,” told the Students for Trump crowd in Phoenix how
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hawaii County, HI (KITV) — Hawaii County Police determined an incident dealing with a man accused of trying to kidnap two kids at a gas station in Na’alehu last week as “non-criminal in nature.” Officials say it’s because the 60-year-old male suspect had been trying to get into
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EL PASO, Texas — When the 2020 USL Championship season was suspended back in March, there was a lot of uncertainty whether soccer would be able to return. Fast forward three months later, the USL is now preparing for a return to play. Wednesday, the league released its revised 2020 season format. The plan is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Forest City, NC (WLOS) — Police have arrested a suspect after a 7-year-old girl was shot in the head in Forest City Tuesday night. On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, authorities responded to a call after a report that a child had been shot inside of a car on
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UPDATE: Las Cruces police on Thursday announced the arrest of a man in the shooting of a teenager earlier in the week at the Casa Bandera Apartments across from NMSU, which they now say was the result of a drug deal gone bad. Samuel L. “Sammy” Pinon, 18, was booked into the Dona Ana County
Continue Reading The NBA, which hopes to restart the season July 30, says it is offering players a ring whose maker claims it can track a user’s health data and might even predict if users are about to show symptoms of coronavirus infection. But there’s not much information yet on how well the device, which has embedded
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EL PASO, Texas — Police announced the arrest Wednesday of an 18-year-old man in the case of another 18-year-old who was recently found shot and critically wounded in his car in a northeast El Paso neighborhood. Jose Manuel Madrid is charged with deadly conduct for the shooting of Jose Martin Espinosa-Fortuna in the early morning
Continue Reading Crews in Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday removed a statue of politician John C. Calhoun from its tall pedestal in Marion Square. The operation took most of the day, with the statue lowered to the ground amid cheers shortly after 5 p.m. ET. Calhoun, a former vice president of the United States and US senator,
Continue Reading Early Friday, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken will conduct a nearly seven-hour spacewalk outside of the International Space Station to replace lithium ion batteries for one of the station’s power channels. They will conduct a second similar spacewalk on July 1. The walks will begin at 7:35 a.m. ET. Beginning at 6 a.m.
Continue Reading She’s officially the fastest woman on Earth. Race car driver Jessi Combs was posthumously awarded the fastest land speed record by a female this week when Guinness World Records posted it that it counted her speed, meaning she officially broke the record. Combs, 39, died last year in an accident on the day of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Dothan, AL (Dothan Eagle) — Dothan police will soon have new technology in their toolbox to assist officers: drones. The Dothan City Commission recently authorized the purchase of three high-tech drones — one for the DPD’s traffic division and two for patrol — for $18,898. Lt. Scott Owns
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Here’s one OK thing to come out of this awful, worldwide pandemic: we may finally be getting a new “Game of Thrones” book. “I have to confess, after half a year of pandemic, I am showing signs of cabin fever. If nothing else, the enforced isolation has helped me write. I am spending long hours
Continue Reading Beaches on the French Côte d’Azur like Cannes or St. Tropez are among the most coveted vacation spots worldwide, but now the coronavirus pandemic has left an abundance of pollutants in the water: discarded masks and gloves. “How would you like swimming with COVID-19 this summer?” Laurent Lombard, a diver and founder of the nonprofit
Continue Reading A planet about the size of Neptune has been found zipping around a young star about 32 light years away from Earth, according to a new study. This young system, named AU Microscopii, will allow scientists to study planet formation and evolution and learn more about how planets interact with their stars. The study was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COVINGTON, LA (WGNO) — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is moving ahead with efforts to outfit deputies with body cameras – even if it doesn’t have the funding. Sheriff Randy Smith said he is committed to purchasing body cameras for all patrol deputies to help bring greater
Continue Reading As Florida emerges from its coronavirus shutdown, the state is experiencing a surge of Covid-19 cases, with younger Floridians accounting for a significant number of positive tests. The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 3,286 cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the state total to 103,503. Medical experts and elected officials have attributed the
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ATLANTA, Georgia — A prosecutor on Wednesday announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia. Speaking to reporters outside the Glynn County courthouse, prosecutor Joyette Holmes said a grand jury has indicted Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. on charges including
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South Korea has been widely praised as a Covid-19 success story. How did they do it? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to CNN reporter Paula Hancocks in Seoul about how South Korea has learned to live with the virus. You can listen on your favorite podcast app or read the transcript below.
Continue Reading A spring break trip to a Mexican beach resort last March led to 64 cases of coronavirus, but proper contact tracing, quarantine and isolation got the outbreak under control. No one got seriously ill and no one died, but the incident illustrates how young people — especially college students — can quickly spread the virus
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