A mission 10 years in the making, NASA is one month out from launching the Perseverance rover to Mars. This rover, launching during a pandemic, will carry a tribute to health care workers around the world. The 3-by-5-inch aluminum plate, installed on the left side of the rover chassis, shows Earth supported by the ancient
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EL PASO, Texas — Kenneth Cooper Jr. doesn’t consider himself a hero, he was just trying to do the right thing. Cooper Jr., 15, is a soon-to-be junior at Pebble Hills High School. He plays quarterback for the Spartans and is looking forward to starting on the varsity team for the first time. Cooper Jr.
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Beyoncé dropped a new song late Friday, in the closing moments of Juneteenth. The song “Black Parade” made its debut on the streaming platform Tidal and promotes Black pride. “Happy Juneteenth Weekend! I hope we continue to share joy and celebrate each other, even in the midst of struggle. Please continue to remember our beauty,
Continue Reading A second former Minneapolis police officer awaiting trial in the death of George Floyd has been released from jail. J Alexander Kueng’s bail was $750,000 and he left the Hennepin County Jail on Friday night on “bond and conditional release.” Kueng was one of the four officers involved in arresting Floyd on Memorial Day on
Continue Reading Each year, on June 20, World Refugee Day spotlights the bravery and strength of people forced to flee their home countries to escape war or oppression. According to the UN, which established World Refugee Day in 2000, more than 70 million people are now forcibly displaced worldwide. More than half of them come from Syria,
Continue Reading Call it love. Call it romance. Call it sensuality. Go ahead and call it old-fashioned lust if you want. But whatever you call it, the summer solstice for 2020 is arriving — and it has a history of stirring hearts and libidos. The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere kicks off the
Continue Reading Rallies, peaceful marches and celebrations commemorating Juneteenth occurred across the United States on Friday, bringing together countless Americans in remembrance as the nation confronts a history saturated with systemic racism and injustice. Juneteenth, known as the oldest celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, is not yet a US national holiday. While
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department said Friday night that the powerful U.S. attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giulani had left his job, but he insisted he was not departing and his ongoing investigations would continue. U.S. Attorney General William Barr
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Though the horses are off the track at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, the book is now open. As of Friday, the track’s Turf Club began offering wagering on a number of tracks nationwide. Aligning with Covid-19 protocol, Sunland Park is operating at 50% capacity and maintaining six feet between
Continue Reading The latest Verzuz battle between R&B singers John Legend and Alicia Keys came at a pivotal time. The world is still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and people are taking to the streets to protest police brutality against Black people. It is also Juneteenth, the day to commemorate the official end of slavery in America.
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Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS) — A massive fire early Friday morning in downtown Asheville has been deemed suspicious, and multiple agencies are investigating. Fire officials said they got the call for the two-alarm fire about 1:30 a.m. Fortunately, no one was injured, but there was extensive damage to the
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When blind gamer Steve Saylor received an early review copy of The Last of Us Part II, one of the most anticipated video games of the year, he wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. So he set up his camera, ready to record his reaction in a video for his gaming YouTube channel. But just
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At least 28 Clemson University athletes and staff have tested positive for coronavirus, including 23 football players, according to the university’s athletics department. So far this month, 315 Clemson student-athletes and staff have been tested for Covid-19, and 28 of those tests came back positive, the athletics department confirmed Friday in a news release. Of
Continue Reading(CNN) — Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, is resigning, the Justice Department said late Friday. Attorney General William Barr said in a statement that President Donald Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to replace him. Berman’s unexpected exit is likely
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT ) — African Americans across the country are celebrating Juneteenth Day, including in our area. It’s a day to reflect on the past and celebrate the freedom of Black people. “Juneteenth is a moment of reflection, celebration, and joy because we are free from enslavement,”
Continue Reading Comedian Trevor Noah spoke with CNN’s Anderson Cooper this week about the state of racism, police abuse and protests in America, saying White people who were horrified by the looting that took place during some of the Black Lives Matter protests should realize many Black Americans feel their bodies are looted by police every single
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This weekend, stargazers in the Eastern Hemisphere will be treated to an annular solar eclipse on the heels of the summer solstice. This type of eclipse is characterized by its stunning “ring of fire” since it’s not a total eclipse and edges of the sun can still be seen around the moon. “Annular eclipses are
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Walking along the streets this week in Tempe, Arizona, it was rare to see anyone wearing a mask. Patrons at a bar packed the entire space, as if the pandemic had suddenly dissipated. This despite the news that the state is one of the growing coronavirus hotspots in the country. The Arizona Department of Health
Continue Reading A 16-year-old boy visiting North Carolina’s Outer Banks with his family is recovering from injuries suffered when he was attacked by a shark on Thursday. Nick Arthur was jumping over waves on a sandbar about 25 feet offshore when he started screaming, his father told CNN. “At first I thought he was screaming out of
Continue Reading Prosecutors in central Texas are investigating whether there was evidence tampering in the death of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died last year while being arrested. The Williamson County District Attorney’s office announced Friday it was investigating “the possible tampering with evidence ‘by personnel from Williamson County Agencies who have had contact or communications
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EL PASO, Texas — In the wake of Gov. Greg Abbott’s warning this week to bar and restaurant operators to follow state coronavirus protocols, an east El Paso bar is among three across the state to have its license suspended for alleged violations. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission on Friday said Werk Bar, located at
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The family of a 20-year-old student says he died by suicide after confusion over an apparent negative balance of $730,000 on his Robinhood account. Now they are now demanding answers from the millennial-focused trading app. Alexander Kearns, who was using Robinhood to trade complex options instruments, was found dead on June 12, according to local
Continue Reading Kentucky has temporarily reopened in-person unemployment services to help with the state’s backlog of jobless claims, state officials tell CNN. The assistance comes after protests in Frankfort, the state capital, by unemployed residents who say they have not received benefits since being laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic. Deborah McLaughlin, who has been unemployed
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — The state House of Representatives on Friday night approved a budget solvency plan that fills a gaping general fund deficit by harnessing federal recovery funds, tapping half the state’s financial reserves and pulling back spending increases. General fund spending for the fiscal year that begins July 1 was revised downward
Continue Reading A monument to the former owner of the Washington Redskins and a statue of the former owner of the Minnesota Twins were removed Friday because of the men’s racist pasts, the Washington sports authority and the Twins organization said. The Minnesota Twins removed a statue honoring Calvin Griffith from outside the team’s ballpark. In Washington,
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EL PASO, Texas– After a tumultuous start renovating the old ‘Toys-R-Us’ building on Mesa Hills in west El Paso near the Sunland Park Mall, Urban Air finally opened its doors to the public back in February. Owner Victor Torres, who lives in San Antonio now, invested savings along with friends to bring the indoor theme
Continue ReadingIt will be hot over the weekend – by the way – summer arrives Saturday afternoon. Temps will climb to the low 100’s with lots of sunshine. A cold front arrives next Tuesday kicking up the winds a bit – gusts around 30 mph from the NE/E. Temps cool to the mid and upper 90’s
Continue Reading New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus briefings have drawn comparisons to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats during the Great Depression and World War II. For 111 consecutive days, the sometimes combative and abrasive Cuomo sat before PowerPoint slides and graphs of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in the epicenter of the pandemic in America.
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — An Otero County Prison inmate was among eight additional coronavirus deaths reported Friday in New Mexico. The deceased state inmate, a man in his 60s who had been hospitalized, was the fourth inmate at the prison to die of the virus – which accounts for the majority of Otero County’s now
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — All 20 officers of the Sunland Park Police Department have been quarantined at home after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus, the mayor told ABC-7 on Friday. Mayor Javier Perea said the city has asked the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office and the New Mexico State Police for
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