The University of Florida’s “Gator Bait” cheer is coming to an end at sporting events over the racist imagery associated with the phrase. University president Kent Fuchs made the announcement on Thursday as part of a list of steps the university is taking to combat racism. “While I know of no evidence of racism associated
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Electric customers who reside in Texas will see a decrease on their electric bills during the peak usage season of the summer, utility officials announced Thursday. The company said it has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to give a fuel refund to Texas customers over a
Continue Reading
A Virginia police department and the FBI are investigating a possible cross burning at the home of a 17-year-old activist the morning after he helped organize a Black Lives Matter protest. Travon Brown of Marion, Virginia, helped New Panthers — a BLM movement group — organize an anti-racism protest on Saturday. The following morning, Brown
Continue Reading
The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are scheduled to kick off the 2020 regular season at home on September 10 against the Houston Texans. Players are due to NFL training camp on July 22 with the Hall of Fame Game taking place in Canton, Ohio, on August 6. And the NCAA, which began
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man is back behind bars, allegedly responsible for a rape that he committed just 3 days after having been released from jail for a previous offense involving the same victim. 35-year-old Mathew Paul Gallego has been charged with second-degree felony counts of criminal sexual penetration and aggravated
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story METAIRIE, LA (WGNO) — A River Parish Disposal truck dumped a load of burning trash onto Severn Avenue this morning. The flaming heap of trash hit the road around 9:30 a.m. and was soon extinguished. The debris remains in the road, however, shutting down one side of the
Continue Reading Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Thursday told the family of Breonna Taylor, the people who have protested her death and police officers that he is committed to a thorough investigation. “We are working around the clock to follow the law to the truth,” Cameron said at press conference. He became a special prosecutor in
Continue Reading
ATLANTA, Georgia — Former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe has turned himself in to authorities, according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department. Rolfe, 27, the former officer who shot Rayshard Brooks, is facing a total of 11 counts. He faces a felony murder charge for Brooks’ death and if convicted of that charge, he could face
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas — A police standoff came to an end Thursday afternoon in a far east El Paso neighborhood with a SWAT team storming a house and making a gang-related arrest. El Paso police had summoned their SWAT team around 1:30 p.m. to assist gang unit officers who were serving a warrant in the
Continue Reading
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in western Mexico said Thursday they have found the bodies of 12 men and two women dumped in two separate areas in the state of Jalisco. The state prosecutors’ office said the first group of bodies, three men and a woman, were found early this week near the city of
Continue Reading A Southern California teen had a rude awakening when an outdoor nap turned into a bear attack. She survived by fighting the bear off with her only weapon — a laptop. The 19-year old Sierra Madre woman fell asleep in backyard chair Monday evening, Fish and Wildlife Capt. Patrick Foy told CNN. “She awoke to
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, California — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a statewide order that requires Californians to wear a face covering in public settings amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In issuing the newly released order, KABC-TV said the California Department of Public Health cited what it described as a growing body of scientific research that
Continue Reading
Gabrielle Union helped kick off some conversations about race in Hollywood and now she’s got even more to say. The actress appeared this week on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” and talked about what’s currently happening with race relations in the United States, as well as the investigation that followed her exit from NBC’s
Continue Reading
EL PASO, TEXAS – Four El Paso restaurants are featured in a new series created by award winning cookbook author, host and executive producer Padma Lakshmi. El Paso is the first episode of “Taste the Nation,” which will be available on Hulu beginning Thursday, June 18th. “Taste the Nation” takes audiences on a journey across America,
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas – In an effort to support Downtown food and beverage businesses the Downtown Management District is launching the Fresh Air Food Court pilot program. The 18 day program will support downtown brick and mortar food and beverage businesses by expanding seating capacity and providing customers with a safe, sanitized, and socially distanced dining experience. The new downtown amenity opens at 4 p.m.
Continue Reading
AUSTIN, Texas — Thursday marked the seventh consecutive day that Texas reported a record number of hospitalized coronavirus patients, with 2,947 people currently in hospitals being treated for Covid-19, according to data released Thursday by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The latest seven-day average for the number of people hospitalized is 2,468. Since the beginning
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Aaron Brookins was shot five times during a carjacking in south St. Louis nearly two weeks ago. Now his community is rallying around the father as he recovers. Brookins has worked as a landscaper in the Clayton community for years. He’s spent that
Continue Reading
Facebook on Thursday said it had take action against ads run by President Trump’s re-election campaign for breaching its policies on hate. The ads, which attacked what the Trump campaign described as “Dangerous MOBS of far-left groups,” featured an upside-down triangle. The Anti-Defamation League said Thursday the triangle “is practically identical to that used by
Continue Reading
Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a decision hundreds of thousands of so-called Dreamers across the United States have been anxiously awaiting for years. Since 2012, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has shielded many young undocumented immigrants from deportation. The Trump administration’s 2017 announcement of its plans to end DACA threw their lives
Continue Reading Text messages prior to the doomed helicopter flight that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others show that weather conditions were a concern, and records show that the pilot appeared to become disoriented in fog. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others on the aircraft were killed as they headed to a youth basketball
Continue Reading Amanda Kloots spoke at length on Instagram on Wednesday evening, answering questions about her husband, actor Nick Cordero. Kloots, a dancer and fitness instructor, said that although her husband is not able to speak as he remains in ICU on a ventilator, he does communicate with his eyes. “He can’t really even move you guys,
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — Texas students will be returning to public schools in person this fall, Gov. Greg Abbott told state lawmakers on a call on Thursday. The state’s top education official later confirmed the plans, predicting Texas schools would be safe for students to return despite the current spike in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the state.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Shelby County may be close to declaring racism as a pandemic, but the choice of words in the resolution is leading to some choice words between commissioners. Tami Sawyer was one of eight commissioners who this week sponsored the resolution, which she says acknowledges
Continue Reading Over the contemplative chords of a piano, a violin sighs. Quietly, as if in disbelief, swells of voices emerge: “Officers, why do you have your guns out?” Later, they scream as one: “I don’t have a gun. Stop!” And finally, a strangled, fading plea: “I can’t breathe.” These are the last words uttered by unarmed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story QUINCY, MA (WBZ) — The man charged with killing his former neighbor at her home in Braintree used a box to hide his rifle, prosecutors said. Robert Bonang, 61, of Marshfield, faced a Quincy District Court judge in a remote electronic arraignment on murder and firearms charges Thursday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Organizers of Memphis in May announced Thursday that the annual event has been canceled for 2020. The slate of events, which have been scheduled for May each year since 1977, were initially rescheduled for September 30 though October 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, MO (KCTV) — A man Liberty police were looking for in connection with a kidnapping has been taken into custody. Officers were called at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday to a car wash located on Missouri Court at Eastwood Lane. The neighborhood is just west of Missouri Highway 29.
Continue Reading Health officials in a West Virginia county are asking that anyone who recently visited South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach, or any other beach for that matter, self-quarantine for 14 days after a new spike in coronavirus cases. At least eight residents of Preston County in West Virginia have tested positive for Covid-19 after “recent travel to
Continue Reading
A genetically modified male mosquito named OX5034 has received both state and federal approval to be released into the Florida Keys now through 2022, against the objection of many local residents and a coalition of environmental advocacy groups. “The administration has used tax dollars and government resources for a Jurassic Park experiment, except without the
Continue Reading That’s so Raven-Symoné to get married privately. The 34-year-old actress and former co-host on “The View” shared on her verified Instagram account Thursday that she has married girlfriend Miranda Maday. A picture of the happy couple embracing served as their wedding announcement. “I got married to a woman who understands me from trigger to joy,
Continue Reading