Days after NASCAR’s only full-time black driver raced in a Black Lives Matter-themed car, a competitor drove with a symbol of Blue Lives Matter on its hood. At Sunday’s NASCAR Xfinity race in Homestead, Florida, driver Kyle Weatherman debuted a newly designed car emblazoned with the hashtag “Back the Blue” in support of police and
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told ESPN Monday that he would support and encourage a team interested in signing Colin Kaepernick. “Well, listen, if he wants to resume his career in the NFL, then obviously it’s going to take a team to make that decision,” Goodell said. “But I welcome that, support a club making that
Continue Reading Of all the things still unclear about the night Rayshard Brooks was shot to death by Atlanta police, there’s one thing his widow wants to know from the officers involved. “Do they feel sorry for what they took away?” Tomika Miller wondered through tears in an interview with CNN. “If they had the chance to
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery in a shooting that happened as protesters in New Mexico’s largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside the Albuquerque Museum, police said Tuesday. Vigilantes might have started the violence that led to the
Continue Reading Ten South Florida police officers have resigned from their city’s SWAT unit amid concerns about safety, including their feeling that they’re “restrained by the politicalization of our tactics,” according to documents obtained by CNN. The officers sent a letter, dated Tuesday, to Hallandale Beach Police Chief Sonia Quinones, saying they were “minimally equipped, under trained
Continue Reading Rayshard Brooks, shot while running from police, didn’t have to die, his family says. The mayor of Atlanta agrees. On Monday, she called Brooks’ death a murder. Experts say the confrontation with police on Friday night could have been handled differently. The family and the city are waiting to see whether the district attorney will
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Commissioners received some important updates on Monday from local medical and hospital administrators about the city’s ongoing fight against the coronavirus. Perhaps the biggest news of the day came from Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza. According to Dr. Ocaranza and his work studying the impact of the
Continue Reading Earth has proven unique in its ability to host life in the universe so far, leading us to question if we’re truly alone. Maybe we’re not. Scientists have calculated that there could be a minimum of 36 active, communicating intelligent civilizations in our Milky Way galaxy, according to a new study. However, due to time
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VAN HORN, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Van Horn station found multiple bundles of marijuana in the desert with an estimated value of several hundred thousand dollars. On two separate occasions within a week, agents found bundles of marijuana contained in makeshift backpacks out in the desert. The contents weighed over
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(Editor’s note: ABC-7 erroneously reported earlier that practices were ending after the first day in the SISD system due to virus concerns. This was based on a miscommunication and we regret the error.) EL PASO, Texas — For high schools around El Paso, June 15th has been circled on the calendar for a few weeks.
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorist was seriously injured Monday evening in a rollover crash along Loop 375. The car flipped over around 5:45 p.m. near the Zaragoza exit. The driver of that car was transported to the hospital in serious condition, dispatchers indicated. What caused the rollover accident wasn’t immediately known. Monday’s crash scene
Continue Reading Rayshard Brooks’ 8-year-old daughter had her birthday dress on Saturday morning waiting for her dad to come pick her up and take her skating to celebrate her birthday, family attorneys say. Her dad never came home. He was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer at a Wendy’s parking lot in Atlanta Friday night.
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Gospel singer-songwriter Amy Grant has shared photos of her battle scar following her “miraculous” recovery from unexpected open heart surgery. The “Saved By Love” hitmaker successfully underwent the procedure on June 3 to correct a partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR), a congenital heart condition. Grant took to Instagram on Sunday to give fans an
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Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Dani Tapia was the innocent victim of a drive by shooting last October. Despite not being able to go to therapy for more than a month, she’s now back on her feet! Squats aren’t easy for anyone, but the fact that Dani Tapia
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces City Council met Monday night for a passionate, three-hour discussion on global and local calls for police reform following cases of police brutality. “I can tell you as a black woman in America, when I get stopped by an officer, I am terrified,” admitted Dr. Bobbie Greene,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — On Saturday, a large group of protesters surrounded the John McDonogh statue in Duncan Plaza. Two protesters proceeded to tear down the statue, then took the remains to the Mississippi River and rolled it into the water. OPSO announced the arrest of 27-year-old Caleb
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Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV ) — The man who crossed a median, striking a car head-on and killing four people on Interstate 64 in Lake St. Louis has been charged, prosecutors said Monday. Elijah Henderson, who was 29 at the time of the February 14 accident, is
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The American Red Cross will now test all blood, plasma and platelet donations for Covid-19 antibodies, the organization said Monday. “During these uncertain times, the Red Cross hopes that testing for Covid-19 antibodies will provide its valued donors insight into whether they may have been exposed to this coronavirus,” the Red Cross said in a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Businesses might be slowly reopening their doors in New Mexico, but the number of residents collecting unemployment benefits has multiplied by fifteen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. “You can see just by those numbers the magnitude of the change,” said Secretary Bill McCamley of the Department of Workforce
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — There was a growing police presence Sunday afternoon in South Philadelphia, where the Christopher Columbus statue in Marconi Plaza is the focal point of debate. Mayor Jim Kenney responded to the armed guard that has been holding vigil at the base of the Columbus statue.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — The call for a change continued for the third weekend in a row in South Florida. On Sunday, members of a group at a “Law and Order Rally” at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami faced off with demonstrators rallying to end police brutality following the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT ) — In an effort to protect those most at risk from COVID -19 retirement communities have been closed to visitors for months. It’s having a negative impact on residents’ mental health. These safety windows were designed by the team here at Hillcrest Health Services
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Life will never be the same for Ana Thallas after losing her daughter, Isabella Thallas, in a sudden and violent way. The 21-year-old was shot and killed in the middle of the day Wednesday while walking her dog with her boyfriend in the ballpark neighborhood.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Following their deadliest week of the coronavirus pandemic last week, Doña Ana County on Monday not only reported no new deaths but also just one additional case. Doña Ana County’s cumulative caseload stood at 657 on Monday with six deaths to date, with half of those happening last week. In
Continue Reading Every state, county and local law enforcement agency in New Jersey will be required to publish a list of officers who were fired, demoted or suspended for more than five days due to a disciplinary violation, state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Monday. Law enforcement agencies will be required to publish the list of those
Continue Reading Film’s biggest night is being rescheduled for the first time in 40 years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday that the 93rd Oscars will no longer take place on February 28 as planned. Instead, the board of governors said the show will take place on
Continue Reading Oklahoma father Dustin Dennis, 31, has been arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder after police say he left his two young children in a hot truck for five hours. According to Tulsa police, Dennis said he took his two children, ages 3 and 4, to a convenience store around noon on Saturday.
Continue Reading The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday protecting gay and transgender workers from discrimination highlights the progress that’s been made, and the work toward equality yet to be done. Those issues are also explored in a number of documentaries amid Pride month, including two upcoming ones of note: “Disclosure,” on Netflix; and “Welcome to Chechnya” on HBO.
Continue Reading The New York Police Department underwent a “seismic shift” in its culture Monday, according to Commissioner Dermot Shea. Roughly 600 anti-crime unit plainclothes officers were reassigned to new roles, effective immediately, Shea said. The officers will now work in “a variety of assignments including detective bureaus, neighborhood policing and other assignments,” Shea said. The new
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