June 2020

Mutation could make coronavirus more infectious, study suggests

June 12, 2020 7:29 PM CNN

Researchers in Florida say they believe they have shown that the new coronavirus has mutated in a way that makes it more easily infect human cells.…

Tariq Mir, Jammu and Kashmir’s Tyrion Lannister lookalike, dreams of Bollywood stardom

June 12, 2020 7:10 PM CNN

In the winter of 2018, actor Tariq Ahmad Mir was performing in a comedy skit to welcome visitors to the picturesque hill town of Pahalgam in the…

Videos raise question about in-custody death deemed an ‘accident’ by Tennessee officials

June 12, 2020 7:09 PM CNN

Within hours of his call to 911 outside a convenience store, Sterling Higgins lay dead, after video shows him being forcibly restrained on the floor…

3 hurt, including child, as car crashes into semi-truck along Border Highway

June 12, 2020 7:07 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Three people were hurt, including a child, after a car crashed into a semi-truck Friday evening along the Border Highway in El…

Antonio Brown gets probation after changing his plea in battery case

June 12, 2020 6:45 PM CNN

NFL free agent Antonio Brown was sentenced to two years of probation Friday after he pleaded no contest to charges stemming from an incident in which…

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s son arrested for allegedly stabbing neighbor

June 12, 2020 6:38 PM CNN

The son of NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar faces an assault with a deadly weapon charge after a stabbing incident in California. Deputies from the…

Cathedral High School suspends athletics after football player working out gets virus

June 12, 2020 6:34 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A student football player who worked out at Cathedral High School’s training facility this week has been diagnosed with the…

June 12 coronavirus news

June 12, 2020 6:05 PM CNN

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Ga. Department of Public Health accused or excluding Black employees in COVID-19 response

June 12, 2020 6:02 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL ) — The Georgia Department of Public Health is being accused of…

El Paso police have few body cameras as part of their equipment

June 12, 2020 5:44 PM Saul Saenz

EL PASO, Texas — Protests over George Floyd’s death while in Minneapolis police custody are growing throughout the country, including in El Paso.…

Fitness trainer fired for ‘I Can’t Breathe’ workout

June 12, 2020 5:44 PM CNN

A fitness trainer who worked for Anytime Fitness in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has been fired after promoting an “I Can’t Breathe”…

Traffic stop leads to discovery of cocaine worth more than $750K

June 12, 2020 5:21 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story CANADIAN COUNTY, OK (KFOR) — A man was arrested after a traffic stop led to the…

Texas sets record highs for virus hospitalizations and infections

June 12, 2020 5:20 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — Coronavirus infections reached a record high for the third time in four days Friday, even as state officials continue to loosen…

Four people recovering after ambulance crashes into toll booth

June 12, 2020 5:18 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story NEWCASTLE, OK (KFOR) — Four people are recovering after an ambulance crashed into…

Boy obsessed with garbage trucks receives special birthday surprise

June 12, 2020 5:11 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (KPHO/KTVK) — City of Scottsdale Solid Waste Services made a…

Best way to reduce virus transmission is by wearing a face mask, study by Texas researchers finds

June 12, 2020 5:05 PM CNN

The new coronavirus spreads mainly via airborne transmission and wearing a mask is the most effective way to stop person-to person spread, according…

Is there really such a thing as a ‘super spreader’?

June 12, 2020 5:03 PM CNN

It has been apparent since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic that certain people are responsible for spreading more than their share of infections.…

Boy in ICU after bounce house gets tossed by storm

June 12, 2020 4:55 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KDVR/KWGN) — A Lakewood boy is in the intensive care unit at Denver Health…

From frozen pizza deliverer to YouTube stardom: Man’s invention goes viral

June 12, 2020 4:34 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story AMMON, Idaho (East Idaho News) — A local man was struggling to make ends meet.…

Doña Ana County virus deaths double in 2-days, Otero Prison cases now outnumber most NM counties

June 12, 2020 4:31 PM Jim Parker

SANTA FE, New Mexico — State health officials on Friday reported six new coronavirus deaths across New Mexico, including one in Doña Ana County.…

Why are we hoarding toilet paper? It may be your personality type

June 12, 2020 4:27 PM CNN

There’s a special memory from this spring that may become buried in our collective unconscious. In the early days of the pandemic, with toilet…

What it’s like to be a black police officer, navigating two turbulent worlds

June 12, 2020 4:20 PM CNN

De Lacy Davis remembers the moment vividly. The New Jersey officer and a fellow officer were patrolling the streets of East Orange when a black woman…

Man starts GoFundMe to fight removal of Confederate monuments

June 12, 2020 4:09 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An Asheville man has started a GoFundMe page to raise…

Tyson tests all workers at Arkansas facility for coronavirus, 199 cases found

June 12, 2020 4:08 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, AR (KFSM) — Tyson Foods announced Thursday (June 11) the results of a…

‘The Equestrian’ Don Juan de Oñate statue vandalized at El Paso International Airport

June 12, 2020 3:51 PM Wil Herren

EL PASO, Texas — The somewhat controversial statue “The Equestrian” that adorns the entry to the El Paso International Airport has been vandalized…

Tree falls on home as St. Louis works to rid streets of dead trees

June 12, 2020 3:33 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A tree leaning toward a house on French Court in the Boulevard…

Oklahoma City police release video of 2019 deadly arrest after protesters demand it

June 12, 2020 3:18 PM CNN

Oklahoma City police this week released body-camera video of a 2019 arrest of an armed black man who died not long after saying repeatedly during the…