She was comfortable with her body, though others were not. Track and field star Marilyn Okoro, whose right arm displays a “Saved by Grace” tattoo, ran with pride for Great Britain. “I was told that I was too big to be an 800-meter runner, too short to be an 800m runner,” Okoro, an Olympic bronze
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The coronavirus crisis has many people glued to their smartphone screens for more and more hours each day, even if they don’t want to be. In fact, sheltering in place can lead to a nearly 60% increase in the amount of content people consume across all devices, according to a March report from Nielsen. Even
Continue Reading Ben has liked Disney princesses, nail polish, jewelry and long hair since he was 3. His mother Carrie assumed his preferences would not only be tolerated but celebrated in their liberal enclave of South Orange, New Jersey. Instead, Carrie said, “Everyone made fun of him.” At elementary school, things got worse. Ben would come home
Continue Reading When I think of healthy food swaps, I’ll be honest: Most of the time, I’m uninterested. I’m the type who would rather have a tiny portion of the real thing than a larger portion of a less satisfying diet substitute. But I must say, the landscape for healthful food swaps has changed over the years.
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NBA superstar LeBron James has partnered with other black athletes and entertainers to start a group aimed at protecting the voting rights of African Americans, The New York Times reported. The organization, called “More Than a Vote,” will pair up with other voting organizations and work to help get African Americans to register to vote
Continue Reading The New York Knicks and James Dolan, the executive chairman of parent company The Madison Square Garden Company, have come under fire for their delayed response to George Floyd’s death. Most NBA organizations were quick to issue public responses, but the MSGC only issued a statement Tuesday — 15 days after Floyd’s death — which
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Authorities in Las Cruces said Wednesday that the body of a missing 74-year-old man had been found. The body of Erwing Witt Witt was found along the 2100 block of West Amador Avenue. Las Cruces police investigators said they do not suspect foul play. His body will be sent to
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EL PASO, Texas — A teacher with Ysleta Independent School District has earned some statewide recognition. Eastwood Knolls International School history teacher Albert Peinado is one of 16 teachers — and the only one from El Paso — to win a 2020 Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching Award. The award is given for “exemplary contributions in
Continue Reading At least seven Los Angeles police officers were removed from their field duties after using excessive force during recent protests, the police department told CNN Wednesday. The move comes as police across the nation have come under fire for violent responses to demonstrators protesting police brutality. Critics have pointed to the use of tear gas,
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Health experts have long warned about a second peak in Covid-19, and now a rise in cases has pushed Arizona to tell its hospitals to activate emergency plans. Arizona is one of the 19 states with the trend of new coronavirus cases still increasing. While 22 are trending downward, trends in nine states are holding
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Is it safe to swim at a beach or pool during the coronavirus pandemic? Health officials say it can be safe, as long as swimmers stick to social distancing guidelines in and out of the water. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no evidence that the virus that causes
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The annual Coachella and Stagecoach festivals — two of the largest music events held in Southern California — have been canceled over concerns about coronavirus spread, local health officials announced Wednesday. “I am concerned as indications grow that COVID-19 could worsen in the fall,” Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser said in a
Continue Reading New research suggests grocery stores, banks, dentists, universities and big box stores like Walmart should reopen earlier and face fewer restrictions as communities open up after pandemic lockdowns. The study, released on Tuesday, also determined that cafes, gyms, sporting goods stores, bookstores, tobacco and liquor stores should be kept closed until later. The researchers who
Continue Reading A Ghanaian footballer who slept in an Indian airport for over two months during the country’s coronavirus lockdown has finally left the hub. Randy Juan Muller, who turned 23 this week, flew to India on November 7 for a six-month contract to play soccer for ORPC Sports Club in Kerala, south India. As the coronavirus
Continue Reading Are you looking for a mental and physical boost during the pandemic? Try volunteering. Adults over 50 who volunteer for about two hours per week have a substantially reduced risk of dying, higher levels of physical activity and an improved sense of well-being, a new study has found. And they develop fewer physical limitations than
Continue Reading Seattle Seahawks’ new signing Carlos Hyde says the NFL should offer Colin Kaepernick a route back to the sport to prove it is serious about change. Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who started kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality in 2016, has been unsigned to a team since 2017. Last
Continue Reading The US Soccer Federation announced Wednesday it has repealed its policy requiring players to stand during the National Anthem. The statement follows widespread protests decrying police brutality and racism after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in police custody. It also comes after the National Football League commissioner announced the league was
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Almost 15 months after Javier Ambler, a black man, died while being arrested, his ex-partner and the mother of two of his sons has a message for law enforcement and the world. “You cannot go about this like this anymore,” Bre Gamble said. “We need justice, we need equality. And we need solidarity. What’s hard
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico’s state Attorney General Hector Balderas on Wednesday called for police reforms amid protests throughout the nation over excessive force and a recent case in Las Cruces that has resulted in an officer facing manslaughter charges. Balderas said state lawmakers should create uniform use of force policies that would be
Continue Reading The detective who applied for the warrant that ended in the March shooting death of Breonna Taylor has been placed on administrative reassignment, the Louisville, Kentucky, interim police chief said. Police shot the 26-year-old EMT at least eight times after breaking down the door of her apartment in an attempted drug raid. Recent protests in
Continue Reading The Chinese government has removed pangolin scales from its 2020 list of approved ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine, a move campaigners describe as a “critical step” towards saving the world’s most trafficked mammal. Pangolins are scale-covered insectivores, about the size of a house cat, that are highly valued in Asia for their meat and
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HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms accompanied by winds approaching 70 mph battered lower Michigan late Wednesday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal moved out of the Midwest and into Canada. Cristobal ended a trek from the Gulf of Mexico up through the midsection of the U.S. that caused flooding across the region, downed
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SAN DIEGO, California — The Trump administration on Wednesday night proposed sweeping restrictions on asylum, seeking to align a legal framework with the president’s efforts to limit immigration to the United States. The moves are only the latest in a series of measures that Trump has taken to limit asylum — this time aimed at
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EL PASO, Texas — A 32-year-old man has been arrested and is accused of assaulting his girlfriend and her daughter. Daniel Oporto was arrested on a warrant and taken into custody. El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies said they responded to reports of an assault over the weekend along the 14900 block of Whitetail Deer Drive
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Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KDVR/KWGN) — Edwin Fischer spent his first 452 days in the hospital, but he finally got to go home with his parents. Edwin had been at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver since March 2019, and he was released on Monday. “He’s never been out of
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EL PASO, Texas– Seasonal temperatures made their way into the Borderland this afternoon with 96 being the official high Wednesday. Winds will shift to the southeast this evening across the region, with more humid air filtering in during the overnight hours. The increase in moisture will lead to scattered thunderstorms on Thursday with some strong
Continue Reading The Hispanic community has been disproportionately hurt by the coronavirus pandemic due to their jobs as essential workers and multigenerational living conditions, according to a panel of health experts at Duke University. “We’re talking about people who, during this pandemic, have been essential in working in meatpacking plants and manufacturing. They have been involved in
Continue Reading Rosemary Ketchum won a seat on a City Council in West Virginia, making her the first openly transgender elected official in the state. Ketchum, 26, was elected to the Wheeling City Council, after running on a platform addressing affordable housing and opioid addiction. “I am incredibly grateful to get the opportunity to represent my city,”
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EL PASO, Texas — A ‘Defund Police’ protest and a counter-protest in support of the El Paso Police Department took place Wednesday evening at Cleveland Square Park downtown. In the video player above, you can watch a summary of the protests. In the video player below, you can watch how those protests unfolded over a
Continue Reading Pandemic economics is proving the wisdom of the savvy investor who once called the New York Stock Exchange “the biggest casino in the world.” Nearly 40 million Americans have lost jobs, but Wall Street is on a tear. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 index was about back to where it was before the coronavirus crash.
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