SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Citing the recent death of George Floyd, Whataburger announced Wednesday that the company would be donating $1 million to a program for minority students. In a statement it says: “We want to continue uniting all people by demonstrating the kindness and love we stand for at Whataburger.” ABC affiliate KXXV reports
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If we learned anything from “The Last Dance” documentary, it was that Michael Jordan really doesn’t like losing. So when the basketball legend decided to enter a team into the The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, it is perhaps unsurprising that he made quite an impact. To the delight of watching fans, Jordan and his
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EL PASO, Texas — Bishop Mark Seitz, with the El Paso Catholic Diocese, is authorizing the initial phase of church re-openings within El Paso County starting on Thursday. Church gatherings will remain limited to less than 10 people, he said. But churches where disinfection and social distancing guidelines are strictly followed may now open for
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Fox News host Sean Hannity, a nightly champion of President Donald Trump, highlighted the similarities between Trump’s sparring with the US Justice Department and the death of George Floyd. On Tuesday’s show, Hannity noted that both Floyd, who died in police custody in May, and Trump were victims of law enforcement. Hannity said that law
Continue Reading PwC Chairman Tim Ryan has been vocal for several years about the need for Corporate America to diversify its ranks. And he agrees that it has failed black employees. Ryan has also spoken out about the repeated unjust killings of black men and women. “Bo Jean, Michael Brown, Jemel Roberson, Eric Garner, Philando Castile, Tamir
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Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, OR (KPTV) — Two people were rushed to an area hospital after a gas leak forced evacuations in Beaverton on Tuesday. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue confirms one person suffered life-threatening injuries. Firefighters responded to the leak in the 10800 block of Southwest 5th Street in Beaverton
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New York legislators passed a package of bills providing for comprehensive police reform, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he intends to sign them all quickly. This comes after two weeks of anti-police brutality protests nationwide as the country reels from the recent deaths of several black Americans at the hands of the police, including George
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When police discovered human remains on Chad Daybell’s property, they may have taken a step closer to answering a question that family, friends and many others have been asking for months: where are Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ” Vallow? Each turn in the search for the missing 7-year-old boy and his 17-year-old sister has been
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EL PASO, Texas — An 18-year-old man was shot and seriously wounded early Wednesday in northeast El Paso. The shooting happened about 1 a.m. in the 4000 block of Moonlight Avenue near the intersection with Mercury. Police said in a statement that they found shooting victim Jose Martin Espinosa-Fortuna “sitting in a vehicle in the
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As states gradually reopen even as the pandemic wears on, many of us are concerned about our health and well-being. Especially now, with some continuing to stay at home and social distance while others join the throngs at nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, it may even be a priority. From state to state, the loosening
Continue Reading In the days since George Floyd’s cries that he couldn’t breathe tugged at the world’s conscience, two similar deadly encounters involving police officers have come to wider public attention. There are three sets of recordings. Three cries of “I can’t breathe.” Three black men who died shortly after struggles with law enforcement officers who were
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The majority of Covid-19 patients will recover from the virus, but what does that recovery look like? CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with a patient about his experience in the weeks since leaving the hospital. Medical experts Maria Van Kerkhove and Dr. Reynold Panetierri weigh in on some of the potential long-term
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Actor Nick Cordero’s wife, Amanda Kloots, has shared a new update on his health. “He had a little bit of a rocky night, spiked a fever and they had to do a little bit of fixing with that and antibiotics luckily everything is back to normal today and that was just a little blip that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — Las Vegas Metropolitan Police hosted a roundtable discussion Tuesday aimed at getting feedback from community members about easing tensions following several consecutive days of protests over the death of George Floyd. Also a subject of discussion was improved ways to interact with community
Continue Reading Martin Gugino is still hospitalized in severe pain almost a week after Buffalo officers pushed him to the ground, causing the elderly man’s head to bleed. But after learning President Donald Trump tweeted a conspiracy theory, suggesting Gugino was an “ANTIFA provocateur,” the 75-year-old just laughed. “He had a good chuckle out of it,” said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The Martin Luther King Bridge will open in August, the Illinois Department of Transportation said on Wednesday, after months of delays. The bridge was supposed to open in fall 2019, but several delays followed; the most recent delay in reopening was due to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — Some black-owned businesses are seeing a surge in sales as supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement look for ways to help their communities. One Las Vegas business said they’re seeing some of that support in the valley too. “I’m the entrepreneur, the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles has some strong words after County Commissioners voted this week to re-examine his office’s budget in the wake of highly publicized calls nationwide to defund police agencies. “You know you hear people calling defund law enforcement here in El Paso. Really? Here in El Paso?
Continue Reading “Gone with the Wind” remains the highest-grossing movie of all time when adjusted for inflation and won 10 Oscars, including the first ever for an African-American performer, supporting actress Hattie McDaniel. The 1939 movie — adapted from Margaret Mitchell’s bestselling novel set during the Civil War — also contains numerous problematic elements that haven’t aged
Continue Reading The PGA Tour plans to honor George Floyd and the racial justice movement sparked by his death by keeping the 8:46 a.m. tee time open during two upcoming tournaments. That time — representing the 8 minutes and 46 seconds former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck, killing him — will be set
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — The words “Defund Police” were painted on the street in front of Atlanta Police headquarters overnight Tuesday as police reform continues to be at the forefront of protesters nationwide. The painted words were being removed from the street Wednesday morning, but were still visible
Continue Reading “Twilight” devotees loved the movie but filming it was not much fun, according to Anna Kendrick. The “Pitch Perfect” star talked to Vanity Fair for an interview about her role as Jessica Stanley in the 2008 film based on the Stephenie Meyer novel of the same name. Kendrick, who appeared in four of the franchise’s
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WASHINGTON, DC — In a dramatic moment in the crisis over race and policing, George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, is among those testifying Wednesday before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on reform proposals, following his death in the custody of Minneapolis officers that triggered national outrage. Asked what he plans to tell the committee as he
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee is calling for Metro Nashville Police Department Chief Steve Anderson to resign. The call comes a day after more than a dozen Metro Council members signed onto legislation urging Mayor John Cooper to ask for Anderson’s resignation.
Continue Reading The World Health Organization tried on Tuesday to clear up confusing comments about how often people can spread the coronavirus when they do not have symptoms. The organization held a live Q&A on its social media pages to address questions about comments made by a WHO official that suggested asymptomatic people only rarely spread Covid-19.
Continue Reading Oprah Winfrey’s town hall on race featured a deep discussion with actor and director David Oyelowo, who revealed he’s been crying for two weeks over the civil unrest in America, and said he’s had to have tough conversations about police brutality with his young son. In “OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here,” the
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British world heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are set to fight in 2021. WBC champion Fury posted a video on his social media accounts saying that “the biggest fight in British boxing history has just been agreed.” “(A) Two-fight deal, Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua next year,” added Fury. “One problem, I’ve just
Continue Reading “When the world listens to women, it listens to white women.” That is part of the mission statement behind the social media campaign #ShareTheMicNow. On Wednesday, several prominent white women including Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashley Judd and Kourtney Kardashian are turning their social media accounts over to black activists, celebrities and content creators for
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EL PASO, Texas — An elected member of the El Paso Community College Board of Trustees who lost her mother to Covid-19 last month, has now lost her father who had been hospitalized with the virus too. Bonnie Soria Najera, who is EPCC’s district 7 trustee for the Lower Valley, said in a post on social
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WASHINGTON, DC — A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn said there was evidence of a “gross abuse” of prosecutorial power and that the request should be denied. Former U.S. District Judge John Gleeson said in a
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