EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public Health announced 70 new coronavirus cases but no new deaths on Wednesday morning. There have now been 3,582 confirmed cases, with 2,430 recoveries and 1,059 active cases currently. The death toll remains 93. Hospitalizations on Wednesday morning dropped from 95 to 82. There are currently 59
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A rally against legislation to keep a controversial bust of Confederate general and former leader of the Ku Klux Klan will happen this afternoon at Nashville’s Legislative Plaza. The protest called “I Will Breathe Phase 2” is aimed at getting the Nathan Bedford Forrest
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, CT (WFSB) — A man showed up to a home in Plainfield with a kitchen knife while drunk and refused to leave, police said. Christopher Banker, 28, was charged with disorderly conduct, third-degree assault, third-degree strangulation, second-degree reckless endangerment, interfering with an officer, possession of a dangerous
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — It’s a big ask for the city of Portland – and it has to do with a former Portland Trail Blazer and a run-in with police that happened more than 20 years ago. A friend of Portland icon Cliff Robinson is asking the mayor
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK, Pa. (WPMT) — In light of nationwide protests against racism, some Pennsylvania attorneys are pledging to offer free representation to people who are arrested during the demonstrations. Korey Leslie, criminal defense attorney in York, said young adults and teenagers may not have the experience of knowing how
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Sunny skies, warmer temperatures, and dry conditions are on tap for Wednesday. Moisture will return to the Borderland on Thursdayleading to an increase in thunderstorm chances through Friday. Highs will be a few degrees above normal each day with a warming trend continuing into early next week.
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Consumer prices continued to fall in May even as the economy began to reopen. Although lockdown measures eased across the country, consumers kept their wallets closed, keeping prices low. The consumer price index declined 0.1% in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. This is the the third-straight month
Continue Reading The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan has been famously quoted asserting that people are entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. At first glance it seems that at The New York Times, they may not be entitled to their own opinion either. At least that’s how the Times comes off with its
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Someone in Arizona paid for a $2 Mega Millions ticket and walked away with the whole $410 million jackpot. The mystery millionaire is the first person in the state to win the Mega Millions jackpot, lottery officials said Wednesday. The prize is worth about $316.8 million in cash. Their single ticket matched all six numbers,
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Brian Taylor is working hard to keep New York City dogs clean and healthy — by offering free services to “pet parents” financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. “Every month I’ve been giving two or three clients free grooming services,” Taylor told CNN. The groomer owns Harlem Doggie Day Spa, which also offers daycare, cage-free
Continue Reading New York legislators are on track to pass 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
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I won’t forget the moment I informed my boss at CNN of my intention to leave sports journalism for a career in music. “Remind me what the band’s called again,” he asked, eyebrows raised, probably wondering why I’d forsake a job in a competitive industry for pub stages in London. “Sports Team,” I replied through
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the pandemic continues, one local arts group is making the best of a tough situation, while bringing joy to others in the best way they know how. #CurbsideOpera is a new project by El Paso Opera. Singers are trading a stage in a performance hall for the back of
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Just eight people have reached Challenger Deep, the deepest point of the ocean. More than 550 people have visited space. But only one person has done both: Kathy Sullivan. On Sunday, the NASA astronaut and oceanographer visited Challenger Deep, which sits at a depth of 10,928 meters (35,853 feet) in the western Pacific Ocean, as
Continue Reading Thousands gathered in Houston, Texas, Tuesday to bid a final farewell to George Floyd — the man whose last moments sparked outrage and protests across the country. In the two weeks since Floyd’s death, tens of thousands flooded the streets across the US decrying police brutality and demanding lasting change. Floyd’s friends and loved ones
Continue Reading On the day George Floyd was laid to rest, Texas Southern University announced it would give a full scholarship to the 6-year-old whose father’s death in custody has spurred global demands for an end to police brutality. TSU’s Board of Regents, with its foundation board, “has approved a fund to provide a full scholarship for
Continue Reading Juventus star Paulo Dybala has warned football’s authorities that the sport is at a tipping point, with players ready “to take action” in support of teammates who are racially abused. In April of last year, then Juventus striker Moise Kean was subjected to monkey chants from a section of Cagliari fans during a Serie A
Continue Reading The NYPD officer who was caught on camera shoving a woman to the pavement during anti-police brutality protests that roiled New York City last week was charged with assault by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office on Tuesday. Officer Vincent D’Andraia, 28, is the first NYPD officer to face criminal charges from the protests in response
Continue Reading The global pandemic has put a halt to many travel experiences, including the rush to snap up Italian homes at bargain prices, but now that some places are emerging from restrictions, the country’s one-dollar home bonanza seems to be back on. And the deals seem to be better than ever. Cinquefrondi, a community in the
Continue Reading The Nasdaq topped 10,000 for the first time ever, proving that during this period of economic uncertainty, America still has faith in tech stocks like Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Netflix. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
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Roger Federer has announced he will not play tennis again this year after undergoing further surgery on his right knee. The 20-time grand slam champion had been recovering from surgery he underwent in February but suffered a setback in his pursuit of fitness a few weeks ago. “I had to have an additional quick arthroscopic
Continue Reading New Orleans Saints’ Malcolm Jenkins says the NFL needs to apologize to Colin Kaepernick. Speaking to CBS This Morning on Tuesday, the 12-year NFL veteran said the league hasn’t yet “gotten it right.” “Until they apologize specifically to Colin Kaepernick or assign him to a team, I don’t think that they will end up on
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Enoki mushrooms are linked to four deaths and 31 hospitalizations in what the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says was a multistate listeria outbreak that is now presumed to be over. A CDC investigation found that the mushrooms were sold by H&C Food Inc., Guan’s Mushroom Co., and Sun Hong Foods, Inc. The
Continue Reading Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is moving away from its planet a hundred times faster than previously established, according to a new study. The giant moon isn’t alone in this behavior; other moons among the 150 known moons in our solar system are also slowly distancing themselves from the planets they orbit, including our own moon.
Continue Reading When my 3-year-old’s preschool went online back in March, I was dubious. He loved his teachers and classmates, but up until now those relationships had been entirely, and developmentally appropriately, in real life. Sure, there was a lot of talking at school, but the special sauce of his relationships was non-verbal. That came from all
Continue Reading North Korea has shut off all lines of communication with “enemy” South Korea — a likely signal that Pyongyang is adopting a more confrontational stance towards Seoul after more than two years of detente and failed peace talks. North Korean state media said several hotlines would be shuttered, including a military-to-military phone and another line
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EL PASO, Texas – A person was shot in Northeast El Paso early Wednesday morning and police said they’re still looking for the person responsible. The shooting happened just after 1 a.m. at the intersection Mercury Street and Moonlight Avenue, which is a residential area. The fire department said the person who was shot was
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