June 2020

County confirms COVID-19 outbreak at senior living community

June 2, 2020 5:59 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story Clinton, IA (WQAD) — The Iowa Department of Public Health confirmed an outbreak of…

Body camera video shows police pulling 12-year-old girl from burning apartment building

June 2, 2020 5:56 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story Sterling, IL (WQAD) — A fire in a Sterling, IL apartment complex left 3 people…

Pastor walks out on meeting with Gov. Ricketts after comment

June 2, 2020 5:52 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — Late Monday night, 6 News was made aware of a statement Gov.…

Looting suspect shot by officer following police chase

June 2, 2020 5:48 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story Jennings, MO (KMOV) — Detectives are searching for a looting suspect who ran away…

Historic plane to transport Thomas Waerner home to Norway after dog musher left stranded in Alaska

June 2, 2020 5:22 AM CNN

What to do when you’re stranded in Alaska by a global pandemic and are trying to get back home to Norway — with 24 dogs in tow.…

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $200,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

June 2, 2020 5:03 AM CNN

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are trying to do their part amid the protests against police brutality. The married duo took to Instagram Sunday to…

Magic Johnson says he still has ‘the talk’ with his sons about interacting with police

June 2, 2020 4:46 AM CNN

Despite being a legendary Hall of Fame basketball player, Magic Johnson understands the realities of being a black man in America. His grandfather…

Minnesota Attorney General Ellison says he will ‘hold everyone accountable’ in Floyd case

June 2, 2020 4:08 AM CNN

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who is taking over the prosecution in George Floyd’s death, said Monday night that he will…

Historic curfews in Los Angeles and New York are the harshest in decades

June 2, 2020 3:38 AM CNN

Curfews have been issued across the country in the wake of protests, both peaceful and violent, against police brutality following the death of…

Five dead in newest Ebola outbreak in Congo, UNICEF says

June 2, 2020 3:13 AM CNN

Five people, including a 15-year-old girl, have died of Ebola in a fresh outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United…

Independent autopsy and Minnesota officials say George Floyd’s death was homicide

June 2, 2020 2:53 AM CNN

Experts hired by George Floyd’s family and the Hennepin County Medical Examiner have concluded his death was a homicide, but they differ on…

India is using drones and fire trucks to fight its worst locust invasion in almost 30 years

June 2, 2020 2:49 AM CNN

As India continues its battle with the coronavirus pandemic a new kind of invasion is threatening to destroy vital crops and vegetation — the…

Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather will pay for George Floyd’s funeral, ESPN reports

June 2, 2020 2:30 AM CNN

Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather will pay for George Floyd’s funeral, a representative for the athlete told ESPN. Floyd died at the hands of…

State Senate leader from Las Cruces aims to hang on in Tuesday primary

June 2, 2020 2:29 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

(Editor’s note: Scroll down to the end of this article for the list of polling places in Dona Ana County.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Several…

GOP contest for U.S. House seat in southern New Mexico at stake in Tuesday’s primary

June 2, 2020 2:18 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

(Editor’s note: Scroll down to the end of this article for the list of polling places in Dona Ana County.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The race for a…

Two-thirds of people put in neck restraints by Minneapolis police were black, department data shows

June 2, 2020 2:01 AM CNN

In the years leading up to George Floyd’s death with his neck beneath the knee of a Minneapolis policeman, at least 58 people lost…

5 natural ways to boost your mental health during stressful times

June 2, 2020 1:44 AM CNN

Life today is razor’s-edge tense. If your regular coping methods aren’t measuring up, there are science-backed actions we can add on our…

Police say it appears El Paso City Hall protest cancelled

June 2, 2020 1:40 AM Jim Parker

UPDATE: An El Paso police spokesman told the media Tuesday morning, “All indications are the protest downtown this morning has been cancelled.”…

NASA-SpaceX launches will boost science research on the space station

June 2, 2020 1:23 AM CNN

When NASA astronaut Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor arrived on the International Space Station for her six-month stay in June 2018, she was in awe of…

El Paso County Court, Municipal Court to resume some in-person hearings

June 2, 2020 1:15 AM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The process of reopening El Paso continues as El Paso County Court and El Paso Municipal Court prepare to resume select…

El Paso’s Bishop leads vigil against police violence, while also thanking police for return of stolen items

June 1, 2020 11:04 PM Michael Gordon, KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz became the first Catholic bishop in the nation to take a knee before leading eight minutes of silence to…

World-famous beach emptied by coronavirus

June 1, 2020 10:42 PM CNN

Miguel Oliveira firmly pushes down on the limes and sugar in the cocktail shaker, for the first time that day. It’s noon, and this, together…

First human trial of potential antibody treatment for Covid-19 begins

June 1, 2020 10:37 PM CNN

Eli Lilly and Company said Monday it has started the first human trial of an antibody therapy designed to treat Covid-19. The first phase of the…

El Paso group seeks health care workers and everyday people to volunteer for EP MedCorps

June 1, 2020 10:28 PM Mark Ross

EL PASO, Texas – The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is spearheading a volunteer effort called EP MedCorps to prepare El Paso for any health care…

There are as many National Guard members activated in the US as there are active duty troops in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan

June 1, 2020 9:48 PM CNN

As thousands across the US take to the streets for another day of protests demanding justice for George Floyd, more than 17,000 members of the…

Protesters tried to remove a Confederate monument in Birmingham. The mayor told them he would finish the job

June 1, 2020 9:47 PM CNN

The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, is vowing to remove a 115-year-old Confederate monument from a public park after protesters attempted to tear it…

As America sees another night of protests and curfews, families of those killed plea for no more violence

June 1, 2020 8:35 PM CNN

On the day the brother of George Floyd and mother of Breonna Taylor called for protesters to abstain from violence, demonstrations continued in the…

DC Episcopal bishop: ‘I am outraged’ by Trump church visit

June 1, 2020 8:30 PM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Monday night for staging a…

Statewide Amber Alert for 2-year-old Texas boy cancelled after body found in dumpster

June 1, 2020 7:45 PM ABC News

UPDATE: The statewide Amber Alert was cancelled late Tuesday morning by Texas authorities after a body of a small child matching the missing boy’s…

The protests are raising fears of a spike in coronavirus cases

June 1, 2020 7:28 PM CNN

Government leaders and health officials have expressed their concern that coronavirus could rapidly spread during protests over the death of George…

Month: June 2020