A small plane having mechanical issues safely lands on a California freeway
A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on a California freeway Monday after experiencing mechanical failure, according to officials. The…
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Woman who lived past 100 is 17th virus death in Doña Ana County, which leads state in new cases
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Doña Ana County woman who lived past 100 was among five additional New Mexicans who have died from coronavirus, state…
Continue Reading Coronavirus-linked hunger leads to more than 10,000 monthly child deaths over first year of pandemic, UN analysis finds.
HOUNDE, Burkina Faso (AP) – The United Nations says coronavirus-linked hunger is leading to the deaths of 10,000 children a month in the first…
Continue Reading States are warning people about suspicious packages of seeds that appear to be from China
If you’ve received a mysterious package of seeds in the mail lately, don’t plant them. Several states are issuing warnings after…
Continue Reading Chief of critical care at Baltimore’s Mercy Medical Center passes away due to Covid-19 complications
Dr. Joseph Costa, the chief of critical care who treated the sickest Covid-19 patients at Baltimore’s Mercy Medical Center, succumbed to the…
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Go ahead, have a good cry. It’s good for you, psychiatrists say
Grab a tissue. It’s all right to cry. Really. Although it’s often seen as a sign of weakness, crying can be just what the doctor ordered…
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U.S. won’t expel migrant children secretly detained in Texas hotel
HOUSTON, Texas — The Trump administration has agreed not to expel children it detained in a Texas hotel and will instead allow them to remain in the…
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UTEP Tennis Team Secures ITA All-Academic Team Status
El Paso, TX – For the fifth straight year, the UTEP tennis team has been named an ITA All-Academic Team. Furthermore, nine members of the squad were…
Continue Reading How the NFL plans to play a season during the pandemic
Of all the team sports, football and social distancing don’t seem to go together. But even in the middle of a deadly pandemic, the NFL is…
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Las Cruces Congresswoman defends extension of $600 weekly jobless benefit
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an exclusive interview on Monday, southern New Mexico’s congresswoman told ABC-7 that her constituents deserve a $600 boost in…
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President Donald Trump’s lawyers renew attempt to block New York prosecutor’s subpoena of his tax records
NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump’s lawyers have again challenged a criminal subpoena for tax records, calling it a harassment of…
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Family devastated after shooting leaves 7-year-old girl brain dead
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A 7-year-old girl has been declared brain dead after a drive-by…
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El Paso leaders hold virus briefing, say park playgrounds are reopening & testing sites are extended
El Paso, Texas — El Paso city officials and health leaders held a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon to provide an update on the latest local…
Continue Reading Front-line worker who caught COVID-19 at work returns home after spending 108 days in hospital, rehab facilities
Click here for updates on this story PARK RIDGE, N.J. (WCBS) — A front-line worker who spent 108 days in the hospital…
Continue Reading Armenian school in San Francisco vandalized with hateful graffiti
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — In the wake of a profane and racist graffiti attack on San…
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Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas welcome baby
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have welcomed their first child. “Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are delighted to announce the birth of their…
Continue Reading 5,000 health care professionals call on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to issue a state-wide mask mandate
With 432,747 confirmed coronavirus cases, Florida is now at the center of the US Covid-19 outbreak, prompting a union for one of the state’s…
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Peaceful protests and violent clashes erupted this weekend. Here’s what happened in 6 cities
Protests flared up across the country this weekend, two months after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis catalyzed a nationwide…
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Flu vaccine significantly lowers risk of heart attack, stroke among high-risk groups, researchers find
The flu vaccine significantly lowered the risk of heart attacks, strokes and some other cardiovascular conditions for people at high risk,…
Continue Reading Family holds drive-by wedding shower parade
Click here for updates on this story BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. (WBND) — Christian and Mila met in Orlando, Florida through…
Continue Reading 9-year-old raises $130K selling friendship bracelets for families in Minnesota
Click here for updates on this story URBANDALE, Iowa (WHO) — A 9-year-old girl and her friends have raised more than…
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Dr. Anthony Fauci’s baseball card just became one of the best selling in Topps’ history
Dr. Anthony Fauci threw an abysmal first pitch to kick off the historic 2020 Major League Baseball season. But fans of the renowned disease expert…
Continue Reading The Battle over Ole Miss: Why a flagship university has stood behind a nickname with a racist past
Cities, colleges and even the US Capitol are seeing growing battles over statues or building names after the killing of George Floyd. The University…
Continue Reading Child hospitalizations from Covid-19 surge 23% in Florida as schools statewide must reopen
Just weeks before schools must open across Florida, the numbers of new cases and hospitalizations due to Covid-19 have surged. On July 16, the state…
Continue Reading Teachers ‘Refuse to Return’ to classrooms until Colorado has no new COVID-19 cases for 14 days
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KDVR/KWGN) — Teachers in Colorado staged virtual protests and events as…
Continue Reading Artist shows off her talents in bathroom stalls
Click here for updates on this story DRIGGS, Idaho (East Idaho News) — When nature calls, most people aren’t really…
Continue Reading Where extreme heat and Covid-19 collide, experts fear a dangerous recipe for at-risk communities
From the start, the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed America’s social and economic inequality in stark relief, by disproportionately infecting…
Continue Reading Boy with rare disease receives new kidney
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WMUR) — A Newmarket boy is on the road to recovery after getting a new…
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Lawmakers and the public honor John Lewis as his body lies in state at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, DC — Lawmakers and the American public are paying their respects to the civil rights icon and late congressman, Rep. John Lewis of…
Continue Reading Portland woman’s 100th birthday celebrated with surprise drive-by parade
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — The oldest member of Shaarie Torah, a Portland synagogue,…
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