AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas reported a new daily high number of deaths Wednesday from the illness caused by the new coronavirus, even as the state reported a slight decrease in the number of people who have tested positive. The Department of State Health Services reported a Wednesday Covid-19 death toll hit a record 197, beating the previous
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EL PASO, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is seeking videos and other documents related to a June 25 crash that killed seven people in a car fleeing Border Patrol agents. “For too long, the Border Patrol has operated in the shadows and with impunity,” Cynthia Pompa, the advocacy manager of the ACLU of
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EL PASO, Texas — Students who attended the Alicia Chacon International School now have a new campus. The Ysleta Independent School District made the decision to make the move due to cracks in the foundation, and parts of the building had to be demolished. Now, close to 800 students will go to the former Le Barron
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EL PASO, Texas — Fifteen El Pasoans were arrested and face organized crime and felony drug charges after a yearlong probe into gang activity and drug dealing, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced Wednesday. The investigation “targeted members and associates of the Chuco Tango, Surenos, Barrio Azteca and Varrio Glenwood prison and street gangs,”
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The former Minneapolis police officer who was charged in George Floyd’s death and his estranged wife face nine felony income-tax charges, according to the Washington County, Minnesota, attorney. Derek Chauvin and his wife, Kellie, did not file income tax returns in the state for some years and underreported income for others, according to court records.
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As cases continue to rise, Americans looking to a vaccine as the way out of the coronavirus pandemic should consider a more comprehensive approach, a leading medical expert told CNN on Wednesday. “Pinning all our hopes on a vaccine that works immediately is not the right strategy,” Dr. William Haseltine, a former professor at Harvard
Continue Reading James Charles Evers, the older brother of civil rights icon Medgar Evers, died in Mississippi Wednesday morning of natural causes, Rankin County Coroner David Ruth told CNN. He was 97. Known to many as Charles, Evers was the older brother of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, the Mississippi NAACP leader who was killed by a
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico — The Mescalero Apache Tribe announced Wednesday that it plans to go on lockdown, setting up roadblocks around the reservation and closing the Inn of the Mountain Gods casino, due to a surge in coronavirus cases. Tribal President Gabe Aquilar and Emergency Manager Tyner Cervantes made the announcement in a video message
Continue Reading Police dogs in Chile are being trained to sniff out Covid-19 in humans, with hopes that they will facilitate the reopening of busy public spaces including malls, sports centers, bus terminals and airports this fall. The so-called “bio-detector” dogs are expected to complete training by mid-September and will be deployed to places with high concentrations
Continue Reading United States Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that Washington is counting on Asian partners to help rein in an increasingly aggressive China, as two of the US Navy’s most powerful warships conducted drills with allies in the Indian and Pacific oceans. Esper accused Beijing of bullying nations around the Pacific, depriving countries with claims
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EL PASO, Texas — The pandemic has forced many people inside their homes, safe from the virus, but for some, a their home isn’t the safest place. Monica Barrera, the executive director for La Posada Shelter, told ABC-7 that women are now home with their abusers and can’t find the time to escape or call
Continue Reading If Margaret Sanger sounds familiar, it’s because you might have encountered her in history class. A nurse and educator, Sanger opened in 1916 the first birth control clinic in the United States, which was illegal at the time. Her arrest and conviction led to a court ruling said that physicians could prescribe contraceptives to women
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Authorities have evidence linking Roy Den Hollander, the men’s rights attorney suspected of shooting a federal judge’s family on Sunday, to the murder of another men’s rights activist in California last week, FBI Newark spokeswoman Doreen Holder confirmed. “As the FBI continues the investigation into the attack at the home of US District Court Judge
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Scattered showers and storms will continue late tonight and tomorrow. Some will produced locally heavy rain. Storms hit the Horizon City area this afternoon and then Anthony, NM and Las Cruces. Some areas of Horizon City picked up a quick 1″ of rain while Anthony, NM get around 0.5″. Las Cruces saw just shy of
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Click here for updates on this story Big Bear Lake, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — Signs posted around Big Bear Lake warning campers of “satanic cult activity” are fake, city officials confirmed on social media. According to a City of Big Bear Lake Facebook post, signs reading, “ATTENTION CAMPERS: Due to increased Satanic Cult activity in this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — The name Karen has turned into a slang word describing women who lash out for no good reason, asking to talk to managers or even calling police. The behavior that begets the nickname is unacceptable, but what if your name really is Karen? Some
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALEM, MA (WBZ) — It’s a worry weighing on parents and educators everywhere: what will the fall look like? How can we keep kids safe, stimulated, and social? “We are lucky enough to have a public school system in Salem that is really doing an exceptional job. We’re
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — A 15-month old boy from Frederick was nearly minutes away from death earlier this month after a fall at the pediatrician’s office. “It was every parent’s worst nightmare,” said Johns Hopkins Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Al Cohen. 15-month-old Alec Penafiel was just minutes from
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As a high school dropout and self-proclaimed “terrible student,” Dave Grohl is the last person you’d expect to defend teachers caught up in the contentious debate of reopening schools amid the pandemic. But the Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer did exactly that. Why? Because his own mother was a public school teacher. In
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UPDATE, July 28: The deadline for El Paso landlords to apply for rental assistance to help tenants hard hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic is Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. As of late Tuesday afternoon, 700 property managers and owners had applied to participate in the $10 million city program. The El Paso Apartment Association is
Continue Reading Abigail Disney is once again taking the gloves off in her critique of the family business, accusing management of putting profit ahead of workers’ health and safety. “Disney is doing here is what businesses across the board have been doing for too, too long. I can’t sit silent when profits run in front of workers
Continue Reading Starting Thursday, everyone in Ohio must wear a mask when out in public, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday. More and more state and local leaders are making similar requirements. In Indiana, masks will be required starting Monday. In Minnesota, the governor is mandating that people wear masks indoors in businesses and at public settings effective
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EL PASO, Texas — A longstanding northeast El Paso Italian restaurant said it will soon close its doors permanently amidst the virus pandemic after more than 60 years in operation. The family owners of Sorrento, located at 5325 Dyer Street at the base of McKelligon canyon, made the announcement late Wednesday afternoon in a social
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HOUSTON, Texas — The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels before deporting them to their home countries. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show a private contractor hired by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is taking children to three Hampton Inns in Arizona and Texas under restrictive border policies
Continue Reading The Sierra Club announced it will address its racist early history in a series of blog posts, including some words and actions of its founder, renowned conservationist John Muir. Michael Brune, Sierra Club’s executive director, in a letter posted on the organization’s website, spells out some of the issues with Muir and vows to face
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — State health officials on Wednesday reported 316 new coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total to 17,828 since the pandemic began. Three more deaths were also reported across the state, bringing that tally to 591. In southern New Mexico, there were 53 new cases in Doña Ana County for a cumulative
Continue Reading “What would Dolly Parton’s rooftop have looked like in 1980?” That’s the question White Limozeen, the vintage-glam bar and restaurant atop Nashville’s Graduate Hotel, aims to answer with bright pink walls, an onyx wraparound bar, glittery chandeliers and even a giant pink chicken-wire sculpture of the “Jolene” singer herself. The newly opened, indoor-outdoor space, named
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A group of senators accused the White House of downplaying the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic by ignoring the serious and long-term effects the virus can have on some patients. They wrote a letter to Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday, asking him to outline how the White House Coronavirus Task Force plans to address
Continue Reading After 50 years of flying, Qantas’ last remaining Boeing 747 passenger jet departed Australia for the final time on Wednesday and left a special message for everyone in the sky — a drawing of the airline’s iconic kangaroo logo. The flight path of Flight QF7474 traced the logo in the sky after it took off
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Protests have continued in downtown Portland for more than 50 days, and now with a federal presence, media outlets from across the country have come to Portland to cover what’s happening. Some of the youngest journalists are coming into town to cover the protests
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