EL PASO, Texas — A meeting of the UIL (University Interscholastic League) Monday could decide the fate of fall high school sports. The governing body for Texas public high school athletics is expected to meet Monday regarding a plan for fall athletics in the state. The UIL has yet to come forward with a concrete
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CARLSBAD, New Mexico — The state of New Mexico might have closed in-door dining while the virus spreads, but one pizza chain allegedly continues to serve customers indoors. “They are blatantly disregarding not only the public health order,” but a recent retraction of their restaurant license by the Environment Department,” said Bill McCamley, secretary of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Many Las Cruces educators are likely breathing a sigh of relief that classes will begin online in the district. According to a survey from the National Education Association in Las Cruces, 48 percent of respondents said they have underlying health conditions that could or would place them at risk for
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One person has died and eight others were injured in a shooting in Washington, DC, on Sunday afternoon, police said. The three suspects “came out of a vehicle” and “ran down the block” before opening fire on a group of nine people, DC Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham said. The shooting appears to be targeted,
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Within 30 days from their surgeries, Black children had a greater risk of suffering complications and death than White children, and were nearly 3.5 times more likely to die within that time period, according to new research published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. It’s well known that Black people have higher rates of poor outcomes
Continue Reading Plastic wrap. Plastic bags. These are some of the workarounds teens use to protect themselves from pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, pediatrician Dr. Laura Grubb, a specialist in adolescent medicine, has been told. “They’re just improvising,” said Grubb, the author of new American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on adolescent barrier protection during sex published Monday
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After Cleo the 4-year-old Labrador went missing, her owners found her somewhere they didn’t expect: At home. Except that it was the family’s previous home in Lawson, Missouri, rather than their home in Olathe, Kansas. The family hadn’t lived in their Kansas home for nearly two years, but Cleo made her way back to its
Continue Reading Instead of sending his children back to school this fall, Jared Rich wants to create a new kind of learning system. He’d group his 3- and 4-year-old boys with several other students their age and, along with the other families’ help, rent out a space — perhaps a vacant Brooklyn storefront — to transform it
Continue Reading As protesters across the United States continue calling for an end to police brutality and racial injustice, organizations are coming to terms with their racist histories. Throughout the South, monuments and flags celebrating the Confederacy are being taken down. Companies like Mars and Quaker Oats are planning to change or retire racist brand characters like
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A 23-year-old Texas man allegedly shot his grandmother early Sunday and tried to stage her death as a drive-by shooting, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Marcus Hanson has been charged with the murder of his grandmother, 68-year-old Shelia Crosslin, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. Deputies responding to
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A New York restaurant where Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein were frequent visitors decided to start a new chapter by lighting the two disgraced moguls’ regular table on fire. Zach Erdem, the owner of 75 Main in Southampton, said he wanted to erase their names from his restaurant’s history. Epstein, who was awaiting trial on
Continue Reading More than 1,700 people have signed a petition urging Trader Joe’s to change the labeling of some of its international food products, calling the grocery chain’s branding “racist.” “The grocery chain labels some of its ethnic foods with modifications of “Joe” that belies a narrative of exoticism that perpetuates harmful stereotypes,” the petition, which a
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EL PASO, Texas– Chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms remain in the forecast Sunday evening. Expect gusty conditions as storms develop in the area. Moisture will continue to move into the Borderland over the next several days. This will lead to scattered to numerous showers andthunderstorms in the mountains and isolated to scattered in thelowlands
Continue Reading A night of chaos gave way to a day of disputes over what’s fueling heightened unrest in Portland. “People have broken into the Portland Police Association office and lit the building on fire,” the Portland Police Bureau tweeted overnight. Authorities subsequently declared the protest a riot. Some demonstrators threw rocks and paint-filled balloons, injuring some
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EL PASO, Texas — To accommodate the high demand, increase efficiency and improve wait times, the state of Texas consolidated four of five El Paso coronavirus testing sites and reopened two larger, “mega” drive-thru locations on Monday. The test sites at the Marty Robbins Rec Center, Memorial Swimming Pool, Pavo Real Rec Center and the Don Haskins
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Sunday reported an additional 241 Covid-19 cases, bringing the statewide total close to 17,000 since the coronavirus outbreak began. The latest figures show Doña Ana County added another 30 confirmed cases, taking the county’s pandemic total to 1,717. Neighboring Otero County saw two new cases for a
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SOCORRO, Texas — At least one person was killed a four-car crash in Socorro on Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred at North Loop and Clem’s Road and was reported around 1:30 p.m. A spokesman for Socorro police confirmed the crash involved at least one fatality, but didn’t immediately have further details.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RIGBY (EastIdahoNews.com) — RIGBY — Kristy Kirkpatrick had been planning to host her son’s wedding in her backyard Saturday night, but it was a complete stranger who ended up using it. The Rigby woman had spent three months and nearly $3,000 planning a perfect backyard wedding for this
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In a video clip released Friday by Fox News, “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace previewed his interview with President Donald Trump, in which he fact-checked Trump in real time by questioning his assertion that Joe Biden wants to “abolish” the police. In the interview, Trump accused Democrats of running major cities “poorly,” and then
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Chelsea will play Arsenal in an all-London FA Cup final after beating Manchester United 3-1 at Wembley on Sunday, aided by an error strewn goalkeeping performance from David de Gea. The Spanish international, drafted into the United team in place of Sergio Romero, who has played previous rounds of the cup, endured a nightmare evening
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Daniel is still hobbled by the severe viral infection that struck him in March and left him coughing up blood. Three months ago, a 28-year-old environmental researcher from the United Kingdom, was on the road with friends in a band as they toured venues in the French Alps. He came down with Covid-19 symptoms, and
Continue Reading Finally, some good news for 2020. For the first time since “The Parent Trap” was released in 1998, the cast and crew of the iconic film are reuniting to share all there is to know about the movie, from their favorite lines to the most memorable moments on set. The reunion, which is moderated by
Continue Reading Singer August Alsina is putting his own spin on the word “entanglement” with his new song that dropped late Saturday night. “The definition of entanglement is when you tangle in the sheets,” Alsina sings on the new track, called “Entanglements” with rapper Rick Ross. The song alludes to the term Jada Pinkett Smith used to
Continue Reading Shirley Freeman has been seeing therapists on and off for about six years, but not a single one has been Black. Her inability to find a mental health professional who shares her race and cultural background has made it difficult to heal from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and severe depression, Freeman, 30, told CNN. “What
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I scream, you scream — well, you know the rest. Americans will have an excuse Sunday to dig into their favorite flavors as the country celebrates National Ice Cream Day. We’ve got the scoop on all your biggest questions. Where did ice cream come from? Our love for ice cream goes way, way back. Thousands
Continue Reading A Wisconsin bank is bringing change to their community by helping local businesses struggling because of the nationwide shortage of coins caused by the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, the Community State Bank launched a Coin Buy Back Program which offers a $5 bonus for every $100 worth of coins turned in to any of its
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump clung to the false notion that the coronavirus will just “disappear,” made incorrect claims about a top government expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and again insisted that Americans are getting all the COVID-19 tests they need — all in a television interview Sunday where his answers fell short on the
Continue ReadingAnother musician is telling the Trump campaign to stop using their music, this time the cease and desist is coming from the band Linkin Park. On Saturday night, President Trump retweeted a campaign video that featured the band’s 2002 hit song ‘In The End.’ Linkin Park swiftly took action on having the video removed and
Continue Reading A month ago, Florida reported almost 4,000 new coronavirus cases, a record increase in its numbers. On Sunday, the state reported more than triple that number — for a fourth time. News of 12,478 additional cases and 87 deaths comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis resists implementing a statewide mask mandate, saying Saturday the state would
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS (KCTV/KSMO ) — John Lewis was an iconic figure, both as a politician and a civil rights activist. He left an impact on the entire nation, including KC. He was somebody Judy Hellman, the former Associate Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish
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