As Covid-19 infections continue to rise, many families are left explaining to children that the challenges of pandemic life — from missed social events to physical distancing — aren’t likely to end soon. But while this pandemic is unlike anything the world has faced in living memory, previous generations of children and youth have lived,
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Braving scorching conditions, a new wave of coronavirus infections and government warnings they could be breaking the law, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers took part in a primary election for the city’s democratic opposition over the weekend. The vote, held 10 days after China imposed a sweeping new security law on the city, was
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She is no stranger to making history. In 2017 she became the first trans woman to appear on the cover of Vogue Paris. Two years later, she was the first openly transgender model to be hired by Victoria’s Secret. Now in 2020, 23-year-old Valentina Sampaio continues to break barriers in the modeling industry by becoming
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man pleaded guilty this week in federal court on charges of conspiring to traffic thousands of live reptiles, amphibians and birds, valued at more than $3.5 million. Alejandro Carrillo pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Court Judge David Briones for the Western District of Texas. Sentencing has been
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EL PASO, Texas — The near record breaking heat wave has been impacting tens of thousands of people across the Borderland including utility companies like El Paso Water. Some El Paso Water customers said their drinking water has been smelling bad and the utility said the triple-digit heat is to blame. The utility company said during
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Twenty-one people were injured after an explosion and fire on board a ship at the US Naval Base in San Diego, US Navy officials said. “Seventeen Sailors and four civilians are being treated for non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital,” the US Navy said in a statement. The sailors on the USS Bonhomme Richard
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. When the commander-in-chief calls crimes committed by his friends a “hoax…” When he spreads bogus fears about voter fraud… When he lies about something as banal as golfing… When his deception about the path of
Continue Reading Elvis Presley’s grandson Benjamin Keough has died, a representative for his mother, Lisa Marie Presley, said. He was 27. Keough died in Calabasas, California, Roger Widynowski told CNN Sunday. The representative said he did not have further details on the circumstances of Keough’s death, including the date. Presley is “entirely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated,”
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The Florida Department of Health has reported at least 15,299 new Covid-19 cases, the highest number of new cases in a single day by any state since the coronavirus pandemic began. The record-setting number from Saturday was reported by the state Sunday morning. But it’s not just the number of new cases that’s concerning. The
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Two children in South Carolina have been diagnosed with the coronavirus-related pediatric inflammatory syndrome, according to the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control. The children are both under the age of 10, DHEC said in a news release Sunday. One is located in the Midlands region in central South Carolina. The other is in
Continue Reading Before the pandemic put a stop to most international travel, each year millions of people flocked to Southeast Asia’s white sandy beaches, ancient temples and diverse wildlife. Last year, 133 million tourists visited the region, spurred by an increase in arrivals from China, which is now the world’s largest market for outbound travel. In some
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Click here for updates on this story Gwinnett County, GA (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A candidate for Rep. Doug Collins’ seat in Congress who, at one time, planned to run for the open Gwinnett County commission chairman seat this year, has been arrested and is sitting in the Gwinnett County jail for not surrendering guns
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EL PASO, Texas– El Paso remains under an excessive heat warning until 6 a.m. Monday morning making today the fifth consecutive day under the warning. 107 was the official high in the borderland meaning we were just one degree shy of tying the record high of 108 that was broken in 1979. We will continue
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Ellenwood, GA (WGCL) — We got results for a metro-Atlanta 26-year-old with kidney failure. We first introduced you to Devonte McCoy when he lost his only means of transportation to dialysis when his car caught fire. After CBS46 aired his story, a couple of Good Samaritans stepped up
Continue Reading After revelers celebrated the Fourth of July at a Michigan lake, some started testing positive for Covid-19 — prompting health officials to warn other party-goers that they might have been infected, too. The Health Department of Northwest Michigan said other health officials in the state reported that several people have tested positive “after attending the
Continue Reading About 10,000 years after the Steppe Bison went extinct, UK’s most important wildlife species are now also racing toward extinction. Ancient Steppe bison once roamed the land which would later become England. Their presence significantly provided other animals and plants the healthy ecosystem they needed to thrive. Now, the UK is looking to the Steppe
Continue Reading California firefighters are investigating the origin of a fire that destroyed a historic 249-year-old Catholic church. In the early morning hours Saturday, firefighters responded to a fire at the San Gabriel Mission where they found a massive blaze engulfing the roof and front entrance of the church, San Gabriel Fire Department fire captain Antonio Negrete
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Rock Island, IL (WQAD) — An 18-year-old man is in the hospital after Rock Island Police say he was shot in the face Saturday, July 11. Officers responded to reports of gunshots in the 2500 block of 8th Avenue. That’s just a few blocks from the Rock Island
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Davenport, IA (WQAD) — Friends and total strangers are helping the family of missing 10-year-old Breasia Terrell search for her, more than 48 hours after she was reported missing. As the hours since she was last seen add up, her mother Aishia Lankford is growing more and more
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — Omaha residents have reported seeing giant bugs in the metro area recently, worried they could be murder hornets — properly known as Asian Giant Hornets. 6 News’ Lileana Pearson looked into it. First, the good news — while huge and buzzing around my ankles,
Continue Reading One of the bright spots in Atlanta as it struggles under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic is Chavis Flagg, a guitar player who has turned the city’s popular Beltline trail into his stage. Flagg’s impromptu performances aboard a Onewheel electric skateboard have helped double the 24-year-old musician’s social media following over the past two
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HATCH, New Mexico — The coronavirus pandemic has canceled yet another beloved New Mexico annual event: the 2020 Hatch Chile Festival. Organizers have officially announced that Covid-19 has forced the cancellation of the event for the first time in its 49-year-old history. The fiesta is held annually over Labor Day weekend in Hatch — the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — Seven people were arrested and two officers were injured during the Sunday morning protest outside of St. Louis City Hall. Protesters returned to City Hall Friday night after being removed earlier in the day. Then, early Sunday morning, police were seen once again
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — A Federal Judge has denied a restraining order filed by Nashville bar owners against Metro Nashville. On Sunday afternoon, attorney Bryan Lewis told News4 the lawsuit was denied. In the lawsuit, bar owner Timothy Stephen Smith, along with The Local Spot, Kid Rock’s Honkytonk,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lackawanna County, PA (WNEP) — The Scoreboard is dimmed and fields are empty at both Scranton high School and Old Forge. Both school districts have paused all athletics and extracurricular activities until further notice. “To say that there going to cancel fall sports, you know it’s sad for
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — State health officials on Sunday reported two more coronavirus deaths and 262 new confirmed cases. The additional deaths increased the statewide death toll to 544 while the number of confirmed cases pushed past 15,000. The number of recoveries to date were 6,322 out of the 15,028 New Mexicans who have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Union County, NC (WGHP) — Charles Ibach III, of Indian Land, South Carolina, tried his luck with North Carolina’s Cash 5 game and hit the $309,629 jackpot in the July 1 drawing, according to the NC Education Lottery. Ibach, who worked in synthetic textiles for 47 years, stopped
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Jamestown, NC (WGHP) — The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman who was killed by a train on Sunday, according to a GCSO news release. At 3:44 a.m., the GCSO was told that a train had hit a pedestrian in Jamestown
Continue ReadingKINGSVILLE, Texas — Soaring through the glass ceilings of both her gender and race, Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle has made history as the U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical aircraft pilot. “BZ to Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle on completing the Tactical Air (Strike) aviator syllabus,” the Chief of Naval Air Training wrote on Facebook, using
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It was a moment that shocked European football. Christian Kabasele, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, scored for Genk against Standard Liege in October 2015 and celebrated with a monkey imitation. His celebration was in protest of the monkey chants he’d been subjected to by some Kortrijk fans in September 2015 in
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