A gap in resources widened by the coronavirus pandemic is leading Stanford University to cut 11 varsity sports from the school’s athletics program in 2021, the school announced Wednesday. The school says because of the costs associated with running 36 varsity sports teams, the athletics program has been carrying an economic deficit for years —
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Even though it’s no longer on the market, new data has emerged around potential side effects of the permanent birth control device Essure. The device, pulled from the US market two years ago amid complaints about side-effects, is associated with higher rates of chronic lower abdominal or pelvic pain and abnormal uterine bleeding compared to
Continue Reading Adding about a third of a cup of fruit or vegetables to your daily diet could cut your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 25%, while higher consumptions of whole grains such as brown bread and oatmeal could cut the risk by 29%, according to two new studies published Wednesday in the journal BMJ.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man in his 80s from from Doña Ana County who had been hospitalized with Covid-19 was among eight new virus deaths statewide on Wednesday, health officials said. That raised the virus death toll in Doña Ana County to eleven, while New Mexico’s fatality tally went to 527. State health
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump, who has denigrated Mexican migrants and threatened the U.S. ally with crippling tariffs, welcomed President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to the White House on Wednesday, called him a cherished partner and claimed the countries’ economic and security ties were reaching new heights. Trump’s warm words were in stark contrast
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Pat Chambers, head coach of the men’s basketball team at Penn State, apologized Monday for comments he made in 2019 that led to the departure of then-freshman Rasir Bolton. In a statement posted on Twitter this week, Bolton said he chose to leave Penn State following an exchange he had with the coach after a
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EL PASO, Texas — KVIA is committed to bringing soccer fans all of the action from the Locomotive FC as the team prepares to restart their season. KVIA will be airing a total of 6 games on the El Paso/Las Cruces CW, beginning with this Saturday’s home game against Rio Grande Valley FC. El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP soccer team is ready to hit the pitch for the 2020 season, and fans can now get their hands on season tickets. The 2020 UTEP soccer home schedule was released on Wednesday, which includes an abbreviated C-USA slate and a match-up against Pacific-12 foe Arizona State. For the first
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Nine months after seeing a policeman gun down his aunt, Atatiana Jefferson, in her Fort Worth, Texas, home, 8-year-old Zion Carr is “doing,” his mother says. He has high points and low. He still plays outside, watches TV and loves video games — the pastime he was enjoying when the officer shot his Aunt Tay
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Click here for updates on this story (Seattle, WA) The average person may not personally know someone who has contracted the COVID-19 coronavirus, and while some may still believe it’s like having a severe case of the flu, Tia Shabazz’s story about her 94-day battle with COVID-19 provides a first-hand account of the devastation the
Continue Reading Florida has announced that it will require schools to reopen for in-person classes next month. The order came down as the state smashes daily records for new coronavirus cases and some hospitals report maxing out capacity. Worried teachers and staff say going back to school just doesn’t make sense. “We’ve been given no guidance. We’ve
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HOUSTON, Texas — Houston’s mayor on Wednesday canceled the Texas Republican Party’s in-person convention, saying the spread of the coronavirus made it impossible to hold the event as scheduled. Mayor Sylvester Turner said that the city’s lawyers exercised provisions in the contract that the Texas GOP signed to rent the downtown convention center for a
Continue Reading New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said city schools plan to reopen in the fall with a “blended learning” approach in which most students spend just two or three days in school per week. “At some points in the week, you’re learning in person in the classroom, at other points of the week you’re
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 at Noon and El Paso Public Library have teamed up for July’s Book Club! Lisa Martinez offers the best picture books to get kids hooked on reading this summer.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEWCASTLE, OK (KFOR) — Neighbors, fed up with a growing pride of peacocks across the street, called In Your Corner hoping to apply pressure for change. Barbara Kalkbrenner and Adonna Hudson have lived out on South Rockwell for around 45 years combined. But around a decade-and-a-half back, their
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRISTOW, OK (KFOR) — A 50-year-old man has been sentenced and ordered to pay restitution after stealing calves and one cow last year from his employer. Clarence Henry Burger was arrested August 5, 2019, on criminal charges filled within the District Court of Creek County. Perrier said Burger
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (WDAF) — Automotive business owners in south Kansas City say they’re frustrated by thieves repeatedly targeting their properties. Mike Lane has operated the Auto Donation Center in Hickman Mills for nearly 20 years. Early Tuesday morning his surveillance cameras captured video of a would-be thief
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (WDAF) — An artist and poet are teaming up to help fight violence on Kansas City Streets. Ada Koch paints red poppies for the World War I Museum, and she was recently selected to decorate a Kansas City Streetcar with her poppies as part of
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico will require that all state and local police officers wear body cameras in response to concern about excessive use of force by law enforcement, under a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The reforms apply to all local and state law enforcement officers with the exception
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA, FL (WALA) — Pensacola Police investigators are seeking the whereabouts of 24-year-old Gregory Alexander McDade, who is wanted for felony criminal mischief. Police say detectives have established that McDade vandalized the monument in Lee Square on the night of June 29th. If you have any information on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, CA (KOVR) — As the Christopher Columbus statue was removed from the state capitol Tuesday, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones turned to Facebook to weigh in on the statue debate. In a lengthy post, Jones argued that society is ignoring the contributions made by these historical figures
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — It will be up to the New Mexico Supreme Court to decide what authority the state has to enforce certain provisions of the public health orders that have stemmed from the coronavirus pandemic. Arguments will be presented during an Aug. 4 remote hearing. About a dozen business owners and companies sued the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, CA (KOVR) — Blackout Day 2020 was the latest push in the push for racial justice in America. Members of the Black community actively made an effort on Tuesday not to spend money in the economy nationwide, unless it was a Black-owned business. Customers came from as
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, CA (KPIX) — Special filters for your furnace and air purifiers for selected rooms will certainly help your home feel more comfortable, but will it help protect you from the novel coronavirus? Some doctors are suggesting that COVID-19 may be spread by much smaller particles than
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, PA (KYW) — Many people think of food as a source of energy, but for one West Philadelphia man, it means so much more. Omar Tate’s passion for cooking helped him discover his family history. “This plate is so loaded I could take any one of those
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WALLINGTON, N.J. (WCBS) — New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission resumed in-person services this week, and thousands of drivers lined up outside its offices. After waiting for hours Tuesday and Wednesday, many were told to come back and do it all again. Because of social distancing guidelines, the MVC
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — During the pandemic, more and more people are taking to the water to go fishing. You can socially distance from other anglers, but as one man found out, keeping the fish away is another story. Last week, TJ Harig of Campbell, Minnesota caught a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KCAL) — Local charter schools have received millions in paycheck protection program loans — money traditional public schools were not able to apply for — leaving some parents crying foul. “Are they a public school or are they a business,” Tracy Cook, a Los Angeles
Continue Reading Paleontologists may have identified a new species of dinosaur that lived, mated and nested in the Arctic 70 million years ago. Analysis of the tip of a fossilized jawbone, just 14 millimeters long, found in northern Alaska, showed that the creature was a type of dromaeosaurid, a group of predatory dinosaurs closely related to birds,
Continue Reading Three Black Lives Matter roadway murals in Vermont were defaced, state police say. The murals, located in and near Underhill, featured the slogans “Black Lives Matter” and “Black Trans Lives Matter.” On Monday morning, a state trooper discovered that two of the murals had tire burnouts over the them, while a third had been defaced
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