Chinese authorities confirm case of bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia
In the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, a city is on high alert. On Tuesday, they confirmed a case of a disease that has persisted centuries after…
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About a fifth of adults in the US have moved due to Covid-19 or know someone who did, a new study shows
When the coronavirus pandemic began its rapid spread from country to country and eventually state to state, what once felt like home was no longer a…
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Halle Berry apologizes and is no longer considering a transgender role in upcoming film
After facing backlash on social media, actress Halle Berry announced on Twitter Monday she is no longer considering portraying a transgender man in…
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‘Surge is here’ in El Paso: UMC records 5 straight days of increasing virus hospitalizations
EL PASO, Texas — Officials at the University Medical Center of El Paso told ABC-7 they are witnessing a surge of serious illness after confirming…
Continue Reading 5 of the victims who died in an Idaho plane collision have been identified
Authorities have identified five of the victims killed in a deadly plane collision that happened over an Idaho lake over the holiday weekend. Eight…
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Beto O’Rourke calls on ‘pathetic’ Gov. Abbott to ‘resign’ over handling of virus pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Former El Paso congressman and prominent Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke called on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to resign, saying his…
Continue Reading California prisons replace their top medical officer amid a coronavirus outbreak
The top medical officer for California’s corrections system has been replaced amid a growing coronavirus outbreak among the state’s…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president has his own plane. So why is he flying commercial to meet Trump?
If you happen to be flying between Mexico City and Washington, DC, this week, you could be seatmates with a president. Mexican President Andrés…
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Spaceport America CEO placed on administrative leave amid investigation
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — The CEO of New Mexico’s commercial spacecraft launch facility has been placed on administrative leave amid an…
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El Paso man accused of operating cockfighting ring
EL PASO, Texas — A 30-year-old El Paso man has been jailed after sheriff’s deputies found evidence he was running a cockfighting ring out of his…
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Virus hospitalizations double as Texas surpasses 200,000 cases
AUSTIN, Texas — Hospitalizations across Texas have more than doubled in the last two weeks, rising to 8,698 people in hospitals on Monday. Texas…
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Hero Socorro cop who saved 8-year-old boy from burning mobile home speaks out
UPDATE: The hero Socorro police officer who rescued an 8-year-old boy from a mobile home engulfed in flames was identified by his department on…
Continue ReadingABC-7 First Alert: Extreme heat the next 6 days
It will be very hot this week with temps flirting with some new record highs. Temps will climb anywhere from 104-110. Thunderstorms will be possible…
Continue Reading Australia to seal off 6.6 million people in virus-hit state as outbreak worsens
Australia will isolate 6.6 million people in the state of Victoria from the rest of the nation at 11.59 p.m. on Tuesday, as authorities take drastic…
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Lack of honesty by some infected with virus hampers El Paso’s efforts to find others exposed
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a diagnosis no one wants to get, but that 7,400 El Pasoans have already received in the form of a positive test for the…
Continue Reading A statue of Frederick Douglass was toppled over the Fourth of July weekend, the anniversary of his famous speech
There’s only a stump where a statue of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass once stood. The monument to Douglass, one of several in Rochester,…
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Former UTEP assistant AD named president of well-known Catholic high school in California
BELLFLOWER, California — Former UTEP assistant Athletic Director Brian Wickstrom is headed back to the Golden State. The Salesians of Don Bosco…
Continue Reading A woman who allegedly coughed on a baby no longer has her school district job
A woman who allegedly coughed on a baby during a social distancing dispute no longer has her job with a California school district. Oak Grove School…
Continue Reading Japan says Chinese ships spend record time violating its territorial waters
Chinese coast guard ships have twice intruded into Japan’s territorial waters in the past four days, forcing Japanese coast guard vessels to…
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Team GB sprinter accuses police of ‘racial profiling’ after she and partner are stopped and searched in London
Team GB sprinter Bianca Williams has accused London’s Metropolitan Police of “racial profiling” after she and her partner were…
Continue Reading They envisioned a world without police. Inside Seattle’s CHOP zone, protesters struggled to make it real
In Wednesday’s early morning hours, Seattle police cleared the Capitol Hill Organized Protest area, a relatively quiet end to a demonstration…
Continue Reading A woman accused of throwing Molotov cocktail at a police car suggests a protester gave her the device
A White woman accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a police car in late May during a George Floyd protest in Brooklyn claims she was given the…
Continue Reading A Florida man visiting beaches dressed as the Grim Reaper says governor should require masks statewide
A Florida lawyer who visits the state’s reopened beaches dressed as death itself is calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to require the public to wear…
Continue Reading At least 6 children were killed by gun violence across the nation this holiday weekend
At least six children were killed in shootings across the country over the holiday weekend, sparking calls from officials to end the gun violence…
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El Paso’s Catholic bishop rolls back church re-openings, bans wedding and funeral masses
EL PASO, Texas — Citing a “steep rise” in Covid-19 cases in the El Paso community, Bishop Mark Seitz is rolling back some of the provisions in Phase…
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San Elizario community honors fallen coach Will Cazares
EL PASO, Texas — The San Elizario community was in mourning Monday following the unexpected death of high school assistant football, baseball and…
Continue Reading Time capsule believed to contain Gen. Robert E. Lee’s button and a hair from his horse found under a Confederate monument
Officials working to remove a Confederate monument from downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, discovered an unopened time capsule in its base. Now, 126…
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Man charged with striking juvenile with a mailbox while intoxicated
Click here for updates on this story Cumberland County, PA (WPMT) — A man was arrested for striking a juvenile with a…
Continue Reading Woman who called cops on Black man birdwatching in Central Park faces charges
The White woman who called cops on a Black man who was birdwatching in Central Park will be prosecuted, the Manhattan district attorney said Monday.…
Continue Reading Farewell to beloved barbecue and the pre-pandemic memories of a family business
There may have a been a time when the parking lot of The Red Barn BBQ was in fine form, but I don’t remember it. What I do remember is that the…
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