The world is facing a “generational catastrophe” because of school closures during the coronavirus pandemic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday. “Getting students back into schools and learning institutions as safely as possible must be a top priority,” once local transmission of Covid-19 is under control, he added. Guterres said that in mid-July, schools were
Continue Reading Isaias became a Category 1 hurricane last night, right before it slammed into the Carolinas. It’s been downgraded to a tropical storm since then but will bring more flooding and misery today to the East Coast. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
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What if someone told you there was a magic potion by which you could prevent disease, improve your intellect, reduce your stress and be nicer to your family while you’re all cooped up together during the pandemic? It sounds too good to be true, as if solving those problems would really require dietary supplements, workout
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Taiwan continues to cater to the needs of its travel-starved population by offering yet another aviation experience that doesn’t actually take you anywhere. Following up on an offer in July, in which the public was able to check in and board a grounded airplane in Taiwan’s Songshan Airport, one airline has just upgraded the faux
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Jails can be a large source of coronavirus spread both inside the facility and in the surrounding communities, researchers reported Monday. Inmates going in and out of Chicago’s Cook County Jail appear to have carried the infection as they went, the researchers reported in the journal Health Affairs. Across the country, those behind bars have
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There hasn’t been much to shout about at Manchester United over the last few years. The success enjoyed under legendary manager Alex Ferguson feels like a distant memory for a global fan base that has watched its once great club lurch from one bad decision to another. An FA Cup win in 2016 under Louis
Continue Reading Demetria Brown knew the exact moment she decided she’d had it. She’d just watched a video of George Floyd pinned under an officer’s knee, saying he couldn’t breathe as he begged for his life. She sobbed as she played it over and over. On June 1, a week after Floyd’s death, she quit her job
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Twelve people were hospitalized in Wyoming on Monday after a hot air balloon crash, officials said. Three hot air balloons carrying a total of 36 people crashed into the ground on Monday morning, according to Jackson Hole Fire Chief Brady Hansen. Hansen said authorities received a call just after 8 a.m. local time that three
Continue Reading China has spent decades working to save its iconic giant panda and has celebrated real success in recent years, but those efforts have failed to protect leopards and other large carnivores that share its habitats. The panda’s status was changed from “endangered” to “vulnerable” in 2016, in a sign that decades of Chinese conservation efforts
Continue Reading After Major League Baseball announced 13 members of the St. Louis Cardinals organization tested positive for Covid-19, an executive batted down rumors that players went to a casino before the outbreak. John Mozeliak, the St. Louis Cardinals’ president of baseball operations, told reporters there is no proof that anyone went to a casino. “I have
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EL PASO, Texas — With games against Texas Tech and Texas, UTEP’s football schedule for weeks has been hinging on the Big-12’s decision on whether or not they would allow non-conference games. UTEP didn’t get a definite answer, but step closer to one, when the Big-12 announced Monday night that they would be switching to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The City of Las Cruces observed a moment of silence at the beginning of Monday afternoon’s City Council meeting to honor and remember those who lost their lives in the El Paso Walmart shooting one year ago. At the meeting’s start, Mayor Ken Miyagishima announced that trees around City Hall
Continue Reading In a video for his students that went viral, an Alabama educator channeled his background in music to help his school prepare for reopening in the era of Covid-19. Childersburg High School Principal Quentin Lee was the mastermind behind a “U Can’t Touch this” parody video, made to the tune of the famous MC Hammer
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EL PASO, Texas — Twenty-three pillars lit up Monday to commemorate the lives lost during a shooting that targeted Mexicans at the Cielo Vista Walmart one year ago — a memorial that is visible from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. The white beams from the Grand Candella were contrasted later by the orange glow of lights
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s been about a year since the lyrics to the Spanish-language ballad rang out in the parking lot of a shopping complex in east-central El Paso. The song, Amor Eterno, was penned by borderland hero Juan Gabriel and speaks about a family’s tragic loss. It was played several times here in the
Continue Reading At least one of the people attending a party at a bar in Los Angeles on Friday night — without wearing masks or adhering to social distancing — is a Los Angeles police officer. The gathering sparked an investigation by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, and the LAPD said the department is now
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EL PASO, Texas — As part of the one-year anniversary marking the horrific Aug. 3, 2019 shooting, more than 100 people gathered behind the Cielo Vista Walmart store as a way to remember those tragic events and heal. The area, in front of a restaurant on Sunmount Drive, is where members of the community initially
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NEW YORK, NY — Tropical Storm Isaias is buffeting New York State and western New England with heavy rain and wind as it moves northeastward toward the Great Lakes, bringing the threat of tornadoes to southern and central New England. In its path up the East Coast, the storm has battered New Jersey, New York,
Continue Reading Ever heard of bacterial vaginosis? It’s caused when the normal bacterial flora in the vagina go haywire, allowing “bad” bacteria to proliferate. If the answer is no, you’re not alone. Even though bacterial vaginosis, otherwise known as BV, is the most common vaginal infection in women between the ages 15 and 44, many have never
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EL PASO, Texas — In the days that followed the Aug. 3rd shooting, police identified one man on store security video as a hero who helped to save lives. That video showed a mystery man walking out of the store with a baby in his arms. That baby turned out to be baby Gilbert Anchondo, the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Just one week into 10th grade, Javier Amir Rodriguez’s life was abruptly taken in the Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting by a lone gunman who killed 23 people. At 15-years old, Rodriguez was the youngest victim. Two days after the attack, the Clint Independent School District hosted a vigil for
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EL PASO, Texas — Just a few blocks away from the Cielo Vista Walmart is Ponder Park, where a makeshift memorial sprung up remembering the 23 people who were killed on Aug. 3, 2019. On the one-year anniversary, people arrived in a steady stream at the park, taking time to look at 23 circles, representing
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The British government has procured “millions” of two separate coronavirus tests that can detect not only coronavirus but several other viruses common in autumn, winter and spring, the UK’s Department of Health said Monday. The tests will be rolled out in hospitals, care homes and labs across the UK from next week. “We’re using the
Continue Reading Schools and college campuses across the country should be OK to reopen, but officials need to proceed with caution and make safety a priority, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday. The default position with K-12 schools should be to reopen them, said Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. There are two
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EL PASO, Texas — Here’s a collection of ABC-7’s on-air and online coverage on Aug. 3, 2020 reflecting the one-year anniversary of El Paso’s Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting that claimed the lives of 23 people. Here’s a look at all 23 victims killed in the El Paso mass shootingCeremonies for El Paso shooting anniversary
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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson has tested positive for Covid-19, the team announced in a statement Sunday. Pederson is “asymptomatic and doing well,” the Eagles’ statement read. He is in self-quarantine and in communication with the team’s medical staff. “Any individuals in close contact with Pederson at our facility have been notified and will
Continue Reading A police investigator who was at the autopsy for two Idaho children found dead months after they went missing testified Monday he took notice at the amount of duct tape used on the boy’s body. In June, law enforcement officials found the remains of Tylee Ryan, 17, and JJ Vallow, 7, on rural property in
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EL PASO, Texas — Authorities on Monday announced the arrest of a third suspect in a Lower Valley murder that has previously been described by police as a drug deal gone bad. El Paso police and U.S. Marshals arrested 20-year-old Gabriel Vega late last week at a home in the 2200 block of Tremont Avenue
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