Before the pandemic, many of us found ourselves doing a little more parenting than we knew we ought to be doing. Maybe we weren’t full-on “helicopters” or “snow plows,” and, no, we would never have done something illegal to try to ensure our kids’ success. Still, many of our parenting decisions — especially those of
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Large constellations of bright satellites in low-Earth orbit will “fundamentally change” astronomy that relies on ground-based telescopes — and could even change the appearance of our night sky as viewed from Earth, according to a new report. This cluttering of the sky includes satellite constellations currently orbiting Earth, like SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, and thousands of
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A Wisconsin sheriff who has led the response to protests over the Jacob Blake shooting previously made some inflammatory comments involving Black suspects. Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth addressed reporters in January 2018 following the arrests of five people for shoplifting at a Tommy Hilfiger outlet store in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, and a high-speed chase
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UPDATE, Sept. 1: El Paso police on Tuesday announced three arrests and the seizure of a cache of drugs, guns, dogs and cash stemming from a shooting last week that investigators said turned out to be self-inflicted. 23–year-old Devon McMullen, who was found on the street suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg and
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Lute Olson, who coached the Arizona Wildcats for 24 seasons from 1983 to 2008, passed away on Thursday at age 85, according to a statement from the University of Arizona. Olson led the Wildcats to the 1997 national championship and coached his team to three additional Final Four appearances. Olson won national Coach of the
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed an intention to step down, citing his declining health, according to Japan’s NHK television and other media. Japan’s Prime Minister’s Office said the report could not be immediately confirmed, but that Abe was believed to be meeting top ruling officials at the party headquarters. Concerns
Continue Reading Jamarcus Glover, Breonna Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, was arrested on drug charges Thursday, a day after telling a local Kentucky newspaper Taylor had no involvement in any alleged drug trade. Glover was a focus in a narcotics probe by Louisville police that eventually led officers to execute a “no-knock” warrant on Taylor’s home in March. He told
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EL PASO, Texas — Students have been back in the virtual classroom going on a month now in the Borderland. While many me be getting used to process of virtual learning, others may feel like they are falling behind from their peers. Students who regularly struggle in the classroom may be going through those challenges
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A free roll of toilet paper with your vape? How about hand sanitizer? Vaping companies — long criticized for marketing that appealed to kids and implied their products were less harmful than smoking — are now under the microscope for seizing on the Covid-19 pandemic to sell their products. Some have launched promotions offering free
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EL PASO, Texas — On May 29, the managers of two Central El Paso bars were each given a pair of citations for violating El Paso’s pandemic health orders requiring social distancing and limiting bar capacity. That brought the city’s total citations since mid-March to 117. El Paso County had 2,700 confirmed Covid-19 cases. In
Continue Reading Jacob Blake, who remains hospitalized after sustaining multiple injuries, is now handcuffed to his bed, his family said. Blake’s uncle told CNN on Thursday that Blake’s father visited the Wauwatosa, Wisconsin hospital where his son is recovering from at least one surgery. He was “heartbroken” to see that his son was handcuffed. “This is an
Continue Reading TUCSON, Arizona — Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died. He was 85. Olson’s family said he died Thursday evening. The cause of death wasn’t given. Olson spent 24 seasons at Arizona, revitalizing a fan base in the desert while transforming a program that had
Continue Reading Before he was identified as the police officer captured in a viral video in which he shoots a Black man multiple times in the back, Rusten Sheskey pedaled around the lakeside city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, as part of the bike patrol and walked the shopping mall beat during the holidays. He’d occasionally bring a squad
Continue Reading A handful of US Coast Guard members had a close encounter with a shark during a dip in the ocean earlier this week. More than 30 US Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crew members decided to go swimming during their break on Tuesday, taking with them an inflatable unicorn into the water to enjoy what they
Continue Reading The suspect in the Kenosha, Wisconsin, fatal shooting is facing multiple homicide charges, court records show. Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, is accused of a single shooting incident during a night of unrest in Kenosha earlier this week that left two people dead and a third person seriously injured, authorities have said. Since his arrest on Wednesday,
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HORIZON CITY, Texas — Firefighters in Horizon City performed a special rescue mission on Thursday, and they didn’t have to go far to do it. The calls for help came from right in front of the fire station, where a litter of kittens were stuck in a drain. “It’s a rare occurrence when we walk
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Alert Network advisory Thursday warning of the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, which slammed into the Louisiana coast early Thursday as a powerful Category 4 storm. The storm has knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses
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NBA players have decided to resume the playoffs, according to multiple reports. Still, the league said three playoff games were postponed on Thursday — as athletes across the US sports landscape joined in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement by refusing to play scheduled games or practice for a second consecutive day. “We are
Continue Reading A peach recall has expanded to include loose peaches and peach products after 78 people were sickened in 12 states by salmonella poisoning linked to the fruit, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Of the 78 reported cases of illness traced back to the potentially tainted fruit between June 29 and
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Tekashi 6ix9ine is bringing his fans new music. The rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, made the announcement about the upcoming album, “Tattle Tales” on his Instagram account. It’s the first album from 6ix9ine since being released from prison this spring. He was allowed to continue the rest of his two-year sentence at home
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UPDATE: State troopers on Friday said two teenage girls from California died when the SUV they were riding in rear-ended a semi-truck along I-10 about six miles west of Sierra Blanca. The victims were identified as 16-year-old Sophia Aslanian and 19-year-old Emma Aslanian, both of Los Angeles. Their father, 43-year-old Robert Aslanian, was hospitalized at
Continue Reading Eight players from the University of Nebraska football team are suing the Big Ten Conference, requesting an order to invalidate the Big Ten’s decision to not play football this fall. The 13-page lawsuit was filed Thursday in Lancaster County District Court in Nebraska. The plaintiffs in the suit are Nebraska football players Garrett Snodgrass, Garrett
Continue Reading To those who might be a little fuzzy on their Bill & Ted history, fair enough dudes, it’s been, like, 29 years since the last sequel. Undaunted, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter party on in “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” another adventure in nostalgia that nobody really needed and yet, if not excellent, manages
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CISCO, Texas — A woman kidnapped in El Paso by alleged sex traffickers managed to escape when she jumped from an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rig in the north Texas community of Cisco, police said Thursday. The woman was found Wednesday night at a Flying J truck stop along Interstate 20 suffering serious injuries from the jump,
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Click here for updates on this story Pasadena, CA (KABC) — The family of Anthony McClain announced on Thursday the filing of a legal claim against the City of Pasadena for wrongful shooting and excessive force after he was killed in an officer-involved shooting. The shooting earlier this month sparked days of protests. McClain’s family
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his party’s renomination Thursday on the South Lawn of the White House. While the coronavirus kills 1,000 Americans each day, Trump defied his own administration’s pandemic guidelines to speak for more than an
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EL PASO, Texas — With Borderland students attending class virtually, the El Paso Independent School District is working to ensure children’s privacy is being protected. EPISD said creating virtual backgrounds for your child is the best way to ensure privacy in your home. It’s also helpful for those in the home who may not realize
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr. Jose Burgos, the director of internal medicine at University Medical Center, the same seven questions each week to track how the pandemic is changing. Mauricio Casillas (KVIA): How has this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Villa Park, CA (KABC) — The stress of believing her daughter was kidnapped and a $2,000 fake ransom she lost landed Leda Rodriguez of Long Beach in the intensive care unit, but the woman’s daughter told Eyewitness News it was all a scam. As Long Beach Police investigated,
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners are ready to kickoff their season and fans will be allowed to see the Miners in action in person. Single-game tickets and parking passes to each of UTEP’s six 2020 football home games will go on sale Monday (Aug. 31) at 8 a.m. Due to reduced seating capacity in the Sun Bowl,
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