More than 52,000 water guns which are sold only at Target are being recalled by Hasbro, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a notice. “The decorative sticker on the water tank of the water blaster toys contain levels of lead in the ink that exceed the federal lead content ban,” the notice said.
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Continue Reading Los Angeles police are on the hunt for one final man suspected in a robbery and hate crime incident against three transgender women. Two men are in custody. Willie Walker, 42, was arrested in Hollywood Wednesday and on an extortion charge, police said, and Carlton Callway, 29, was arrested Thursday on a robbery charge with
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A marine reptile called an ichthyosaur ripped into the nutritious torso of a slightly smaller marine reptile 240 million years ago, swallowed it and promptly died, according to a new study. The animal and its stomach contents fossilized and preserved the remains of the other animal, called a thalattosaur. This discovery provides the best evidence
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Dramatic new footage has emerged of the altercation between Toronto Raptors’ president, Masai Ujiri, and a San Francisco Bay Area police officer, following the Canadian team’s decisive game 6 victory in the NBA Finals last year. The video, obtained by CNN, raises questions about a claim by the officer — Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Strickland —
Continue Reading Portland police have made at least 500 arrests during nightly protests since May 29, the department announced Thursday. The protests, which have gone on for more than two and a half months, were sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and have been driven by people demonstrating against racial inequality and police brutality.
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A ninja museum in central Japan had some stealthy visitors this week — thieves who broke in and stole more than a million yen ($9,470) in the middle of the night. The Iga-ryu Ninja Museum, located in Iga city in Mie Prefecture, is dedicated to the history and practices of ninja. It notified police after
Continue Reading College students knew that returning to school for in-person classes this fall would be unlike any other semester — after all, Covid-19 testing, social distancing and mask wearing have become the new normal. But as thousands of students return to campuses, and in spite of the risks, some are proving the urge to socialize and
Continue Reading Military watchers across the internet were provided with a rare sight after photos circulated this week that appear to show a Chinese submarine using an underground base on Hainan Island on the South China Sea. The satellite image from American imaging company Planet Labs, first posted on the social media accounts of Radio Free Asia,
Continue Reading Kim Jong Un has reportedly given his sister, Kim Yo Jong, partial authority to oversee “general state affairs” in order to ease the North Korean leader’s workload, according to South Korean intelligence. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) told the country’s lawmakers that Kim Jong Un’s decision to transfer more power to his younger sister
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — “No one goes hungry in our community.” It’s a program created by the Las Cruces charity ‘Revolution 120’ – and it’s something volunteers are taking seriously. Bright and early Thursday, dozens gathered as a parking lot was filled to the brim with cars for the food distribution. It’s a sign
Continue Reading Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera has been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, the team confirmed in a statement on Thursday night. Prior to the statement, Rivera’s cancer diagnosis was first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The team says the cancer is in a lymph node and was detected from a self-care check. The
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EL PASO, Texas — As UTEP legend Jon Teicher gets set for his 40th season as the Miners play-by-play voice, he does so with a new partner. Former UTEP Quarterback Mike Perez will join Teicher in the booth for football games this fall. Perez played for UTEP from 1990-1993, and his brother Rocky led UTEP
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EL PASO, Texas — Virtual learning is difficult for any parent but when you are a mother of a kindergartner, second grader, fifth grader and a seventh grader the process can be quite stressful. Kendal Brown Jessup expressed to ABC-7 how the new school year of virtual learning has gone for her family saying, “It’s
Continue Reading Two Long Island residents were arrested and charged on Monday for allegedly harassing and tampering with their neighbor’s property following a three-year back and forth between the two households. The neighbor’s pleas for help on social media gained the attention of sympathizers nationwide, including a high-profile civil rights attorney. Jennifer McLeggan, a Black nurse who
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EL PASO, Texas — The Facebook group ‘EPISD: Let School Bells Ring’ is a group for parents to praise or vent their experience at virtual learning. Kendal Brown Jessup, an El Paso mother of four young kids, is the creator of the group and vocal opponent of virtual learning. Jessup attended the El Paso Independent
Continue Reading The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” family is mourning the loss of one of their own. Zavion Davenport, best known as Chi Chi DeVayne, has died at age 34, Zavion’s mother, Tina Davenport, told CNN. “It is with tremendous sorrow that my family and I announce the passing of my beloved son, Zavion Michael Davenport, the world
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EL PASO, Texas — A man was transported to the hospital after being found stabbed in a west El Paso alleyway on Thursday night. It happened just after 9 p.m. in the area of N. Mesa Street and Kirby Avenue. The bloodied victim, who was stabbed in the arm and wrist, reportedly told officers he
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s something tough to think about: children at the site of traumatic crimes. The individuals behind the ‘Comfort Toys Project’ have been working for years to bring joy to children in our community who might need it the most. Now, during the pandemic, the project is bringing that same joy
Continue Reading California’s lightning-sparked infernos are torching wide swaths of the state, killing a utility worker, demolishing homes and forcing people to evacuate in the sweltering heat during a pandemic. Besides having the most Covid-19 cases nationwide, California’s crises this week include dozens of major wildfires and surprise power outages as residents endure a blistering heat wave.
Continue Reading Costa Rica is joining the small list of countries opening to tourism from the United States — but with some serious caveats. The Central American country has announced that as of September 1, travelers from just six US states — Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Vermont — will be permitted to
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP fans planning to attend a home football game this season will see some significant changes on game days. Thursday, UTEP officials released details about the changes they are making to their game day rules. The biggest change is that UTEP will be limiting the numbers of fans who will be
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States across the US are now seeing a decline in coronavirus cases, a US top official said this week, though he warned things could quickly change again if Americans aren’t careful. Trends are now “going in the right direction,” said Adm. Brett Giroir, the Trump administration physician overseeing US coronavirus testing, attributing the decline in
Continue Reading Students are returning to college campuses across the US, and several universities are already detecting cases of coronavirus that have led to quarantines and a return to remote learning in at least two cases. The University of Notre Dame in Indiana announced Tuesday that undergraduates would be learning remotely for the next two weeks after
Continue Reading A rare family of wolverines has made its home at Mount Rainier National Park for the first time in over a century, park officials announced Thursday. The first reproductive female wolverine and her two offspring — called kits — were discovered by scientist of the Cascades Carnivore Project in collaboration with the National Park Service,
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PALO PINTO COUNTY, Texas — Authorities issued a statewide Amber Alert on Thursday for for two girls they say were abducted. ABC affiliate KTXS reported the pair, 13-year-old Natalie Hull and 11-year-old Sarah Hull, were last seen earlier in the day in Santo, a community west of Fort Worth in Palo Pinto County. According to
Continue Reading Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, confirmed to CNN that he had surgery Thursday morning to remove a polyp on his vocal cord. Fauci, one of the most vocal members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, took part in numerous interviews and online events this week,
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Click here for updates on this story Guilford County, NC (WGHP) — Guilford County Schools is asking for device donations after reporting that 5,000 students do not have the technology they need for the virtual start of school. The district is asking for tablets and laptops that can connect to Wi-Fi, have cameras and chargers.
Continue Reading The Kansas City Chiefs announced Thursday that fans won’t be allowed to wear ceremonial headdresses and Native American-style face paint in the team’s stadium. “While we have discouraged fans from wearing headdresses for several years, effective immediately,” the NFL team said in a statement, fans will be banned from entering Arrowhead Stadium if they wear
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Flint, MI (WNEM) — Flint activist and resident Melissa Mays says the Flint Water Crisis still haunts her family. “It will go to pay medical bills, the credit cards I’ve had to take out for my teeth, my health care, all my medications, my kids need tutors,” Mays
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