The New York Police Department announced the creation of an Asian Hate Crime Task Force after an increase in racist attacks against Asian Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic, Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison told reporters Tuesday. Since March 21, there have been 21 reported anti-Asian hate crimes that have resulted in 17 arrests, according to
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Ayumi Sato is trying to be careful. But she’s had enough. Lockdown fatigue is setting in for Sato, a 34-year-old stock trader who lives in Tokyo, and she’s not alone. There’s a tinge of defiance throughout the Japanese capital, where many feel their leaders have only done the bare minimum to stop the novel coronavirus
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Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — All training has been put on hold for Chicago Fire Department recruits, after a COVID-19 outbreak shut down the Quinn Fire Academy. The Fire Department confirmed that the academy, at 558 W. DeKoven St., has been shut down. Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford released
Continue Reading For Stefanie and Duane Lindsay, August 1 started out as a perfect day, filled with clam digging and playing at the beach with their 3-year-old dog, Roo. But the day turned into one of their worst after a car crash left the couple injured and Roo missing. As Stefanie, 32, and Duane, 29, were coming
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EL PASO, Texas — A power outage Tuesday evening impacted between 750 and 800 El Paso Electric customers. The cause of the outage, which was reported just after 6 p.m., remained unknown. However, a utility spokesman said crews restored service for all the homes and businesses that lost electricity by 9:20 p.m.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Starting Wednesday, Las Cruces Catholic school will once again be filled with the chatter of kindergartners and the squeaks of sneakers in the hallways. “We’re getting ready to begin our first day back for school,” said Adrian Galaz, the principal. “School will look a lot different. It’ll feel different.” The
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On your mark. Get set. Go! In the race for conception, most of us have been taught it’s the strength and swiftness of the wiggling ejaculate that determines which sperm gets to the finish line first. But science is beginning to learn that various chemicals in the female reproductive system can facilitate — or sabotage
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EL PASO, Texas– The first day of virtual learning was an interesting experience for both parents and young students who aren’t familiar with logging onto their iPads every day. For Jenny Nelson, a mom to a pre-kindergartner, kindergartner and first grader, her biggest struggle was keeping her three kids focused while in front of an
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EL PASO, Texas – Falling behind on your water bill because of the pandemic? Well, El Paso Water has a new program designed to help you out. Customers, who qualify, can get a credit of up to three months or no more than $500, toward past due balances. The water company received a $500,000 grant
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Faster tests combined with a “robust” immune response against Covid-19 could soon mean a slower spread, researchers said. Tests have been delayed and in short supply as the United States surpassed 5.4 million cases, leaving many uncertain about their risk of spreading the virus. And as researchers rush to develop vaccines, they’ve had little evidence
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AUSTIN, Texas — In response to a letter by Democratic state senators urging the removal of Confederate monuments and symbols at the Texas Capitol, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick this week blamed Democrats for past discrimination in the state and said the party is not committed to a “sincere” or “serious conversation” about the future of the monuments.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting residents of Las Cruces and surrounding communities to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 9 a.m. The SW Regional Walk to End Alzheimer’s continues, but instead of hosting a large
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Chicago’s Navy Pier, a popular tourist attraction, will temporarily close starting September 8 due to the pandemic. Pier officials made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that the closure is “an effort to limit the financial burden and impact of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the organization.” “While this was a very difficult decision for
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CANUTILLO, Texas — As more and more children in the Borderland begin school online, concerns are rising about how to ensure adequate Internet access. Many school districts have distributed Internet hot spots, but now Canutillo Independent School District is trying a new approach. The district’s Canutillo Connect initiative aims to expand the reach of wireless
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Expect triple-digit temperatures back for this afternoon with plenty of sunshine. Rain chances will be very low with about a 10 percent chance of an isolated storm. Looks like the best chance for rain will be overnight Wednesday and Thursday.
Continue Reading The editorial board for the Daily Tar Heel (DTH), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s student newspaper, didn’t mince words in a pointed editorial aimed at UNC’s leadership titled, “UNC has a clusterf**k on its hands.” UNC was forced to cancel in-person classes and switch to remote learning after at least 130 students
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A 21-year-old southern Minnesota man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for sextorting more than 40 girls, some as young as 11 years old. Dylan Deling, of Fairmont, was sentenced to 420 months in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to producing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — Weeks after being the victim of a drag racing crash, a Minneapolis man still doesn’t know when he’ll leave the hospital. Last month, Jimmy Wahl was riding in a car that was rear ended by a driver going 100 miles an hour. “He pulled
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANHASSET, NY (WCBS) — He spent more than three months in multiple hospitals battling COVID-19. But on Monday, a Valley Stream man was discharged, CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reported. Finally, after 111 days in the hospital, 33-year-old Tito Velasquez found the strength to walk out of Northwell Stern Family
Continue Reading Tasmanian tigers, otherwise known as thylacines, were about half the size scientists once estimated them to be. This development has suggested that the now-extinct marsupials were about the size of large coyotes rather than wolves. Thylacines, with their defining striped coats and an odd combination of features, went extinct about 2,000 years ago everywhere except
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EL PASO, Texas — Police put out a public call for help Tuesday in finding the person responsible for dumping ten newborn kittens on a northeast El Paso street corner two months ago. Investigators said two trash bags containing the kittens were found at the corner of Raymond Telles and Alps. It’s believed the kittens
Continue Reading How did the zebra get its stripes? The fashionable patterned coat protects the animal from horsefly bites by disorienting the flies during the landing process, research has shown. But how exactly do the stripes accomplish that? Now scientists can eliminate one theory, according to a new study published Tuesday in the Proceedings of the Royal
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention. The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before. At
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ELWOOD, NY (WCBS) — In a community demanding more teaching of tolerance in schools, a hate-filled string of text messages among teenagers has been made public. The Elwood School District on Long Island claims it’s dealing with the situation swiftly, but privately, with the students involved. But some
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Philadelphia, PA (KYW) — The pandemic is causing a massive shortage of poll workers in Philadelphia, especially as older people, who usually fill the positions, are opting to stay home. Officials are putting out a call for young, healthy adults to sign up to become poll workers because
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces nursing home resident was among five new coronavirus deaths reported by state health officials on Tuesday as the fatality toll from Covid-19 reached 36 in Doña Ana County and hit 723 across New Mexico. The Las Cruces death marked at least four that have occurred in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — A woman has been arrested and charged after authorities said she posted Facebook Live videos of herself looting two stores a week ago Monday morning. A tip to the Looting Task Force police set up after the chaos led to the arrest of Taeshia
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Pittsburgh, PA (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said he’s “livid” about plainclothes police putting a protester in an unmarked white van and whisking him away. The mayor said he won’t tolerate the tactic in the future. “It is hard to find the words for how livid I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, PA (KDKA) — An old concept is finding new popularity due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We didn’t have a big system of education 100 years ago,” said Dr. Mara Linaberger, founder of Microschool Builders. “We were working in one-room schoolhouses.” It’s called microschooling. “Like the one-room schoolhouse
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Westminster, MD (WJZ) — An aspiring pilot from Virginia who has been using his training flights to deliver personal protective equipment to hospitals made a stop in Maryland on Monday. Over the past few months, 16-year-old TJ Kim has been racking up his flight hours in a Cessna
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