What’s the first thing you should worry about when you look at the packaging on your fast food or takeout? No, it’s not Covid-19 — science assures us the risk of catching the novel coronavirus that way is miniscule. Worry instead about the toxic chemicals coating the wrappers of your fast food burger or your
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US billionaire Dan Friedkin has agreed a deal to purchase AS Roma, the Italian soccer giant confirmed on Thursday. The Serie A side said formal contracts with Friedkin’s consortium were signed on Wednesday, in a deal worth 591 million euros ($700m). The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of August. Friedkin is
Continue Reading Brazil’s bright yellow jersey is a symbol that unites the country through a love of football and national pride, but over the past two years the shirt’s adoption by right wing supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, who wear it at protests and rallies to show their political allegiance to the Brazilian president, is causing controversy. That
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With his spiky blond hair, brash personality and eye-popping antics, YouTube star Jake Paul has propelled to fame as a social media villain and provocateur. To his devout fans — who call themselves the Jake Paulers — no prank is too wild, no controversy is too big. Every time he’s mired in a scandal, tweets
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A Chinese man convicted of murdering two children has had his conviction overturned after serving 27 years in prison, in what has been described as one of the longest-serving miscarriages of justice in recent Chinese history. Zhang Yuhuan, 53, was freed on Tuesday after the Supreme People’s Court in eastern Jiangxi province found him “not
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EL PASO, Texas – A car burglary victim was injured on the city’s westside early Thursday morning, according to the El Paso Police Department. Police initially said the man suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by the robber who was trying to get away from the scene. Officials later said the injuries were not as
Continue Reading A woman was arrested for allegedly attacking a woman who had recently undergone surgery and asked her to properly wear a face mask at a New Jersey Staples store, police said. Surveillance video captured the moment when the suspect, identified as Terri Thomas, 25, of Hackensack, approached a woman in the store who was wearing
Continue Reading Major League Baseball has made several strict changes to its health and safety protocols in the wake of recent Covid-19 outbreaks, according to a league memo. The memo, which was sent to clubs Wednesday, cites the Miami Marlins’ outbreak. “MLB investigators have now conducted a thorough investigation of the factors contributing to the spread of
Continue Reading A Brooklyn man accused of cutting the brake line of a marked NYPD vehicle more than two weeks ago is now facing a federal charge for his alleged role in the incident. Prosecutors charged Jeremy Trapp, 24, with one count of destruction of a motor vehicle, according to a criminal complaint obtained by CNN. He
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has learned that El Paso will soon be home to a site large enough for federal agents to process nearly 1,000 undocumented immigrants.The U.S. Border Patrol currently has a processing center right off of Hondo Pass on the city’s northeast side, which was the site where hundreds of migrants were
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EL PASO, Texas — It was a homecoming Wednesday evening that hundreds had been waiting for – and some even calling it a “miracle.” An El Paso church pastor was released after weeks of being hospitalized due to the coronavirus. Isaac Quijas was discharged from Providence Hospital east campus after recovering from Covid-19 following a
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EL PASO, Texas — A deadly traffic crash late Wednesday night shut down a portion of Transmountain Road, authorities said. It happened around 8 p.m. on the eastbound lanes of Transmountain, a few miles west of US 54. The road reopened at 5:30 a.m. Traffic investigators with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office indicated the
Continue Reading Ahead of their return to playing baseball after a Covid-19 outbreak, the Miami Marlins announced an enormous amount of moves to fill out their roster on Tuesday. One of those transactions included selecting the contract of infielder Eddy Alvarez, a Miami native and an Olympic short track speed skater. Alvarez, 30, made his major league
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First-grade teacher Amy Forehand was stunned to learn young students in her Georgia school district will return to classrooms by the end of this month. “We were notified yesterday that the county is going to send kindergarten students and first-grade students back into the building August 26,” the Gwinnett County teacher said Wednesday. “This came
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Click here for updates on this story Springfield, TN (WSMV) — By now, many of us have a loved one who’s been diagnosed with COVID. For one woman, that has hit her family in a staggering way. In Springfield, there’s a familiar face that shows up in pictures for so many families. It’s always at
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Live, a division of Destination El Paso, and the El Paso International Airport are presenting ‘Movies on the Fly’ at Hangar 7 Studios located at 6600 Airport Road, at the corner of Leigh Fisher and Airport. It’s billed as a drive-up movie experience like no other for El Pasoans
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EL PASO, Texas – Treyvon Hughes couldn’t get enough of the El Paso gridiron in four year playing for the UTEP Miners. So he’s starting his career on a similar track, coaching running backs at Mont High School School. Hughes was named an assistant coach for the Rams on Monday, specializing in the position he
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After months of uncertainty and tension, the principal of Oñate High School is asking his community to move forward and “heal as a family.” “Whether you agree with the decision or not, it’s nice that we have a focus now,” Principal Jim Schapekahm told ABC-7 on Wednesday. On Tuesday night,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Dauphin County, PA (WPMT) — A 2020 graduate from Central Dauphin East High School has found a unique way to pass the time during the pandemic. 18-year-old Carley Furlow of Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County has made nearly a dozen outfits and dresses out of household materials, including
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Franklin County, MO (KMOV) — Human remains found in March in Franklin County have been identified as a woman who went missing 10 years ago. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, the remains of Margaret A. Unger were found in the 600 block of Turkey Run Road
Continue Reading Keith and Gwendolyn Robinson, of California, were just like Noah and Allie from the famous Nicholas Sparks romance novel-turned-movie “The Notebook,” according to their son. The only difference is they didn’t pass away in the same while bed holding hands, Delon Adams told CNN, referring to the last few minutes of the 2004 romantic drama.
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El Paso reached 104 today setting a new record high for this date. The old record was 103. More heat tomorrow as we will reach 102 – should just be shy of the record of 103. There will once again be a chance for a few showers and storms later in the day and at
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EL PASO, Texas — The two highest paid city of El Paso administrators are set to get more than $20,000 combined in raises coming up in September. Those raises will come amid city budget cuts and ongoing furloughs due to the pandemic. City manager Tommy Gonzalez has a current salary of more than $361,000 annually
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Butte County, GA (Rockdale Citizen) — More than 190 dogs, the majority of them Chihuahuas, were rescued from a Butts County home on Friday, July 31. Butts County Animal Control and volunteers from Butts Mutts went to the home, where the owners surrendered the dogs and helped catch
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JEFFERSON, Texas — Stacey Nagy’s husband, David, died two weeks ago from coronavirus complications. She grieved the loss of her longtime love. And then she fumed. In an incendiary obituary for her late husband, Nagy condemned the politicians and Texans whose response to the coronavirus and refusal to wear masks, she said, were responsible for
Continue Reading A Black student was forced to take off his Black Lives Matter face mask in order to graduate, his family says. Dean Holmes, a student at York Catholic High School in York, Pennsylvania, put on a Black Lives Matter mask under his face shield at his July 28 graduation ceremony. As students lined up before
Continue Reading Backlash in a small Virginia town was swift after a racist and sexist post showed up on the mayor’s Facebook page. “Joe Biden has just announced Aunt Jemima as his VP pick,” read the statement posted to the Facebook page of Luray Mayor Barry Presgraves. The post was deleted once people on social media, including
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County accounted for one-third of New Mexico’s nine new coronavirus deaths reported on Wednesday, as the county’s Covid-19 death toll rose to 27. The three fatalities, all of whom died in local hospitals, marked the deadliest day recorded in Doña Ana County during the pandemic. The victims were
Continue Reading People are getting sick and even dying after swallowing hand sanitizer, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Four died and others have suffered impaired vision or seizures, the CDC says. Hand sanitizer is everywhere and is useful for cleaning the hands during the coronavirus pandemic. But it’s not safe to swallow,
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — The death toll in Tuesday’s massive explosion in a Beirut warehouse climbed past 100 as search and rescue efforts continued Wednesday in the Lebanese capital. At least 135 people are dead and more than 5,000 were injured in the blast, according to the latest figures released by Lebanon Health Minister Hamad Hassan.
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