The former head of athletics’ governing body, Lamine Diack, has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty on charges of corruption related to the Russian doping scandal, a Paris courthouse announced on Wednesday. Diack, 87, was found guilty of soliciting $4.1 million (3.45 million euros) from athletes suspected of doping to
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Between sleepless nights, diapers and feeding times, having small children at home could leave Priscilla Goins feeling exhausted. She loved her kids, but it was a lot. “I would sometimes say ‘I just want a minute to myself,’” Goins, of Knoxville, Tennessee, said. “People would be like: ‘Oh, you’ll miss it when they’re older.’” And
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It may still be the dog days of summer but there was a blizzard on Wall Street Wednesday. Shares of Snowflake, a cloud data warehousing firm that has the backing of Salesforce and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, more than doubled on their first day of trading in the biggest software IPO ever. Snowflake priced its
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Several thousand people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease, authorities said on Tuesday, in an outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year. The Health Commission of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, confirmed that 3,245 people had contracted the disease brucellosis, which is often caused by
Continue Reading A provincial governor in the Philippines has set his sights on a set of people who he says are hurting the fight against the pandemic: karaoke singers. In a Facebook post in the early hours of Tuesday morning, local time, the governor of Cavite province, Jonvic Remulla, urged the public to report noisy karaoke singers
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A provincial governor in the Philippines has set his sights on a set of people who he says are hurting the fight against the pandemic: karaoke singers. In a Facebook post in the early hours of Tuesday morning, local time, the governor of Cavite province, Jonvic Remulla, urged the public to report noisy karaoke singers
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Former Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is “trying to gaslight” the coronavirus, in a scathing assessment of the administration’s response to the pandemic. “He’s trying to gaslight the virus, gaslight the climate system, and they are impervious to his words. Really, our only hope is to get the best information
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EL PASO, Texas – Entering their match against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Wednesday night, El Paso Locomotive FC trailed first place New Mexico United by just two points. That was then, and this is now. El Paso notched another win by defeating the Switchbacks by a final score of 2-1. The victory gave
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The Academy of Country Music Awards aired live Wednesday night, bringing together the biggest names in country music. Keith Urban hosted the event from the Grand Ole Opry House to an empty audience amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but the show was spirited. Among the performers were Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke
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Has America ever seen a presidential campaign like this one? One that involves a candidate as out-of-the-ordinary as President Donald Trump, with his small but rabid base, running for reelection during a global pandemic, a crushing economic crisis and a deadly season of back-to-back-to-back natural disasters? Of course none of us alive have ever witnessed
Continue Reading One of the two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies attacked by an unknown gunman Saturday has been released from the hospital. The 24-year-old deputy was released Wednesday and his 31-year-old partner, who helped save his life, remains hospitalized, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. “He has a long road ahead for recovery. But he’s not alone. We,
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EL PASO, Texas — A worldwide investment firm with over $6 trillion in assets and 30 million customers is now utilizing a west El Paso company to process all of its mail. The Vanguard Group has partnered with Swiss Post Solutions, which employs about 100 El Pasoans, to process mail and use technology to transform
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Drug Enforcement Administration has seized hundreds of pounds of meth in the West Texas/New Mexico region already this year. It’s part of the DEA’s Operation Crystal Shield. Now, ABC-7 is learning new details about the operation. ABC-7 was the only English-language television station in the Borderland to speak with
Continue Reading Firefighters are making tremendous progress combating the huge wildfire complexes afflicting California — but the real battle is against climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The average temperatures in the Golden State have increased by three degrees since 1980, illustrated most recently with the hottest August in recorded state history, according to Newsom. “The
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Click here for updates on this story MOLALLA, OR (KPTV) — A local cheese maker is sharing how she rescued her 85 goats from the Riverside Fire. The goats are safe in Forest Grove now, but the trek to get them there wasn’t easy. Carine Goldin told FOX 12 when Molalla went into a Level
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico – U.S. Border Patrol agents said Wednesday they had uncovered a a human smuggling operation that utilized a “stash” house in Chaparral. A weekend raid found 57 undocumented immigrants crowded inside that alleged stash house. Authorities contend a permanent U.S. resident and his wife operated the smuggling ring that brought in people
Continue Reading An Ohio man has an idea to keep the coronavirus from knocking on his door this Halloween. Andrew Beattie last Saturday shared on Facebook a photo of a orange and black “candy chute” he made with his 6-year-old daughter from materials around his house in Cincinnati. “Our 6′ candy chute is ready to be attached
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Hit 93 today and we will stay a bit above average the next couple of days. Sunshine will continue with some high smoke or haze at times. Rain chances will stay very low. Next chance may arrive next week with about a 10% opportunity. For the latest forecast and Doppler radar: www.kvia.com/weather To follow Doppler
Continue Reading The city of Rochester, New York, released 325 pages of internal emails, police reports and other documents on Monday that show a concerted effort by police and city officials to delay the release of incriminating body camera footage in the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police pinned him to the
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EL PASO, Texas — Members of a group calling for police accountability marched on the streets of El Paso, calling, among other things, for Police Chief Greg Allen to be held accountable. That march came just one day after city staff presented city leaders with a plan to eliminate racial disparities and arrests by El
Continue Reading Timothy Webb, Rashae Bey and Kayla Rogers hail from different parts of South Carolina, but their shared interest in helping people find homes led them to form a business together. The aim is to expand the market for affordable, safe housing for young Black professionals, college students and housing voucher recipients, who are among the
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UPDATE: Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that retail stores, restaurants, gyms, manufacturing facilities and office buildings, museums and libraries in much of Texas will be able to reopen to 75% capacity, up from 50%. This increase will take effect this coming Monday, Sept. 21. Abbott said many nursing homes will also be able to allow
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The federal government released plans on Wednesday detailing how it will distribute Covid-19 vaccines once they’ve been okayed by the US Food and Drug Administration. Operation Warp Speed aims to have Covid-19 vaccines moving to administration sites within 24 hours of an FDA license or emergency use authorization, an official said. And the aim is
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man in his 60s from Doña Ana County was one of two new coronavirus deaths reported by New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday. The Doña Ana County victim, while hospitalized, didn’t have any underlying health conditions. The state’s other latest death happened in Lea County. Those deaths took
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Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe reversed course Wednesday on his decision to end in-person election security briefings for key members of Congress by announcing that the intelligence community will continue to provide lawmakers on relevant oversight committees with in-person updates about threats to November’s election. Ratcliffe and other agency leaders met with a group
Continue Reading The $12 million settlement with Breonna Taylor’s family is a historic move for Louisville, Kentucky, but across America it’s the latest financial repercussion in a police misconduct case. More than six months after Taylor was killed inside her apartment as police officers executed a “no-knock” search warrant, the city is poised to pay its highest-ever
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — The 2020-21 men’s and women’s college basketball seasons can start on Nov. 25, sources told ESPN. The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to delay the start of the season until the day before Thanksgiving. Over the last couple of weeks, discussions had centered around waiting until the Nov. 21-25 range to
Continue Reading A respected lecturer at Boston University was killed in what is believed to be a freak elevator accident. Boston police found Carrie O’Connor, 38, inside the elevator in her apartment building, Sergeant Detective John Boyle told CNN. The building is off campus. Her death was ruled an accident, Boyle said, caused by “traumatic asphyxia,” which
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A respected lecturer at Boston University was killed in what is believed to be a freak elevator accident. Boston police found Carrie O’Connor, 38, inside the elevator in her apartment building, Sergeant Detective John Boyle told CNN. The building is off campus. Her death was ruled an accident, Boyle said, caused by “traumatic asphyxia,” which
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