Jamaican reggae legend Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert has died aged 77, his band Toots and The Maytals said in a statement early Saturday. Hibbert “passed away peacefully” in Jamaica “surrounded by his family” at the University Hospital of the West Indies late Friday, the Twitter statement said. While the cause of his death has not
Continue ReadingEl Paso, Texas- A copy and paste type of forecast is on tap for Sunday. The forecast will be almost identical as what we saw yesterday. Thick levels of smoke remain in the skies, so expect another hazy day in the books. Temperatures will climb to the mid to upper 80s this afternoon with east
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A father-daughter duo in Connecticut are passing the time in lockdown by bringing their favorite movies to life, and they’re feeding thousands of people across the country while doing it. Dan Presser and his 4-year-old daughter, Madison, started recreating famous scenes from classic movies like “Pretty Woman,” “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Forrest Gump” in March, when
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Dear Grandma, We know you’re itching to see your grandkids after spending the last few weeks in isolation. But a visit with family may not be the safest idea at the moment. Staying home is the best way to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But if your heart is set on a playdate, there
Continue Reading Jarrett Adams is a criminal defense lawyer who has dedicated his career to bringing justice to those who are underserved. But his first and most profound experience with the law came with trying to prove his own innocence after being wrongfully imprisoned for nearly a decade. One summer party would change the course of his
Continue Reading Six New York City firefighters were injured in a five-alarm fire in Brooklyn on Saturday night, officials said on Twitter. The fire was at a multi-residence home in the borough’s southwest corner in the Dyker Heights neighborhood. The New York Fire Department asked for “all hands” around midnight as the blaze grew and spread to
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Canada’s Brooke Henderson charged into the joint lead with Nelly Korda at the second women’s major of the season with a seven-under 65 in the third round of the ANA Inspiration on Saturday. With the temperature gauge topping 100 degrees late in the day, Henderson’s red-hot display matched the conditions as she tied the front
Continue Reading A United States Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman has been released from prison and deported from the Philippines on Sunday, after President Rodrigo Duterte granted him an “absolute pardon” earlier this week. Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton had served roughly six years of a 10-year sentence for homicide when Duterte’s decision to pardon
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Mo Salah scored a hat trick to secure a 4-3 victory for English Premier League champion Liverpool in a breathtaking opening day match with Marcelo Bielsa’s swashbuckling Leeds United side at Anfield on Saturday. The away side came from behind three times and looked set to be earning a precious point until Salah converted an
Continue Reading Nearly 25 years ago, Christian Bagg was snowboarding in Canada’s Banff National Park when he crashed and broke his back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. “I knew right when I hit the ground that that was it,” Bagg, 45, told CNN. “I don’t ever remembering having any moment where I thought I would
Continue Reading Do you long for the days of your favorite childhood toy? Perhaps it’s made this year’s cut to compete for The Strong National Museum of Play’s National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York. Twelve toy finalists were announced by the National Toy Hall of Fame on September 9, all of which will be
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EL PASO, Texas – San Antonio FC got a little too cute Saturday night at Southwest University Park, and it came back to bite them in a major way. San Antonio’s Mitchell Taintor headed an El Paso corner kick into his own net in the 94th minute, gifting El Paso Locomotive FC a 2-1 home
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EL PASO, Texas — Tito’s Handmade Vodka distributed thousands of bottles of free hand sanitizer to the public on Saturday in El Paso. During a drive-thru event at the El Paso County Coliseum, the legendary Texas distillery offered each car three bottles of 375 ml sanitizer made in its distillery. In total, Tito’s distributed 27,000
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police officers, city employees and business owners worked early Saturday morning to clean El Paseo Road in central Las Cruces. “We are trying to revitalize the El Paseo corridor,” said Sgt. Rob Gutierrez of the Las Cruces Police Department. “If you look around, there are a lot of businesses that
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EL PASO, Texas — Soccer players and lovers united on Saturday morning to help feed those in need in the El Paso area. The El Paso Locomotive FC and Alianza de Futbol for Alianza Contigo joined forces to to give dozens of cars food, household items, toys and diapers. “For almost two decades we have
Continue Reading LaShenda Williams beams with gratitude every time she enters the Inglewood, Nashville, Kroger store in Tennessee. This is her workplace and a symbol of the new life she is building for herself. “Now, that is my home in there,” she said, gesturing to the store. “Those are all my babies. I have the time of
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EL PASO, Texas — Instead of multiple in-person ceremonies, 3,000 graduates participated Saturday in a virtual commencement at the University of Texas at El Paso. “By virtue of the authority delegated to me, by the Board of Regents of the University of Texas system, I now confer upon each of you the respective academic degree
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AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas law enforcement association erected two billboards this week, warning drivers to enter Austin at their own risk after the city reduced its police department budget. “Warning!!! Austin Police Defunded Enter at Your Own Risk” one sign reads. “Limited Support Next 20 Miles” the other sign says. Both were erected by
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EL PASO, Texas — Phase three of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso is officially underway. The diocese is now allowing in-person mass on the weekends at 25 percent capacity. “We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time,” said Bishop Mark Seitz. “But we knew that we had to wait for the right
Continue Reading Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed in Iran on Saturday, according to Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA, despite a high-profile international campaign calling for the sentence not to be carried out. The 27-year-old was executed at a prison in Shiraz, according to IRNA. He had been sentenced to death in relation to the
Continue Reading With no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, it looks like protective face wear is here to stay. But who says it can’t be stylish? Throughout the pandemic, designers have been releasing their take on face masks — luxury versions include Off-White’s popular $95 Arrow logo face mask and Burberry’s vintage check cotton design,
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AUSTIN, Texas — Sam Ehlinger threw a 78-yard touchdown to Joshua Moore on the first play and had career-high five scoring passes in the first half, as No. 14 Texas rolled to a 59-3 season-opening win over UTEP Saturday night. Ehlinger finished with 426 yards. He left the game midway through the third quarter with
Continue Reading The first pitch of the game between the Kansas City Royals and the Pittsburgh Pirates was delayed 30 minutes after a standoff between police and an armed man at the Truman Sports Complex. The complex in Kansas City, Missouri, houses Kauffman Stadium, where the Royals play, as well as Arrowhead Stadium, where the Kansas City
Continue Reading While many colleges and universities are offering classes online, that hasn’t necessarily stopped students from gathering. And now some college towns are grappling with outbreaks of Covid-19 as the start of the fall semester complicates local responses to the pandemic. “We are urging students to understand the imperative role that they play in stopping this
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Deadly wildfires have blanketed swaths of the West Coast with unhealthy smoke, complicating efforts to fight the blazes and find dozens of missing people, and compounding the misery of thousands who’ve been displaced. “You just never believe it’s all going to go up in flames,” Marian Telersky, who lost her home in the southern Oregon
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Republicans this week released another attack ad on Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in New Mexico’s southern district even as she earns support from a traditionally conservative-leaning group. The Republican-leaning U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Torres Small over Republican challenger Yvette Herrell in the closely watched race. The chamber
Continue Reading Naomi Osaka came to the US Open looking for a third Grand Slam title. She got it by beating a rejuvenated Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3 — after trailing by a set and nearly 3-0 — but leaves New York as much more than just a fabulous tennis player. Indeed, Osaka has combined her prowess
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Naomi Osaka came to the US Open looking for a third Grand Slam title. She got it by beating a rejuvenated Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3 — after trailing by a set and nearly 3-0 — but leaves New York as much more than just a fabulous tennis player. Indeed, Osaka has combined her prowess
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind Republican challenger Yvette Herrell in a crucial Congressional race in southern New Mexico. The president tweeted that Herrell had his “complete and total endorsement” and pointed to her support over border security, “brave law enforcement,” and the Second Amendment. The endorsement comes as Herrell
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