Disney’s live-action remake of “Mulan” is now released — but some people won’t be watching. Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong are reigniting calls to boycott the film, now joined by activists in Thailand and Taiwan. The calls erupted last year when the film’s lead actress Liu Yifei expressed support for Hong Kong police, who anti-government
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Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated out of the path of a powerful typhoon that’s expected to make landfall in southwestern Japan on Sunday. Typhoon Haishen has sustained winds of 195 kph (121 mph) and gusts of up to 240 kph (149 mph), the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic,
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Going on a trip soon? Remember to be respectful! As tourism and travel swells again, so do concerns for the environment and the irreplaceable tourist destinations we love so much. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was Labor Day weekend events are in full swing —
Continue Reading It was like a scene right out of Jurassic Park when two gator hunters pulled a massive alligator out of a Mississippi marsh. “I said, we have a dinosaur, this thing is huge!” John Ladner told CNN. Ladner and his friend, Derek Stiglet, were chasing a seven-foot alligator on August 29 and didn’t expect to
Continue Reading Before her name became a rallying cry in the fight against racial injustice and police brutality, before protesters reminded everyone to say her name, before her silhouette graced glossy magazine covers, Breonna Taylor was a 26-year-old with big dreams. She’d worked at a Steak & Shake. She’d held a job driving senior citizens to their
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EL PASO, Texas– Imagine waking up bright and early one day and seeing a dozen pink flamingos in your front yard with a sign reading, ‘You’ve been flocked!’ It’s not a prank, it’s all a part of the ‘Flamingo Flocking’ fundraising event for the girls of Troop 65902. “It kinda gives us something to wake
Continue Reading A popular San Francisco cabaret and nightclub is making the best of the pandemic shutdown with a meal delivery service that offers a lot more than just food and drinks. D’Arcy Drollinger, who owns Oasis, started a new initiative coined Meals on Heels that delivers homemade, restaurant-quality food along with cocktails and a socially distant
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EL PASO, Texas — Fans are still mourning the loss of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman after losing a 4-year battle to colon cancer. Colon cancer is the second most common case of cancer deaths in the U.S. Dr. Navkiran Shokar told ABC-7 anyone can get it, “most people are susceptible to it, both men
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners defeated Stephen F. Austin 24-14 at home Saturday night in front of a crowd of 6,047, according to UTEP officials. Fans told ABC-7 they were excited to be back at the Sun Bowl for UTEP’s first live sporting event at the stadium since the outbreak of Covid-19. “It’s
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EL PASO, TEXAS — Triple the diapers, triple the laughter and triple the smiles. Noel Hudgens of El Paso welcomed her three beautiful triplets, Suz, Kathryn and James, into the world last month. “When they were born, they needed oxygen support to help them breathe,” Hudgens explained. “They have been on feeding tubes and had
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AUSTIN, Texas — Health officials in Texas on Saturday reported 4,456 new coronavirus cases in the state and 177 additional deaths due to Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus. Texas has reported nearly 1,000 coronavirus deaths in the last week, according to state data. There are now a reported 635,315 total cases and 13,408 deaths,
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s only LGTBQ+ Community celebrated its fifth year in service with a special drive-thru food drive on Saturday evening. “We just wanted to try and have an event that is safe, given the current pandemic,” said Kyle Erwin, the board president. More than 400 families rely on the pantry at
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive FC (5-2-3, 18 points) secured its first series win over regional rival New Mexico United with a 3-2 scoreline in front of a sold-out capacity crowd of 1,519 fans on Saturday night. Macauley King scored his first goal in a Locomotive jersey while Dylan Mares put away the late game-winner.
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EL PASO, Texas — It was a long journey to get to this point, but Saturday night college football returned to the Sun Bowl. The UTEP Miners kicked off the season and got its first win against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, an FCS school out of the Southland Conference. The final score was 24-14.
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WASHINGTON, DC — El Paso native and NFL rookie quarterback Steven Montez has been waived by the Washington Football Team (formerly known as the Redskins), failing to secure a spot on the roster, according to a report Saturday from The Washington Post. After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, Montez had signed a free
Continue Reading Activists demanding justice for the police killing of Breonna Taylor protested Saturday near the 146th Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky. The Justice and Freedom Coalition, one of several groups organizing the protest, said demonstrators aimed to shift attention from America’s most famous horse race to Taylor’s case. “The eyes of the world are going to
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Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO ) — A number of local artists and community members took part today in painting six Black Lives Matter street murals in Kansas City. The displays have been a huge attention grabber. KCTV5’s Greg Payne has seen a number of people come check out
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WILKES-BARRE, PA (WNEP ) — For one week now, volunteers from New Roots Recovery Center and the Wilkes-Barre Area Blight Committee have worked to clean up the Wilkes-Barre City Cemetery. But, instead of cutting grass and weed whacking to uncover gravesites, the groups cleaned up illegal trash dumped
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANDEVILLE, LA (WGNO ) — It’s a tribute to a police captain who died in the line of duty. Almost a year ago, Captain Vincent Liberto was gunned down chasing a suspect. A memorial was set up for him. It’s a roadside tribute. Then suddenly a fenzy after
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Authentic won the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, with favored Tiz the Law coming in second and Mr. Big News finishing third. Authentic, an 8-1 favorite to win the Derby, was trained by Bob Baffert, who trained American Pharoah and Justify, the last two thoroughbreds to win the Triple Crown of horse
Continue Reading Ethnic Mongolian students and parents in northern China have staged mass school boycotts over a new curriculum that would scale back education in their mother tongue, in a rare and highly visible protest against the ruling Communist Party’s intensified push for ethnic assimilation. Under the new policy, Mandarin Chinese will replace Mongolian as the medium
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EL PASO, Texas– Although we are still a few weeks away from the official start of the Fall season, fall-like temperatures will be arriving soon as a result of a strong overnight cold front Tuesday night. For now though, summer heat will continue in the borderland. 90 degree temperatures will remain in the forecast this
Continue Reading New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Saturday that she’s forming a grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude, who was pinned on the ground with a spit sock on his head. “The Prude family and the Rochester community have been through great pain and anguish. My office will immediately move to empanel
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s governor is urging residents to take precautions while celebrating Labor Day to avoid spreading the coronavirus. The warning comes as state health officials on Saturday reported 152 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and six additional deaths, including two in Doña Ana County. The latest fatalities involved a man in his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, GA (Albany Herald ) — A lot of times such disagreements are little more than misunderstandings. And with the Albany City Commission holding “virtual” meetings now and its computer system perhaps not the world’s most reliable, this all could be just a matter of miscommunication. But, as
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Authentic won the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby held without spectators on Saturday, besting favorite Tiz the Law coming in second. Mr. Big News finished third. Authentic, an 8-1 favorite to win the Derby, was trained by Bob Baffert, who trained American Pharoah and Justify, the last two thoroughbreds to win
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV ) — With the new school year underway many students are learning from home. On top of not being in the classroom, online learning also means students aren’t in the cafeteria either. Many school districts have been giving out meals to students since schools
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BENTON, LA (KTBS ) — The identity of a skull found earlier this summer in the north end of the parish have been confirmed. The skull belongs to 48-year-old Garrett Wilson, a Bossier City man whose dismembered and burned remains were found on Feb. 21 on a private
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We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and loom over our heads. Nightmares are more common in childhood, but anywhere from 50% to 85% of adults report having occasional nightmares. Almost everyone can experience nightmares — and especially
Continue Reading Kristina Mladenovic’s turbulent US Open came to an end Saturday when she was withdrawn from the doubles alongside partner Timea Babos because she came into “prolonged close contact” with a player who tested positive for the coronavirus. US Open spokesman Chris Widmaier told CNN earlier this week the player couldn’t be named due to health
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