During the coronavirus pandemic so far, there were 20% more deaths than would normally be expected from March 1 through August 1 in the United States — with Covid-19 officially accounting for about two-thirds of them, according to new research published Monday in the medical journal JAMA. “Although total US death counts are remarkably consistent
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CEDAR PARK, Texas — Maci Currin isn’t all legs, but they do make up 60 percent of her total height. The 17-year-old from Cedar Park broke two Guinness World Records: one for having the longest legs for a female, and another for a teenager with the longest legs. Her left leg is over 53 inches
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CINCINNATI, Ohio — Joe Morgan, the Hall of Fame second baseman who became the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine and the prototype for baseball’s artificial turf era, has died. He was 77. He died at his home Sunday in Danville, California, family spokesman James Davis said in statement Monday. Morgan was suffering from a
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DALLAS, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott left the field on a cart Sunday, choking back tears as he raised a fist to the fans in attendance at the AT&T Stadium after suffering a horrific injury against NFC East opponents the New York Giants. Prescott has undergone surgery to repair a compound fracture and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The holiday season is just around the corner and temperatures in El Paso are starting to drop. The cooler weather and urge to gather for holidays can add new challenges in the fight against the pandemic, especially as El Paso deals with a new surge in active coronavirus cases. “We
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings began Monday as the GOP pushes President Donald Trump’s nominee before the election. The hearing room was largely empty Monday and some senators tuned in virtually, citing the coronavirus. Trump nominated Barrett just two weeks ago to fill the seat of the late Ruth
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EL PASO — El Paso County on Monday set a new record for most active infections of the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. The new number of active cases is now at 6,145. That marks a rise of nearly 1,900 active cases over the last eight days. El Paso public health officials also
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has upheld a Minnesota state court agreement that allows the counting of absentee ballots received up to seven days after Election Day as long as they are postmarked on or before Nov. 3. U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel ruled Sunday night that the Republican plaintiffs in the case don’t have
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has announced its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus, for the second day in a row, with 272 people killed. The announcement Monday by the Iranian Health Ministry also included the single-day highest count of new cases with 4,206 new patients. Iran has been struggling with the coronavirus since
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two American economists have won the Nobel Prize for improving how auctions work. That research underlies much of today’s economy — from the way Google sells advertising to the way the government sells off the public airwaves to telecoms companies. The Nobel Committee said the work of Paul R. Milgrom and Robert
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — High school athletes in Las Cruces on Sunday protested the state’s decision to delay competition until the spring semester. “We wear masks and we social distance,” said Tea Bloomfield, a cross country athlete at Oñate High School. “There is so little chance of us getting it. We are completely safe.”
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EL PASO, Texas — Harmony Public School has opened a fourth campus in El Paso focused on science. “With our curriculum at Harmony, we individualize it by student based on data and we assess each student,” said Michaelene Sepesy, the principal of the school. The tuition-free school at 1730 Joe Battle in El Paso has
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash with a vehicle Sunday evening in far east El Paso. Sheriff’s deputies said the collision happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 17900 block of Montana Avenue. The victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The cause of the crash, which
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Sunday reported 2,262 new cases of the coronavirus as the state’s total since the pandemic began nears 800,000. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the state’s total number of cases so far is at 792,478. The state on Sunday reported 31 new deaths, bringing the death toll to
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A photo shoot on a boat didn’t go as planned Friday when the three passengers managed to fall overboard, sending the boat out of control and unmanned. The incident took place on the St. Lucie River, according to a Facebook post from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. The three men who fell off the 24-foot
Continue Reading LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy. This season, for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, had it all. And it ended in the only fashion that they deemed would be acceptable, with them back atop the basketball world. For the first time since Kobe Bryant’s fifth and final title
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are back atop the NBA world. The Lakers are champions again, beating the Miami Heat 106-93 on Sunday night to end the NBA Finals in six games. It’s the 17th championship for the Lakers, tying Boston for the most in league history.
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Quinn never stopped believing he could turn things around in Atlanta. He won’t get the chance. With the Falcons mired at 0-5 for the first time since 1997, Quinn was fired as coach shortly after a 23-16 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Longtime general manager Thomas Dimitroff was also dismissed. Quinn’s
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico – Firefighters worked to contain a large blaze with heavy smoke at a Chaparral landfill on Sunday evening. The fire burned at 180 McCombs Roadd at the South Central Solid Waste Authority. A spokesman for the El Paso Fire Department told ABC-7 that the fire broke out within a structure where the agency
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EL PASO, Texas— Although we are still a few weeks away from Halloween, the “Ghost Challenge” on TikTok has been trending since last month. The concept is pretty simple. Dress up like a ghost by throwing a sheet over your head and take a picture in random places. For 4-year-old Isaiah Santana and his mom
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A former New Mexico State University fraternity member who shot another student during a hazing ritual last year has been given an 18-month suspended sentence. Miguel Altamirano, 22, pleaded no contest Friday to charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and negligent use of a deadly weapon while intoxicated.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — After Dak Prescott’s season ended on a gruesome ankle injury, his running mate for all five of their seasons with the Dallas Cowboys had a hard time getting through the post-game interview. Ezekiel Elliott sounded crushed, even after backup Andy Dalton led a drive to Greg Zuerlein’s second game-ending field goal of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Army ROTC Bataan Battalion at New Mexico State University has a new commander. Lt. Col. Mark McClellan, from Macon, Ga., took over as the ROTC battalion’s leader this summer. Prior to that, McClellan served as the commander of the 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment at Fort Bliss. McClellan has
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EL PASO, Texas — During the month of October, a $20 raffle ticket could land you a $2,000 purse. “These purses are just amazing,” said Estela Casas, former ABC-7 anchor. “Look at this, it’s pink inside!” Shine on El Paso and Bags of Hope partnered with Stand with Estela to launch the October fundraiser. There
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Sunday reported 269 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and four additional deaths. One of those four latest deaths was a man in his 70s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The counties with the most additional cases reported Sunday were Bernalillo (Albuquerque) with
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WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci did not consent to being featured in a new advertisement from the Trump campaign touting President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert said his words were taken out of context. “In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never
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UPDATE Oct. 13: Police said Tuesday that a man killed in a fiery crash two days earlier in far east El Paso was the victim of murder, and officials confirmed to ABC-7 that the victim was a U.S. Army logistics officer stationed at Fort Bliss. 27–year-old Army Capt. Malcolm Xavier Perry died of injuries he
Continue Reading PARIS, France — Rafael Nadal has beaten Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in the French Open final to win his 20th Grand Slam title. That ties Roger Federer’s record for most major tennis championships by a man. Nadal won his 13th trophy at Roland Garros and improved his career mark at the clay-court tournament to
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