EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of businesses have closed and thousands of people have lost their job during the pandemic. Recently, County judge Ricardo Samaniego issued a shutdown order for two weeks, which was tossed out by an appeals court as he sought to appeal it. The shutdown forced non-essential businesses to close their doors.
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Click here for updates on this story Las Vegas, NV (KVVU) — A man was shot and killed after he reportedly scared a former coworker and shot into her home, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police. LVMPD Lt. Ray Spencer said the incident happened around 4:15 a.m. Monday in the 3600 block of Villa Knolls
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WASHINGTON, DC — Hate crimes in the U.S. rose to the highest level in more than a decade as federal officials also recorded the highest number of hate-motivated killings since the FBI began collecting that data in the early 1990s, according to an FBI report released Monday. There were 51 hate crime murders in 2019, which includes
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The Trump administration on Monday started a leasing process for oil and gas drilling sites off the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, something environmental groups feel is a potential last-minute giveaway to the energy industry before the Biden administration takes over. It is unclear if the Bureau of Land Management, which organizes the auction and leasing,
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The Trump administration on Monday started a leasing process for oil and gas drilling sites off the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, something environmental groups feel is a potential last-minute giveaway to the energy industry before the Biden administration takes over. It is unclear if the Bureau of Land Management, which organizes the auction and leasing,
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas surpassed 20,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Monday, as Covid-19 continues to surge in the United States. That is the second-highest death count overall in the U.S., trailing only New York, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University. It’s the 22nd-highest per capita at 69.7 deaths per 100,000 people. So far, Texas leaders have given no indication
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Covid-19 will not take March Madness away from sports fans this time, the NCAA says, and the plan is to play the entire tournament in a single city: Indianapolis. That means 68 men’s college basketball teams in the post-season tournament will flock to the Indiana capital come March. NCAA officials have said they are in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Davenport, IA (WQAD) — When you live in the same house your entire life you might come across some surprises. “He’s probably pretty mad at me right now,” said Jeno Berta. Berta organized Saturday’s surprise for his friend, J.P. Whitaker. Whitaker fought in the Korean War in the
Continue Reading The winter holidays are typically the busiest, and most successful, time of the year for Erin Blanton, the owner of Pufferbellies toy store in Staunton, Virginia. Around a quarter of Pufferbellies’ annual sales come between Thanksgiving and Christmas, when shoppers, she said, “come out of the woodwork” to buy Legos, snow globes, puzzles, playing cards,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAVANNA, IL (WQAD) — Nearly 35 hunters, along with their attendees, spent the weekend of Nov. 14-15 at the old army depot in Savanna, for a special hunt for those living with disabilities. For the rest of Illinois, firearm season for deer hunting won’t open up until Nov.
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(CNN Español) — En Perú, el Ministerio Público inició este lunes una investigación preliminar contra el expresidente interino Manuel Merino y los funcionarios Ántero Flores Aráoz, expresidente del Consejo de Ministros, y Gastón Rodríguez Limo, exministro del Interior y teniente general de la Policía Nacional de Perú (PNP) por los presuntos delitos de abuso de
Continue Reading National security adviser Robert O’Brien promised that there will be a professional transition from the White House National Security Council “if” President-elect Joe Biden is officially determined the winner of the 2020 election, acknowledging “obviously things look that way now” despite President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede. “If there is a new administration, they deserve
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National security adviser Robert O’Brien promised that there will be a professional transition from the White House National Security Council “if” President-elect Joe Biden is officially determined the winner of the 2020 election, acknowledging “obviously things look that way now” despite President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede. “If there is a new administration, they deserve
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC (WLOS) — An investigation is underway after a fatal house fire in Haywood County that took the life of a 2-month old boy. Officials say the fire in the North Hominy/Canton area broke out Sunday morning just before 4 a.m. Tragically, the fire took the
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Over a million children under 18 have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the United States since the start of the pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association said Monday. “As of Nov. 12, a total of 1,039,464 children have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic. In the
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia determinó este lunes el cierre de las operaciones aéreas del aeropuerto Gustavo Rojas Pinilla de San Andrés, debido a las difíciles condiciones meteorológicas que ponen en riesgo la seguridad de los viajeros. En un comunicado, señalaron que los pronósticos indican que Iota seguirá fortaleciéndose, afectando inclusive a la
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“I WON THE ELECTION!” President Donald Trump tweeted just before midnight on Sunday night. Trump did not win the election. So this was a fitting conclusion to his lie-filled weekend barrage of tweets, in which he continued to invent imaginary evidence in support of his attempt to deny Joe Biden’s victory. Almost nothing Trump is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story St. Louis. MO (KMOV) — At Colbalt Smoke and Sea in Creve Coeur, owner Bernadette Faasen looks around her dining room and wonders how they will survive a month of empty tables. “We’re really concerned for our employees at this point, especially before the holidays. How are they
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The women gently pour purifying water for the woman in the coffin. A soul on the threshold deserves the utmost care. When the ritual concludes, the body is ready for the earth, the soul for the afterlife. But first the women, members of a Jewish burial society in Pittsburgh, must sing a final prayer. They
Continue Reading Rebekah Mercer, a prominent conservative donor, revealed Saturday that she is helping to bankroll Parler, the rapidly growing but controversial conservative social media platform that was at the top of App Store charts last week. Mercer is the daughter of Robert Mercer, a hedge fund manager and the co-founder of the now-defunct political data-analysis firm Cambridge
Continue Reading Senate Republicans have picked Karl Rove to serve as the national finance chairman for the Georgia Battleground Fund, a joint fundraising account formed by the National Republican Senatorial Committee to support Georgia Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler ahead of their January runoff races to keep their seats. Rove, a former adviser to President
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US stocks are up on Monday and the Dow is closing in on 30,000 points, after Moderna said its experimental Covid-19 vaccine is highly effective. That heralded another breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus that could eventually help the world’s biggest economies recover from deep recessions. Moderna said in a statement that the first interim
Continue Reading Washington, DC, officials said Monday that House Republicans had received a waiver to hold a large meeting at a local hotel later this week in order to administer their leadership position elections in person. While House Democrats said they planned to hold their leadership elections virtually this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES, MO (KMOV) — Matthew Baker, a former Boy Scout leader in St. Charles County charged with molesting multiple children and threatening harm to them if they spoke out, pleaded guilty Monday. Both Baker’s defense and St. Charles County prosecutors agreed to a sentence of life in
Continue Reading Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday urged his fellow Republicans to reject the extremes of his party and for President Donald Trump to accept the results of the election. Hogan’s comments during a speech and interview at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute signal how the Maryland Republican will look to cast himself as
Continue Reading Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to leave Friday for Europe and the Middle East in a seven-country, legacy-burnishing trip that will include a stop at a West Bank settlement, making him the first top US diplomat to visit one of the Israeli settlements considered illegal under international law. Pompeo is leaving a Washington
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The 1978 “Star Wars Holiday Special” has become the stuff of legend for how notoriously, epically bad it was, which provides some indication that “The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special” — with that title alone — knows precisely what it’s doing. The resulting animated hour delivers a clever romp through “Star Wars” history, smartly snapped
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A Nashville man convicted last year of drug distribution and firearm charges was sentenced Friday to 30 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Don Cochran announced. Lorenzo Shelton, 38, was convicted in September 2019 of possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more
Continue Reading Phoenix police officials are reviewing the investigation into the death of Joseph Ryan, Lori Vallow’s third husband, a spokeswoman for the department told CNN on Friday. Vallow and her fifth husband, Chad Daybell, are both in jail in Idaho, awaiting trials on charges connected to the disappearances and death of her two children. The review
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MID MICHIGAN, MI (WNEM) — The hunt is on! The start of firearm season has hunters across the state flocking to stores, looking to find the best deals on hunting gear and ammo before they head out into the woods. “It’s been an incredibly busy season all around,
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