White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Scott Atlas criticized Michigan’s new Covid-19 restrictions in a tweet shortly after they were announced Sunday evening, urging people to “rise up” against the new public health measures. “The only way this stops is if people rise up,” Atlas said. “You get what you accept. #FreedomMatters #StepUp” His
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The United States surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as states across the country moved to enact restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus. The latest milestone comes just six days after the US recorded 10 million cases, per Johns Hopkins data. It was the
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The United States surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as states across the country moved to enact restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus. The latest milestone comes just six days after the US recorded 10 million cases, per Johns Hopkins data. It was the
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Socorro, TX– The Mission Trails in El Paso County’s Mission Valley is a nine mile stretch of multicultural history. “Right here on the Mission Trail is Casa Ortiz and Casa Apodaca. You have this concept of beautiful buildings from the late 18th century,” said Jonathan Hernandez, Property Restorer for The Mission Trails. The historic trail
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House Republicans turned their dinner for freshman members scheduled for Sunday night in the Capitol into a carry out meal, a person in the room told CNN, following the path of House Democrats, who last week modified plans for their own indoor dinner after facing criticism for planning such a gathering amid surging coronavirus cases.
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EL PASO, Texas — The Braden Aboud Memorial Foundation has been keeping El Paso warm through the ‘B Warm” campaign since 2007. In the last 15 years, the foundation has raised 40,000 blankets to those in need. The campaign was created after Braden Aboud’s sudden death during a skiing accident. “Braden always had such a
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — State health officials reported 1,033 new Covid-19 cases Sunday and seven more deaths as New Mexicans readied for a two-week near-lockdown set to begin Monday aimed at helping curb the spread. It was the first time in two and a half weeks that Doña Ana County saw no new deaths, with its
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A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts soared into outer space Sunday — marking the kick off of what NASA hopes will be years of the company helping to keep the International Space Station fully staffed. NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut with Japan’s space agency, are now in
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Barack Obama directly confronts the racist politics of President Donald Trump in the first volume of his post-presidency memoir, bluntly suggesting how he believes his historic election in 2008 opened a wave of bitter and divisive turmoil that fueled Republicans’ obstructionism and ultimately changed the party, according to a copy of the book obtained by
Continue Reading Former President Barack Obama said the election results, in which each candidate received more than 70 million votes, show the nation remains bitterly split. “What it says is that we are still deeply divided. The power of that alternative worldview that’s presented in the media that those voters consume — it carries a lot of
Continue Reading CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company. The Falcon rocket thundered into the night from Kennedy Space Center with three Americans and one Japanese, the second crew to be launched by SpaceX. The Dragon capsule
Continue Reading As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in January, nearly half of the transition team laying the groundwork for his administration is made up of people of color, and women are in the majority. Forty-six percent of the transition staff are people of color, according to new diversity data of the transition team provided
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An off-duty Atlanta police officer was involved in a shooting outside a nightclub that left one man dead and two injured Sunday morning, police say. The shooting happened around 4 a.m. near the entrance of the club downtown after a dispute between a patron and a security guard, Atlanta Police Spokesman Officer Steve Avery said.
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In the early morning hours on Tuesday, the Leonid meteor shower will send shooting stars across the sky. Meteors can be harder to see when there is a bright moon, but fortunately the moon will only be 5% visible, according to the American Meteor Society. The meteor shower is expected to peak on November 16
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EL PASO, Texas – With thousands of Borderland residents out of work, the El Paso Community Foundation is asking the community to step in to purchase gifts for those in need. “In a pandemic year, I think the need is greater,” said Doug Pullen, the program director for the Community Foundation of El Paso. Starting
Continue Reading The leader of the Western Sahara’s independence movement has vowed to end a 29-year-old ceasefire with Morocco, citing recent Moroccan border operations as a provocation. Brahim Ghali, leader of the independentist Polisario Front, announced the group will no longer abide by the commitment of the decades-long truce in the area, said Sahara Press Service, the
Continue Reading Washington state on Sunday announced new coronavirus restrictions, months after suffering the country’s first major outbreaks. “We are today in a more dangerous position than we were in March, when our first stay-at-home order was issued,” Gov. Jay Inslee said in a news conference. Most of the measures go into effect Monday at midnight and
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Washington state on Sunday announced new coronavirus restrictions, months after suffering the country’s first major outbreaks. “We are today in a more dangerous position than we were in March, when our first stay-at-home order was issued,” Gov. Jay Inslee said in a news conference. Most of the measures go into effect Monday at midnight and
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Lewis Hamilton has become accustomed to making history and, at a rain-soaked Turkish Grand Prix, the Englishman put his name in the record books once again as he equaled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles. To win Formula One’s drivers’ championship at Istanbul Park, the Mercedes driver needed to finish ahead of teammate Valtteri
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World number one Dustin Johnson entered the history books as he won the 84th Masters in record-breaking style at Augusta National on Sunday. The 36-year-old American was claiming his second major title after a string of near misses and secured it by a five-stroke margin after a final round 68. It left him at 20-under
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — The Green Bay Packers avoided what would have been a major upset loss to Jacksonville on Sunday with a 24-20 win. Green Bay got receiver Davante Adams back from an ankle injury in time for him to catch the go-ahead touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers. The Packers improved to 7-2 and
Continue Reading Actor Sylvester Stalone is the latest name to join the cast of “Suicide Squad.” The franchise’s director, James Gunn, posted the news in an Instagram post on Saturday night. “Always love working with my friend @officialslystallone & our work today on #TheSuicideSquad was no exception,” Gunn said. “Despite Sly being an iconic movie star, most
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No matter where you are in the US, coronavirus isn’t far away. At least 45 states have reported more new infections this past week compared to the previous week, according to Johns Hopkins University. “We have this firestorm of coronavirus all across the country,” emergency medicine physician Dr. Leana Wen said. “It’s not one or
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Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen won the inaugural Saudi Ladies International, the first women’s professional tour event to be held in Saudi Arabia, after a thrilling play-off with England’s Georgia Hall. With five holes to play Pedersen had trailed Hall by three shots, but drew level on 10-under-par with a birdie on the 18th to force
Continue Reading Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen won the inaugural Saudi Ladies International, the first women’s professional tour event to be held in Saudi Arabia, after a thrilling play-off with England’s Georgia Hall. With five holes to play Pedersen had trailed Hall by three shots, but drew level on 10-under-par with a birdie on the 18th to force
Continue Reading You may want to forget the fish oil supplements if you are hoping to prevent heart problems. For years, the American Heart Association has recommended eating two servings of fish a week. In 2017, the group also suggested supplements may slightly lower the risk of dying after heart failure or a recent heart attack, but
Continue Reading Walmart has resumed counting and monitoring the number of customers that enter and leave it stores. This comes as coronavirus cases in the United States hit daily highs. In April, the company began restricting the number of people to 20% of its store capacity, or lower if mandated by local officials. But for a brief
Continue Reading AUGUSTA, Georgia — Dustin Johnson won the first Masters played in the fall with record score of 268 on Sunday. RELATED STORY: Tiger Woods cards a 10 on notorious par-three hole at Masters to make history for all the wrong reasons Johnson shot a 68 in the final round to finish at 20-under par and
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AUSTIN, Texas — More Texas jail and prison inmates and staff have been infected and killed by Covid-19 than those of any other state’s criminal justice system, according to a university report released this past week At least 231 inmates and staff members have died of Covid-19 in Texas prisons and jails, according to the
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