In what some researchers are calling a “transformational approach to preventing heart disease,” an inexpensive polypill, along with an aspirin, cut heart attacks and strokes by up to 40%, according new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The research was also presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions on Friday. A
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A Sacramento police patrol sergeant shot and killed an armed suspect inside a warehouse Saturday night after the suspect allegedly pointed a gun at a crowd of people, police said in a news release. Police responded to Juliesse Avenue in California’s state capital around 6:30 p.m. after receiving reports of vehicles being driven recklessly in
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Coal giant Peabody Energy emerged from a near-death trip through bankruptcy in April 2017, just in time to benefit from President Donald Trump’s efforts to revive coal country. Trump’s improbable rise to the presidency was made possible in part by his even more improbable promise to save the beleaguered coal industry. “We’ll start winning, winning,
Continue Reading There’s at least one thing the pandemic hasn’t changed: Private equity firms entered the Covid-19 crisis flush with cash, and they’re due to leave it with full pockets, too. What’s happening: When the coronavirus shut businesses and sent the global economy spiraling, there were concerns that private equity — which has boomed following the 2008
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It might be time to break out that telescope. This week, there will be some not so familiar sights in the sky: Seven planets will be visible at various points in the day. Venus and Mercury are bright enough to see in the mornings, while Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn will be easier to see
Continue Reading Even in a year where the global pandemic has drastically disrupted everything from grocery shopping to weddings, some traditions stay the same — like a Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. And on Saturday morning, the 75-foot tall, 11-ton Norway spruce arrived to take its place in the iconic Manhattan scene, according to CNN affiliate WCBS.
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Even in a year where the global pandemic has drastically disrupted everything from grocery shopping to weddings, some traditions stay the same — like a Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. And on Saturday morning, the 75-foot tall, 11-ton Norway spruce arrived to take its place in the iconic Manhattan scene, according to CNN affiliate WCBS.
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WASHINGTON, DC — Anti-Trump protesters clashed with supporters of the President and law enforcement Saturday evening in the nation’s capital as they tried to make their way to a hotel where Trump supporters were staying. At least 20 people were arrested, according to LaToya Foster, a spokesperson for DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. Foster said two
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Police Department is seeking the public’s help in finding a man who stole a woman’s truck from outside her west El Paso business and abandoned it later that day. The victim parked her 2020 Chevrolet Colorado pickup next to the back entrance of her business along the 4700
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(CNN) — Iota se fortaleció hasta convertirse en un huracán y se espera que se vuelva rápidamente en un gran huracán a medida que se acerca a Centroamérica, dijo el domingo el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés) en su actualización de las 1 am ET. Un huracán importante se clasifica
Continue Reading It’s been a busy week in video games, as the long-awaited next-gen consoles from Xbox and PlayStation made their way to people’s homes. While many gamers reported problems getting consoles before websites sold out of them, the lucky few who managed buy a console may be looking for new games to try. So it’s hardly
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Al menos una persona murió en medio de protestas que, por sexta noche consecutiva, realizaron manifestantes en las calles de Lima, Perú, contra el gobierno interino de Manuel Merino. El Hospital Guillermo Almenara informó que un hombre de 25 años llegó sin vida, por una herida de bala, en la noche de
Continue Reading Rocking a blazer with a t-shirt, John George tips the brim of his baseball cap embroidered with an Old English “D.” As acclaimed photographer Marcus Lyon snaps a photo, the well known Detroit activist reveals a slight smirk. “I believe Detroit is on the front porch of the greatest urban comeback story in this nation’s
Continue Reading A singer who went viral on TikTok for making videos of himself annoying his girlfriend with his songs is also touching people’s hearts with his music. It started in September when Yuni, who goes by YX as an artist, made a TikTok showing him singing a funny song while his girlfriend was sick in the
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Anti-Trump protesters clashed with supporters of the President and law enforcement Saturday evening in the nation’s capital as they tried to make their way to a hotel where Trump supporters are staying. At least 20 people were arrested, according to LaToya Foster, a spokesperson for DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. Foster said two officers with the
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EL PASO, Texas — The daughter of an El Paso woman battling Covid-19 has desperate message for the community: Stay home. “I want to hug her again,” said Laura Sorrell, choking back tears at a vigil on Saturday evening. “I want to kiss her again.” She said her mother, Angelica Sorrell, has been hospitalized in
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EL PASO, Texas — Inmates from the El Paso County Detention Facility are assisting the Medical Examiner’s Office by moving deceased bodies into mobile morgues. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego confirmed with ABC-7 that trustee inmates are helping morgue personnel who are overwhelmed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Trustee
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UPDATE, Nov. 18: Police on Wednesday said it appeared a married couple who were shot, one fatally, at their central El Paso home were the targets of their attacker. “There is no indication at present time that any other person was the intended victim of this crime,” police said in a statement that didn’t elaborate.
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Coronavirus cases in the US will spike after Thanksgiving, further stressing health care systems and prompting new restrictions, an emergency physician said Saturday, as states continued to report soaring numbers of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Dr. James Phillips, chief of disaster medicine at George Washington University Hospital, told CNN’s Erica Hill he is “terrified”
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You thought Jurassic Park was just a movie? Well, you might be forgiven for thinking dinosaurs still walk the earth after seeing footage of a ginormous alligator roaming on a Florida golf course. Spotted at Valencia Golf & Country Club in Naples, Florida during tropical storm Eta, the gator was seen prowling a tee box
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You thought Jurassic Park was just a movie? Well, you might be forgiven for thinking dinosaurs still walk the earth after seeing footage of a ginormous alligator roaming on a Florida golf course. Spotted at Valencia Golf & Country Club in Naples, Florida during tropical storm Eta, the gator was seen prowling a tee box
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico has registered more than 1 million total coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though officials agree the number is probably much higher. How did Mexico get here? By marching resolutely, even defiantly, against many internationally accepted practices in pandemic management, from face mask wearing, to lockdowns, testing and contact
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It started on a brisk Saturday in January 2017 with an angry press secretary, Sean Spicer, looking straight into the camera and lying to the American people on behalf of Donald Trump. The lie was about the size of the inaugural crowd. It was easily disproven and had no real purpose. It was not to
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The Trump administration official in charge of helping states secure their elections has ramped up his efforts to reject the false claims coming from President Donald Trump and his supporters to the point that he’s telling associates he expects to be fired. On Thursday, Chris Krebs, who runs the cyber arm of the Department of
Continue Reading There’s a renewed push to get Chad Wolf confirmed as Homeland Security secretary — a position in which he’s been serving in an acting capacity for a year — before Inauguration Day, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. In the past week, Homeland Security officials spoke to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Saturday reported 10 more Covid-19 deaths, with six of those occurring in Doña Ana County, as preparations began for a two-week near-lockdown ordered by the governor to help curb the virus’ spread. The six latest victims from Doña Ana County included someone only in his 30s with no underlying
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Thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters of all stripes, including right-wing and far-right groups, rallied in Washington, DC, on Saturday to protest the election results. Smaller groups of counter demonstrators gathered downtown and near the Supreme Court in support of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory — which the President has falsely described as fraudulent. Anti-Trump
Continue Reading (CNN) — Chad Wolf no se desempeñaba legalmente como secretario interino de Seguridad Nacional cuando firmó las reglas que limitan las solicitudes y renovaciones de DACA, y esas reglas ahora no son válidas, dictaminó un juez federal el sábado. Wolf emitió en julio un memorando diciendo que las nuevas solicitudes para DACA, el programa de
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Chad Wolf was not legally serving as acting U.S. Homeland Security secretary when he signed rules limiting DACA applications and renewals, and those rules are now invalid, a federal judge ruled Saturday. Wolf in July issued a memo saying that new applications for DACA, the Obama-era program that shields certain undocumented immigrants
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