EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies said Wednesday they were investigating the death of a 48-year-old man at a halfway house that provides substance abuse treatment. The suspicious death happened at the El Paso Multi Use Facility, which is state-licensed for court-ordered residential treatment. It is located at 1700 Horizon Boulevard and
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WASHINGTON, DC — Federal regulators on Wednesday sued to force a breakup of Facebook as 48 states also accused the company in a separate lawsuit of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors. The landmark antitrust lawsuits, announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James, mark
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators asked Wednesday for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states accused the company of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors. The antitrust lawsuits were announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York
Continue Reading By early March, most Americans were aware of the strange infectious virus spreading overseas. But for many it remained remote, foreign, vague — we were still going into offices and sending children to school and living life generally as we had before. That changed March 11. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they were being
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While the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic has ravaged communities around the world, the concept of a guaranteed basic income has become increasingly more attractive to many, including Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Dorsey is using his wealth to further that idea by donating $15 million to help fund a pilot program by the
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Nueva York (CNN Business) — ¿Qué tienen en común Animal Crossing, «WAP», pan de masa madre, Timothée Chalamet y las «ideas de citas con distanciamiento social»? Todas fueron búsquedas populares de Google en 2020. Google publicó el miércoles su lista anual del «Año en búsquedas«. La lista actúa como una especie de crónica de las
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Want to replace your television habit with exercise? “I want to start running” could work better than “I want to quit watching TV so much.” How we phrase our New Year’s resolution could give us a slight edge as to whether or not we’ll stick to the new habit, according to a study published Wednesday
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Click here for updates on this story BLOOMSBURG, PA (WNEP) — Erica Shultz is really looking forward to the holidays. Her family says she couldn’t wait to send out this photo as her Christmas card. But none of her family or friends have seen or heard from her in four days now. “The last time
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, a close ally of President Donald Trump, sent an email from a personal email account to every House Republican soliciting signatures for an amicus brief in the longshot Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate electoral college votes from Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The email said Trump
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — Three Dauphin County first responders are the recipients of the 2020 Craig Webb Memorial Award for their life-saving efforts. The award is presented annually to exceptional first responders who best exemplify the spirit of Webb, who died suddenly in late 2004. Webb served
Continue Reading (CNN) — «Vine, vi, conquisté», se lee en el tuit de Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirmando que dejaba la MLS al final de la temporada pasada. La estrella sueca del fútbol puede estar seguro de que conquistó el fútbol norteamericano, pero Ibrahimovic es una omisión notable en la lista de la MLS de sus 25 mejores jugadores.
Continue Reading Dr. Cleavon Gilman served in the Iraq War, but he said that doesn’t compare to the battle he’s fighting as an emergency room physician in Arizona. “This pandemic is a lot worse than being in Iraq just because when you’re in a war zone, you can leave that war zone. You can fly out of
Continue Reading There was no way Rachel Hodge could do it all. The single mother of two daughters is very driven: She works full time at a hospital and is studying for a bachelor’s in social work to further her career. With no family close by, she cares for her two girls, ages 5 and 11, alone,
Continue Reading YouTube is taking belated action on election misinformation: The company said it would now remove misleading videos that claim widespread fraud or other errors changed the outcome of the US presidential election. Google-owned YouTube announced that it would begin enforcing against this content on Wednesday, citing Tuesday’s safe harbor deadline for the US election, which
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YouTube is taking belated action on election misinformation: The company said it would now remove misleading videos that claim widespread fraud or other errors changed the outcome of the US presidential election. Google-owned YouTube announced that it would begin enforcing against this content on Wednesday, citing Tuesday’s safe harbor deadline for the US election, which
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“Cobra Kai” is kicking back into high gear with a trailer for its new season. When the show closed out its sophomore season, the situation was precarious, as Miguel was in rough shape after a karate showdown at school. In the new season, the trailer teases, his fight for physical health will continue and possibly
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — En República Dominicana, el juez José Alejandro Vargas dispuso este martes prisión preventiva de tres meses contra Juan Alexis Medina Sánchez, un hermano del expresidente Danilo Medina y otros seis acusados, entre ellos exfuncionarios y allegados de estos exfuncionarios, acusados de estafa y desfalco al Estado dominicano. Siete de los once implicados
Continue Reading President Donald Trump promised he would save the US coal industry. But as his tenure winds down, the industry is struggling through some of its darkest days, plagued by falling demand, bankruptcies and job losses. The coal mining industry has lost 8,000 jobs, or 15% of its workforce, over the last 12 months, according to
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WASHINGTON, DC — The five members of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee testified Wednesday in front of a U.S. House subcommittee. The testimony came after the Army a day prior announced that 14 senior leaders and enlisted personnel at Fort Hood were either fired or suspended following the independent panel’s review of the command climate and
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Darnella Frazier’s impulse to pull out her cell phone and hit record on May 25 had a profound impact. The 17-year-old had ventured out to the store with her younger cousin that day when she saw a man handcuffed and face down on the ground. She captured former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Pasoan has finally stepped forward to claim a $9 million Lotto Texas jackpot from last month, but we’ll never know the identity of the big winner. Lottery officials on Wednesday said the El Paso resident “elected to remain anonymous.” What officials can say is that this winner selected the
Continue Reading Starbucks has named Mellody Hobson the new chair of its board of directors, the first Black woman in that role at the company. Hobson, who is co-CEO of the asset management firm Ariel Investments, will step into the position in March. She has been a Starbucks director since 2005 and will replace Myron E. Ullman,
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In mid-November, as President Donald Trump railed against the election results, his wife, first lady Melania Trump publicly agreed with his sentiments. But privately, a handful of days after the final state tally, the first lady tasked an emissary with discreetly finding out what was available to her in terms of budget and staff allocation
Continue Reading Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Pentagon, is poised to make history as the first Black secretary of defense and is “the person we need in this moment,” Biden says — but first, he will have to overcome resistance from the President-elect’s own party. The epic nature of Austin’s journey —
Continue Reading The Pentagon is expected to receive “just under 44,000 doses” of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine early next week, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Thomas McCaffery announced Wednesday, with the first doses going to medical personnel and a select number of senior leaders. “In the coming days, we expect the department to receive its
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, KS (KMBC) — If you spend any time in Lawrence, Kansas, these days, you will likely see a rainbow. And this one has nothing to do with rain. Sara Gillum is a stay-at-home mother of two who said she found she had a lot of time on
Continue Reading Rob Delaney no longer fears death. The actor recorded an audio for BBC Radio 4 as part of a reflection for Grief Awareness Week and talked about the death of his young son Henry. BBC Radio 4 Today tweeted, “We’ve been hearing from artists and writers about moments in their lives that brought comfort, while
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday extended her statewide mask mandate yet again. The centerpiece of a “Safer at Home” order set to expire Friday, the governor announced she will continue the rules for another six weeks. “Even though the vaccine’s delivery is right
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European football’s governing body UEFA has announced that a new refereeing team will officiate the resumption of the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir, which was marred by alleged racism. Tuesday’s game was suspended after both teams walked off the pitch in protest after an official was accused of making a racist
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European football’s governing body UEFA has announced that a new refereeing team will officiate the resumption of the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir, which was marred by alleged racism. Tuesday’s game was suspended after both teams walked off the pitch in protest after an official was accused of making a racist
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