Florida police raided the home of a former state coronavirus data scientist on Monday, escalating a feud between the state government and a data expert who has accused officials of trying to cover up the extent of the pandemic. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement executed a search warrant Monday morning at the home of
Continue Reading Florida police raided the home of a former state coronavirus data scientist on Monday, escalating a feud between the state government and a data expert who has accused officials of trying to cover up the extent of the pandemic. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement executed a search warrant Monday morning at the home of
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President-elect Joe Biden has selected retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the former commander of US Central Command, to be his secretary of defense, two sources familiar with the decision told CNN on Monday. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black man to lead the Department of Defense. Biden reached out to
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President-elect Joe Biden has selected retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the former commander of US Central Command, to be his secretary of defense, two sources familiar with the decision told CNN on Monday. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black man to lead the Department of Defense. Biden reached out to
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EL PASO, Texas– For many of us the holiday season is the time of year when we reconnect with friends and loved ones. Hugs and embraces have now been replaced with masks and social distancing, leading many to feel isolated. The fear and anxiety around Covid-19 are increasing the odds you may be dealing with
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President Donald Trump spoke on multiple occasions over the past week with the speaker of the House in Pennsylvania about the Keystone State’s election results, inquiring about their electoral process, a spokesman for the lawmaker said. The House speaker, Republican Bryan Cutler, did not view the calls as an attempt to pressure him to overturn
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EL PASO, Texas — The latest mysterious metal monolith to appear across America is here in the Sun City. It was found Monday night in El Paso’s Upper Valley. Onlookers gathered to get their picture taken with the tall, silver, shining object near Sunset and Doniphan, across from an Ardovino’s Pizza restaurant. In recent weeks,
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LOS ANGELES, California — Chuck Yeager, the groundbreaking test pilot with “the right stuff” who first broke the sound barrier, has died at age 97, according to ABC affiliate KABC in Los Angeles. His death was first announced on Yeager’s Twitter page by his wife Victoria Yeager. “It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden will likely announce retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as his nominee for defense secretary on Tuesday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, and is now expected to announce some domestic Cabinet picks on Friday. Biden, asked by reporters in Wilmington, Delaware, earlier Monday when he would announce his selections for
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On Wednesday, Brazilian airline GOL will become the first airline in the world to fly passengers on the Boeing 737 Max in almost two years, the airline announced late Monday. The plane was cleared to carry passengers again by the US Federal Aviation Administration on November 18. So far Brazil is the only other country
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(CNN) –– El estrés que padece una mujer durante el embarazo puede afectar el desarrollo del cerebro del bebé no nacido. Así lo revelaron escáneres cerebrales fetales, según un nuevo estudio publicado este lunes en la revista médica JAMA Open Network. Los fetos de mujeres con niveles más altos de ansiedad tuvieron mayores probabilidades de
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Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez announced on Monday that Temporary Protected Status — a form of humanitarian relief — would be extended for Hondurans in the United States. “During our meeting with acting-Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (Chad Wolf), they told us that the TPS, which was due to end in January, will
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Earlier this year, medical facilities in California were tested by the emerging coronavirus pandemic — but now things are different, a top hospital official told CNN on Monday. Doctors and nurses back then were working on improving treatments and overcoming shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE). Now the staff at hospitals are worn down. Finding
Continue Reading Phil Griffin, the president of MSNBC for the past twelve years, will step down shortly after President-elect Biden’s inauguration in January. Rashida Jones, a senior vice president with a wide portfolio at NBC News and MSNBC, will become president of the network on February 1. The Wall Street Journal, which broke the news of her
Continue Reading The manager of the Staten Island bar that declared itself an “autonomous zone” in defiance of Covid-19 restrictions struck a New York City sheriff’s deputy with his vehicle while attempting to evade arrest early Sunday morning, according to a sheriff’s office statement to CNN. The bar manager, Daniel Presti, denied the allegation on Monday. Two
Continue Reading The United States hasn’t seen the full impact that Thanksgiving gatherings likely will have on rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Monday. “The blip from Thanksgiving isn’t even here yet,” Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CBS’ Norah O’Donnell during the Milken Institute Future
Continue Reading The Democratic chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, offered a full-throated endorsement of Michele Flournoy to be President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Defense Secretary on Monday, just hours before news broke that Biden selected retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin for the job. While Smith told reporters he had communicated his support
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EL PASO, Texas – The annual holiday concert performed by Fort Bliss’ 1st Armored Division Band will have a totally different look this year. The band will be presenting a virtual concert at 7 p.m. Friday. You can view the concert by clicking here. In the past, the band, considered one of the best in
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Trump administration declined additional doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine late this past summer when the pharmaceutical company offered them to the U.S. government, a senior Trump administration official familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. Pfizer may be unable to produce more of the vaccine for United States citizens
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Un generoso filántropo dejó una suma de dinero en su testamento para unos beneficiarios poco usuales: un grupo de gatos que viven en el sótano del Museo del Hermitage en Rusia. Cerca de 50 gatos viven en el famoso museo de San Petersburgo (¿o deberíamos decir «miauseo»?). El lugar alberga 3 millones de
Continue Reading (CNN) –– «Queremos inmunizar para el impacto», dijo el Dr. Jerome Adams, director general de Sanidad de EE.UU., a George Stephanopoulos de ABC este lunes. Este fue su respuesta cuando se le preguntó quiénes deberían ser los próximos en recibir la vacuna, en medio del aumento de casos de covid-19 en el país. «Queremos asegurarnos
Continue Reading Face masks have become the new normal on Capitol Hill, and one Republican congressman is calling out some lawmakers for the messages they have chosen to put on their masks. US Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week saying face masks worn by some members diminish “the
Continue Reading (CNN Business) –– Millones de estadounidenses precavidos por la pandemia de coronavirus evitaron conducir durante la semana de Acción de Gracias, mientras los casos de covid-19 se disparaban en todo el país. Eso llevó a que las ventas de gasolina durante la semana de festividades se desplomaran a un mínimo de 23 años. Las ventas
Continue Reading The Department of Homeland Security will begin to accept new applications for the Obama-era program shielding undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children from deportation to comply with a recent court order, the department announced Monday. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Friday,
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WASHINGTON, DC — President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star U.S. Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That’s according to four people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn’t been formally announced. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Austin would be the first Black
Continue Reading Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will deliver remarks in Georgia on Wednesday, less than a month before the state’s Senate runoff elections. According to a notice from the State Department, Pompeo’s address to Georgia Tech will focus “on the China challenge to U.S. national security and academic freedom.” Pompeo has pursued a hardline approach to
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A young woman sits by a hospital bed as she gently strokes the hair of a withered figure. At first glimpse, it looks like it could be a child, but the grey hair finally gives a man away. Lying, face down, is her 69-year-old father. His thin, frail, shivering body is nearly disappearing beneath a
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s been several weeks since the city suspended the recycling curbside pickup program. With no one picking up the blue bins, some El Pasoans have had to take the bins to a city collection site. Ruben Duran told ABC-7 he was being neighborly when he decided to take his neighbor’s bin
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WASHINGTON, DC — State health departments and governors’ offices across the country are finally being told by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Operation Warp Speed how many doses of the coronavirus vaccine they will initially be receiving once the vaccine is authorized, and it’s not enough. With the Pfizer vaccine emergency
Continue Reading Police chiefs across the country are hoping President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration will help them address a crisis of legitimacy and focus on reform measures after a string of high-profile shootings by police officers and subsequent protests roiled the nation this summer. A survey of almost 400 police chiefs, administered by the Police Executive Research
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