PHOENIX, Arizona – With the NMSU Aggies unable to play games in the state of New Mexico, NMSU has found a temporary home among a conference rival. The city of Phoenix will officially serve as the home base for four Western Athletic Conference (WAC) basketball teams in 2021. The Grand Canyon University Antelopes and the
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Even in his waning days in power, President Donald Trump is still finding ways to inflict his signature loyalty tests on the Republican Party. As the President continues to deny his election loss, Republican members and aides on Capitol Hill are watching with angst as Trump threatens to unravel their entire year-end legislative agenda. After
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An executive for a voting machine company that has been the target of conspiracy theories in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss and been baselessly accused of swinging the results against the President is suing his campaign and conservative media figures for defamation. Trump has called Dominion Voting Systems “a disaster,” and his
Continue Reading US officials and private sector experts investigating the massive data breach that has rocked Washington increasingly believe the attackers were ultimately discovered because they took a more aggressive “calculated risk” that led to a possible “unforced error” as they tried to expand their access within the network they had penetrated months earlier without detection, according
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Click here for updates on this story WOODLAND, California (KOVR) — A 13-year-old home alone defended herself as a prowler tried to break into her Woodland house in the middle of the day. It’s the latest in a string of emergencies for kids who are spending more and more time by themselves this year. Nyletta
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PALO ALTO, California (KPIX) — The restrictions due to the pandemic have already changed the holidays for so many people. For children who are spending Christmas in the hospital, it brings a new struggle. They’re not able to have family come visit. One high school junior from San
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Christmas came early for law enforcement officers across Doña Ana County. “It was quick and easy,” said Lt. Jason Gleason, who has served with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office for 14 years. “Painless.” He received the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
Continue Reading President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening announced 26 new pardons, including ones for longtime ally Roger Stone, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s father, Charles. The pardons extend Trump’s streak of wielding his clemency powers for criminals who are loyalists, well-connected or adjacent to his family. While all presidents
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s Christmastime curfew order aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus was set to take effect Wednesday evening. That curfew will run nightly from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Dec. 26. The curfew will take effect again for the New Year’s holiday period from
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HOUSTON, Texas — On the second day of the new NBA season, a game has been postponed due to Covid-19 — and a league star got hit with a fine for violating protocol. The NBA announced Wednesday that the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston
Continue Reading The end of President Donald Trump’s time in office has been marked by a renewed interest in granting clemency — both from the President, and from members of his inner circle looking for protection before President-elect Joe Biden assumes office. While Trump has continued to falsely insist publicly that he won the presidential election rather
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President Donald Trump announced a wave of pardons on Tuesday for people ranging from Republican allies to two men who pleaded guilty in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Meanwhile, speculation grows about whether President Trump will pardon three of his adult children, his son-in-law, or even himself before his term ends on January 20. But what
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(CNN) — El presidente Donald Trump anunció el martes una ola de indultos poco antes de su salida del cargo. La lista de indultados incluye a dos hombres que se declararon culpables en la investigación de Robert Mueller, a aliados republicanos que alguna vez sirvieron en el Congreso y a contratistas militares involucrados en un
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EL PASO, Texas — Millions of Americans are traveling ahead of Christmas and New Year’s, despite pleas from public health experts that they stay home to avoid fueling the raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 320,000 nationwide. People at the El Paso International Airport on Wednesday said they thought about their travel plans
Continue Reading US Central Command said Wednesday that the Sunday rocket attack on Baghdad’s International Zone near the US embassy was “almost certainly conducted by an Iranian-backed rogue militia group.” Captain William Urban, the CENTCOM spokesman, said the 21 rocket attack was the largest rocket attack since 2010 on the area in central Baghdad, also known as
Continue Reading On the second day of the new NBA season, a game has been postponed due to Covid-19 — and a league star has violated protocol. The NBA announced Wednesday that the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston has been postponed in accordance with the league’s
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 more people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law. The actions bring to 49 the number of people whom Trump in the last two days has granted clemency either through pardons or sentence commutations.
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Department of Public Health and Emergence Health Network, the community’s largest mental health services provider, have partnered to provide bereavement guidance and counseling support resources to those who lost loved ones due to Covid-19. In an effort to help the community learn about bereavement coping mechanisms, Emergence Health
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The NFL’s Washington Football Team paid $1.6 million to a former employee in 2009 to settle a sexual misconduct claim she made against team majority owner Daniel Snyder, according to a report from the Washington Post. Details of the alleged incident and settlement were also reported by the New York Times. The woman alleged that
Continue Reading The global pandemic made 2020 an exhausting year, but for many people one thing brought some much-needed relief — animals. Shelters have reported so many foster and adoption applications that some have run out of animals for the first time ever. One New York nonprofit saw a 1,000% increase in dog foster applications in March,
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Iranian cyber actors were behind online death threats targeting US election officials, the FBI announced on Wednesday. Officials said individuals associated with the Iranian regime operated multiple websites following the election, including one titled “enemiesofthepeople,” which contained personal information and photos of government and private sector officials involved in managing the 2020 US election. Among
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Visa said Wednesday it will allow customers to make payments on some adult websites owned by Pornhub’s parent company, MindGeek. The allowed websites, Visa says, only host professionally produced adult studio content rather than user-generated content, which it currently bans. “Following a thorough review, Visa will reinstate acceptance privileges for MindGeek sites that offer professionally
Continue Reading President Donald Trump complained about a litany of federal spending in a video released Tuesday objecting to the new stimulus deal, claiming the line items had nothing to do with Covid relief. The expenditures were actually included in an omnibus spending bill that became a legislative vehicle for Covid relief and aren’t a part of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Burnsville, MN (WCCO) — There is something happening in Burnsville this week that reminds us we are all in this pandemic together. At the Buzz Coffee and Cafe, just off of Interstate 35W along Burnsville Parkway, there’s an ongoing pay-it-forward drive. Owner Jasmine Branum says that last Monday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Since the start of the pandemic, CBS 2 has been Working for Chicago, tackling delays and fraud within the state’s unemployment system. But a new issue was shocking. IDES sent the names and Social Security numbers of 11 random people to a random guy in
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At a secluded spot in southeast Arizona, the San Pedro River flows north from Mexico and crosses the United States border, running under a majestic canopy of tall cottonwood trees. The river’s winding path is a migration gateway and critical habitation for hundreds of animal species. The National Audubon Society for Arizona says 40% of
Continue Reading (CNN) — El video sorpresa del presidente Donald Trump publicado el martes por la noche en el que expresa sus quejas sobre el proyecto de ley de alivio del coronavirus por US$ 900.000 millones, que fue minuciosamente negociado, planteó de inmediato el espectro de un cierre del gobierno y una agitación económica en un momento
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After an incredibly tough year, a Twin Cities family was surprised with the “Best Christmas Ever.” Sarena Nourse is a mother of three and a nurse. In 2019, she battled and beat stage-four bone cancer. A year and a half later, she learned the cancer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — According to the Mobile Police, On Tuesday December 22nd around 8:42 p.m. they responded Roberts Brothers Condos on Dauphin Street in reference to a burglary. The victim stated that the subject entered her condo while she was sleeping on her couch and took multiple
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — Clareon Williams Jr. is only five years old, and he will spend Christmas recovering from gunshot wounds. He is an innocent victim of Chicago’s gun violence. Tuesday morning, Clareon got a holiday surprise when Spiderman, Superman, Batman and other superheroes escorted by police vehicles went
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