Baltimore artist Amy Sherald’s portrait of Breonna Taylor to appear on cover of Vanity Fair
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — A popular Baltimore artist known for her portrait of former…
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Teen brothers killed in shooting outside Walmart
Click here for updates on this story Lakewood, CO (KCNC) — Two teen brothers were killed a shooting Sunday night in the…
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5th virus death at Las Cruces nursing home is among pair of new Doña Ana County fatalities
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces nursing home resident was among two new coronavirus deaths reported in Doña Ana County on Tuesday and three…
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to be moved to the general prison population denied by judge
A federal judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to be moved to the general prison population, saying changes to her confinement are…
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A mother captured an emotional photo of her son crying in virtual class to show difficulties of distance learning during pandemic
When her son returned to virtual learning last week, Jana Coombs saw him struggling. Her 5-year-old, a kindergartener at a school in Coweta County,…
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El Paso’s Alamo Drafthouse reopens to moviegoers with new air filtering technology
EL PASO, Texas – After many months in the dark, the movie projectors are slowly turning back on around El Paso, including those at the Alamo…
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El Pasoan wins a million dollars with top prize in scratch-off lottery game
EL PASO, Texas – Everyone dreams of winning big in the lottery. For one El Pasoan, that dream is becoming a sweet reality. The Texas Lottery…
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4th staffer at Las Cruces elementary school tests positive for virus
UPDATE #2, Sept. 3: A fourth Fairacres Elementary School employee tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, Las Cruces…
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Texas kid’s book about the world’s oldest marathon runner is the first by a major publisher to center on a Sikh character
Growing up as a Sikh boy in South Texas, Simran Jeet Singh longed for books with characters who looked like him and his family. But each visit to a…
Continue Reading ‘Doubling Down With the Derricos’ is the latest big family bet for TLC
Imagine quarantining with 14 children. Karen and Deon Derrico are living that life now, but it’s not much different from their pre-pandemic…
Continue Reading Man who recorded Jacob Blake’s shooting says he’s traumatized and cannot sleep
Raysean White had only seen Jacob Blake a couple times since moving to a neighborhood in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in February. The two men had never…
Continue Reading After driver slams into garage, renters say landlord is forcing them to pay for repairs
Click here for updates on this story Castle Pines, CO (KCNC) — Two months after an alleged drunk driver crashed into…
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2 Las Cruces boys killed, 2 others in critical, after Oklahoma van crash
TEXOMA, Oklahoma – A van carrying eight children from Las Cruces struck a semi-truck along an Oklahoma highway, killing two of the New Mexico…
Continue Reading ‘Surreal experience’: Whale shark spotted off Cape Cod
Click here for updates on this story HARWICH PORT, MA (WBZ) — A crew on a fishing expedition off the Cape got the…
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Lionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona
Argentine football star Lionel Messi has sent a letter to Barcelona informing the club that he wants to leave the team, a source close to the…
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Man allegedly planned to burn down Walmart store in Truth or Consequences
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — A man who drove his car through the front of a Walmart Supercenter in Truth or Consequences allegedly planned…
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UTEP football adds final game to schedule against Louisiana Monroe on road
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP football team has added its final game to its 2020 schedule with a road contest on Sept. 26 at the University of…
Continue Reading Farm workers already challenged by COVID labor through heat and wildfire smoke
Click here for updates on this story Watsonville, CA (KPIX) — The recent heat wave and wildfire smoke have made for…
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Ruidoso McDonald’s location has largest restaurant virus outbreak in New Mexico
RUIDOSO, New Mexico — A McDonald’s location in Ruidoso is the scene of the largest restaurant outbreak of coronavirus in New Mexico, according…
Continue Reading Man suspected of stealing firefighter’s wallet caught on camera using stolen credit cards
Click here for updates on this story Capitola, CA (KPIX) — Investigators released new surveillance photos Monday…
Continue Reading Parent: Young girl grabbed at checkout line at Hendersonville Walmart
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A mother has an urgent message for parents after she…
Continue Reading LeBron James and the Green Bay Packers are among those speaking out on the Wisconsin police shooting
LeBron James and the Green Bay Packers are among those in professional sports who responded on social media Monday to the shooting of Jacob Blake in…
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Exxon was the world’s largest company in 2013. Now it’s being kicked out of the Dow
For decades, ExxonMobil was an unstoppable machine. It made gobs of money, spent that cash wisely and rewarded shareholders lavishly. As recently as…
Continue Reading What Kamala Harris’ Indian roots reveal about the US
When Shyamala Gopalan first came to the United States, there were only around 12,000 Indian immigrants living here. It was 1958, seven years before a…
Continue Reading A same-sex penguin couple became first-time moms at a Spanish aquarium
Two female gentoo penguins are new moms at an aquarium in Spain and are raising the baby chick they adopted as an egg. Officials at Oceanogrà fic…
Continue Reading Olympic great Usain Bolt tests positive for the coronavirus
Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus as Jamaica’s Prime Minister says there will no special treatment if anyone has been found to…
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Hundreds of thousands flee Texas coast ahead of Hurricane Laura
GALVESTON, Texas — In the largest U.S. evacuation of the pandemic, more than half a million people were ordered to flee the Gulf Coast on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Some say sharing videos of police brutality against Black people is just ‘trauma porn’
In powerful social media pleas, some people are asking others to stop sharing videos of police brutality against Black men. The requests come after…
Continue Reading Sean Connery turns 90. Yes, you read that correctly
Happy birthday, Sean Connery! The first James Bond turned 90 on Tuesday, as difficult as that is to believe. It’s true: Connery was born August…
Continue Reading Georgia State reports largest freshman class ever; record enrollment
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Georgia State University saw its largest enrollment and…
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