ABC-7 First Alert: Extreme heat
It will be very hot for your Friday. Temps will likely hit between 103-110 across the El Paso area including southern New Mexico. There will also be…
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El Paso virus case spike tied to jail cluster, conflicts with top doctor’s claim of not heeding warnings
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health said Thursday afternoon that much of a spike involving nearly 200 additional coronavirus…
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Two coronavirus studies retracted after questions emerge about data
Two influential medical journals retracted separate coronavirus studies Thursday over concerns about the data used in both studies — data that…
Continue Reading NIH chief worried vaccine “skepticism” might cause some to skip coronavirus vaccine
The director of the National Institutes of Health said Thursday he’s concerned that vaccine “skepticism” could hinder the effort to…
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Inmate in federal custody dies after incident involving pepper spray
A 35-year-old black man in federal prison in New York City died after he became “disruptive” and guards used pepper spray, the Justice…
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Europe’s ‘stimulus fireworks’: ECB and Germany throw new wall of money at the economy
Europe is throwing money at the region’s deepest downturn since the Great Depression. It still may not be enough to spur a strong recovery in…
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Minneapolis schools and parks cut ties with police over George Floyd’s death
One day after Minneapolis Public Schools said it was ending its relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department following George Floyd’s…
Continue Reading George Floyd changed the world after US kept its ‘knee on our neck,’ Sharpton says
The Rev. Al Sharpton denounced racism and called for accountability in the criminal justice system as he delivered an eulogy Thursday for George…
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Kanye West donates $2 million, pays college tuition for George Floyd’s daughter
Kanye West has made a $2 million donation to support the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, a representative for West told…
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Pitt Grad Starts Cocoapreneur Pgh To Help Black-Owned Businesses In Pittsburgh Area Thrive
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) — Khamil Scantling is out to nurture Pittsburgh’s black…
Continue Reading Family Remembers 24-Year-Old Who Drowned Trying To Save Strangers In Cosumnes River
Click here for updates on this story EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. (KOVR) — A young man put himself in harm’s way save two…
Continue Reading Florida Sheriff Says The Will Of ‘Tiger King’ Star Carole Baskin’s Missing Husband Was Forged
Click here for updates on this story TAMPA, Fla. (WFOR) — Hello all you cats and kittens. There’s been a major new…
Continue Reading Carole Baskin awarded the zoo once owned by ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic
Carole Baskin, whose longstanding feud with Joe Exotic was chronicled in the hit Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” has been awarded the…
Continue Reading Dallas Man Loses Left Eye To Police Sponge Round During George Floyd Protest
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Brandon Saenz was in the crowd protesting police brutality…
Continue Reading Man Charged With Civil Rights Violation For Allegedly Assaulting Trump Supporter
Click here for updates on this story FALL RIVER, Mass. (WBZ) — A Fall River man is facing charges that include a civil…
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Juárez has 12 more virus deaths, accounts for over 80% of all fatalities in Chihuahua state
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Another 12 victims of the coronavirus have died in the city Juárez, Chihuahua state health officials said Thursday. That…
Continue Reading Gun-toting members of the Boogaloo movement are showing up at protests
Benjamin Ryan Teeter was at his home in Hampstead, N.C., when the call to action came. It was an alert from the heart of the raging protests in…
Continue Reading YouTuber Jake Paul has been charged with trespassing and unlawful assembly after he was at a mall that was being looted
YouTuber Jake Paul has been charged with criminal trespass and unlawful assembly after video showed him at a Scottsdale, Arizona, mall as it was…
Continue Reading Why Trump wants the G7 to look more like a G11
What’s the point of a party if you can’t invite your friends? President Donald Trump is trying to turn the off again, on again, off again…
Continue Reading The George Floyd protests are sparking a surprising debate in black America
Omar Wasow is a researcher who works in a world of charts and data. But his analytical reserve cracked after watching a video of George Floyd dying…
Continue Reading Coronavirus may not be mutating, but experts say there is still potential for danger
Covid-19 is not mutating, health experts say, but that doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous. So far, evidence does not show that the…
Continue Reading Prosecutor wants grand jury to review case of Omaha bar owner who fatally shot black protester
Days after deciding not to bring charges in the shooting death of James Scurlock, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Wednesday he is going to…
Continue Reading Joe Exotic says Carole Baskin getting his zoo is a ‘treachery’ that ‘must not go unchecked’
In response to the lawsuit that awarded Carole Baskin the zoo once owned by Joe Exotic, the “Tiger King’s” management team released…
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Man accused of killing estranged wife is Fort Bliss soldier; police say he Googled info to carry out crime
EL PASO, Texas — The man accused of killing his estranged wife and placing her body in the storage area of the east El Paso apartment they had once…
Continue Reading A US flag flown in World War II that went missing during protests in Nevada was returned unscathed
A World War II-era flag that was presumably stolen during a protest in Nevada was safely returned this week to a journalist who covered its…
Continue Reading New Jersey is the first state to add climate change to its K-12 education standards
New Jersey students will start learning about climate change in kindergarten and keep studying the crisis through graduation under the state’s…
Continue Reading Time to stock your medicine cabinet for the pandemic
It could be a cabinet behind your mirror, a kitchen drawer or a first aid kit you carry in a backpack or in the car. Your medicine cabinet is your…
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El Paso’s only black City Council representative calls for vigilance after Floyd’s ‘needless murder’
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s only black City Council representative pointed to “systematic racism” as a problem not just for minorities, but for…
Continue Reading Sheriff admits he used used n-word in recording, says he will apologize to residents
Click here for updates on this story LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. (WREG) — The sheriff of Lauderdale County admitted…
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‘We have sicker patients coming in’: Weekly check-in with UMC’s Dr. Jose Burgos
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr.…
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