Vice President Mike Pence reached out to Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman late last week to thank him for his efforts during the attack on the US Capitol, a person close to Pence told CNN, but they haven’t connected yet. Goodman has been hailed as a hero after video emerged of him guiding the violent
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event. The massive undertaking reflects the extraordinary security concerns that have
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The National Security Agency said Sunday it was installing Trump National Security Council staffer Michael Ellis as its general counsel, after acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller ordered NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone to place the Trump loyalist into the role. “Mr. Ellis accepted his final job offer yesterday afternoon. NSA is moving forward with his
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Officials were prepared this weekend for potential unrest ahead of Inauguration Day, but the small groups of protesters that gathered at state capitols across the country were dwarfed by the heavy presence of law enforcement. Demonstrations remained small and peaceful as of Sunday night, despite warnings that armed protests were being planned at all 50
Continue Reading Twitter on Sunday temporarily suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of new rules the social media platform put in place following the violent US Capitol riot earlier this month, a company spokesperson told CNN. “The account referenced has been temporarily locked out for multiple violations of our civic integrity policy,”
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THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: Global deaths reach 2 million from coronavirus. Pfizer temporarily reduces European deliveries of vaccine. Desperate effort to bring oxygen supplies to the Brazilian rainforest’s biggest city. City in northern China builds 3,000-unit quarantine facility to handle anticipated overflow of COVID-19 patients. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled $1.9 trillion plan for tackling the coronavirus pandemic and provide 100 million vaccines
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department is investigating an explosion of a vacant building in east El Paso that they said resulted in no injuries late Sunday afternoon. It happened at 6100 Montana, according to a fire dispatch supervisor. She said the explosion occurred in an empty building. When an ABC-7 photographer
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EL PASO, Texas — 9-year-old Jarvis McCulley has a love for animals.After hearing that the El Paso Animal Services Center was not receiving as many donations as they needed during the pandemic he knew he had to do something about it. “I got the idea because I read on the news that the El Paso
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(CNN) — David Hasselhoff subastará su K.I.T.T. personal, un Pontiac Firebird Trans Am con el estilo del icónico automóvil utilizado en la serie de televisión de los años 80 «Knight Rider» (conocida en Latinoamérica como ‘El auto fantástico’ o ‘El auto increíble’). El vehículo es similar al K.I.T.T. usado por su personaje Michael Knight, pero
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In less than a year, Covid-19 has killed almost 400,000 Americans. And in just the next month, another 100,000 lives could be lost to the disease, the incoming director of the US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention said. “By the middle of February, we expect half a million deaths in this country,” Dr. Rochelle
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El Paso, Texas- What a beautiful holiday weekend we’ve had in the Borderland. We get one more day of beautiful weather, before active weather makes it’s way across the region. Tonight we will see clear skies temps hovering right around freezing. Plenty of sunshine for Martin Luther King Day with highs in the 70s. Monday
Continue Reading Buffalo Bills fans celebrated their victory over the Baltimore Ravens in a unique way this weekend. The Bills defeated the Ravens 17-3 on Saturday in the AFC divisional round. During the game, the Ravens lost quarterback Lamar Jackson in the third quarter due to concussion protocol. So Bills fans — nicknamed the Bills Mafia —
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Un hombre que presuntamente está relacionado con la contaminación de la escena del homicidio del exgobernador de Jalisco Aristóteles Sandoval, ocurrido el pasado 18 de diciembre, fue arrestado por las autoridades del estado. El sujeto, identificado solo como Juan Orlando «N», fue puesto bajo custodia este viernes en Puerto Vallarta y fue
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Less than a minute after carving down the slopes of backcountry Colorado, a snowboarder was swept up in an avalanche. Maurice Kervin was snowboarding on January 8 at No Name Peak near Loveland Pass in Summit County when he turned around to see snow coming for him, he said. “I was in awe of how
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WASHINGTON, DC — “Cowboys for Trump” leader and Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin was arrested by the FBI in Washington on Sunday afternoon on federal charges connected with the Jan. 6 protest-turned-riot at the U.S. Capitol. Video posted to Twitter by a media crew (which you can view below) showed Griffin being taken into custody
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Frankly, this could very well be someone’s dream job. Kraft Heinz is looking to hire a new team of Hotdoggers (yes, that’s what the job posting says) to drive its famous hot dog-shaped Wienermobile across the country for a year. An ideal Hotdogger is an “outgoing, creative, friendly, exuberant, college graduate who has an appetite
Continue Reading Allies and associates of President Donald Trump have collected tens of thousands of dollars in fees from those seeking pardons from the President, The New York Times reported Sunday. The Times, citing documents and interviews with more than three dozen lobbyists and lawyers, reported that the lobbying for clemency intensified as it became apparent Trump
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With coronavirus vaccines now rolling out across the United States, businesses and schools are considering how, and what it will take, to safely resume in-person operations. Some of the country’s biggest tech firms and health care organizations have joined together to help facilitate that return to “normal.” The group, called the Vaccine Credential Initiative, wants
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Music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector died of natural causes on Saturday at the age of 80, according to a statement released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. An official cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner for San Joaquin County. Spector was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden is on track to take office without key Cabinet members being confirmed on the day of his inauguration, a result of the Republican-led Senate moving much more slowly to schedule confirmation hearings and votes than it has for previous presidents. The timeline for confirming Biden’s Cabinet nominees could accelerate when Democrats take
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ejército y la Policía Nacional Civil de Guatemala duplicaron sus fuerzas este domingo para evitar que los miles de migrantes, que pasaron la noche en el kilómetro 177 sobre la carretera en Vado Hondo, Chiquimula, intentaran pasar el anillo de seguridad instalado desde el sábado por la tarde para detener la continuidad de
Continue Reading When the US Senate moves forward with an impeachment trial of soon-to-be former President Donald Trump, senators would have full control over how they run it, based on history and Supreme Court precedent. Trump, who desperately fought his first impeachment proceedings and has remained defiant through his second, could not appeal the Senate’s action. The
Continue Reading Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will officially resign Monday from her US Senate seat, ending her four-year Senate career, according to a Harris aide. The move comes two days before she’s inaugurated on Wednesday, making history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president. Aides say Harris has already started the process
Continue Reading Gab, an alternative social media network popular with conservatives, the alt-right and some extremists, is surging in popularity after conservative social network Parler was effectively taken off the internet in the wake of the January 6 Capitol siege. On Thursday, Gab tweeted that it gained 2.3 million new users over the past week. During that
Continue Reading In his sermon before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Rev. Raphael Warnock called for equity and inclusivity at a time when Americans may feel like “we’re living in exile.” Warnock, the senior pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King preached, said Sunday the country is experiencing a difficult time and he hoped God’s
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UPDATE, Jan. 22: El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies have now identified Jonathan Eliel Castillo, 18, as the person whose body was discovered last weekend on a road near San Elizario. Investigators said Friday that it’s believed Castillo fell out of a pickup struck and then was struck by a car and killed. The Sheriff’s Office
Continue Reading Federal prisons across the United States have been placed under temporary lockdown ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced Saturday that it is securing all institutions “in light of current events occurring around the country.” “There is no specific information that triggered this decision,” the statement said. “This action is
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Click here for updates on this story SAN TAN VALLEY, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — As a paramedic for American Medical Response, Garett Hensley transports COVID-19 patients across the east valley, then he became one. “It was painful to get out of bed,” said Hensley. The next thing he knew, it was him being transported to a
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Game. October 22, 2020 – The NHL announces that the All-Star Game, originally scheduled to take place on January 30, 2021 at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, is postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The game has been postponed until 2022. January 25, 2020 –
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of John Roberts, chief justice of the United States. Personal Birth date: January 27, 1955 Birth place: Buffalo, New York Birth name: John Glover Roberts Jr. Father: John Glover Roberts Sr., steel company executive Mother: Rosemary (Podrasky) Roberts Marriage: Jane (Sullivan) Roberts (July 27, 1996-present) Children: Adopted with Jane
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