(CNN) — Al menos nueve personas habían muerto en accidentes automovilísticos hasta el jueves por la noche debido a las tormentas invernales en el área de Dallas-Fort Worth en Texas, según un recuento de CNN. Un choque de 133 autos en la Interestatal 35 Oeste en Fort Worth el jueves dejó al menos seis personas
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The Australian state of Victoria will lock down for five days in a bid to curb the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant, meaning the Australian Open will go without fans during what is usually its busiest few days. Authorities have identified 13 new cases tied to an employee of a quarantine hotel in
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Most of the civil rights movement’s leaders were Black male preachers with impressive degrees and big churches. Fannie Lou Hamer was a poor, uneducated Black woman who showed that a person didn’t need fancy credentials to inspire others. She was so charismatic that even the President of the United States took notice. Hamer was the
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico for their next immigration court hearings to be allowed into the United States while their cases proceed. The first of an estimated 25,000 asylum-seekers in Mexico with active cases will be allowed in the United States
Continue Reading If you haven’t seen enough of boxer Claressa Shields — or if you may not even know the name — that’s her point. She’s an elite athlete in her prime, suffering from an apparent case of under-exposure. The 25-year-old Michigan native had a glittering amateur career, winning Olympic gold medals — at London 2012 and
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico has now reported nearly 180,000 Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began, including more than 540 additional cases on Thursday. The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to Covid-19 is now 3,479, with 18 additional deaths reported Thursday. Included in the latest fatalities were five victims from
Continue Reading The city of San Francisco filed an emergency court order Thursday in an effort to force its public schools to open their doors for in-person instruction. The order called the school district’s decision to remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic “unconscionable and unlawful” and alleged it had violated children’s constitutional rights. With public schools in
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The United States could start letting the general public have access to Covid-19 vaccines in April, and the country may be able to inoculate most Americans by the middle or end of the summer, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases told NBC’s “Today” show that
Continue Reading Christine Lloyd-Jones was at work when the first call came: One of her friends, Annette, 62, had died of coronavirus. The following day, as she ate breakfast, her phone flashed again. This time it was news of another friend, Lloyd, dead at 58. The next day, another call. Her friend Haydon, 51, was in the
Continue Reading Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori said he will resign due to the fallout after sexist remarks he made at a meeting were leaked to the public. Mori expressed his “deepest apologies” on Friday and said he would hand in his resignation by the end of the day, acknowledging that his “inappropriate statement has caused
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TOKYO, Japan — Yoshiro Mori resigned Friday as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee following sexist comments implying women talk too much. “As of today I will resign from the president’s position,” he said to open an executive board and council meeting. The board was expected to pick his successor later on Friday.
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Class 6A: Midland Lee vs. Franklin Postponed Class 5A: Burges 65 Canutillo 66 Final/OT Del Valle 37 Andress 58 Final El Paso 41 Hanks 60 Final Class 4A: San Elizario 43 Andrews 33 Final Greenwood 67 Riverside 45 Final Clint 56 Seminole 100 Final Monahans 28 Mountain View 52 Final Class 3A: Tornillo 48 Muleshoe
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer team tallied its first victory of the season with a trio of first half goals during a 3-1 triumph against I-10 rival NM State in front of 178 fans at University Field on Thursday night. NM State defeated UTEP a few weeks back in an exhibition match. However, the Miners
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Rachel Powell, the Pennsylvania mother of eight who allegedly broke a Capitol window with a battering ram during the January 6 riot, will be released from jail pending trial, DC Federal Chief Judge Beryl Howell decided on Thursday. Howell’s decision was in line with another judge’s decision in Pennsylvania, but the Justice Department pushed for
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An Aurora, Colorado police officer was fired on Thursday for using excessive force during an arrest last August, according to a press release from the Aurora Police Department (APD). Officer Robert Rosen was assisting a fellow officer attempting to arrest a man allegedly trespassing in an Aurora supermarket. Rosen punched the man multiple times and
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Police in St. Louis County, Missouri, are searching for a funeral home van that was stolen Thursday with the body of an adult female inside. According to police, the white cargo van was stolen after the driver stopped at a convenience store shortly after 10 a.m. The van was left unattended and running. Neither the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Fernando Alonso, dos veces campeón del mundo de Fórmula Uno, fue hospitalizado después de un accidente de carretera mientras andaba en bicicleta en Suiza, según un tuit del Alpine F1 Team. «Fernando está consciente y bien y está esperando más exámenes médicos mañana por la mañana», dijo el tuit del equipo. El ciclista
Continue Reading (CNN) –– La condición del expresidente Donald Trump tras dar positivo a covid-19 se volvió tan preocupante en octubre pasado que se consideró ponerle un respirador artificial, según lo que el entonces mandatario le dijo a una persona en ese momento. Este detalle despierta dudas sobre si la condición del expresidente era peor de lo
Continue Reading (CNN) –– El equipo de defensa del expresidente Donald Trump espera terminar sus argumentos en el juicio político del Senado durante la noche de este viernes, dijeron dos fuentes a CNN. Los abogados de Trump tomarán la palabra en el Senado este viernes, después de que los fiscales de juicio político concluyan sus argumentos este
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un trío de senadores republicanos aliados con el expresidente Donald Trump se reunió con su equipo de defensa el jueves por la noche, en medio de un juicio político en el que votarán si condenar al exmandatario y potencialmente prohibirle que vuelva a ocupar un cargo público. A los senadores Lindsey Graham de
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Decenas de personas exigieron justicia este lunes frente a la comisaría policial del municipio de La Esperanza, en el occidente de Honduras, tras la muerte de la estudiante de enfermería Keyla Patricia Martínez Rodríguez, de 26 años, quien estaba bajo la custodia de la autoridad policial del municipio, su lugar natal. El
Continue Reading Military officials overseeing the authorization process to launch nuclear weapons were unaware on January 6 that then-Vice President Mike Pence’s military aide carrying the “nuclear football” was potentially in danger as rioters got close during the violent Capitol insurrection, according to a defense official. The vice president is always accompanied by a backup of the
Continue Reading A city in California is including farmworkers among those who must receive hazard pay for the risks they are undertaking during the Covid-19 pandemic. Coachella, a Southern California city known for its popular annual music festival, passed an ordinance on Wednesday that requires retail pharmacies, grocery stores, restaurants and agricultural businesses in the city to
Continue Reading The family of Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man who was shot 16 times and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies last summer, has filed a $35 million claim for damages. The claim alleges the sheriff’s department failed to properly train the involved deputies and accuses them of using unreasonable deadly force. The move
Continue Reading (CNN) — Al menos seis personas murieron y otras 36 fueron trasladadas a hospitales tras un accidente en Fort Worth, Texas, por mal tiempo que involucró a decenas de vehículos, informaron las autoridades. Según indicaron, el choque masivo ocurrió en la Interestatal 35W de la ciudad, durante la mañana de este viernes. El accidente es uno
Continue Reading Arguing that the Capitol insurrection damaged US national security, one of the House impeachment managers, Rep. Joaquin Castro, spoke Thursday about the theft of a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. “At least one of the insurrectionists may have intended to steal information and give it to a foreign adversary. According to charging documents,
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The White House insists President Joe Biden will “soon” speak with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the wait, which has now stretched beyond three weeks, is raising questions about whether there is a motive behind the delay. Multiple US and Israeli officials insist there is a long-standing relationship between the two men and constant
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The legal battle over conservatorship of Britney Spears’ estate continued in court on Thursday. Though the pop star was not in attendance, her father Jamie Spears attended virtually as Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny heard arguments from both Spears and her father’s attorneys. The hearing focused on the November appointment of Bessemer
Continue Reading In the Big Apple, even mass transit can be a pollution risk. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, New York’s subways are the most polluted in the Northeast — and one subterranean station has higher levels of particulate pollution than any other station in the world. The study, conducted
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Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, Colorado (KCNC) — Researchers have developed a new kind of wearable device that draws power from your body heat — transforming the human body into a biological battery that can drive electronics. A stretchy material called polyimine is used to create a ring, wristband or any other
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