MISSION, Texas — An American flag blew in the South Texas wind as Father Roy Snipes prepared to welcome 100 migrants to the school close to his church. He set the church bells to chime just in time for the migrants’ arrival and play “Santa Maria del Camino,” a hymnal honoring traveling pilgrims. But the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — From 1912 to 2020, the Allen family welcomed the community to their movie theaters every day. “As far as I know, we’ve never had a day closed until March 17th,” explained Russell Allen, the president of Allen Theaters. “In our family, that’s the day of infamy.” For 51 weeks, Allen’s
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Click here for updates on this story ST LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The man who police say killed his wife and her two children in a north St. Louis County home is dead after shooting himself before he could be taken into custody Friday morning. According to police, Bobby McCulley III shot and killed his
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The Senate dealt progressives a blow they have been trying to prevent but knew was coming by voting down an amendment to include a $15 minimum wage in President Joe Biden’s Covid relief package. After the Senate parliamentarian ruled that the provision could not be a part of the reconciliation process, a procedural shortcut that
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The pace of Covid-19 vaccine administration in the US continues to improve, each day bringing the country closer to herd immunity — the point at which enough people are protected against a disease that it cannot spread. This week, President Joe Biden said that the US will have enough vaccine for every adult by the
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Nueva York (CNN Business) –- La economía de Estados Unidos agregó 379.000 puestos de trabajo el mes pasado, mucho más de lo que esperaban los economistas, lo que indica que la recuperación del mercado laboral finalmente está ganando impulso.Las cifras de enero también se revisaron drásticamente al alza a 166.000 puestos de trabajo añadidos frente
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Cumberland County healthcare worker says she is being fired after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. 26-year-old Desiree Pelletier of Newville says her employer Hempfield Behavioral Health is requiring the vaccine in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Pelletier says she isn’t
Continue Reading (CNN) –– A medida que más pacientes y amigos completan su vacunación contra el covid-19, el teléfono del Dr. William Schaffner ha sonado constantemente. También la bandeja de entrada de su correo electrónico se llenó de mensajes. Las personas vacunadas completamente ––es decir, quienes tienen dos semanas o más de haber recibido su segunda dosis
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– La justicia de Panamá ordenó la detención provisional de dos mujeres que el Ministerio Público imputó por maltrato y peculado en el caso de albergues de menores subsidiados con fondos estatales. Los hechos investigados se remontan a julio de 2020 luego de una querella presentada por el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social. El
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A Black police officer in Florida was fired this week after footage from his body camera showed him using the n-word during a personal phone call and while making an arrest last November. Delvin White, an eight-year veteran of the Tampa Police Department, was a school resource officer at Middleton High School in Tampa. He
Continue Reading The Biden administration has notified facilities caring for migrant children that they can open back up to pre-Covid-19 levels, acknowledging “extraordinary circumstances” due to a rising number of minors crossing the US-Mexico border, according to a memo obtained by CNN. The increase in arrivals of unaccompanied children put additional strain on the immigration system, which
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EL PASO, Texas — The announcement by Gov. Greg Abbott that Texas will reopen businesses to 100% capacity and remove the statewide mask mandate has left many El Paso business owners divided on the topic. “We are not mask free. We are mask if you want one, if you want one you’ll have our full
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The attorney for Charlotte Bennett, who is accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, sent a letter Friday to New York Attorney General Letitia James calling for all documents and notes of conversations related to her client’s complaint to be maintained “without alteration.” The letter, written by Debra Katz, comes following news reports
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As coronavirus cases and deaths continue to fall in many states, political leaders are facing decisions on when to loosen restrictions meant to help curb the spread of Covid-19. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has said his state is reopening 100%, and as of next Wednesday people in the Lone Star State won’t be required to
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EL PASO, Texas – As the official home of the UTEP Miners, ABC-7 is committed to bringing UTEP fans coverage of all UTEP sports. I recently got a chance to speak with the coach of the UTEP women’s rifle team, Austin Litherland. Litherland recapped the 2021 season, and what he hopes to accomplish as he
Continue Reading A deal has been reached in the Senate to pave the way forward on President Joe Biden’s Covid relief bill after activity in the chamber ground to a halt for hours on Friday amid a holdup over unemployment benefits. A Democratic aide told CNN that Senate Democrats plan to offer an amendment to extend the
Continue Reading A woman who says she is the direct descendant of a man and woman pictured in some of the earliest known photographs of enslaved people does not have a property interest in the images, now owned by Harvard University, a Massachusetts judge ruled Tuesday. Tamara Lanier, 58, took Harvard to court in March 2019 for
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Hattie Blumenberg can’t easily get to a mass vaccination center. The 90-year-old woman has limited transportation, and leaving her Chicago home would require someone physically carrying her from the house to a vehicle. But a new program at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center is helping protect Blumenberg and other people who live in neighborhoods with
Continue Reading The New York State Senate and State Assembly passed a bill to repeal Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s expanded emergency executive powers Friday, sending it to the governor’s desk. The vote split straight down the party line in both chambers, with Republicans saying the legislation does not go far enough to curtail Cuomo’s power. The bill has
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hot Springs, North Carolina (WLOS) — There is a special place nestled in the mountains south of Hot Springs where artists can come together to create. It is an ever-evolving space that began as a small log cabin on some farmland off Highway 209. The place is Azule,
Continue Reading (CNN) – Aproximadamente uno de cada tres estudiantes de secundaria que dijeron que estaban abusando de los opioides recetados cuando fueron encuestados informaron que habían intentado suicidarse, según un estudio publicado el lunes en la revista Pediatrics. Anteriormente, los investigadores informaron que los jóvenes que habían abusado de los opioides recetados en cualquier momento tenían
Continue Reading (CNN) — El papa Francisco aterrizó en Iraq para una gira histórica por la nación devastada por la guerra, donde se espera que se reúna con miembros de la menguante comunidad cristiana del país y llame la atención sobre su difícil situación. Los Guardianes de la Sangre, una milicia chiita respaldada por Irán, anunció que
Continue Reading Over the course of the pandemic, many people who previously commuted to office spaces and job sites joined the at-home workforce. Unfortunately, that additional time at home easily equates to more sedentary time. Whether you work from home or not, if your normal daily schedule has you sitting still for hours at a time, it’s
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Lots of sunshine and temps around 70 for the weekend. Winds will be from the SE about 5-15 with gusts around 25 for the west side of mountains. Winds really pick up in force next week (Tuesday and Wednesday) with some blowing dust and sand potential.
Continue Reading The Biden administration is considering opening additional temporary border facilities in Arizona to manage the influx of migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border, marking the latest move to address capacity issues that have been exacerbated because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The administration is considering a facility in Yuma, according to two officials and the mayor
Continue Reading Though thousands are still under boil water advisories, about 5,000 customers in Jackson, Mississippi, don’t have water service, a decline from earlier this week. Charles Williams, public works director in Jackson, said in a news conference Friday that there have been improvements in water restoration in the city, estimating that “less than possibly 5,000 customers”
Continue Reading Nota del editor: David Bittan Obadia es abogado, escritor, analista de temas políticos e internacionales, columnista del diario El Universal, de Venezuela, y colaborador en otros medios de comunicación. Como conferencista, participó en el Congreso Judío Mundial y fue presidente de la comunidad judía de Venezuela. Su cuenta de Twitter es @davidbittano. Las opiniones expresadas
Continue Reading West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin stalled the passage of the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill for hours on Friday, as Republicans urged him to support a less generous plan extending enhanced benefits for the unemployed. The Senate had braced for a series of politically tough amendment votes that will stretch late into the night
Continue Reading Four elderly sisters in New Jersey haven’t been able to have their regular get-togethers during the coronavirus pandemic, but they made an exception to get their Covid-19 vaccinations. Edith Camp, 96, Bernice Cecil, 92, Nora McDonald, 86, and 84-year-old Rose Ramsey — got their second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on Tuesday at Inspira Medical
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County might be the second most populous county in New Mexico, but as of Friday, its coronavirus vaccination rate was the fifth worst in the state. “You just want to be safe,” said Larry Brown, a 69-year-old Doña Ana County man with hypertension. “We worry a lot.” Brown
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