There are more than 5,000 unaccompanied children in US Customs and Border Protection custody, according to documents obtained by CNN, up from 4,500 children days earlier. The growing number of unaccompanied children at the border is adding greater stress to the system and has overwhelmed resources, which had already been strained as a result of
Continue Reading Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson falsely claimed there was no violence on the Senate side of the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection, the latest in his continued attempts to downplay the severity of the attack. Johnson described the events of January 6 to a group of conservative Wisconsin residents at a local political
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(CNN) — El alcalde de Miami Beach, Dan Gelber, declaró el estado de emergencia y estableció un toque de queda el sábado, y dijo que las multitudes que han llegado a la ciudad recientemente son «más de las que podemos manejar». «Demasiados vienen, realmente, sin la intención de seguir las reglas y el resultado ha sido
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El Paso, Texas– Today marked the official start of Spring and the Borderland weather certainly delivered with Spring-like weather. Warm temperatures will remain in the forecast for Sunday, but the winds pick back up and get strong each afternoon through Wednesday as a series of Pacific storm systems move across the Western U.S. Most of
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As the number of unaccompanied children in Border Patrol custody ballooned this month, President Joe Biden‘s team raced to find more places to house them, leaving thousands of children stuck in jail-like facilities for longer than the 72 hours allowed under the law. But the process of scouring government sites for adequate shelters was taking
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Duke University said it will end its stay-in-place order for undergraduate students Sunday, citing a decline in new Covid-19 cases among students. In letter sent to students Saturday, Duke said most parts of the order will be lifted at 9 a.m. Sunday. All in-person courses can resume and students living in university housing will be
Continue Reading Sixteen children considered critically missing were rescued during a four-week operation that concluded this week, according to the US Marshals Service office in Philadelphia. At least four of the recovered children were connected to child sex trafficking, the marshals service said on Thursday. Dubbed Operation Safeguard, the initiative began on February 15 when a US
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Timothy Phan drove eight hours from Florida to attend a Saturday rally in Atlanta, aimed at grieving those killed at three Georgia spas and opposing hate against Asian Americans. Phan didn’t know the eight people slain, six of whom were women of Asian descent. But with reports of attacks against Asian Americans against the rise,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After one year of virus restrictions and rolling closures in New Mexico, dozens of Las Cruces residents gathered downtown to protest the effects on the business community Saturday morning. Their main purpose was to commemorate businesses that have had to close permanently as a result and use them as an
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As the world ground to a halt last March, many travelers expected to be globetrotting again in a few months time. Here we are just over a year later. But with the rapid development of effective vaccines and increased distribution of those life-saving doses in some countries, glimmers of hope are starting to emerge. The
Continue Reading Newly-confirmed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge may have violated the Hatch Act, the law that limits the political activities of all federal civilian executive branch employees, with comments she made during a White House press briefing Thursday. Fudge joined White House press secretary Jen Psaki at Thursday’s briefing, where she was asked
Continue Reading After his team’s loss to Oral Roberts in the NCAA Basketball Tournament on Friday, Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell says he was the victim of threatening messages on social media. The 20-year-old, who finished with a team-high 23 points, missed a free throw in the final seconds of No. 2 seed Ohio State’s 72-75, opening
Continue Reading Los Angeles has officially become a no-kill shelter city, making it the largest city in the country to do so, according to Best Friends Animal Society, the organization that gives the ratings. LA’s save rate is now up to 90.4%, which is over the 90% rate needed to claim no-kill status, according to Best Friends.
Continue Reading The Clevelander South Beach, one of Miami Beach’s most iconic hotels, announced Friday that it will temporarily halt its food and beverage operations out of concern for the spread of coronavirus as crowds throng the city. “Recently, we have grown increasingly concerned with the safety of our dedicated employees and valued customers and the ability
Continue Reading On Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta to confront the racial hatred that is forcing millions of people of Asian descent to live in daily fear. The trip comes on the heels of Tuesday’s carnage — in which a White man in Atlanta killed eight people, including six Asian
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Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Grayson resident Lillie Champion marveled at some of the changes she saw a group of Georgia Gwinnett College students and Habitat for Humanity volunteers had done on her back porch and in her back yard this past Saturday morning. Rotted decks on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALUDA, North Carolina (WLOS) — One mountain business is holding a special event to raise money for the family of a girl who continues to battle cancer. On Saturday, March 20, Saluda Outfitters and Green River Eddy’s Tap Room & Grill is hosting a fundraiser with live music
Continue Reading (CNN) — Julieth Paola Pushaina Epiayú, nacida en el municipio de Barranca, Guajira, en el norte de Colombia, es la primera mujer indígena suboficial en las filas del Ejército de Colombia. Y su imagen con una manta de la etnia Wayúu, adaptada al uniforme del Ejército, ha causado sensación en las redes sociales. La cabo
Continue Reading There are more than 5,000 unaccompanied children in Customs and Border Protection custody, according to documents obtained by CNN, up from 4,500 days earlier. Of those, there are more than 600 children who have been in custody for over 10 days. The growing number of unaccompanied children at the border is adding greater stress to
Continue Reading Four leaders among the Proud Boys have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, for conspiracy and other charges related to the siege of the US Capitol, as prosecutors reveal more of what they’ve learned about the pro-Trump extremist group’s encrypted communications and their attempts to avoid detection. The indictment adds two
Continue Reading A 21-year-old woman was killed and seven people wounded early Saturday in a shooting at a Dallas nightclub, police said. The victim, identified as Daisy Navarrete, died from her injuries after a “disturbance between two groups” ended with someone shooting into a crowd at the Pryme Bar, Dallas police said via Twitter. Seven other people
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico legislators closed out a 60-day legislative session that charts an economic exit from the Covid-19 pandemic after checking off progressive priorities on policing reforms, abortion rights, medical aid in dying and attacking child poverty by tapping a state trust fund. In the session’s final hours, legislators ramped up state tax
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Four strangers are now inextricably linked after a crime, Amber Alert, and desperate search brought them all together. “What’s your name?” asked Elizabeth Grisby who’s daughter less than 48hrs before had been kidnapped. “Donnie,” said one of the men who found the little
Continue Reading The owners of a Denton, Texas, diner want customers to know that they are serious when they say masks are still required in their establishment. Wayne and Kat LaCombe put up a warning sign on the door of Legends Diner on Monday — just days after Texas lifted its mandatory mask mandate. The sign is
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Friday condemned rising hate crimes against Asian Americans in the wake of the mass shooting in the Atlanta area that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent. Biden said hate crimes against Asian Americans have been “skyrocketing” since the coronavirus pandemic began more than a year ago and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Six lions were found dead due to possible poisoning in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda on Friday, according to officials. The bodies were found missing several body parts and surrounded by eight dead vultures, indicating the lions may have been poisoned, Bashir
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Some teachers are grappling with how to protect students and themselves against the coronavirus in light of new guidelines for returning to in-person classes issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Friday’s announcement relaxes recommendations for social distancing to 3 feet from 6 feet and relies heavily on schools using other measures,
Continue Reading Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill this month banning the testing of cosmetics on animals in Virginia. The Humane Cosmetics Act prevents a cosmetics manufacturer from conducting or contracting for cosmetic animal testing in Virginia starting January 1, 2022. It also bans the sale of cosmetics tested on animals beginning July 1, 2022. The Humane
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EL PASO, Texas — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso on Friday with a group of bipartisan senators. Typically on such a trip, a cabinet secretary and lawmakers would be accompanied by reporters or a member of the White House press pool to feed notes back
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials on Saturday reported just one new coronavirus death, raising the county’s death toll to 2,323. The latest victim was a woman in her 50s with underlying health conditions. Officials also reported 163 additional Covid-19 confirmed cases on Saturday. There are now 2,620 active infections out of a
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