LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Several Las Cruces community members came together to honor those who’ve been forgotten in a special funeral service for those whose bodies have not been claimed by their families. The remains of 31 people were cremated and buried on Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Las Cruces. Those remains have
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Amy Cooper, who was fired last May after she was videotaped calling police on a Black birdwatcher in New York City’s Central Park, is suing her former employer, claiming it did not adequately investigate the incident. Cooper filed suit Tuesday in US District Court against financial services firm Franklin Templeton, CEO Jenny Johnson and unnamed
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President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has directed the US intelligence community to redouble their efforts in investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic and report back to him in 90 days. The announcement comes after a US intelligence report found several researchers at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill in November 2019 and
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After yet another apparent noose was discovered at the construction site of an Amazon fulfillment center in Windsor, Connecticut on Wednesday, local NAACP officials and town leaders voiced their outrage with Amazon and law enforcement authorities for not taking the proper precautions before workers returned earlier this week. The latest discovery of a noose at
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(CNN Español) — ¿Te sentirías cómodo si tuvieras a alguien sentado a tu lado mirando la pantalla de tu computadora todo el tiempo? Seguramente no. Sin embargo, eso es lo que estás permitiendo al hacer clic en “Aceptar” el uso de cookies al navegar por internet, ya que estás autorizando compartir todo lo que haces en
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“The Five,” one of the most popular shows on Fox News, is losing its liberal co-host — and Fox fans seem thrilled. Juan Williams, the lone dissenter on the conservative program, is stepping down from his co-host spot. He announced his departure on Wednesday afternoon’s broadcast. His exit is effective immediately. Fox says another liberal
Continue Reading Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday reflected on the frustration he had felt in office when his “institutional role” limited his ability to comment on federal investigations into the shooting deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. “I went as far as I could just commenting on cases like Trayvon Martin or what was happening
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las fuerzas policiales de toda la Unión Europea han sido acusadas de «singularización étnica» ilegales y de discriminación, después de que un estudio revelara que detenían y registraban de forma desproporcionada a miembros de diversos grupos étnicos, religiosos y otras minorías.Un informe publicado por la Agencia de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión
Continue Reading Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are objecting to changing protections police currently enjoy from civil lawsuits, underscoring the challenges facing a trio of lawmakers who are furiously working to cut a deal that would overhaul policing in America. The issue — known as qualified immunity for police officers — has long been the biggest
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continuada en su profesión hasta la fecha. Tiene posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Sociales, así como estudios superiores posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Actualmente, Dávila Miguel es columnista
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A New Mexico man is facing a federal charge for allegedly threatening to kill President Joe Biden and others in text messages he sent to people in two states. John Benjamin Thornton is charged with using interstate commerce communications to send a threat to injure another person. The rambling texts allegedly from Thornton provided as
Continue Reading President Joe Biden and the Democratic-controlled Congress are facing increasing pressure this week from Black civil rights leaders who say federal lawmakers have made little progress with police reform one year after George Floyd’s death. Activists say they are demanding that the Senate pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which remains stalled amid
Continue Reading San Jose, California, officials said for more than a year, local transit employees battled the dangers of Covid-19 — only to now fall victim to another epidemic: gun violence. At least eight people were killed Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire at a public transit rail yard in San Jose. The victims were employees
Continue Reading A chance to win a $1 million prize has helped boost Ohio’s Covid-19 vaccination rate by 45%, Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday. The jump came after DeWine’s May 13 announcement of special lotteries offering millions of dollars in giveaways to adults — and full scholarships to younger Ohioans who get vaccinated. Across the country, governments,
Continue Reading Eric Carle, the author and artist of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and dozens of other popular children’s book, has died at 91. On Wednesday, Carle’s Twitter account acknowledged the death, indicating he died Sunday. “From the Eric Carle Team: It is with heavy hearts that we share that Eric Carle, author & illustrator of The
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los incendios forestales han quemado unas 5.800 hectáreas en California este año a medida que la sequía empeora en el suroeste de Estados Unidos, cinco veces más territorio que en el mismo período durante 2020. Se trata de una tendencia preocupante que ha forzado a los bomberos a tomar un enfoque proactivo —desde
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Public Schools district is holding a public forum Wednesday evening for the two finalists chosen for its vacant superintendent post. The two finalists include Ralph Ramos, who has been serving as the interim superintendent, and Oscar Rico who is currently the director of information technology for the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Hace un año, las desgarradoras últimas palabras de George Floyd, «No puedo respirar», conmocionaron al mundo entero. El 20 de abril se dictó un veredicto de culpabilidad, pero los estadounidenses negros no tuvieron tiempo de celebrar el raro hecho de que un exagente de policía blanco fuera condenado por el homicidio de un
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El origen del covid-19, enfermedad causada por el virus SARS-CoV-2, sigue siendo una de las interrogantes sin responder hasta la fecha. A pesar de que la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) registró la semana pasada una caída del 14% en los casos mundiales de covid-19, la pandemia se mantiene, y conocer
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Temps will continue to heat up the next several days in the mid and upper 90s. Some moisture will ease in here late weekend and for your Memorial Day Monday. This will give us a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm but right now rain chances at 10%.
Continue Reading A transgender woman placed in a men’s prison after filing a lawsuit alleging abuse at New Jersey’s Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women has been moved to an out-of-state women’s facility, according to her lawyer. Rae Rollins had filed a lawsuit in March, alleging she was one of several inmates attacked by corrections officers at
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 news partner El Paso Inc. is presenting its annual “Best of El Paso” contest, which helps local residents and out-of-town visitors alike discover the best the border has to offer. Now is the time for you to help select the winners. To vote, you can go online at http://www.bestofelpaso.com or
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las fuerzas policiales de toda la Unión Europea han sido acusadas de «elaboración de perfiles étnicos» ilegales y de discriminación, después de que un estudio revelara que detenían y registraban de forma desproporcionada a miembros de diversos grupos étnicos, religiosos y otras minorías.Un informe publicado por la Agencia de los Derechos Fundamentales de
Continue Reading President Joe Biden and the Democratic-controlled Congress are facing increasing pressure this week from Black civil rights leaders who say federal lawmakers have made little progress with police reform one year after George Floyd’s death. Activists say they are demanding that the Senate pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which remains stalled amid
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Congress to “take immediate action” on gun legislation in the wake of a shooting in San Jose, California, that killed eight people earlier in the day, noting that he was ordering the flag lowered to half-staff just weeks after other mass shootings around the country. “Enough,” Biden said in
Continue Reading Several Republican senators raised fresh doubts Wednesday that enough of them would join Democrats in breaking a filibuster of the Endless Frontiers Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at boosting US competitiveness with China that faces a key procedural vote Thursday. Their comments came after a GOP lunch where there was a “robust conversation” over concerns
Continue Reading (CNN) — El fiscal de Distrito de Manhattan convocó al jurado investigador para decidir si se procesará al expresidente Donald Trump, en caso de que los fiscales presenten cargos penales en su investigación sobre la Organización Trump, dijeron a The Washington Post dos personas familiarizadas con el asunto. El panel convocado por el fiscal de
Continue Reading When members of the National Park Service’s (NPS) turtle patrol were scouting the South Texas shore for sea turtles, they spotted an unusual visitor — an American alligator. The alligator was discovered on the sandy Malaquite Beach on the Padre Island National Seashore in Corpus Christi on Monday. The reptile is thought to have floated
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has approved a bill to cap the cost of insulin copays at $25. The bill would reduce and cap the cost of insulin co-pays for each prescription per month for insured Texans on state-regulated health plans. Sen. César Blanco joint authored the bipartisan bill Senate Bill 827 by Chair of
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the 2022 Winter Olympics scheduled to be held in Beijing. The games are scheduled to take place February 4-20, 2022. The Paralympics are scheduled to take place March 4-13, 2022. Facts Beijing is the capital of China, and its population is over 20 million. It is one of the largest cities
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