Covid-19 vaccines have proven a tremendous ally in America’s battle against the virus — but there’s more work to do. “For the first time since the pandemic began, Covid cases are down in all 50 states,” White House senior Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt said in a Tuesday briefing. “We are winning the war on the
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A traffic stop north of Scipio, Utah, resulted in a deputy’s truck being stolen, a shootout with police and the suspect apprehended after a chase on Wednesday. Interstate 15 in Juab County, approximately 100 miles south of Salt Lake City, reopened Wednesday evening following a manhunt in which the suspect allegedly stole a vehicle and
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In a reversal, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday it will release within 30 days of an incident the names of deputies who shoot a suspect. In the past, the department concealed deputies’ names sometimes for months while the District Attorney’s office completed its investigation. “We’re not going to interfere with investigations, but our
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For the second night in a row, there has been a no-hitter in a Major League Baseball game. Corey Kluber of the New York Yankees was the latest to accomplish the feat, against the Texas Rangers in Arlington on Wednesday. The Yankees won 2-0, with a lone walk costing Kluber a perfect game. “It was
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EL PASO, Texas – And then there were three. Only three El Paso area teams are left standing in the high school baseball playoffs. The Riverside Rangers and the Clint Lions in Class 4A, and the Tornillo Coyotes in Class 3A. All three teams will begin their regional quarterfinal series this week. A win in
Continue Reading Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when she witnessed one of worst acts of racial violence the US has ever seen. An angry White mob rampaged through Tulsa’s Greenwood District in Oklahoma, killing hundreds of Black people and leaving her thriving neighborhood in ashes in 1921. The 107-year-old testified before members of a House Judiciary
Continue Reading There is a lot to love about bees. They are crucial to growing many of our favorite and healthiest foods as they move pollen from plant to plant, pollinating more than a hundred fruits and vegetables including strawberries, potatoes and apples. Unfortunately, many bee species are under threat as a result of changes in land
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(Courtesy: Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced today it has signed Borderland native, forward Ricardo Zacarías, pending league and federation approval. “Ricardo is fully deserving of his place on this team,” said Mark Lowry, Locomotive Head Coach and Technical Director. “He has worked incredibly hard over preseason and has shown an incredible team-first
Continue Reading Ronald Greene, a Black man who died after a pursuit by Louisiana State Police in 2019, can be heard apologizing to officers and telling them he was scared before being tased, dragged and kicked in newly obtained body camera video by the Associated Press. The AP posted three clips, totaling just over two minutes in
Continue Reading A Virginia sheriff’s deputy, confronted with an overturned car and a child inside screaming for his mother, lifted the vehicle to save the woman trapped underneath, according to the Gloucester Sheriff’s Office. When Gloucester Sheriff’s Deputy J. Holt arrived at the scene on May 7, he found a boy sitting in the overturned car screaming
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In a bid to bolster former President Donald Trump’s lies about widespread fraud in the 2020 election, Trump’s Republican allies are now seeking Arizona-style audits in other swing states — including Georgia, where the former President’s false claims have set off an intraparty war. A day after Trump said in a statement that Georgia should
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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that New York Attorney General Letitia James can intervene in a federal proceeding against two notorious right-wing political operatives over what she says were efforts to suppress Black voters ahead of the 2020 election. The operatives, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, are accused of orchestrating robocalls aimed at deterring voters
Continue Reading Will you or won’t you take off your mask? The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines on May 13 that fully vaccinated people can take off their masks in nearly all settings. Not so fast. Many people are deciding for themselves about which settings in which they feel comfortable shedding them.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico probably overpaid unemployment insurance benefits by an estimated $250 million during the coronavirus pandemic amid a backlog of investigations into potentially fraudulent claims, the budget and accountability office of the Legislature announced Wednesday in a research report. Analysts briefed members of the Legislature’s lead budget writing committee on the trajectory
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(CNN) — El miércoles, el presidente Joe Biden aumentó de manera drástica la presión pública sobre el primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, para que ponga fin a la lucha con Hamas que ya se ha extendido durante 11 días, en momentos en que la relación de décadas entre ambos enfrenta una dura prueba. La Casa
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Kluber threw the major leagues’ sixth no-hitter this season and second in two nights, leading the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers 2-0. The 35-year-old right-hander, a two-time American League Cy Young Award winner, came within a third-inning walk to Charlie Culberson of throwing a perfect game. Kluber pitched his
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EL PASO, Texas — A man who has largely funded the legal battle to preserve the area known as Duranguito in downtown El Paso says he wanted to discuss a settlement to end the costly case, but the City of El Paso hasn’t called him back. “I have reached out to them, they never reached
Continue Reading US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday, the first high-level encounter between the US and Russia since President Joe Biden took office, which comes amid heightened tensions between the former Cold War foes — friction Blinken acknowledged right away. “It’s also no secret that we have our
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El Paso, Texas– Since 2011 the nonprofit “Carry the Load” has been spreading its mission across the country with a 15,000-mile national relay to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day. “I started off at the fire station and now I’m on my way to ‘Up and Running’ which is another mile and a half
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EL PASO, Texas — Within the El Paso Fire Department there is a Special Rescue 11 team which responds to rescues involving high angles, confined spaces, structural collapses, vehicle extractions and trenches. Their special skills are required rarely, but when they’re needed the team has to be ready to spring into action. “It doesn’t come
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, informó que la nueva ministra de Relaciones Exteriores será Marta Lucía Ramírez, su actual vicepresidenta. Ramírez desempeñará la doble función y se encargará, según Duque, de “sacar adelante toda la política migratoria, fortalecer los lazos en materia de seguridad y defensa, pero también abrir nuevas fronteras
Continue Reading While the world may be opening up because of the increase in Covid-19 vaccinations, top medical experts say there may be another round of shots needed within about a year. A booster Covid-19 vaccine for people who have already been vaccinated may be needed as soon as eight to 12 months after their second shot,
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos aprobó la legislación para crear una comisión independiente y bipartidista para investigar el ataque del 6 de enero al Capitolio. La votación final fue 252-175, y 35 republicanos se unieron a los demócratas para apoyar la legislación. Los principales demócratas y republicanos de la Comisión de
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una de las formaciones rocosas más famosas de las Islas Galápagos cayó mar. La parte superior del Arco de Darwin, situado en la parte norte del archipiélago, cayó como «consecuencia de la erosión natural», según el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Ecuador. Las imágenes de la estructura, que ahora solo consta de dos
Continue Reading Arrest warrants have been issued for two former Colorado police officers in connection with the violent arrest last year of a 73-year-old woman with dementia, a top prosecutor said Wednesday afternoon. Former Loveland police officer Austin Hopp has been charged with two felonies: assault in the second degree causing serious bodily injury to an at-risk
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Quintin Jones was executed by lethal injection at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville on Wednesday night, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson Jeremy Desel. Jones, 41, is the first inmate executed in the state of Texas since July 2020, and only the third person put to death in the
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Salma Hayek is opening up about her battle with Covid-19. In a recent interview with Variety, the actress said she contracted the virus early on in the pandemic and almost ended up in the hospital. “My doctor begged me to go to the hospital because it was so bad,” Hayek told the publication. “I said,
Continue Reading Thirty-five House Republican broke ranks Wednesday evening to support legislation that would establish an independent commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. The bill now moves to the Senate where it faces an uncertain fate as GOP resistance is growing. The GOP defections in the House showcased a significant break with
Continue Reading The New York attorney general’s office has opened a criminal tax investigation into top Trump Organization officer Allen Weisselberg, increasing the legal pressure on the long-time aide to former President Donald Trump, people familiar with the investigation say. The pressure on Weisselberg is mounting from two directions with the attorney general looking into his personal
Continue Reading (CNN) — El iceberg más grande del mundo se desprendió de la Antártida hace pocos días. Se trata de un trozo de hielo gigante que tiene casi 80 veces el tamaño de Manhattan o, para ponerlo en otros términos, que es más grande que la isla de Mallorca en España. El iceberg se desprendió del
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