(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) SUGAR LAND, Texas – The final game of the seven-game series between the El Paso Chihuahuas and Sugar Land Skeeters was suspended by rain in the top of the fourth inning Tuesday night at Constellation Field. Tuesday is the final day the Chihuahuas are scheduled to be in Sugar Land, so the game will
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Former Army veteran Paul Rieckhoff calls for better mental health care after four officers who were at the Capitol on January 6 have died by suicide. If you or a loved one have contemplated suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text TALK to 741741
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday mourned two recent suicides of police officers who had responded to the US Capitol insurrection, calling their deaths “a sad reminder of that shameful day in our country’s history.” The Metropolitan Police Department publicly disclosed this week that Officer Gunther Hashida was found
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TOKYO, Japan — American Sydney McLaughlin broke the world record. Dalilah Muhammad broke it, too. Only one of the world’s best hurdlers could win the Olympic gold medal — and McLaughlin came out ahead in the latest installment of the best rivalry in track. The 21-year-old from New Jersey won the 400-meter hurdles title Wednesday,
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, Ethan Cohen and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Cuyahoga County Council member Shontel Brown will win the Democratic special primary in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District, CNN projects. Brown’s defeat of Nina Turner, the former state senator and close ally of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, is a flexing of the Democratic establishment’s muscle, after South
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LOS ANGELES, California – Royal Jones has done pretty much anything and everything during his life, except throw out a first pitch at a Major League Baseball game. Tuesday, Jones added that to his resume as he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers game. The Dodgers were hosting their bitter
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By Andy Rose, CNN The National Collegiate Athletic Association treats its Division I men’s basketball program better than its women’s program in virtually every respect, according to an outside review commissioned by the NCAA that was delivered Monday. The study said gender inequities in the NCAA stem from the organization’s structure, which is “designed to
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr, Evan Perez, Ellie Kaufman and Zachary Cohen, CNN A police officer died Tuesday after shots were fired outside the Pentagon building, according to three law enforcement sources. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency, which oversees the security of the Pentagon, confirmed the officer’s death in a tweet late Tuesday, hours after reports first
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – County Councilwoman Shontel Brown has held off progressive Nina Turner to win the Democratic primary for an open U.S. House seat in Ohio. The contest Tuesday had emerged as a proxy for the future of the Democratic Party. Brown had the support of Hillary Clinton, the political arm of the Congressional
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Chamber flashed the Star on the Mountain 23 times Tuesday night in honor of the Aug. 3 mass shooting victims, while El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser read each of their names. The Star on the Mountain is visible from Downtown, Central, and East of the Franklin Mountains and
Continue Reading Dasha Kelly, a mother of three who was facing eviction, talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about donations and support she received on GoFundMe, including thousands in donations that came in during their interview, that will allow her family to stay in their home.
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on some Republican governors to do more for their constituents as the highly contagious Delta variant rips across their states. The remarks came as Biden said in a speech on Tuesday that the US has shared more than 100 million
Continue Reading By Gregory Lemos, Jason Hanna and Paul P. Murphy, CNN An employee of a company that makes clear plastic teeth aligners opened fire at one of its Tennessee facilities Tuesday morning, injuring three people there before police officers shot and killed him, authorities said. The gunman, identified by police as Antonio King, a 22-year-old day-shift
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A federal district judge in Texas temporarily blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from implementing an executive order targeting the transport of migrants who are released from custody. The order, issued last Wednesday, was framed as a public health measure to address Covid-19, which is surging in Texas amid Abbott’s opposition to
Continue Reading A legal battle is brewing between the Department of Justice and Gov. Greg Abbott. Meanwhile, migrant advocacy groups are putting up a fight.
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Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El gobernador de Nueva York, Andrew Cuomo, se enfrentó este martes a la creciente presión de los demócratas, incluidos los dos senadores estadounidenses de su estado, para que dimita tras un informe que concluyó que acosó sexualmente a varias mujeres. La investigación llevada a cabo por la oficina de la
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BY ANGELA KOCHERGA, EL PASO MATTERS EL PASO, Texas — Days before its official unveiling on Tuesday, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego walked through the healing garden planted to honor the victims of the 2019 Walmart mass shooting. Since the hate crime that took the lives of 23 people and left dozens more injured, Samaniego
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, Ethan Cohen and Sabrina Souza, CNN Mike Carey, a coal lobbyist who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, will win the Republican special primary in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, CNN projects. Carey’s win over a crowded primary field that included better-established candidates showcased Trump’s power within the party at a key
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Simone Biles is truly an inspiration, teammates tell CNN’s Coy Wire.
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Simone Biles has one plan in place following this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. The superstar, who has won more world gymnastic championship medals than any man or woman, will head to 35 cities across the United States for a series of exhibitions called the “Gold Over America Tour.” Biles announced the tour
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN With now at least 80% of eligible residents in Canada’s Manitoba province having received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, local health leaders said Tuesday they will implement the least restrictive health orders since the pandemic’s start — a month earlier than they expected. “Thanks to the remarkable
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EL PASO, Texas — The Grand Candela Memorial, it stands just feet away from the entrance to the Cielo Vista Walmart — where 23 lives were stolen, dozens more injured and countless others impacted forever. Back in November 2019, just a few months after that horrific day, that Walmart store reopened and the Grand Candela was
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Political newcomer Mike Carey has won the crowded Republican primary for an open U.S. House seat in central Ohio. The longtime coal lobbyist was backed by former President Donald Trump, who had called Carey a “courageous fighter” who will be tough on crime. Carey has never held public office before. His
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — La ciudad de Nueva York exigirá una prueba que acredite la vacunación contra el covid-19 para entrar en todos los restaurantes, gimnasios y lugares de ocio en interiores, anunció este martes el alcalde Bill de Blasio. “Si no estás vacunado, por desgracia, no podrás participar en muchas cosas”, dijo De Blasio. “Si
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EL PASO, Texas — The County of El Paso on Tuesday evening unveiled a Healing Garden memorial at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta Drive, to honor the Aug. 3, 2019 Walmart mass shooting victims and provide a healing space for the community. Attendance at the unveiling ceremony was restricted to victims’ families and other invitees, but the
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Jennifer Aniston keeps her people close but her vaccinated people closer. In a new interview with In Style, the actress admitted she’s been strict about keeping vaccinated company in her circle, noting in the process that there’s a “large group of people” who “just don’t listen to the facts.” “It’s a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — All students and staff at Las Cruces Public Schools will be required to wear face masks indoors to prevent the spread of Covid-19 when classrooms reopen, Superintendent Ralph Ramos announced Tuesday evening. “All LCPS students and staff will be required to wear masks indoors during the school day and during
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State Rep. Allison Russo has won the Democratic primary for an open US House seat in central Ohio. She will face political newcomer Mike Carey, who won the crowded Republican primary. The longtime coal lobbyist was backed by former President Donald Trump, who had called Carey a “courageous fighter” who will
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) –Los planes de la administración Biden para levantar las restricciones pandémicas de la era Trump en la frontera con México, conocida como Título 42, están generando preocupaciones en las comunidades fronterizas y generando un feroz debate en Washington. Los políticos han estado discutiendo sobre si es el momento adecuado para derogar las
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Laverne Gore won the GOP primary for an open US House seat in Ohio. Gore, a business owner, consultant, trainer and community activist, defeated Felicia Ross, a self-described “Jane of all trades,” in Tuesday’s Republican primary. There’s little chance a Republican could take the heavily Democratic district in the Cleveland area
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