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Month: October 2021

It’s proving difficult to find a jury in the trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. Potential jurors either know the case well, know the defendants or are scared

By Angela Barajas, Martin Savidge and Christina Maxouris, CNN Finding jurors to sit in the trial for the three men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing is proving difficult in the Glynn County, Georgia, courtroom where jury selection began this week. Hundreds of people have been summoned, and from the 60 people who have been questioned

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Crew member yelled ‘cold gun’ as he handed Alec Baldwin prop weapon, court document shows

By Aya Elamroussi, Chloe Melas and Claudia Dominguez, CNN An assistant director handed Alec Baldwin a prop firearm and yelled “cold gun” before the actor fired the weapon, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza, according to a court document. The “cold gun” remark was meant to indicate that the weapon did not

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6 things in the Borderland to do this weekend

THINGS TO DO! 1. El Paso Rhinos vs. Corpus Christi Ice RaysSaturday 7PMEl Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano Dr. 2. Dwight Yoakum in concertSunday 8PMAbraham Chavez Theatre, 1 Civic Center PlazaTickets are $37 to $127 plus fees, available via ticketmaster.com 3. St. Luke Episcopal Church Country Fair & Dachshund StampedeSaturday 9AM, 7050 McNutt Rd. in

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From ‘Sesame Street’ to ‘Alma’s Way’: How Sonia Manzano continues to break ground and elevate Latino stories on US television

By Maria Santana, CNN After 44 years as the loveable Maria on Sesame Street, Sonia Manzano thought she was finally ready to move to a quieter, non-puppet inhabited neighborhood where she could spend her days writing children’s books. “I didn’t think I was going to continue in television,” said Manzano, 71, who was on Sesame

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