By Jessica Schneider, CNN As President Joe Biden welcomed the families of police officers who had defended the US Capitol on January 6 to the Rose Garden last week, a legal battle was pending before the Police and Firefighters’ Retirement and Relief Board in Washington on behalf of Erin Smith, the widow of Metropolitan Police
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer solo tiene aprobación de uso de emergencia en Estados Unidos, pero podría obtener la aprobación total por parte de la Administración de Medicinas y Alimentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) en pocas semanas. Las ramificaciones podrían alterar el curso de la pandemia de
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is appealing for out-of-state help to fight the third wave of Covid-19 in Texas. The Monday appeal comes as a county-owned hospital in Houston raises tents to accommodate their Covid-19 overflow. Private hospitals in the county already were requiring their staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Meantime, the
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UPDATE, Aug. 10: Fire Marshals on Tuesday identified the two men arrested in connection with a Monday morning house fire in northeast El Paso that investigators determined was deliberately set. 22-year-old Marco Antonio Montalvo is charged with multiple counts of arson and is being held in the downtown jail on $1.1 million bond, while 26-year
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A hospital system in Texas is prepping tents for the overflow of patients after a surge in Covid-19 cases filled its hospitals to the verge of capacity. Harris Health System in Houston is reporting 1 in 4 patients at its two hospitals have tested positive for Covid-19. Ben Taub Hospital’s
Continue Reading TRENDS ARE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS ARE GOING UP. ISABEL ROSALES REPORTS.
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — En una reciente entrevista en el podcast “The Moment with Brian Koppelman”, el cineasta Quentin Tarantino dijo que mantiene una promesa de infancia contra su madre. Durante su conversación con Koppelman, el ganador de dos Oscar admitió que su mamá no era una gran admiradora de su carrera y que
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced “very startling numbers,” including the state’s largest single-day increase in hospitalizations, eclipsing its previous high of Covid-19 admissions. In a tweet, Hutchinson said there were only eight available intensive care unit beds in the state. The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting 995 new
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EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters battled a building blaze in El Paso’s Duranguito neighborhood on Monday evening. The fire was reported just after 5 p.m. in the 200 block of W. Overland Avenue and was brought under control within an hour. Officials said the building that caught fire was vacant, as many of them are
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson, CNN A young boy in Las Vegas had a surprise waiting for him as he headed out for the first day of fourth grade on Monday — a police escort to honor his late father. Over the summer break, Noah , 9, mourned the death of his father, Officer Jason Swanger of
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 15 new COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths. It marked the first time in nine days that the tribe reported any coronavirus-related deaths. The latest numbers pushed the Navajo Nation’s pandemic totals to 31,650 cases and 1,383 known deaths. Based on cases from July
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The Biden administration won’t be turning over former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the House until at least November, despite the recent dramatic Justice Department opinion that the IRS “must” hand them over. A federal judge will hear arguments then on whether Trump can block the
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Customers are sounding the alarm over a proposed multibillion-dollar merger of New Mexico’s largest electric utility provider with a U.S. subsidiary of Spanish energy giant Iberdrola. They voiced concerns during a virtual hearing Monday as state regulators prepare to hear from Public Service Co. of
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ANTHONY, Texas – The Anthony High School Wildcats are ready to take their game to the next level. The school recently started an esports team, and the program has so far been a big hit among Anthony students. Esports are competitions involving video games. The program has only been in existence for a year. Hiran
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Más del 99,9% de personas que están completamente vacunadas contra el covid-19 no han tenido una infección posterior a la vacunación que termine en hospitalización o muerte, según un análisis de CNN de los datos de los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglos en inglés). Más
Continue Reading By Mark Morales, MJ Lee, Gregory Krieg and Devan Cole, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s closest confidants spent the weekend trying to convince the Democrat to resign, sources tell CNN, an effort that comes amid fallout from a report that found he sexually harassed multiple women. Cuomo, a source said, can’t come to grips
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Unaccompanied migrant children at a temporary facility in Pecos, Texas, reported poor conditions, including undercooked food, long wait times for medical attention and prolonged stays, according to court declarations filed Monday. The accounts mark the latest set of concerns raised by children and attorneys placed in pop-up facilities overseen by the
Continue Reading By Jason Hoffman and Christina Carrega, CNN The Department of Justice announced Monday that it will review what previously withheld information or documents related to the September 11, 2001, attacks it can disclose to the public as it faces public pressure ahead of the 20th anniversary of that tragic day. The filing from the Justice
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Athletics has announced a department-wide partnership with INFLCR, the leading content and compliance software platform for college athletic programs. INFLCR educates and prepares athletics staff and student-athletes for new opportunities and guidelines from current Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) legislation, all powered by best-in-class content delivery via the INFLCR mobile
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NEW YORK, NY — An alleged victim of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew of Britain on Monday, accusing the embattled 61-year-old royal of sexually abusing her at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion and elsewhere when she was under the age of 18, according to court records. The lawsuit, filed by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Continue Reading By Carma Hassan, CNN Minnesota officials are offering a reward of up to $180,000 for information that solves the shootings of three children. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) on Monday announced the reward as well as a billboard campaign about it. Trinity Rayne Ottoson-Smith, 9, was shot while jumping
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Una perturbación tropical que se mueve a través del Atlántico ha sido designada como “ciclón tropical potencial seis” por el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos. Esta designación permite al Centro de Huracanes emitir alertas y advertencias antes de que un sistema se convierta en una depresión o tormenta tropical.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House on Monday fell just short of having enough members to begin conducting official business and voted overwhelmingly in favor of a procedural move that locked the doors of the chamber to prevent members from leaving in an effort to retain a quorum. The move, known as a “call of
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accusers has sued Prince Andrew, saying he sexually assaulted her when she was 17. Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre filed the lawsuit Monday in Manhattan federal court. According to the lawsuit, the prince abused Giuffre on multiple occasions when she was under the age of 18. It
Continue Reading Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a Republican, says despite Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to block mask mandates in across the state, schools are on the verge of opening soon and unless Covid case trends in the state change, masks may need to be mandated.
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — En medio de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020, la atleta bielorrusa Kristina Timanovskaya desertó a Polonia debido al temor a ser encarcelada cuando retornara a Belarús por sus críticas al gobierno de Alexander Lukashenko. El activista Vitaly Shishov, quien dirigía desde Ucrania una organización para ayudar a los refugiados
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By Megan Marples Common colds share many symptoms of the coronavirus, so if your child becomes ill as the school year gets underway, it might be difficult to immediately tell whether it’s Covid-19, said CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen. Adults catch the common cold around two to three times a year, and children get
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STURGIS, South Dakota — Law enforcement officials say the first few days of this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have been among the busiest they’ve seen. Some 700,000 people are expected to celebrate their enthusiasm for motorcycles at the 10-day event that kicked off last Friday. “There are more people here than in the 31 years
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Holly Yan, CNN The crush of patients infected with the Delta variant is affecting hospitals nationwide. Now some Texans trying to get care at their nearest emergency room will have to go elsewhere. Hunt Regional Medical Center at Commerce said its ER is temporarily closing “due to a critical Covid surge.”
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