EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees have directed their internal auditor to investigate other district contracts after “concerns” came up during a separate internal audit of academic services contracts undertaken by the former superintendent. RELATED STORY: EPISD’s top academic, operations officials put on leave amid audit That decision
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday abruptly changed its guidance on masks and social distancing, saying people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 don’t have to wear masks indoors, and they don’t have to keep their distance from others. “If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that
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The “Mom” finale was as much about beginnings as endings, as the CBS sitcom about sobriety settled for a low-key finish, which included a wedding but not the return of one of its original stars. Anna Faris left the show before the season began, citing a desire to “pursue new opportunities.” That left Allison Janney
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Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he will not expand Medicaid — a change approved by voters and scheduled to start July 1 — because lawmakers did not appropriate funding. “Although I was never in support of MO HealthNet expansion, I always said that I would uphold the ballot amendment if passed,” said
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(CNN) — El conflicto entre israelíes y palestinos estalló esta semana y se convirtió rápidamente en una de las peores olas de violencia entre las dos partes en los últimos años. Una situación ya tensa provocada por los movimientos para desalojar a las familias palestinas de sus hogares cerca de la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration plans to coordinate with nongovernmental organizations to identify vulnerable migrant families in Mexico and allow them to enter the United States, instead of turning them away under a Trump-era border policy, according to a source familiar with discussions. The administration has been facing fierce criticism for relying on a
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The Wall Street Journal reports that prosecutors have subpoenaed a Manhattan private school for information related to Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg’s two grandchildren. The WSJ reported that the subpoena was served to Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, which Weisselberg’s grandchildren attend, and that Weisselberg’s former daughter-in-law Jennifer Weisselberg said she told Manhattan
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Mientras las protestas en Colombia continúan y el cuestionamiento sobre el uso de la fuerza por parte de la policía va en aumento, el presidente Iván Duque habló en exclusiva con CNN acerca de las manifestaciones que han captado la atención del mundo. En conversación con Christiane Amanpour, Duque sostuvo que siempre
Continue Reading The trauma lawmakers experienced on January 6 is rushing back as Democratic members say they are increasingly worried about a handful of Republican colleagues who have sought to downplay the events of that day or continue to tout lies about the election. After months of concerns about external security threats, the fears and mistrust among
Continue Reading (CNN)– Estados Unidos puede estar cada vez más cerca de la inmunidad de rebaño, con 17 millones más de personas elegibles para recibir la vacuna contra el covid-19. Las farmacias CVS y algunos hospitales de Estados Unidos empezarán a administrar hoy las vacunas de Pfizer-BioNTech a los jóvenes de 12 a 15 años, siguiendo una
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los científicos ya han hecho sonar las alarmas sobre el ritmo en el que están decayendo las poblaciones de tiburones. En este contexto, un grupo utilizó la inseminación artificial para dar vida a 97 tiburones bebé, según un nuevo estudio publicado en Scientific Reports. Un total de 16 de las 31 especies de
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Attorneys representing the three White men accused of chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery want to be allowed to tell a jury about Arbery’s past run-ins with the law during the upcoming trial. Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, was fatally shot while on a jog in February 2020. Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael and
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Locomotive FC will be without one their goalkeepers for a short while. Thursday, the Locomotive FC approved a short-term deal to send goalkeeper Logan Ketterer to Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers FC. The Timbers have had a string of injuries at the goalkeeper position and are in need
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A blackout in Ciudad Juárez on Thursday left thousands of people without electricity and water services for nearly four hours. According to ABC-7’s news partners at Canal 44, the power outage began at 4 p.m. in the old Paso del Norte and persisted into the evening. The Federal Electricity Commission said 100%
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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit underwent three rounds of blood-sample testing between May 6 and May 11 — and the first test showed the animal was clear of both prohibited and therapeutic substances, officials said Thursday. The Bob Baffert-trained horse still needs two more negative results to participate in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the second leg
Continue Reading A letter written by Albert Einstein that includes the world’s most famous equation is being auctioned with an estimated worth of $400,000. The letter, written by Einstein to the Polish-American physicist Ludwik Silberstein, was penned in 1946 and contains the only handwritten example of “E=mc2” in private possession, according to a news release from RR
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Thursday touted new mask guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “a great day for America” and an important milestone in the US coronavirus response. Appearing maskless during remarks in the White House Rose Garden, Biden said, “You have endured all this. When your country asked you
Continue Reading The California Department of Justice will review the shooting death of 22-year-old Sean Monterrosa at the hands of officers at the Vallejo Police Department, the state’s attorney general said. “We will not be bringing him back, but the action today is critical,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Thursday. “We must have complete, thorough,
Continue Reading It could take up to two months to temporarily repair a crack that forced the closure of a vital highway bridge in Memphis, Tennessee, the state’s chief engineer told CNN, while dozens of ships with hundreds of barges wait to safely travel the busy waterway below. The Hernando de Soto Bridge on Interstate 40 —
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Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District says gnats are really bad in some parts of the south metro. The agency has been sweeping neighborhoods for gnats since last week, according to MMCD public affairs coordinator Alex Carlson. They then take them back to the lab to
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PEARLAND, Texas (KTVT) — The body of a Texas mother who had been missing for weeks was found in an SUV in a pond on Tuesday, police confirmed. Police said Wednesday that the body was positively identified as Erica Hernandez after being recovered in Pearland. The single mother of three children had been missing since
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Following a CBS 2 investigation we first brought you Tuesday night at 10 p.m., more men are coming forward to accuse a well-known youth hockey coach of grooming them for sexual abuse when they were just teenagers. As CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reported Wednesday
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — Imágenes de una cámara corporal obtenidas recientemente muestran el momento en que el agente de la Policía Metropolitana de Washington Michael Fanone fue brutalmente agredido mientras defendía el Capitolio de Estados Unidos durante la insurrección del 6 de enero. El material exclusivo, que fue transmitido en «CNN Tonight with Don Lemon» el
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Corte de Constitucionalidad de Guatemala avaló este miércoles de manera definitiva una controversial reforma de ley sobre organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG) que había sido aprobada en febrero de 2020. El máximo tribunal del país rechazó los ocho recursos de amparo que distintos actores habían presentado en ese momento contra las decisiones
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The desirability of an Hermès Birkin handbag — a symbol of rarefied wealth — is such that not even a global pandemic can dull demand for it. Instead, it has helped fire it up even more. The bags are getting scooped up at record premiums in the pandemic era, according to Birkin resellers. Auction house
Continue Reading Courtney Stodden says they have accepted Chrissy Teigen’s apology for bullying them on social media when Stodden was a teen, but is disputing that Teigen tried to reach out to them privately. Stodden, a model, musician and reality star, made headlines in 2011 when at the age of 16 married then 50-year-old actor Doug Hutchison.
Continue Reading Streaming has carried Disney through the pandemic with Disney+ growing to more than 100 million subscribers. Yet the biggest star in Disney’s media universe shined a little less bright on Thursday. Disney+ now has 103.6 million subscribers, below the 110 million that many on Wall Street were expecting. Disney’s stock was down as much as
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Storms will be a bit more wider spread across the area Friday. If you don’t experience the rain, you may just get the gusty winds with some blowing dust and sand. Storms should exit the are early Saturday AM as drier air arrives. Temps will continue to be around 90 degrees over the next several
Continue Reading CVS, Walgreens and Macy’s said they are reviewing their requirements for facial coverings following new CDC guidance easing mask wearing for people vaccinated against Covid-19. The CDC said Thursday that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances such as in healthcare settings,
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A 6th grader at Santa Teresa Elementary School is up for a scholarship and $50,000 for her school, but she needs your vote to cash in. Natalia Vilchis-Ramos created artwork depicting healthcare workers in the nationwide “Doodle for Google” contest. The contest’s theme was “I’m strong because,” and Vilchis-Ramos says
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