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Year: 2021

EPISD’s top academic, operations officials put on leave amid audit

EL PASO, Texas — Two top El Paso Independent School District administrators were put on leave ahead of Wednesday evening’s board meeting to discuss an internal audit. El Paso Independent School District Deputy Superintendent of Finance and Operations Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria and Chief Academics Officer Tamekia Brown were placed on administrative leave with pay earlier this

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Biden says to expect ‘good news’ in next 24 hours on fuel situation as officials warn Americans not to hoard

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Americans should expect “good news” within the next day about a recent ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, suggesting that the situation will soon be under control as his administration warns Americans not to hoard gasoline. “I think you’re going to hear some good news in the next

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CDC advisers vote to recommend use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in 12-15-year-olds

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend giving Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to kids as young as 12. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices agreed the benefits of vaccinating children and teens outweigh any risks from the vaccine. The US Food and Drug Administration extended its emergency use authorization

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Police shed light on kidnappings hoax

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City police say they have been made aware of posts in Northland Facebook groups claiming there have been a series of attempted kidnappings from big box stores. In a Facebook post, the police department says most of the claims happened along the

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CDC now recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids 12+

ATLANTA, Georgia — U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday evening that the agency now recommends the use of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine in 12-15-year-olds. “Today, I adopted CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that endorsed the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and its use

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Docenas de palestinos resultan heridos en choques con la policía de Israel; extremistas judíos marchan al grito de ‘Muerte a los árabes’

(CNN) — Enfrentamientos entre palestinos del este de Jerusalén y la Policía israelí alrededor de la Puerta de Damasco a la Ciudad Vieja estallaron en una noche de disturbios que antes vio a extremistas judíos marchar por otra calle de la ciudad al grito de «Muerte a los árabes». La violencia marca un punto álgido

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