HOUSTON, Texas — Houston authorities have captured a man who allegedly evaded police while housing a Bengal tiger in his yard. “The whereabouts of the tiger are not yet known,” Houston police tweeted late Monday. Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, was out on bond for a murder charge in Fort Bend County, when neighbors spotted the
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Comedian John Mulaney and his wife, Anna Marie Tendler, are divorcing. The comic and the visual artist have been married since 2014. A spokesman for Mulaney first confirmed news of their split to Page Six, stating, “John will not have any further comment as he continues to focus on his recovery and getting back to
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Additional testing is planned after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, throwing the horse’s victory at Churchill Downs earlier this month into doubt. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert revealed the test results Sunday, saying the 3-year-old colt tested positive for elevated levels of betamethasone, which is an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid and
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Authorities confirmed that a person found dead at a North Carolina Duke Power substation over the weekend was Tyrell Cohen, brother of Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen. “Raleigh Police Department detectives, working in conjunction with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, have confirmed the identity of the deceased individual that was discovered at the Duke
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(CNN) — La Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos de Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) amplió la autorización de uso de emergencia de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer para incluir a menores de entre 12 y 15 años. Es la primera vacuna contra el covid-19 que se autoriza en Estados Unidos
Continue Reading New York (CNN Business) — Una buena noticia para los niños de los 90 que tienen cestos de ropa llenos de muñecas Barbie en los sótanos de las casas de sus padres: Mattel quiere reciclar sus juguetes viejos. La empresa de juguetes, que lleva 76 años en el mercado, lanzará un programa piloto llamado «Mattel
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Marco Antonio Solís hizo muy felices a sus fanáticos el domingo por la noche. El legendario cantautor mexicano se reencontró con su banda, Los Bukis, durante la transmisión del concierto virtual #BohemiaEnPandemia. La legendaria banda interpretó una vez más el tema «Tu cárcel», un himno de la agrupación. En las redes sociales,
Continue Reading The six people killed at a birthday party in Colorado Springs were all part of the same extended family, according to a relative who left the party two hours before the shooting occurred. Freddy Marquez, the relative, said the birthday party was for his wife, Nubia, who left with him, and Nubia’s older brother, Melvin
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EL PASO, Texas– The Texas “Constitutional carry” bill took a major step forward after an 18-13 vote by the state Senate ok’d the bill last week, moving it very near to becoming law. The vote came under party lines within days after a committee created to tackle gun legislation put the bill forward. While the
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Caitlyn Jenner is attempting to defy ideological definition as she runs to unseat Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in California’s all-but-certain recall election, staking out more progressive positions on issues like homelessness and immigration, while simultaneously trying to establish a connection with base Republican voters who supported former President Donald Trump. The tenuous balance that Jenner
Continue Reading About 58% of American adults have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine — but the rates differ depending on where you look. At the top of the list is Vermont, where 74.5% of adults have had at least one vaccine dose. Every state in the Northeast has given at least one dose
Continue Reading President Joe Biden had to tread a fine line Monday between heralding the economic progress his administration has made so far and stressing the need to continue supporting laid-off workers and pass his large-scale infrastructure proposal in the wake of last week’s disappointing jobs report. Though the economy created a scant 266,000 jobs in April,
Continue Reading The White House said Monday there are no issues with fuel supply as officials worked urgently to ascertain the scope and fallout of a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies much of the eastern United States its gasoline — an incident that laid bare vulnerabilities in the country’s aging energy infrastructure. President Joe
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Año tras año, el metro de la Ciudad de México ha recibido menor presupuesto para su operación mientras en los últimos dos años se han registrado diversos incidentes o accidentes, en algunos casos fatales. Según registros gubernamentales, en este año, el Sistema Colectivo de Transporte, el organismo que opera el metro de
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A delivery of 1,000 Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine doses arrived at Sandhills Pediatrics in Southern Pines, North Carolina early Monday morning. Dr. Christoph Diasio, a pediatrician at the office, is preparing to start vaccinating his patients as soon as possible. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for children and teens ages 12-15 Monday. Now Diasio
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Las protestas contra el gobierno de Iván Duque en Colombia se han extendido a lo largo de casi dos semanas, que inicialmente se convocaron para rechazar la reforma tributaria presentada por el gobierno nacional en plena pandemia. Tras varios días de protestas en su mayoría pacíficas, los manifestantes no se van de
Continue Reading Torrey DeVitto and David Ross are dating. The “Chicago Med” star went Instagram official with a photo showing her and the Chicago Cubs manager. DeVitto wrote in the caption, “Love him madly.” Ross was a catcher for several Major League Baseball clubs during his years as a player. His career culminated in 2016 with the
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UPDATE, May 12: Investigators have determined that over a dozen goats and sheep found slain in a northeast El Paso desert area earlier this week were actually killed in New Mexico, authorities said Tuesday, and a suspect was being questioned. The El Paso Police Department’s animal cruelty unit said it turned over to New Mexico
Continue Reading A Miami-Dade police lieutenant and former high-ranking union member has been charged with sexual battery and was booked into Palm Beach County Jail on Friday, according to police. John Jenkins Jr. has been “relieved of his official duties as a Miami-Dade Police Department lieutenant,” said Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez III in a statement
Continue Reading US Capitol Police observed roughly 200 members of the extremist Proud Boys group moving toward the Senate around 11 a.m. on January 6, hours before the building was breached by a pro-Trump mob, a House committee chairman said Monday. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, revealed new details about the January 6 insurrection and failures
Continue Reading California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing a Republican-led recall, said Monday he wants to return the state’s enormous $75.7 billion budget surplus to the pockets of taxpayers via an expanded stimulus check program he says would benefit two out of every three residents. The $12 billion proposal would amount to the largest year-over-year rebate that’s
Continue Reading House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is telling his Republican House colleagues to “anticipate” a vote on Wednesday regarding the current state of the House GOP Conference Chair position, which is expected to end with Liz Cheney being removed from her leadership role over her opposition to former President Donald Trump. It’s the latest step toward
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President Joe Biden claimed last Wednesday that the last five leaders of the Federal Reserve had declared that his American Jobs Plan proposal will increase economic growth. The American Jobs Plan, which you can read about here, would spend roughly $2 trillion on infrastructure projects and other initiatives. Biden has proposed to pay for the
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — A man has been charged with felony evading arrest after he escaped from police while housing a Bengal tiger in his yard. Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, was out on bond for a murder charge in Fort Bend County, when neighbors spotted the big cat, Houston Police Commander Ron Borza said during a
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SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Three years ago, a video went viral of a group of teenage students chanting the n-word at a private party in Southlake. Now, as the school district tries to incorporate cultural awareness into the curriculum, a group of parents is fighting back. Southlake is not a racist community — that was the
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s not everyday an NFL superstar comes to your school, let alone gives you a pair of shoes, but it’s now happened for a second time in recent weeks in El Paso. Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones and his family, as part of their A&A Foundation, surprised some lucky
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El Paso, Texas — What started as an after-school side job for two high school teens has now turned into an internationally known business that aims at serving non-profits in the community. “Two Men and a Truck” is a moving company with over 350 locations worldwide. One of those locations is here in the Borderland.
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The winds will not be much of an issue Tuesday with gusts around 25-30 mph. Lots of sunshine with temps in the upper 80’s. Late Tuesday and early Wednesday, the winds will shift to the east behind a cold front. Temps will be a little cooler Wednesday with highs in the upper 70’s and low
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Monday hosted two critical Democratic senators for individual meetings at the White House as he entered a crucial week for his legislative agenda. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Tom Carper of Delaware, two committee chairmen central to the infrastructure legislative process, met separately with Biden at the White House.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Cali, la tercera ciudad más poblada de Colombia, fue protagonista de una delicada situación de orden público en los últimos días. Pero en las últimas horas el Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC) denunció lo que catalogó como un “ataque armado” en el sur de Cali, que dejó al menos nueve personas
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