BAGHDAD, IRAQ — Iraq’s Interior Ministry says 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in a Baghdad hospital. Among the dead were at least 28 patients on ventilators battling severe symptoms of the coronavirus, tweeted Ali al-Bayati, a spokesman of the country’s independent Human Rights Commission. The commission
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Interior Ministry says 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in a Baghdad hospital. Among the dead were at least 28 patients on ventilators battling severe symptoms of the coronavirus, tweeted Ali al-Bayati, a spokesman of the country’s independent Human Rights Commission. The commission
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The trial for a former Louisville police officer charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s shooting has been pushed back to February 1, 2022, according to a pre-trial hearing held in Kentucky’s Jefferson County on Friday. Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Ann Bailey Smith postponed the trial of Brett Hankison from its original date of August
Continue Reading While the family of George Floyd, supporters and civil rights activists celebrated a Minneapolis jury’s decision to convict Derek Chauvin of murder and manslaughter, they insist it’s only a small step toward progress in an unjust policing system. The announcement of the guilty verdict has renewed calls for police reform, placing increasing pressure on Congress
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Travon Free cut his teeth as a Hollywood comedy writer drafting jokes for some of late night’s biggest names. His latest project, though, a 32-minute short starring rapper Joey Bada$$, might employ Free’s comedy voice but the subject is no laughing matter. In “Two Distant Strangers,” Free’s first Oscar contender, a Black man named Carter
Continue Reading A new map reveals the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy, including a wave of stars disturbed by a small galaxy on a collision course with our own. Data collected from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission and NASA’s Near Earth Object Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer has been used by astronomers to map the
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The US will likely soon come up against a significant obstacle in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic — more doses of the vaccines than people who are willing to receive them, according to data that is worrying experts. “We actually think that (vaccine) supply will outstrip demand … in probably the middle of May,”
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EL PASO, Texas – Ivan Escobar won the biggest match for the biggest weight class in the biggest state. In high school wrestling, it doesn’t get bigger than that. The Montwood senior came is bringing home the top prize in the Texas 6A Wrestling 285-pound division after defeating Emmett Bivens of Allen by a 5-2
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When Kyle White of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and his wife began working from home last year, they, like many Canadians, turned to Netflix and takeout to get through the uncertainty of the beginning of the pandemic, and the unusual amount of spare time that came with it. But when the scale read 430 pounds, White decided
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El Paso, Texas– The ABC-7 StormTrack Weather team has kept the ABC-7 First Alert in place as strong winds are expected to make a return by next week. This weekend will continue on a hot note as Sunday temperatures will run about 10 degrees above normal. Our next storm system moves in Monday night into
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(CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Honduras acusó formalmente a cuatro hombres por su presunto involucramiento en el asesinato del líder indígena y ambientalista Félix Vásquez López, de 60 años, informó el organismo en un comunicado. Los acusados fueron identificados como Josué Exequiel Martínez Martínez, Siriaco Mejía Santos, Francisco López Lazo y Mario Aníbal
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Al menos 158 personas fueron detenidas este viernes en Santiago de Chile por «infringir las normas sanitarias vigentes» por la pandemia de covid-19 establecidas en el artículo 318 del Código Penal, según informaron los Carabineros. En mensajes publicados en Twitter, la institución policial dijo que las personas fueron detenidas en el sector de
Continue Reading Londres (CNN) — Los miembros de la familia real de Gran Bretaña retomaron esta semana sus compromisos públicos a medida que se acerca el final del periodo de luto real de dos semanas tras la muerte del duque de Edimburgo. Los movimientos indican que la familia espera salir de su dolor colectivo y volver a
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Autoridades en Georgia confirmaron este sábado la muerte de Rossana Delgado, una venezolana de 37 años, madre de dos hijos, quien trabajaba como taxista y cuya desaparición, ocurrida el viernes 16 de abril, había provocado la movilización en medios de comunicación y redes sociales por parte de familiares y amigos para dar
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President Joe Biden on Saturday became the first US president to officially recognize the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, risking a potential fracture with Turkey but signaling a commitment to global human rights. In a statement marking the 106th anniversary of the massacre’s start, Biden wrote, “Each year on this
Continue Reading Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, a cast member of MTV’s reality television show “Jersey Shore,” has been arrested on a domestic violence allegation, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “He was arrested on April 22 at 11:50 a.m. for domestic violence, but due to victim confidentiality, I can’t go into detail,” said Officer Rosario Cervantes, a spokesperson
Continue Reading Khloé Kardashian on Saturday thanked President Joe Biden on social media for being the first US president to officially recognize the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as a genocide. “Thank you for honoring the stories, the pain, suffering and loss of the Armenian people,” the reality TV star and entrepreneur of Armenian descent
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Looking for a job during the coronavirus pandemic has proven to be much harder than in normal times. Last April, 20.5 million jobs were wiped from the US economy. And a year after the pandemic began, the country is down roughly 10 million jobs. But if you are searching, consider this: Is the job you’re
Continue Reading The family of Andrew Brown Jr. said they met with the Pasquotank County sheriff on Friday but were not shown the body camera footage of his death that many in the community have demanded. Brown, who was Black, was shot and killed Wednesday morning by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies when they attempted to serve him
Continue Reading Chicago police on Saturday announced the filing of than a dozen criminal charges, including first-degree murder, against an 18-year-old in connection with the shooting death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in a McDonald’s drive-thru last weekend. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown identified the suspect as Marion Lewis, who was shot and wounded by police Thursday after
Continue Reading The Justice Department has charged a Capitol rioter who was turned in by someone he matched with on the dating app Bumble, after he bragged about his exploits on January 6. According to court documents, one week after the attack, Robert Chapman of New York told one of his Bumble matches that “I did storm
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UPDATE, April 26: El Paso police said Monday a criminal investigation is underway into panic about an “active shooter” over the weekend at the Cielo Vista Mall that was triggered by the appearance of a skateboarder who has gained celebrity notoriety on social media. False word spread through the crowd gathered to see Danny Duncan
Continue Reading Investigators in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ office have grown frustrated with the level of cooperation they are receiving from staffers in the Georgia Secretary of State’s office regarding a probe into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to influence the 2020 election, according to a source familiar with the criminal investigation. The recent lack
Continue Reading Rep. Maxine Waters on Saturday called the judge overseeing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd “angry” and “frustrated” in response to his recent criticism that her comments at a protest could be grounds for appealing a verdict. “I think he was angry. I think he may be frustrated
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — For the second day in a row, a large fire ignited in Chaparral that sent visible plumes of black smoke into the sky. Doña Ana County Fire Captain Arturo Herrera confirmed to ABC-7 that a two-alarm fire broke out on the Otero County side of Chaparral at a junk yard on
Continue Reading (CNN) — El sábado, el presidente Joe Biden se convirtió en el primer presidente de Estados Unidos en reconocer oficialmente como genocidio la masacre de armenios bajo el Imperio Otomano, con el riesgo de una posible ruptura de las relaciones con Turquía, pero señalando un compromiso con los derechos humanos a nivel global. En una
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Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A family cat in north St. Louis nearly burned one of her nine lives after spending more than 24 hours in a tree. One young boy couldn’t stand to lose her so the professionals came out to get her down. “I heard her meowing
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Fully vaccinated baseball fans won’t have to maintain social distancing this weekend at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers, reigning World Series champs, designated two sections of its 56,000-seat stadium for fully vaccinated attendees starting Saturday. Guests from different households will be seated next to each other and masks are still required. To gain entry
Continue Reading An unarmed man was shot by a Virginia sheriff’s deputy while on the phone with a 911 dispatcher, according to authorities and 911 audio released Friday. Isaiah Brown, 32, was taken to a local hospital after the shooting early Wednesday with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to statements from the Virginia State Police, which said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Multiple agencies responded this morning after a tractor trailer tanker ruptured and began leaking. The Homeland Security District 6 Hazardous Materials Team comprised of Manchester Fire and Rescue, Tullahoma Fire and Rescue, and other agencies responded to a tractor trailer that was parked behind
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