EL PASO, Texas– Everyday millions of users log on to Tik Tok to upload short form videos, ranging from dance moves to comedy. One El Paso woman is using the platform to spark up an important conversation, one revolving around mental health. “I know that Tik Tok is a well known platform and I got
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Click here for updates on this story MOLALLA, Oregon (KPTV) — An 11-year old Molalla girl has quite the story to tell. She delivered her baby brother with the help of a 911 dispatcher Thursday morning. Jordan Eck says Thursday morning she felt some pains, she was still over two weeks from her due date
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YUMA, Arizona — U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered a 12-year-old boy and his sisters, ages 8 and 6, wandering in the Arizona desert after having just crossed the border from Mexico hours earlier, KVIA sister-station KYMA reported. Agents discovered the trio by themselves near the Morelos Dam near Yuma on Wednesday afternoon. The children were
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The Senate passed with a wide bipartisan majority Thursday a bill denouncing discrimination against Asian communities in the United States, and creating a new position at the Justice Department to expedite reviews of potential Covid-19-related hate crimes. The vote was 94-1. The lone vote in opposition was from Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley. The bill
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Ma’Khia Bryant and two other young women argued over a messy house and unmade bed before a fight that ended with the fatal police shooting shooting of the Black teenager, the woman who cared for Ma’Khia in foster care said Thursday. Angela Moore said two of her former foster children had come to her Columbus,
Continue Reading Tesla’s “full self-driving” feature has attempted to drive under a railroad crossing arm while a speeding train passes. It’s nearly driven head on into a concrete wall of a parking garage, attempted ill-advised left turns, clipped at least one curb, and at least one driver was able to set a maximum speed of 90 mph
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DENTON, Texas – The UTEP tennis team (6-7) was bested, 4-0, by undefeated FIU (10-0) in the opening round of the 2021 Conference USA Championships in Denton, Texas, Thursday. “We really fought today with everything we had, but they were just a little stronger than us,” UTEP head coach Ivan Fernandez said. “It shows why they are still
Continue Reading Ma’Khia Bryant and two other young women may have argued over a messy house and unmade bed before a fight that ended with the fatal police shooting shooting of the Black teenager, the woman who cared for Ma’Khia in foster care said Thursday. Angela Moore said two of her former foster children had come to
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FORT BLISS, Texas — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Sean Bernabe, the Fort Bliss commander, told a virtual town hall Thursday evening that “our number one message tonight is ‘we must vaccinate Ft. Bliss.'” He said only 23 percent of the Fort Bliss community is currently vaccinated — that’s out of 105,000 soldiers, civilians, dependents, retirees and contractors.
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WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan group of three Texas lawmakers — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican, and U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio — teamed up with an Arizona Democrat, U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, on Thursday to roll out legislation they hope will ease the strain on federal resources near the U.S-Mexico border.
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Associated Press has learned that a Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders. It would be a major reversal of military practice and a change long sought by Congress members. The recommendation by an independent review commission created
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AUSTIN, Texas — Federal health officials have informed state officials that a Texas woman has been hospitalized with possible blood clots associated with Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine recipients, a state spokesman said Thursday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention informed the Texas Department of State Health Services
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Americans have spent more than a year without live access to the performing arts, so maybe we can all be forgiven for engaging in a bit of theater. It’s everywhere. Too much hygiene. First, let’s consider that some theater can be harmful, which is why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than a
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EL PASO, Texas– University Medical Center of El Paso has opened its online registration at 6 p.m. Thursday to accommodate up to 20,000 appointments for vaccination with the Pfizer vaccine. Those interested in registering can do so at www.UMCelpaso.org. Unlike past occasions, UMC anticipated registrations would be available for more than just a few minutes. That’s because it
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The United States is sending “airborne assets” to help search for the Indonesian submarine that went missing with 53 crew members on board, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Thursday. “We are deeply saddened by the news of Indonesia’s lost submarine, and our thoughts are with the Indonesian sailors and their families,” Kirby tweeted. “At
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Winds hit gusts at 40 mph this afternoon and more winds will crank up later in the day Friday. Gusts will likely hit around 40 mph again along with a slight chance for rain at about 10%. What rain develops will be very light and move out quickly by Friday evening. The weekend looks good
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(CNN Español) — El gobierno de Panamá dijo que está dispuesto a que la empresa privada importe vacunas contra el covid-19 siempre y cuando cumplan con una serie de requisitos, entre ellos, tener el registro y aprobación de la Dirección de Farmacias y Drogas del país, informó el ministro de Salud, Luis Francisco Sucre. El
Continue Reading The families of George Floyd and Philando Castile joined mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday to bid farewell to Daunte Wright, a Black man whose death this month at the hands of a police officer prompted renewed cries for justice and accountability. In his eulogy for Wright, whom he called the “Prince of Brooklyn Center,” the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — For 50 years, the landfill in the middle of Houston’s Sunnyside community has sat empty and closed off to the public. “You could smell it,” said longtime Sunnyside resident Deatrice Cloud. Ms. Cloud is 100 years old and moved to the Sunnyside area in 1951
Continue Reading The senior US general responsible for US troops in the Middle East made clear Thursday that the US intends to maintain military influence and the ability to carry out air strikes in Afghanistan after American and NATO troops are withdrawn from the country later this year. With just more than a week until the withdrawal
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Glenn Close is up for an Oscar this Sunday for her role in the film “Hillbilly Elegy.” But in real life, the Academy Award nominee and Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe winner is busy shining the spotlight on mental health awareness. And for Close, it’s personal. “Most families are dealing with some aspect of mental
Continue Reading Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post tabloid newspaper makes a very clear statement on Thursday: “GET VAXXED!” It is a laudable message — or at least it would be if the Post hadn’t been spending so much energy recently fear-mongering on the Covid-19 vaccines. The front page features those words next to a newly-vaccinated resident’s arm
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Two Dougherty County Jail employees have been fired after their arrests on charges related to providing contraband to inmates, and the investigation could lead to additional arrests. Detention officers Lisa Grant and Lamar Snells violated Georgia law prohibiting providing or conspiring to pass
Continue Reading (CNN) — Este jueves, el helicóptero Ingenuity completó con éxito un segundo vuelo en Marte, y fue aún más desafiante que el primero. En esta ocasión, el Ingenuity voló de forma autónoma por casi 52 segundos y se elevó 4,9 metros en la atmósfera marciana. Después de un breve vuelo estacionario, se inclinó en un ángulo
Continue Reading A New York woman who was attacked in her driveway is hoping for answers, as police try to hunt down the man who threw a cup of acid in her face. Nafiah Ikram, 21, was in the driveway of her Elmont home on March 17, when a man approached her from behind and threw a
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Cher and a four-year elephant rescue mission she led is the focus of a new documentary, “Cher & the Loneliest Elephant.” Now streaming on Paramount+ in honor of Earth Day, the film takes audiences through the singer’s journey to save and protect a 36-year-old elephant named Kaavan from captivity in Pakistan last November. Kaavan was
Continue Reading Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP response following President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress next Wednesday. The decision will give Scott, the lone Black Republican senator and the lead Republican negotiator on Congress’ policing reform efforts, a prominent national platform from which to speak to the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A federal grand jury indicted four more members of a Davenport-based street gang on 37 counts of alleged racketeering, according to a Wednesday news release from the Iowa Department of Justice. Fifteen members of the Lowrider Street Gang have now been charged. The
Continue Reading James Cameron appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday, sitting in front of an editing suite in which there was a new “Avatar” on the screens. Cameron was in production in Wellington, New Zealand, and said the next “Avatar” film will feature a lot more water. “A lot of our scenes are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT PIERCE, Florida (WPBF) — The son of St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy was taken into police custody following a fatal crash on Indian River Drive in Fort Pierce, officials said. According to Fort Pierce Police, the incident happened on Feb. 7 at 5:25 p.m. Officials said
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