The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the US economy, health care system and schools. Some experts say it’s also to blame for a recent spike in avalanche deaths. Seriously. So far this winter season, 36 people have died in US avalanches, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), tying the record set in
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The president of Northern Kentucky University said the school will launch an investigation after supremacy graffiti was found on campus for the second time since the beginning of the year. “NKU will not tolerate the white supremacy graffiti defacing our campus today or any day,” the school’s president, Ashish Vaidya, said in a statement Saturday.
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The top-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs faced a tough challenge but prevailed in overtime against the UCLA Bruins in the Final Four at the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana, and will square off against Baylor in the championship game Monday night. Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs sank a long three-pointer at the buzzer to send the
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The federal government has moved to stop any further risk of contamination at a Baltimore contract vaccine manufacturer where 15 million potential doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine were spoiled last month, telling rival drugmaker AstraZeneca it must move its production from the plant and find somewhere else to make its vaccine. The Emergent BioSolutions
Continue Reading Here’s two reasons to marvel at the men’s Final Four on Saturday night: Somehow, the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t derail the season, despite lots of postponed or canceled games over five months. Second, for all the strange circumstances — limited attendance, no bands, teams playing in just one state and sequestered in four hotels — this
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Gonzaga has given fans the NCAA championship game they wanted with a shot for the ages. Jalen Suggs banked in a shot from near midcourt at the buzzer, giving the heavily favored Zags a 93-90 overtime victory against upstart UCLA. Gonzaga, the No. 1 overall seed, will play second-seeded Baylor for the
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso travel agent says people are preparing to travel again, boosted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcement that fully vaccinated people can travel without much risk. It’s an indication that with the vaccine roll-out, people are more comfortable boarding planes. Travel agent Nick Stark told
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More than 4 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine were reported administered in the past 24 hours, setting a new record and bringing the seven-day average to more than 3 million a day, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Saturday. Dr. Cyrus Shahpar, the Covid-19 data director at the White House, celebrated
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EL PASO, Texas — After a successful food truck gathering was set up on the corner of Upper Valley and Country Club, a farmers market has now launched in the same area. The Country Club Farmers Market, located in the River Run Plaza on Country Club Road. ranges from 100 to 130 vendors every Saturday. Sarah
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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, to borrow a phrase from the late singer Tom Petty, is free fallin’. Gaetz, a loyal foot soldier for former President Donald Trump and a Fox News darling, is engulfed in a scandal. The Justice Department is investigating whether Gaetz engaged in a relationship with a 17-year-old girl, whether he was
Continue Reading The chairman of the union for US Capitol Police officers said the department is “struggling to meet existing mission requirements” and is calling on Congress to hire hundreds of new police officers to ensure the safety of the Capitol following the death of a Capitol Police officer in an attack on Friday. Capitol Police Union
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EL PASO, Texas — The Easter holiday is one of the busiest times for city parks. To keep the festivities safe for everyone, the El Paso Parks and Recreation Department is asking El Pasoans to continue to follow Covid-19 guidelines. Last Easter, parks were closed in order to discourage families from gathering in large groups.
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El Paso, Texas — The Easter holiday was in full effect as Operation HOPE’s annual Easter giveaway held Saturday in coordination with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and the The Rock Faith Center. “It’s not going to be the same as always. But getting to see the smile on the kids faces is what
Continue Reading Rep. Joaquin Castro, a member of the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, said that when it comes to the security surrounding the US Capitol complex, there needs to be a balance between “safety and transparency.” “So you want to make sure the people of this country can show up and interact and at the
Continue Reading Designer Mossimo Giannulli, the husband of actress Lori Loughlin who made a plea deal with prosecutors last year related to a college admissions scam for his daughters, has been released from prison, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Giannulli is now under supervised release administered by a Bureau of Prisons field office in San
Continue Reading The Baylor Bears advanced to the national championship game after cruising past the Houston Cougars 78-59 at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday. Baylor ran out to a massive 45-20 lead at halftime and held the Cougars at bay in the second half. Baylor’s Jared Butler finished with a team-high 17
Continue Reading Two men have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after five people were injured during a shooting outside an Alabama bar early Saturday morning. Police responded to a call in downtown Tuscaloosa at 2:47 a.m. after shots were fired in a bar parking lot in Temerson Square, the Tuscaloosa Police Department said in a
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EL PASO, Texas– A weak cool front will push westward late this afternoon and evening, bringing gusty east winds to western slopes. Meanwhile, enough moisture and instability will exist for isolated thunderstorms east of the Rio Grande, especially Hudsepth andeastern Otero counties. Sunday will begin to dry out and remain warmer than normal, with Monday
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Baylor has cruised into the NCAA championship game and will wait to see if No. 1 Gonzaga can provide the much-anticipated final. Jared Butler didn’t score in the second half, but the second-ranked Bears didn’t need any more points from their All-American guard after he scored 17 to help them take a
Continue Reading A shooting at a house party early Saturday left three people dead and four others injured in Wilmington, North Carolina, police said. Gunfire erupted inside the home during a party, striking the seven people, according to police, who said they were called there shortly after midnight. Police described the shooting as a gunfight in a
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EL PASO, Texas — An 18-wheeler lost part of its load near Interstate 10 and Executive late Saturday afternoon, according to El Paso police dispatchers. Police said the load spread out throughout the eastbound lanes causing traffic to be backed up. Police were forcing traffic off of I-10 east before the Executive exit and asked
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Major League Baseball’s decision to move its 2021 All-Star Game from Georgia after the state changed its voting laws is not an unprecedented move. Other major sports leagues and players have been fighting Republican politicians in this era. What makes MLB’s move different is that it’s not known as a progressive league. Its players and
Continue Reading The St. James Theatre in New York on Saturday became the first Broadway theater to open its doors since the coronavirus pandemic shut down performance venues more than a year ago. Nathan Lane, a three-time Tony-winning actor, and Tony-winning choreographer Savion Glover performed for frontline workers at the Actors Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
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EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection in El Paso is getting extra help with 19 new employees as its agents deal with an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Dozens of people graduated Saturday from Border Patrol’s “Class 01” to become civilian processing coordinators. The new positions, created in January, focus
Continue Reading Major American cities saw a 33% increase in homicides last year as a pandemic swept across the country, millions of people joined protests against racial injustice and police brutality, and the economy collapsed under the weight of the pandemic — a crime surge that has continued into the first quarter of this year. Sixty-three of
Continue Reading Pain, trauma and regret spilled out from a Minneapolis courtroom during a first week of critical testimony in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd. The week concluded with potentially devastating testimony from the police department’s most senior officer, who called Chauvin’s actions on
Continue Reading Evelyn Colon was one of five siblings in Jersey City, New Jersey, when she got pregnant in 1976 at age 15 by her 19-year-old boyfriend, Luis Sierra. “Back then, things were a little different,” said Miriam Colon-Veltman, Evelyn’s niece. “It was a different culture, a different time, in the 70s. You get your girlfriend pregnant,
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Swifties, rejoice: Taylor Swift has finally confirmed which songs, old and new, will be on her new album, “Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” which will be released April 9. Swift has been dropping cryptic messages to her fans, something she’s been known to do ahead of album releases. On Friday, she tweeted the ultimate teaser: A video
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(CNN Español) — En un extenso reportaje en la primera edición de Conecta2 en CNN en Español, con la conducción de María O’Donnell y Ernesto Tenembaum, el ministro de Economía de Argentina Martín Guzmán destacó: “Apuntamos a una reducción gradual consistente de la inflación”. Además, el funcionario respondió sobre negociación con el Fondo, las declaraciones
Continue Reading Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Friday banning the use of Covid-19 passports in the state. The order prohibits any government entity from issuing vaccine passports and blocks businesses from requiring any such documentation. DeSantis cited freedom and privacy concerns as the primary basis for the action, arguing that the implementation and enforcement
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