LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — If New Mexico legalizes recreational marijuana, a Las Cruces addiction specialist hopes that lawmakers will provide increased funding for treatment and education on the substance. “If you’re going to introduce a substance and make it legal, the numbers are going to go up for the possibility of addiction,” said Ryan
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A New York appeals court on Tuesday paved the way for a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to move forward. In a one-sentence order, the appeals court granted the request form Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice,” to dismiss Trump’s appeal now that he is no longer in office. RELATED: This
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A federal indictment unsealed on Friday revealed a drug ring that was being operated inside a Tennessee state prison, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Nashville. The indictment charged 27 people with a host of federal crimes relating to a
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EL PASO, Texas — On Tuesday, 500 unaccompanied boys arrived at the migrant facility on Fort Bliss, according to officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The facility has the potential capacity of 5,000 beds and will hold boys ages 13 to 17. The facility is located inside the Fort Bliss grounds
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EL PASO, Texas – The boys of summer will soon make their return to Southwest University Park. Of course, we’re talking about the El Paso Chihuahuas. After the 2020 season was cancelled due to Covid-19, the Chihuahuas are ready to return to the field. Tuesday, the team announced the coaching staff for this year’s club.
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In a move intended to reflect its new push into electric vehicles, Volkswagen’s US arm said Tuesday it was changing its name to “Voltswagen.” Yes, really. Maybe. In what seemed to be a shocking goof — pun absolutely intended — Volkswagen of America on Monday briefly posted an unfinished press release announcing a plan to
Continue Reading For several weeks, it’s been near impossible to exist on the internet without at least hearing a mention of NFTs. Short for non-fungible tokens, they are pieces of digital content linked to the blockchain, the digital database underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum. In the simplest terms, NFTs transform digital works of art and
Continue Reading The blockage of a crucial global trade route last week by a 224,000-ton container ship has raised questions over whether vessels have become too large for the waterways they navigate. The Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal last Tuesday, is in the top 1% globally in terms of vessel size, according to
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A new report from the World Economic Forum estimates that attaining global gender parity will take nearly 136 years, up from its previous estimate of almost 100 years. WEF measures parity in four ways: economic participation and opportunity, education, health and political empowerment. Data examined by the organization showed that the gap in political empowerment
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Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Los asiáticos están en la picota pública en Estados
Continue Reading Donald Trump is back online. The former president and first lady, Melania Trump, have launched a website to serve their personal offices. The website, 45office.com, comes after Trump’s ban from social media sites in the aftermath of the January Capitol insurrection. The site features a lengthy biography for the former president that starts, “Donald J.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — Nine people were arrested Thursday in connection to a human trafficking operation in Fayetteville. The Fayetteville Police Department along with other agencies made the bust at the Holiday Inn Express on Highway 54 West, and identified victims of human trafficking and forced prostitution. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — A person is dead following a in-custody death today involving Bossier City police, according to state police. The person who has died is not a police officer, confirmed Troop G PIO Brent Hardy. Other than that, Hardy said few details are available. State
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Un juez de Nueva York sentenció a cadena perpetua a Juan Antonio «Tony» Hernández, hermano del presidente de Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández. La condena contra «Tony» Hernández es por los delitos de conspirar para transportar drogas a Estados Unidos, porte ilegal de armas, conspiración para usar armas y dispositivos destructivos, y hacer
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A series of bystanders who witnessed former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin kneel on a handcuffed George Floyd testified in court Tuesday about the horror and fear they felt watching Floyd slowly die. They included a 9-year-old girl, three high school students, a mixed martial arts fighter and a Minneapolis firefighter. Several said they had
Continue Reading (CNN) — El número de menores inmigrantes no acompañados en instalaciones fronterizas alcanzó su punto más alto el domingo desde que el gobierno federal comenzó a publicar datos la semana pasada. Había 5.767 menores bajo la custodia de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) el domingo, frente a los 5.495 niños
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More than two months into his presidency, President Joe Biden has yet to name someone to lead an agency at the forefront of the coronavirus fight: the US Food and Drug Administration. Although two candidates have been in the running for the top job for months, Biden has ultimately settled on neither, leaving the agency
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SEDALIA, Colorado (KCNC) — What better place to meet a dragon than at the Cherokee Castle in Sedalia? The wish starts with a virtual reality experience for Belle Cress and some of her family members. The 14-year-old is a cancer survivor. “She was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. It’s a
Continue Reading While the Perseverance rover is testing out its wheels in Jezero Crater before truly beginning its journey on Mars, the Curiosity rover has been busy snapping selfies of an intriguing rock formation. Perseverance, which landed on February 18, is preparing the Ingenuity helicopter for its first flights on Mars in April. Until Perseverance arrived, Curiosity
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — The state clawed back nearly $50,000 from a Colorado small business owner after she failed to respond to two notices for an audit. She says the emails went to her spam folder. Nicole Schiavone, owner of Wildflower Assisted Living, has cared for people with brain
Continue Reading Officer Eric Talley was remembered for his love of family and his bravery at a public funeral in Lafayette, Colorado, on Tuesday — one week after giving his life as the first police officer to arrive at the King Soopers store where a gunman killed him and nine others. “This is part of that bravery,
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Nursing home residents on Medicaid have some more time to spend their stimulus checks, but they shouldn’t wait too long. Typically, Medicaid enrollees are only allowed to have a limited amount of assets, outside of their primary residence, car and other essentials. For single people, it’s usually around $2,000. Those who exceed that threshold could
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Airport authorities in the Galapagos Islands seized 185 newborn tortoises that were found wrapped in plastic in a red suitcase. Officials discovered the tortoise hatchlings on Sunday when they X-rayed the suitcase, which was bound for the port city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, according to a statement from the Galapagos Ecological Airport. Galapagos giant tortoises are
Continue Reading (CNN) — No hay nada como pasar una tarde lluviosa en un museo, sumergirse en la belleza y la maravilla del arte y la historia. Ahora el Louvre, el museo más visitado del mundo, te permite hacerlo desde casa. El museo francés ha lanzado una plataforma en línea con todas las obras de arte del
Continue Reading Earth isn’t the only planet that experiences a changing of the seasons. The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the colorful transition from summer to fall in Saturn’s northern hemisphere — a change years in the making. Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest in our solar system, takes about 29 Earth
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Botham Jean. Atatiana Jefferson. Jordan Edwards. Sadly, tragedy explains why we know their names, and those just from North Texas. “You get the call, and your life immediately changes,” says Alissa Charles-Findley, Botham Jean’s sister. For the families of those who die at the hands
Continue Reading An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness won’t be wreaking any havoc on Earth — at least not this century. That’s the good news from NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, released on Friday. Asteroid 99942 Apophis has been considered one of the most hazardous asteroids with the potential to impact
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Lady Gaga’s dog walker, who was shot during the violent theft of two of the singer’s French bulldogs, was recovering at home Tuesday morning after having part of his lung removed. On the night of Feb 24, Ryan Fischer, 30, was walking Lady
Continue Reading The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday announced it will review the 2020 presidential nomination process, setting the stage for changes on how the party will choose who is at the top of the ticket in 2024. The evaluation, to be conducted by the members of the party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee, will focus on reforms
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AUSTIN, Texas (KTVT) — The Texas Department of Public Safety shared somber news on Monday afternoon, March 29. Trooper Chad Walker who was shot Friday night, March 26, will not survive his injuries. The DPS tweeted out the following statement Monday: “After extensive life-saving efforts conducted by the
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