The San Francisco Police Department is increasing patrols in predominately Asian neighborhoods following an “alarming spike in brazen anti-Asian violence in recent weeks” in the Bay Area, the department said. On Wednesday, a man and a woman, both of Asian descent, were assaulted in San Francisco in separate attacks by the same alleged suspect, police
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UPDATE, March 18: Police said Thursday that a St. Patrick’s Day stabbing at a central El Paso bar involved an employee defending himself against a drunken customer. Investigators indicated an intoxicated man who was asked to leave the Pour Judgment bar began choking a worker. That’s when detectives said the worker defended himself by stabbing
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A Black US Capitol Police officer said he and his fellow Black officers are still grappling with their harrowing experience on January 6, when they endured insurrectionists hurling racial slurs at them during a physical assault on the iconic building. “The Black officer struggle was different as in, like I said, we fought against not
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was seriously hurt in a collision Wednesday night in west El Paso. The crash took place at the intersection of Mesa Street and Pitt Street around 9 p.m. Police said the motorcyclist was rushed to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. Authorities didn’t indicate if there were other vehicles
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UPDATE, March 18: A man who crashed his car into a Lower Valley house has now died of his injuries, El Paso police said Thursday. Investigators said the driver, 60–year-old Gonzalo Herrera Moreno, suffered a medical incident that caused him to lose control of his car and crash into a rock wall at a home
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Twenty-one states, led by Texas and Montana, filed suit on Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s decision to revoke the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline — an effort by Republican state attorneys general to combat the new administration’s efforts to address climate change. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen argued
Continue Reading The US intelligence report released Tuesday detailing foreign election interference in the 2020 election contradicts repeated statements from former President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration that China — and not Russia — was the top foreign threat to the integrity of the election. The report also raises questions about the effort from
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US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Wednesday projected optimism that the fall will bring a school year that looks “more like what it was before Covid,” but stressed that his focus remains on resuming in-person learning this spring. “My focus really right now is getting as many schools open — pre-K through eight schools —
Continue Reading Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday repeatedly declined to say whether he’s interested in becoming attorney general of California as speculation surrounds who will fill the post if Xavier Becerra is confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary. Asked by CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “Prime Time” about his interest in the position, Schiff said, “You know,
Continue Reading Washington, DC, police arrested a Texas man outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence, the US Naval Observatory, in the nation’s capital on Wednesday and he’s now facing weapons and ammunition charges. A spokesperson for Washington’s Metropolitan Police said officers responded “at approximately 12:12 pm, to the 3400 block of Massachusetts Avenue, NW in reference
Continue Reading Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson is being sued for alleged sexual assault by two women. The lawsuits were filed in Harris County, Texas, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both plaintiffs are represented by attorney Tony Buzbee. CNN has reached out to Watson’s agent for comment. An NFL spokesman told CNN on Wednesday the league is
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UPDATE, March 18: El Paso police on Thursday identified a pedestrian struck and killed while running across Interstate 10 near Porfirio Diaz as a man his 20s, but withheld his name until family could be notified. Investigators indicated they had determined the driver of the car that hit the man was not at fault for
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(CNN Español) –– La Cámara de Diputados de Paraguay desestimó y archivó el pedido de juicio político que presentó la oposición contra el presidente Mario Abdo Benítez y el vicepresidente Hugo Velázquez, por supuesto mal desempeño en sus funciones para enfrentar a la pandemia. La oposición unida no logró superar los 53 votos necesarios, dos
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, reiteró que tiene la intención de aumentar los impuestos para los estadounidenses más ricos. Durante una entrevista de ABC News transmitida este miércoles, el mandatario habló sobre sus planes. «Cualquiera que gane más de US$ 400.000 al año tendrá un aumento en sus impuestos, que será de
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A key committee in the Republican-controlled Georgia legislature on Wednesday made a surprise move and began work on a massive new voting bill that would give the state broad powers over local election officials, set limits on weekend early voting and add voter ID requirements for absentee ballots. Word of a new 93-page bill came
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Click here for updates on this story WAYNESORO, Mississippi (WALA) — A tornado on Wednesday damaged houses, split trees, downed power lines and – most dramatically – demolished six commercial chicken houses about 15 miles west of here. The twister was part of a wave of nasty weather moving toward Alabama that prompted Gov. Kay
Continue Reading (CNN) — Después de que prácticamente toda Europa occidental suspendiera de manera temporal el uso de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Oxford y AstraZeneca, el principal regulador de medicamentos del continente se pronunció en contra de las preocupaciones sobre la seguridad de la inyección, al decir que «no hay indicios» de que provoque coágulos
Continue Reading Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson is being sued for an alleged sexual assault. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Harris County, Texas, alleges that Watson assaulted an unnamed licensed massage therapist “by touching her with his penis” while receiving a massage at the therapist’s home in March 2020. The suit says Watson “wanted a massage
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EL PASO, Texas — Human remains were discovered Wednesday at the construction site of an El Paso distribution center for retail giant Amazon. The 115-acre site is located between Rojas and Interstate 10 near Eastlake. A spokesperson for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirmed bones were found at the scene. The El Paso County
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP track and field team will compete in its first outdoor event in almost two years after COVID-19 canceled the 2020 season. The Miners will make their 2021 outdoor debut at the UTSA Invitational on March 18-20 at Park West Athletics Complex in San Antonio, Texas. No spectators are allowed due
Continue Reading Last night, just like the rest of the world, I watched news reports of the Atlanta shootings. I saw images of Atlanta businesses, the photo of a young White man, and the sensational headlines. It’s now been confirmed that eight people were shot dead, six of them Asian women. I don’t know the victims’ names.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– La Fiscalía de Ecuador informó este miércoles que allanó las instalaciones del Ministerio de Salud en Quito, dentro de las investigaciones por delitos contra la administración pública que emprendió por presuntas irregularidades en el proceso de vacunación contra el covid-19. Existe la sospecha de que en el ministerio se habrían vacunado personas
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — After opening a package with a suspicious powder substance inside at the Metro Courthouse on Wednesday morning, one person was taken to the hospital. Nashville Fire Department spokesman Joseph Pleasant said a woman opened a package that had a white powder substance inside. Firefighters
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La pandemia de coronavirus es parte de nuestro día a día desde hace un año. Hemos aprendido muchas cosas de la situación y muchos de esos aprendizajes los ponemos en práctica todos los días. Pero, ¿es suficiente para una próxima pandemia? En este episodio, el Dr. Elmer Huerta nos dice qué lecciones debemos
Continue Reading Of the eight people who were killed when a White man attacked three metro Atlanta spas, six were Asian women. Investigators said it was too early to say whether the crime was racially motivated, and instead pointed to the suspect’s claim of a potential sex addiction. But experts and activists argue it’s no coincidence that
Continue Reading Scientists have discovered a “myriad” galaxies that were of previously undetected. The newly found systems were observed with the world’s most advanced optical telescope. Cosmological models had long predicted the existence of filaments — gas in which galaxies are created — but no images had been captured of the phenomenon, except in the vicinity of
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s iconic ‘Star on the Mountain’ has experienced an outage following Tuesday’s strong winds, officials with the El Paso Chamber said Wednesday. “Unfortunately, the high winds yesterday caused some damage to the Star. The Star will be out for the next few days as we undertake repairs,” the Chamber said in a statement
Continue Reading Former Dallas Mavericks center Shawn Bradley was left paralyzed after a car struck him from behind while he was riding his bicycle in January, the team said. Bradley released the details Wednesday for the first time since the accident on January 20 one block from his home in St. George Utah, the Mavericks said in
Continue Reading The Biden administration is considering sending some AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses stockpiled and waiting for official usage approval in the US over the border to Mexico and Canada, according to a senior administration official. Intense discussions are taking place following a request for doses from both countries and, for Mexico at least, an agreement could
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After a chilly start things will warm up quickly for the afternoon as the sunshine takes over. Enjoy the next few days as the warming trend continues with the light winds. We should end up in the low 80s by Saturday before a cold front moves in Sunday and knocks down those temperatures.
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