DALLAS, Texas — Two Dallas police officers were shot and wounded this week responding to a domestic violence call, Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Friday. The man who shot the officers Thursday morning — identified as 57-year-old Sergio Sanchez — fatally shot his wife before turning the gun on himself in what Garcia called a
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EL PASO, Texas — Gilbert Anchondo, the grandfather and a caregiver of the youngest survivor of the Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting, has died at age 60. Family members on Friday confirmed to ABC-7 that he passed away after suffering a heart attack while hospitalized. Gilbert Anchondo lost his son, Andre Anchondo, and his daughter-in-law,
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A federal judge blocked South Carolina’s so-called “heartbeat” abortion ban on Friday, a day after it was signed into law. The South Carolina law — the first such restriction passed in 2021 as anti-abortion advocates seek to limit access to the procedure — would block the procedure at the detection of a fetal heartbeat, which
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HOUSTON, Texas –On a normal day, the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals gets 25-30 calls reporting animal cruelty. But since winter storms have pummeled Texas with power and water outages, that number has spiked to around 150 per day, the organization told CNN. “The neglect is already there,” Julie Kuenstle, Houston
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Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — The most famous cougar in Hollywood is still on the prowl in the hills of Griffith Park. P-22, now more than 11 years old, was captured on Feb. 12 so his GPS radio collar’s battery could be replaced before it failed, according to National
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The value of art is a subjective thing, but numbers — so they say — do not lie. And the numbers that an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting realism in the arts and has spent the past decade or so crunching, point
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HOUSTON, Texas — While Sen. Ted Cruz was dealing with the fallout from his trip to Cancun, two of his Democratic political nemeses — Beto O’Rourke and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — raised money and offered resources to Texans hit hard by this week’s winter storm. Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New York who has frequently
Continue Reading Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is facing widespread criticism and mockery for taking a trip to Cancun, Mexico, as his constituents suffered through a winter storm disaster. But Cruz is also being criticized and mocked over two things he did not actually say. A fake tweet A screenshot that is being shared on social media purports
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“Icy Park” is finally here. Beyoncé’s sports apparel brand Ivy Park x Adidas released its third collection of merchandise online Friday after nearly a month of teasing it on social media. The collection is full of “icy” colors including white, light blue, pink and multi-color ski tag prints, with items like a knit catsuit, latex
Continue Reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a slate of voting proposals Friday that he wants lawmakers to pass in their upcoming legislative session, including restricting the mass mailing of mail-in ballots and access to ballot drop boxes. At a news conference Friday in West Palm Beach, DeSantis, a Republican, argued that the legislation proposals will increase
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SONORA, California (KOVR) — The pandemic has separated millions of families for months. Now, one Sonora woman is going to extreme lengths to see her husband in a nursing facility. At 73 years old, Linda Bland did not expect to be going back to school. “It’s a lot
Continue Reading US District Court Judge Esther Salas said that a gunman who killed her son and wounded her husband in 2020 had also set his sights on Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, according to a CBS News “60 Minutes” report airing Sunday. Salas said that authorities found a dossier on Sotomayor in a locker used by
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORANGEVALE, California (KOVR) — There’s a tight-knit community in Orangevale. Everyone keeps a close eye on who joins their community and some aren’t welcome. CBS13 discovered three sex offenders living at the same house on Drywood Way. Not everyone knew about their neighbors and finding the information wasn’t
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This week, all eyes have been on Texas. An unprecedented winter storm left 4 million people without power across the state, and put nearly half of all Texans under a boil-water advisory. Initial reports from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the state’s power grid, suggested frozen wind turbines were partially to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Some stores in Oakland are paying upwards of $100 per hour for off-duty police officers to provide security after crime rates spiked in the past few months. The East Bay Times reported Thursday that Walgreens and Target are the latest stores in Oakland to
Continue Reading House Democrats took another step Friday in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, $1,400 direct checks for Americans making $75,000 or less a year, an extension of $400 federal unemployment benefits and more money
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The NCAA announced Friday it will allow a limited number of fans to attend all rounds of the 2021 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship — up to 25% of an arena’s capacity. Each game’s capacity limit will be based on all players, essential staff and players’ and coaches’ family members, as well as fans. “After
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After safely landing on the surface of Mars Thursday, NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back a never-before-seen view: what it looks like to land on Mars. The rover also returned some beautiful postcards of its landing site. The first image shared during a NASA press conference Friday was “exhilarating” for the team when they received
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, California (KPIX) — A man forcibly moving a visibly upset woman along a Fairfield street prompted a passerby to stop her vehicle and confront the man, while getting the woman into her vehicle for safety. The incident Wednesday morning was captured on a home’s security camera and
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Click here for updates on this story Ross Township, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A woman claims she was kicked out of Fitness 19 in Ross Township for asking people to simply follow the rules. The gym has signs saying people must wear masks while working out, but when the policy wasn’t enforced, Katie Komara decided she
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ power grid operator said Friday that rolling outages were no longer needed to balance supply and demand and the state’s electrical system was back in normal operation. But many Texans are still without power, and millions of people across the state have had their water service disrupted in the aftermath of this week’s
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A man suspected of a weekend kidnapping in Las Cruces has been arrested in Sierra County, authorities said Friday. Patrick Fernandez, 36, is charged with kidnapping, aggravated stalking, three counts of aggravated battery against a household member and two counts of violating an order of protection. About 2 p.m. last
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Philadelphia (KYW) — The Eagles reportedly finally traded Carson Wentz Thursday, but not everyone was thrilled to see the former franchise quarterback headed to Indianapolis. Eagles superfan 13-year-old Giovanni Hamilton offered a tearful goodbye to Wentz. “You’re still my hero, you always will be,” Giovanni said in a
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian West has filed for divorce from Kanye West after 6 1/2 years of marriage. Court records show Kardashian filed for divorce Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The impending end of “Kimye” brings a close to one of the most famous celebrity unions of the 21st century, between a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New York City (WCBS) — Video shows a violent arrest at a Manhattan subway station. The NYPD says officers were escorting a man out of the South Ferry station Tuesday afternoon after seeing him smoking on the platform. As they went up the stairs, police say 50-year-old Alex
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis (WCCO) — A piece of metal underneath your car is becoming more valuable to thieves. Police say catalytic converter thefts are spiking, and the crime could end up costing drivers thousands. More than 300 have been stolen this year in St. Paul from Jan. 1 to Feb
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Gainesville, Florida (WFOR) — In what looked like a scene from a primetime TV medical drama, a team at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has successfully removed a shoe from the stomach of a giant crocodile. Yes, veterinarians at the University of Florida, home of
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(CNN) — Pfizer-BioNTech dice que ha presentado nuevos datos a la Administración de Medicinas y Alimentos de EE.UU. para demostrar que su vacuna contra el covid-19 se puede almacenar a temperaturas más cálidas. En un comunicado de prensa del viernes, Pfizer dijo que estos nuevos datos demuestran que su vacuna puede ser estable cuando se
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes estuvieron ocupados la semana pasada promoviendo una amplia gama de disposiciones de alivio del coronavirus, todo parte del paquete de estímulo económico de US$ 1,9 billones del presidente Joe Biden. La semana que viene, la Comisión de Presupuesto de la Cámara de Representantes elaborará un proyecto
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Plano, Texas (KTVT) — A North Texas child battling cancer seeing snow for the first time, got to do something that at first seemed out of the question: build a snowman. The patient was not able to go outside due to chemotherapy treatment. When team members at Children’s Medical Center Plano learned about the patient
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