At least six homes in Seminole, Florida, were damaged when an unconfirmed tornado or waterspout moved through a waterway in the gated Boca Ciega Point adult community early Saturday morning, city of Seminole Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Jim Meegan told CNN. The fire department learned of the incident shortly after 1 a.m. ET, Meegan
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EL PASO, Texas — A strong storm system blanketed much of the Borderland with several inches of snow Sunday as the area also was set to see cold wind chills overnight resulting from strong winds and plummeting temperatures. “We’ll see the coldest air and temperatures we’ve seen since 2011 by Monday morning,” warned ABC-7 chief meteorologist
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DALLAS, Texas — There’s “no shortage of winter weather hazards” across the U.S. Sunday morning, with more than 150 million Americans under weather warnings, watches or advisories, according to the Weather Prediction Center. RELATED STORY: Winter Storm Warning for Borderland as snow, cold arrive; Transmountain road closed But there’s one particularly ferocious winter storm that’s taking aim at
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On March 2, 1797, President George Washington wrote a letter comparing himself to a “wearied traveler who sees a resting place, and is bending his body to lean thereon.” The idea of retiring after his controversy-filled second term was “most grateful to my soul,” Washington confided to his former secretary of war, Henry Knox. “Tomorrow,
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A 7-month-old kitten named Juicebox could have lost all nine of his lives when his family’s dog attacked him. Instead, he was saved by some innovative veterinarians and a handful of plastic buttons. Juicebox was brought to Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston after a playtime with his canine sibling got out of hand. The
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SEATTLE, Washington — Jabari Rice scored 19 points and Johnny McCants scored 16 and New Mexico State beat Seattle 65-58 on Saturday night. Clayton Henry buried a 3-pointer to tie it at 14 with 9:23 remaining before halftime, followed with a jump shot and New Mexico State (5-5, 2-4 Western Athletic Conference) never trailed again.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan has formally approved its first Covid-19 vaccine and says it will start nationwide inoculations within days, but months behind the U.S. and many other countries. Japan’s health ministry said Sunday that it had approved the vaccine developed and supplied by Pfizer Inc. The announcement comes after a government panel on Friday
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but how can you miss your love if they never go away? It’s a question many couples may be asking this Valentine’s Day as we approach the one-year anniversary of being home with our significant others 24/7. A raging pandemic, compounded by the pressure to celebrate a day that’s
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MIAMI, Florida – Kevin Baker and the UTEP Women’s Basketball team are the hottest in town. Katia Gallegos put up another incredible stat-line (17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists) and the Miners extended their win streak to nine with a 73-57 win over Florida International. Gallegos was one of four Miners in double figures, as
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EL PASO, Texas – Despite the losing records coming in, it felt like this weekend’s home series with Florida International was UTEP’s most important this season. The Miners played like it was. Souley Boum poured in 28 points and Christian Agnew added 17 off the bench as UTEP came from behind to top FIU 77-68
Continue Reading WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland will be placed in a three-day lockdown beginning just before midnight Sunday following the discovery of three unexplained coronavirus cases in the community. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the move after an urgent meeting with other top lawmakers in the Cabinet. She says they
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THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: New York Gov. Cuomo lauded early in pandemic, now panned on nursing home deaths.Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites. Oxford University is testing the AstraZeneca vaccine in children. Union says meatpacking workers should be vaccinated sooner. Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival festivities may be canceled, but nobody told pet lovers and their dogs.The U.S. aims to rely on more
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White House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo, who threatened a reporter who asked about his relationship with another reporter, has resigned. “We accepted the resignation of TJ Ducklo after a discussion with him this evening,” said Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, in a statement. “This conversation occurred with the support of the White
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In the moments after former President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate for a second time in a little more than a year, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell rose to speak. His message was clear: the former President could not be the future of the Republican Party. Even as McConnell voted that Trump was
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President Joe Biden weighed in late Saturday night on former President Donald Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial, saying that democracy is “fragile” and “must always be defended.” “This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile. That it must always be defended. That we must be ever vigilant. That
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(CNN) — Después de una breve sorpresa el sábado por la mañana, cuando parecía que el segundo juicio político sin precedentes del expresidente Donald Trump podría presentar testigos y prolongarse quizás durante semanas, los senadores apoyaron la idea de zanjar las cosas y pronto votaron para absolver al expresidente. El voto fue 43 de no
Continue Reading The Louisiana Republican Party swiftly moved Saturday to censure GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy after he voted earlier in the day to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. “The Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Louisiana has unanimously voted to censure Senator Bill Cassidy for his vote cast earlier today to
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There was never a doubt that former President Donald Trump would escape conviction in his latest impeachment trial. The “jurors” were, after all, politicians. And in a 50-50 Senate, the constitutional bar of 67 votes was never achievable. Not in these bitterly polarized times. But even as the final chapter was known from the start,
Continue Reading The New York City Police Department is deploying an additional 500 officers to patrol the city’s subway system after four stabbings in less than 24 hours that left two people dead. The decision came after four separate incidents in which victims were “cut with a sharp object,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said in a news
Continue Reading Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense was dishonest from start to finish. Prior to Trump’s Senate acquittal on Saturday on a charge that he incited the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, Trump lawyer Michael van der Veen delivered a closing argument that was replete with false and misleading claims. This followed a Friday session
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EL PASO, Texas– The ABC-7 StormTrack Weather team has issued an ABC-7 First Alert for an extreme change in our forecast as a winter storm approaches the area. Saturday’s high temperatures were near average for this time of year. Overnight temperatures will dip down to the lower 40s. The challenge to the forecast will be
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell directly blamed former President Donald Trump for fomenting last month’s riot but voted Saturday to acquit him anyway of inciting an insurrection. McConnell sharply criticized his former ally in a speech on the Senate floor shortly after Trump was cleared in a 57-43 vote, saying the rioters had been “fed
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — The state of New Mexico on Saturday reported 571 additional confirmed Covid-19 cases and 14 deaths, increasing the state’s pandemic totals to 180,289 cases and 3,516 cases. Only one of the latest reported deaths occurred in southern New Mexico. The victim was a man in his 80s from Luna County
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WASHINGTON (AP) — White House deputy press secretary T.J. Ducklo has resigned, the day after he was suspended for issuing a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship with another reporter. White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced the move in a statement Saturday, and said Ducklo’s decision came with
Continue Reading Seven Republican senators joined with Democrats in voting to convict former President Donald Trump at the conclusion of his second impeachment trial. Trump has been acquitted of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6. The GOP defections nevertheless stand as a sharp rebuke of the former President. The Republicans who voted for
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Though officials and health experts say the end of the Covid-19 pandemic will rely on a large proportion of Americans being inoculated, nearly a third of US adults say they have not decided if they will get the vaccine when it is offered to them. About 31% of adults say they plan to “wait and
Continue Reading On Friday, senators recognized Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman’s courage and gave him a standing ovation for risking his own life to save theirs on January 6. A day later, when it came time for the senators themselves to show courage, however, they folded and acquitted former President Donald Trump in a 57-43 vote —
Continue Reading Former President Donald Trump has privately voiced concern in the last two weeks about whether he could face charges as a result of the January 6 riot he’s accused of inciting, according to multiple people. Trump has mainly been quiet since leaving the White House last month, and his silence has been in part related
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