EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. could soon have a new tool in its fight against Covid-19. Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to approve its single-dose Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine’s efficacy rate is lower than rates reported by Pfizer and Moderna. An El Paso healthcare leader told ABC-7 there might be a
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Americans’ perception of risk from the coronavirus is the lowest it has been since October, a new poll has found. When asked about risk to their health if we returned to normal, pre-pandemic behavior right now — while the pandemic is ongoing — 25% of respondents thought it was a small risk and 9% considered
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It was soon after his grandmother passed away that Nick Kyrgios felt his passion for tennis begin to wane. Julianah Foster was not only his biggest supporter, but also his greatest source of motivation and Kyrgios openly admits he lost his way in the years following her death. It’s clear that the Aussie star, regularly
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Sometimes, no matter how good an off-road vehicle is, there are places it just can’t drive. That’s why Hyundai engineers are working on a vehicle that can traverse even the most difficult terrain. The Hyundai Tiger X-1 has four wheels, each powered by an electric motor. Each of those wheels is on the end of
Continue Reading Before GameStop mania sent fears of a market bubble into overdrive, Wall Street’s skeptics were watching the SPAC frenzy. And while meme stocks are in retreat, the explosion of special-purpose acquisition companies keeps gathering strength. What’s happening: Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is among the latest to get in on the trend, in
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Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A new study suggests that if countries make their climate change targets more ambitious, millions of lives could be saved. The study, published in a special issue of The Lancet Planetary Health journal, says modelling suggests that “millions of lives could be saved
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Sextortion – the act of blackmailing someone online using their nude photos or content as a threat or coercion – is on the rise in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, a child protection agency says. The national tip line for reporting online sexual
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The Department of Defense has failed to adequately track and prevent cases of sexual harassment and sexual assault involving its civilian workforce, the Government Accountability Office is warning in a new report, despite taking such measures for service members. The department’s guidance on sexual harassment and assault “only captures a fraction of reported incidents involving
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It was the start of the coronavirus pandemic when meat and eggs began to disappear from the aisles of Vincent Padgett’s local grocery store. “I was like, ‘This is a problem,’” Padgett told CNN. “There was no meat probably from March to April unless you got there early morning.” With a lack of access to
Continue Reading Popeyes wants to build off the success of its wildly popular fried chicken sandwich with a fish version that it hopes will attract as many fans in the pandemic. The sandwich, which features a flaky flounder served on a brioche bun with pickles, will be available at restaurants nationwide for a limited time starting Thursday.
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Over the course of his career Tim Sweeney has been unafraid to take on tech industry giants. The CEO and founder of Epic Games has had a knack for picking the right battles while also shoring up his company’s independence. Fortnite, the company’s blockbuster battle royale game, recently topped more than 15 million concurrent players
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EL PASO, Texas — Historic wildfires, excessive heat, and drought are all things that we experienced in the Southwest and West Coast this past year. It’s safe to say that last year was brutal–it was the second hottest summer on record. The Borderland along with Arizona battled record heat. El Paso had 57 100-degree days
Continue Reading Constance Baker Motley graduated from her Connecticut high school with honors, but her parents, immigrants from the Caribbean, couldn’t afford to pay for college. So Motley, a youth activist who spoke at community events, made her own good fortune. A philanthropist heard one of her speeches and was so impressed he paid for her to
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Relationship therapist and TV host Laura Berman is grieving her teen son who she says died of an overdose from drugs he purchased from someone he connected with on Snapchat, according to her post on social media. “My beautiful boy is gone. 16 years old,” Berman posted on Instagram about Samuel Berman Chapman’s death. “Sheltering
Continue Reading It’s a blockbuster like no other — Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have completed their takeover of Wrexham AFC, a Welsh football club currently playing in England’s fifth tier. McElhenney, the creator of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” and Reynolds, star of “Deadpool,” have taken 100% control from the Wrexham Supporters Trust (WST)
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Though it started as a way to provide relief to middle class families, the child tax credit has also evolved into a bipartisan tool for lifting kids out of poverty. Now, President Joe Biden and congressional Democratic leaders want to overhaul the credit, turning it into a guaranteed income stream worth hundreds of dollars a
Continue Reading A California state legislator has introduced a bill aimed at empowering more workers to speak up about alleged discrimination and abuse by banning certain provisions in confidentiality agreements. State Sen. Connie Leyva, who was behind California legislation banning non-disclosure agreements in cases of workplace sexual assault and harassment, is now hoping to prevent workers from
Continue Reading The House impeachment managers begin their two-day presentation Wednesday looking to convince skeptical Republican senators that former President Donald Trump was responsible for the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol where insurrectionists attacked the Capitol and disrupted the peaceful transfer of power. House Democrats’ previewed their case against Trump on the trial’s opening
Continue Reading The first day of the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump was a perfect microcosm of the country’s partisan divide and what’s at stake in a post-Trump America. On one side are dedicated lawmakers trying to cobble a broken nation back together, taking their roles seriously and clearly acting with heavy hearts in the wake
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department changed the way it calculates active cases, and that led to a massive drop in that number Wednesday morning. There are currently 8,152 known active cases, that’s 26,166 fewer than Tuesday. “We’re just trying to streamline the system, to make sure the community –as well
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(CNN) — Aproximadamente uno de cada 10 estadounidenses, casi 32,9 millones de personas, ha recibido hasta ahora al menos una primera dosis de las vacunas de covid-19 de dos componentes, según muestran los datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC). Aproximadamente 9,8 millones ya están completamente vacunados. Y aunque los
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. “Today stands alone in American history,” Anderson Cooper said at the top of “AC360” Tuesday night. “Only three presidents, as you know, have ever been impeached. Only one has been impeached twice. And today his
Continue Reading (CNN) — No lo encontrarían muerto con un traje. En lugar de una corbata al cuello, Yaku Pérez usa una Wiphala, una bandera multicolor que simboliza la identidad indígena en los Andes. Su cabello largo y negro cuelga libremente o está atado en una cola de caballo, aunque ha usado un sombrero de Panamá en
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For most people, international leisure travel is currently a thing of the past. Covid-19 travel restrictions mean that air passenger numbers remain very low around the world and that the routes that now qualify as being the world’s busiest are not those you might expect. Travel analyst OAG has been crunching the 2021 numbers to
Continue Reading (CNN) — Apenas llevamos una semana de febrero, pero ya ha presentado una histórica tormenta invernal, temperaturas árticas brutalmente frías y una serie de avalanchas mortales en todo Estados Unidos. Ahora, la madre naturaleza está subiendo la apuesta con la posibilidad de una tormenta de hielo paralizante y rondas de nieve intensa. Alertas de tormenta
Continue Reading There’s hardly any flu this year, and experts point to coronavirus restrictions as a reason. But, they warn, flu season isn’t over. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign
Continue Reading (CNN) — Heineken anunció que despedirá a 8.000 empleados, mientras busca volver a crecer después de un año en el que la pandemia golpeó las ventas. La cervecera de Moretti y Amstel dijo en un comunicado el miércoles que recortará casi el 10% de su fuerza laboral global y buscará ahorros de 2.000 millones de
Continue Reading Ahora sabemos cuál habría sido la forma en la que el covid-19 llegó a los humanos. Después de una larga espera, Cuba abre la puerta a más capitalismo. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 El juicio político de Trump es constitucional La mayoría de los senadores de
Continue Reading It’s the news that many feared: early data shows the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may provide only “minimal protection” against mild to moderate illness caused by the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa. But this doesn’t mean governments should throw out their AstraZeneca stockpiles. Experts say it’s possible — and very likely — that the shot
Continue Reading (CNN) — La escalofriante evidencia en video del primer día del segundo juicio político de Donald Trump, que mostraba a sus frenéticos partidarios abriéndose camino hacia el Capitolio de Estados Unidos, revivió un trauma nacional. Combinado con una apertura fallida e ilógica por parte de su equipo de defensa, también planteó una pregunta perenne: ¿qué
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