The remains of the late US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick arrived at the US Capitol on Tuesday night to lie in honor in the building’s famous Rotunda, less than four weeks since he died after responding to the riot that erupted in the building. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s been a rollercoaster of a season for the UTEP Miners, but perhaps their toughest conference opponent awaits them this weekend. UTEP will hit the road to Birmingham, Alabama to take on the first place UAB Blazers. UAB is currently on top of the western division in Conference USA with a
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Click here for updates on this story SOUTH FULTON, Georgia (WGCL) — The City of South Fulton responded to a video that went viral showing a police officer using excessive force. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations headquarters was requested to investigate the incident. “You can stop walking up on me,” said Marcus Coleman in the
Continue Reading The remains of the late US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick arrived Tuesday night to lie in honor in the US Capitol Rotunda, less than four weeks since he died after responding to the violent riot that erupted in the building. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Friday that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VILLA RICA, Georgia (WGCL) — A West Georgia man has been arrested for impersonating an officer so he could swindle money from his victims. Haralson County Sheriff’s Office has charged William Keith Merritt of Villa Rica with theft by deception and impersonating a law enforcement officer. The investigation
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The House of Representatives has officially created a new rule that will fine any member for failing to complete security screening prior to entering the House floor. With the passing of this rule Tuesday evening, members who fail to comply with security screenings will be fined $5,000 for the first offense and $10,000 for a
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Many dinosaurs had distinctive bony frills around their necks — the best-known being the distinctive Triceratops. It’s not a feature found in living animals today, and paleontologists have long debated what the function was of the diverse array of frills and horns in this family of dinosaurs, called ceratopsians. The large frill that skirts the
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(CNN Español) — Casi 43 millones de personas están solicitando ayuda federal para poder comer en Estados Unidos. Ese número se incrementó el año pasado en un 20%, lo que llevó al Gobierno a destinar US$ 90.000 millones para el Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP, por sus siglas en inglés) —también conocido como estampillas
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Desolación y desesperanza son parte de la realidad de muchos damnificados del Valle de Sula, en el norte de Honduras, tres meses después de que los fenómenos naturales Eta e Iota dejarán sus efectos devastadores en gran parte de ese sector del país. Desde noviembre, centenares de personas viven en la calle
Continue Reading (CNN Español) —La Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgo de la Ciudad de México informó este martes, mediante un comunicado, que alrededor de 700 personas fueron evacuadas en la colonia Jamaica, en la capital mexicana, tras un incendio provocado por una pipa de gas. Según el comunicado, hay 8 personas lesionadas que fueron atendidas por
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Three men from Louisiana are facing murder charges after two women — including the sister of one of the men — were killed in a murder-for-hire plot gone wrong, according to Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet. At a news conference Monday, the sheriff said Beaux Cormier hired Andrew Eskine and Dalvin Wilson to kill a
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Un estudio científico publicado en la prestigiosa revista New England Journal of Medicine habla del beneficio adicional del uso de las mascarillas durante la pandemia de covid-19. Las mismas podrían actuar como elemento de variolización, es decir, generarnos una especie de inmunidad al virus. En este episodio, el doctor Elmer Huerta analiza
Continue Reading House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is in an hours-long meeting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an incendiary freshman lawmaker, who has come under fire from GOP senators who say her extremist views should not be welcome in the Republican Party. McCarthy has been silent amid the controversy but has been under growing pressure to act,
Continue Reading New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday repealing a controversial statute commonly known as the “walking while trans” ban. Both houses of the New York Legislature voted Tuesday to pass the bill that repeals a 1976 penal law statute aimed at prohibiting loitering for the purpose of prostitution, but which ultimately led to
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Bogotá superó el pico de la segunda ola de covid-19 y pasará de alerta roja a alerta naranja, anunció este martes la alcaldesa Claudia López. «Lo que acabamos de sortear es una prueba muy difícil. Pero lo logramos entre todos», dijo López tras una nueva reunión con el Comité Epidemiológico y el
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UPDATE, Feb. 11: CVS’s vaccine appointments in El Paso were fully booked early Thursday morning, about an hour after registration opened. People were allowed to register online at CVS.com or by phone at 1-(800) 746-7287, starting at 5 a.m. The pharmacy will begin administering the vaccine on Friday. (A screengrab of CVS’s Covid-19 vaccine website
Continue Reading The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will begin direct shipments of coronavirus vaccines to retail pharmacies next week, expanding points of access for Americans to receive shots as concerns about variants of the virus expand. “Millions of Americans turn to their local pharmacies every day for their medicines, flu shots, and much more. And pharmacies
Continue Reading The dominant storyline in American politics at the moment is the ongoing battle between the establishment wing and the Trump wing of the Republican Party. The fights over the fates of Trump-aligned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Georgia) and establishment Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyoming) typify the larger struggle for control of the party. Two fighters enter,
Continue Reading The Los Angeles Angels suspended pitching coach Mickey Callaway on Tuesday following a report by The Athletic alleging Callaway sent inappropriate pictures and unprompted texts to at least five female reporters over a span of at least five years. In a wide-ranging report by The Athletic, one woman, who spoke out on the condition of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — A baby was born in the front seat of her parent’s car during Winter Storm Cooper on Monday. Hartford HealthCare said Kaitlyn Vacchina of Lebanon unexpectedly delivered her baby in the front seat of her car as they pulled up at the Backus Hospital
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Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos is stepping down later this year as CEO. He sent the following email announcing the transition to Amazon employees on Tuesday: Fellow Amazonians: I’m excited to announce that this Q3 I’ll transition to Executive Chair of the Amazon Board and Andy Jassy will become CEO. In the Exec Chair role, I
Continue Reading Two FBI agents were fatally shot and three agents were wounded in a shootout as they executed a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday morning, the FBI said. The subject of the warrant is dead, the FBI said in a statement. The shooting occurred at about 6 a.m. as a team of law enforcement
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – The New Mexico Department of Health reported 15 more Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday to raise the state’s fatality toll to 3,310. Three of those latest deaths occurred in southern New Mexico and included a Doña Ana County man in his 30s along with another man in his 40s from Otero County. The third
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — A Fayetteville man convicted of sexually assaulting and killing a 4-year-old child in 1986 will be resentenced for the crime. Christopher Segerstrom was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for Barbara Thompson’s death in 1987. Segerstrom was 15-years-old on when he was
Continue Reading Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has launched an investigation into whether attorney Lin Wood voted as a legal resident in the November election, a source with Raffensperger’s office confirmed to CNN. Wood, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, was one of the lawyers who unsuccessfully pushed a handful of lawsuits to block
Continue Reading Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has dismissed hundreds of members of 42 Pentagon advisory boards, including controversial late appointments by the Trump administration, as the Pentagon announced a review of the boards’ memberships Tuesday. The announcement comes after the previous administration appointed several loyalists to advisory boards in the final months of former President Donald Trump’s
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EL PASO, Texas – A stalled semi-truck on Tuesday evening forced the closure of westbound Transmountain at U.S. 54, fire dispatchers said. The closure was needed to get a large wrecker up the mountain to move the semi. To check current traffic conditions around the Borderland anytime, visit kvia.com/traffic.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Autoridades de Paraguay presentaron este martes el plan de acción para la vacunación contra el covid-19, en el que dividieron a los grupos prioritarios en tres etapas. La primera comprende a los trabajadores de la salud y a personas de 60 años o más. La segunda fase incluye a personas entre 18
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Senado de EE.UU. votó este martes para confirmar a Alejandro Mayorkas como secretario de Seguridad Nacional, el primer latino e inmigrante en dirigir ese departamento. Este cargo desempeñará un papel fundamental en la nueva administración y se espera que comience rápidamente a revertir las políticas de inmigración de la administración Trump mientras
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Tennessee (WSMV) — Many of us are listening closely for when it’s our turn to take the vaccine. One group said they must be moved up from where they are now. For 32 years, Denise Hayes’ husband has driven trucks. This past year has been so different from
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