Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has become the latest football player to receive racist abuse online and described the incident as “humanity and social media at its worst.” The 23-year-old, who recently received an MBE in recognition of his campaign to feed vulnerable children during the pandemic, posted a series of messages on Twitter after
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(CNN) — Freddy, un gran danés celebrado por Guinness World Records como el perro más alto del mundo, ha muerto. El perro, que vivía en Essex, Inglaterra con su dueña Claire Stoneman, medía 103,5 cm desde el pie hasta la cruz, o el punto más alto en la espalda de un perro. Cuando se paraba,
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s office says Israel has agreed to transfer 5,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians to immunize front-line medical workers. The announcement Sunday is the first time that Israel has confirmed the transfer of vaccines to the Palestinians. Israel is one of the world’s leaders in
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When a South Carolina drive-thru coronavirus vaccine clinic got backed up, leaving people waiting for hours, the town mayor decided to call in a professional for help: a Chick-fil-A manager. Local hospitals in Mount Pleasant opened the clinic on January 22 for residents eligible to receive the first shots of Covid-19 vaccine. But shortly after
Continue Reading Philadelphia’s acting deputy health commissioner has resigned, days after the city’s failed partnership with the organization Philly Fighting COVID (PFC) came to light. The city cut ties with PFC Tuesday amid reports the non-profit shifted to a for-profit entity. There were also concerns over PFC’s patient data collection and protection practices. Dr. Caroline Johnson, the
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Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US dropped below 100,000 for the first time in nearly two months, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project. More than 97,000 patients remain hospitalized with the virus — a far cry from the country’s peak of more than 132,400 on January 6. The last time this number fell below
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UPDATE, March 15: Police released the mugshot Monday of an El Paso officer charged in a shooting that wounded an assault suspect outside a downtown bar. 34-year-old Officer Anthony Greer, who police said last week was relieved of his duties, has been accused of using unjustified force in the wounding of 33-year-old Eduardo Daniel Reyes.
Continue Reading Normally reserved and conservatively dressed, my friend was outfitted in a strange mishmash of colorful wigs and Hawaiian shirts and a sequined gown. Her boyfriend was equally festively donned for New Year’s Eve. There may have even been multiple alcoholic beverages in her hands. I wasn’t sure how it was possible to wear all of
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PHOENIX, Arizona – After increasing arena attendance this weekend, it’s no secret that Grand Canyon gets up when New Mexico State comes to town. So the Lopes will want to savor their weekend sweep vs. the Aggies this time around, because it may not be as easy in the future. Playing in just their sixth
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EL PASO, Texas – When UTEP makes shots, they’re a good basketball team. If it it sounds simple, it’s because it is. The Miners shot 44% as a team from the floor Saturday night and held their end on the defensive end to throttle UTSA 69-51 at the Haskins Center. Souley Boum had 20 points
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WACO, Texas — It was just another Saturday for the streaking Baylor Bears basketball team. Second-ranked Baylor is 16-0 after Davion Mitchell had 13 points and seven assists against his former team in an 84-72 victory against Auburn. Adam Flagler led the Bears with a season-high 19 points, while Jared Butler had 16. Matthew Mayer
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A group of Las Cruces parents and students called on the district to reopen public schools on Saturday afternoon. “Get us back into school and get things going,” said Kelly Bloomfield, who has five children in the district. “I trust the plans that they have, that they will work. We’ve
Continue Reading An investment group of Swedish retail giant Ikea has acquired forestland in southeast Georgia to protect the land and its diverse ecosystems from development. The Ingka Group, which owns and operates most Ikea stores, purchased 10,840 acres of land near the Altamaha River Basin, the company announced on January 14. “We truly believe responsible forest
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The US Capitol Police have denied a request to allow sledding on the west side of the complex ahead of an expected snowstorm in the area. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton issued a statement Saturday asking the Capitol Police to allow sledding Sunday and next week, saying the snowfall expected Sunday “may be the only snowstorm
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Dos guatemaltecos y dos mexicanos se encuentran entre las 19 personas cuyos cuerpos calcinados fueron encontrados la semana pasada en una zona rural de Santa Anita del municipio de Camargo, en Tamaulipas, México, según las primeras identificaciones de víctimas informadas. Mediante un comunicado, la Fiscalía General de Justicia de Tamaulipas informó este
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Ecuador Gustavo Noboa, que gobernó al país desde enero del 2000 hasta enero del 2003, “se encuentra muy delicado de salud”, según informó en Twitter el presidente de la República, Lenín Moreno. “A él y a su familia, un fuerte abrazo y mis mejores deseos para una pronta recuperación.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Sistema Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Honduras informó este sábado en un comunicado que determinó restringir la circulación de personas durante los fines de semana en cuatro departamentos del país centroamericano, debido al aumento en los casos de covid-19. Los pobladores de los departamentos de Santa Bárbara, en la zona
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Detroit Lions are trading quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for quarterback Jared Goff, two future first-round picks and a third-round pick, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday night because the deal has
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WASHINGTON, DC — Five of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team attorneys have stepped aside a little more than a week before his Senate trial is set to begin, according to people familiar with the case, amid a disagreement over his legal strategy. It was a dramatic development in the second impeachment trial for
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Maryland on Saturday became the second state to report a case of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa — a strain that health experts say is more transmissible than previous ones. The announcement by the Maryland governor’s office came two days after South Carolina reported two cases of the strain. The Maryland case
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Before December 20, there had not been any cases of Covid-19 among the nuns living at the Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in Adrian, Michigan. Now, nine are dead of the disease after an outbreak with 48 of the campus’ 217 residents testing positive. Thirteen active Covid-19 cases remain and 26 are recovering,
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The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question: Has the QAnon conspiracy taken hold of their mayor? “Why do you publicly support QAnon,” two callers asked this week during the mayor’s monthly “Coffee with the Mayor” community access
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EL PASO, Texas– The weekend started off with windy conditions that gradually calmed down by late afternoon. Calm winds are expected overnight into Sunday along with warmer temperatures. A warming trend will take over the forecast with lower 70s expected Tuesday into Wednesday. Our next weather system will approach the area Tuesday bringing moisture and
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Saturday reported 752 additional known Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths, increasing the state’s pandemic totals to 173,539 cases and 3,265 deaths. Southern New Mexico saw two of the state’s latest fatalities: A man in his 50s from Doña Ana County and a woman in her 80s from Luna County.
Continue Reading With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, who were expected to be two of the lead attorneys, are no longer on the team. A source familiar with the changes said it was a mutual decision
Continue Reading With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, who were expected to be two of the lead attorneys, are no longer on the team. A source familiar said it was a mutual decision for both to
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The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the latest example of an official GOP apparatus punishing Republicans who have dared to buck the former President. “We made our disappointment clear the night of the impeachment vote. Trying to impeach
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso native Rebecca Otis Leder has a new book coming out on how to build meaningful career relationships, network and thrive professionally during the pandemic. Leder, who attended Coronado High School, has been working remotely for about a half-dozen years. She has a new book coming out to help people
Continue Reading A Covid-19 vaccination site in a Latino neighborhood in New York City hard hit by the pandemic saw an overwhelming number of White people from outside the community show up to get the shot this month, city leaders say, laying bare a national disparity that shows people of color are being vaccinated at dramatically lower
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The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question: Has the QAnon conspiracy taken hold of their mayor? “Why do you publicly support QAnon,” two callers asked this week during the mayor’s monthly “Coffee with the Mayor” community access
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