The brother of an alleged US Capitol rioter is a US Secret Service agent who once led former first lady Michelle Obama’s detail, CNN has learned. Preston Fairlamb III, the brother of Scott Fairlamb — a man who faces five charges connected to his alleged role in the Capitol insurrection — is a member of
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Money for vaccine distribution was viewed as the top priority on a Sunday call that President Joe Biden’s top economic official held with a group of senators to discuss the administration’s proposed Covid-19 relief package, according to one person on the call. Sunday’s meeting, which came as the White House pushes for bipartisan support of
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(CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Justicia del Estado de Tamaulipas informó este sábado a través de un comunicado que abrió una investigación por homicidio, luego del hallazgo de 19 cuerpos y dos vehículos calcinados en el poblado de Santa Anita del municipio de Camargo. En la ampliación del reporte, se detalla que en un
Continue Reading Sarah Sanders, President Donald Trump’s former press secretary, is expected to announce Monday that she is running for governor of Arkansas, a source familiar with the plan told CNN. Sanders has been seen as a likely candidate ever since she left the White House in the summer of 2019. The daughter of former Arkansas Gov.
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has tested positive for Covid-19, he said on Sunday evening. The President, who tweeted from his official Twitter account, said his symptoms are mild and that he was receiving medical treatment. “I regret to inform you that I have contracted Covid-19. The symptoms are mild, but I am already
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Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has tested positive for Covid-19, he said on Sunday evening. The President, who tweeted from his official Twitter account, said his symptoms are mild and that he was receiving medical treatment. “I regret to inform you that I have contracted Covid-19. The symptoms are mild, but I am already
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are headed to the Super Bowl after defeating the Green Bay Packers 31-26 in the NFC championship Sunday. This will be the team’s second trip to the big game. The team won its first trip to the Super Bowl in 2003 against the Oakland Raiders. “Guys came through. Everyone stepped up
Continue Reading (CNN) — El luchador estadounidense de artes marciales mixtas Dustin Poirier derrotó a Conor McGregor la madrugada del domingo en una muy esperada revancha del Ultimate Fighting Championship que dejó a McGregor fuera de combate en el segundo round. «Simplemente no estaba tan cómodo como tenía que estar. Es la inactividad», dijo McGregor, de Irlanda,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Conor McGregor volvió a la pelea después un retiro que (una vez máz) no duró mucho. Antes de subirse al octágono del UFC 257 en una revancha ante el estadounidense Dustin Poirier, el irlandés aseguró sentirse “revitalizado”. Las imágenes del segundo round parecieran desmentir eso. Poirier lo noqueó y posteriormente McGregor dijo
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A senior campaign official tells The Associated Press that former White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders plans to run for Arkansas governor. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The official said Sanders plans to announce her candidacy Monday. The daughter of former
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EL PASO, Texas– The ABC-7 StormTrack weather team issued an ABC-7 First Alert for strong winds across the borderland Sunday afternoon. Parts of town experienced gusts of up to 45 mph as a storm system moved through the area cause blowing dust and sand to become an issue for commuters. A wind advisory is in
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Five people and an unborn child were killed Sunday after an early-morning shooting in Indianapolis’ northeast side, police said — an incident the mayor called “a mass murder.” A juvenile was also in critical condition after being shot in the incident, which marks Indianapolis’ “largest mass casualty shooting in more than a decade,” according to
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for Covid-19 and that the symptoms are mild. Mexico’s president, who has been criticized for his handling of his country’s pandemic and for not setting an example of prevention in public, said on his official Twitter account that he
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden restablecerá el lunes las restricciones de viaje por el covid-19 para los ciudadanos no estadounidenses que hayan estado en Brasil, Irlanda, Reino Unido y gran parte de Europa, confirmó un funcionario de la Casa Blanca a CNN. Biden también extenderá las restricciones a los viajeros que hayan estado recientemente
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WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – After being canceled last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the Borderland’s premier events is returning but with a radically different look. This year’s Bataan Memorial Death March is going virtual, and sign-ups have already begun. Participants will be able to march in their hometown or
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It took just over a year for the US to go from one to 25 million coronavirus infections. That’s an average of about 67,934 new infections every day, or an average of one new infection every 1.2 seconds since January 21, 2020. As infections kept soaring this weekend, so did the death toll. As of
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Nine months. That’s how long it took the world’s top 1,000 billionaires to recoup their fortunes after the coronavirus pandemic hit. More than a decade is how long it could take the world’s poorest to recover, according to Oxfam International’s annual inequality report. The report, released on Sunday ahead of the World Economic Forum’s virtual
Continue Reading Former President Donald Trump remains committed to reelecting Republicans and is not currently considering launching a third party, a senior Trump adviser said Sunday while noting that things could change. Jason Miller, who had served as a senior campaign adviser to Trump, said that the former President “has made clear his goal is to win
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 635 new Covid-19 cases and 30 more deaths, with 10% of those happening in the southern counties of the state. The latest figures pushed the state’s totals to 169,205 cases and 3,145 known deaths since the start of the pandemic. Bernalillo County had the most
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Click here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A fluffy cat named Lexi is back in the arms of her 10-year-old mom after being lost in Oregon for several months. In July, the McMillans, from the Phoenix, Arizona-area, took a trip to Oregon. “We decided to take the kids on an
Continue Reading More than three dozen Capitol Police officers have tested positive for coronavirus since the Capitol riot on January 6, the union representing the Capitol Police told CNN Sunday. It’s unclear how many of the 38 officers may have been on duty during the attack or when they contracted the virus. But health officials have worried
Continue Reading President Joe Biden attended Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, DC’s Georgetown neighborhood, his first time attending Sunday Mass since taking his oath of office. Biden is the second Catholic president in US history, and weekly Mass is expected to be a fixed part of his schedule. That’s a level of devotion to regular religious
Continue Reading LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The center-right incumbent candidate has won a resounding victory in Portugal’s presidential election. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa captured 61% of the vote Sunday to serve a final five-year term. He had widely been expected to win. Rebelo de Sousa devoted most of his victory speech to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SIMSBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — It’s no surprise these frigid temperatures have more people staying indoors. At Bikram Yoga Simsbury, depending on the class you take, temperatures inside the studio could reach up to 107 degrees. Whether you’re coming in for Bikram yoga or hot yoga, the warm studio
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A Mobile man who used social media to plan a robbery and posted photos of himself with a gun pleaded guilty Friday to a federal gun charge. Jakendis Jacoby Westry, 19, pleaded guilty to using a firearm during the commission of a felony. He
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A makeshift memorial continues to grow outside the Hank Aaron Museum. Locals continue to make their way to Hammerin’ Hank’s former childhood home to pay their respects to the Mobile native and Homerun King. “To me it’s like a shrine — you can come
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A fire caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages in historic downtown Franklin on Saturday morning. Franklin Fire Department officials told NEWS4 the fire started just before 4 am outside in the back of the Red Pony restaurant on Main Street. Officials said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TAMAQUA, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A group gathered in Schuylkill County on Saturday to show their rides for a good cause. More than 200 cars were on display at Hometown Farmers Market in Tamaqua. Organizers say the meet-up along Mahanoy Avenue was to raise money for a friend battling
Continue Reading Chicago teachers have voted to defy the school district’s orders to return to the classroom on Monday over safety concerns stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Moments after the teachers union’s vote was announced Sunday, Chicago Public Schools said it had agreed to a union request to push the start date for teachers and staff to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The holidays have long been over, but festive lights are popping back up in downtown Asheville storefronts. Betsey-Rose Weiss, owner of American Folk Art and Framing, said she read in a Facebook post that a nurse at Mission Hospital felt uplifted when she
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