EL PASO, Texas — A recent surge of activity among nationalist and white supremacy groups has kept intelligence agencies busy working to ensure a peaceful transfer of power as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take over. In the aftermath of the riots in Washington, D.C. dozens of people who took part have already been arrested
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Richard Burr says the Justice Department has told him it will not prosecute him over stock sales made during the coronavirus pandemic, ending an insider trading investigation that led him to at least temporarily step aside from a powerful committee chairmanship last year. Prosecutors had investigated for months whether the North
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Nota del editor: Jorge G. Castañeda es colaborador de CNN. Fue ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de México de 2000 a 2003. Actualmente es profesor de la Universidad de Nueva York y su más reciente libro, “America Through Foreign Eyes”, fue publicado por Oxford University Press en 2020. (CNN Español) — El nuevo presidente de Estados
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A US Army soldier was arrested Tuesday on terrorism charges after federal prosecutors said he allegedly attempted to assist ISIS’ efforts to plan attacks on targets in New York City and on US soldiers in the Middle East. Cole Bridges, a 20-year-old private, allegedly made the attempts while communicating with someone he believed to be
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are in a bit of a slump, but there’s still plenty of time to turn the season around. UTEP (6-6) is looking to rebound after three straight losses on the hardwood. Conference play for the Miners hasn’t exactly gone according to plan as the Miners are currently 2-4
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A collection of teeter-totters that briefly allowed children on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border wall to play together has won a prize from London’s Design Museum. The three hot-pink seesaws were installed through the slats of the wall, with one seat in Sunland Park and the other in Ciudad
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden‘s daughter, Ashley Biden, did her first network television interview with another member of the small club of presidential children, Jenna Bush Hager of NBC. In an interview that aired Tuesday, Ashley Biden said her mother, incoming first lady Jill Biden, has not heard from first lady Melania Trump about any kind of
Continue Reading President Donald Trump received an unsettling warning on his final Saturday night in the White House. Huddled for a lengthy meeting with his legal advisers, Trump was warned the pardons he once hoped to bestow upon his family and even himself would place him in a legally perilous position, convey the appearance of guilt and
Continue Reading One of the great tragedies of the past year, as some 400,000 Americans lost their lives to Covid-19, was not only that many victims died alone — their loved ones robbed of the chance to say goodbye — but that the pain of that loss was whitewashed by a President who chose to minimize and
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Bioluminescent insects have long fascinated scientists, but little is known about how these animals got their light abilities. A 99-million-year-old beetle recently discovered by researchers, however, unlocks a piece of the evolutionary puzzle, according to a study published in The Royal Society journal. The beetle, known by its Latin name Cretophengodes, was found fossilized in
Continue Reading (CNN) — Don Sutton, el exlanzador de Grandes Ligas e integrante del Salón de la Fama del béisbol que jugó con cinco equipos en 23 temporadas, murió el lunes por la noche, tuiteó su hijo este martes. Daron Sutton tuiteó: «Me entristece compartir que mi padre falleció ayer de noche mientras dormía. Trabajó más duro
Continue Reading Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday directly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly mob that attacked the Capitol, as the Senate prepares for an impeachment trial on whether to convict the President for “incitement of insurrection” and potentially disqualify him from holding office in the future. The typically tight-lipped Senate Republican leader rarely
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Local and federal officials in Brazil were warned of looming oxygen shortages nearly a week before crisis struck in the city of Manaus, the country’s Solicitor General has revealed. In a country already hard-hit by the coronavirus, oxygen shortages and soaring Covid-19 cases have pushed Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, into a healthcare crisis.
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If kids were actually going to school, they’d likely be watching Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on television and getting a civic lesson or two. But in the pandemic, most of them are learning remotely. What’s a parent to do? Here are some fun and educational ways to get your kids involved in this
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EL PASO, Texas — Strong winds whipped through El Paso on Tuesday, creating damage in the different parts of the city. According to the National Weather Service, winds were the strongest on El Paso’s west side, reaching gusts of up to 40 to 50 miles per hour in some spots. At Francisco Delgado park in west
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NORMAN, Oklahoma — A batch of chocolate milk sold in Texas and Oklahoma has been recalled after it was discovered that some could contain food-grade sanitizers. Hiland Dairy is recalling half-pint, 1% low fat, chocolate milk, sold in small cartons, produced in Oklahoma, the company said in an announcement. Consuming food-grade sanitizers could cause illness.
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Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, CA (KOVR) — A fiery car crash near Davis sent strangers running towards the flames to pull out two men trapped inside Saturday. Woodland CHP says the driver of the BMW lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a utility pole on Pole Line Road. Peter
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — It’s been weeks since hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians have received unemployment checks. “My husband’s disabled and we only get one check a month and it only goes so far,” Martie Bachman said. After being laid off from her accounting job last April, Martie
Continue Reading At least six major news networks have assigned women to lead White House coverage of the Biden administration, raising the profile of female journalists in an institution long dominated by men. CNN named Kaitlan Collins its chief White House correspondent, replacing Jim Acosta, who will be the anchor and chief domestic correspondent for the network.
Continue Reading The recent attack on the US Capitol served as a sobering wake-up call: Not only have the Trump years left America deeply divided, they’ve also transformed it into a theater of political violence. President Donald Trump’s impact on the world at large has been much the same. As he hands power to Joe Biden on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (KCNC) — In 2016, a double lung transplant saved the life of a Colorado Springs woman. In 2020, those lungs were tested when she caught COVID-19. Linda Regis told Health Specialist Kathy Walsh, once again, her organ donor saved her life. “My lung capacity was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A small community in Westmoreland County is upset after a girl’s beloved turkey was shot and killed due to Pennsylvania Game Commission law. He was the star attraction in the little Village of Salem. “Everyone loved it,” Josh Nuttall, the turkey’s raiser, said. “They’d
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Coronavirus pandemic fallout has impacted the way college students learn. And now, some students at Columbia University say it should also impact how much they pay in tuition, and they’re prepared to go on strike from making payments, CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported Sunday. Staying
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORTHPORT, New York (WCBS) — Is there a silver lining in everything? One Long Island family thinks so. The victims of a home invasion are responding by giving back, and it has made all the difference, CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported Monday. It was 8 p.m. on New Year’s
Continue Reading It’s as if 10 of the world’s largest commercial jets fell out of the sky, every day for an entire year. The official global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 2 million on Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University. The tragic milestone came just over a year after the first Covid-19 death was reported
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — The search continues for the person responsible for the shooting over the weekend which killed six-year-old Chassidy Saunders and injured two others. The shooting happened Saturday night behind a Burger King on NW 6th Place and 55th Avenue. A makeshift memorial of balloons, pink teddy
Continue Reading Tiffany Trump, the youngest daughter of President Donald Trump, announced her engagement to Michael Boulos Tuesday. Her happy news — which happened at the White House — comes on her father’s final full day in office. “It has been an honor to celebrate many milestones, historic occasions and create memories with my family here at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOLLISTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A woman who raced back into her burning home to save animals died Tuesday after a fast-moving fire broke out in Holliston. The fire started at midnight in the home on Winter Street. “Upon arrival we had a call that there was fire
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Barbara and Lester Wax knew how to build things. Together, they built a beautiful life. In the garage, Lester built beautiful cars. His first baby was a 1931 LaSalle which he turned from a bucket of bolts to a museum piece. “Our first date
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An Ohio police officer was shot dead Monday after a suspect, wanted for arson and vandalism at a Toledo cathedral, emerged from a standoff with police and started shooting, officials said. Officer Brandon Stalker, 24, was providing perimeter security during the standoff, Chief of Police George Kral said. “Very sad day for the city of
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