EL PASO, Texas — At least one person was seriously injured in a multi-car traffic crash on U.S. 54 south at Diana on Monday afternoon. It was unclear what triggered the crash that involved up to four vehicles. Police and fire officials reported that a motorist was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has formally submitted a letter of resignation for her US Senate seat to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, ending her four-year career in the chamber. As Harris says goodbye to her seat, she assured Americans in an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle that her work is not done since she will
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The Trump-appointed official overseeing the 2020 census announced his resignation on Monday, nearly a year before his term was scheduled to end. Census Bureau Director Steve Dillingham’s announcement comes days after the Trump administration backed off from its final attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from an important count of the nation’s population. The departure saves
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Irony is dead at Trump’s State Department. In a statement on Saturday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s spokeswoman praised Ugandans for braving “an environment of intimidation and fear” to cast votes in national elections. “We are gravely concerned by harassment of and continued threats to civil society,” Morgan Ortagus added, bemoaning reports of election irregularities
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham says he plans to resign with the change in presidential administrations. Dillingham had been facing criticism over efforts to produce citizenship data to comply with an order from President Donald Trump. Dillingham said in a statement Monday that he would resign on Wednesday, the day President-elect
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On the morning of January 20, Donald Trump and Melania Trump will depart the White House as President and first lady, but they will not invite their incoming counterparts, Joe and Jill Biden, inside before they do. The dissolving of one of America’s most enduring transfer-of-power rituals — the outgoing president welcoming the incoming president
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In an epic cleanup effort, volunteers removed more than 9,000 pounds of trash from the Tennessee River, one of the dirtiest rivers in the country. Over the course of three days earlier this month, volunteers with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful and Johnsonville State Historic Park rid the river of 9,208 pounds of trash, using
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The former Florida data analyst who has accused state officials of covering up the extent of the pandemic has turned herself in, days after a warrant was issued for her arrest, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) said. Rebekah Jones has been charged with one count of offenses against users of computers, computer systems,
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller “immediately cease” his plans to install a Trump loyalist as the National Security Agency’s general counsel, calling the move “highly suspect” and arguing it represents a “disturbing disregard” for the country’s national security. “I ask that you immediately cease plans to improperly install Michael
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Click here for updates on this story TIGARD, OR (KPTV) — The Tigard Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a riot suspect. Police said the suspect is wanted for breaking several windows with a crowbar at the Tigard police and City Hall Complex during the Jan. 7 riot. The riot was declared
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FORT BLISS, Texas — U.S. Army officials on Monday confirmed the weekend traffic deaths of two Fort Bliss soldiers in separate incidents on the streets of far east El Paso. The first fatality involved a non-commissioned officer assigned to the 1st Armored Division’s Artillery Brigade who died in a Saturday afternoon motorcycle crash. That crash
Continue Reading Historians face a daunting task when it comes time to assessing Donald Trump’s presidency, during which news often moved at breakneck pace, and the ramifications of his one-term presidency have yet to be determined. CNN spoke with nine historians who largely agreed that Trump’s final year in office — mainly, his failure to properly respond
Continue Reading For four years, President Donald Trump has careened from one crisis to the next, many of his own making. Still, through the Mueller investigation, two impeachments, the deadliest pandemic in a century, and even a failed and dangerous attempt to overturn his own election defeat, Trump and his administration remained steadfast in at least one
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At the end of December, Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau Chief Kimbriell Kelly was looking at getting Moleskine notebooks as gifts for her staff. A couple weeks later, she was procuring goods of a decidedly different kind: gas masks, helmets and body armor for LA Times staff members who will be attending Wednesday’s inauguration of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kalihi, HI (KITV) — A 27-year-old man was arrested Sunday morning after an incident in Kalihi. Police say the suspect exposed himself to a 68-year-old woman around 7:50 a.m. A 28-year-old man confronted the suspect and told him to leave the area. The suspect then threatened the 28-year-old
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Patrick Mahomes’ foundation, 15 and the Mahomies, is keeping is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy alive by transforming MLK Jr. Square Park. His foundation is helping build an all-inclusive playground to provide a safe place for kids to play. It will celebrate
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is rightfully being criticized for claiming that the US Capitol riots were “largely organized” on other social media platforms “that don’t have our abilities to stop hate and don’t have our standards and don’t have our transparency.” Despite her attempts to deflect blame, Facebook as well as other social media companies
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Joe Biden last week proposed a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, part of a historically ambitious plan to combat an economic crisis. But many economists and business leaders agree that no amount of government assistance to individuals and small businesses can fix the economy until the underlying cause of the problems — the Covid-19 pandemic —
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EL PASO, Texas — A bomb squad converged on a far east Walmart store Monday afternoon to examine a suspicious package that was later determined to pose “no hazard,” El Paso police said. Access to the Walmart Supercenter parking lot at 12236 Montana Avenue near Loop 375 was closed off for a couple hours due to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Clayton County, GA (WGCL) — A Clayton County woman was arrested after police said she shot a man and then drove him to a local hospital. According to Clayton County police, officers responded to a “trouble unknown call” on January 12 at a home in the 4000 block
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, the Milwaukee County Transit System is honoring the civil rights leader’s legacy with student artwork on two bus stops. The art was done by Milwaukee Public Schools students. “Last year, the art was featured in a display,
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(CNN) — El sábado, los residentes de Hong Kong vieron al atleta parapléjico Lai Chi-wai sujetarse a su silla de ruedas y subir a uno los paneles de vidrio de los rascacielos de la ciudad. Durante más de 10 horas, Lai logró elevarse más de 250 metros en un esfuerzo por recaudar dinero para los
Continue Reading Demonstrations in state capitols across the United States were muted this weekend after warnings of armed protests, but officials have indicated they’ll remain vigilant in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. “We are concerned about the entire week, not just today,” Lansing, Michigan, Police Chief Daryl Green said Sunday, after a crowd
Continue Reading (CNN) — Si la falta de una separación entre el trabajo y tu hogar sigue siendo una lucha para ti, imitar la ruta que hacías antes de la pandemia puede ser la solución que necesitas. Para muchas personas, viajar al trabajo puede ser la peor parte de su día: existe la posibilidad de quedarse estancado
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Baldwin County, AL (WALA) — A man wanted for a robbery and kidnapping in Baldwin County was arrested Saturday after three weeks on the run. Investigators said they received a top that Kirkland Cohen, 23, was hiding at a home in Josephine. Deputies went to the house and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — An American Airlines flight that took off out of Chicago and was headed to Miami ended up diverting to Nashville on Monday morning. Officials tell us AA flight 1452 was diverted to Nashville International Airport and landed just before 7:30 a.m. due to an
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — As the country celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the long holiday weekend, historians are reflecting on the years he and his wife, Coretta Scott King, spent in the city of Boston. Dr. King served as an assistant minister
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — An old Pratt & Whitney runway in East Hartford has been converted into a 10-lane drive-thru mass vaccination clinic. The COVID-19 clinic is administering Pfizer’s vaccine, courtesy of the Community Health Center, Inc. Vaccinations are by appointment only and are for people who
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A 36-year-old allegedly lived inside O’Hare International Airport for three months before he was caught on Saturday. Prosecutors said Aditya Singh was too afraid to fly back to Los Angeles due to COVID-19. Cook County prosecutors said Singh was found with an airport worker’s misplaced
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CODY, Wyoming (KTVQ) — Since the start of the pandemic, when the world seemed to change as we know it and regulations tightened for safety, some of our community’s most vulnerable have probably made some of the biggest sacrifices. But a new tool at Cody Regional Health’s long-term
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