The presidency of Donald Trump has left such a wretched stench in Europe that it’s hard to see how, even in four years, Joe Biden could possibly get America’s most important alliance back on track. This week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled a final trip to meet with European and NATO leaders. While the
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Federal agents have arrested a 26-year-old New York resident for his alleged participation in the January 6 US Capitol riot in Washington, DC, a federal law enforcement source tells CNN. The agents arrested Edward Jacob Lang of Tusten, New York, on Saturday afternoon, the source said. The FBI’s New York office announced the arrest in
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Saturday reported 1,092 additional known Covid-19 cases and 36 additional deaths, increasing the state’s pandemic totals to 162,893 cases and 2,910 deaths. Most of the deaths across the state involved people in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s but a few were in their 30s, 40s and 50s. Southern
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DENTON, Texas – After a lackluster effort, UTEP came back the next day with a better performance. However North Texas used a late run to complete its sweep with a 74-65 victory on Saturday afternoon at the Super Pit. After dismal shooting on Friday night, the Miners (6-6, 2-4 Conference USA) got off to a hot start on Saturday, hitting 12
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Capitol Police arrested a Virginia man as he attempted to pass through a police checkpoint in downtown D.C. with fake inaugural credentials, a loaded handgun and over 500 rounds of ammunition, according to a police report and a law enforcement source briefed on the situation. The man, identified as Wesley Allen
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Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s communications director has resigned in the wake of the Capitol insurrection earlier this month, according to a source familiar with the matter. Ben Goldey had drafted his letter of resignation on January 6 due to discomfort with the way Boebert reacted to the insurrection and its aftermath, the source said, but
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El Paso, Texas — It’s been a beautiful weekend in the Borderland and the weather pattern will continue into Sunday and Monday. By Monday night the weather will drastically change as a cold front will push into the region. Mainly clear skies are in store tonight, tomorrow, and Monday. Temps will be relatively mild in
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Former UTEP and Burges High School standout running back Aaron Jones of El Paso helped Green Bay back to NFC title game on Saturday. Jones had 99 yards on 14 carries and also ran for a score as the top-seeded Packers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 32-18 in an NFC divisional
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States are racing to get Covid-19 vaccine supplies and distribution in order as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday of more contagious variants of coronavirus potentially exacerbating the spread. CDC officials implored Americans to continue with preventative measures against the coronavirus, while highlighting the variant first identified in Britain known as
Continue Reading The president of an Atlanta synagogue says its website was the target of a cyberattack during its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat service with US Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. People who tried to watch Friday’s virtual service via the synagogue’s website were unable to, Kent Alexander, president of The Temple, wrote in
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Dorothy “Dot” Cole was the oldest living US Marine veteran when she died on January 7. She was 107 years old. Cole, who was born in 1913 and grew up in Warren, Pennsylvania, suffered a heart attack in the home they shared in North Carolina, her daughter Beth Kluttz told CNN by phone Saturday Cole
Continue Reading The US Postal Service has temporarily removed some mailboxes in several major cities across the country, a security measure ahead of next week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Mail collection has been suspended at some mailboxes as well, according to the Postal Service. “It’s part of our normal procedures to keep our employees and customers
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CES, the closely-watched annual consumer electronics show, often sets the tone for the tech trends of the year — but little did I realize how true that would be last year. On the flight home from Las Vegas in January 2020, I wrote a piece for CNN Business about how the technology of the future
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Democratic Rep. Lou Correa of California said Saturday he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration while isolating. “Yesterday, I tested positive for COVID-19,” Correa said in a statement provided by his office. “I will be responsible and self-quarantine — away from my family — for the recommended time.” The
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EL PASO, Texas — A deadly motorcycle crash occurred in far east El Paso Saturday afternoon. The crash happened at the intersection of Ralph Seitsinger Drive and Tim Floyd. Fort Bliss officials identified the victim as Sgt. 1st Class Dejaun K. Frazier, 43, originally from Tallahassee, Fla. Police summoned traffic investigators to the fatality scene
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(CNN) — Cuando Ivanka Trump y Jared Kushner compartieron su decisión de recoger y mudar su familia a Washington desde Nueva York hace cuatro años, varias fuentes que conocen a la pareja dijeron que la idea era que los años de la Casa Blanca permitirían un fácil acceso a sus ambiciosos próximos pasos: Kushner sería
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday introduced key members of his White House science team, including his nominee for director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. “These are among the brightest, most dedicated people not only in the country but the world,” Biden said in Wilmington, Delaware. Eric Lander is the President-elect’s nominee to
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David Hasselhoff is auctioning off his personal K.I.T.T. car, a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am styled after the iconic car used in his 1980s television series “Knight Rider.” The vehicle is similar to the K.I.T.T. car used by his character Michael Knight, but it was not used in television production, according to the auction site. Unfortunately,
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign roughly a dozen executive orders, including rejoining the Paris climate accord and ending the travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries, on his first day in office, according to a memo from incoming chief of staff Ron Klain. He’ll also sign orders halting evictions and student loan payments during the
Continue Reading If you’re fascinated by unsolved 19th century murders and have $2 million burning a hole in your pocket, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. The Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast Museum in Fall River, Massachusetts is up for sale. It’s the same home where Borden’s father, Andrew, and step-mother, Abby, were murdered with
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President Donald Trump seemed to be a teflon president. It didn’t matter how big things seem to get — Trump’s political career seemed to be impermeable. That was until Trump ran into President-elect Joe Biden. Now, Trump is just days away from leaving office and Biden is about to be inaugurated. Biden proved to be
Continue Reading The American Petroleum Institute, the nation’s largest and most powerful oil lobby, is losing one of its biggest members over a disagreement about addressing the climate crisis. France’s Total announced Friday it is quitting the API because of the lobby’s stances on regulation and carbon pricing as well as its support for politicians who oppose
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este sábado en una ceremonia en la Casa Grande del Pueblo el presidente de Bolivia, Luis Arce, posesionó a Jeyson Auza como nuevo ministro de Salud y Deportes, luego que Edgar Pozo, el anterior ministro, dejara el cargo por motivos de salud. “Valoramos la decisión de nuestro exministro de dar un paso
Continue Reading A realignment in TV news is under way. Fox News Channel’s ratings have sagged ever since Election Day. And CNN’s ratings have surged to historic levels. These shifts are related, but complicated. It’s not as simple as “X is up so Y is down.” People who don’t normally watch a lot of cable news are
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WASHINGTON, DC — Thanks to the pandemic and the push to get stimulus payments out quickly, the 2021 federal tax filing season will start a little late this year. The IRS now says it will begin accepting federal tax returns on February 12. Normally, tax filing season begins in the second half of January. Pushing it back a few
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Police are searching for a person reported missing in Carlisle on Friday. Authorities say Jean Dumorin was reported missing/endangered by his father. Jean left his house at his unknown time, police said. He is described as a black male, 5 feet 10 inches
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Jared McCune says the ice rink at the Wright Township Recreational Park used to look a lot different than it does now and he remembers spending a lot of time playing hockey there. “We’d skip school. We’d play all day; we’d be at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VAN BUREN, Arkansas (KFSM) — Fort Smith Attorney Joey McCutchen announced Friday (Jan. 15) that he has filed suit against the City of Van Buren and Mayor Joe Hurst after a float displaying the Confederate flag was not allowed in the city’s Christmas parade. According to McCutchen, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Adrian Amos has the Packers defense hitting their stride at the perfect time, but who knows where they’d be without Geraldine Thompson. “I was a grandma’s boy.” Grandma’s house was Adrian’s second home growing up. She was a little weary of football. “She
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WASHINGTON, DC — Officials are warning Americans not to mistake their new pandemic economic stimulus payments for junk mail. The IRS says about 8 million people will receive their payments in debit cards mailed to their homes. That’s on top of others who will get checks in the mail. So government officials are asking Americans to keep
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