The more new video we see of the storming of the Capitol by Trump-inspired rioters, the more aggravating it becomes. Specifically, the violent dragging of a Capitol Police officer from his perch into the mob to be beaten is incredible and sickening. The Capitol Police officer distracting charging rioters from the Senate floor is heroic
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EL PASO, Texas – In the pandemic-revised Conference USA schedules, UTEP is playing conference opponents back-to-back on Friday and Saturday making it difficult to gain momentum over a long season. As such the Miners (5-4, 2-2 C-USA) have split weekend series with their first two C-USA opponents, Southern Mississippi and Rice, and sit in the
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(CNN) — El entrenador de los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra, Bill Belichick, anunció que declina la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad, que tenía previsto recibir por parte del presidente Donald Trump el jueves. Belichick citó los «trágicos acontecimientos de la semana pasada» como causa de su decisión. LEE: Estos son los arrestos clave hechos hasta
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Michigan GOP Rep. Peter Meijer said Monday evening he is “strongly considering” voting to impeach President Donald Trump following last week’s riot at the US Capitol, assessing that the President is “no longer qualified to hold that office.” “I would prefer that we have a more fulsome investigation into what happened. Most of what I
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the Voice of America news service of “demeaning America” in a speech that a watchdog group criticized as “political propaganda” and a violation of the government-funded agency’s own rules. Pompeo delivered remarks in person to a command audience of VOA staff despite the Covid pandemic, urging them to report
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House Democrats plan to vote Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told Democrats on a caucus call Monday, setting up an impeachment vote one week after rioters incited by Trump overran Capitol police and breached some of the most secure areas of the US Capitol. The House will vote Tuesday
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Members of the general public in Kentucky were mistakenly allowed to sign up for Covid-19 vaccine appointments meant for health care workers, according to Louisville-based health system Baptist Health. Baptist Health provided the Kentucky Department of Health with an online vaccine appointment scheduling tool that could be linked to the state’s vaccine website for health
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Anderson Cooper was asked by a viewer on Full Circle about how old he was when he accepted that he was gay. “I think I really, truly accepted it. And not just accepted it, but fully embraced it and came around to really loving the fact that I was gay right after college,” Cooper said.
Continue Reading Disinfectant gadgets, next-generation fitness equipment and robots that help you cook dinner. Those are a few of the countless new products expected to be unveiled next week at CES, the annual splashy tech conference that typically sets the tone for the biggest trends of the year. Home automation, health and 5G will once again be
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The Trump administration has designated Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday, reversing an Obama-era decision to remove the label and potentially hindering the efforts of incoming president Joe Biden to normalize relations with the country. Pompeo said the State Department gave Cuba the designation “for repeatedly providing support
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In the wake of the attack on Capitol Hill last week, and myriad questions about how rioters breached the building and what is happening in response, federal law enforcement agencies have yet to brief the public directly. The US Capitol Police, FBI, Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security have yet to hold a
Continue Reading Chad Wolf is resigning as the acting secretary of Homeland Security, he said in a letter to the department Monday obtained by CNN. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Pete Gaynor will be the new acting secretary, taking over in the wake of the US Capitol attack and as the national security apparatus prepares for possible
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With Covid-19 hospitalizations surpassing 100,000 for 40 days in a row, officials are trying to ramp up the pace of vaccinations across the United States. “We really need to get this vaccine out more quickly, because this is really our only tool,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, said
Continue Reading (CNN) — El FBI ha recibido información que indica que se están planeando «protestas armadas» en los 50 capitales estatales y el Capitolio de Estados Unidos en Washington en los días previos a la toma de posesión del presidente electo Joe Biden el 20 de enero, según un boletín interno obtenido por CNN. Autoridades de
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes presentaron formalmente su resolución para acusar al presidente Donald Trump el lunes, acusándolo de «incitación a la insurrección» por su papel en los disturbios de la semana pasada en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos. La resolución de juicio político que la Cámara está a punto de
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Juliana Jimenez Sesma stared down at her mother’s casket. Her mother’s face was made-up, and her hair done just so. Her expression was frozen. As Sesma mourned, mariachi music sliced through the silence. “I’d rather be asleep than awake because of how much it hurts that you’re not here,” the band belted in Spanish. The
Continue Reading Sixty-one: That’s the number of arrests Washington, DC, police made the day rioters laid siege to the Capitol in protest of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory. More have been arrested since, and several jurisdictions are now involved in hunting down the supporters of President Donald Trump who invaded and ransacked the Capitol during a joint
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EL PASO, Texas – The fans are here to stay, at least for the time being. Monday, UTEP announced that fans will be able to attend UTEP basketball games until further notice. A limited number of fans will be permitted in the Don Haskins Center for UTEP games, beginning with this weekend’s women’s matchups versus
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Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Ever since journalist Ben Raines found the wreckage of America’s last slave ship in 2019, local leaders have been debating the best way to preserve the history. On Monday, the Mobile County Commission took a major step, approving more than $1.3 million for an
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The coldest air since 2013 hit El Paso Monday AM – dropping to 18 degrees (by the way, the record for the coldest ever in El Paso was -8 on this very day in 1962). Very cold again overnight with lows in the teens and low 20’s Tuesday AM. Afternoon highs should hit the low
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KCTV) — Several law enforcement agencies in Kansas and Missouri are working together to return hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in stolen property to rightful owners. Over the weekend, a tip led Lenexa police officers to a property in Shawnee where they found hundreds of
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Video posted to Instagram shows Democratic Rep. Lou Correa of California being screamed at by apparent pro-Trump supporters in the Dulles International Airport last Thursday, the latest lawmaker accosted by the President’s supporters at an airport. The video is edited, full of profanity and was taken by one of the individuals who yelled at Correa,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico confirmó este lunes la muerte de dos policías municipales y de un agente estatal, luego de que recibieran varios disparos en la autopista Expreso Baldorioty de Castro en el municipio de Carolina, en el norte de la isla. La policía informó que otro agente
Continue Reading Vice President Mike Pence received a memento from his aides the other day: the engraved chair set aside for him in the White House Cabinet Room, hauled over-the-shoulder from the West Wing and delivered to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building for one of his final staff meetings. The gift, accompanied by a standing ovation, was
Continue Reading (CNN) — Veinte personas acusadas de cargos federales relacionados con el asalto mortal pro-Trump al Capitolio de Estados Unidos la semana pasada han sido arrestadas en todo el país desde la insurrección. Las acusaciones muestran el peligro de la turba.Algunos de ellos están acusados de llevar armas y bombas al Capitolio, un indicativo del extremismo
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California (KCAL KCBS) — Almost three years ago, a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy found a young girl lethargic, malnourished and emaciated wrapped in a wet towel. They came to her rescue, and are now sharing the story of her remarkable recovery after doctors said
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Treinta y tres asociaciones médicas independientes de Nicaragua pidieron este lunes al gobierno que anuncie acciones concretas contra la pandemia de covid-19. Especialmente con respecto a la compra de vacunas y un programa para su aplicación en todo el país. «El gobierno de Nicaragua debe trazar de inmediato un plan estratégico para
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WOODLAND, California (KOVR) — A Woodland man bared it all trying to stop two thieves from stealing his catalytic converter. Roy Schaumburg was working out early Friday morning when he heard someone using a drill outside his house. That’s when he saw a person walking around his car.
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Un tuit viral afirma que llevar al presidente Donald Trump a un juicio político por segunda vez implicaría que el mandatario ya no tendría la capacidad de postularse a la presidencia en 2024. Eso no es cierto. Tampoco lo son las otras afirmaciones en el tuit. LEE: Los demócratas de la Cámara de
Continue Reading Theodore Lumpkin Jr., one of the last surviving members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen who served during World War II, has died at age 100. Lumpkin passed away on December 26, just a few days shy of his 101st birthday, from complications due to Covid-19, his alma mater Los Angeles City College said Friday. “Ted
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