The Rev. Raphael Warnock is the latest HBCU grad breaking barriers and standing up to shape the nation. Students and alumni from historically Black colleges and universities around the country are celebrating Warnock winning his US Senate race in Georgia, hoping it will change the misconceptions around the institutions’ quality of education and graduates’ social
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EL PASO, Texas – The Las Cruces Public School system has begun working to get their educators prepared to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. LCPS spokeswoman Kelly Jameson spoke to ABC-7 on Wednesday, saying that LCPS has about 2,000 teachers that they want to get vaccinated as soon as possible. That process starts by coordinating those teachers
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Georgians elected Jon Ossoff to the US Senate, CNN projected Wednesday, giving the Democratic Party control of Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade and delivering a stark repudiation of President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his own loss. Ossoff’s victory and that of fellow Georgia Democrat the
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Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West are figuring out their future and whether they are going to stay married, according to two sources close to Kardashian West who spoke to CNN. The sources confirmed that West has been living at their home in Wyoming in recent months, while his wife stayed in California with their
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden has decided to nominate Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general, people familiar with the matter tell CNN, a long-awaited decision that moved toward completion Wednesday as it became apparent that Democrats were on the brink of winning control of the Senate. The announcement of the attorney general, along with other senior leaders
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President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday said the rioting at the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump “borders on sedition,” and called for Trump to immediately go on national television and demand a stop to the “siege.” “The scenes of chaos at the Capitol do not reflect a true America. Do not represent who
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Click here for updates on this story LOMA LINDA, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Doctors and nurses in San Bernadino County are swamped as a surge of COVID-19 patients continues to pour into hospitals. Tad Worku, a trauma nurse at Loma Linda University Medical Center, heals patients in many ways and helps them to recover by managing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A 38-year-old Zimmerman man is accused of assaulting a Minnesota State Patrol trooper after he crashed his vehicle in Brooklyn Center. Authorities say he was arrested with help from a good Samaritan who stopped to assist the trooper According to the Hennepin County Attorney’s
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, D.C. — The police chief of Washington, D.C., says pro-Trump protesters deployed “chemical irritants” on police in order to break into the U.S. Capitol. Police Chief Robert Contee says officials have declared the scene a riot. One civilian was shot inside the Capitol on Wednesday. Thirteen arrests were made of people from out of
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EL PASO, Texas — Fort Bliss and the 1st Armored Division has extended its public health emergency order for another 30 days to continue the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. That order comes from senior mission commander Maj. Gen. Sean Bernabe. Under the extension, a curfew for Fort Bliss will continue from 10 p.m. to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — About 50,000 Denver workers will receive larger paychecks as the city’s scheduled minimum wage increase took effect on Jan. 1. Struggling industries, like food and beverage, appreciate the employee raise. However, some restaurant owners would prefer the City of Denver delay the increase. “I had
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The National Association of Manufacturers, the nation’s largest manufacturing association, called on Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday to consider removing President Trump from office. Pence “should seriously consider working with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to preserve democracy,” NAM CEO Jay Timmons said in a statement. NAM is one of the most powerful
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOWELL, MA (WBZ) — A pair of Lowell police officers are being praised for “beyond the call of duty thoughtfulness” after they brought groceries to an elderly woman whose items were run over by a car. Last month the elderly woman was taken by van to her weekly
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday called for an end to the chaos as pro-Trump rioters breached the US Capitol, where members of Congress were meeting to certify Biden’s win. “The scenes of chaos at the Capitol do not reflect a true America. Do not represent who we are. What we’re seeing are a small number
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There is no denying that 2020 has hampered activity levels. Between the Zoom meetings, Netflix binges and virtual cocktail hours, increased sitting is a pandemic-driven reality for many. And studies abound citing the myriad health risks of prolonged sitting. But there is good news! Despite all that sedentary time, with as little as 11 minutes
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The Mega Millions jackpot is close to reaching half a billion dollars in what could be the eighth largest prize in the game’s history. The next chance for a lucky winner is Friday, after no ticket matched the all six numbers pulled Tuesday night, according to a Mega Millions news release. January has a history
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A fourth grader from Parker has a steel bar behind her sternum. It was surgically placed there to push her sunken chest into a normal position. With the fix, Mackenzie Kurko is breathing easier. “Hey Mackenzie, how are you doing?” asked Dr. Steve Rothenberg during
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(CNN) — El multimillonario Jack Ma es una figura poco común en China: un emprendedor carismático que dice lo que piensa y supera los límites. Esa actitud libre hizo que el cofundador de Alibaba fuera famoso dentro y fuera de su país de origen. Pero también parece estar poniendo su imperio empresarial, y el mismo
Continue Reading Hundreds of law enforcement officers have mobilized across Washington as thousands of supporters who refuse to accept President Donald Trump’s election loss flooded the nation’s capital Wednesday in protest — in some cases sparring with authorities — as Congress gathered to put the final stamp on President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Thousands of protesters gathered around
Continue Reading A Washington, DC, church unveiled a massive Black Lives Matter banner Wednesday morning to take a stand against violence just hours before a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol. The National City Christian Church erected the 16-foot banner ahead of protests over Congress certifying the election for President-elect Joe Biden. “As followers of Jesus Christ,
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WASHINGTON, DC — At least one explosive device has been found near the U.S. Capitol amid a violent occupation of the building by supporters of President Donald Trump. Law enforcement officials said the device was no longer a threat Wednesday afternoon. That’s according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to discuss the matter
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WASHINGTON, DC —President Donald Trump, in a video message, urged supporters to “go home” but is also keeping up false attacks about the presidential election. The video was issued more than two hours after protesters began storming the Capitol on Wednesday as lawmakers convened for an extraordinary joint session to confirm the Electoral College results
Continue Reading Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol and one woman has been shot as one of the most iconic American buildings is engulfed in chaos after Trump urged his supporters to fight against the ceremonial counting of the electoral votes that confirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Shortly after 1 p.m. ET hundreds
Continue Reading Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday delivered a forceful rebuke of President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread election fraud, warning his fellow Republicans of the damage their efforts to try to overturn the election won by President-elect Joe Biden could do to democracy. “The Constitution gives us here in Congress a limited role.
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Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has won his Senate runoff election. His victory gives Democrats control of the Senate for the opening of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency. Democrats needed to win both of Georgia’s Senate runoff elections on Tuesday to claim the Senate majority. The 33-year-old Ossoff defeated 71-year-old Republican David Perdue, who held the seat
Continue Reading WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden has called the violent protests on the U.S. Capitol “an assault on the most sacred of American undertakings: the doing of the people’s business.” Biden also demanded President Donald Trump to immediately make a televised address calling on his supporters to cease the violence that he described as an
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The Louisville Police Department fired two detectives connected to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, according to copies of the officers’ termination letters. Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room technician, was shot and killed by Louisville police officers in her apartment during a flawed forced-entry raid in the early morning hours of March 13, 2020. Detective
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EL PASO, Texas – A limited number of fans will be allowed in the Don Haskins Center for this weekend’s UTEP men’s basketball games against Rice. UTEP officials said that they are expecting to be able to allow between 7 and 10 percent capacity at the Don Haskins. The arena seats 11,918 people for basketball.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — UPS says it has terminated an employee after he was caught on camera making racist remarks while making a delivery in Milwaukee. The man was caught on camera accusing the family he was delivering to of not being able to read, write or speak English.
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There are only a handful of moments from history that I will never forget watching in real time as they unfolded — ones I know I’ll never be able to shake loose from my mind. They’re snapshots that encapsulate a feeling more than an event. Fear, watching the first Gulf War on the living room
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