February 2022

US to modernize, speed up work on Puerto Rico power grid

February 2, 2022 3:36 PM Associated Press

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three federal agencies have promised to help modernize Puerto Rico’s outage-plagued…

EXPLAINER: Blood supplies run short, affecting patient care

February 2, 2022 3:34 PM Associated Press

After the holidays, it’s normal for the nationwide supply of life-saving blood to dwindle at hospitals and blood banks as donations slow. But this…

Valencia and Rayo advance to Copa del Rey quarterfinals

February 2, 2022 3:32 PM Associated Press

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Valencia has reached its second Copa del Rey semifinal in four years by defeating Cádiz 2-1. Rayo…

Borderland Closures: Follow for updates

February 2, 2022 3:18 PM David Gonzalez

Here’s what’s closed in the Borderland: TXDOT: Transmountain back open Feb. 04.El Paso County offices close Thursday, Feb. 3, Friday Feb. 4.All…

David Green dies; was on Cardinals’ 1982 championship team

February 2, 2022 3:14 PM Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — David Green, an outfielder on the St. Louis Cardinals’ 1982 World Series champions, has died. Green had been hospitalized in…

Feds prepare ‘extensive’ Super Bowl security operations, no ‘credible, specific’ threats, coordinator says

February 2, 2022 3:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN The federal coordinator for security at Super Bowl LVI said Wednesday he’s “cautiously optimistic and…

Arrestan a cuatro personas en relación con la muerte por sobredosis del actor Michael K. Williams

February 2, 2022 3:11 PM CNN Newsource

Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Cuatro hombres fueron arrestados por presuntamente formar parte de una organización de tráfico de drogas que vendió…

Bears hire Colts’ Williams to be their defensive coordinator

February 2, 2022 3:10 PM Associated Press

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have hired Alan Williams as defensive coordinator under new coach Matt…

WATCH: National Weather Service El Paso discusses wintry weather

February 2, 2022 3:02 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – The National Weather Service of El Paso holds a Facebook live event ahead of wintry weather in the Borderland. NWS El Paso has…

Bengals hope Burrow-Chase connection produces Super Bowl win

February 2, 2022 3:02 PM Associated Press

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Quarterback Joe Burrow and receiver Ja’Marr Chase made history together at LSU, now…

Meta shares plummet 20% after posting rare profit decline

February 2, 2022 2:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook rattled investors on Wednesday by posting a rare profit decline, driven by the company’s heavy spending…

Ferentz wants Iowa alumni advisory committee to continue

February 2, 2022 2:50 PM Associated Press

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says he wants to restructure an advisory committee of former…

New Mexico confirms K-12 education testing, secretary

February 2, 2022 2:43 PM Associated Press

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s education secretary says the state will test K-12…

Arrancó campaña electoral en Colombia en medio de atentados terroristas, intimidaciones y asesinatos

February 2, 2022 2:36 PM CNN Newsource

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Enero fue un mes especialmente violento en Colombia. Atentados terroristas contra bases militares, estaciones…

Shares of Facebook parent Meta plunge 23% on lower profits

February 2, 2022 2:33 PM Associated Press

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, saw its stock plunge in after-hours trading…

Oath Keepers leader answers some questions from January 6 committee, his lawyer says

February 2, 2022 2:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes has been meeting with the House select committee investigating…

Exempleados y “conejitas” defienden a Hugh Hefner tras revelaciones de la serie “Secrets of Playboy”

February 2, 2022 2:31 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Algunos exempleados de Playboy y Playmates salieron en defensa de Hugh Hefner tras el reciente estreno de la…

Congolese man beaten to death in Brazil over unpaid wages, family say

February 2, 2022 2:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill and Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Brazilian authorities have shut down a beachside kiosk in Rio de Janeiro after a 23-year-old Congolese…

White House ready to ‘hit the ground running’ to vaccinate kids under 5

February 2, 2022 2:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is ready to “hit the ground running” to vaccinate children aged six months to 5 years old as soon as…

Oath Keepers leader talks to Jan. 6 panel from federal jail

February 2, 2022 2:26 PM Associated Press

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers…

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

February 2, 2022 2:25 PM Associated Press

The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Wednesday, putting major indexes on track to extend their weekly gains. Big communications…

Alphabet, Brinker International rise; PayPal, Gilead fall

February 2, 2022 2:20 PM Associated Press

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Alphabet, Brinker International rise; PayPal, Gilead…

Travel groups want to scrap testing requirement to enter US

February 2, 2022 2:20 PM Associated Press

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The travel industry is lobbying Washington for changes it thinks will get more people on airplanes…

Spirit’s Trinity Rodman signs richest NWSL contract

February 2, 2022 2:18 PM Associated Press

By The Associated Press The Washington Spirit have signed Trinity Rodman to a contract extension that will make her the highest-paid player in the…

ABC-7 at Noon: EPCC Black History Month panels

February 2, 2022 2:16 PM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — February is Black History Month and El Paso Community College is hosting a series of special events for anyone to be apart of. The…

Mané caps 3-1 win to send Senegal into African Cup final

February 2, 2022 2:16 PM Associated Press

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Sadio Mané set up one goal and scored the last one himself as Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1 to reach its second…

FBI confirms it bought spyware from Israel’s NSO Group

February 2, 2022 2:15 PM Associated Press

By FRANK BAJAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has confirmed purchasing NSO Group’s powerful spyware tool Pegasus,…

USA Swimming anuncia nuevas políticas sobre atletas transgénero de élite

February 2, 2022 2:13 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El organismo rector de la natación competitiva en Estados Unidos emitió este martes una nueva política sobre los…

Stanley Tucci shares a pasta recipe from Italy’s Puglia region

February 2, 2022 2:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Janelle Davis, CNN. Photographs by Will Lanzoni, CNN Orecchiette is a pasta specialty from the Puglia region — down in Italy’s…

New Mexico governor appoints new top water official

February 2, 2022 2:05 PM Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed her recently named water adviser to now serve as the state engineer. As…

Month: February 2022