Vale will pay nearly $7 billion over Brazilian dam collapse that killed 270 people
Vale has agreed to pay nearly $7 billion in compensation after a dam collapsed at one of its mines in Brazil two years ago, killing 270 people and…
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The healthcare workers watching from afar as rich countries begin vaccine rollout
Dr. Alfonso Velandia starts each hospital shift by counting his troops in the battle against coronavirus. The 46-year-old emergency specialist…
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Officer shot dead near Deming leads to I-10 chase ending in Las Cruces shootout; suspect dead, LCPD officer wounded
(Editor’s note: Caution the video above shot by ABC-7 viewer Austin Contreras shows the ending of the chase and shootout in Las Cruces that left a…
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Southern New Mexico has 3 of state’s 17 latest Covid deaths
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials reported 565 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and 17 more deaths Thursday, raising the state’s totals…
Continue Reading Fatal shooting of police officer in New Mexico leads to a 40-mile chase and shootout
The fatal shooting of a New Mexico State Police officer Thursday led to a high-speed chase that ended in a shootout with the suspect. State Police…
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Well-known infectious disease expert resigns as Del Sol’s chief medical officer
EL PASO, Texas — It’s official, Dr. Ogechika Alozie is leaving El Paso’s Del Sol Medical Center. Alozie, a well-respected infectious disease…
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Jerry Armstrong, 1966 Texas Western championship team member, dead at 76
EL PASO, Texas — Jerry Armstrong, a key member of Texas Western’s famed 1966 men’s basketball national championship team, passed…
Continue Reading ‘There is real teeth to this’; Legal experts way in on Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. “This is the…
Continue Reading Kuaishou stock pops 160% in Hong Kong IPO
Kuaishou’s stock more than doubled in value Friday as the TikTok-like video app scored the world’s biggest IPO since the coronavirus…
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Fugitive shot by El Paso police after he nearly hit officer with car is released from hospital, taken to jail
UPDATE, Feb. 4: El Paso police said Thursday a fugitive who was shot and wounded after nearly striking an officer with his car last month has been…
Continue Reading San Quentin prison fined more than $400,000 after deadly Covid-19 outbreak
San Quentin State Prison, where a deadly coronavirus outbreak was reported last summer, has been fined more than $400,000 by the California…
Continue Reading Winter weather leads to 40-car pile-up in Iowa, people stranded by ice floes in Wisconsin
Thursday brought havoc to the roads in Iowa and left dozens of people stranded by ice floes in Wisconsin, with a powerful winter storm showing no…
Continue Reading Wisconsin teachers put on administrative leave after asking students how they would ‘punish’ slaves
Teachers at a Wisconsin middle school have been placed on administrative leave after an unapproved lesson about slavery upset families. Sixth graders…
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Donald Trump ya no forma parte del sindicato de actores SAG-AFTRA: renunció (antes de que lo sacaran)
(CNN) — No querÃa que lo despidieran, asà que renunció. El expresidente Donald Trump presentó el jueves su renuncia al SAG-AFTRA, sindicato que…
Continue Reading More than 1,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses were spoiled, Florida health officials say
An audit by Florida’s Palm Beach County Health Care District revealed that 1,160 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine were spoiled…
Continue Reading Amanda Gorman’s journey to the inauguration and Super Bowl came with the help of a unique group of mentors
In 2014, Amanda Gorman was a budding young poet in Los Angeles. As the then 16-year-old practiced reciting her poem “We Dragonflies” on…
Continue Reading Wisconsin teachers put on administrative leave after racially insensitive lesson on slavery
Teachers at a Wisconsin middle school have been placed on administrative leave after an unapproved lesson about slavery upset families. Sixth graders…
Continue Reading Prosecutors push to add third-degree murder charges against officers in George Floyd case
Prosecutors in Minnesota filed a motion Thursday asking a district court judge to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis…
Continue Reading ¿Cómo y dónde ver el Super Bowl? Esta es la guÃa que debes tener para el gran juego
(CNN Español)– El Centro para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades en Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), recomendó a las…
Continue Reading Rochester mother of 9-year-old who was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed notifies city she intends to sue
The mother of a 9-year-old girl who was pepper-sprayed and handcuffed by Rochester police officers last month has notified the city and police…
Continue Reading Federal judge moves Oregon prisoners ahead of seniors on Covid-19 vaccination list
A federal judge ruled that Oregon must offer Covid-19 vaccinations to all prison inmates immediately — putting them ahead of the state’s…
Continue Reading Rochester mother of 9-year-old who was allegedly handcuffed and pepper-sprayed notifies city she intends to sue
The mother of a 9-year-old girl who allegedly was pepper-sprayed and handcuffed by Rochester police officers last month has notified the city and…
Continue Reading La Cámara aprueba despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus asignaciones en comisiones (en votación bipartidista)
(CNN) — Por 230 votos contra 199, la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votó para despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus…
Continue Reading Hurt by the pandemic, a small town in California will pay tourists to visit
When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a second statewide lockdown in early December, businesses across California braced for more economic hardship. For…
Continue Reading The compensation fund for alleged Jeffrey Epstein victims pauses payouts
The program compensating alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein will pause payouts because Epstein’s estate is low on cash, program administrators…
Continue Reading En votación bipartidista, la Cámara aprueba despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus asignaciones en comisiones
(CNN) — Por 230 votos contra 199, la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votó para despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus…
Continue Reading Una variante de coronavirus está en camino de convertirse en dominante en los puntos crÃticos de Florida y California, dice compañÃa de pruebas
(CNN) — Una variante de coronavirus más contagiosa está creciendo en Estados Unidos y podrÃa convertirse en dominante en puntos crÃticos como…
Continue Reading En votación bipartidista, la Cámara vota para despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus asignaciones en comisiones
(CNN) — Por 230 votos contra 199, la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votó para despojar a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene de sus…
Continue Reading Covid-19 outbreak at San Quentin was triggered by ‘deeply flawed’ detainee transfers, watchdog says
A Covid-19 outbreak that led to dozens of deaths at California’s oldest prison last summer was likely triggered by “deeply flawed”…
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