News
Siblings die of Covid-19 just one week apart
Adelita Cruz Trevino, 39, and Nicolas Trevino, 35, were not only siblings, they were best friends. Both died of Covid-19 just one week apart. They…
Continue Reading
Tucker Carlson’s vaccine rant should be called out by every reputable news organization
The First Amendment offers wide protection for free speech in America. But that right to express an opinion is not unlimited. Everyone knows you…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to life without parole in racially motivated killings at Kentucky grocery store
The families of two people murdered in a racially motivated killing at a suburban grocery store in Kentucky have finally seen justice. Gregory Bush…
Continue Reading
Barack Obama comparte la lista de sus libros favoritos de 2020
(CNN) — En un año en el que muchas tradiciones quedaron alteradas por la pandemia, el expresidente Barack Obama mantiene una costumbre: compartir…
Continue Reading El vicepresidente Pence recibe la vacuna contra el coronavirus: ‘No sentí nada’
(CNN) —Primero se le hizo una serie de preguntas al vicepresidente Mike Pence, a la segunda dama Karen Pence y al director general de Sanidad,…
Continue Reading OPINIÓN | La actitud de Trinidad y Tobago hacia los venezolanos muertos en el naufragio es repudiable
Nota del editor: David Bittan Obadia es abogado, escritor, analista de temas políticos e internacionales, columnista en el diario El Universal de…
Continue Reading ‘We are getting crushed.’ What’s behind the alarming rise in California’s Covid-19 cases
Since the Thanksgiving holiday, California has faced a surge of Covid-19 infections unparalleled across the United States, leading to continued daily…
Continue Reading
Last minute Christmas shipping craze sweeps the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Haven’t shipped your Christmas packages yet? You’d be surprised to learn there is still time, but not much. The deadline to ship…
Continue Reading
3 more virus deaths in southern New Mexico as state says remote learning to continue for many students
SANTA FE, New Mexico– The New Mexico Department of Health reported 31 additional Covid-19-related deaths on Friday, with several of them occurring…
Continue Reading
Obamacare sign ups increase for first time under Trump
More people signed up for Obamacare coverage on the federal exchange during open enrollment this year — the only increase under the Trump…
Continue Reading
FDA approves Moderna vaccine, 2nd virus shot to be available
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. added a second Covid-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation…
Continue Reading
Congress averts gov’t shutdown, but fight continues over pandemic aid
WASHINGTON, DC — Congress has passed a two-day stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend. It’s part of an effort…
Continue Reading
Las Cruces Public School superintendent reflects on full remote semester
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The first full remote semester for Las Cruces Public School students and staff is officially in the books. The Covid-19…
Continue Reading Researchers reject Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s misuse of their studies to support mask denialism
Laura Ingraham, the right-wing Fox News host, logged on Twitter one recent Friday afternoon to fire off the latest salvo in her long-running crusade…
Continue Reading Las vacunas de Pfizer y de Moderna contra el covid-19: ¿cuáles son sus similitudes y las diferencias?
(CNN Español) – Estados Unidos ahora tiene dos vacunas contra el coronavirus: la de Pfizer y BioNTech, y la de Moderna. Aunque ambas vacunas…
Continue Reading
Police seek help in solving poisoning of 3 dogs in Lower Valley yard
EL PASO, Texas – Three dogs were poisoned in their own backyard, and police want the public’s help in finding the person or persons who did it.…
Continue Reading
‘NorCal’ rapist Roy Waller sentenced to 897 years
Roy Charles Waller, a serial rapist who terrorized northern California for at least 15 years, will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Known as…
Continue Reading
Texas’ next round of 620,000 virus vaccine doses going to smaller hospitals, long-term care facilities
AUSTIN, Texas — Some 620,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines are expected to land at 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties starting Monday,…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | Venezuela está abandonando silenciosamente el socialismo
(CNN) — Los asentamientos informales rodean a Caracas, la capital de Venezuela, como las paredes de un tazón. Las casas pequeñas se amontonan…
Continue Reading Eminem se disculpa con Rihanna en su nuevo álbum (que lanzó sorpresivamente)
(CNN) — Eminem lanzó un nuevo álbum sorpresa, un compañero de su undécimo álbum de estudio, «Music to Be Murdered By». El rapero de Detroit…
Continue Reading
House OKs 2-day funding bill to avert shutdown as leaders still wrangle over virus relief
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House has passed a two-day stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend. It’s part of an…
Continue Reading
El Paso County Coliseum hosts drive-thru Winter Wonderland event
EL PASO, Texas – Tired of being cooped up during the pandemic and want to grab some holiday spirit in a safe way? The El Paso Sports Commission and…
Continue Reading
El Paso modern dance company to stage virtual, global performance online
EL PASO, Texas — Dancers from El Paso and across the globe are uniting for a performance that promises to be eye-opening not just for its style, but…
Continue Reading
TikTok is giving 10 colleges $10 million to boost minorities in health care
If nothing else, 2020 has shown just how important health care workers and public health experts are. So, in an effort to show their support, TikTok…
Continue Reading Former Zoom employee accused of censoring Tiananmen Square video meetings for Chinese government
A former Zoom employee is wanted by the FBI for his alleged participation in a scheme to censor meetings on behalf of the Chinese government.…
Continue Reading 21 charged in drug operation on 3 university campuses in North Carolina
Twenty-one people have been charged with dealing drugs on and around college campuses after federal officials uncovered a massive drug ring involving…
Continue Reading The year a computer bug threatened to bring down modern civilization
Two decades ago an existential threat brought the world together— the Y2K bug. In the late 1990s, computers were rapidly transforming how the world…
Continue Reading
A nurse’s home burned down while she was caring for a critical Covid-19 patient
After caring for Covid-19 patients all day, what Tina Irwin looked forward to the most was walking through the doors of a house she worked hard to…
Continue Reading
Newborns arriving like snowflakes at a pair of El Paso hospitals
EL PASO, Texas – No two snowflakes are the same, and the same thing goes for newborns. To celebrate the winter holiday season, newborns arriving at…
Continue Reading