Biden approves major disaster declaration for Texas
President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Texas, unlocking more federal resources to assist the state struggling to recover…
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Students make 250 Valentine’s Day cards for seniors
Click here for updates on this story Matherville, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — Evelyn Weakley remembers going with her…
Continue Reading New gun carry law has campus officials pondering
Click here for updates on this story Missoula, Montana (Missoulian) — The implications of Montana’s new…
Continue Reading Embattled coroner asks county to pay her legal fees
Click here for updates on this story Covington, Georgia (Rockale Citizen) — Newton County’s controversial coroner has…
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UTEP men’s hoops games against Florida Atlantic canceled after Miner tests positive for Covid
MIAMI, Florida – The UTEP men’s basketball games at Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton this weekend have been canceled because of a positive Covid-19…
Continue Reading One week after historic winter storm, thousands in Oregon still without power
Click here for updates on this story West Linn, Oregon (KPTV) — Friday marks one week without power for tens of…
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A Moscow court has fined Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a defamation case involving a World War II veteran
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to pay a fine in a defamation case, a ruling that came hours…
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El Paso sees 12 more virus deaths; pandemic fatality toll is 1,974
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials on Saturday reported a dozen additional deaths from Covid-19, raising the county’s pandemic death toll to…
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Biden declares major disaster in Texas allowing federal aid to flow
WASHINGTON, DC — The extreme winter weather that left residents of Texas and other Southern states shivering through an unseasonal cold spell…
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Beloved canine moves on after helping hospital staff through a year of the pandemic
Staff members at a Denver hospital have said a sad goodbye to Wynn, their canine companion for nearly two years and a presence during the Covid-19…
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Así se convirtió Chile en un líder en la vacunación contra el covid-19
(CNN) — Era fines de mayo. El mundo observaba impotente cómo la pandemia de covid-19 avanzaba sin obstáculos país tras país en lo que más…
Continue Reading A final round of freezing temperatures strikes Texas as the state struggles to recover from winter storms
DALLAS, Texas — Texans weathering harsh winter conditions will get some relief from the cold on Saturday, although many in the state are still…
Continue Reading Malestar en Ecuador por invitación del Gobierno a vacunar a rectores universitarios
(CNN Español) –– Rectores de universidades públicas y privadas de Ecuador rechazaron esta semana invitaciones que recibieron del Ministerio de…
Continue Reading Rectores de universidades en Ecuador rechazan invitación a vacunarse contra el covid-19 o a crear lista de personas con ese fin
(CNN Español) –– Rectores de universidades públicas y privadas de Ecuador rechazaron esta semana invitaciones que recibieron del Ministerio de…
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Cuomo’s explanations don’t comfort New York families who lost loved ones in nursing homes to Covid-19
As Ted Minissale watched New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speak for the first time Monday about the heightening controversy around nursing home Covid-19…
Continue Reading Here’s how to drive safely on ice and snow
Winter storms ravaged swathes of the United States this week, creating dangerous road conditions from Texas to New York. Bad weather has led to at…
Continue Reading Procuraduría de Perú pide detención preliminar de involucrados en escándalo de vacunas conocido como «vacunagate»
(CNN Español) — La Procuraduría Pública Especializada en Delitos de Corrupción solicitó este viernes la detención preliminar judicial por…
Continue Reading A raging fire engulfs a hotel in Texas
A Hilton Garden Inn near Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas went up in flames Friday night. According to a tweet from the Killeen Police Department, crews…
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A woman who lost her wedding ring 50 years ago got it back on Valentine’s Day
A Chicago woman who lost her wedding band nearly 50 years ago was reunited with the ring just in time for Valentine’s Day. Karen Autenrieth and…
Continue Reading Hundreds of drones took Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ to the skies — and set a Guinness World Record
Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” has found a home on many surfaces. The instantly recognizable work of art has been plastered on…
Continue Reading Encuentran a 235 migrantes centroamericanos en condiciones de hacinamiento en dos camiones en México
(CNN Español) — Las autoridades mexicanas arrestaron a tres personas luego de hallar en dos incidentes separados a 235 migrantes centroamericanos,…
Continue Reading How White nationalists evade the law and continue profiting off hate
Weeks before the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, a burly and bearded neo-Nazi told a CNN reporter on camera that…
Continue Reading OPINIÓN | ¿Qué nos dice el juicio político a Donald Trump sobre su futuro?
Nota del editor: Roberto Izurieta es director de Proyectos Latinoamericanos en la Universidad George Washington. Ha trabajado en campañas políticas…
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Thieves hold up Lower Valley store employees at knifepoint for a bottle of wine
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police and Crime Stoppers want the public’s help in finding two men who robbed a Lower Valley store at knife-point…
Continue Reading How Chile became a leader in Covid-19 vaccination
It was late May. The world was helplessly watching as the Covid-19 pandemic advanced unimpeded country after country in what would later be called…
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Texas lawmakers consider potential bans on transgender medical care
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Legislature is considering two bills related to transgender medical and healthcare that propose potential bans. House…
Continue Reading California sheriff’s department releases video from fatal shooting
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department released new video Friday of a street stop for jaywalking that led to a shooting by its deputies…
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New Mexico lawmakers send abortion rights bill to governor for signature
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A Democrat-led Legislature in New Mexico pushed forward Friday to ensure future access to abortions by voting to repeal a…
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Trailer stolen from West Texas Red Cross, but group says it can still help with disasters
EL PASO, Texas – The local Red Cross had one of its disaster supply trailers stolen. Ames Davis, the executive director for the West Texas Red…
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1st group of 25 asylum-seekers from Mexico are released into U.S.
SAN DIEGO, California — The U.S. government on Friday released 25 asylum-seekers into the country with notices to appear in court, ending their…
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