Las Cruces Public Schools to consider Oñate High name change
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education will consider changing the name of Oñate High School on Thursday. “It…
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Microplastics found in gut of animal on one of the most remote islands of the world
Microplastics have been discovered in the gut of an animal on a remote island in the Antarctic, raising concerns that plastic pollution could be…
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FBI says Bubba Wallace not a target of a hate crime
The FBI said Tuesday a noose found in the team garage of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace at the Talladega Superspeedway has been there since last year…
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Doña Ana County Crisis Triage Center may soon be staffed after sitting empty for 7 years
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – For seven years, the $2.1 million taxpayer-funded Crisis Triage Center has sat empty behind the Doña Ana County Detention…
Continue Reading 13-year-old was showing mom dance move when she was killed by stray bullet
Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — A total of 102 people were shot in Chicago over the…
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Hanks High School delays start of student-athlete workouts after coach gets virus
EL PASO, Texas — Ysleta Independent School District officials said Tuesday evening that the start of Hanks High School summer sports workouts would…
Continue Reading Man charged with stabbing police sergeant at police station
Click here for updates on this story Southboro, MA (WBZ) — A Southboro police sergeant was stabbed in the back in the…
Continue Reading CDC director: Covid-19 has ‘brought this nation to its knees’
Covid-19 has “brought this nation to its knees,” Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said…
Continue Reading Mom raising money to fill school libraries with more multicultural and diverse books
Click here for updates on this story Moline, IL (WQAD) — Amanda Carter is taking action, and started a Facebook…
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Doña Ana County accounts for 2 of New Mexico’s 7 new virus deaths
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials reported seven new coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, two of which occurred in Doña Ana County,…
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Why the noose is such a potent symbol of hate
A noose. It’s simply the loop at the end of a rope, under a running knot, which tightens as it’s pulled. And yet it has the power to spur…
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Texas Guardsman who worked at El Paso food bank contracts virus
EL PASO, Texas — A Texas National Guardsman who worked at the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank has tested positive for Covid-19, an official…
Continue Reading Georgia legislature approves hate crime bill
The Georgia legislature, spurred by public outrage over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, on Tuesday approved a hate crime bill that will allow enhanced…
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No charges by FBI in NASCAR noose case involving Bubba Wallace
TALLADEGA, Alabama — The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last…
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Dr. Fauci tells Congress next few weeks critical to stop virus surge
WASHINGTON, DC — The next few weeks are critical to tamping down a disturbing coronavirus surge, Dr. Anthony Fauci told Congress on Tuesday —…
Continue Reading Gravitational waves reveal merger between black hole and mystery ‘mass gap’ object
A mysterious astronomical object merged with a black hole 780 million light-years away and created gravitational waves that could be detected on…
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Rayshard Brooks funeral at same Atlanta church that mourned MLK
ATLANTA, Georgia — Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King…
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Trump celebrates border wall milestone in Arizona
YUMA, Arizona — President Donald Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday to celebrate construction of more than 200 miles of wall, hoping it…
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El Paso City Council approves resolution supporting police reforms
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso is taking steps to encourage reforms at the El Paso Police Department. After national and local calls for…
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El Paso to rename Robert E. Lee Road in honor of Buffalo Soldiers
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to rename Robert E. Lee Road in east-central El Paso as Buffalo Soldiers Road.…
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3 killed and 11 injured in North Carolina shooting at block party, police say
Three people were killed and 11 others hurt early Monday at an “impromptu block party” in North Carolina, Deputy Chief Johnny Jennings of…
Continue Reading Judge denies mistrial motion in Robert Durst case
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a motion for a mistrial Tuesday in the case of Robert Durst, the subject of HBO’s “The…
Continue Reading At least 17 high school students test positive for coronavirus after a trip to Myrtle Beach
At least 17 Ohio high school students tested positive for coronavirus after a recent trip to Myrtle Beach, when they returned to a county that had…
Continue Reading Man charged after five-year-old child killed in I-240 accident
Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — A Mid-South man was arrested after a three-car crash that…
Continue Reading Bill Cosby is granted the right to appeal his conviction on sexual assault charges
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Bill Cosby is allowed to appeal two key issues in his 2018 conviction on sexual assault…
Continue Reading Atlanta is once again at the center of the nation’s struggle with race and civil rights
The home of Martin Luther King Jr., capital of the New South and “the city too busy to hate” is again in the spotlight of protest and…
Continue Reading Voters have one polling place in Louisville, Kentucky, for today’s election. Jose Andres’ chefs plan to feed them all
Celebrity chef José Andrés has mobilized his charity World Central Kitchen to set up camp for Kentuckians voting in today’s closely-watched…
Continue Reading UConn announces manager furloughs, raise cancellations due to ‘largest budget shortfall in history’
Click here for updates on this story Rob Polansky (WFSB) — Managers at the University of Connecticut will be furloughed…
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Man wronged in past by police saves officer from burning car
UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania — There was a boom, then the house shook. Daylan McLee thought for a minute it might have been a small earthquake until…
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