Tennessee woman livestreamed flooding shortly before it claimed her life
In a video streamed on Facebook Live, Linda Almond Bryant captured the flooding outside the Waverly, Tennessee, home she was in. Moments later,…
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Pelosi and other lawmakers criticize unauthorized trip to Afghanistan
Salma Kazemi, an American who was in Kabul, Afghanistan, visiting family, describes the chaos she experienced as she escaped the besieged…
Continue ReadingTom Cruise wanted to land his helicopter in James Corden’s yard
You won’t believe this is real, but watch Jay Leno pop up outside the cockpit of a plane in flight. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reveals how he did…
Continue ReadingOregon to mandate masks outdoors in many public settings
The debate over school mask mandates sometimes erupts into…
Continue ReadingFact check: Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy makes at least 5 false claims in 7-minute Fox News interview
CNN’s John Avlon breaks down how some “nativist” GOP voices are resorting to anti-refugee rhetoric to demonize the US’ Afghan allies and contrasts…
Continue ReadingParents recall agonizing moments before their 7-month-old twins were killed in Tennessee flooding
Danielle Hall and Matthew Rigney recount the horrifying moment when their 7-month-old twins were swept away by a deadly flood in central…
Continue ReadingPentagon mandates US military service members receive Covid vaccine immediately
Covid-19 is taking a toll on children in a way we haven’t seen since…
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Delta CEO: Unvaccinated employees face more stringent requirements
Delta Air Lines is putting a new deadline on unvaccinated employees that will require them to take weekly Covid tests and, depending on their…
Continue ReadingFinally, a Fitbit that tells you it’s OK to not work out
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The global pandemic threw daily routines out the window; sleep schedules changed, so did diets, workout…
Continue ReadingDr. Fauci corrects prediction on when US may have control over Covid-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci corrects his earlier prediction on NPR, telling CNN’s Anderson Cooper that if a majority of Americans get vaccinated, the US could…
Continue ReadingAll students and staff at Afghanistan’s only girls’ boarding school flee to Rwanda
Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, talks to Christiane Amanpour about the risks to women’s rights and girls’ education in Afghanistan…
Continue ReadingFemale Afghan robotics team members arrive in Mexico
The Taliban announce they no longer want Afghans leaving the country. CNN’s Sam Kiley reports from inside Kabul…
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El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2021: Erwin Bloxdorf
EL PASO, Texas – High school wrestling teams in El Paso have been very successful in recent years, and it was Erwin Bloxdorf who got it all started.…
Continue ReadingHEALTH MINUTE: CRITICAL PROGRESS MADE IN RACE TO VACCINATE
Two days after the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine was granted full FDA approval, top US health officials say “critical progress” is being made in the race…
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NMSU coach Doug Martin ready for season football opener vs. UTEP
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State head football coach Doug Martin and some of his players talked at a news conference Tuesday about their…
Continue ReadingFirst golds up for grabs at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics as Japan battles Covid increase
President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Andrew Parsons told athletes that they were the “the best of humanity” as the Tokyo…
Continue ReadingNRA cancels its annual meeting in Houston over Covid-19 concerns
The NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits were scheduled to take place at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Labor Day…
Continue ReadingCOVID: KIDS’ CASES AT LEVELS NOT SEEN SINCE WINTER (4 AM ET)
Covid-19 is taking a toll on children in a way we haven’t seen since…
Continue ReadingTwo congressmen traveled to Afghanistan amid frantic evacuation efforts
Thousands of evacuees are temporarily being housed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany as they await a flight to a new life away from the…
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West central El Paso home goes up in flames
EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters battled a blaze Tuesday night that consumed a west central El Paso home. That fire broke out at 1007 Arizona Avenue.…
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El Paso’s Mesa Street project begins final paving operations
EL PASO, Texas — The North Mesa Street roadway rehabilitation project that has been in the works for over a year now might be coming to an end soon.…
Continue ReadingWhite House fires back at McCarthy as it doubles down on domestic agenda
Despite mounting pressure, President Biden is defending his decision to stick with the Aug. 31 deadline for withdrawing US troops from…
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Doña Ana County surpasses 500 Covid deaths
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — With more than 500 Doña Ana County residents dead from Covid-19 complications, the state is educating New Mexicans…
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Mother mourns teen son shot dead at east El Paso house party
UPDATE, Aug. 24: A mother in mourning after her 18-year-old son was shot and killed at a house party this past weekend is speaking out. It happened…
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Las Cruces medical school student credited with saving life of suicidal man
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As 24-year-old Shaha Aziz was driving home from the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine earlier this month, she said a…
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New name of Pfizer vaccine draws vicious online critique
It may save your life, but can you pronounce it? The Pfizer vaccine’s new name “Comirnaty” is getting raked over the coals. CNN’s Jeanne Moos…
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Holloman AFB to join Fort Bliss in housing Afghans
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — According to an internal government report obtained Tuesday by ABC News, the U.S. has added a fifth domestic military base…
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6 Afghan women set to give birth after evacuations to El Paso
UPDATE: El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego says initial information he received from the chief medical officer at UMC about two Afghan women…
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El Paso property tax rate stays same, yet home owners pay more
EL PASO, Texas — In an unanimous vote Tuesday, El Paso City Council members approved the budget for next year – and although the property tax rate…
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