Four weeks after George Floyd’s death, an embattled police union finally speaks out
Nearly a month after the death of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement, and after repeatedly refusing requests for comment on an incident…
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MLB to play 60-game season – spring training starts next week, opening day in late July
NEW YORK, NY — Major League Baseball players have agreed to report to training camp starting July 1, as all remaining issues have been resolved.…
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LA County Board of Supervisors calls for independent investigation into shooting death of teenager
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday demanded an independent investigation into the shooting death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado…
Continue Reading Officer fired in shooting death of Breonna Taylor, Louisville police say
A police officer involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, has been fired more than three months after Taylor’s…
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Texas hits 5,000 new cases for 1st time as virus surges; Gov. Abbott urges Texans to stay home
AUSTIN, Texas — Rapidly worsening coronavirus numbers in Texas reached bleak new milestones Tuesday as the state surpassed 5,000 new cases in a…
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New Mexico releases plan for re-opening schools amid pandemic
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s public schools now have rules and suggestions for how to reopen in the fall in what could amount to…
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Texas plans few mandatory virus safety measures when public schools reopen in fall
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas education officials are envisioning a largely hands-off approach to helping school districts bring students back to campus…
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Drunk driver goes through barrier, lands car in dumpster
Click here for updates on this story Castle Pines, CO (KCNC) — A car in Castle Pines went over a barrier on Monday and…
Continue Reading Beloved diner chain helps give homeless children something to celebrate…their own birthday
Click here for updates on this story Dallas, TX (KTVT) — Sixty-four years ago this week, Norma’s Cafe first opened…
Continue Reading Rayshard Brooks remembered as a hard-working father kept down by a racist legal system
Rayshard Brooks was remembered at his funeral Tuesday as a smiling, oft-dancing, hard-working father brought down by a racist legal system of…
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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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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UTEP sells volleyball season tickets for 1st time
EL PASO, Texas — For the first time ever, season tickets for UTEP volleyball are being sold. In past years, only individual game tickets were…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Some storms tonight and again Wednesday.
Some storms will be around tonight – mainly just to our north and east. The El Paso and Las Cruces area could see an isolated storm later Tuesday…
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…
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Belly fat in older women is linked to a 39% higher risk of dementia within 15 years, study says
For older adults, your current belly size could be a key indicator in whether you develop dementia within the next decade or two. For women that risk…
Continue Reading People with inflammatory bowel disease might be at higher risk for dementia, study finds
If you have inflammatory bowel disease, you may be at greater risk for developing dementia, a new study suggests. Inflammatory bowel disease, which…
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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