What are organizers up against now the 2020 Olympics have been moved to next year?
With dust settling from the decision to postpone the Olympics until next year, organizers now face an unprecedented challenge. On three occasions in…
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SeaWorld is temporarily furloughing over 90% of its employees
SeaWorld is temporarily furloughing over 90% of its employees as of April 1 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Its workers won’t be paid…
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Postal Service forced to keep working despite shortages of cash and protection
United States Postal Service workers, who are still delivering and sorting mail at distribution centers around the country even as millions of…
Continue ReadingCool & Calm Saturday
El Paso, Texas– We will be chilly this morning, so definitely have the jacket on stand by for most of the day. The winds won’t be an issue today and…
Continue Reading How Kentucky’s Democratic governor helped shape Mitch McConnell’s coronavirus plan
As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell negotiated his chamber’s $2 trillion coronavirus response package, he was turning to a Democrat in…
Continue Reading One nation, under coronavirus: How two weeks changed America
President Donald Trump announced a 15-day plan on March 16 to “slow the spread” of the coronavirus pandemic that has turned the country…
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Trump says this drug has ‘tremendous promise,’ but Fauci’s not spending money on it
Despite President Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus, the federal funding powerhouse led by Dr.…
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Some Nebraska schools are donating their 3D printers to make supplies for a hospital
Five school districts in northeastern Nebraska will use their new 3D printers to print out personal protective equipment for nearby health care…
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Some Nebraska schools are donating their 3D printers to make supplies for a hospital
Five school districts in northeastern Nebraska will use their new 3D printers to print out personal protective equipment for nearby health care…
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FDA authorizes 15-minute coronavirus test
Federal health officials on Friday approved a coronavirus test that can provide results in less than 15 minutes, using the same technology that…
Continue Reading Dozens of young women in South Korea were allegedly forced into sexual slavery on an encrypted messaging app
One girl wrote the word slave above her genitals. Another was made to bark like a dog while naked. Cho Joo-bin, a 24-year-old man, hosted online…
Continue Reading The surprising rise of Andrew Cuomo
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus pandemic press conferences have become must see television. Democrats have been praising them,…
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The surprising rise of Andrew Cuomo
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus pandemic press conferences have become must see television. Democrats have been praising them,…
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El médico argentino que todos los días está frente a frente con el coronavirus en España
(CNN) — Gabriel Rivas es un médico oriundo de la provincia argentina de Mendoza y su especialidad son las Emergencias y Urgencias. Hace un año y…
Continue Reading Las 7 mejores series y películas para ver en Netflix, Hulu y Amazon en la cuarentena en abril
(CNN) — Estamos todos juntos en esto. Por esa razón, queremos intentar ayudar a que el tiempo en casa pase un poco más rápido, si podemos. Estos…
Continue Reading Free ways you can better yourself as you social distance
With coronavirus altering most people’s everyday lives, it’s not easy staying focused or motivated from home. And that’s OK. But if…
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Covid-19 is making some athletes with OCD scrub their hands down to the underlying muscle and tissue
Postponing Tokyo 2020 will have provided a sense of relief to many Olympians but the delay in the decision will have unnecessarily perpetuated the…
Continue Reading Yes, we long have referred to disease outbreaks by geographic places. Here’s why we shouldn’t anymore
What’s in a (virus) name? Infectious diseases throughout history have been named for geographic locations where they were thought to have…
Continue Reading Softbank-backed satellite startup OneWeb files for bankruptcy
OneWeb — which for years chased a multibillion-dollar dream of beaming cheap, high-speed Internet from space — filed for bankruptcy on Friday.…
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Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader, dies at 98
The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a leader in America’s civil rights movement, died Friday. He was 98. Lowery’s death was confirmed by family…
Continue Reading For a brief period tonight, some parts of the world will go dark. It’s Earth Hour
Don’t be surprised if you find your neighbors turning off their lights for a full hour Saturday night. They’re taking part in a global…
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Staying positive: El Paso neighbors band together for teddy bear scavenger hunt amid uncertain times
EL PASO, Texas — A far east El Paso neighborhood is coming together in a unique way during a time of uncertainty thanks to one mother’s action.…
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Semi-truck blown over by powerful wind gust along NM 213 near Anthony
ANTHONY, New Mexico — A semi-truck was blown over by high winds and into a guardrail along NM 213 near Anthony on Friday evening, forcing the…
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Staffers at The Hospitals of Providence East Campus quarantined due to virus patient exposure
EL PASO, Texas — A small group of medical staff members at The Hospitals of Providence East Campus are being quarantined after coming into contact…
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3 UTEP employees diagnosed with virus attended Conference USA basketball tournament at The Star
EL PASO, Texas — Three UTEP employees who recently tested positive for the coronavirus attended the Conference USA basketball tournament. UTEP says…
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‘We’ve got to get this thing under control’: El Paso virus cases rise to 30
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo and Health Authority director Dr. Hector Ocarranza said the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the…
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New Mexico extends school closures through the rest of the academic year due to virus
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Public school students in New Mexico will not return to classrooms or athletic fields during the current academic…
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Trump signs $2.2 trillion virus relief bill into law after swift Congressional vote
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and…
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El Paso daycares feel the pinch during coronavirus emergency
EL PASO, Texas — “It was in our best interest and in our families, our clients and children to make that decision to close,” said Nick Frescas, a…
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UTEP & UT System working to reimburse student expenses due to virus
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP and the University of Texas System are working together to make sure their students are reimbursed some of their expenses…
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