GOP aligns with Trump in vote-by-mail clash looming over next relief package
Congressional Republicans are toughening their stance against Democrats’ efforts to provide states more funding for mail-in voting in the next…
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How the government delayed coronavirus testing
A weeks-long testing delay that effectively blinded public health officials to the spread of the coronavirus in the US might have been avoided had…
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How the government delayed coronavirus testing
A weeks-long testing delay that effectively blinded public health officials to the spread of the coronavirus in the US might have been avoided had…
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White House task force says models suggest declining virus death tolls
WASHINGTON, DC — As the nation’s top health expert said Thursday that he thinks the U.S. death toll from Covid-19 could be far…
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After Bernie Sanders: Progressives take stock after they fall short again
Bernie Sanders launched his first presidential campaign in near obscurity. He ended his second on Wednesday having inspired a movement that changed…
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Microsoft is giving workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave because of school disruptions
Microsoft is giving its workers an additional three months of paid parental leave to deal with extended school closures due to the coronavirus…
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Microsoft is giving workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave because of school disruptions
Microsoft is giving its workers an additional three months of paid parental leave to deal with extended school closures due to the coronavirus…
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Senate at stalemate over more COVID-19 aid after Republicans and Democrats block competing proposals
The Senate is at an impasse over approving additional Covid-19 aid after Republicans and Democrats blocked competing proposals on Thursday, creating…
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Joe Torre: My fear for many children during the Covid-19 pandemic
When I was a young boy, I witnessed unrelenting verbal abuse and saw the results of the physical harm inflicted on my mother, Margaret. The…
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Virus deaths in Chihuahua state, including Juarez, jump to 11
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Coronavirus deaths in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, which includes Juarez, have risen to 11 as of Thursday, government…
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Father, son arrested for gang attack on kids at Chamizal
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso father and son have been arrested on allegations they participated in a gang-orchestrated attack on children last week…
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Pink shares more about her experience with coronavirus: ‘It got really, really scary’
Pink took to Instagram to speak about her experience with coronavirus, saying she’s been “really, really sick” and reminding people…
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A Great Friday
Lots of sun with low-end windy conditions again for Friday. Temps will run a tad cooler than Thursday with highs around 75. Winds will gust out of…
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New poll: Biden leads Trump in national head-to-head matchup
Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a wide lead over President Donald Trump in the national race for the White House, according to a new CNN poll…
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta remembers Charlotte Figi, the little girl who changed the world
For the last 20 years, I have straddled the world of medicine and journalism. Many times along the way, I worried that my personality was not suited…
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Rebecca Black of ‘Friday’ fame says she is queer
Rebecca Black said she has “made a conscious decision to not, like, ‘come out.’” But that’s not stopping the singer, who…
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UTEP adds backcourt depth in North Alabama transfer Christian Agnew
EL PASO, Texas – It was no secret that UTEP Men’s Basketball Coach Rodney Terry and the Miners were looking to add depth via the transfer market this…
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Millions of low-income children are still waiting for federal food aid
Millions of low-income children who can no longer get free meals at school because of the coronavirus crisis have yet to receive additional federal…
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Donald Trump’s secret theory about Barack Obama’s endorsement
President Donald Trump is, at heart, a provocateur. One of his favorite tools to stir up trouble is by embracing of conspiracy theories — and…
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The Brazilian favela resident who saw coronavirus coming
When the coronavirus first emerged, it seemed like a distant threat to Brazil and the country’s sprawling and impoverished favelas. But as the…
Continue Reading Sheree Whitfield of ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ seeking info on missing mother
Sheree Whitfield, a former cast member of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” is seeking help from the public in finding her mother.…
Continue Reading People were painting and selling ostrich eggs thousands of years ago — and we may finally know how they did it
A 5,000-year-old mystery surrounding how a collection of ostrich eggs got their colorful decorations may have finally been cracked. Ornate eggs were…
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A grocery clerk with cerebral palsy died of coronavirus. She had kept working to help seniors
As the coronavirus pandemic intensified, Leilani Jordan insisted on going to her job as a clerk at a Maryland grocery so she could help seniors, her…
Continue Reading Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake team up for a funky quarantine remix
It was only a matter of time before Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake made a duet about being stuck at home. The two managed to pull off a…
Continue Reading Lady Antebellum’s ‘Islands in the Stream’ rendition will lift your spirit
Isolation is not stopping Lady Antebellum from creating beautiful music together. The country music group joined together Wednesday evening and…
Continue Reading US intelligence agencies started tracking coronavirus outbreak in China as early as November
US spy agencies were tracking the rise of the novel coronavirus as early as November, weeks before that information was included in President Donald…
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Governors working on multi-state consortium to secure supplies
As states continue to battle one another and the federal government for critically needed medical supplies, governors across the country are…
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Mt. Cristo Rey & Chamizal closed as Easter events are banned in parks across the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Both Mount Cristo Rey and the Chamizal National Memorial are now closed to visitors until further notice, officials announced…
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Parents, this burnout is real. Give yourself grace
Many parents and others taking care of children are being asked to do the impossible right now. We must raise our kids in the most terrifying of…
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