Crime is surging in US cities. Some say defunding the police will actually make it fall
It’s been a long time since summer in the US felt this feverish. It’s not just the coronavirus, the social unrest and the soaring…
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Texas reports new record numbers of virus cases, hospitalizations
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A record number of people with the coronavirus were in Texas hospitals on Tuesday as the state also set a record for the number…
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Trump’s former doctor wins GOP Congressional nomination in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump’s former White House physician won the Republican nomination for a U.S. House seat in Texas on Tuesday in…
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Las Cruces Public Schools to be online only for Aug. 12 class return
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — This fall, Las Cruces Public Schools students will return to their classes entirely online absent in-person instruction,…
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CDC director says masks are key for reopening of schools
Getting children back to in-person learning is important for their social well-being — but the key to reopening classrooms during the…
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A look inside one of Guilford County’s socially distanced classrooms
Click here for updates on this story Greensboro, NC (WGHP) — As Guilford County Schools prepares to reopen school…
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Las Cruces school board votes to rename Oñate High School
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to rename Oñate High School. Three board members…
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Toronto Blue Jays might have to play home games in New York or Florida
The Major League Baseball season is set to begin July 23, but the Toronto Blue Jays still aren’t sure what city they’ll be calling home.…
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Critical shortage of plasma to treat Covid-19 patients as El Paso hospitalizations climb
EL PASO, Texas — An urgent call is being put out across El Paso for an increase in plasma contributions as donations facilities continue to run…
Continue Reading Man can’t see wife in nursing home; has daily routine to show her she’s loved
Click here for updates on this story Lexington, NC (WGHP) — A Lexington man is counting the days until he can see his…
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The Nate-ure Report: Gone fishin’ in New Mexico’s largest lake
ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico – In the latest edition of “The Nate-ure Report,” ABC-7’s Nate Ryan is bound for waters unknown at Elephant Butte Lake in…
Continue Reading Man shoots, wounds home intruder; Suspects say they wanted money for heroin
Click here for updates on this story Macon County, NC (WLOS) — Deputies say a Macon County man shot and wounded a home…
Continue Reading 9-year-old recovering after family’s raft was hit by a boat
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — The Missouri Highway Patrol is urging boaters and floaters…
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No record today but very hot again
Climbed to 107 today. Not a record but close. 110 was the record high. Big heat machine will continue to drift east of El Paso so temps will cool…
Continue Reading A Montana nursing home turned down free Covid-19 tests. Now, almost every resident is infected and 8 have died
An assisted living facility in Billings, Montana, was offered free, voluntary surveillance coronavirus testing for residents and staff by the state…
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New virus testing sites to launch at 8 El Paso Walmart stores
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso is expanding it’s Covid-19 testing capacity with eight new test sites. The sites are all in neighborhood…
Continue Reading Police officer shot and killed near Seattle
The Bothell, Washington, police officer who was fatally shot late Monday has been identified as Jonathan Shoop, according to authorities. Shoop had…
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El Paso County Coliseum to feature Mexican band Intocable in drive-in concert
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso County Coliseum will have its first-ever drive-in concert, featuring Mexican band Intocable. The concert will be at…
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Atlanta Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed has been demolished
The Atlanta Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by a police officer last month was demolished Tuesday. The charred remains of the…
Continue Reading 9-year-old New Orleans boy is the latest child victim of gun violence in the US
A 9-year-old boy killed in a triple shooting in New Orleans has become the latest victim in a spate of gun violence in July that has taken the lives…
Continue Reading Florida seniors mark four months isolated indoors — and the virus is only getting worse
While much of the US shut down to help curb the coronavirus pandemic, life in Florida seemed oddly uninterrupted. Beaches grew crowded, and so did…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Harvey Weinstein’s $19 million settlement with accusers
A federal judge in New York has rejected a proposed $19 million settlement for the women who accused former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual…
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Banksy’s latest artwork on the coronavirus has been removed from the London Underground
Well, that was short lived. Hours after street artist Banksy posted an Instagram video of him tagging a London Underground train with his latest…
Continue Reading Unusual supernova sent this star speeding across our galaxy
A white dwarf star has been sent zooming across our Milky Way galaxy thanks to the blast from a unique kind of supernova that it managed to survive,…
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New Mexico’s virus death death toll tops 550; Doña Ana County surpasses 1,500 infections
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reporting an additional 227 coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total…
Continue Reading World’s population likely to shrink after 50 years
The world’s population is likely to peak at 9.7 billion in 2064, and then decline to about 8.8 billion by the end of the century, as women get…
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Squirrel tests positive for bubonic plague in Colorado, health officials warn
A squirrel in Colorado has tested positive for the bubonic plague. The squirrel tested positive on July 11 in the town of Morrison, marking the first…
Continue Reading A nursing home in England recreates famous album covers using its residents as models
The residents of one nursing home in England have turned into album cover stars. Sydmar Lodge Care Home, located in Edgware, has been in lockdown…
Continue Reading 12-year-old boy finds a veteran’s dog tag and returns it to his family 46 years after his death
A Fourth of July kayaking trip forever changed the lives of two families when 12-year-old Kolton Conrad found a dog tag that belonged to a man who…
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for possible infection
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been taken to the hospital and treated for a possible infection,…
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