French doctors say they found a Covid-19 patient from December
There’s new evidence that the coronavirus may have been in France weeks earlier than was previously thought. Doctors at a Paris hospital say…
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Australia and New Zealand pledge to introduce travel corridor in rare coronavirus meeting
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a rare appearance at a top Australian government meeting Tuesday, as both countries moved a step…
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The mayor of Los Angeles does not plan on reopening Friday despite governor easing state restrictions
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday that he does not expect the city to reopen Friday despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that…
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‘Afraid of getting sick’: Borderland migrant farm workers fearful of returning to fields amid virus
EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of migrant workers are expected to flock to the Borderland to harvest onions and chiles towards the end of May and June,…
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El Paso city Rep. Henry Rivera called out for not following social distancing guidelines
EL PASO, Texas — “You can spread love and friendship without spreading disease. These measures are not just for our health, this is our social…
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Texas park ranger was telling a crowd to social distance. Mid-speech, someone pushed him into a lake
AUSTIN, Texas — A man accused of shoving a Texas park ranger into the water while the ranger was explaining to a crowd the need for social…
Continue Reading Australian military gets first drone that can fly with artificial intelligence
Australia has its first “loyal wingman.” Boeing Australia presented the country’s Air Force on Tuesday with a prototype of a…
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Many of El Paso’s hotel workers still jobless due to low occupancy rates
EL PASO, Texas — A fuller picture of the damage being done to El Paso’s hotel industry by the Covid-19 pandemic is now emerging. Billions of dollars…
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Park ranger was telling a crowd to social distance. Mid-speech, someone pushed him into a lake
A man accused of shoving an Austin, Texas, park ranger into the water while the ranger was explaining to a crowd the need for social distancing is…
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Hong Kong’s mental health had already been battered by the protests. Then came the coronavirus
Alvin Yau is exhausted. Like other residents in Hong Kong, he hasn’t had a break in nearly a year, ricocheting from one crisis to the next.…
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The Nate-ure Report: Face-to-face with the king of the jungle at the El Paso Zoo
EL PASO, Texas — In the latest installment of “The Nate-ure Report,” ABC-7’s Nate Ryan comes face-to-face with the king of the jungle, the African…
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Ascarate Park hours being shortened because of social distancing violations
EL PASO, Texas — In a unanimous decision, El Paso County Commissioners voted Monday to shorten the hours of operation at Ascarate Park. The new…
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El Paso’s virus hospitalizations double as total cases top 1,000
EL PASO, Texas — Just a day after citing a decline in hospitalizations due to cornavirus, El Paso health officials on Monday evening said the…
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Confirmed virus case at southern New Mexico meat plant prompts rapid testing for all workers
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A confirmed case of the coronavirus involving an employee of a meatpacking plant near the Santa Teresa/Sunland Park…
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Skin-hunger and coronajerks: The Dutch are inventing new words to describe the impact of the virus
Severe backlash to the Covid-19 shutdown may be felt among a minority of the US population, according to polls, but it has gotten fierce and deadly.…
Continue Reading Dozens of refugees stranded at sea to be quarantined on controversial island
Dozens of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea for weeks are being quarantined for coronavirus on a remote island in the Bay of Bengal after docking in…
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CNN sends Trump campaign cease-and-desist letter for misleading ad
A lawyer for CNN’s parent company WarnerMedia has written a cease-and-desist letter to President Trump’s re-election campaign over the…
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Nancy Pelosi defends decision to decline Trump admin testing offer: ‘They don’t have them’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday defended her decision along with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to decline an offer from the Trump…
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Speaking Rock Entertainment Center to reopen May 11 from virus hiatus
EL PASO, Texas — The Speaking Rock Entertainment Center, a tribal run recreational venue in El Paso’s Lower Valley, announced Monday evening that it…
Continue Reading Coronavirus model projects 134,000 deaths in US, nearly double its last estimate
An influential coronavirus model often cited by the White House is now forecasting that 134,000 people will die of Covid-19 in the United States,…
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Coronavirus model projects 134,000 deaths in US, nearly double its last estimate
An influential coronavirus model often cited by the White House is now forecasting that 134,000 people will die of Covid-19 in the United States,…
Continue Reading Retired Colorado paramedic dies from coronavirus after volunteering as first responder in New York
A Colorado man who was both a retired firefighter and paramedic died from coronavirus after traveling to New York to volunteer with virus relief,…
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Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan ‘shocked’ by dismissal of equal pay claims, say they will keep fighting
Despite a federal judge dismissing the US Women’s National Team players’ equal pay claims, Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan have made it…
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El Paso’s public health director is latest city official to exit during pandemic, budget crisis
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s public health director becomes the latest high-ranking city employee to exit amidst the coronavirus pandemic which has…
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United Airlines COO says employees should ‘seriously consider’ voluntary separation from the airline
A top executive at United Airlines is telling employees to consider leaving the company voluntarily as it grapples with the consequences of the…
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Three family members charged in shooting death of security guard who told a customer to put on a face mask
Three family members have been charged in the killing of a security guard who told a customer at a Michigan Family Dollar store to wear a…
Continue Reading China pushes back against US claims that coronavirus originated from Wuhan lab
A nationalist tabloid controlled by the Chinese Communist Party has dismissed claims by the Trump administration that the novel coronavirus…
Continue Reading Greg Zanis, known the nation over as ‘The Cross Man,’ dies at 69
Greg Zanis, who spent more than 20 years building crosses and remembrances for mass shootings and other disasters, died Monday, according to a…
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Community Champion: Coronado’s Jorge Cuevas commits to play baseball at UT-San Antonio
EL PASO, Texas — A baseball player from Coronado High School is ready to take that next step in his playing career. Jorge Cuevas has committed to…
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