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This restaurant owner spent $2,000 from his advertising money to promote his competitors

February 22, 2021 4:10 AM CNN Newsource

A Wisconsin restaurant owner is using his own money to help struggling local restaurants during the pandemic. Adolfo Melendez, owner of Tex-Mex…

A website is offering to pay you $2k to sleep for research

February 22, 2021 4:09 AM CNN Newsource

This could literally be a dream job — making money by sleeping, including a night in a five-star resort. Sleepstandards.com, a website that…

Cargo plane’s engine catches fire, dropping debris that injures two people in a Dutch town

February 22, 2021 3:22 AM CNN

Two people were injured after pieces of a cargo plane broke off and fell onto a town in the Netherlands, according to authorities there. Pieces of…

2 people are killed in a military plane crash near Montgomery, Alabama

February 22, 2021 1:16 AM CNN Newsource

Two people were killed when a military plane crashed on Friday near the Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama, according to the facility’s…

The US is about to top 500,000 Covid-19 deaths. That’s why it’s critical to keep up safety measures, Fauci says

February 22, 2021 1:12 AM CNN Newsource

Just over a year since the first known US Covid-19 death, more than 500,000 people will have died from the disease by the end of this week.…

United Airlines removing 24 Boeing 777s from service after Denver incident

February 21, 2021 9:07 PM CNN, April Hettinger

United Airlines is removing all of its Boeing 777 planes currently in service that are powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines after the…

UPDATE: Crews Contain Brush Fire, Burns 120 acres

February 20, 2021 8:08 PM April Hettinger, Brandon Mejia, Caleb J. Fernández

The Imperial County Fire Department is currently battling a 4th alarm…

A third of Texans still have issues with their water supply after widespread power outages

February 21, 2021 8:31 PM CNN

Water service remained disrupted for nearly a third of Texas residents Sunday evening, a lingering consequence of the widespread power outages from…

Three children and their grandmother died in a Texas fire after trying to stay warm during power outages. Their mom survived

February 21, 2021 7:58 PM CNN Newsource

When the power went out at Loan Le’s house in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, she headed over to her daughter’s home…

A California woman’s new ID has a photo of her wearing a face mask

February 19, 2021 8:55 AM CNN Newsource

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a California woman’s ID photo says a lot about life during the pandemic. Lesley Pilgrim, 25, was issued…

Three children and their grandmother perished in a Texas fire after trying to stay warm during power outages. Their mom survived

February 21, 2021 6:33 PM CNN Newsource

When the power went out at Loan Le’s house in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, she headed over to her daughter’s home…

Some Boeing 777 airplanes likely to be removed from service, FAA says

February 21, 2021 5:58 PM CNN

The Federal Aviation Administration is stepping up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines and…

Vo Medical Center holds first mass vaccine clinic in Calexico

February 21, 2021 5:58 PM Alexandra Rangel

Within hours of receiving nearly 1,000 vaccines, Vo Medical Center was able to come together to host Calexico’s first mass vaccine clinic Sunday,…

Yuma Lodge 17 holds its annual barbeque fundraiser

February 21, 2021 5:42 PM Arlette Yousif

The 501C organization has a long history of contributing to the community. As times have changed due to COVID, so has Yuma Lodge 17 when it comes to…

Border Patrol confiscations exceed nearly 230,000 pounds in just 2021 so far

February 21, 2021 4:08 PM Caleb J. Fernández

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s most recent figures reveal that the agency has seized more than 229,000 pounds of drugs nationwide within the…

Here’s how a week of frigid weather and catastrophe unfolded in Texas

February 21, 2021 2:32 PM CNN

After a devastating week for the Lone Star state, finally some relief. Temperatures Sunday will continue to warm, with most of the state expected to…

About half of Texans still have issues with their water supply after widespread power outages

February 21, 2021 2:19 PM CNN

Water service remained disrupted for about half of Texas residents early Sunday, a lingering consequence of the widespread power outages from…

Somerton community threatened by attempted double homicide

February 21, 2021 1:52 PM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

The Somerton Police Department responded to a call late Saturday evening which called attention to a 44-year-old gunshot victim at the intersection…

A Utah city has been forgiving parking tickets in exchange for food donations

February 21, 2021 10:30 AM CNN Newsource

A city in Utah is letting residents donate food in exchange for wiping out their parking tickets. Heber City tried to get folks to move their parked…

For those with body dysmorphic disorder, masks do more than protect. They help them function

February 21, 2021 10:28 AM CNN Newsource

For Lavinia Darr, a public bus was dangerous territory. There were the other passengers, who she feared would be aghast at her physical flaws. And…