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Yuma Sector Border Patrol rescue three from Salinity Canal

February 23, 2021 7:34 AM Sumiko Keil, Mercedes Martinez

Border Patrol agents said a group of 23 undocumented immigrants attempted to cross the…

Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign

February 23, 2021 4:46 PM CNN Newsource

[Breaking news update, published at 6:45 p.m. ET] Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the…

Night owls may be twice as likely as early risers to underperform at work, study suggests

February 23, 2021 4:42 PM CNN Newsource

The traditional working day doesn’t benefit night owls, with people who prefer to stay up late twice as likely to underperform at work as early…

After a devastating milestone, Covid-19 vaccine makers pledge hundreds of millions of doses through July

February 23, 2021 3:10 PM CNN Newsource

After Covid-19 took the lives of half a million victims in the US, the nation’s top infectious disease expert said the mass tragedy was…

Lawsuit alleges Texas boy died of hypothermia after power went out in his mobile home

February 23, 2021 3:01 PM CNN Newsource

The family of an 11-year-old Texas boy who died last week after a record-breaking deep freeze is suing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas…

Linda Thomas-Greenfield confirmed as US Ambassador to the UN

February 23, 2021 2:56 PM CNN

The Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be the next US Ambassador to the United Nations Tuesday. The vote was 78-20 and her confirmation…

Russia shows off new Covid-19 vaccine factory even as its people hesitate to get the shot

February 23, 2021 2:00 PM CNN

Decades ago, Soviet scientists researched biological weapons at a site in Volginsky, about 70 miles east of Moscow. Now, that site is being used to…

Tiger Woods in surgery with ‘multiple leg injuries’ after rollover car accident near LA, agent says

February 23, 2021 1:21 PM CNN Newsource

Golf legend Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a serious one-car rollover accident in Los Angeles County that required the “Jaws of…

Republicans question Becerra on abortion and health care experience

February 23, 2021 1:09 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden’s choice for the nation’s top health official largely avoided hostile fire from Republicans while testifying before the Senate…

Senate confirms Tom Vilsack to serve again as agriculture secretary

February 23, 2021 1:11 PM CNN Newsource

The Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as President Joe Biden’s agriculture secretary, sending the former Iowa governor to the same Cabinet position he…

Imperial County moving on to the next phase of vaccine rollout

February 23, 2021 12:36 PM Gianella Ghiglino

Imperial County received 3,700 viles of the vaccine. It’s the most the county has ever received.…

Tiger Woods injured in rollover car accident near Los Angeles that required ‘jaws of life’

February 23, 2021 1:00 PM CNN Newsource

Golf legend Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a serious one-car rollover accident in Los Angeles County that required the…

Ahmaud Arbery’s death sparked some policy change, but one year later his family still awaits justice

February 23, 2021 12:54 PM CNN

Wanda Cooper-Jones never imagined having to live life without her son Ahmaud Arbery. But in the year since he was killed, that is her reality. She…

Tiger woods injured in serious car crash

February 23, 2021 12:46 PM Sumiko Keil, Brandon Mejia

(KYMA, KECY) – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says Tiger Woods was extracted Tuesday morning from a wreck with the “jaws of life” and…

Wife of ‘El Chapo’ to remain behind bars on drug trafficking charges, federal judge orders

February 23, 2021 12:40 PM CNN Newsource

The wife of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera will remain behind bars following her arrest in Virginia on federal drug…

Unknown vandals shot a historical marker for Jackie Robinson and another for lynching victims in rural Georgia

February 23, 2021 12:15 PM CNN Newsource

There are over 2,300 historical markers in Georgia, a few dozen of which belong to the state’s Civil Rights Trail, devoted to events and…

COVID saliva testing available at AWC this weekend

February 23, 2021 12:03 PM Arlette Yousif

Yuma County and ASU partner up once again for a COVID testing this…

After a deadly storm, some Texans must change electric providers while others still don’t have water

February 23, 2021 11:44 AM CNN Newsource

For many Texans, basic necessities like clean running water and a stable electricity provider may seem like a pipe dream right now. It’s been a…

States to get 14.5M doses of vaccine this week

February 23, 2021 11:38 AM The Associated Press

States will receive about 14.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine this…

Judge orders “El Chapo’s” wife to stay in jail

February 23, 2021 11:29 AM The Associated Press, Sumiko Keil

A judge orders Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s wife, Emma Coronel, to remain temporarily in jail after a drug trafficking…