Trump rips McConnell in lengthy statement after being acquitted in impeachment trial
Former President Donald Trump went after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, calling him “a dour, sullen, and unsmiling…
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El Centro Sector BP: Valentine’s Day weekend drug bust
A man’s best friend continues to help El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents get drugs off the…
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IID warns locals of scams targeting customers
The Imperial Irrigation District wants locals to know that some customers have been targeted by scammers and other…
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3 people were killed and 10 more injured after a tornado struck coastal North Carolina
At least three people were killed and 10 more were injured after a tornado ripped through Brunswick County, North Carolina, late Monday, officials…
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Cities and states delay Covid-19 vaccine distribution because of winter storms
Vaccine distribution slowed in many areas because of winter storms engulfing much of the country Monday and Tuesday. Here are the localities and…
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Sex offender arrested in Calexico
CBP said in the fiscal year 2021, it has arrested 9 people convicted or wanted on sexual…
Continue ReadingIn new Covid-19 guidance, CDC recommends 5 key strategies to reopen schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released guidelines for reopening schools that focus on five key Covid-19 mitigation…
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Georgia governor announces reforms to state citizen’s arrest law one year after Ahmaud Arbery’s death
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced an overhaul of the state’s citizen’s arrest law Tuesday, one that was used to justify the death of…
Continue ReadingPfizer-BioNTech vaccine sharply reduces symptomatic Covid-19 in the real world, Israeli researchers say
Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appears to reduce symptomatic coronavirus infections by more than 90% in the real world, Israeli researchers…
Continue ReadingFrozen wind turbines, limited gas supplies and rolling blackouts: Behind Texas’ energy woes
Some of the warmest places in Texas, where rolling power outages are occurring across the chilly state, are inside cars and trucks parked in the…
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CBP: Two arrested on human smuggling and drug charges
A canine leads Border Patrol agents to find drugs and three undocumented immigrants hiding in the…
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More doses, fewer ‘blind spots’: What states say they want from the federal government on vaccines
The Covid-19 vaccine rollout started as a trickle. But the pace has steadily picked up each week, more than tripling in the first month under the…
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The record-breaking deep freeze engulfing much of the US isn’t over yet. Here’s what to expect next
Millions of Americans reeling from a deadly storm and massive power outages are about to get walloped by more winter weather. Already, about 2,000…
Continue ReadingKrispy Kreme is offering a limited-edition Mars doughnut to celebrate NASA’s rover landing
When NASA’s Perseverance rover goes through the “seven minutes of terror” to land itself on Mars February 18, you can sit back,…
Continue ReadingUNH professor allegedly behind offensive Twitter account resigns
A University of New Hampshire faculty member has resigned after a school investigation into “serious allegations of misconduct” on social…
Continue Reading Reparations for slavery could have reduced Covid-19 transmission and deaths in the US, Harvard study says
Covid-19 is disproportionately sickening and killing Black Americans, the result of centuries of structural racism, a group of Harvard researchers…
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Border Patrol agents rescue 2 from Salinity Canal
Agents rescued two Cuban nationals from the currents in the Salinity…
Continue Reading If a winter storm is coming your way, read this
Severe winter storms can keep you stuck inside for days, knock out your power and leave you chattering from the cold. If you’re prepared when…
Continue ReadingThe 5-year-old injured in a car crash involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is awake
The 5-year-old girl who was injured during a car crash involving Kansas City Chiefs outside linebackers coach Britt Reid is “awake,”…
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How a hit TV show exposed the failure to learn the lessons of the past on Covid-19
A man lies alone in a hospital bed, frightened and cut off from most of his family and friends, while the outside world grapples with the growing…
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