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8 dead after smuggling boats capsize off San Diego coast
SAN DIEGO, California-- The US Coast Guard in San Diego has ended its search for missing migrants after two smuggling boats were found capsized along the California shoreline over the weekend, leaving eight people dead in what officials called “one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies” the city has seen amid a spike in human trafficking. Seven → Read More
Apple Watch data shows people aren't getting enough sleep
This week is sleep awareness week. A new study suggests Americans aren't getting enough sleep, that's according to new data from Apple and the Brigham and Women's Hospital. As part of the Apple Heart & Movement Study, researchers reviewed data from over 2.9 million nights of sleep. They found that among over 42,000 people who have Apple Watches → Read More
3-year-old girl kills 4-year-old sister in accidental shooting at Texas home
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas-- Authorities in Texas are investigating the accidental shooting death of a 4-year-old girl. The Harris County Sheriff's Office says a 3-year-old girl shot and killed her sister Sunday night. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez the incident happened at 8:40 p.m. but said the initial call came just before 8 p.m. The two → Read More
NMSU’s American Indian Business Enterprise receives grant
The American Indian Business Enterprise at NMSU is among the recipients of a $12 million grant from the Native American Agricultural Fund. This fund helps support Native American farmers and ranchers across fifteen states. The AIBE center is part of arrowhead center at NMSU and is among the forty-nine recipients of the grant to support more than 160,000 → Read More
Texas legislatures introduce House Bill focusing on youth mental health
A House Bill was introduced to the Texas House of Representatives this week focusing on youth mental health. House Bill 4200 will require school districts to provide at least one non-physician mental health professional per 600 students at each district campus. The nation has been facing a mental health crisis. In the last decade there has → Read More
Yeezy fallout could push Adidas into its first annual loss in 31 years
For the first time in 31 years Adidas is facing an operating loss. On Wednesday, the shoe maker says it will lose about $736 million this year because of a potential $527 million hit related to unsold Yeezy stock, and the cost of a strategic review. Shares for the German company fell 2.2%t after it → Read More
Fight breaks out on Southwest Airline flight from Dallas to Phoenix
DALLAS, Texas-- Safety in air travel in question again after a fist fight broke out on a Southwest Airlines plane in Dallas, Texas on Monday. It marks the latest incident of unruly passenger behavior. Passengers were boarding a plane at Dallas Love Field Airport bound for Phoenix, Arizona, when one man confronted another and started → Read More
Las Cruces approves affordable housing proposal
LAS CRUCES, NM-- The Las Cruces City Council unanimously adopted a resolution approving a pilot program for an affordable homeownership revolving loan fund. The program will facilitate the development of affordable single-family housing in the City. The pilot program will offer a solution to expand the availability of affordable housing in Las Cruces. The revolving fund will be → Read More
USA Today names San Elizario as the Best Historic Small Town
The small town of San Elizario is being recognized as the Best Historic Small Town in America by USA Today's Readers' Choice Awards for 2023. Last year, San Elizario took home the number three spot for the same category. San Elizario's winning qualities are that it has maintained its historic integrity with the adobe construction → Read More
China’s new foreign minister warns of conflict with U.S.
China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that “conflict and confrontation” with the United States is inevitable if Washington does not change course. Foreign Minister Gang suggested the recent balloon crisis could have been avoided, and he also echoed accusations from the Chinese President, saying the U.S. is trying to contain China's development. At → Read More
Biden administration considering reviving detention of migrant families
Two Biden administration officials say the administration is considering reinstating the policy of detaining migrant families who cross the border illegally. President Biden ended the practice when he took office. It is one of several options administration officials are mulling as they prepare for the end of Title 42, the public health order that allows → Read More
Facebook revamps controversial moderation process
Facebook is revamping its "cross-check" moderation system. The program came under fire in November 2021 after a report from the Wall Street Journal indicated that the system shielded some VIP users, such as politicians and celebrities, from the company's normal content moderation process. In some cases Facebook allowed these users to post rule-violating content without → Read More
Trump seeks to block Pence’s grand jury testimony
Former President Donald Trump is asking a federal court to block former Vice President Mike Pence from speaking to a grand jury examining efforts to overturn the 2020 Presidential election. Sources tell CNN Trump made the request in a new filing to the court on Friday. This comes after the Trump team had already indicated → Read More
Alex Murdaugh to be sentenced on murder charges
Alex Murdaugh is set to be sentenced on murder charges. This comes after a South Carolina Jury has found the disgraced former attorney guilty of murdering his wife and son. Jurors took less than three hours of deliberations before they shared their verdict in the double murder trial Thursday. Murdaugh, the 54-year-old scion of a prominent → Read More
Senate passes Covid Origins Act
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation that could reveal more information about the origins of Covid-19. Lawmakers passed the Covid Origins Act of 2023 by unanimous consent Wednesday night. The legislation would ask the government to declassify intelligence on the pandemic's origins. That includes any information related to any potential links between the virus and → Read More
White House looks to put cybersecurity pressure on companies
The White House on Thursday released its national cybersecurity strategy, detailing an effort to increase regulation of critical industries by making them adopt basic cybersecurity practices The White House is calling for new regulations to force companies critical to economic and national security, to raise their cyber defenses. It's part of President Biden's new cybersecurity → Read More
AMC movie theater popcorn coming to Walmart
You soon won’t have to go to a movie theater to snack on AMC’s popcorn. The nation’s largest movie theater chain announced Tuesday it’s launching a new line of microwave and ready-to-eat popcorn products that will be exclusively available at Walmart. The home popcorn will be available in select Walmart stores on March 11. In April, the line will be → Read More
US Postal Service plans to buy EV Ford delivery vehicles
The United States Postal Service (USPS) says its revving up its plans to modernize the nation's largest federal fleet of vehicles. Tuesday the USPS announced it has awarded new contracts to Ford to buy more than 92,000 commercial electric vehicles. The vehicles purchased are Ford E-Transit Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), which according to USPS are → Read More
Supreme Court to consider fate of Biden's student loan relief plan
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will take up two challenges to President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. This program is an initiative aimed at providing targeted debt relief to millions of student-loan borrowers that has so far been stalled by legal challenges. Millions of student loan borrowers could see up to $20,000 of their debt canceled, depending on how the U.S. → Read More
FDA authorizes the first At-Home test for COVID-19 and the Flu
The Food and Drug Administration has approved an at-home test Friday, that can check for both Covid-19 and influenza. It's made by California Biotech company Lucira Health. With a shallow nasal swab, the single-use kit can provide results within 30 minutes indicating whether a person is positive or negative for COVID, as well as influenza → Read More