July 2020 - KVIA

Arkansas prosecutor declines to charge officers involved in suspect’s death

July 31, 2020 11:43 PM CNN

Police officers in the central Arkansas city of Conway have been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the death of a man who was in custody. The…

WHO leader is stuck between feuding China and US. It’s a situation ‘rock star’ Tedros has spent his life preparing for

July 31, 2020 11:35 PM CNN

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was watching late-night television when he saw a hospital boss criticizing him and Ethiopia’s Health Ministry, which…

UTEP athletic trainers face challenging times in Covid-19 era

July 31, 2020 11:31 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The job of a college athletic trainer is anything but easy, and now during Covid-19, the job has become increasingly challenging.…

Rhode Island mistakenly issued tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse

July 31, 2020 10:07 PM CNN

Rhode Island issued 176 tax refund checks this week signed by iconic duo Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse — instead of the state treasurer and…

Frontline workers wearing PPE still at more than three times the risk of Covid-19 infection, new study finds

July 31, 2020 9:34 PM CNN

Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for patients with Covid-19 isn’t enough to completely eliminate the threat from the…

LAPD releases video showing protester shot in head with ‘less-lethal’ round

July 31, 2020 9:13 PM CNN

A protester had his hands raised when Los Angeles police shot him in the head with a “less-lethal projectile” during a May demonstration,…

‘Rough month of July’: Weekly check-in with UMC’s Dr. Jose Burgos

July 31, 2020 9:08 PM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr.…

Jefferson City Schools reopening ‘experiment’ is underway

July 31, 2020 8:53 PM CNN

Early Friday morning, Nereida Jaimes, carrying her youngest child, opened her front door to walk her two older children to the school bus, a familiar…

New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu leaves game after ankle injury

July 31, 2020 8:51 PM CNN

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu left Friday’s game against the Atlanta Dream with an ankle sprain, according to the team. The injury…

Trump says he’ll act as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from US on security fears

July 31, 2020 8:31 PM Associated Press

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump says he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app…

U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical jet pilot gets her ‘wings of gold’ in Texas

July 31, 2020 8:27 PM CNN

KINGSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical aircraft pilot, Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle, received her “wings of…

First ever: Humane Society of El Paso Telethon raises more than $80k during pandemic

July 31, 2020 7:47 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — The 27th Annual “Be a Star, Save a Life” Telethon raised more than $82,000 as of last count Saturday night despite the…

‘A day everybody remembers for the rest of their life’: Doctors, nurses look back on Aug. 3 shooting

July 31, 2020 6:53 PM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — The main goal for doctors and nurses at Del Sol Medical Center in east El Paso has always been to save lives. That was especially…

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signs sweeping police reform bill

July 31, 2020 6:49 PM CNN

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed comprehensive police accountability legislation into law Friday afternoon. The law institutes a new statewide…

Some strong storms possible through weekend.

July 31, 2020 6:44 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

Isolated storms will move from the north to the south tonight and over the weaken. Some of these storms could be strong to severe with gusty winds ,…

22-year-old man arrested for threatening El Paso Walmart employee at Gateway West store

July 31, 2020 6:33 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A 22-year-old man was arrested by sheriff’s deputies Friday, accused of making threats towards an El Paso Walmart worker. Cameron…

Indiana student tests positive for Covid-19 on first day of school

July 31, 2020 6:17 PM CNN

As an Indiana school district welcomed students to the 2020-21 academic year, one of their students tested positive for Covid-19 on the first day of…

Jonathan Isaac responds after being the lone NBA player to stand for National Anthem

July 31, 2020 5:58 PM CNN

Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac became the first NBA player to stand for the National Anthem as the league resumed play after a 20-week hiatus…

Baseball commissioner warns he might end season if coronavirus isn’t managed better, ESPN reports

July 31, 2020 5:37 PM CNN

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred warned union leader Tony Clark in a Friday call that if the league and players don’t do a better…

Appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence, orders new penalty trial

July 31, 2020 5:30 PM CNN

A federal appeals court ruled on Friday to vacate the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who along with his brother planted homemade bombs near the…

Washington state has trapped its first ‘murder hornet’

July 31, 2020 5:23 PM CNN

Washington state has trapped its first Asian giant hornet — or, what we’ve come to know as the “murder hornet.” Scientists…

‘We’re dying here,’ Florida newspaper says in pleading with governor to issue a statewide mask mandate

July 31, 2020 5:17 PM CNN

A South Florida newspaper is pleading with Gov. Ron DeSantis to do more amid the surge in coronavirus cases and deaths spreading across Florida. The…

James Murdoch resigns from the board of News Corp, citing ‘disagreements over certain editorial content’

July 31, 2020 4:28 PM CNN

James Murdoch, the youngest son of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, resigned on Friday from the board of News Corp in a dramatic break from…

A tenant decapitated his landlord with a sword over a rent dispute, Hartford police say

July 31, 2020 4:14 PM CNN

A Connecticut man decapitated his landlord with a sword after being told he had to move out because of overdue rent, Hartford police say. The…

Doña Ana County has 2 out of New Mexico’s 7 new virus deaths

July 31, 2020 4:11 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two Doña Ana County women were among seven new coronavirus deaths in New Mexico reported by state health officials on…

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from the hospital after latest medical procedure

July 31, 2020 3:42 PM CNN

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a New York City hospital on Friday after her latest medical procedure, the court said.…

Robert Durst’s murder trial has been postponed until April 2021

July 31, 2020 3:40 PM CNN

A Los Angeles judge on Friday ordered the murder trial of real estate tycoon Robert Durst be postponed — again — until next year. Durst,…

Reward grows to $50k as Las Cruces church explosions remain mystery after 5 years

July 31, 2020 3:11 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Five years after small explosions outside two churches stirred a scare in Las Cruces the case remains a mystery. The FBI…

A Georgia sleepaway camp’s coronavirus outbreak is a warning for what could happen when schools reopen, CDC says

July 31, 2020 3:10 PM CNN

A Covid-19 outbreak at a Georgia sleep away camp this June could have implications for school reopening, the US Centers for Disease Control and…

Beloved toy store calls police on family claiming to be exempt from mask mandate

July 31, 2020 2:54 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A beloved toy store in southern Minnesota says it reported…

Month: July 2020