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☆ Texas Judge Temporarily Blocks Paxton’s Demand for Transgender Minors’ Records
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Colbi Edmonds | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Texas attorney general from forcing an L.G.B.T.Q. organization to turn over documents on transgender minors and the gender-affirming care they may be receiving. In Texas, medical care for gender transition is prohibited for minors under a law passed last year. The judge added that such an ask would infringe on the group’s constitutional rights and that its members would be subject to “gross invasions” of privacy. In a statement, PFLAG’s lawyers, including the American Civil Liberties Union, said they were “grateful that the court saw the harm the attorney general’s office’s intrusive demands posed.”

Persons: Ken Paxton, Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel, Paxton, PFLAG, general’s, ” Organizations: Court, American Civil Liberties Union Locations: Texas, Travis County

☆ The Endangered Languages of New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Alex Carp | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

Most people think of endangered languages as far-flung or exotic, the opposite of cosmopolitan. All told, there are more endangered languages in and around New York City than have ever existed anywhere else, says Perlin, who has spent 11 years trying to document them. She has published children’s books in Wakhi and other endangered languages of the Pamir mountains in Central Asia. By the start of the pandemic, the city had begun official outreach in nine Indigenous languages and recorded videos in several other endangered languages. We cross-referenced E.L.A.’s New York City language list with three independent databases that track the threat level of languages around the world: Ethnologue, which catalogs all known living languages in the world; UNESCO’s World Atlas of Languages, a survey of all the languages spoken in UNESCO member states; and the Endangered Languages Project, a site to which the public can contribute content, managed by the First Peoples’ Cultural Council and the Endangered Languages Catalogue (ELCat) project at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Persons: Bukhori, Zaza Bartangi, Alex Carp, Ross Perlin, Perlin, Zenaida Cantu, Ikhiil Mardakhayev, Ken Hale, Michael Krauss, Krauss, ” Eleanor Castillo Bullock, Eleanor Castillo Bullock, Gloria Angeles, Gloria Tadii, ’, Daniel Kaufman, Trung, Kaufman, ” Kaufman, Gola, Rasmina Gurung, Safiyatou, E.L.A, ”, “ Ahh, “, —, Ganja Perlin, Ibrahima Traore, Kamel Mrowa, Kante, Husniya Khujamyorova, Pamiri, ” Perlin, Seke, ” Gurung, ” Irwin Sanchez, ” Patricia Tarrant, Patricia Tarrant, Thelma Carrillo, Carrillo, Uttam Singha, Singha, Jean James, Jean, Gurung, doesn’t, Ibrahima Traore's, Coleman Donaldson Organizations: Lenape, Scottish, U.S, Arts Medicine Agriculture Education International, Rebeldía, Language Alliance, Perlin, Rockefeller Center, American Indian Community House, city’s Health Department, Manipuri, New York City, Endangered Language Alliance, of, UNESCO, First, Cultural, University of Hawaii Locations: Syrian, Pangasinan, Nauaran, Kurdish Moroccan, Zaza Bartangi Puerto, Taíno, New York City, New York, Nepal, Brooklyn, Bangladesh, India, Queens, Central Mexico, Mexico, Israel, Hope, Belize, Kukaa, Oaxaca, Manhattan, E.L.A, QUEENS, Pangasinan Kham, Woodside, Elmhurst, Jackson, Tshugsang, Kathmandu, Brooklyn , New York, America, Roosevelt, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Language, ”, Australian, — Culiacán, Mexico City , New York, Los Angeles, Ganja, Harlem, Bronx, Montclair , N.J, “, Bouaké, Lebanon, Midwood , Brooklyn, Wakhi, Central Asia, Pamir, Tibet, city’s, New, Latin America, United States, Jamaica Estates, Staten, Lummi, Manoa

☆ Here’s How Mexicans Living Abroad Can Vote in This Year’s Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Elda Cantú | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This is the first national election in which Mexico will allow residents living abroad to vote. More than 12 million citizens live outside the country, 97 percent of them in the United States, according to the Institute of Mexicans Abroad. Who can cast their vote outside the country? Mexicans who are 18 years old and older, have a valid voting ID and are registered to participate in the process can vote. Those who will be 18 years old by Election Day can also register to vote.

Organizations: Mexicans Locations: Mexico, United States

☆ Best red carpet looks at the 2024 Grammys
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

While we’ve seen floral and black gowns take center stage on this year’s red carpets, the Grammys are known for showcasing bolder, more theatrical fashion. And who could forget Kim Petras and Sam Smith’s bold red ensembles which matched those of their entourage. Jordan Strauss/Invision/APThankGod4Cody Kayla Oaddams/WireImage/Getty ImagesVictoria Monét looked statuesque in a structured copper mermaid dress by Versace and a Bulgari Serpenti necklace. “I feel a bit (of) Joan of Arc energy in it,” she said during the official red carpet pre-show. The singer completed the look with Tiffany & Co jewelry, including a stunning necklace featuring rubellites, diamonds and an orange sapphire.

Persons: Taylor Swift, ”, Gaurav Gupta, Kim Petras, Sam Smith’s, Caroline Polachek Matt Winkelmeyer, Calvin Harris Jordan Strauss, Jessica Betts, Niecy Nash Jordan Strauss, Kat Graham Matt Winkelmeyer, Miley Cyrus Frazer Harrison, Landon Barker Stewart Cook, Kayla Oaddams, Lauren Daigle Gilbert Flores, Billie Eilish Francis Specker, CBS Entertainment Paty Cantu Jordan Strauss, Paris Jackson Matt Winkelmeyer, Danity Kane, Dawn Richard, Gilbert Flores, Noah Kahan Jordan Strauss, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker of, Thom Browne, Jordan Strauss, Monét, Versace, Neilson Barnard, Jacob Collier Frazer Harrison, Joan of, Tiffany, Kevin Mazur Organizations: CNN, Getty, CBS, CBS Entertainment, Dua Locations: Los Angeles, Dua Lipa

Citi announced plans to cut management layers from 13 to eight as part of its biggest overhaul in decades. Citigroup declined to comment on all the personnel moves, and none of the leaders named responded to requests for comment. The full reorganization could involve thousands of layoffs, according to a source familiar with the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly. Preparations for Monday's announcements were communicated verbally in meetings last week, according to another source familiar with the situation. Final announcements related to the overhaul will be made early next year, Fraser said in a memo to employees.

Persons: Jane Fraser, Eduardo Martinez Campos, Andy Sieg, Andrew Kelly, Valentin Valderrabano, Patricia Dorosz, Nacho Gutiérrez, Carmen Haddad, Fahad Aldeweesh, Haddad, Jose Miguel Salvador Nasur, Peter Babej, Ernesto Torres Cantú, Brad Wayman, Chris McCullough, Wayman, Patrick Gallagher, Lucy Baldwin, Sandeep Arora, Fraser, Mark Mason, Tatiana Bautzer, Lananh Nguyen, Andres Gonzalez, Saeed Azhar, Bayliss, Echo Wang, Isla Binnie, Nick Zieminski, Stephen Coates, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Citigroup, Citi, Citi Wealth Services, Citibank, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Svea Herbst, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Europe, Saudi Arabia, Chile, New York, London, Svea

☆ A mysterious respiratory illness that infects dogs is spreading across the US. Here's how to protect your pooch, and what to do if you think they have it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementA mysterious respiratory illness is spreading between dogs across the US, and veterinarians aren't sure what's causing it. AdvertisementHere's what to look out for in your pooch, and how to do your best to protect your dog against infection. How to protect your pupIt's best to avoid areas with high dog traffic while this sickness is spreading. Advertisement"I think we've all learned more than we ever wanted to know about respiratory disease and how it passes over the last few years. What to do if you think your dog got infectedMcKnight recommends taking your dog to the vet to get a workup done if you think they may have symptoms.

Persons: —, aren't, Sorin McKnight, McKnight, hasn't, Dr, Silene St, Bernard, Andrea Cantu, MIGUEL MEDINA, St.Bernard, Supitnan Pimpisarn, St Organizations: Service, Veterinary Medical Center, University of New, Laboratory, Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, NBC, Oregon Department of Agriculture, American Veterinary Medical Association, Getty, Associated Press, St Locations: Texas, Silene, Oregon, Colorado , New Hampshire, Massachusetts, AFP

☆ Suspect in Colorado supermarket massacre enters insanity plea
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Keith Coffman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A man cries at the site of a shooting at King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. March 24, 2021. One of the victims was initially shot and wounded in the back, then slain as he tried to crawl away. The shooting spree ended when a police officer shot Alissa in the leg, leading the gunman to surrender. The murder case against Alissa stalled after he underwent a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation and was diagnosed with schizophrenia in late 2021. An insanity plea relates to a defendant’s mental status at the time of the alleged crime.

Persons: Alyson McClaran, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, Ingrid Bakke, Alissa, Sarah Cantu, ” Cantu, Cantu, Bakke, ”, Keith Coffman, Steve Gorman, Bill Berkrot Organizations: King, REUTERS, Rights DENVER, Ruger, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Boulder , Colorado, U.S, Colorado, Boulder District, Boulder, Denver

The tourists were bused out of Acapulco to find relief as far away as Mexico’s capital. But thousands of residents were left behind to deal with the chaos and destruction of Hurricane Otis, which had turned their paradise into a wasteland. Three days after the Category 5 storm came ashore in Mexico, residents on Saturday were navigating streets coated in broken glass, uprooted trees and fallen telephone poles. People throughout Acapulco were searching ransacked stores for water and other sustenance. Others were using amateur radio to try to find loved ones.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, “, ”, Roberto Alvarado Locations: Acapulco, Hurricane, Mexico

On Tuesday morning, few meteorologists were talking about Tropical Storm Otis. At that time, forecast computer models didn’t show much to be concerned about. By Sunday evening, the computer forecast models were still not showing much. This is why meteorologists often preach that a computer model isn’t a forecast — forecasters create forecasts, they like to say. On Monday evening, with Otis still a tropical storm, satellite images revealed a little feature that could mean that the storm was about to intensify very quickly.

Persons: Tropical Storm Otis, Otis, Zach Levitt, Tomer, we’re, Eric Blake, Hurricane Otis Organizations: Tropical Storm, National, U.S, National Hurricane Center, Otis, Hurricane Locations: Mexico, Tomer Burg, Florida, @burgwx, Acapulco

"We are making bold decisions to meet our commitments to our shareholders," Fraser, 56, said in a statement. The latest changes have already eliminated 35 committees, Fraser said, citing an example of efforts to reduce bureaucracy. Job cuts are expected, but the bank did not estimate the number of positions being eliminated or the financial impact, sources familiar with the matter said. "Investors are only going to give Citigroup credit for hard numbers meeting their goals," said Eric Compton, banking analyst at Morningstar. Citi is eliminating layers in former divisions Institutional Clients Group and Personal Banking and Wealth Management.

Persons: Jane Fraser, Fraser, Shahmir Khaliq, Andrew Morton, Peter Babej, Gonzalo Luchetti, Andy Sieg, Wells, JPMorgan Chase, Brian Mulberry, Eric Compton, Ernesto Cantu, Mark Mason, Tatiana Bautzer, Saeed Azhar, Medha Singh, Lananh Nguyen, Nick Zieminski, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Citigroup, Citi, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Zacks Investment Management, Morningstar, Wealth Management, International, Thomson Locations: North America, New York

Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries, to take effect while it hears a legal challenge to the statute. The ruling came after a judge last Friday blocked the law in response to a challenge by the families of transgender children and doctors. Texas is one of at least 20 states that have banned or restricted gender-affirming care for minors. Mainstream U.S. medical groups have opposed the bans and maintain that gender-affirming care improves transgender patients' mental health and reduces the risk of suicide. Several other similar state laws have been blocked by judges, though a federal appeals court earlier in August revived Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Maria Cantu Hexsel, Hexsel, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Texas Supreme, Texas Attorney General's, Republican, U.S, Thomson Locations: Texas, . Texas, Travis County, Austin, New York

☆ Texas Appeals Ruling Aimed at Blocking Its Transgender Care Ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Mitch Smith | More About Mitch Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The NewsA district judge in Texas moved on Friday to temporarily block enforcement of a law banning transgender minors in the state from receiving gender transition care, including puberty blockers and hormone treatments. “The Act’s prohibitions on providing evidence-based treatment for adolescents with gender dysphoria stands directly at odds with parents’ fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care of their children,” the judge wrote. But the attorney general’s office defended the law when it appealed to the State Supreme Court. Even before the Texas legislation passed, officials in that state had taken steps to try to prevent transgender children from accessing medical transition care. Greg Abbott, a Republican, directed the state’s child protective agency to investigate parents for child abuse if their children received such treatment.

Persons: general’s, Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel, Greg Abbott Organizations: Texas Supreme, Texans, Court, Supreme, Texas, Gov, Republican Locations: Texas, Travis County, Alabama , Kentucky , Missouri , Nebraska, Tennessee

REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 25 (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Friday blocked a Republican-backed state law banning so-called gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones and surgery for transgender minors from taking effect while she hears a legal challenge to it. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed the law in June, making Texas one of at least 20 states to ban gender-affirming care. The offices of Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Mainstream U.S. medical groups including the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics oppose the measure and maintain that gender-affirming care improves transgender patients' mental health and reduces risk of suicide. Several other similar state laws have been blocked by judges, though a federal appeals court this week revived Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Persons: Jonathan Drake, Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel, Greg Abbott, Brian Klosterboer, Ken Paxton, Brendan Pierson, Will Dunham Organizations: REUTERS, Republican, Texas, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, U.S, American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Thomson Locations: Durham , North Carolina, United States, Texas, Travis County, Austin, Abbott, New York

Mexico warned the western state of Baja California on Saturday to brace for what could be life-threatening rain and floods from Hurricane Hilary, the Pacific storm barreling toward the peninsula and neighboring Southern California. State and federal authorities urged citizens to take precautions ahead of the storm, which was expected to make landfall early Sunday. Although Hilary weakened somewhat on Saturday, officials warned it remained lethally destructive. More than 6,500 soldiers were deployed Friday to the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur to help erect shelters, organize food banks and prepare for possible emergency rescues. Libia González, a meteorologist with Mexico’s national forecasting service, said that the storm would gradually decrease in strength and was expected to become a Category 1 by Sunday morning.

Persons: Hurricane Hilary, Hilary, Libia Organizations: Southern California ., Sunday Locations: Mexico, Baja California, Hurricane, Southern California, Southern California . State, Baja California Sur

☆ ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Review: Superfly’s Revenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Maya Phillips | More About Maya Phillips | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There’s a refreshing sense of nostalgia in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” — and it doesn’t just have to do with the fact that the eternally youthful ninja turtles have been around since the 1980s, in the form of the original comic book series, as well as TV adaptations, films, toys and video games. After all, what’s more adolescent than that? Now, as teenagers, the turtles — pugnacious Raphael (Brady Noon), doofy Michelangelo (Shamon Brown Jr.), nerdy Donatello (Micah Abbey) and their ever-earnest leader, Leonardo (Nicolas Cantu) — dream of having a normal life with humans. But the aboveground masses face their own threat: Another mutated creature, Superfly (Ice Cube), aims to overtake the human world, Magneto-style. The turtles team up with a student journalist named April (Ayo Edebiri) to try to save the day and hopefully be accepted into human society.

Persons: Jackie Chan, who’s, pugnacious Raphael, Brady, doofy Michelangelo, Shamon Brown, Donatello, Micah Abbey, Leonardo, Nicolas Cantu, —, Ayo Locations: New York

To her mother in South Korea, SuJin Kim is a failure: She’s over 30, single and not working for a big Korean corporation. But to her millions of followers in Latin America, she has become a relatable friend and a teacher of all things Korean. In Mexico, where she lives, they know her, in fact, as “Chinguamiga,” her online nickname, a mash-up of the words for friend in Korean and Spanish. Her success has been propelled not just by her ingenuity and charisma, but also by a wave of South Korean popular culture that has swept the world, driven in part by a government effort to position the country as a cultural giant and to exert a soft power. In her homeland, Ms. Kim, 32, struggled with the grind of a hypercompetitive society where success is defined narrowly and young women face diminishing labor prospects, grueling work schedules, sexism and restrictive beauty standards.

Persons: SuJin Kim, “, Kim Locations: South Korea, Latin America, Mexico

People in Hermosillo are used to the heat: Enduring scorching temperatures is a local point of pride in this northwestern Mexican city known for its blistering weather and nicknamed the “city of sun.”But on a recent Sunday in June, temperatures reached a record high when thermometers registered 49.5 degrees Celsius, or 121 Fahrenheit. “It was like I was being thrown balls of fire,” said Isabel Rodríguez, a gas station attendant on the road to Hermosillo. At a local fountain in the city, a father used his hat to pour water over his daughter as a reprieve from the heat.

Persons: ”, Isabel Rodríguez Locations: Hermosillo, Mexican, “

☆ A Newspaper’s Closing Deals a Blow to a Nation’s Democracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Jody García | Elda Cantú | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“If you’re a journalist, do you have the right to commit criminal acts because you are a journalist?” Mr. Giammattei asked during an interview with a Colombian radio station in January. “Does journalism grant you immunity?”Nine other journalists at the newspaper are also under investigation by the government, some of them because they wrote about Mr. Zamora’s case, which prosecutors have said constitutes obstruction of justice. Some journalists at elPeriodico have fled Guatemala, fearing legal repercussions because of their work. “The feeling came that everything was falling, everything was leading us to disappear,” said Mr. Aceituno, in an interview on Sunday in his Guatemala City home, which was filled with books and movie posters. “What we are seeing in Guatemala is the latest example of how press freedom is eroding in the region.”

☆ Who or What Is ‘Latino’? Héctor Tobar Considers a Term’s Many Meanings
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Francisco Cantú | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

OUR MIGRANT SOULS: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino,” by Héctor Tobar“Our Migrant Souls,” the new book by Héctor Tobar, begins with a direct address to the many Latinx students he has taught during his years as a professor at U.C. His tone is gentle and tender as he recounts the stories they’ve shared with him in essays and office visits — stories of migration and homecoming, trauma and resilience, doubts and joys. “You are a deep brown and you are fair-skinned,” he writes. “Your eyes are black and they are green, and you are 19, and 20 and 21.” Tobar describes a multitude of young people navigating complex ancestral histories and shifting notions of identity. “I will weave what I know with what you have taught me,” he promises them, “and together we will arrive at an understanding of our times, and our ‘people.’”Tobar, who has spent several decades reporting on immigration, culture and Latin America, is well equipped for such a task.

☆ In Photos: Families of Guatemalans Killed in Migrant Center Fire Bury Their Dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Daniele Volpe | Elda Cantú | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last week, the remains of 17 Guatemalan men killed in a fire at a migration center near the U.S. border were flown back home, where three days of national mourning have declared. They were among 40 people who died in March at the migration center in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, near the border with Texas. It is not the first time the Guatemalan president has had occasion to declare such a period of mourning. So far this year, the Guatemalan authorities have helped repatriate 58 dead nationals. The prosecutor’s office is also expected to press criminal charges against the leader of the National Institute of Migration.

☆ What’s in Our Queue? ‘Marchita’ and More
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Elda Cantú | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

What’s in Our Queue? ‘Marchita’ and MoreI’m a news editor for the Foreign desk and the author of El Times, a New York Times newsletter in Spanish. Here are five things I’ve been watching, listening to and reading lately →

☆ The Second Battle of the Alamo
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The badly outnumbered men who made their final stand against the Mexican Army in 1836 made the Alamo a symbol of Texas freedom. Today the Alamo is again the setting for a battle over liberty. Last week San Antonio’s City Council voted 9-2 to authorize the use of eminent domain to take a bar owner’s property because the city wants it for a $400 million makeover of the Alamo mission and battle site. The bar is called the Moses Rose ’s Hideout, named for the man who is said to have deserted his comrades at the Alamo to save himself. The latest appraisal projects the bar’s value in 10 years at $2.8 million, so San Antonio thinks its offer is more than generous.

☆ Former San Antonio officer indicted in shooting of teenager outside McDonald’s
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Phil Helsel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A former San Antonio police officer who shot a teenager in a McDonald’s parking lot in October was indicted on assault and attempted murder charges, prosecutors said Thursday. Of the charges, the aggravated assault counts are the most serious and carry up to life in prison if convicted. Brennand allegedly shot Cantu, 17, after he ordered the teenager, who was eating a hamburger, out of a vehicle. Brennand was arrested in October on two counts of aggravated assault by public servant. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the Cantu family, said Thursday’s indictment was a significant step toward justice.

☆ 17-year-old shot in McDonald’s parking lot by San Antonio officer released from hospital
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Erik Cantu, the 17-year-old boy who was shot by a San Antonio police officer in the parking lot of a McDonald's, is back home after spending nearly two painstaking months in the hospital, his family announced. Erik Cantu with his parents upon release from a hospital in San Antonio. Cantu’s parents issued a statement Wednesday saying he was released from the hospital just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Police body camera footage showed Cantu in the driver’s seat eating a hamburger and a 17-year-old girl in the passenger seat. He was fired after the shooting, then arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault on Oct. 11.

☆ 'He’s just mutilated': Parents of San Antonio teen shot in McDonald's parking lot say every day is a struggle
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The parents of a 17-year-old boy who was shot by a San Antonio police officer in the parking lot of McDonald's said the past three weeks have been a "horrific rollercoaster" as their son continues to fight for his life. The teen put the car in reverse with the driver’s door still open and backed up. An officer opens the driver’s door and orders Erik Cantu out of the vehicle in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 2. San Antonio Police DepartmentBrennand opened fire five times as the car reversed, the video showed. Partner attorney Paul Grinke said they plan on looking into policies and training at the San Antonio Police Department.

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