Month: October 2019

(CNN Español) — Varios policías permanecen retenidos contra su voluntad en el cantón de Pujilí, provincia de Cotopaxi, informó el jueves la ministra de Gobierno de Ecuador, María Paula Romo. Romo no ofreció más detalles además de confirmar la detención de los policías en contra de su voluntad en el sector de Maca Milinpungo, a unos

Reports of another attack on oil supply in the Middle East pushed prices higher early on Friday but the gains faded fast as markets focused again on weaker demand growth and a supply glut that shows no signs of evaporating. The International Energy Agency said in its monthly report that commercial oil stocks held by

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has said it will vote later Friday on whether the procedure popularly known as the Brazilian butt lift is safe enough to be performed in the UK. An expert panel will assess the latest evidence and decide whether to uphold previous guidance it issued in 2018, which

Delta flies from Salt Lake City to Houston every day, but one recent trip was a little different, packed with girls getting a behind-the-scenes lesson about aviation. The airline took 120 girls between 12 to 18 to NASA’s Johnson Space Center last week for International Girls in Aviation Day. The event was designed to encourage

A school bus driver in Arizona has been charged with child abuse after slamming on the brakes, causing an 11-year-old to hit his head against the windshield, according to the Mesa Police Department. The driver, Jamie Danielle Tellez, “became upset when a boy threw a piece of paper and missed the garbage can” on October

(CNN Español) — Este viernes al término del Consejo de Ministros, la vicepresidenta del Gobierno español en funciones, Carmen Calvo, anunció que el Ejecutivo procederá a exhumar los restos del dictador Francisco Franco del Valle de los Caídos antes del próximo viernes 25 de octubre. No concretó un día y hora específico, pero afirmó que en

“Why We Hate” can’t entirely make up its mind about what it wants to be: case studies of modern polarization and partisanship; a historic dive into the roots of bigotry and violence; or a science-driven, anthropological exploration of the topic. The result is an intriguing but somewhat muddled multi-part series, distinguished by a producer roster

“The Office” is as popular as ever thanks to streaming, but don’t count on that to stir a reboot. Greg Daniels, who helped develop the original British series for the US audience, talked to EW about the desire to bring back the hit NBC comedy. “There was a lot of misunderstanding, because NBC did just

(CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, confirmó el jueves que el principal fabricante de bombas de Al Qaeda y coordinador terrorista Ibrahim al-Asiri fue asesinado hace dos años por las fuerzas estadounidenses en Yemen. La Casa Blanca hizo el anuncio cuando el presidente enfrenta un ciclo de noticias dominado por las críticas

Londres (CNN) — Meghan, duquesa de Sussex, publicó un video en Instagram para conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Niña. En el clip, Meghan insta a las niñas de todo el mundo a “seguir haciendo preguntas, seguir avanzando, seguir brillando”. El clip también presenta un informe televisivo de Meghan cuando era niña, en el que

Described as a “ripped from the headlines” movie, Lifetime’s “The College Admissions Scandal” is “inspired by” the Varsity Blues cheating and bribery story, which gets at the truth of the issues in occasionally heavy-handed but overall, kind of delicious fashion. Eschewing any of the big names associated with the case, the movie focuses on a

Dedicated shoppers will soon have a shiny new way to flash their money around — in the form of a solid gold debit card. Made of 18-karat gold, this is the first hallmarked payment card made of precious metal, the UK’s Royal Mint, which is producing the card, said in a statement Friday. The gold

The big question for “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” is whether it justifies returning to a series whose finish, if not completely closed-ended, was wholly satisfying. The answer is a qualified no, as the initial rush from seeing Aaron Paul back in the role — coupled with an assortment of clever callbacks — don’t

In the latest struggle for an American company to navigate the tricky waters of doing business in China, Apple CEO Tim Cook defended his company’s decision to pull a map app that Hong Kong protesters had used to track police. In a memo to employees on Thursday, Cook said Apple removed HKmap.live from its App

The 4 million annual visitors to the Empire State Building will now be treated to an even more spectacular view of New York City — a 360-degree expanse revealing the Hudson and the East rivers, the World Trade Center and Chrysler Building, Central Park and more. It’s all thanks to the 102nd floor observatory’s renovation

(CNN) — La decisión de otorgar al escritor austríaco Peter Handke un Premio Nobel de Literatura ha provocado una indignación generalizada, y los críticos calificaron de “vergonzoso” que el premio haya sido otorgado a un “negador del genocidio”. Handke, quien nació en 1942, ha sido durante mucho tiempo una figura controvertida, atrayendo críticas por sus

It was perhaps the biggest shock of this year’s annual Michelin star ratings. The Araki, a sushi restaurant in London’s Mayfair, had been stripped of all three of its Michelin stars. The restaurant — one of London’s smallest, seating just 10 people at the chef’s counter, plus up to six in a private room for

As the Democratic primary candidates aggressively campaign for labor support, the Teamsters on Friday rolled out the details of their newly expanded endorsement process, including recently taped interviews with Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents 1.4 million workers, is among the largest in the country. Over the last

(CNN) — El lanzador de los Padres de San Diego, Jacob Nix, fue pateado y recibió una descarga eléctrica después de que lo atraparon gateando por la puerta de una casa en Arizona este fin de semana, según documentos judiciales. Una mujer en Peoria, Arizona, un suburbio de Phoenix, llamó a la policía después de

As a successful Wall Streeter, I am often credited with being self-made. Each time I hear that I think of all the help I have had along the way. If it wasn’t for a world-class public education at Fort Hunt High School in Alexandria, Virginia and a government-funded Army ROTC scholarship to Princeton University, I

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has posted a video on Instagram marking International Day of the Girl. In the clip, Meghan urges girls around the world to “keep asking questions, keep pushing forward, keep shining brightly.” The clip also features a television report of Meghan as a child, in which she argues against gender stereotypes in

Many of the world’s top carmakers may be racing to make plug-in electric vehicles in response to the climate crisis, but Toyota is hedging its bets by backing an alternative source of power for its cars. The Japanese company revealed a new version of its hydrogen-powered vehicle on Friday, doubling down on its bet that

(CNN Español) — Para hablar del expresidente de Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez (Medellín, 1952) es necesario hacerlo con precaución, procurando no caer en la división que su nombre causa. El político que alguna vez fue declarado como ‘El gran colombiano’ despierta tanto amores como odios en la política de su país. Uribe Velez fue presidente

How to explain Elizabeth Warren’s wide and diverse LGBTQ fan base, which includes the transgender rights activist Raquel Willis, drag queens, college students, the writer Roxane Gay, the “Queer Eye” grooming expert Jonathan Van Ness and, most recently, the rock legend Melissa Etheridge? And, in a field of rivals that includes an actual gay man,

President Donald Trump has joined Amazon’s popular video game live-streaming site Twitch in an apparent move to bolster his 2020 presidential re-election campaign. Trump, who has a verified account on the platform and almost 40,000 followers as of the time of writing, made his Twitch debut by live-streaming his Thursday rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On