Kanye West left inmates in tears when he performed a surprise concert at the Harris County jail in Houston, Texas. The Grammy award-winning rapper and his choir performed songs from his gospel album “Jesus is King” on Friday as inmates waved their hands and knelt in prayer. West said his visit was “a mission, not
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(CNN Español) — “Más de 200” médicos cubanos que se encontraban prestando sus servicios en Bolivia partieron este sábado desde Santa Cruz en un vuelo de Cubana de Aviación, informó el medio estatal de Cuba Granma. El viernes, la canciller boliviana Karen Longaric anunció la decisión del gobierno cubano de retirar a 725 ciudadanos cubanos
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It’s down to the wire in Louisiana’s gubernatorial runoff election. In the Saturday election, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards is trying to hold on against Republican Eddie Rispone. It’s the second election in a deep red state in as many weeks that’s pitted local versus national factors. History and polling suggest it’s really close, though
Continue Reading The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Saturday released the deposition transcript of Tim Morrison, the top Russia and Europe adviser on the National Security Council. Read the transcript here: cnn.com/2019/11/16/politics/read-impeachment-testimony-tim-morrison/index.html
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PLEASANTVILLE, New Jersey — Police have charged five men in connection with a shooting at a New Jersey high school football game that injured one adult and two minors. The shooting happened Friday during a game between Camden and Pleasantville high schools in Pleasantville, ABC affiliate WPVI-TV reported. It started at the end of the
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It’s not you. It’s the environment. Dunkin’ is ending its relationship with foam cups. For decades, those who frequent Dunkin’ were in a relationship with the chains’ easily identifiable foam cups as much as they were with the hot brewed drinks. The foam phaseout is underway in New England where it’s expected to be completed
Continue Reading The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Saturday released the deposition transcript of Tim Morrison, the top Russia and Europe adviser on the National Security Council. Read the transcript below:
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, acudió a un centro médico para realizar una “parte” de su examen físico anual, ya que “anticipa un 2020 muy ocupado”, según la Casa Blanca. En una visita no anunciada el sábado por la tarde, Trump, de 73 años, llegó al Centro Médico Militar Nacional
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Images of the flooded St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice have shocked many across the world this week. Since Tuesday, parts of the city were damaged by the most severe high waters Venice has seen in over half a century, with six-foot high tide levels engulfing 85% of its streets and buildings, some of which are
Continue Reading The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Saturday released the deposition transcript of Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence. Read the transcript below:
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As salsa and merengue beats pulse in the background, diners are lining up at one of the newest restaurants in the nation’s capital. It’s called “Immigrant Food,” and it’s just a block from the White House. The fast-casual spot caters to a weekday lunchtime crowd, with bowls blending cuisines from different cultures around the globe
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Tras los enfrentamientos entre manifestantes y fuerzas de seguridad en la ciudad de Cochabamba, que dejaron ocho personas fallecidas, según confirmó a CNN Nelson Cox, el defensor del Pueblo de esa ciudad, la alta comisionada de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos Michelle Bachelet manifestó su preocupación por la situación de violencia
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Every 15 minutes, someone in the United States dies of a superbug that has learned to outsmart even our most sophisticated antibiotics, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s about 35,000 deaths each year from drug-resistant infections, according to the landmark report. The report places five drug-resistant
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (WGCL) — Forty-eight-year-old Tania Romero has been at an ICE detention center in south Georgia for three months. “She’s trying to stay positive and strong, but it’s been hard for her,” said her daughter Driana Matos. Romero was stopped for speeding in Gwinnett County and
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The first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday lived up to the hype, and the daylong affair gave both parties plenty to chew on as the inquiry moves forward. The senior US diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, and a senior State Department official overseeing Ukraine policy, George Kent, testified before the House Intelligence Committee for hours
Continue Reading Attorney General William Barr trashed the so-called resistance movement and mocked Senate Democrats — as well as the Oscar-nominated movie “Vice” — in a marathon speech Friday evening that affirmed his credentials as a staunch defender of presidential power. Barr was at his most animated in the speech before a friendly crowd. But the substance
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Bill Gates vuelve a estar en la cima. El viernes, Gates superó al presidente ejecutivo de Amazon, Jeff Bezos, para reclamar la distinción de la persona más rica del mundo, con un patrimonio neto de 110 mil millones de dólares, según el índice de multimillonarios de Bloomberg. Es la primera vez que
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, acusó al actual gobierno de ese país de considerarlo un dictador cuando a días de iniciar su gestión ellos -según dijo- usan la violencia y la represión. “Ahora siento que son genocidas”, dijo en entrevista en vivo con Carmen Aristegui en el estudio de CNN en
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The family and friends of Alexis Crawford gathered in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday to honor the memory of the 21-year-old Clark Atlanta University student who police say was killed by her roommate and her roommate’s boyfriend. “This is not going to be about how she died or the evil that took her,” said Rev. Markel
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A small army of armchair entrepreneurs have taken to Craigslist and Twitter offering tickets to see Kanye West perform at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church on Sunday for as much as $250 each. General admission tickets were posted on Ticketmaster on Saturday morning for free on behalf of the Houston church and were fully distributed within
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Nandi Hill rushed to Emily Rose’s home at the crack of dawn. The car was packed with Hill’s supplies: oxygen tank, hemorrhaging drugs, umbilical cord scissors, stethoscope and blood pressure cuffs, among other tools. Hill, a licensed and certified professional midwife and founder of Wadada Midwifery Care in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was excited that, on
Continue Reading Government oversight officials issued a scathing report about delays in NASA’s commercial crew program, warning that Boeing and SpaceX are facing “significant safety and technical challenges” with their spacecraft — which could leave NASA astronauts stranded on the ground next year. The report, published Thursday by NASA’s Office of Inspector General, also said that the
Continue Reading Former President Barack Obama used an appearance at a high-dollar donor confab on Friday to urge the field of Democratic presidential hopefuls to “pay some attention to where voters actually are,” warning them about going so far on certain policies that they become out of step with voters. Obama said that some Democrats are listening
Continue Reading (CNN) — El jueves por la mañana, Cari Small Wright se sentó en el estacionamiento de una tienda de comestibles sin saber si su hija viviría o moriría. “Me detuve en el estacionamiento de Albertsons con otros padres que estaban tan asustados como yo”, dijo a CNN el viernes. Su hija Shaya, estudiante de la
Continue Reading President Donald Trump is dishonest about a whole lot of things. But he is rarely as comprehensively dishonest as he has been about his dealings with Ukraine and the impeachment inquiry they have triggered. Relentless deceit has seemed to be his primary defense strategy in the court of public opinion. Trump has made false claims
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Five Below, a popular store focusing on products for $5 and under, is undergoing a colossal change: Its price point is going up for the first time in 17 years. No longer will the store, a bargain hunter’s dream, only sell items priced at $5 and under. Now, the store will be raising prices on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KCTV) — Authorities in the St. Louis area are searching for a 38-year-old man accused of stabbing his girlfriend who broke up with him Wednesday. On Nov. 10, police said 38-year-old Christopher Wagner threatened to kill his girlfriend in a text message after the couple
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La periodista cubana Yoani Sánchez, reconocida opositora al régimen, denunció el viernes que en los exteriores de su casa en La Habana se llevó a cabo “un operativo de la Seguridad del Estado” para impedir que ella y su esposo, el periodista Reinaldo Escobar, abandonen su residencia. “¿La razón? Bueno, el agente
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — Mobile-born rapper Yung Bleu recently purchased a building on Government Boulevard. What used to be Applebee’s, he’s turning into Gwen’s House. “Everybody went to Gwen’s house to either eat or stay there so it’s just a part of my culture growing up,” rapper Yung
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLORENCE COUNTY, WI (WDJT) — Florence County, located in northern Wiscosnin, is leaving it up to their sheriff not to enforce gun laws he deems unconstitutional. Some are calling it a “sanctuary county” for the second amendment. We’re about one week away from gun-deer season and gun enthusiasts
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