We’ve reached the phase of the Democratic primary where the early states have had their say. (The last one, South Carolina, was on Saturday.) Now comes Super Tuesday, when large numbers of people all around the US will start casting their votes in the Democratic primary. Millions of them have already started voting. Find out
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The University of Houston will waive tuition for students with family incomes at or below $65,000, in an effort to keep college accessible. The announcement comes weeks after the University of Southern California made a similar move. The University of Houston’s policy is part of a program called Cougar Promise, which began in 2008 for
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Foxconn, the main assembler of Apple products such as the iPhone and iPad, expects to resume normal production by the end of the month after the coronavirus outbreak forced it to close factories in China in late January. But company chairman Liu Young-Way said during an earnings call with investors that there are still “plenty”
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A major part of the Affordable Care Act — the expansion of Medicaid — may be linked to lower rates of women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or within six weeks of delivery, a new study suggests. From 2006 to 2017, states that expanded Medicaid were significantly associated with lower rates of maternal death by about
Continue Reading Chris Matthews, one of America’s best-known political talk show hosts, is retiring from MSNBC, effective immediately, after a string of recent controversies on and off the air. Matthews made the announcement on Monday night’s “Hardball,” the cable news show he has hosted for more than 20 years. Monday was his final broadcast. “Obviously, this isn’t
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(CNN) — Cinco personas murieron en el centro de Tennessee después de que un enorme y peligroso tornado arrasó el estado la madrugada del martes. Tres personas murieron en el condado de Putnam, confirmó el sheriff Eddie Farris a WTVF, afiliada de CNN. El condado de Putnam está a unos 160 kilómetros al este de
Continue Reading A nursing care and rehabilitation facility in the Seattle suburbs is now the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States, with four deaths tied to the site and relatives and friends of its 108 patients barred from visiting. It’s still not clear how the virus spread to the Life Care Center in
Continue Reading (CNN) — En las últimas 24 horas, sucedieron las siguientes cosas en la carrera presidencial demócrata: 1) El exalcalde de South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, puso fin su campaña y dio su respaldo al exvicepresidente Joe Biden en un mitin en Texas anoche. 2) La senadora de Minnesota Amy Klobuchar decidió abandonar la carrera y
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Top jockeys will be restricted in their use of the whip in a new $2.3 million horse racing series set for the UK this year. The Racing League will feature stars of the sport competing in six meetings in July and August with each individual race attracting more than $63,000. The new protocols, set by
Continue Reading The White House’s capacity to control the coronavirus crisis, the credibility of its upbeat messaging and its efforts to build public trust are about to face a grave test as health officials report a spike in confirmed cases and new deaths on US soil. Reassurances by President Donald Trump and his top aides that Americans
Continue Reading San Francisco (CNN Business) — Apple pagará hasta US$ 500 millones para resolver una demanda colectiva que acusa a la empresa de hacer más lentos los modelos de iPhone más antiguos para obligar a los usuarios a comprar otros nuevos. El acuerdo de conciliación propuesto requiere que Apple pague a los propietarios de ciertos modelos
Continue Reading A United Parcel Service (UPS) employee was arrested after sending threatening text messages to his employer about planning a mass shooting at a UPS facility in Northern California, authorities said. Thomas Andrews, 32, was arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County jail for criminal threats, evading police, driving under the influence and several counts
Continue Reading A friendly reminder from a new Harvard Medical School study: If you’re not sticking to a regular sleep schedule, you could be hurting your health. Just what you need to hear first thing in the morning! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get
Continue Reading Jeff Sessions put back on the red “Make America Great Again” hat. The door to Tommy Tuberville’s campaign bus said “#MAGA.” Bradley Byrne urged fans at the Alabama-LSU football game to raise the roof when President Donald Trump walked to his stadium seats. For the former attorney general, former Auburn football coach and congressman, the
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ political revolution goes head-to-head against former Vice President Joe Biden’s swelling support from moderates Tuesday in a series of primaries that will set the course for the Democratic presidential race. Fourteen states and American Samoa will vote today. The biggest prize is California, where Sanders expects to do well. And the
Continue Reading Forget the Terminator. Meet “Rollerman.” In his cyborg-style suit adorned with roller skates, he’s a modern-day action hero who travels at speeds of more than 60mph, powered by gravity. The body armor with wheels is quite a look, but this cyborg doesn’t hang around, especially when he’s speeding past cars descending mountain roads. The man
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As counting gets underway in Israel’s unprecedented third election in 11 months, initial exit polls projected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party as the winners. But even if the final results bear out these projections from Israel’s three main news channels, Netanyahu will still need to find partners to form a coalition government with a
Continue Reading President Donald Trump was contradicted by a health expert on his coronavirus task force over the timing for a potential vaccine during a briefing Monday. Trump was asked about a timeline for a vaccine during the Cabinet Room meeting with pharmaceutical executives and members of his task force. “I don’t know what the time will
Continue Reading (CNN) — Comenzó con el cierre del Shanghai Disney Resort, pero no pasaría mucho tiempo antes de que todos los parques temáticos de Disney de Asia cerraran debido a preocupaciones de coronavirus. A medida que el virus se propaga por el planeta, infectando a más de 89.000 personas en todo el mundo, las principales atracciones
Continue Reading The “Leaning Tower of Dallas” is leaning no longer. The 11-story building fell on Monday, a week after demolition crews took a wrecking ball to it. And another week after its failed implosion. The building became a local marvel after its center withstood the strategically placed explosion, if at a slight angle. “You could see
Continue Reading Eight Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies are facing administrative action after they allegedly shared graphic photos of a helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told CNN Monday. The department is investigating accusations that the deputies shared pictures of the crash scene with people outside
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Hidden away in a dead-end alley, a skeleton perches on a bar stool with a wine glass and a cigarette. Grinning vacantly, he leans against a wall emblazoned with a quote from Franz Kafka: “There is an infinite amount of hope in the universe … but not for us.” This is your welcome to “The
Continue Reading Hong Kong (CNN) — El jefe de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) dijo que los funcionarios de salud pública están operando en un “territorio desconocido” mientras combaten la propagación del nuevo coronavirus, que había infectado a más de 90.000 personas en 73 países y territorios hasta la tarde del lunes. LEE: El ABC
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Six people have died in Washington state as the United States grapples with more than 100 cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Four of the people who died were residents at the Life Care Center nursing care facility in Kirkland, in suburban Seattle, King County health officer Jeffrey Duchin said Monday. Four
Continue Reading (CNN) — Marie Osmond dice que nada del dinero que ganó durante su vida se lo dejará a sus hijos. La artista de 60 años apareció recientemente en “The Talk”, donde explicó que dejarles una fortuna a sus hijos sería un “gran daño” para ellos, y que necesitan ganar su propio dinero. “No voy a
Continue Reading When Miss Staten Island came out as bisexual, she was ready to walk in her borough’s St. Patrick’s Day parade the next day dressed up in rainbow colors. Instead, hours after she came out to the New York Post on Saturday, Madison L’Insalata, 23, received a call from Jim Smith, the director of Miss Staten
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DALLAS, Texas — What’s more Texas than Whataburger? Appearing Monday night at a Dallas rally to endorse Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke told the crowd he was taking Biden to Whataburger afterward. And yes, it did happen. O’Rourke made good on his promise. O’Rourke posted video to
Continue Reading Under new restrictions, the State Department will impose caps on the number of Chinese nationals that may be employed at five Chinese media entities designated last month as foreign missions. “The U.S. government is today instituting a personnel cap on certain PRC-controlled state media entities in the United States — specifically, the five entities that
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EL PASO, Texas — Due to rising concerns over the coronavirus, decision-makers at UTEP have officially suspended three faculty-led trips overseas that had been set to take place during the spring and summer. According to the school’s dean of students, one of the trips was going to take a group over to South Korea while
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