(CNN Español) — La FIFA anunció este jueves su último ranking de selecciones nacionales del 2020 en el que cuatro naciones latinoamericanas, Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay y México, quedaron en el top 10. La selección mexicana está entre las primeras 10 del Ranking FIFA por primera vez en 9 años Bélgica quedó como la mejor selección
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Federación Peruana de Tenis informó que Alejandro Olmedo, leyenda del tenis sudamericano y considerado el mejor tenista peruano de todos los tiempos, falleció este miércoles a los 84 años. Olmedo es reconocido en el mundo del tenis por ser el primer sudamericano en ganar el torneo de Wimbledon en 1959. El
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President-elect Joe Biden’s goal is to have his remaining Cabinet selections announced before Christmas, a transition official told CNN, with no plans of delaying any decisions until the outcome of the Georgia runoffs determines control of the Senate. This is contingent on Biden making up his mind and not delaying decisions on his picks, as
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Click here for updates on this story GERMANTOWN, WI (WDJT) — The Germantown Police Department is mourning the passing of Frank Riemer Jr., the departments first chief of police. Germantown police say Riemer served as chief of police longer than any other chief in the history of the department, having held the position for 26
Continue Reading When President Donald Trump emerged from a three-night hospital stay for his coronavirus infection, he made a vow in a videotaped on the White House South Lawn. “I want everybody to be given the same treatment as your president because I feel great. I feel, like, perfect,” Trump said. “I think this was a blessing
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The pervasive reach of the pandemic hasn’t even spared the holiday tradition of the Christmas stocking. A host of stores like Gap, Nordstrom, Vera Bradley and others have incorporated 2020’s must-have accessory into their holiday stocking stuffer ads as they cash in on what’s predicted to be a billion dollar market. Holiday ads from Vera
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What started as a one-off video for Disney fans turned into one of TikTok’s most successful trends. Now, “Ratatouille: A TikTok Musical” is getting as close to Broadway as the pandemic will allow. The production, entirely crowdsourced by TikTok users, will get the stage treatment for a limited time in January. The filmed concert, which
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pa. (WPMT) — Governor Tom Wolf has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a press release from his office. The governor is said to be experiencing no symptoms and is isolating at home. You can read the full press release from the Governor’s Office below: “During a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, FL (WFOR) — Well-known rapper and football coach Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell is speaking out for the first time to a news outlet about his battle with the deadly coronavirus, saying “It was rough and no joke.” In an exclusive interview with CBS4’s Peter D’Oench, the 59-year-old
Continue Reading Although all 50 states have certified their election results and the Supreme Court swiftly rejected an emergency request from Pennsylvania Republicans to block election results in the commonwealth, the justices are now grappling with a new controversial bid from Texas, supported by President Donald Trump and 17 other Republican-led states. They are asking the Supreme
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Fort Worth, TX (KTVT) — Prosecutors in a Fort Worth murder case believe evidence was buried with the victim, and now a judge has agreed to an order allowing for the victim’s body to be dug up. Alfredo Olivares, 19, was shot and killed in front of a
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EL PASO, Texas – In what is turning into an unfortunate trend for El Paso-area high school football teams, El Dorado’s playoff game vs. Amarillo High has been canceled due to Covid-19 issues at El Dorado. Socorro Independent School District Athletic Director JJ Calderon confirmed that Amarillo High will advance to the next round of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Dallas (KTVT) — As the COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to stay home, across North Texas traffic volume went down. Fewer cars on the road this year led to fewer accidents, however, a CBS 11 I-Team analysis of state crash data found a “surprising” and deadly trend. While
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Smugglers managed to throw a hefty haul of contraband items — including 20 pounds of tobacco and seven pounds of barbecued chicken — over the fence of a Mississippi prison. They may have gotten away with it, if it weren’t for the prison’s security technology. Officials at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville intercepted
Continue Reading “Dancing With the Stars” judge Carrie Ann Inaba says she has tested positive for Covid-19. The TV personality revealed her diagnosis on Instagram. “I’m home with some symptoms and will be sequestering as per the CDC guidelines, resting and taking care of myself,” she wrote in a caption. “I have been in a very safe
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — An off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed his son during a domestic dispute early Wednesday in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood, sources said. Sources said the off-duty officer was involved in a physical altercation with his son around 1:45 a.m. at a home in the
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday called New Mexico’s Covid-19 hospitalization numbers “very frightening” as she and other state officials issued a new public health order limiting non-essential surgeries. At an afternoon briefing, the governor also indicated that the first doses of virus vaccine from drug maker Pfizer are expected
Continue Reading The House subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis is requesting an interview with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield after the panel describes concerns in a new letter over potential efforts by the Trump administration to “conceal and destroy evidence” of interference from political appointees in the work of career officials dealing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOWELL, MA (WBZ) — Those in long-term care and nursing home facilities will be among the first people to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Massachusetts. For their families, this advancement is a ray of hope to one-day hug their loved ones again. With a coronavirus vaccine on the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — A St. Louis area man is in a fight to clear not his name, but his license plate. East Alton resident Doyle Hornbeck got a City of Chicago parking ticket notice in the mail, but said he has never even been to the Windy City.
Continue Reading Remember “irrational exuberance,” the phrase coined by former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan to describe soaring stocks in the mid-1990s? Welcome to irrational exuberance 2.0. Exhibit A: the one day pops in unicorns DoorDash and Airbnb that are just flat out ridiculous. DoorDash surged more than 85% when it debuted on Wall Street Wednesday while
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins University and Medicine announced Wednesday that it learned its founder was a slaveowner, which was in contrast with a longstanding narrative that Mr. Johns Hopkins was an early abolitionist. Officials said census records show he was a slaveowner during the mid-1800s. “Earlier
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas public school students will still take the STAAR test this spring, but the state will not rate schools and districts based on their results, the Texas Education Agency announced Thursday. The announcement comes as districts report alarming numbers of students failing at least one class this fall and thousands of students
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CARBON COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — State Senator John Yudichak is isolating at home following a positive test for the coronavirus. Sen. Yudichak had a COVID-19 test after cold-like symptoms earlier in the week, his office said in a release on Thursday. Yudichak, an independent, represents the 14th Senatorial
Continue Reading The US Department of Defense is planning to withdraw most support for CIA counter-terror missions by the beginning of next year, in a move expected to have a broad effect on the scope of the intelligence agency’s paramilitary operations, a senior defense official and former senior administration official with direct knowledge of the move told
Continue Reading For the $800 million it’s spending to buy it, Cholula’s new owner needs it to punch above its weight. Right now the hot sauce, which is being acquired by spice maker McCormick, can only be found in about 4% of US households. But it appeals to a coveted demographic — the college-educated Millennial who has
Continue Reading Sidelined NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is getting his own ice cream flavor courtesy of Ben & Jerry’s. The progressive ice cream brand on Thursday unveiled its new “Change the Whirled” vegan ice cream, which is made with caramel non-dairy sunflower butter and fudge chips with graham crackers and chocolate cookies swirled in. The company said
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, anunció este jueves que suscribieron un contrato con Rusia que permitirá inmunizar a 300.000 personas con la vacuna Sputnik V antes de fin de año. En conferencia de prensa desde la sede del gobierno, dijo que, entre enero y febrero, contarán con dosis suficientes para vacunar
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday tapped Denis McDonough to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, adding the longtime chief of staff to former President Barack Obama to his new Cabinet. As VA secretary, McDonough would be inheriting one of the most challenging agencies in the government, so Biden was looking “for a seasoned hand, who
Continue Reading Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has fought in the courts for President Donald Trump’s causes before, has emerged as one of the final defenders of the President’s baseless claims of voter fraud in hopes of overturning the election. Paxton on Tuesday brought a lawsuit to the Supreme Court against battleground states Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania
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