(CNN Español) — La Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica de Argentina (ANMAT) anunció este miércoles que autorizó el registro de emergencia de la vacuna de AstraZeneca contra el covid-19. A través de un comunicado, la entidad sanitaria indicó que esta vacuna cumple con «un aceptable balance beneficio-riesgo», lo que permitió el otorgamiento
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On Joe Biden’s first day as President, his White House will issue a memo to halt or delay midnight regulations and actions taken by the Trump administration that will not have taken effect by Inauguration Day, Biden transition spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday. Psaki noted that issuing a regulatory freeze is standard practice
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Click here for updates on this story STANFORD, California (KPIX ) — Stanford University is facing a new round of criticism over its handling of the COVID vaccine rollout after non-clinical and non-frontline staff and researchers were reportedly able to receive the vaccine following miscommunication about a purported excess of supply vaccines available. The Stanford
Continue Reading The Trump administration will halt imports of palm oil from Malaysia over findings of forced labor abuses at the plantations of one of the country’s top producers of the product, which is found in many everyday items. It is the latest in a string of Customs and Border Protection restrictions aimed at stopping goods made
Continue Reading The Trump administration will soon take steps toward designating Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as an 11th hour effort to create hurdles for the incoming Biden administration, which is likely to pursue warmer ties with Havana. A senior administration official told CNN that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to make the
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The United States’ first known case of the new coronavirus variant was discovered in Colorado on Tuesday, according to state health officials. The variant, called B.1.1.7, has been linked to the United Kingdom. The man who was infected is in his 20s, is isolating and appears to have no travel history, according to Gov. Jared
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DANVILLE, California (KPIX ) — A defiant restaurant owner in Danville is still keeping outdoor dining open, weeks after the county entered its stay-at-home order and despite ever-growing fines. Staying open for outdoor dining despite the Contra Costa County health order, Incontro owner Gabe Moufarrej said he wants
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — A push to arm Los Angeles park rangers with guns was brought by Councilmen Joe Buscaino and John Lee Tuesday. Joined by park rangers, they called on the L.A. city council to change the Los Angeles Municipal Code and arm the city’s 30 park
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MARTINEZ, California (KPIX ) — The Martinez family of a 15-year-old high school freshman is looking for answers as to why the girl died suddenly Sunday afternoon after waking up that morning not feeling well. Savannah Alexander died on her 15th birthday, while visiting family in Turlock in
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Several explosions hit Yemen’s Aden airport as the newly formed power-sharing government arrived from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The blasts killed at least 22 people and injured scores more, Rajeh Badi, the spokesman for the new government, told CNN. All the Cabinet members are safe, according to Yemen Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalek. It is unclear
Continue Reading The biggest obstacle to retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin’s nomination for secretary of defense is his retirement date from the military just four years ago — too recent under American law and for the tastes of several members of Congress. Multiple Democratic aides tell CNN they don’t think Austin’s nomination is in serious jeopardy right
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LONGMONT, Colorado (KCNC) — Dozens of unemployment cards are showing up at the wrong address in Longmont. When the first white envelope showed up with Sharlene Kesler’s mail, she didn’t think much of it, other than to return it to sender, but then more showed up. “It’s my
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A child bystander was critically injured in a shooting on Monday afternoon in Denver. Police said the young girl was caught in the crossfire when the suspect left a business and started shooting at another man taking pictures of the suspect’s car in a handicapped
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Are rideshare drivers moving targets? Some rideshare drivers told CBS 2 they’re increasingly afraid to get behind the wheel because of Chicago crime. And some have stopped giving rides altogether. CBS 2’s Lauren Victory digs into some serious cases in 2020 and a recent rideshare
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — In a heartbreaking story, an Englewood woman told CBS 2 she can’t leave her room. As CBS 2’s Tara Molina reported Tuesday night, Lizzie Wallace is stuck because someone broke into her senior home on Christmas Day and stole her wheelchair. Now she is hoping
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOMERSET, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Somerset Police officer who was called for a report of shoplifting ended up buying the suspects a gift card to help them buy a Christmas dinner for two young children. “They were very appreciative and almost shocked in a way,” Officer Matt Lima
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story QUINCY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It started with lasagna dinners for friends, mostly restaurant workers, who lost their jobs due to the pandemic. When Nicky Bandera started Project Paulie on March 24, she originally thought she would make 20 lasagna dinners. She was far off. Nine months later, she’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WJZ) — Christmas Day has come and gone, but many people may still have a Christmas tree sitting at home. They’re images many Marylanders will never forget, an Annapolis mansion going up in flames in January 2015. The fire trapped and killed Donald and Sandra Pyle,
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Hilaria Baldwin does not understand why the internet is in uproar over her heritage. The wife of actor Alec Baldwin told The New York Times that public interest over the past few days in whether she is or isn’t from Spain has been “very surreal.” She added that she has done nothing “wrong.” “I think
Continue Reading There’s a moment in the Food Network documentary, “Restaurant Hustle 2020: All on the Line,” where chef Maneet Chauhan knew she was showing viewers a side of herself she’d never shown before. In the brief scene, featured in the documentary about four chefs and restaurant owners navigating their businesses through the global pandemic, Chauhan, a
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, ofreció este martes una recompensa de US$ 500.000 por información sobre los sospechosos de la “Operación Boicot”, un presunto plan terrorista que, según la versión del Ministerio de Interior, Justicia y Paz, tenía como objetivo sabotear la instalación de la Asamblea Nacional, prevista cy que
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — An item police described as “a piece of trash” was mistaken for a pipe bomb on Wednesday morning, touching off a brief scare at Las Cruces City Hall. City Hall was evacuated for about 30 minutes as police cordoned it off to investigate the situation before determining there was no
Continue Reading Prosecutors in New York City are investigating an incident in which a jazz musician said his 14-year-old son was attacked by a woman who falsely accused him of taking her iPhone. Trumpeter Keyon Harrold posted a video taken with his phone that shows the woman making claims against his son on Saturday at the Arlo
Continue Reading Things are going to drag on in the Senate for a few days. Bottom line: There is absolutely no sign right now that a standalone bill on $2,000 checks is going to get a vote on the Senate floor. It looks like McConnell is simply going to run out the clock. There were several opportunities
Continue Reading Adam Levine’s mind is made up when it comes to “The Voice,” the NBC competition show on which he served as a coach from its start until Season 16. The Maroon 5 front man was asked on Instagram if he would return to the show. A fan asked: “Come back to ‘The Voice?’” Levine replied,
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EL PASO, Texas — This has been a year like no other. When we look back on 2020 years from now, there is one thing that everyone will agree on: “that was ONE CRAZY YEAR.” For this reason, ABC-7 created an interactive tribute to 2020 and all the craziness that it brought with it. In
Continue ReadingJoe Louis Clark, the hard-charging high school principal who inspired the movie “Lean on Me,” has died at the age of 82, his family said in a statement Tuesday. Clark was the principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, and his efforts to improve standards at the school earned him national attention. Clark’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many frontline heroes have emerged in 2020. Many individuals have put their own lives at risk for the benefit of others, such as teachers, bus drivers, grocery store workers, doctors, nurses and EMTs. There’s another group too that’s working behind the scenes to help: nursing and medical students. Most people
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It’s certainly not too early in the game to be thinking about New Year’s Eve, but it’s not too late to come up with a plan either. With big parties out of the question (really, please don’t) it’s time to celebrate the end of 2020 the way we’ve marked most major occasions this year: at
Continue Reading The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled sanctions on a Venezuelan judge and prosecutor for their roles in the prosecution and sentencing of six US oil executives, collectively known as the “CITGO 6.” Judge Lorena Carolina Cornielles Ruiz presided over the trial and “ultimately sentenced each of the six US persons on charges of corruption with
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