(CNN Español) — En una reprimenda a los seguidores del presidente Donald Trump que irrumpieron en el Capitolio este miércoles, el expresidente George W. Bush comparó ese acto de terrorismo interno con lo que sucede en las «Repúblicas bananeras». «Laura y yo estamos viendo las escenas de caos que se desarrollan en la sede del
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Facebook and Instagram will ban President Donald Trump’s account from posting for at least the remainder of his term in office and perhaps “indefinitely,” Mark Zuckerberg said in a blog post on Thursday. “We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great,” the
Continue Reading Consumers using a phone that still runs on the Verizon 3G network have a bit more time to continue using the network. The company’s 3G network is still up and running — after Verizon previously said the old network would shut down at the end of 2020 — as it continues to shift customers to
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The US military flew two B-52 bombers to the Middle East Thursday from their base in the United States — the fourth such deployment and show of force by the US Air Force aimed at sending a message to Iran in the past two months. This latest mission was to “demonstrate the U.S. military’s continuing
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Roberto Izurieta es director de Proyectos latinoamericanos en la Universidad George Washington. Ha trabajado en campañas políticas en varios países de América Latina y España, y fue asesor de los presidentes Alejandro Toledo, de Perú, Vicente Fox, de México, y Álvaro Colom, de Guatemala. Izurieta también es colaborador de CNN en Español.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Mientras Estados Unidos reportó su día más alto de muertes por covid-19, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. advirtieron que el número total de víctimas podría exceder los 430.000 para fin de mes. Estados Unidos informó el miércoles de 3.865 muertes por coronavirus, lo que incrementa la
Continue Reading Bitcoin first topped $19,000 in December 2017 before crashing spectacularly to around $3,200 a year later. But long-term buy and hold bitcoin bulls, or HODLers as they’re known in crypto circles, are having the last laugh. That’s because the price of one bitcoin topped more than $40,000 Thursday — double the value from a little
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary, two people familiar with the matter say, in a round of Cabinet positions that could be announced on Friday. Raimondo is the first woman governor of Rhode Island, and has served in the role since her election in 2014. She
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden is expected to tap Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary, two sources familiar with the decision tell CNN. Walsh is a veteran union operative, eventually rising to lead Boston’s Building and Construction Trades Council, a group that represents ironworker and electrician unions, among others. He outlasted California Labor Secretary Julie Su,
Continue Reading A State Department political appointee was fired by the White House Thursday after tweeting on Wednesday evening that President Donald Trump is unfit for office and was to blame for the mob attack on the US Capitol, according to two sources familiar with the firing. “President Trump fomented an insurrectionist mob that attacked the Capitol
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Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KFSM) — Students and teachers across Arkansas headed back to in-person classes Monday (Jan. 4) following the holiday break. The return to classrooms comes off the heels of Arkansas passing a record-breaking number of covid-19 cases. With Springdale Schools being the largest school district in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (WLKY) — It’s the end of an era for movie rental stores as Family Video announced the closing of all 250 remaining locations. This includes the store in Shelbyville. The company is one of the last chains standing after Blockbuster and Hollywood video closed. The general
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las restricciones de Facebook a la cuenta del presidente Donald Trump continuarán al menos durante las próximas dos semanas y tal vez «indefinidamente», dijo el presidente ejecutivo de la compañía, Mark Zuckerberg, en una publicación de blog. La decisión marca una escalada importante por parte de Facebook, ya que ha sido objeto de
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Frida Ghitis, exproductora y excorresponsal de CNN, es columnista de asuntos mundiales. Es colaboradora frecuente de la sección de Opinión de CNN, columnista colaboradora de The Washington Post y columnista de World Politics Review. Puedes seguirla en su cuenta de Twitter, @fridaghitis. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son suyas. Puedes leer
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The man suspected of stealing a pickup in Truth or Consequences over the weekend was arrested in Las Cruces after being spotted by someone who had read about the theft on Facebook. Michael Todd, 30, of Hobbs, New Mexico, has been charged with one count of receiving stolen property. Las
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Just days after a malnourished mountain lion was captured in a downtown Santa Cruz apartment complex, a second sickly cat has been spotted elsewhere in the county. The multiple sightings are raising concerns that the cats’ condition is linked to last year’s wildfires,
Continue Reading Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said in a statement Thursday that she is resigning, becoming the first Cabinet member to leave the administration in the wake of President Donald Trump’s response to a mob of his supporters breaching the US Capitol. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the U.S. Department of Transportation,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YUKON, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Many Oklahomans traveled to Washington, D.C., for Wednesday’s rally in support of President Donald Trump. Part of those who went includes a group of about 70 people from the Oklahoma City metro. Melisa Schuster, from Yukon, told KOCO 5 that she felt called to
Continue Reading (CNN) — La emisora insignia de Dinamarca ha sufrido un revés por su programa de televisión infantil más reciente, «John Dillermand», una animación protagonizada por un hombre con un pene tan grande y flexible que puede salvar a los niños del peligro, buscar objetos en un río y hasta usarlo como un saltarín. El programa,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Some long-term care facilities have already received the COVID-19 vaccines, but others are desperately waiting. A New Mexico assisted living group saw more than a dozen deaths across its facilities just over the holidays. “The closest thing I can compare is war,”
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During the United States’ long Civil War, no Confederate flag came within the shadow of the US Capitol, but on Wednesday, an insurrectionist carried one right through its halls. In an attempt to stop Congress’ affirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s clear Electoral College victory in November’s elections, rioters stormed the Capitol lawn. President Donald Trump’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas (KHBS/KHOG) — A vehicle lost control and crashed into the Siloam Springs Intermediate gym at bout 3:30 Tuesday morning, according to Captain Derek Spicer with the Siloam Springs Police Department. “Once the vehicle went through the intersection at Cheri Whitlock and Mount Olive, rather than
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RANKIN COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — The man accused in the shooting death of his Rankin County neighbor after an ongoing feud was released on bond Monday. According to Madison and Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett, DeShawn Douglas, 18, was released on $75,000 bond. Bramlett tells WAPT that
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A new space telescope will help scientists look back in time at the origin of our universe and the galaxies and planetary systems that have populated it ever since. The mission will further our understanding of how the universe rapidly expanded right after the Big Bang occurred. During a two-year run, NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope
Continue Reading Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday released a statement calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office one day after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. “What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one day
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that President Donald Trump is directly responsible for “one of the darkest days in the history of our nation,” a day after Trump-supporting rioters stormed the US Capitol. “They were a riotous mob — insurrectionists. Domestic terrorists. It’s that basic. It’s that simple,” Biden said in Wilmington, Delaware, as he
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FORT BLISS, Texas – A Fort Bliss soldier was found dead while on holiday leave near San Antonio, officials said Thursday. Pfc. Nylyn O. Eady, 19, was found dead by emergency personnel in the city of Converse earlier this week. Converse is about 15 miles northeast from San Antonio. Authorities in the city of Converse
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The rules for trash collection in Omaha are clear. Garbage must be placed in the new containers for more efficient pickup. But tenants in an Omaha apartment complex apparently didn’t get the memo. After improving his property Kevin Micek says plans to sell had
Continue Reading Nota del editor: David A. Andelman, colaborador de CNN, dos veces ganador del premio Deadline Club y director ejecutivo de The Red Lines Project, es autor de «A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars That Might Still Happen» y presentador de su podcast Evergreen. Fue corresponsal del diario The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Creighton University School of Medicine have found a drug already in use that has the potential to protect against or treat hearing loss. With the help of graduate students, a groundbreaking study out of the university is making headway using the drug Dabrafenib. It’s
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