AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas has long faced allegations that its famous alma mater, “The Eyes of Texas,” had a racist past, but a committee tasked with researching the tune’s history and intent found it’s not as clear as it seems. UT President Jay Hartzell established The Eyes of Texas History Committee in
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He’s undecided on the nominee to head Health and Human Services. He’s not sure if he’ll back the No. 3 for the Justice Department, or the undersecretary of policy at the Pentagon. He says maintaining the 60 vote-requirement to overcome a filibuster is a “red line” for him. And he’s made clear he’ll block advancing
Continue Reading Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry embarked this week on what he called a “constructive trip” to Europe, meeting leaders there before Secretary of State Antony Blinken had even packed a suitcase for his international debut as the United States’ most senior diplomat. Blinken blessed and supported the trip, a State Department official told
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(CNN) — El Walt Disney World Resort en Florida no tiene disponibilidad en sus cuatro parques temáticos la semana que viene y tiene una disponibilidad limitada el resto del mes en algunos de los parques, según muestra el sitio web de reservas. Desde el 13 al 19 de marzo, Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Epcot
Continue Reading (CNN) –– ¿Qué es mejor que tener tu propio resort de lujo en las Bahamas? Ser el propietario de una isla privada en las Bahamas. Little Ragged Island, también conocida como St Andrew’s, es la isla privada más grande que está actualmente a la venta en el paraíso del Caribe. Estamos hablando de más de
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For the fourth time in the last two weeks, Georgia freshman Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a motion to adjourn the House on Thursday morning. The move has no practical effect other than to force every single House member to come to the floor to vote on, well, whether the House should adjourn.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Cuando la pandemia se extendió por todo el mundo hace un año, la salud de las personas de repente se volvió mucho más importante. El corresponsal médico jefe de CNN, el Dr. Sanjay Gupta, advirtió en marzo de 2020 que los problemas de salud subyacentes, como las enfermedades cardíacas y el asma, podrían
Continue Reading When President Joe Biden welcomed lawmakers into the Oval Office for his very first publicly scheduled meeting with members of Congress, he spoke exclusively with Republican senators — an apparent effort to reach across the aisle to get their support for his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal. Now, a month later, that legislation is being
Continue Reading (CNN) — Tras 10 años del mayor terremoto de la historia de Japón, repasamos los hechos clave sobre el sismo, el tsunami posterior y el desastre nuclear de Fukushima. A las 2:46 p.m. del 11 de marzo de 2011 se produjo un terremoto de magnitud 9,1 a 372 km al noroeste de Tokio, a una
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Right-wing cable channel Fox News largely ignored the passage of President Joe Biden’s enormous $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill on Wednesday, devoting little time on-air to reporting on the legislation as it passed in the House of Representatives. In contrast to CNN and MSNBC, Fox did not air live coverage of the proceedings in the
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El ministro de Defensa de Colombia, Diego Molano, dijo este miércoles que la Fiscalía y el Instituto de Medicina Legal son las autoridades competentes para determinar la identidad de los cuerpos de 10 personas que murieron en un operativo de las Fuerzas Armadas el pasado 2 de marzo, incluyendo si entre los
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Ultrathin dolls could be detrimental to young girls’ body image, a new study has shown. Researchers observed 5- to 9-year-olds playing with dolls of different body types and found girls who played with ultrathin dolls were more likely to want thin bodies, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Body Image. The ultrathin
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WASHINGTON, DC — The new statistics emerging daily about what’s happening at the US-Mexico border are enough to make anyone’s head spin. It’s a fast-moving situation, described by the Biden administration as a “stressful challenge” and decried by critics of immigration as a “crisis.” There are a lot of details we’re still learning in real
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EL PASO, Texas — For ten days, Texans knew the day was coming and now it arrived: Texas’ mask mandate is no longer in effect and all businesses can open at 100% capacity. Charlie Alaniz has owned Aqua Life for more than 10 years. He said Covid-19 has greatly impacted his aquatic pet store business
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Click here for updates on this story TRUCKEE, California (KOVR) — A FedEx driver braved freezing cold water to save a woman who lost control of her car and crashed into the Truckee River near Alpine Meadows on Monday. “It was definitely some of the coldest water,” FedEx Express driver Brandon Alt said. “I felt
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KOVR) — A Modesto woman has been on a mission to fulfill her dad’s dying wish, while he battles COVID-19. He hopes to be buried in his Marine Corps dress blues, but his were stolen decades ago. “One day he might be feeling really good and
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — A group of bipartisan U.S. senators is reintroducing a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent. In the United States, most states observe DST — which starts on the second Sunday in March at 2 a.m. and ends on the first Sunday in November at 2 a.m. — for eight
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, CA (KPIX) — It was an explosive, close call for some neighbors in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood on Tuesday, when a lightning strike sent a redwood tree flying in all directions. Shards of wood smashed through a sliding glass door of a home and straight
Continue Reading Secretary of State Tony Blinken for the first time Wednesday used the term “ethnic cleansing” to describe human rights abuses he said have been carried out in the Western Tigray region of Ethiopia, calling the situation “unacceptable.” “The challenge in Ethiopia is very significant. And it’s one that we’re very, very focused on, particularly the
Continue Reading The Senate voted to confirm Michael Regan as President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, where he’ll join an administration that has pledged aggressive action on tackling the climate crisis. With a bipartisan confirmation vote of 66 to 34, Regan will become the first Black man to lead the EPA
Continue Reading The Senate voted to confirm attorney general nominee Merrick Garland on Wednesday, sending the appellate judge on his mission to uphold the integrity of the Justice Department after its actions over the past years threatened to undermine it. Garland was confirmed in a 70-30 vote. The former chief judge of the US Court of Appeals
Continue Reading Investors weren’t making the trademark “oof” Roblox death sound Wednesday. Shares of the popular video game platform debuted on Wall Street and surged nearly 55% to $69.50, valuing the company at more than $45 billion. Roblox describes itself as a “metaverse” where players can make their own avatars and environments to play in, such as
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Ride-hailing service Lyft has also banned a woman caught on camera coughing on and assaulting an Uber driver who refused her and her friends service over in San Francisco over not wearing masks, the company announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, the woman in question has apparently
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers could become the first major US sports team to play before a full house since the coronavirus pandemic began shutting stadiums and arenas a year ago this week. The Major League Baseball club announced Wednesday that Globe Life Field will be “fully open” to its 40,518 capacity for the
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Aides who traveled to the southern border at the behest of President Joe Biden have described to him a troubling surge of migrant children the administration is now racing to house as the President’s more humane approach to immigration faces a critical early test. Biden entered office vowing to reverse what he
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Incredible cell phone video shows a Good Samaritan rescuing a woman trapped inside the cab of an overturned truck, using his bare hands to break through the glass windshield. The truck flipped over on Highway 160 Saturday afternoon near Arden-Arcade. The cell phone video
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s been a fun ride so far for the UTEP women’s basketball team. The Miners had a successful run through their conference schedule ending the season with a 13-5 C-USA record, 16-7 overall. Now it’s tournament time, and the Miners are ready to run the table and punch their ticket to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Jigsaw puzzles have seen a boom in popularity as Canadians continue to hunker down at home. But puzzle makers have struggled to meet the explosion in demand. One of those puzzle-makers is David Manga, who is president of Cobble Hill Puzzles in Victoria,
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico was charged Wednesday with a separate killing in New Jersey. Sean Lannon was arrested in St. Louis on Wednesday morning after a manhunt stretching from New Jersey to Missouri. Wednesday afternoon,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CASTLE SHANNON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Imagine navigating your way through a so far very successful life only to discover you’ve been carrying around baggage you did not know you had. “I have Autism but didn’t know it,” says Dr. Rueben Brock. A practicing clinical psychologist, a professor at
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