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Month: March 2021

A noose was found outside of a DC church, and police are now investigating incident as a possible hate crime

A Washington, DC, church discovered a noose hanging in a tree on its property Friday, and police are now investigating the incident as a possible hate crime, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Rev. Michele Morgan, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, told CNN the rope was found by a technician preparing for musical performances

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Students sue Oregon colleges over cost of remote learning during the pandemic

Three Oregon college students are claiming in two class-action lawsuits that they should be reimbursed tuition and other fees since the University of Oregon and Oregon State University transitioned to mostly remote instruction during the coronavirus pandemic. Undergraduate student Danielle Pranger and graduate student Garrett Harris filed a lawsuit against Oregon State University on March

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Las autoridades del canal de Suez necesitan remover 20.000 metros cúbicos de arena para liberar el barco Ever Given

(CNN) — Hasta 20.000 metros cúbicos (706.000 pies cúbicos) de arena deberán ser removidos en el canal de Suez para liberar el gigantesco buque portacontenedores que ha estado atascado allí desde el martes, según las autoridades del canal. El Ever Given, un buque portacontenedores casi tan largo como la altura del edificio Empire State en

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Michigan attorney general closes investigation into Larry Nassar’s abuses after saying university was unhelpful

After a three-year investigation, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that her office was “forced to close” its inquiry into Michigan State University’s handling of former school doctor Larry Nassar after the school declined to waive attorney-client privilege for approximately 6,000 documents. The investigation was set to look into how Nassar, a disgraced former USA

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Appeals court ruling paves way for release of alleged Capitol rioters with extremist ties, but at least one Oath Keeper will stay in jail

A handful of the US Capitol riot defendants whom prosecutors have grouped among the most extreme were told on Friday they could potentially be released from jail as they await trial, because — under the law — they aren’t considered that dangerous at this time. The developments came in rapid fire from the Washington federal

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Bukele vetará el proyecto de ley aprobado para crear la Ley Especial contra el Tráfico Ilegal de Personas

(CNN Español) — El presidente de El Salvador Nayib Bukele anunció este viernes que vetará el decreto aprobado el jueves por los diputados para crear la Ley Especial contra el Tráfico Ilegal de Personas. Esa propuesta de ley criminaliza a todos sin distinción. Hay verdaderos criminales que sí hay que perseguir, pero generalizar es peligroso

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Dueling delegations tour migrant facilities, blame placed on party lines

EL PASO, Texas — Republicans and Democrats took a tour of the border, and migrant holding facilities Friday across Texas. The Republican delegation toured a migrant facility in Donna, Texas While Democrats toured a migrant delegation in Carrizo Springs. “The trump administration had allowed media inside facilities like that, the Obama administration allowed media inside

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Austal USA enters steel shipbuilding market

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Austal USA broke ground on its steel manufacturing line today positioning the company to start steel production in April 2022. This addition of steel capability ensures Austal USA will remain a major contributor to the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base. “This world-class steel manufacturing line

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UTEP volleyball clinches C-USA Tournament berth with win over Southern Miss

EL PASO, Texas – Paulina Perez Rosas addressed her teammates in the post-game huddle.  “We just clinched the third seed (in the C-USA Tournament,” the junior outside hitter said. “But let’s go get the second (seed) tomorrow.”  UTEP volleyball (8-6, 7-4 C-USA) defeated Southern Miss (9-9, 4-7 C-USA) in straight sets, 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-16), Friday afternoon in

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NCAA budget report shows it spent $13.5 million more for men’s 2018-19 basketball tournament than for women’s

The NCAA allocated $28 million for the Division I men’s basketball championship for the 2018-19 season, nearly twice the amount budgeted for the women’s basketball championship that season, its budget report shows. CNN obtained the budget document on Friday from the NCAA. The New York Times was the first to report on the issue. The

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NCAA budget report shows $13.5 million budget gap between men’s and women’s 2018-19 basketball tournaments

The NCAA allocated $28 million for the Division I men’s basketball championship for the 2018-19 season, nearly twice the amount budgeted for the women’s basketball championship that season, its budget report shows. CNN obtained the budget document on Friday from the NCAA. The New York Times was the first to report on the issue. The

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Weekend outlook

Weather looks good for the weekend other than a few clouds from time to time Saturday. Temps will be a little cooler than Friday with highs in the mid and upper 60’s. Sunday looks good with temps near 70. Next week the winds pick up. Gusts around 40 mph for Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday as

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