Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a transgender sports bill into law Friday requiring students to prove their sex at birth in order to play in middle and high school sports. The bill states that “a student’s gender for purposes of participation in a public middle school or high school interscholastic athletic activity or event be
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At least 32 people have been killed and 165 injured after two trains collided in Egypt on Friday, according to government statements. Seventy-two ambulances were sent to the scene and reinforcement medical teams were sent to the incident in the Tahta district of the Upper Egypt governorate of Sohag from the capital Cairo, the Health
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The tweet came as a surprise. John McGee, 21, told CNN on Tuesday that he was mindlessly scrolling through Twitter last Monday when he saw Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ post: “Starting tomorrow, ALL new appointments will be open to ALL Mississippians. Get your shot friends – and let’s get back to normal!” Mississippi is one
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(CNN Español) — La noche del pasado 20 de marzo Carmen Bustillo salió huyendo en medio del atronador sonido de bombardeos y balas cerca a su vivienda en la población venezolana de La Victoria. Con ella también su hija y sus tres nietos abandonaron sus pertenencias y se aventuraron a cruzar el río Arauca para
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The number of unaccompanied migrant children in federal custody continued to climb this week, according to the latest government-released data. On Thursday, there were more than 18,000 children in US government custody, up from more than 17,000 on Wednesday. The Department of Homeland Security releases data for the day prior, a practice that began this
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Si intentas evaluar el impacto de la nueva ley electoral de Georgia que restringe el derecho al voto, dos fotografías te dirán todo lo que necesitas saber. La primera imagen muestra al gobernador de Georgia, Brian Kemp, firmando la extensa ley. Justamente, una norma que muchos argumentan dificultará la votación para las personas
Continue Reading Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday dissolved the Homeland Security Advisory Council, according to a letter obtained by CNN, ousting a board of independent advisers that included Trump-era officials and setting up a plan to reconfigure the council. “In the service of an orderly transition to a new model for the HSAC,
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Former France international Thierry Henry says he hopes his decision to step away from social media will inspire others to stand up against racist abuse and bullying online. The ex-Arsenal and Barcelona star, who won the World Cup with France in 1998, announced on Friday that he would be quitting his social media accounts until
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A race and inclusion editor for USA Today’s Sports Media Group wrote in a blog post published Friday that she was fired over an inaccurate tweet about the Colorado shooting, and accused the media company of being “subservient to white authority.” In her Medium post, the editor, Hemal Jhaveri, opened by saying, “I am no
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Tomás Yarrington Ruvalcaba, exgobernador de Tamaulipas, se declaró culpable de lavado de dinero en una corte del distrito sur de Texas este jueves, dijo el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos en un comunicado. Yarrington Ruvalcaba aceptó que recibió más de US$ 3,5 millones en sobornos que utilizados para comprar propiedades de
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Friday called a sweeping elections bill signed into law in Georgia “Jim Crow in the 21st Century” and “an atrocity,” saying the Justice Department is “taking a look” at the measure. Asked if there was anything the White House could do to protect voting rights in Georgia, Biden told reporters on
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s upcoming soccer game at UT-San Antonio, originally scheduled for Saturday (March 27) in San Antonio, has been postponed due to positive COVID tests and subsequent contact tracing within the Miners’ program. Both institutions, along with Conference USA, will work together to reschedule the contest for later this season at a
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Click here for updates on this story SANFORD, Michigan (WNEM) — A Sanford family was lucky to avert disaster last year as their home was spared by the dam failures, but their house is now destroyed after a fire ripped through. Karrie Ludwig, her husband Randy, and their 15-year-old son Dylan lost everything to a
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La justicia de Bolivia declaró improcedente la apelación por “aprehensión ilegal” presentada por la expresidenta interina Jeanine Áñez y sus exministros, quienes deberán permanecer detenidos preventivamente, según reportó la cadena estatal Bolivia TV. La sentencia fue dictada por la Sala Penal Primera de La Paz. Una de las abogadas de la Áñez,
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EL PASO, Texas — Police arrested a man in connection with three incidents of theft involving catalytic converters. Police said 31-year-old Gary Duncan was arrested after witnesses reported seeing Duncan crawl under a vehicle at the Burlington Coat Factory parking lot at 2036 N. Zaragoza. Witnesses told police they heard sounds of an electric saw
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — El Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) ha enviado aproximadamente 127 millones de pagos de subsidios en las últimas dos semanas, pero algunos de los beneficiarios de seguridad social de menores ingresos se encuentran entre los que aún esperan recibir los cheques. La demora afecta a quienes reciben
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Georgia Republicans’ successful effort to enact sweeping voting restrictions has ratcheted up pressure on Democrats to take unprecedented steps and change the rules of the US Senate in order to overhaul election law and expand voting access across the country. But Democratic hopes are running into a major problem: The party lacks the votes to
Continue Reading Two separate groups of lawmakers traveled to Texas on Friday to spotlight the surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the US-Mexico border in recent weeks — with the lawmakers blaming different administrations for why the crisis is happening in the first place. Democratic Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, who led a group of House Democratic lawmakers to
Continue Reading The city of Long Beach, California, is working to rebuild a symbol of LGBTQ inclusion after it was destroyed in a fire that officials believe was an act of hate. The Long Beach Fire Department says the city’s Pride lifeguard tower was “fully engulfed” in flames early Tuesday morning. The tower has been a “symbol
Continue Reading Georgia Republicans’ successful effort to enact sweeping voting restrictions has ratcheted up pressure on Democrats to take unprecedented steps and change the rules of the US Senate in order to overhaul election law and expand voting access across the country. But Democratic hopes are running into a major problem: The party lacks the votes to
Continue Reading House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s push to create a bipartisan commission that would investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is in danger as House Democrats turn to their committees to conduct their own sweeping probe as a fallback option, with a bipartisan path to an independent panel appearing elusive. Nine Democrats who chair
Continue Reading (CNN) — Nueva Zelandia se convertirá en uno de los únicos países del mundo en ofrecer licencia por duelo remunerada a las trabajadoras que sufren un aborto espontáneo, luego de que los legisladores aprobaran por unanimidad la moción el miércoles. Las empleadas en el país tendrán derecho a una licencia de tres días después de
Continue Reading An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the sound of someone loading guns in a bathroom stall. The witness rushed out of the bathroom and notified staff at the Publix Supermarket. When police arrived soon after, they
Continue Reading Xiaojie Tan, one of eight people killed in last week’s Atlanta-area spa shootings, was remembered at her funeral Friday for forging her own way in business, raising her daughter well and treating her customers as friends. And if Americans could learn from her example, “the violence and bloodshed might stop,” her ex-husband said at the
Continue Reading President Joe Biden is “looking” at what executive actions he can take on guns, particularly when it comes to regulating imported weapons and those made with “3D equipment,” he told reporters on the tarmac in Delaware on Friday. “We’re looking at that right now,” Biden said. “We’re looking at what kind of authority I have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We are getting a first look inside the investigation of a deadly attack on a corrections officer. An inmate murdered 45-year-old Joseph Gomm at the Stillwater prison in 2018. WCCO investigates what the never-before-seen evidence reveals and the warning the killer had sent in the
Continue Reading Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin “know they’re invited” to join a US-hosted virtual summit on climate, President Joe Biden told reporters on Friday. “I haven’t yet, but they know they’re invited,” Biden said, when asked on the White House’s South Lawn if he’d invited the two leaders to join the event.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Una realidad sin precedentes en Israel. Después de cuatro elecciones generales aún no se ve a un claro vencedor que pueda formar una coalición estable. ¿Podría no quedar más alternativa que convocar unos quintos comicios? Escucha el nuevo episodio de «Desafíos Globales» con José Levy. Recuerda que puedes escuchar este episodio en
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BELMAWR, New Jersey (WCBS, KYW) — A New Jersey gym at the center of controversy throughout the coronavirus pandemic is now offering a freebie to anyone who does not receive the COVID vaccine. Atilis Gym, in Bellmawr, initially made headlines last year when it repeatedly defied Gov. Phil
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — On Sunday March 21, when police closed popular Ocean Drive at 8 p.m., not everyone went home. Some people continued the party on the streets of residential Meridian Avenue, just a few blocks over. “Over 1,000 people easily,” said John Walter, who lives
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