(CNN Español) — Año tras año, el metro de la Ciudad de México ha recibido menor presupuesto para su operación mientras en los últimos dos años se han registrado diversos incidentes o accidentes, en algunos casos fatales. Según registros gubernamentales, en este año, el Sistema Colectivo de Transporte, el organismo que opera el metro de
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A delivery of 1,000 Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine doses arrived at Sandhills Pediatrics in Southern Pines, North Carolina early Monday morning. Dr. Christoph Diasio, a pediatrician at the office, is preparing to start vaccinating his patients as soon as possible. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for children and teens ages 12-15 Monday. Now Diasio
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Las protestas contra el gobierno de Iván Duque en Colombia se han extendido a lo largo de casi dos semanas, que inicialmente se convocaron para rechazar la reforma tributaria presentada por el gobierno nacional en plena pandemia. Tras varios días de protestas en su mayoría pacíficas, los manifestantes no se van de
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Torrey DeVitto and David Ross are dating. The “Chicago Med” star went Instagram official with a photo showing her and the Chicago Cubs manager. DeVitto wrote in the caption, “Love him madly.” Ross was a catcher for several Major League Baseball clubs during his years as a player. His career culminated in 2016 with the
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UPDATE, May 12: Investigators have determined that over a dozen goats and sheep found slain in a northeast El Paso desert area earlier this week were actually killed in New Mexico, authorities said Tuesday, and a suspect was being questioned. The El Paso Police Department’s animal cruelty unit said it turned over to New Mexico
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A Miami-Dade police lieutenant and former high-ranking union member has been charged with sexual battery and was booked into Palm Beach County Jail on Friday, according to police. John Jenkins Jr. has been “relieved of his official duties as a Miami-Dade Police Department lieutenant,” said Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez III in a statement
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US Capitol Police observed roughly 200 members of the extremist Proud Boys group moving toward the Senate around 11 a.m. on January 6, hours before the building was breached by a pro-Trump mob, a House committee chairman said Monday. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, revealed new details about the January 6 insurrection and failures
Continue Reading California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing a Republican-led recall, said Monday he wants to return the state’s enormous $75.7 billion budget surplus to the pockets of taxpayers via an expanded stimulus check program he says would benefit two out of every three residents. The $12 billion proposal would amount to the largest year-over-year rebate that’s
Continue Reading House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is telling his Republican House colleagues to “anticipate” a vote on Wednesday regarding the current state of the House GOP Conference Chair position, which is expected to end with Liz Cheney being removed from her leadership role over her opposition to former President Donald Trump. It’s the latest step toward
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President Joe Biden claimed last Wednesday that the last five leaders of the Federal Reserve had declared that his American Jobs Plan proposal will increase economic growth. The American Jobs Plan, which you can read about here, would spend roughly $2 trillion on infrastructure projects and other initiatives. Biden has proposed to pay for the
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HOUSTON, Texas — A man has been charged with felony evading arrest after he escaped from police while housing a Bengal tiger in his yard. Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, was out on bond for a murder charge in Fort Bend County, when neighbors spotted the big cat, Houston Police Commander Ron Borza said during a
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SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Three years ago, a video went viral of a group of teenage students chanting the n-word at a private party in Southlake. Now, as the school district tries to incorporate cultural awareness into the curriculum, a group of parents is fighting back. Southlake is not a racist community — that was the
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s not everyday an NFL superstar comes to your school, let alone gives you a pair of shoes, but it’s now happened for a second time in recent weeks in El Paso. Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones and his family, as part of their A&A Foundation, surprised some lucky
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El Paso, Texas — What started as an after-school side job for two high school teens has now turned into an internationally known business that aims at serving non-profits in the community. “Two Men and a Truck” is a moving company with over 350 locations worldwide. One of those locations is here in the Borderland.
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The winds will not be much of an issue Tuesday with gusts around 25-30 mph. Lots of sunshine with temps in the upper 80’s. Late Tuesday and early Wednesday, the winds will shift to the east behind a cold front. Temps will be a little cooler Wednesday with highs in the upper 70’s and low
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Monday hosted two critical Democratic senators for individual meetings at the White House as he entered a crucial week for his legislative agenda. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Tom Carper of Delaware, two committee chairmen central to the infrastructure legislative process, met separately with Biden at the White House.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Cali, la tercera ciudad más poblada de Colombia, fue protagonista de una delicada situación de orden público en los últimos días. Pero en las últimas horas el Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC) denunció lo que catalogó como un “ataque armado” en el sur de Cali, que dejó al menos nueve personas
Continue Reading (CNN) — Cuando la pandemia aplastó a la economía de Estados Unidos la primavera boreal pasada, los aserraderos cerraron la producción de madera para prepararse para una caída de la vivienda. La depresión nunca llegó y ahora no hay suficiente madera para alimentar el mercado inmobiliario al rojo vivo. La escasez está retrasando la construcción
Continue Reading A gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning. There were at least 10 mass shootings in the country over the weekend that combined left at least 17 people dead and 33 more wounded, according to CNN reporting and an analysis
Continue Reading President Joe Biden‘s bipartisan push faces a crucial moment on Capitol Hill this month where talks over several big-ticket items could lead to major legislative victories hailed by both parties — or they could collapse and prompt a bitter round of recriminations and open partisan warfare. It’s a big week for talks: On Wednesday, Biden
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La situación en Colombia no solo ha causado heridas hondas en el país —con decenas de muertos, enfrentamientos y denuncias de abusos— sino que ha traspasado fronteras con manifestaciones masivas y en su mayoría pacíficas en diferentes países y con los ojos de la comunidad internacional atentos a los desarrollos para resolver
Continue Reading The biotechnology company Novavax now plans to apply for emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine in the US in the third quarter of this year, CEO Stanley Erck told CNN in a phone interview on Monday. The American biotech firm previously announced plans to apply in the second quarter, but a delay in getting
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un hombre armado abrió fuego en una fiesta de cumpleaños familiar en Colorado Springs este domingo, dejando a seis personas muertas y una comunidad de luto. Durante el fin de semana se produjeron al menos nueve tiroteos masivos en el país que, en conjunto, dejaron al menos 15 personas muertas y 30 más
Continue Reading Two college students in California had to be rescued from the Pacific Ocean this weekend when they floated too far from the shore in a homemade boat, according to police. The duo set sail from Isla Vista at 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Santa Barbara County Fire. Their boat consisted of two connected kiddie pools
Continue Reading Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday called for universal government-subsidized child care as part of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal, describing it as a “big ticket item” that demands more resources. “The way I see it, it’s got two parts. One is, this is how you boost productivity in our economy. But the other is, this
Continue Reading Police officers responding to a collision in Fairfield, California, made sure nothing got in the way of moms in the area receiving their Mother’s Day flowers. Lt. Jausiah Jacobsen told CNN no one was hurt in Sunday’s crash, which caused “very minor damage.” Police arrested the driver they said was at fault for driving under
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Creo que el personaje político más popular de Alemania
Continue Reading With Covid-19 vaccinations on the horizon for children ages 12 to 15 in the United States, pediatricians are concerned about the challenge of getting children up to date on their childhood vaccines, and balancing that with scheduling potential Covid-19 shots. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in 12-15-year-olds on
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Las protestas contra el gobierno de Iván Duque en Colombia se han extendido a lo largo de casi dos semanas, que inicialmente se convocaron para rechazar la reforma tributaria presentada por el gobierno nacional en plena pandemia. Tras varios días de protestas en su mayoría pacíficas, los manifestantes no se van de
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to children as young as 12. The FDA said Monday afternoon that the shot is safe and offers strong protection for younger teens based on testing of more than 2,000 U.S. volunteers. It’s welcome news for families struggling to
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