Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estados Unidos emite más de 30.000 anuncios de radio al mes en Centroamérica para disuadir la migración en medio de un nuevo enfoque en la región y las causas fundamentales que empujan a la gente a viajar hacia el norte, dijo un portavoz del Departamento de Estado a CNN. La campaña
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By Jessica Dean, Dianne Gallagher and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the effort to pass federal voting rights legislation, on Thursday said he and a group of Texas House Democrats, who have fled their state in an effort to block restrictive voting bills, have come to a “total agreement” on
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By Stella Chan, CNN A licensed naturopathic doctor from Northern California was arrested Wednesday for running a fake Covid-19 immunization and vaccine card scheme, according to an announcement from the US Department of Justice. Juli A. Mazi, 41, faces one charge of wire fraud and one count of false statements related to health matters, according
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EL PASO, Texas – Road match-ups at powerhouses Texas A&M and Texas Tech, a home contest vs. I-10 rival NM State and eight Conference USA games highlight the 2021 UTEP soccer schedule, as announced by head coach Kathryn Balogun Thursday. The Miners tune up for the campaign with an exhibition contest at former C-USA affiliate member
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he’ll soon be able to answer persistent questions about travel to the US from Europe after German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised the matter in the Oval Office. Biden said he brought in members of his Covid team when Merkel raised the question during their bilateral talks
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los viajeros estadounidenses que no disponen actualmente de un pasaporte válido no podrán viajar al extranjero este verano debido a los largos tiempos de espera, ya que el Departamento de Estado se enfrenta a un retraso de más de un millón de solicitudes causado en gran parte por la pandemia del
Continue Reading By Ryan Nobles and Melanie Zanona, CNN House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy met with Donald Trump on Thursday at the former President’s Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club, as the California Republican is considering which members of his conference to appoint to a special committee tasked with investigating the deadly January 6 riot at the US
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — La variante B.1.617.2, mejor conocida como delta, es una versión de coronavirus que es más peligrosa y más infecciosa, según expertos. Y ante el aumento de casos de covid-19 y la creciente amenaza de la variante delta, varios países han tenido que retomar varias medidas de bioseguridad. “Deberíamos pensar
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Homeowners who missed out on ultra-low interest rates earlier this year may have another chance. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 2.88%, according to Freddie Mac, the lowest level since mid-February and the third consecutive weekly drop. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 2.22%. The
Continue Reading By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN The sharp rebuke from the Justice Department’s inspector general over the FBI’s mishandling of the sex abuse investigation of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar is the latest in a recent string of embarrassing failures and could have broader repercussions for the bureau. Lawmakers who previously examined the
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By Jill Martin, CNN World No. 1 Novak Djokovic announced on social media on Thursday that he will compete in the Tokyo Olympics. “I booked my flight for Tokyo and will proudly be joining #TeamSerbia for the Olympics,” Djokovic said in a tweet. Djokovic, who has won the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN Right handed pitcher Jacob Steinmetz has a fastball in the 90-94 mph range, a wicked curve ball and a deeply-held religious faith. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected the 17-year-old on Monday in the third round with the 77th pick and say he’s the first known Orthodox Jewish player to ever be drafted
Continue Reading By Morgan Rimmer and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Rep. Joyce Beatty was arrested by US Capitol Police on Thursday afternoon after participating in a voting rights protest that culminated in a march inside the Senate Hart Office Building atrium. Beatty, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, participated in a small rally alongside 12 activists outside
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Los latinos en Estados Unidos se vieron fuertemente afectados por la pandemia de covid-19 en varios frentes. Experimentaron tasas más altas de muertes por virus y hospitalizaciones. Tuvieron más problemas para llegar a fin de mes que otros grupos demográficos, debido a los recortes salariales y la pérdida de puestos de
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Meghan, la duquesa de Sussex, llega al mundo de los dibujos animados. La duquesa de Sussex produce contenidos junto a Netflix 0:52 Netflix anunció el martes que desarrollará una nueva serie de animación con Meghan y Archewell Productions, la productora que fundaron los duques de Sussex. La fundación de los duques de
Continue Reading ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to be interviewed by investigators with the state attorney general’s office who are looking into sexual harassment allegations as the probe nears its conclusion. The timing of the interview Saturday in Albany was confirmed by two people familiar with the case who spoke to The Associated
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By Meghan Schiller Click here for updates on this story AVALON BOROUGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Thousands of people on social media are fighting for justice for a puppy in Avalon Borough. They are enraged over videos showing alleged animal abuse. In one of the clips, the pup can be heard crying out. After members of
Continue Reading SURFSIDE, Florida — The recovery efforts for a South Florida condo building that collapsed last month might be coming to an end soon. Miami-Dade police identified four more victims of the Surfside condo collapse Thursday, meaning that 90 of the 97 confirmed dead have been identified. County officials say eight people are still classified as
Continue Reading By KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A San Francisco woman who stole items from a Walgreens store while coughing and claiming she had COVID-19 during the early days of the pandemic was convicted on a federal robbery charge on Wednesday. According to acting Northern California U.S. Attorney
Continue Reading By Ryan Hill Click here for updates on this story ROSEVILLE (KOVR) — As she started to flip through photos of yesteryear, Elizabeth Jackson Booth looked back at cherished memories with her family. “I’m a Korean adoptee. I was adopted in 1975 by the Jackson family,” Jackson Booth said. After wanting closure in her life,
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN A woman qualified to become a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command crew for the first time in the organization’s history, according to a press release from the US Navy Thursday. The woman will go on to become an operator on one of the Navy’s special boat
Continue Reading By Natasha Brown Click here for updates on this story LANSDALE, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Residents and leaders in Montgomery County are joining a Muslim North Penn High School student in advocating for her innocence after a fight two months ago resulted in her impending criminal charges. The May video shows Sanaa Beaufort fighting with two
Continue Reading By WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — While there’s been much progress in the fight against COVID, an Upper West Side community is reminding residents it’s not over just yet. Blowing whistles and waving from balconies, the neighborhood was one of the first to participate in the 7
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Washington on Thursday in what was likely the European leader’s final appearance at the White House before she steps down from her long-held position this fall. The ongoing dispute between the United States and Germany over a Russian
Continue Reading By Erin Hassanzadeh Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The opioid epidemic led to a record number of drug overdoses in the United States last year. The spike is happening in Minnesota, too. Just under 800 Minnesotans died from drug overdoses in 2019. More than 1,000 died last year — a
Continue Reading By Peter D’Oench Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A small but vocal group of protestors descended on Miami City Hall Thursday. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez met with some members of the group and told CBS4’s Peter D’Oench, “What we are asking for is for the President of the United States
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GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization warned Thursday that the surging Covid-19 pandemic in many parts of the world increases the likelihood that new, potentially dangerous variants may emerge in the future. “The pandemic is nowhere near finished,” said Professor Didier Houssin, chair of the WHO Emergency Covid-19 Committee. The global surge in new cases has
Continue Reading By KCAL KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story SANTA ANA (KCAL, KCBS) — On Dec. 19, 1976, Janet Stallcup was on her way to a party in Garden Grove, but the 19-year-old nursing student never made it to the event. Eight days later, police found her body about 2.5 miles from her
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LOS ANGELES, California — Los Angeles County’s public health officer says a rapid and sustained increase in Covid-19 cases in the nation’s largest county requires a return to mandatory mask-wearing indoors even when people are vaccinated. Dr. Muntu Davis told a virtual press conference Thursday that a public health order requiring masks indoors will go
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week’s assassination of that country’s president, but sending American troops to stabilize the country is “not on the agenda.” Haiti’s interim government last week asked the U.S. and the United Nations to deploy troops to protect
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