AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday afternoon to authorize law enforcement to track down Democrats absent from the chamber and bring them back to the state Capitol, “under warrant of arrest, if necessary.” The 80-12 vote came hours after the Texas Supreme Court ordered that those missing Democrats, many of whom left the state
Continue Reading
By MORGAN LEE AND CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The head of New Mexico’s foster care and child welfare system has been replaced by a retired state Supreme Court justice. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that Children, Youth and Families Department Secretary Brian Blalock is stepping
Continue Reading
By Amir Vera and Kay Jones, CNN An argument over unpaid rent ended with a shooting Tuesday, leaving two women dead and a man injured, according to a Las Vegas Police Department news release. Arnoldo Sanchez, 78, who was renting rooms to the three victims, was charged with two counts of murder and one count
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Top officials with New Mexico’s largest hospitals are making another plea for more people to get vaccinated. They said during a briefing Tuesday that they want to avoid the staffing and bed shortages that hospitals in other states are seeing as COVID-19 cases rise nationwide.
Continue Reading
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A Texas district judge granted the city of San Antonio and Bexar County a temporary restraining order, blocking Gov. Greg Abbott’s restriction on localities imposing mask mandates. On Tuesday, Judge Antonia Arteaga made the ruling following almost an hour of arguments from attorneys. Arteaga said she did not take her decision
Continue Reading
By Scottie Andrew, CNN The latest issue of a Batman comic series confirms the Caped Crusader’s lovable sidekick, Robin, is queer. Tim Drake, one of several characters to have taken up Robin’s mantle in the comics, accepts a date with a male friend in the new issue of “Batman: Urban Legends,” a series that debuted
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Duane “Dog” Chapman says he’s taking a walk down the aisle soon. The reality star shared that he’s getting married September 2 during an episode of the “Two Guys From Hollywood” podcast, which dropped Tuesday. “We went to the venue yesterday, picked it out,” Chapman said. “Man it cost a
Continue Reading
By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN The Senate’s massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure package marked a big bipartisan achievement after months of negotiations. The legislation, which still needs to be passed by the House, would provide $550 billion in new federal spending over five years. The new investments would reach far beyond the traditional infrastructure
Continue Reading
PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi has finally signed his eagerly anticipated Paris Saint-Germain contract to complete the move that confirms the end of a career-long association with Barcelona. The French club says in a statement that the 34-year-old Argentina star signed a two-year deal with the option for a third season. No salary details were
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN There was a time when Prince Andrew had it all: A decorated war hero, a playboy prince, an international ambassador for the British brand, living the life of privilege. But those days seem long gone. Instead, the Duke of York — who is ninth in line to the British throne —
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Veteran Rep. Ron Kind — a Wisconsin Democrat who represents a district carried by former Donald Trump — is planning to retire, Democratic sources confirmed to CNN. Kind has represented the seat since 1997. An official announcement is expected soon, sources said. His office did not respond to
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, Zachary Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Trump White House is facing increased scrutiny on Capitol Hill as a powerful committee chairman wants to interview then-President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff to determine the extent of the pressure the Justice Department faced to try to overturn Joe Biden’s victory. Illinois Sen.
Continue Reading
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Serenade Foods is recalling nearly 60,000 pounds of frozen, raw, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken products that could be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Monday. The products were produced on February 24 and February 25, 2021, and were shipped to distributors across the country,
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden celebrated the Senate’s passage of a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on Tuesday, a step toward fulfilling a key item in his legislative agenda that also amounts to the biggest bipartisan win of his presidency so far. “The death of this legislation was mildly premature,” Biden said
Continue Reading
Amazon is delaying its return to office until 2022. CNN’s Matt Egan reports on businesses pushing back their returns because of surging Covid-19 cases.
Continue Reading By Jasmine Wright, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he respects New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to resign after the President called on Cuomo to step down last week following an official report that said Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women. “I respect the governor’s decision,” Biden said after delivering remarks on the passage
Continue Reading
CNNEE Nota del editor: Graciela Martínez es encargada de campañas para Amnistía Internacional. Es politóloga y trabajó en Honduras en una organización internacional de derechos humanos del 2016 al 2018. Adeline Neau es investigadora de Amnistía Internacional y abogada de derechos humanos. Ambas han trabajado principalmente en asuntos relacionados con Centroamérica. Las opiniones aquí expresadas
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Americans living in high-risk Covid states are starting to shy away from restaurants, malls and airports as the Delta variant rapidly spreads. And real-time economic indicators suggest the Delta variant is slowing the recovery in some of the hardest hit sectors, even though the impact is not yet being felt
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN Serenade Foods is recalling nearly 60,000 pounds of frozen, raw, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken products that could be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Monday. The products were produced on February 24 and February 25, 2021, and were shipped to distributors across the country,
Continue Reading CNN’s John King explains the significance of the Senate passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill, which will head to the House for a vote.
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Amazon está cambiando su proceso de resolución de quejas para las devoluciones y pagará a los clientes hasta US$ 1.000 por productos vendidos por terceros que causaron daños o lesiones personales. La compañía anunció el martes que se ocupará ella misma de la satisfacción del cliente. Y luego perseguirá a las
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv Nota del editor: David Bittan Obadia es abogado, escritor, analista de temas políticos e internacionales, columnista del diario El Universal de Venezuela y colaborador en otros medios de comunicación. Como conferencista, participó en el Congreso Judío Mundial y fue presidente de la comunidad judía de Venezuela. Su cuenta de Twitter es @davidbittano. Las
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State has added head-coaching experience to it’s basketball bench. And while Chris Jans is still the head man, the addition of Dominique Taylor should be a big boost for the Aggies. NMSU confirmed to ABC-7’s Nate Ryan that the Aggies have indeed added Taylor, a former interim head
Continue Reading By Dianne Gallagher, Wesley Bruer and Jade Gordon, CNN The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a state district judge’s temporary restraining order that had prevented the arrest of Texas House Democrats, who left the state last month in an attempt to stop the passage of restrictive voting bills. The ruling means that many of
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail is steadily growing after officials in the state unveiled a fourth marker this week honoring a historic march against anti-Black violence. The new marker, unveiled on Monday, is in Young Park in Baton Rouge — marking the 105-mile march from Bogalusa to Baton Rouge. The march,
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Senate Democrats’ push to advance their $3.5 trillion budget resolution is headed for a procedural speed bump known as a “vote-a-rama.” The time-consuming and stamina-challenging process is the only remaining hurdle for Senate Democrats before the chamber can adopt the budget resolution after voting to open debate earlier Tuesday. Politically, it
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El canciller de Perú, Héctor Béjar, dijo este lunes que el gobierno está a favor de “toda acción dirigida a contribuir al diálogo necesario entre el gobierno de Venezuela y la oposición, con la finalidad de que se pueda llegar a un acuerdo para la convocatoria de elecciones libres, justas
Continue Reading
By Danielle Prokop, El Paso Matters El PASO, Texas — One of El Paso’s largest food distribution sites will close and others will reduce hours despite the amplified need for food due to the pandemic, officials said, citing a lack of manpower. “We’re still able to manage all of the logistics, the trucking, finding the
Continue Reading By Kristin Fisher and Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA’s goal of returning American astronauts to the moon by 2024 isn’t feasible because of significant delays in developing spacesuits, NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin said in a new report. Even though NASA will have spent more than a billion dollars on the next-generation spacesuits, Martin concluded
Continue Reading
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s president has announced that 25 soldiers were killed saving residents from the wildfires ravaging forests and villages east of the capital. The president of the sprawling North African nation tweeted that the soldiers saved 100 citizens from the blazes in two areas in the mountainous Kabyle region, home of the
Continue Reading