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Year: 2021

Infrastructure in America needs an upgrade. Here’s how Biden’s plans would impact key areas of American life.

The nation’s infrastructure is sorely in need of repair. It recently earned a C- score from the American Society of Civil Engineers, which said an additional $2.6 trillion in funding is required over the next decade. President Joe Biden is pitching his plan as an investment to benefit communities of color, rural Americans and others

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Biden and Putin not currently expected to hold joint news conference following meeting next week

President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are not currently expected to hold a joint press conference following their high-stakes summit in Geneva, Switzerland, next week, two US officials familiar with the matter said. The final plans are still being formulated, and could change. But officials putting together the day’s events said that as

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Otorgan un premio Pulitzer de periodismo a la mujer que grabó la muerte de George Floyd

(CNN) — Los Premios Pulitzer reconocen algunos de los trabajos periodísticos más importantes del año. En esta edición, una persona que no es periodista profesional, pero cuyas acciones tuvieron tanta repercusión como si lo hubiera sido, se encuentra entre los galardonados. Darnella Frazier, que filmó la muerte de George Floyd, recibió una mención especial, según

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En Nicaragua envían a prisión por 90 días a los dirigentes opositores Violeta Granera y José Pallais

(CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Nicaragua informó este viernes que la justicia determinó que Violeta Granera y José Pallais, dirigentes de la opositora Coalición Nacional, permanecerán detenidos durante 90 días mientras se amplía la investigación que se les sigue. La Fiscalía dijo en un comunicado que a ambos se les investiga por «contar

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Dangerous Covid variants could set back national progress against the pandemic, officials warn

With declining rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths across the US, more cities and states have lifted safety restrictions in anticipation of a better summer. But officials continue to warn that those unvaccinated remain vulnerable to the virus, especially to dangerous variants which could set back national progress against the pandemic if they become more

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