(CNN Español) — Guillermo Lasso ya es presidente de Ecuador. El mandatario tomó posesión este lunes en una ceremonia a la que asistieron varios líderes mundiales. Los desafíos que deberá enfrentar Lasso en Ecuador 1:24 Empieza el cambio, bienvenidos al Ecuador del Encuentro. 🇪🇨 ¡GRACIAS ECUADOR! #GobiernoDelEncuentro#JuntosLoLogramos pic.twitter.com/zNWdcILdQS — Guillermo Lasso (@LassoGuillermo) May 24, 2021
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers have given final approval to allowing people carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that go with it. The Republican-dominated Legislature approved the measure Monday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott. The governor has said he will sign it despite the objections from law enforcement groups
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Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a rising Democratic star who was seriously considering challenging Republican Sen. Marco Rubio next year for his seat, announced Monday that she will forgo a Senate run and instead will seek reelection to her seat in the House. Murphy’s decision comes shortly after fellow Florida Democrat Rep. Val Demings announced she
Continue Reading (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden anunció este lunes que va a destinar US$ 200 millones del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense para apoyar los servicios para sobrevivientes de la violencia doméstica tras el aumento de casos durante los confinamientos por la pandemia.»Como todos sabemos, la pandemia y su impacto económico aumentaron significativamente los riesgos de
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A pilot died after Nellis Air Force Base officials said an aircraft operated by a military contractor crashed in a nearby residential area in Las Vegas. A base spokesman confirmed the crash happened about 2:30 p.m. Monday just outside the southern edge of the base, shortly after the plane took off.
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The African Union and United Nations say mutinous soldiers have arrested Mali’s transitional president and prime minister and taken them to military headquarters. The development came Monday just hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that seized power in a coup nine months earlier. The joint
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We lost civil rights icons. They lost friends. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Xernona Clayton and Andrew Young are some of the last remaining members of a generation of civil rights activists who reshaped the US and challenged their country to become a genuine multiracial democracy. But they are also survivors who have witnessed some of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public Schools on Monday named two finalists for its vacant superintendent’s post, with one of the pair being the district’s interim superintendent. The school board voted back on March 1 to name Ralph Ramos as temporary superintendent while board members looked for a permanent school chief, for which
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers have given final approval to allowing people carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that go with it. The Republican-dominated Legislature approved the measure Monday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott. The governor has said he will sign it despite the objections from law enforcement
Continue Reading The nation’s two largest public school districts will be open for in-person learning five days a week when the next academic year begins, officials said Monday. While schools in Los Angeles will also offer an online option, New York City schools won’t have a remote option. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told MSNBC
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EL PASO, Texas – New UTEP men’s basketball head coach Joe Golding announced his second recruit as Jorell Saterfield, a 6-foot-4 transfer from Ranger College, signed a letter of intent to play for the Miners on Monday afternoon. Saterfield is no stranger to the borderland after playing his high school hoops in Las Cruces, N.M., at Mayfield.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Si sabes qué es el k-pop sabes que las redes sociales son su mundo. Los seguidores de este género musical que se originó en Corea del Sur no solo son muy activos en sus publicaciones, sino que han logrado trascender el espectro musical para pronunciarse sobre causas sociales o sabotear etiquetas políticas
Continue Reading A Republican-ordered audit of the 2.1 million votes cast last year in Arizona’s Maricopa County resumed Monday amid the escalating intra-party fight between state senators who sought the audit and county officials who have called it a sham. Meanwhile, in Georgia’s Fulton County, another audit is set to move forward after a judge on Friday
Continue Reading The New York Police Department and state police are stepping up their presence in New York’s Jewish communities following two hate-related incidents in Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood over the weekend, officials said. At around 7:45 p.m. Saturday, two teens, ages 18 and 17, were approached by two men who “demanded that the victims repeat anti-Jewish
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Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a day to remember for a handful of strangers who now share a special bond. Five Minnesota kidney donors and recipients met for the first time Friday morning. It’s not every day a 28-year-old from St. Paul and a 5-year-old from the Iron Range
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ARRANT COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Four days after a high school senior was killed from a blow to the head in Tarrant County, his family is still searching for clues to what happened. Just a week after Leo Pantalion had his 18th birthday, on Mother’s Day, his mother
Continue ReadingThe Navy became the first branch in the US military to issue service-wide incentives for sailors to get vaccinated against Covid-19, including increased freedom of movement at port calls and the ending of pre-deployment quarantine for those who have been vaccinated. The updated guidance, issued Monday afternoon, stresses the safety of the vaccines and their
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — China ha extendido su dura represión sobre el uso y el comercio de bitcoins a la industria que supervisa la extracción de nuevos tokens de criptomonedas. Los nuevos pasos de Beijing, dados a conocer a última hora del viernes, agitaron los mercados de criptomonedas durante el fin de semana y presionaron a
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — «F9», la novena entrega de la popular franquicia «Fast & Furious», no se estrena en los cines de Estados Unidos hasta el 25 de junio, pero ya ha tenido un buen comienzo en la taquilla. La película, protagonizada por Vin Diesel como Dominic Toretto, el corredor callejero convertido en maestro ladrón y
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A new teaser trailer for “Eternals” has dropped. The Marvel Studios movie, directed by “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao, gives fans a peek inside the potential blockbuster. “We have watched and guided. We have helped them progress and seen them accomplish wonders,” Salma Hayek’s Ajak says in the trailer. “Throughout the years, we have never interfered
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A 9-year-old boy got a haircut recently, but not just any haircut. Matthew Contreras has been growing his hair for 3 years. It’s a gift, in memory of his brother. Lovely flowing locks … the mane is a major accomplishment for Matthew. “I’m so very
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORRANCE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it’s investigating and trying to locate a homeless man for two brutal attacks on 83-year-old Tomas Mendoza. The first assault came about one week ago when Mendoza, on a walk he’s taken for nearly 40 years,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENTON, Texas (KTVT) — Two children and one adult were killed after a head-on crash on Highway 380 in Denton Sunday, police said. Police said they responded to the crash just before 11:45 a.m. on westbound 380 near Rockhill Road. In one vehicle, one adult was pronounced dead
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TURLOCK, California (KOVR) — A Turlock High School senior is preparing to graduate from both her high school and college this month. This pandemic school year Nataly Frias took enough Merced College courses online to also earn two associate’s degrees, along with her high school diploma. CBS13’s Steve
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Police officials and Oakland faith leaders joined forces Sunday at a rally calling for an end to the spike in gun violence that has sent the city’s homicide rate skyrocketing. Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong told KPIX 5 that he hasn’t seen a year this
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LORDSBURG, New Mexico — A Union Pacific freight train derailed Monday near Lordsburg with approximately 50 rail cars overturned. The derailment location was adjacent to Interstate 10 in Separ, which is about 21 miles southeast of Lordsburg. Crews worked throughout the day trying to clear the tracks, as the 4:30 a.m. derailment resulted in all
Continue Reading BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Witnesses say Malian soldiers have rounded up the president and prime minister and taken them to military headquarters. The development came Monday just hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that seized power in a coup nine months earlier. There is no immediate confirmation as to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Police arrested nine people Saturday night as large groups gathered and got into fights in and around Millennium Park. Police said Sunday that they arrested eight juveniles and one adult in connection with the fighting. “The Chicago Police Department has ensured that sufficient resources have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Police are searching for a specific car in the race to stop a violent carjacking crew from striking again. A couple of suspected teen carjackers are already under arrest. Police said the teens were on a busy crime spree spanning six cities. An off duty
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Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed a bill into law banning the use of so-called vaccine passports in the state. The law, which went into effect immediately, prohibits any government entity from issuing vaccine passports while blocking businesses from requiring any such documentation. “I am supportive of a voluntary vaccine and by signing
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