President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress for the first time on Wednesday evening and is expected to tout his administration’s accomplishments within his first 100 days in office and unveil key components of his next legislative push. Biden is expected to lay out parts of his American Families Plan, a roughly
Continue Reading President Joe Biden opened his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night by declaring that “America is on the move again.” The President, in his first prime-time speech to lawmakers, is hoping to build on the trust he engendered by accelerating the nation’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic to convince Americans
Continue Reading Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history during President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress just by taking their seats — marking the first time two women would be sitting behind the President. Harris entered the House chamber Wednesday night to a round of applause for Biden’s first
Continue Reading President Joe Biden opened his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night by declaring that “America is on the move again.” The President, in his first prime-time speech to lawmakers, is hoping to build on the trust he engendered by accelerating the nation’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic to convince Americans
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Three migrants were injured after trying to jump on a moving Union Pacific Train in Hudspeth County on Wednesday, authorities said. It happened along some railroad tracks near Interstate 10 just outside of Sierra Blanca. Two of the hurt migrants were citizens of El Salvador and the third was a Mexican
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(CNN Español) — El director de Noticias RCN en Colombia, José Manuel Acevedo, y Claudia Gurisatti, directora de NTN24, denunciaron en un comunicado que las instalaciones del canal RCN en la ciudad de Bogotá fueron atacadas por «grupos violentos», durante las protestas de este miércoles. El hecho fue catalogado por los periodistas como un ataque
Continue Reading Newly released police body-camera and surveillance video shows the chemical spray assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and others during the riot on January 6. The videos were obtained by CNN and provide graphic new details into how the tense standoff between supporters of former President Donald Trump and law enforcement deteriorated within seconds
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso police bomb squad was called out Wednesday evening to examine a possible explosive device found at a Lower Valley business which was evacuated. Authorities confirmed the discovery was made at Willscot, which is located in the 8700 block of Castner, in an industrial area. Police blocked off Castner
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, pronunciará su primer discurso en una sesión conjunta del Congreso durante la noche de este miércoles. Y llega con la esperanza de aprovechar la confianza que ha labrado al acelerar la respuesta ante la pandemia de covid-19 para convencer a los estadounidenses que deben respaldar sus ambiciosos
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New body cam footage released in Chicago on Wednesday shows the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez as he runs from an officer. Alvarez was armed with a gun at the time, according to police. Newly released surveillance camera footage showed Alvarez dropping what appeared to be a gun onto the grass nearby as
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EL PASO, Texas — For 100 years, the Armed Services YMCA El Paso has provided help to military families for their health and well-being. It’s the oldest continuously serving military service organization in the country. And the ASYMCA El Paso is holding a charity golf tournament next month. ASYMCA El Paso has over 32 programs
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Con 7 votos a favor y 2 en contra, la Corte Constitucional de Ecuador aceptó los pedidos de inconstitucionalidad presentados por varias organizaciones de mujeres sobre uno de los artículos del Código Penal que impedía el aborto en caso de violación para todas las mujeres. El Código Penal de Ecuador permite actualmente
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Clouds and cooler temperatures are in the forecast tonight and again tomorrow. Temps will remain in the upper 60’s and low 70’s. Our rain chances will stay around 20% throughout the day. Most is expected to be on the light side around .05″ or less although there could be a pocket or two that could
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Amazon has announced that it will raise wages for more than 500,000 workers — but it’s not planning to increase its $15 per hour minimum wage. In light of a current effort to hire for tens of thousands of jobs across its customer, fulfillment, delivery, package sortation and fulfillment, Amazon moved up its annual fall
Continue Reading President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his term and issuing more executive orders so far than his three predecessors. Those efforts have paid off, with the administration reaching the milestones of 200 million coronavirus shots delivered
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una colonia de castores mordió un cable de fibra óptica que estaba cerca de su presa durante el fin de semana e interrumpió el servicio de internet de cientos de personas en el oeste de Canadá. Funcionarios del distrito de Tumbler Ridge dijeron que el área tuvo un apagón «repentino e inesperado» cerca
Continue Reading Since Facebook paid a whopping $19 billion to buy WhatsApp in 2014, investors have wondered how it will cash in on the acquisition, especially after the company walked back a controversial plan to sell ads on the app. On Wednesday, the company finally provided some details on how it’s using WhatsApp to drive ad sales
Continue Reading Federal agents raided the apartment and office of former President Donald Trump’s longtime attorney Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, an extraordinary move in the Justice Department’s ongoing criminal probe. The shocking development is part of the two-year investigation into Giuliani’s political activities in Ukraine. He hasn’t been charged and denies all wrongdoing. Here’s a breakdown of
Continue Reading Federal agents raided the apartment and office of former President Donald Trump’s longtime attorney Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, an extraordinary move in the Justice Department’s ongoing criminal probe. The shocking development is part of the two-year investigation into Giuliani’s political activities in Ukraine. He hasn’t been charged and denies all wrongdoing. Here’s a breakdown of
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After loosening its Covid-19 prevention guidelines somewhat this week for people who are fully vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could soon go even further if new cases continue to decline, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. The seven-day average of new cases has dropped from about 60,000 new infections per day to “around
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A police union has filed an appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court to reinstate former Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann, who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice outside a recreation center in 2014 when he mistook a toy pistol for a real firearm, according to court documents. The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association (CPPA) filed the appeal
Continue Reading Colgate wants to save you the agony of trying to squeeze out every last drop of toothpaste. It’s doing that by partnering with LiquiGlide, a company spun out of MIT’s Varanasi Research Group, on a new toothpaste tube with a coating designed to avoid any waste. LiquiGlide went viral in 2012 when it posted a
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EL PASO, Texas – While most high school football teams in El Paso managed to play a complete season last year, that wasn’t the case for Cathedral High School. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Fighting Irish played only one game last season. That was a problem for the seniors on the team who were
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — La Oficina del Censo de Estados Unidos cumplió el lunes con su deber decenal al publicar los nuevos índices de población, que servirán para redistribuir los escaños de la Cámara de Representantes entre los 331 millones de habitantes de Estados Unidos. Las nuevas cifras ponen de manifiesto el cambio demográfico del país,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Britney Spears se dirigirá ante el tribunal durante una próxima audiencia por la tutela de su patrimonio. El abogado de Spears Samuel D. Ingham III habló en una audiencia este martes en el Tribunal Superior de Los Ángeles. «Britney quiere dirigirse directamente a la corte», declaró Ingham. Y agregó que a ella le
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WASHINGTON, DC — Federal prosecutors indicted the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery on hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down in a truck by three
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Elliot Page is comfortable in his skin. In an on-camera interview with Oprah Winfrey for Apple TV+, the actor’s first since disclosing that he is transgender, Page talks about his trailblazing decision and the “joy” that has come with it. In fact, in one clip, Winfrey asks what has brought him the most joy since
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Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota school district is investigating reports of a student using racist language to ask another student to prom. A photo allegedly taken in Big Lake is making the rounds on social media. It shows two young people holding a sign that reads, “If I
Continue Reading Apple’s steady stream of hardware upgrades and new services launched throughout the pandemic has held the company in good stead going into 2021. The company on Wednesday reported revenues of $89.6 billion and a profit of $23.6 billion for the three months ending March 27, blowing past analyst forecasts. The company also authorized a $90
Continue Reading (CNN) — Aquí hay un vistazo a los volcanes, esas montañas que se abren hacia abajo a un depósito de roca fundida. Datos: Más del 80% de la superficie terrestre, tanto por encima como por debajo del nivel del mar, es de origen volcánico. La lava es roca fundida de un volcán que llega a
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