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Year: 2021

Oklahoma passes a law that can protect drivers who run over protesters

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill Wednesday granting immunity to drivers who unintentionally injure or kill protesters while attempting to flee and which stiffens penalties for demonstrators who block public roadways, according to the Oklahoma State Legislature. The state Senate passed the Republican-sponsored legislation 38-10 last week. The bill makes it a misdemeanor punishable

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Darnella Frazier, la joven «con agallas» que grabó con su celular el video clave en veredicto contra Derek Chauvin

(CNN) — De no haber sido por la reacción rápida de Darnella Frazier, es posible que Derek Chauvin todavía fuera agente de policía de Minneapolis. En cambio, Chauvin se encuentra tras las rejas, condenado por tres cargos de homicidio después de arrodillarse sobre el cuello de George Floyd durante más de 9 minutos. Ahora, la

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Derek Chauvin permanecerá en una unidad segregada de máxima seguridad en prisión, mientras espera sentencia

(CNN)— Derek Chauvin, expolicía de Minneapolis, fue ubicado en una unidad segregada de máxima seguridad en prisión, según informó un portavoz de la cárcel, luego de que un jurado lo declarara culpable del homicidio de George Floyd este martes. Así reaccionaron al veredicto de Chauvin las familias de víctimas negras que murieron tras encuentros con

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FDA report details flaws at Emergent facility making Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that new production of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine remains paused at the Emergent BioSolutions facility where millions of potential doses were contaminated, and the agency and the company are working through a list of potential quality issues. The FDA’s inspection of Emergent’s Bayview facility in Baltimore

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Chronic leadership problems have plagued oversight of DHS inspector general’s office, GAO finds

Management and operational challenges plagued the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General for years, hurting its ability to effectively carry out its oversight mission, according to preliminary findings from the Government Accountability Office. Reports had to be recalled, allegations of improper conduct were leveled against senior leadership, and there has been frequent leadership

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Agents seize banned chicken lollipops manifested as men’s sweaters at airport

Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS (KTVT) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport intercepted a shipment of chicken lollipops, which are pet treats banned from coming into America. “Consumers are unaware that some international goods and products are prohibited or restricted because of

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Ministerio Público de Guatemala pide levantar antejuicio al expresidente Jimmy Morales

(CNN Español) –– El Ministerio Público de Guatemala informó este miércoles que la Fiscalía contra la Corrupción pidió a la Corte Suprema el desafuero de Jimmy Morales, expresidente del país y actual diputado del Parlamento Centroamericano. Según el organismo, Morales «pudo haber realizado actos arbitrarios e ilegales» al expulsar del país a Iván Velásquez, el

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