President Joe Biden is keeping a watchful eye on this week’s closing arguments in the Minneapolis trial of Derek Chauvin, fearful that a controversial verdict could inflame new racial tensions and further escalate a deepening crisis in confidence with the nation’s police forces. The President voiced his concern about potential fallout from the trial during
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Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study at the University of Oxford will see patients who have already had COVID-19 re-exposed to the virus that causes it, in order to gauge their immune response and determine how to best protect against reinfection. The “human challenge trial”, which
Continue Reading The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta says its Asian small-clawed otters tested positive for the virus that causes Covid-19. The aquarium announced on Sunday that it tested the otters after they showed “mild respiratory symptoms including sneezing, runny noses, mild lethargy, and coughing.” The seven creatures are being cared for off-exhibit. Despite being geriatric, they are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — An arrest was made in the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy in Hartford. Police identified the suspect as 19-year-old Jaziah Smith. They charged Smith with murdering Randel Jones. The shooting happened on April 10 around 2:25 p.m. on Nelson Street. Randel and his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregom (KPTV) — Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect thief using a “bait trailer” in Aloha on Saturday. Deputies responded to a theft in progress at Southwest 156th Avenue and Southwest Greensboro Way just after 4:00 a.m. When they arrived, they found 55-year-old Frank L.
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Football fan groups have reacted angrily to the prospect of the European Super League, calling it the “ultimate betrayal” and “cynical greed.” The breakaway league, which has been announced by 12 of Europe’s most prominent clubs, would involve 15 founding clubs and five other teams who would qualify each year based on achievements from the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A person died early Monday morning after a crash in north Portland, and their death appeared to happen during a street racing event, police said. According to the Portland Police Bureau, officers responded around 12:21 a.m. to a crash in the 6200 block of
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The White House on Monday backtracked after President Joe Biden over the weekend described the influx of migrant children on the country’s southern border as a “crisis,” in what appeared to be a notable shift in language. The President’s use of the “crisis” label doesn’t represent the administration’s official position, the White House said Monday
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When the coronavirus took hold in the United States, ride-hail drivers watched their income evaporate. With people largely staying at home, there were drastically fewer people to transport. Now facing renewed demand from passengers, Uber has announced a $250 million “stimulus” that will fund incentives to entice drivers back onto the road. But some fear
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(CNN) — El helicóptero Ingenuity ha completado con éxito su histórico vuelo en Marte y aterrizó de forma segura en la superficie marciana, según la NASA. ¿Por qué los humanos exploramos Marte? 4:13 El primer vuelo controlado y propulsado en otro planeta tuvo lugar a las 3:30 a.m., hora de Miami. A diferencia de cuando
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Salud de Brasil recomienda posponer el embarazo debido al aumento de casos de covid-19. La variante identificada en el Reino Unido es predominante en Quito. Habrá clases presenciales en Buenos Aires este lunes. Así comienza la semana del 19 de abril en algunos de los países más golpeados por
Continue Reading (CNN) — Más de la mitad de todos los adultos en Estados Unidos han recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19, según datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Pero a algunos expertos les preocupa que ahora venga la parte
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EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters rescued a man who was stuck for a couple of hours atop the border wall in an area near downtown El Paso, authorities said Monday. The incident happened on Sunday night. Fire crews used a ladder truck to reach the top of the wall and bring the man down safely.
Continue Reading A growing number of CEOs are speaking out on voting rights. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is urging business leaders to back up their verbal support with concrete action that will send a message to politicians. “Protecting voter rights and making voting more accessible is both pro-business, and more importantly, pro-American,” Hoffman told CNN Business in
Continue Reading The 19-year-old who killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis late Thursday night purchased the two assault rifles used in the attack legally months after being investigated by the FBI due to his potential for violence, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms traced the two
Continue Reading Hair-raising footage released Monday shows the moment an Indian railroad employee rushed to save the life of a child who had fallen onto the tracks. The CCTV video, posted to Twitter by India’s Ministry of Railways, showed a station worker at Vangani Station in Mumbai sprinting to rescue a child as an oncoming train sped
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Employees at Insider, the 13-year-old site formerly known as Business Insider, announced on Monday their intention to unionize with the NewsGuild. Insider was one of the few remaining digital-native media outlets that had yet to see a unionization effort springing from the movement that started with Gawker in 2015 and spread to HuffPost, Vox Media,
Continue Reading The Biden administration on Monday will allocate $150 million from the American Rescue Plan to community-based health care providers across the nation to help boost their coronavirus response for underserved communities and vulnerable populations, senior White House Covid-19 response adviser Andy Slavitt said Monday. “To get resources to health care providers serving at-risk populations and
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley is launching a new policy pledge for elected officials and candidates up and down the ballot in the hopes of highlighting support for progressive policies and channeling that popularity into momentum for the left’s agenda. The Massachusetts Democratic congresswoman and “Squad” member told CNN her policy pledge will help embolden lawmakers as
Continue Reading (CNN) — Casi una docena de políticos rusos ha publicado una carta abierta al presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en la que le señalan como responsable personal de la vida de Alexey Navalny, crítico del Kremlin, quien se encuentra en huelga de hambre en una cárcel de la ciudad rusa de Pokrov. «El estado de
Continue Reading Chicago police are looking for whoever opened fire on a car Sunday afternoon, killing a 7-year-old girl in the city’s West Side. Jaslyn Adams and her 29-year-old father were in the drive-thru lane of a McDonald’s when someone shot into their car, family members told CNN affiliate WBBM. A police vehicle that was already at
Continue Reading El presidente de México plantea un camino para obtener visas de trabajo en EE.UU. Se acerca el final del juicio contra Derek Chauvin. Otra misión de SpaceX saldrá el Día de la Tierra rumbo a la Estación Espacial Internacional. Además, la polémica por un nuevo torneo de fútbol. Esto es lo que debes saber para
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Across the Gulf Coast farmers can’t seem to catch a break as back to back storms take their toll on the soil that many have spent months preparing for their spring crop. “Over the past couple of weeks it’s just been cloudy and nasty,”
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HOUSTON, Texas — The Biden administration over the weekend shuttered a Houston warehouse that housed unaccompanied migrant children following allegations that the nonprofit organization running the site failed to provide adequate living conditions for hundreds of young girls, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opened
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RIGBY, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Twenty-one year old Jesse Gentle will face a first-degree murder charge in district court following a two-day preliminary hearing on Thursday and Friday. During the hearing, Magistrate Judge Robert Crowley listened to arguments presented by the prosecution and defense regarding the killing of 72-year-old
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS (eastidahonews.com) — A man will spend six months in jail followed by a decade on probation after using threats to coerce teens into having sex with him. Charles Jordan Christiansen, 28, received his 180-day jail sentence Thursday. Christiansen pleaded guilty in January to felony rape where
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SEAGOVILLE, Texas — Authorities were asking for the public’s help in the search for two teen girls from north Texas that they believe were abducted and could be in grave or immediate danger. A statewide Amber Alert was issued Monday morning for Devany Betancourt, 16, and Marina Nelson, 17. Both girls are from Bullard, Texas,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — One week after Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer, his death is sparking a national outcry as demonstrators gather across the country, including in Mobile. Thousands of people are demanding justice and police accountability after yet another death at
Continue Reading As health officials discussed how to handle reports of blood clots possibly linked to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, one option considered was issuing a warning to health care providers without recommending a full pause, multiple sources told CNN. But as officials discussed the best path forward during a Zoom call on April 12, they
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The murder case against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has gone to the jury. Twelve jurors — six of them white, six Black or multiracial — are beginning deliberations in a city on edge against another round of unrest. During closing arguments Monday, prosecutors contended
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