Plea talks between the Justice Department and some defendants in the Capitol riot cases are still in the works, two court proceedings made clear on Thursday. The acknowledgment of discussions came in a high-profile case of a man caught on video chasing a police officer as the pro-Trump crowd sought out the inner chambers of
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(CNN) — En su primera conferencia de prensa oficial desde que asumió el cargo, el presidente Joe Biden pasó este jueves más de una hora respondiendo preguntas de los periodistas sobre temas que fueron desde la inmigración a la vacunación contra el covid-19. Dos de los temas sobre los que la prensa y Biden no
Continue Reading LEE: 9 frases clave de la primera conferencia de prensa de Biden
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There’s a new movement afoot to finally curb the President’s 9/11 war powers, and the Republicans and Democrats pushing it have hope in a key ally: the President himself. On the heels of President Joe Biden’s military strikes in Syria, a bipartisan group of lawmakers thinks there’s new momentum to finally replace those legal authorities,
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The Federal Reserve will end its restrictions on bank dividends and buybacks for most institutions on June 30 as long as they pass the current round of stress tests, the central bank announced Thursday. Last June, Wall Street’s biggest banks were required to suspend share buybacks in the third quarter and to cap shareholder dividends
Continue Reading On Wednesday, the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter appeared (virtually) before a congressional committee to answer hours of pointed questions about how their platforms handle misinformation. But for a few brief moments, much of the internet was focused on a strange clock-like gadget placed just to the right of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s formidable
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Every week, ABC-7 anchor Mauricio Casillas will speak to Dr. Edward Michelson. Dr. Michelson is the chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. Here’s the Q&A for March 25: Mauricio Casillas (KVIA): How has this past week gone for you? Dr.
Continue Reading Anyone hoping President Joe Biden’s first formal news conference Thursday would produce a series of gaffes and misstatements must be deeply disappointed. Americans who want a competent, coherent, focused President should feel reassured. Biden made news by answering a question he had dodged before — the one about a second term (he is 78). “My
Continue Reading In the span of a few hours Thursday, the GOP-controlled Georgia legislature sped a sweeping elections bill through both chambers, putting the battleground state on a course to impose new voting restrictions on citizens in a state that was pivotal to securing Democratic control of the White House and the US Senate. The bill passed
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — No sabemos a quién se le ocurren estas ideas, pero sin duda son buenas noticias para los fanáticos de los malvaviscos. Pepsi y Peeps (una reconocida marca de malvaviscos) colaboraron en la creación de una nueva bebida que combina los dos sabores extra dulces, anunciaron las dos empresas. El nuevo refresco de cola,
Continue Reading President Joe Biden warned that there would be “responses” if North Korea continues to fire ballistic missiles following the hermit kingdom’s second launch in less than a week. Asked about the launches at his Thursday news conference, Biden told reporters: “We’re consulting with our allies and partners and there will be responses if they choose
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National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Mark Emmert announced Thursday that the organization has retained a law firm to help address gaps in gender equity in college sports. The news comes after the NCAA generated backlash over discrepancies between amenities provided to the men’s and women’s basketball teams participating in March Madness games. “While many
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US lawmakers announced they will propose a new bill to limit the amount of heavy metals contained in baby food after a congressional investigation found that food manufacturers had knowingly sold baby food to parents that contained dangerous levels of lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium. All of these heavy metals have been linked to cancer,
Continue Reading The push by liberal Democrats to enact President Joe Biden’s sweeping agenda is running into problems beyond just Sen. Joe Manchin: A handful of Democrats are not falling in line and could limit the scope of the party’s ambitions on an array of critical issues. Some Senate Democrats like Sen. Jon Tester of Montana are
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Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A Minnesota boy who was bitten by a shark in Miami Beach was treated to a day at the Miami Seaquarium on Wednesday. Jay Weiskopf, 9, and his family were visiting South Florida when he was bitten on the shoulder while body surfing with his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man has his dog back after she was missing for days. Minneapolis police found 15-year-old Tana Lee — a Yorkie-Schnauzer mix — in the back of a stolen car. While they’re unsure how she got there, the family is just glad she’s back
Continue Reading A House committee on Thursday two bills taking aim at Saudi Arabia in the wake of last month’s intelligence report implicating the country’s crown prince in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi following widespread criticism that the Biden administration didn’t punish the kingdom harshly enough. Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia — where Khashoggi was living
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A rescue operation in Madera County turned dangerous when several law enforcement officials became trapped. Thankfully, they all made it out safely. Authorities were flagged down Tuesday night to find three people stuck in the snow up Minarets Road. On their way, they found
Continue Reading President Joe Biden opened his first presidential news conference Thursday with a new promise to get 200 million Covid vaccine shots in American arms by the end of April — and then spent the rest of the hour defending his administration’s immigration policy and teasing openness to ending the Senate filibuster. The questions mostly focused
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A surfer in Minnesota is being called a hero after rescuing on Wednesday a man and a dog who were struggling in the chilly waters of Lake Superior. The Duluth Police Department says the rescue happened just after the surfer, Darby Voeks, finished his North
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Amid the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans in New York, one assault victim is using his pain to help the Asian community. CBS2’s Ali Bauman spoke to an artist who was attacked while waiting for the subway. He is one of many
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Long Island man is back home with his family after spending over 70 days in the hospital with COVID-19. There were cheers Wednesday from doctors and nurses at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre as 39-year-old Alfredo Hercules, of Hewlett, was discharged. He wasted
Continue Reading The chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter faced withering criticism from members of Congress on Thursday about their handling of misinformation and online extremism during their first appearance before lawmakers since the Jan. 6 Capitol riots and the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee pressed Facebook CEO
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A residential assisted living center in a suburb of New York City caught fire and partially collapsed early Tuesday, leaving a resident and a firefighter dead, officials said. Teams were digging through the rubble of Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley to find the firefighter recovered a body, officials said Wednesday. Jared Lloyd’s
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city officials told reporters Thursday that an estimated 70% of residents who are 65 years of age and older have gotten at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine within the county. The announcement comes as the city prepares to open eligibility of the vaccine to all adults 16
Continue Reading Purdue Pharma has filed a restructuring plan to dissolve itself and establish a new company dedicated to programs designed to combat the opioid crisis, according to court documents filed Monday. As part of the proposed plan, members of the Sackler family have agreed to pay an additional $4.2 billion over the next nine years to
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El Paso, Texas — Full-time teachers in the El Paso and Las Cruces area are eligible for resource grants for the 2021-2022 school year from the El Paso Community Foundation’s ‘The Classroom Fund’. Grants for $1,000 or less will be available. Organizers said the Classroom Fund provides requested classroom materials directly to educators in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story UNIONDALE, New York (WCBS) — The headmaster of a Long Island school has resigned following a racism allegation from a parent. CBS2 spoke with Trisha Paul earlier this week. She said John Holian told her 11-year-old Black son to get on his knees while apologizing to his white
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEWISVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — A World War II pilot, a ship builder and now Martha Cowan is a centenarian. There was a surprise birthday party in Lewisville Wednesday, March 24, for an exceptional woman who has lived a life breaking down gender barriers. Her head barely visible over
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This story by Rocío Gallegos, Verónica Martínez, Gabriela Minjares was first published by La Verdad. Land crossing restrictions imposed by the United States on its border with Mexico by COVID-19 disrupted the dynamics of students, tourists, buyers, formal and informal workers, and thousands of businesses. But it did not stop drug trafficking between Ciudad Juárez and
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