The outpouring of grief and anger over the news that six Asian women were among those killed in the shootings at three Atlanta area massage parlors has drawn attention to the rise of anti-Asian violence in the US. And it’s not just an American problem. From the UK to Australia, reports of anti-East and anti-Southeast
Continue Reading More than a million passengers have traveled through US airports daily for at least 10 days in a row, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration — at a time experts say cases of a dangerous variant are climbing across the country. On Friday alone, the country saw more than 1.4 million passengers in
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More than two months after the January 6 insurrection, the temporary protective fencing around the US Capitol finally came down. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.)
Continue Reading New York City is set to reopen its public high schools on Monday, welcoming some students back to in-person learning about a year after schools first closed because of Covid-19. The majority of high school students in the nation’s largest school district will continue remote instruction. But as many as 55,000 students between grades 9
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President Joe Biden is wasting no time establishing his vision for the Affordable Care Act and reversing many Trump-era measures aimed at weakening it. In his first two months in office, Biden has taken several steps to bolster the landmark health reform law, which marks its 11th anniversary on Tuesday, and to embed it even
Continue Reading More than a million passengers have traveled through US airports daily for at least 10 days in a row, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration — at a time experts say cases of a dangerous variant are climbing across the country. On Friday alone, the country saw more than 1.4 million passengers in
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(CNN Español) — En medio de la fatiga pandémica, el estrés del día a día y el cambio de horario, muchos podrían estar necesitando una ayuda para dormir mejor. A continuación algunos consejos para mejorar tu calidad del sueño. Ten cuidado con la adicción al celular La adicción al celular podría causar problemas de sueño
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Joe Biden is pledging to take new steps to ease a surge of child migrants at the southern border as his White House parries Republican attacks over a wrenching humanitarian challenge that threatens to tarnish his fast start as president. After weeks of refusing to call the crossings that have overwhelmed border posts a “crisis,”
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Familiares y amigos dieron el último adiós este domingo a los restos mortales de Katherine Díaz Hernández, integrante de la selección de surf de El Salvador. En una caravana de vehículos, familiares y amigos trasladaron el féretro desde la iglesia de Dios Manantiales de Vida Eterna, en la playa El Tunco, hacia
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El gobernador del estado mexicano de Nayarit, Antonio Echevarría, informó que integrantes de un «grupo criminal» atacaron este sábado a elementos del Ejército en la zona costera de la localidad. «Esta mañana, en la zona de Guayabitos, municipio de Compostela, un grupo criminal atacó a elementos del Ejército, quienes repelieron la agresión
Continue Reading The former top prosecutor for the US Capitol riot said former President Donald Trump might be “culpable” for the January 6 insurrection and federal investigators are “looking at everything,” according to an interview airing on CBS Sunday night. Michael Sherwin, the former acting DC US attorney, also said he believes sedition could be a charge
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has served under seven US presidents and has guided the national response to Covid-19, will soon be immortalized in a children’s book. Simon & Schuster is putting the finishing touches on “Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor,” a book written by Kate Messner and illustrated by Alexandra
Continue Reading Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council has issued arrest warrants for two prominent Iraqi political analysts, prompting backlash from activists and some politicians who say it’s an attempt to intimidate critics of the government. Political analysts Ibrahim al-Sumaidaie and Yahya al-Kubaisi were respectively accused of publicly “insulting” and “defaming” public authorities, according to copies of the warrants
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EL PASO, Texas – The director of the El Paso Zoo said his staff will take measures to prevent children from entering exhibits, like those seen in a viral video shared with ABC-7. “We’re taking a look today,” said Joe Montisano, the director of the zoo. “We have our people today taking a look at
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Despite the best attempts of some 1/6 denialists and apologists, the aftermath of the pro-Trump riot at the Capitol is still with us every day. Sometimes it deserves to be a lead headline while more
Continue Reading A high school football player in Sacramento, California, has died after collapsing during a game. Emmanuel Antwi, a senior at John F. Kennedy High School, collapsed on the sidelines of the game Friday night and was rushed to a hospital, where he died, CNN affiliate KCRA reported. The game was canceled after Antwi’s collapse, and
Continue Reading A 34-year-old man was arrested after eight people were stabbed during a fight that started inside a Detroit hookah lounge and continued into the parking lot early Sunday morning, police said. Seven men and one woman between the ages of 23 and 30 were stabbed during the incident, during which shots were also fired but
Continue Reading A suburban Georgia church removed suspected Atlanta spa shooter Robert Aaron Long from its membership ranks on Sunday morning, according to a statement from the church. Long, 21, was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the shooting deaths of eight people at three spas in the metro Atlanta area. Six of the victims were Asian
Continue Reading Republican Julia Letlow won the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District Saturday night, becoming the first Republican woman elected to Congress from the state. Letlow will take the seat that her late husband Luke, who won last year’s election but died in December after being diagnosed with Covid-19, was never able to hold. The
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Doom-scrolling getting you down? Put the phone away for an hour. Or, better yet, make it 24 hours — you might just get $2,400 out of it. Reviews.org, a company that tests home services and products, is holding a 24-hour digital detox challenge. They’ll pay their chosen challengers over two grand to survive a whole
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso is again in the national spotlight because of the surge in unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the United States. The surge comes after President Joe Biden’s administration ended former President Donald Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy. According to the Pew Research Center, there were 18,945 family members and 9,297
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police officers arrested one person who stabbed a man in northeast El Paso Sunday evening, according to the department. The stabbing happened at 3314 Craigo Avenue, which is near U.S. 54 and Hondo Pass Drive. Police say first responders rushed the victim to the hospital Sunday evening. A dispatcher
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Tom Reed of New York apologized and took “full responsibility” on Sunday for the sexual misconduct allegations made against him by a former lobbyist. Reed also announced that he would not be seeking office in 2022 after his current term in Congress ends. In a statement, Reed claimed that he had not heard
Continue Reading Jami Webb was planning to celebrate her mother’s 50th birthday last week. But Xiaojie Tan, the owner of Youngs Asian Massage in Acworth, Georgia, was killed Tuesday along with seven others at three Atlanta-area spas in a shooting rampage that has rattled the nation. “I just want to hold her tight,” Webb told CNN about
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El Paso, Texas– The ABC-7 StormTrack Weather team has issued an ABC-7 First Alert for strong winds along with blowing dust Monday afternoon. Wind gusts will start to pick up for the afternoon. Expect the peak gusts to be in the 40-50 mph range. Most days will be dry, but there is a possibility of
Continue Reading The outer fencing put up to protect the US Capitol following the January 6 insurrection has started to come down, allowing the public to regain access to the iconic building’s grounds. CNN observed National Guardsmen beginning the removal process this weekend, and by Sunday, much of the black fencing that had made the complex a
Continue Reading Media outlets are ramping up their coverage of anti-Asian violence following last week’s Atlanta shootings, but many Asian-American journalists feel the issue has been ignored for far too long. “We have been miserably late,” journalist Connie Chung told CNN’s Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. “We are insignificant, and it’s so apparent
Continue Reading Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined Sunday to provide a timeline for when the Biden administration will open new facilities capable of handling the surge of unaccompanied children at the southern border. “We established three new facilities last week. … We are working on the system from beginning to end. We are working around the
Continue Reading Chicago police have charged a man with five counts of attempted murder after five officers were shot at, the city’s police department said Sunday. The Chicago Police Department said 29-year-old Tracey Thomas Jr. was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly shooting at five police officers, striking one in the hand. At one point Thomas was barricaded
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