(CNN Español) — Disturbios en tres cárceles diferentes en Ecuador el martes dejaron al menos 67 muertos, confirmó el director de Servicios Penitenciarios, Edmundo Moncayo, durante una conferencia de prensa. Los disturbios fueron causados por enfrentamientos entre bandas criminales rivales dentro de las cárceles ubicadas en las provincias de Azuay, Guayas y Cotopaxi, dijo la
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Click here for updates on this story HOHENWALD, Tennessee (WSMV) — Shirley, the oldest elephant at The Elephant Sanctuary and second oldest in North America, died on Monday at the age of 72. Shirley retired to The Elephant Sanctuary in 1999 after spending 24 years in the circus and another 22 years as the sole
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, left Texas and traveled to Utah last week while the state was being rocked by severe winter storms. Paxton’s campaign spokesperson, Ian Prior, would not tell CNN when the couple had departed or returned but said the attorney general “did
Continue Reading When President Joe Biden welcomed his Canadian counterpart to the White House on Tuesday to “reinvigorate” a cross-border relationship strained under his predecessor, he did so by addressing a large television monitor. “The sooner we get this pandemic under control the better, and I look forward to seeing you in person in the future,” he
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[Breaking news update, published at 6:45 p.m. ET] Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday, effective at the conclusion of Wednesday’s board meeting, according to filings with the Public Utility Commission of Texas. [Original story, published at 1:44 p.m. ET] For
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The traditional working day doesn’t benefit night owls, with people who prefer to stay up late twice as likely to underperform at work as early birds, a new study from Finland has suggested. Early risers — people who have a morning chronotype — tend to work better early in the morning, while evening types are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, New Jersey (WABC) — A New Jersey animal welfare center has received dozens of dogs and cats from Texas shelters that were hit hard by the deadly winter storm. St. Hubert’s will soon make the animals available for adoption. Most of the dogs and cats came from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story UNIONDALE, Long Island (WABC) — A Long Island man is facing murder charges, accused of fatally stabbing his housemate and dumping his body in front of a neighbor’s house. The suspect, whose real name is not yet known, had nothing to say as officers brought him to police
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Mandy Moore has welcomed her first child. The “This Is Us” actress took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce that she and her husband Taylor Goldsmith, lead singer of the folk rock band Dawes, are now parents to a baby boy. “Gus is here,” Moore captioned a picture of the baby in an adorable blue
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAYRE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — An ambulance stolen from an area hospital Tuesday morning has been recovered. The advanced life support ambulance was parked in front of the emergency department at Robert Packer Hospital in Bradford County. The Sayre police chief tells Newswatch 16 that the Guthrie ambulance was
Continue Reading Drew Barrymore was virtually interviewed on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show Monday, where she opened up about her tumultuous teen years and her relationship with her mom, Jaid Barrymore. Barrymore said that as a child actor, she was wild with “too many resources” and a mom who wanted to be her friend instead of her mother.
Continue Reading When President Joe Biden welcomed his Canadian counterpart to the White House on Tuesday to “reinvigorate” a cross-border relationship strained under his predecessor, he did so by addressing a large television monitor. “The sooner we get this pandemic under control the better, and I look forward to seeing you in person in the future,” he
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento mom says her three young kids were expelled from a catholic school because she sells sexy videos online. The principal at Sacramento’s Sacred Heart Parish School says the family is no longer welcome and they can’t even pick up their things left
Continue Reading (CNN) — El golfista Tiger Woods resultó herido en un accidente de tráfico de «de un solo vehículo» y fue liberado con pinzas hidráulicas de rescate, dijo el martes el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Los Ángeles (LASD) en un comunicado. Woods fue trasladado al Centro Médico Harbor UCLA con múltiples lesiones en las
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Two men face criminal charges for allegedly threatening Michigan public officials, including a US senator and congresswoman, regarding the results of the 2020 election, according to a news release from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Daniel Thompson of Michigan is charged with three counts of malicious use of service provided by a telecommunication service provider,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin (WCCO) — A frantic father placed a haunting call to a western Wisconsin dispatcher 20 years ago. His 2-year-old son froze to death. WCCO documented Paulie Hynek’s incredible fight to come back to life back then. We returned to the family farm just south of
Continue Reading After Covid-19 took the lives of half a million victims in the US, the nation’s top infectious disease expert said the mass tragedy was avoidable. “It does … pain me when I see things like pleading for people to do the kinds of things that you know work — the mask wearing, the physical separation
Continue Reading A large part of the conversation on recovering from the coronavirus pandemic in the US has focused on the success of the vaccine rollout and how quickly schools can reopen for in-person learning. The Biden administration, however, has struggled with its messaging over the goals and timelines for each, continually shifting and at times contradicting
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UPDATE: All of University Medical Center’s latest vaccination appointments were booked within three minutes of online registration going live at 6 p.m. Tuesday. No more spots are currently available until Thursday morning’s “super-senior” registration. See original report below for further details. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas – University Medical Center said Tuesday it has now received
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Golf legend Tiger Woods was in serious condition when he was taken to a hospital Tuesday morning following a one-vehicle rollover car crash in California, according to a tweet from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “One, adult male was assisted out of the vehicle & transported to a local area hospital in serious condition,”
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CONROE, Texas — The family of an 11-year-old Texas boy who died last week after a record-breaking deep freeze is suing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Entergy Texas for $100 million. Cristian Pineda died of hypothermia, just one day after he saw snow for the first time in his life, according to
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The Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be the next US Ambassador to the United Nations Tuesday. The vote was 78-20 and her confirmation comes less than a week before the United States’ presidency at the UN Security Council for the month of March. Following her swearing-in, she will travel to New York and is expected
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (KCNC) — A Wyoming teenager left Swedish Medical Center in Englewood after spending six weeks in the burn unit. KyZaia Jones, of Kinnear, said goodbye like a celebrity, happy to high-five the dozens of staff members who lined the hallway. It was an emotional moment for
Continue Reading The pressure is mounting for Democrats to remain united on nominees moving through the Senate, as Republicans signal a growing resistance to backing some of President Joe Biden’s picks for key domestic policy posts. The nomination hearings of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and Rep. Deb
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — Plano Police Chief Ed Drain has initiated an administrative inquiry to evaluate the department’s policies and procedures and to see if there needs to be any policy adjustments. “We will continue to assure all Plano Police officers have the training and resources to maintain
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Wall Street is increasingly concerned that a wave of spending when the economy reopens could cause prices to spike, spoiling the financial market party that’s been raging since last March. What’s happening: Government bond yields — which move opposite prices — have jumped, signaling rising optimism about the economic recovery. But a surging economy can
Continue Reading Instacart started as a grocery delivery service. But it’s increasingly moving into delivering office supplies, sporting goods, televisions, makeup and drug store essentials. Its latest move: Instacart announced a partnership with Walgreens Tuesday for same-day delivery on over-the-counter medications, beauty items and other drug store purchases. The partnership will start in Illinois and expand across
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — When it comes to reserving dibs for parking spaces after shoveling cars out of the snow, to say Chicagoans are passionate about it as an understatement. This is a dibs story of compassion – or at least that’s what the person behind it hopes. Kris
Continue Reading (CNN) — El jefe encargado del Departamento de Policía de Washington, Distrito de Columbia, dirá a los legisladores este martes que el Pentágono estaba “reacio a enviar soldados de la Guardia Nacional al Capitolio” durante la jornada de insurrección del 6 de enero. En un testimonio preparado, el jefe encargado Robert Contee III planea decir
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Five board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — the entity that manages and operates the electricity grid that covers much of Texas — will resign on Wednesday, according to a notice to the Public Utility Commission. A sixth has withdrawn his application to the board. All six live outside
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