(CNN Español) — Cuando el vehículo Perseverance de la NASA llegó este jueves a la superficie de Marte no sólo logró un hito espacial sino que también cumplió el sueño de una colombiana. La caleña Diana Trujillo llegó sola a Estados Unidos con 17 años, sin saber inglés, 300 dólares en el bolsillo, y un
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AUSTIN, Texas — The widespread power outages in Texas improved overnight even as they caused serious, cascading issues with the state’s supply of heating, water, food and medicine. Power was still down for about 390,000 Texas customers as of Thursday afternoon — well below the over 3 million outages a day earlier, according to Poweroutage.us.
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Click here for updates on this story Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — State superintendent candidate Deborah Kerr deleted her Twitter account Wednesday and apologized for a racially insensitive tweet in which she responded to a post asking people generally to recall the first time they were called the N-word. In a response to a
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AUSTIN, Texas — As the state’s power grid operator works to restore power to hundreds of thousands of Texas households in the wake of a massive winter storm, Gov. Greg Abbott called on lawmakers to mandate the weatherization of the state’s power plants and provide funding for it. The governor made the plea Thursday during a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Snellville, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County police said 17-year-old Damia Mitchell of Snellville, who was wanted on felony murder charges, has turned herself in. Mitchell was wanted for charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a person under 18 in the
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TORNILLO, Texas — A Tornillo man has been arrested on accusations that he killed his neighbor’s dog earlier this week, El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies said Thursday. Francisco Jesus Terrazas, 31, is being held in the downtown jail on $50,000 bond on a cruelty to animals charge. Deputies said Terrazas hit the dog with a
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is rolling out new guidelines that would curtail enforcement measures, focusing more narrowly on immigrants who pose a national security, border security or public safety risk, the agency announced Thursday. The new guidance was prompted by an executive order signed by President Joe Biden shortly after taking office and marks
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Kroger will close two stores in Seattle over the city’s $4-an-hour hazard pay requirement for grocery workers, an escalation of the grocery chain’s push against newly-passed hazard pay laws growing on the West Coast. The company, the largest grocery chain in the United States, will close two of its QFC stores in April in response
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La FIFA publicó este jueves en su pagina oficial el ranking mundial de selecciones nacionales de fútbol masculino. Bélgica sigue en la cima de la lista con 1.780 puntos, seguido del campeón mundial Francia con 1.755 puntos. Después está la selección Brasil con 1.743 puntos. Argentina se encuentra en el séptimo puesto,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Aunque Estados Unidos tendrá suficientes vacunas para toda la población para finales de julio, lograr vacunar a todas las personas podría tardar un par de meses más, según el doctor Anthony Fauci. MIRA: Según Fauci, es posible que todas las personas en Estados Unidos estén vacunadas para el fin del verano El director del
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — En medio del desastre invernal en su estado natal, el senador Ted Cruz y su familia volaron a Cancún, México, de acuerdo con fotos publicadas en redes sociales y que fueron confirmadas a CNN por una persona con conocimiento del itinerario. Múltiples usuarios en Twitter usaron las fotos para mostrar a Cruz
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Parks and Recreation have officially announced registration for the spring season of youth sports will take place later this month. All independent, outdoor youth sports and activities at all county parks will be allowed to resume. To combat the spread of Covid-19, players will only be allowed one parent/guardian to be present
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Las extremas temperaturas en Texas están provocando muertes entre humanos y animales por igual. Después de que los cortes continuos de energía afectaran a gran parte del estado a principios de esta semana, animales en el santuario Primarily Primates de San Antonio murieron congelados. Así puedes ayudar a las víctimas que deja la
Continue Reading House Democrats are taking a major step forward to push through President Joe Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill by the end of next week. The House Budget committee announced Thursday it will take the step of cobbling together pieces of the plan on Monday and vote to advance it out of the committee,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. ANN, Missouri (KMOV) — Papa John’s founder and former CEO John Schnatter came to St. Louis to try and right a wrong following a News 4 report about a St. Ann man suing the city’s Papa John’s Pizza after experiencing what he called employment discrimination and getting
Continue Reading EULESS, Texas — As winter storms and freezing temperatures continue to wreak havoc across Texas, many are having to fight for survival. Millions in the state remain without power on Wednesday, trying their best to stay warm and dry as burst pipes flood homes. Here are just some of the struggles some Texans said they
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BELLE ISLE, Michigan (WNEM) — First responders are still searching for a person who fell through the ice on the Detroit River, near Belle Isle, and didn’t resurface. The Coast Guard was alerted about the incident just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Witnesses reported an unknown
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The processing of migrant asylum seekers who are currently under the Migrant Protection Protocol in Mexico is set to begin on Feb. 26 in El Paso, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Although the start of the phased approach of processing starts this Friday, DHS said processing is not
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The White House announced a sweeping immigration bill Thursday that would create an eight-year path to citizenship for millions of immigrants already in the country and provide a faster track for undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children. The legislation faces an uphill climb in a narrowly divided Congress, where House
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL ) — With Republicans still in control of the Georgia General Assembly, a handful of bills aimed at eliminating perceived voter fraud are breezing through the state legislature. Among the election-related bills clearing the Senate Ethics Committee Thursday was Senate Bill 67, which ties each
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Luis Tapia would finally get a driver’s license. Marilú Saldaña would visit her mom in Mexico before it’s too late. Karina Ruiz De Diaz would register to vote — something she’s helped thousands of others do, but never had a chance to do herself. They’re among the undocumented immigrants President Joe Biden has pledged to
Continue Reading The White House and congressional Democrats unveiled a sweeping immigration bill Thursday that would create an eight-year path to citizenship for millions of immigrants already in the country and provide a faster track for undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children. Read the bill here:
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW LONDON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A high school student was shot and killed in the area of Grand and Elm Streets in New London on Wednesday night. New London Public Schools superintendent Cynthia Ritchie did not identify the student in a statement on Thursday. However, she confirmed that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COVENTRY, Connecticut (WFSB) — Police in Coventry are looking for a man who failed to register as a sex offender. According to police, Eric Whipple, 48, was charged after previous first-degree sex assault and impairing the morales of a child charges. They said Whipple, who also goes by
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TUALATIN, Oregon (KPTV ) — Got debris? The city of Tualatin will be offering free drop-off locations for residents starting Thursday for tree debris from the recent snow and ice storm. The drop-off site are located at Atfalati Park, Brown’s Ferry Park, and Ibach Park. The sites will
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — According to the Mobile District Attorney’s Office, in a preliminary hearing today, Jeffery Blackston’s case was bound over to the Grand Jury. Blackston was arrested earlier this year after a short vehicle pursuit with deputies. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office says Blackston confessed to
Continue Reading Just 10 countries have administered 75% of the world’s available Covid-19 vaccine supply, while more than 130 countries haven’t even received their first doses, according to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. It’s unfair, Guterres said, that so few countries should control the bulk of the world’s vaccine supplies. To address that inequity, the secretary-general proposed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA ) — Two people are dead following a Wednesday house fire on Dr. Thomas Avenue in Mobile. Neighbors tell FOX10 News the victims of the fire are Tony Lewis and Leila Lewis, grandparents of local rap artist HoneyKomb Brazy. HoneyKomb Brazy posted a picture of
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Two officers were shot in Texas after responding to a call Thursday about a shooting in a Dallas suburb, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia tweeted Thursday. The shooting occurred about 12:30 p.m. ET, police said. “At this time we know that at least one officer was injured in the incident and has been transported to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM ) — One person has been arrested after a hit-and-run left a person riding an inner tube severely injured in Fort Smith. According to Fort Smith Police, Victor Pedro Domingo was arrested after the hit-and-run accident Wednesday (Feb. 17) afternoon. The incident occurred at
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