BEVERLY HILLS, California — Hal Holbrook, the Emmy and Tony-winning actor known for a long film career and his portrayal of Mark Twain on stage, has died at age 95. The New York Times reported early Tuesday that Holbrook died at his home in Beverly Hills in late January. Holbrook played the writer in the
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(CNN) — Estados Unidos está en una «carrera total contra el tiempo» para vacunar a la mayor cantidad de personas posible antes de que las nuevas variantes de covid-19 se apoderen del país, dijo una experta el domingo. «Tenemos un poco de espacio para respirar en este momento, pero si estas nuevas variantes se vuelven
Continue Reading (CNN) — La familia de Tony Bennett reveló el lunes que al cantante de 94 años se le diagnosticó la enfermedad de Alzheimer en 2016. La esposa y el hijo de Bennett hicieron el anuncio en la edición de febrero/marzo de la revista AARP. “En un informe extenso, el equipo de neurólogos de Tony comparte
Continue Reading (CNN) — Cuando la fila en una clínica de vacunación contra el coronavirus de Carolina del Sur se retrasó, dejando a la gente esperando durante horas en su auto, el alcalde de la ciudad decidió llamar a un profesional para pedir ayuda: a un gerente de Chick-fil-A. Los hospitales locales en Mount Pleasant abrieron la
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The long war against Covid-19, ever more daunting in the dispiriting months of winter, is now posing a fundamental question over whether the US has the political, economic and national will to prevail before the disaster gets much worse. A race against time to vaccinate sufficient Americans before mutant versions of the virus cause a
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Mitch McConnell, líder republicano del Senado, emitió este lunes un regaño tácito a la polémica representante Marjorie Taylor Greene. McConnell calificó las «mentiras chifladas y las teorías de conspiración» de la republicana de Georgia como un «cáncer» para el partido. «Las mentiras chifladas y las teorías de la conspiración son un cáncer para
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EL PASO, Texas – If you ask UTEP Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kevin Baker, this is the deepest team he’s ever had in his tenure in El Paso. “No question about it. We are truly 10, 11, 12 deep,” says Baker, who’s club has rattled off five straight victories dating back to a January 16th
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Police officers in Rochester, New York, handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl while responding to what a police official called a report of “family trouble” in an incident sharply criticized by city officials. Two body camera videos of Friday’s incident released by the police department on Sunday show officers restraining the child, putting her in
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THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: — Thousands flout virus restrictions at Israel funeral — Anxiety grows as long-term facilities await COVID-19 vaccines — Fans who’ve been to every Super Bowl making plans again this year — Even if schools reopen by late April, millions of students, many of them minorities in urban areas, may be left out. — A World Health Organization team looking into the
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This is one sweet offer. A Canadian company is looking to pay people to try their candy and rate it. And the best part is, the job is remote. The Candy Funhouse is an online candy store that is seeking full-time and part-time workers willing to try out, and honestly review, their candies and chocolates
Continue Reading House impeachment managers are preparing a case for next week’s Senate impeachment trial to argue former President Donald Trump acted intentionally in a months-long efforts to subvert the will of the voters that incited the US Capitol riot, as well as why it’s constitutional for convicting Trump after he’s left office, sources familiar with the
Continue Reading K-pop star Sowon has apologized via her management team after posting photos of herself posing with a mannequin dressed as a Nazi soldier on her Instagram page. Sowon, who is a member of girl group GFriend, deleted the post “when she understood the significance of the image,” according to a statement from Source Music, published
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HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas – Five Mexican nationals were charged in federal court Monday in connection with a smuggling incident that attempted to bring dozens of undocumented migrants and millions of dollars of drugs into the country through Hudspeth County. Four Mexican nationals were charged with one count of conspiracy to transport undocumented immigrants. Those charged
Continue Reading Jared Kushner, Stacey Abrams and the Black Lives Matter movement have all reportedly been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. And you could join them. Basically, anyone can be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The restrictions in place by the Nobel Foundation are mainly all for the nominator. The only people who
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Electric, the El Paso Community Foundation and the faith community of El Paso are joining together to help people who have been hard hit by the pandemic and fallen behind on their electric bill. The Bright Hearts of El Paso Fund was created to help El Paso County residents
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso VA Health Care System is looking back on the work done over the decades to help promote veterans’ health. It is all part of the national celebration recognizing 75 years of the Veterans Health Administration. Michael Amaral, a retired Army colonel and the director of the local VA,
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Confirmed Covid-19 cases in New Mexico since the pandemic began last year have topped 174,550, with an additional 487 cases reported Monday. The New Mexico Department of Health also reported 12 additional Covid-related deaths on Monday, raising the state’s death toll to 3,295. Of those latest fatalities, three involved women in
Continue Reading Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday issued a tacit rebuke of controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, slamming the Georgia Republican’s “loony lies and conspiracy theories” as a “cancer” for the party. “Loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country,” McConnell said in a statement. “Somebody who’s suggested that
Continue Reading The Republican counterproposal on coronavirus relief unveiled Monday would potentially leave out 29 million middle- and upper-income earners who would qualify for stimulus payments under President Joe Biden’s plan. The GOP plan would cut off cash for individuals earning more than $50,000 a year and couples earning more than $100,000, according to a fact sheet
Continue Reading (CNN) — Dustin Diamond, quien interpretó el papel de Screech en la popular comedia de la escuela secundaria de la década de 1990 «Salvados por la campana»(Saved by the Bell), murió el lunes después de un diagnóstico reciente de cáncer, según su manager, Roger Paul. Tenía 44 años. Dustin Diamond «Le diagnosticaron esta forma brutal
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EL PASO, Texas — The state of Texas recognizes two major vaccination hubs in El Paso, with one being the City of El Paso and the other being El Paso County through University Medical Center. To date more than 170,000 residents have registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccine and City Manager Tommy Gonzalez said Monday
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The silver market is the latest flashpoint in the Reddit mania that took over Wall Street last week. Silver futures surged as much as 13% to Monday, touching eight-year highs. That follows a 6% rally last week when some posts on the WallStreetBets group on Reddit called for betting on silver as a way to
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball players rejected a proposal to delay the start of spring training and the season due to the coronavirus pandemic, vowing Monday night to report under the original schedule. MLB proposed to the players’ association on Friday that the start of spring training be pushed back from Feb. 17
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WASHINGTON, DC — Investigators have recommended that prosecutors decline to bring charges against a U.S. Capitol Police officer in the shooting of a pro-Trump rioter who was killed during the insurrection, according to people familiar with the matter. The shooting of the Capitol rioter, Ashli Babbitt, remains under investigation by the DC Metropolitan Police, the
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EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued a new order that takes effect Tuesday requiring passengers and employees on all forms of public transportation to wear a face mask to help combat the spread of Covid-19. CDC spokesman Jason McDonald told ABC-7 that the federal government intends to enforce the directive.
Continue Reading Nota del editor: David Bittan Obadia es abogado, escritor, analista de temas políticos e internacionales, columnista del diario El Universal de Venezuela y colaborador en otros medios de comunicación. Como conferencista, participó en el Congreso Judío Mundial y fue presidente de la comunidad judía de Venezuela. Su cuenta de Twitter es @davidbittano. Las opiniones expresadas
Continue Reading Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of domestic violence and resisting arrest for a January incident with his girlfriend, a spokesman for a Washington prosecutor said. Wheeler, an offensive lineman, is charged with two felonies — first-degree domestic violence assault and domestic violence unlawful imprisonment, as well as misdemeanor
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Democrats on Capitol Hill are willing to give President Joe Biden the opportunity to secure Republican support for his broad Covid-19 relief package, but they aren’t willing to wait long or shrink the size of the package to the levels GOP leaders are currently suggesting. “Republicans want to climb out of a 13-foot hole with
Continue Reading January 20 was supposed to be about President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, but all eyes were on Jen Ellis’ mittens. The brown-and-white patterned mittens Sen. Bernie Sanders wore on Inauguration Day were instantly iconic — so much so that they’re going to be produced for the masses. Ellis, the second-grade teacher
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — When Liz Thomas was shopping at a Las Cruces Walmart on Saturday morning, she had a $900 money order in hand ready to pay rent that she inadvertently dropped in the parking lot. “The money order wasn’t filled out at all,” Thomas explained. “It was free money.” The Las Cruces
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