On her 100th birthday, Mildred Grassman got flowers, candy, money — and her second shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. “It means everything to me,” Grassman said just after getting the last shot at Ascension St. Vincent Evansville in Indiana. “At my age, I didn’t want to get the disease.” It also means that eventually, Grassman
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(CNN Business) –– Elon Musk, presidente ejecutivo de Tesla, declaró su apoyo al bitcoin, lo que provocó que el precio de la criptomoneda aumentara. Durante una entrevista este domingo en la aplicación social de audio Clubhouse, Musk dijo que debería haber comprado la moneda digital hace ocho años. El audio ya no estaba disponible este
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EL PASO, Texas– The borderland had another day with above average temperatures. 66 was the official high Monday afternoon. Warm temperatures are expected to remain the forecast for the next two days. Afternoon highs Tuesday and Wednesday will reach the lower to mid 70s. There will be a mix of sun and clouds most days
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President Joe Biden hosted Republican senators for two hours in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon to hear out their proposal for a Covid-19 relief bill drastically less expensive than the $1.9 trillion measure he is pushing. Afterward, the lawmakers emerged to describe the meeting as “cordial,” “frank” and “useful.” But they did not suggest
Continue Reading House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Friday that the body of US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick will lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda. Sicknick died after sustaining injuries during the hours-long fight for control of the US Capitol on January 6. Authorities haven’t released other information
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WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge on Monday refused to release jailed Cowboys for Trump leader Couy Griffin of New Mexico as he awaits trial in Washington in connection with the siege on the U.S. Capitol. U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui ordered Griffin, an Otero County Commissioner, held without bail on charges that he knowingly entered
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Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. Tonight: The latest on the Reddit Rebellion, Tesla’s dirty little secret and the oddest shoe we’ve seen from Nike in a while. CAN’T STOP GAMESTOP ICYMI: Last week, a tense showdown played
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Sarah Jessica Parker reveals the “Sex and the City” revival won’t ignore the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to Vanity Fair,” Parker listed a number of things the writers are considering as they pen the series, which will also see the return of Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis. The pandemic will “obviously be part of the storyline
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is blasting newly elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling the far-right Georgia Republican’s embrace of conspiracy theories and “loony lies” a “cancer for the Republican Party.” The statement Monday comes as House Democrats are mounting an effort to formally rebuke Greene, who has a history of making
Continue Reading Rep. Tim Ryan is laying the groundwork for a run at Ohio’s open Senate seat, a source familiar with his plans tells CNN, with the congressman planning a potential announcement in late February or early March. Ryan’s entrance into the race would represent a chance for Democrats to prove the party is still viable in
Continue Reading Investigators have recommended that prosecutors decline to bring charges against a US 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 pro-Trump rioter, Ashli Babbitt, remains under investigation by the DC Metropolitan Police, the US Attorney’s Office in
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Ahead of a school board vote on whether to reopen classrooms, Las Cruces Public Schools has lost yet another educator. “It is a loss for every single one of us,” Superintendent Karen Trujillo told ABC-7 on Monday. Jose Reyes, 59, died of Covid-19 on Jan. 27, according to the district.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Una de las primeras políticas en inmigración del presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, es lograr una mayor apertura hacia los inmigrantes y, en general, de bienvenida a los extranjeros. Una de sus metas es aumentar el número de refugiados que recibe el país, que fue reducido durante la administración de Donald
Continue Reading Rep. Liz Cheney, under fire from former President Donald Trump and his staunchest defenders, is picking up support from some influential Republicans as her allies close ranks and resist the effort to oust her from the third-ranking spot in House GOP leadership. On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was the latest Republican to give
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EL PASO, Texas – Get ready for college basketball in a high school gym. Prohibited from playing home games in their home state, the New Mexico State Aggies have officially found their new home announcing that they will play the rest of their men’s and women’s basketball “home games” at El Paso’s Eastwood High School
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FORT BLISS, Texas — Nine of the 11 Fort Bliss soldiers sickened after drinking an industrial compound found in antifreeze – mistakenly believing it was alcohol – have been released from the hospital, U.S. Army officials said Monday. Lt. Col. Allie Payne, public affairs officer for the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, said one
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Oregon has become the first state in the nation to officially decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs. Voters in the state approved Measure 110 in November, but it officially went into effect Monday. The initiative also expands access to addiction assistance and other health services, offering aid to those who need it
Continue Reading Every year on February 2 people keep an eye out for a groundhog’s shadow to help predict what the weather will be like for the next few weeks. This year that shadow may be cast on snow. The legend goes that if groundhog Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow we will have six more weeks of
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WASHINGTON, DC — Undocumented immigrants should get coronavirus vaccines, the Biden administration said Monday, adding that federal authorities won’t conduct immigration enforcement operations at vaccine distribution sites or clinics. “It is a moral and public health imperative to ensure that all individuals residing in the United States have access to the vaccine. DHS encourages all
Continue Reading Ryan Coogler is taking “Black Panther” fans back to Wakanda in a new TV series for Disney+. The Walt Disney Co. announced the in-the-works television project on Monday, along with news that Coogler’s Proximity Media has entered a new five-year television deal with the company. No details beyond the fact that the series would be
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Dr. Anthony Fauci vowed Monday evening that US Covid-19 vaccine distribution will “get better very quickly” as the Biden administration rolls out a series of measures aimed at ramping up inoculation. “Obviously we are aware of those problems that are existing and, as you know, President (Joe) Biden has made this his really top priority
Continue Reading We humans tend to spread and frolic about wherever we please, a development that has been found to harm animals’ environments and health, and therefore ultimately our own. That may be the effect on crickets because of our constant noisemaking from traffic and other activities. The mating behavior of crickets may be significantly affected by
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST GALESBURG, Illinois (WQAD) — A family in East Galesburg is recovering after a fire destroyed their home January 26th, 2021. The Corbin family puts on a light show every holiday season, The Corbin Light Show. Despite the fire ripping through their house, their now trying to figure
Continue Reading ACTUALIZACIÓN: Una poderosa tormenta de nieve golpea la costa este de EE.UU.: minuto a minuto (CNN) — Se espera que la ciudad de Nueva York y la región circundante experimenten impactos de tormentas invernales «de mayores a extremas» hasta el martes debido a un poderoso pronóstico del noreste que traerá entre 30 y 45 centímetros
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Un inmigrante mexicano de 57 años, que permanecía recluido en el centro de detención Stewart del estado de Georgia, fue declarado muerto por complicaciones derivadas del coronavirus el 30 de enero. Así lo informó el Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden’s administration has deported hundreds of immigrants in its early days despite his campaign pledge to stop removing most people in the U.S. illegally at the beginning of his term. A federal judge last week ordered the Biden administration not to enforce a 100-day moratorium on deportations, but the ruling
Continue Reading A freeze by the new Biden administration on Trump-era regulations will hit at least two rules aimed at lowering drug prices, including one dealing with insulin and EpiPens for under-served patients. The halt follows a memo last month from White House chief of staff Ron Klain directing agencies to halt new and pending regulations from
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), aún se está recuperando del covid-19, dijo el lunes la secretaria de Gobernación de México, Olga Sánchez, en una conferencia de prensa. «El presidente está muy bien con síntomas leves, se encuentra en plena recuperación y está ejerciendo sus funciones y atendiendo los asuntos
Continue Reading Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur behind a payment processing startup, is funding a multimillion trip to space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which could be the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by non-astronauts. Isaacman, 37, said he will command the mission, which is slated for late-2021 and will see the spacecraft make a “multi-day” trip
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MCMINNVILLE, Oregon (KPTV) — A tow truck driver was arrested over the weekend for dealing methamphetamine while working, according to the McMinnville Police Department. Police said they received information in Dec. 2020 that Richard Howlett Sr., 53, from McMinnville, was involved in criminal activities. After receiving a wiretap
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