(CNN Español) — Primero los hechos: no hay una sólida base científica para decir que la ivermectina es efectiva contra el covid-19. Pero tampoco hay evidencia suficiente, hasta ahora, para decir que no funciona para tratar o prevenir el covid-19. La medicina, usada ampliamente en el mundo para combatir parásitos, está siendo incluida en el
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Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WJZ) — A group of moms is leading the charge for getting untraceable guns off the streets, reforming police departments and making communities safer. Thursday was Virtual Advocacy Day for “Moms Demand Action on Gun Sense in America.” The group is six million strong and represented
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Click here for updates on this story JAMISON, Pennsylvania (KYW) — High school students at Middle Bucks Institute of Technology in Jamison are putting the finishing touches on a home that took three years to build from the ground up. The two-story, four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath colonial is the school’s 37th student-built house and at nearly 2,700
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Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 single-shot vaccine was shown to be 66% effective in preventing moderate and severe disease in a global Phase 3 trial, but 85% effective against severe disease, the company announced Friday. The vaccine was 72% effective against moderate and severe disease in the US, the company said. It’s a striking difference from
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Click here for updates on this story TAUNTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Taunton Police will meet with school leaders about a growing controversy surrounding a mural featuring a “thin blue line” flag. The mural, painted on a wall at Taunton High School, has been there for years. The mural was designed to support police officers. But
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EL PASO, Texas — A growing homeless camp near downtown El Paso is raising concerns for businesses in the area. In between Octavia and Noble streets, the camp started to form 11 months ago. The staff at El Paso Inc., whose headquarters can be found nearby at Noble and Texas, have watched the camp grow
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To Senate Minority Whip John Thune, former President Donald Trump’s actions ahead of the deadly Capitol riot are totally indefensible. “No — not at all,” the No. 2 Republican said when asked if he can defend what Trump did. “The way he handled the post-election, both in terms of his public statements and things that
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Michael Thompson spent more than two decades behind bars for convictions stemming from a marijuana sale. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he finally walked out of prison to greet his family and the supporters who spent decades fiercely advocating for his release. “I was lost, after 25 years,” he told CNN in an interview Friday.
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Two soldiers at Fort Bliss received treatment at the intensive care unit of a local hospital Friday for ethylene glycol poisoning, a chemical often used in the making of antifreeze, the Army’s 1st Armored Division said. The soldiers drank a substance during a field training exercise “thinking they were drinking an alcoholic beverage,” the statement
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Federal prosecutors charged a woman in connection to the January 6 riot at the US Capitol in Washington who they say can be heard on video making violent remarks about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The woman, Dawn Bancroft, was charged along with Diana Santos-Smith for violent entry on Capitol grounds, remaining in a restricted area
Continue Reading House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will meet with controversial freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene next week, his spokesperson told CNN on Friday. The announcement comes as many House Republicans have been silent about Greene’s newly resurfaced incendiary comments — ranging from supporting violent threats against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to spreading baseless claims pertaining to
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Dos bombas caseras descubiertas el 6 de enero cerca de la sede de los partidos Demócrata y Republicano se pusieron la noche antes de la insurrección en el Capitolio, informó el FBI este viernes. Las autoridades federales aumentaron de nuevo la recompensa por información sobre la persona responsable. También publicaron este viernes nuevos
Continue Reading The city of Philadelphia has cut ties with a Covid-19 vaccine provider, saying it lost “trust in them as an organization,” after a slew of controversial moves by the group and its 22-year-old CEO, who admitted Thursday he took vaccine doses and administered them to four friends. Additionally, Philly Fighting COVID (PFC) unexpectedly shuttered its
Continue Reading (CNN) — La galardonada actriz Cicely Tyson, ícono del escenario y la pantalla que rompió las barreras para las actrices negras con una dignidad incomparable, murió el jueves, confirmó a CNN su representante de toda la vida, Larry Thompson. Tenía 96 años. Un comunicado de la familia no reveló la causa de la muerte. FOTOS
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A cold front plows through town late tonight and early Saturday morning. The winds will be the big issue gusting to around 50 mph from the west. The winds will begin to come down around 5 am and weaken as the morning progresses. If you will be outdoors in the am be sure and bundle
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EL PASO, Texas — Residents who live in rural parts of El Paso County could have access to Covid-19 vaccines by mid-or-late February. A spokesman for University Medical Center told ABC-7 plans are in the works to have their new mobile unit clinic out to rural parts of the county by that time. The clinic
Continue Reading A New York state judge on Friday ordered a tax firm that has worked with former President Donald Trump to turn over more documents to New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of her office’s investigation into the Trump Organization. The supplemental order is one of several that Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron
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If you’ve been trying to get yourself, an elderly relative or someone you care for vaccinated for Covid-19, CNN Opinion wants to know what your experience has been like. We’ll report back on what we hear.
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Michael Thompson spent nearly 25 years behind bars after a marijuana sale led to a long sentence due to prior convictions. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he finally walked out of prison to greet his family and the supporters who spent decades fiercely advocating for his release. “I was lost, after 25 years,” he told
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A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the federal government can quickly return unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the US-Mexico border under a public health order put in place under former President Donald Trump. The order from the DC Circuit Court means that the government can again begin to expel children who arrived at the
Continue Reading Police departments in cities nationwide have faced heightened pressure to reform their practices after widespread protests last summer against police brutality and racial injustice. But this week, those challenges came to a head for police departments in Louisville, Kentucky; Columbus, Ohio; and Philadelphia — each which has been under increased scrutiny for police shootings or
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Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri announced Friday that she will be moving her office away from GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, following a heated exchange earlier this month where Bush confronted Greene about not wearing a mask in a hallway on Capitol Hill. The fallout led Speaker Nancy Pelosi to take the
Continue Reading The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, two of Southern California’s largest music celebrations, have again been canceled under an order issued Friday by the Riverside County health officer. Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser said the decision was “based on concerns of a fall resurgence of Covid-19 both within the county of Riverside and worldwide.” The
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California — The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, two of Southern California’s largest music celebrations, have again been canceled under an order issued Friday by the Riverside County health officer. Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser said the decision was “based on concerns of a fall resurgence of Covid-19 both within the county of
Continue Reading The transition from the Trump to the Biden administration has brought significant changes to the US Covid-19 strategy, and with it, a new level of transparency. In addition to thrice-weekly virtual press briefings on the pandemic, the Biden administration is making another key change in its outreach to states. The White House will now be
Continue Reading Michael Thompson spent nearly 25 years behind bars for a sentence stemming from a marijuana sale. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he finally walked out of prison to greet his family and the supporters who spent decades fiercely advocating for his release. “I was lost, after 25 years,” he told CNN in an interview Friday.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — ¿Dónde buscar ayuda si es que tú o alguien conocido tiene ideas suicidas? Solo en Estados Unidos, el suicidio es una de las 10 causas principales de muerte cada año.Asimismo, según la Fundación Americana para la Prevención de Suicidios, 44.000 personas se suicidan en Estados Unidos cada año. En tanto, en Latinoamérica,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El secretario designado del Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico, Carlos Mellado, confirmó este viernes la presencia de la cepa británica de covid-19 en la isla. «El primer paciente que identificamos fue en noviembre. Los otros dos fueron en enero. Por lo tanto, lo que se está haciendo ahora es un sistema
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If you’re planning to travel to Canada, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics Canada may have fared better than its neighbor to the south, but Covid-19 cases in the country continue to rise. There are strict rules on entry for all, including
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — On top of having their classes entirely online and their sports seasons delayed, Centennial High School athletes can’t practice indoors because of a missing air filtration system. “I wouldn’t say that they don’t understand, but I feel like they don’t really know the work that players put into playing,” said
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