A Salvadoran immigrant who spent more than three years in sanctuary on the grounds of a North Carolina church headed home on Friday. José Chicas, 55, says the Biden administration’s new policies are giving him a chance to leave sanctuary — and hope for the future. Chicas took shelter in June 2017 inside the School
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At least one person was killed and multiple people were injured when a tour bus bound for the Grand Canyon crashed Friday afternoon in northwest Arizona, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). The bus, managed by a Las Vegas-based company, was carrying 48 people including the driver to Grand Canyon West when it
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday announced a slew of actions the Biden administration will take to combat domestic violent extremism in the wake of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. “The Biden administration will confront this threat with the necessary resources and resolve. We are committed to developing policies and
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Confirmed Covid-19 cases in New Mexico have now surpassed 167,700 since the pandemic began. That includes 921 additional cases reported Friday. Of those, 136 occurred in Doña Ana County, which amounts 15% of the state’s new cases. The county’s pandemic infection total reached 20,383. An additional 33 deaths also were reported statewide
Continue Reading A 73-year-old California man snorkeling off Maui’s Ka’anapali Beach on Friday morning was apparently bitten by a shark, according to the Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety. The man was approximately 40 yards from shore when he suffered an apparent bite to his calf, officials say. He was able to make it to shore
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(CNN Español) –– Panamá confirmó este viernes el primer caso positivo de la variante de covid-19 detectada en Sudáfrica. Así lo anunció el Ministerio de Salud este viernes en un comunicado. «Se trata de un pasajero de 40 años, nacido en Zimbabwe, que ingresó al país el pasado 5 de enero procedente de Sudáfrica y
Continue Reading A Grand Traverse County commissioner in Michigan got up and grabbed a gun during a board Webex meeting while a local woman asked board members to denounce the Proud Boys, video from the meeting shows. Keli MacIntosh, a 72-year-old retired nurse and regular attendee of the board meetings, spoke at the Wednesday gathering about the
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Continue Reading (CNN) — Los planes para mantener a miles de soldados de la Guardia Nacional en Washington hasta finales de mes están motivados en parte por la preocupación de que se produzcan más disturbios durante el juicio político que se aproxima, y también en anticipación del primer discurso del presidente Biden ante una sesión conjunta del
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Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Cori Bush of Missouri on Friday led a group of 35 lawmakers in urging President Joe Biden to commute the sentences of all federal prisoners on death row. In a letter sent Friday, the lawmakers urge Biden “to take swift, decisive action,” saying that “commuting the death sentences
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A series of miscommunications around an unprecedented security situation left National Guard troops searching for an adequate rest area Thursday night when they were moved from the Capitol into a nearby parking garage. Guard members ended up having to spend several hours Thursday night resting on the concrete in the parking garage before the mistake
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Temps will rise to the mid 60’s Saturday with some breezes, gusts around 25 mph during the afternoon. Sunday, a cold front arrives that will drop our temps to the mid 50’s along with gustier winds. Wind gusts will hit 40 mph from the west. Colder air arrives Monday thru Wednesday with rain and even
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Baseball legend Hank Aaron is remembered today as one of the greatest to ever play the game. Crucial to his legacy is that unlike his White counterparts, he pulled off his most significant achievements while enduring pervasive racism. Throughout his career, Aaron experienced hate and vitriol on and off the field for the simple fact
Continue Reading Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record in the face of racism and became a revered ambassador to the game, has died. He was 86. His longtime team, the Atlanta Braves, said in a statement that Aaron “passed away in his sleep.” The cause of
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EL PASO, Texas — Immunize El Paso announced Friday that it will partner with the Socorro Independent School District to expand Covid-19 vaccine efforts. The local nonprofit has also petitioned the state of Texas to become a ‘Hub Provider’ of vaccinations. Immunize El Paso currently has three permanent locations capable of offering Covid-19 vaccines to
Continue Reading (CNN) — El consumo intenso de marihuana por parte de adolescentes y adultos jóvenes con trastornos del estado de ánimo —como depresión y trastorno bipolar— está relacionado con un mayor riesgo de autolesiones, intentos de suicidio y muerte, encontró un nuevo estudio. Las sobredosis no intencionales, el suicidio y el homicidio fueron las tres causas
Continue Reading CNN Opinion contributors react to the most memorable moments of Inauguration Day. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. SE Cupp: Did that really just happen? Was it all just a dream? As I gathered my family to watch the historic swearing in of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the occasion took on
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First lady Jill Biden used her first official event outside of the White House to add a surprise visit Friday afternoon to National Guard troops at the United States Capitol. “I just wanted to come today to say thank you to all of you for keeping me and my family safe,” said Biden, who emerged
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Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Snowbirds hoping to skip the line in Canada by flying to Florida for COVID-19 vaccines now face a tougher set of rules aimed at snuffing vaccine tourism. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that anyone who owns property in Florida and lives there
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EL PASO, Texas — Socially distant seating prevents contact at the Don Haskins Center, but UTEP staff still has to keep the arena sanitized. To do so, event staff has added high-technology resources in order to ensure fan and player safety. “We all had to invest a lot of money resources and time to be
Continue Reading (CNN) — El líder de la mayoría del Senado, Chuck Schumer, anunció este viernes que el cargo de acusación contra el expresidente Donald Trump se entregará al Senado el próximo lunes. “Hablé con la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes (Nancy) Pelosi, quien me informó que el cargo se entregará al Senado el lunes”, dijo
Continue Reading The State Department has initiated a review of the Trump administration’s decision to designate Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), a spokesperson told CNN Friday. It is a swift move by the newly installed Biden administration to examine one of the most consequential 11th hour actions taken by former Secretary of State
Continue Reading (CNN) — El líder de la mayoría en el Senado, Chuck Schumer, quiere que el juicio político del expresidente Donald Trump comience la semana del 8 de febrero, dijo una fuente familiarizada con el asunto. «Todos queremos dejar atrás este terrible capítulo en la historia de nuestra nación. Pero la curación y la unidad solo
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I’ll miss the wisdom. Goodness knows, Hank was deeper than baseball. No sports journalist ever spoke to Henry Louis Aaron more than me, and if I were guessing, we chatted significantly more times during the last 40 years than 755, the number of balls he ripped over Major League Baseball fences to become the game’s
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Severe allergic reactions to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine are rare, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A CDC report published Friday revealed just 10 people had severe allergic reactions, known as anaphylaxis, out of more than 4 million people vaccinated with a first dose of the Moderna shot as of January 10. That’s
Continue Reading Protesters again took to the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Thursday — the first full day of Joe Biden’s presidency — to let the Democratic establishment know they are still fighting for racial justice, some told CNN. “We wanted to symbolize that both parties are the oppressor,” said a 25-year-old protester who wished not to
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed the first bill of the 2021 legislative session, which funds legislative operations in the state capitol, including an unprecedented amount of security spending in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington D.C. House Bill 1 provides around $32 million in
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — A Texas public health doctor charged with stealing a vial of Covid-19 vaccine was trying to use leftover doses so they wouldn’t go to waste, his attorney said Friday. Dr. Hasan Gokal has been charged with theft by a public servant, a misdemeanor that carries a penalty of up to one year
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia Police are looking for a man who fired at least 11 shots at a 19-year-old female delivery driver in West Philadelphia, in what investigators describe as an act of road rage. It happened near the intersection of 47th and Chestnut Streets, just after 4
Continue Reading Three former grand jurors are among the “concerned Kentucky citizens” petitioning the Kentucky Legislature to impeach state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, according to Kevin Glogower, one of the attorneys representing the petitioners. The citizens filed a petition Friday seeking the impeachment of Cameron on charges of “breach of public trust and failure to comply with
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