Senate Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont pushed, without success, for a Senate vote on $2,000 stimulus checks Friday as the clock winds down on the 116th Congress. Efforts by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, and Sanders to secure a vote on increasing the direct payment amounts that Americans
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(CNN) — Cuando EE.UU.recibía el 2021, más de 125.300 pacientes de covid-19 permanecían hospitalizados, otro récord por cuarto día consecutivo. La alta cifra es un recordatorio sombrío de que incluso con 2020 detrás de nosotros, y con la vacuna, la pandemia continúa devastando partes del país. Y algunos líderes locales advierten que lo peor aún
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The US surpassed 20 million total recorded Covid-19 cases on Friday, hours after the country ushered in 2021 and left behind its deadliest month of the pandemic. The nation also has set a Covid-19 hospitalization record for four straight days. The high counts are a grim reminder that even with 2020 behind us, the pandemic
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The Senate voted on Friday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the sweeping defense bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, delivering a bipartisan rebuke to the President in his final days in office. Trump’s veto forced Republicans to decide whether to defy the President in support of legislation that sets defense policy
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The Mexican army said that fentanyl seizures increased by at least 486% in 2020. Military and police forces said at year’s end that they had seized an estimated 1.3 tons of the synthetic opioid, compared to 222 kilograms in 2019. Luis Cresencio Sandoval, the country’s defense secretary, said the increase was
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Click here for updates on this story WILLOWBROOK, California (KABC ) — While many restaurants have been struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic, Hawkins House of Burgers in Willowbrook is putting out hundreds of orders daily, thanks to its loyal customer base. “I’ve been coming here since I was in my mom’s tummy. And
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Visitors to public schools are familiar with routine procedures like signing in and getting a visitor’s badge. These days, the rare visitor or staff member allowed at Hermosa Heights Elementary School has a few additional steps to follow. At the school’s main entrance is a kiosk with a video screen
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story POINT MUGU, California (KABC ) — Despite warnings from public health officials to stay home on New Year’s Eve, a number of public gatherings took place across Southern California, including another maskless event hosted by actor Kirk Cameron. In recent weeks, Cameron has openly defied COVID-19 mandates and
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — State authorities are increasing oversight of tobacco and e-cigarette businesses to prevent child access with the start of the new year, at the same time that a new statewide minimum wage takes effect for Jan. 1. New Mexico’s statewide minimum wage increased to $10.50 a hour on Friday, up from
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ROSWELL, New Mexico — A former Alamogordo police officer has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for his involvement in a crash that killed one person and injured two others. Luke Maxwell Towner pleaded guilty in October to charges that included vehicular homicide and driving under the influence. His sentence, handed down in
Continue Reading Guests who paid four-figures for tickets to President Donald Trump’s annual New Year’s Eve party were left to party with his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, his two adult sons and various figures from the conservative media — none of whom wore masks — after the President made a last-minute decision to ditch the event and
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Mike Pence’s lawyers asked a federal judge Thursday to reject a request from U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas that attempts to force Pence to ignore electoral votes of several key states when Congress meets to certify the 2020 presidential election next week. Pence argues that the legal issues raised
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — La administración Trump entra en 2021 muy por debajo de su objetivo de vacunar a 20 millones de personas para el 1 de enero, lo que deja a los funcionarios de salud estatales de todo el país luchando para acelerar un esfuerzo masivo de distribución de vacunas que es crucial para derrotar
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Senado votó el viernes para anular el veto del presidente Donald Trump al amplio proyecto de ley de defensa conocido como la Ley de Autorización de Defensa Nacional, dando una reprimenda bipartidista al presidente en sus últimos días en el cargo. El veto de Trump obligó a los republicanos a decidir si
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EL PASO, Texas — As the clock struck midnight in El Paso to ring in the New Year, the Borderland’s first babies of 2021 arrived just a minute apart. The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus laid official claim to the very first birth, which officials said happened precisely at midnight. Isabelle January Morales weighed into
Continue Reading (CNN) — Parece que Chrissy Teigen disfrutó de su Nochevieja. La estrella, que recientemente compartió que cumplió un mes en sobriedad, publicó algunas fotos de su velada en su cuenta verificada de Instagram. Una la muestra a ella y a su esposo John Legend con caras decoradas. View this post on Instagram A post shared
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WASHINGTON, DC — Congress has overridden President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year’s Day session, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate easily turned aside the veto. Lawmakers dismissed Trump’s objections to the $740 billion bill and handed the
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Más de 2.500 personas asistieron a una fiesta ilegal de Año Nuevo en la región de Bretaña en Francia. Esto, a pesar de las estrictas restricciones del gobierno contra el coronavirus y un toque de queda nocturno a nivel nacional. «En las primeras horas de la noche del 31 de diciembre, varios cientos
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials began the New Year by confirming a half-dozen additional deaths due to Covid-19, raising the pandemic fatality total to 1,473. Thew new deaths, while reported on Jan. 1, all actually occurred during the month of December. The latest victims included 2 men and a woman in their
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHAMBERSBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — The man arrested for a New Year’s Eve shooting in Chambersburg already had a warrant for a shooting incident in July of last year. Chambersburg Police were called to 987 Wayne Ave. Thursday at around 8:07 p.m. for a reported shooting. Officers learned that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Many stores close their doors to customers on New Year’s Day, but the oven was hot and bagels were made fresh for customers Friday morning at Harvest Moon Bagel in Lancaster. Darkened store fronts and quiet city streets — yet orders were piling up
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL ) — The FBI is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a murder suspect from a Gwinnett County cold case. According to a FBI bulletin, agents are searching for Daniel M. Suh, 39, in connection to a Gwinnett County homicide that happened on
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El gobierno de Perú decretó que todas las personas que ingresen al país a partir del 4 de enero deben cumplir 14 días de cuarentena obligatoria. Esta medida fue publicada el jueves en el diario oficial El Peruano y su objetivo es evitar la propagación de nuevas variantes del covid-19. En ese
Continue Reading (CNN) — Finalmente llegamos al 2021. Pero si bien todos en la Tierra han tenido suficiente del año anterior, los estadounidenses deben prepararse para un poco más de 2020, al menos al comienzo ya que una gran parte de los legisladores republicanos apoyan el esfuerzo de Donald Trump por revertir las elecciones. Habrá 20 días
Continue Reading Republican Sen. Mitt Romney on Friday warned the process of distributing vaccines is “falling behind” in a statement blasting the plan for getting Americans vaccinated, as the critical vaccination roll out process lags. “That comprehensive vaccination plans have not been developed at the federal level and sent to the states as models is as incomprehensible
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A local artist started a memorial gallery in her home for COVID-19 victims in Oregon. It started small in the Spring and grew much larger with the pandemic’s toll. The gallery features hearts to represent each life lost statewide, and with more than 1400
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Cuando los relojes marcaron la medianoche para el comienzo de Año Nuevo en Bruselas y las 11 p.m. del jueves en Londres, el Reino Unido cortó finalmente sus lazos con la Unión Europea y terminó el periodo de transición del brexit. Casi un año después de su salida formal del bloque compuesto por
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WSHM ) — A suspect was arrested on Thursday for completely unrelated crimes that could be potentially linked to a fire that occurred at a Springfield church on Monday. On Monday morning, December 28, Springfield’s Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church was destroyed, but the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AGAWAM, Massachusetts (WSHM ) — One Agawam police officer had a big, or perhaps little, New Year’s Day surprise. Agawam Police said that around 2:45 a.m. Friday, Officer Zack Hall responded to a call for a woman actively in labor. Hall quickly responded and helped mom safely deliver
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND ) — Former Notre Dame wide receiver Chase Claypool has had an incredible start to his pro career. The Pittsburgh Steelers rookie is the team’s second leading receiver with 772 yards and 8 touchdowns. Claypool has some big goals for his career, but not
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