The Ikea catalog is now a podcast
Everyone has a podcast — even Ikea. The Swedish retailer has transformed its annual bible-sized catalog into an audio version as a “handy and…
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Taliban Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Facts Reclusive leader Mullah…
Continue Reading ‘Crisis ecoregions’: Climate change is threatening these nine places in Canada
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A recent study has found that hundreds of species in…
Continue Reading Looking back: Where Canadians were when the COVID-19 pandemic began
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Defining the start of the COVID-19 pandemic varies…
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El prÃncipe William rompe el silencio sobre la entrevista de Harry y Meghan: La familia real «no es una familia racista»
(CNN) — En sus primeros comentarios públicos sobre la entrevista que dio su hermano el prÃncipe Harry, y su esposa Meghan, el prÃncipe William…
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The spotlight is on 3 people at a delicate moment for markets
Investors are starting to push away anxiety about a spike in prices later this year. But continued calm may hinge on what three people have to say in…
Continue Reading Meet Gen C, the Covid generation
Natalie Sanchez heard it in her children’s voices when their birthday parties were canceled and saw it on their faces when they couldn’t…
Continue Reading OPINIÓN | La encantadora compañÃa de un libro…
Nota del editor: Mari RodrÃguez Ichaso ha sido colaboradora de la revista Vanidades durante varias décadas. Es especialista en moda, viajes,…
Continue Reading The latest Dictionary.com words include several from African American Vernacular English and phrases related to race and identity
Adding a word to the dictionary has long been a sign of mainstream legitimacy. And in the latest batch added to Dictionary.com, the online dictionary…
Continue Reading Famine has arrived in pockets of Yemen. Saudi ships blocking fuel aren’t helping
When 10-month-old Hassan Ali arrived at the hospital, doctors were hopeful they could save him. So many children in northern Yemen, after all,…
Continue Reading These 5 charts show the pandemic’s brutal impact on American workers
A year ago, the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a swift, sweeping lockdown on the United States. It left more than half a million Americans dead and…
Continue Reading Coupang, the Amazon of South Korea, raises $4.6 billion in US IPO
Coupang, South Korea’s biggest e-commerce company, has pulled off the largest US initial public offering so far this year. The SoftBank-backed…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 11: Coronavirus, Cabinet, immigration, China, Russia
We’re approaching the peak of tornado season, and the next few days will bring an increased threat of storms (oh, and flooding) to the middle…
Continue Reading Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. aprueba plan de estÃmulo de US$ 1,9 billones propuesto por Biden
(CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votó y aprobó el plan de ayuda de covid-19 de US$ 1,9 billones del presidente Biden. Se enviará a…
Continue Reading La administración de Biden reiniciará programa para menores centroamericanos en riesgo
Washington (CNN) — El gobierno de Joe Biden anunció el miércoles que reiniciará un programa que permite que ciertos menores centroamericanos en…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett is now worth $100 billion
Warren Buffett has just joined the world’s most exclusive club of the mega rich. The legendary American investor was worth $100 billion on…
Continue Reading Un hombre muere bajo custodia de la Patrulla Fronteriza cerca de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México
(CNN) — Un hombre murió el miércoles en Texas mientras estaba bajo la custodia de la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos. El hombre falleció…
Continue Reading Microsoft suspends new LinkedIn sign-ups in China
LinkedIn — one of the few Western social media networks available in China — has suspended new sign-ups in the country, but said the decision has…
Continue Reading Mario Abdo BenÃtez hace nuevos cambios de autoridades sanitarias en el sexto dÃa de protestas
(CNN Español) — El presidente de Paraguay, Mario Abdo BenÃtez, designó este miércoles a Vicente Mario Battaglia como nuevo presidente del…
Continue Reading Se aferró a un árbol durante horas para escapar de la muerte en el peor desastre natural de Japón. Diez años después, todavÃa está reconstruyendo su vida
(CNN) — Kenichi Kurosawa se aferró precariamente a un árbol mientras el agua subÃa a su alrededor, inundando por completo los caminos de abajo.…
Continue Reading Rochester police officer fatally shoots a man armed with a knife outside of a homeless shelter, police say
A police officer in Rochester, New York, is on administrative leave and an investigation has been launched after he shot and killed a man who charged…
Continue Reading More than 100 people sue an Oregon utility over damage from the Beachie Creek fire
Two lawsuits have been filed against the local power company, blaming the utility for the extent of the damage caused last year by Oregon’s…
Continue Reading Man charged with murder in 2018 accidentally released from Rikers Island Prison, officials say
A man who was charged with murder in 2018 was released prematurely from Rikers Island prison, officials said. Christopher Buggs, 26, was arrested…
Continue Reading Rochester, NY police officer fatally shoots man armed with a knife outside a homeless shelter, police say
A police officer in Rochester, New York is on administrative leave and an investigation has been launched after he shot and killed a man who charged…
Continue Reading Kroger will close 3 grocery stores following Los Angeles hazard pay mandate
Kroger announced it will close three Los Angeles grocery stores in May amid concerns about the city’s new hazard pay mandate, which requires…
Continue Reading 12 female employees allege sex discrimination by Alabama sheriff’s office in DOJ lawsuit
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama and Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran over…
Continue Reading Popular evangelical Beth Moore says she’s no longer a Southern Baptist
Beth Moore, a popular evangelical Christian and Bible teacher, says she is no longer a Southern Baptist and is parting ways with the…
Continue Reading Five Oklahoma City officers charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of 15-year-old
Five Oklahoma City police officers were charged with first-degree manslaughter in relation to the shooting death of a 15-year-old in November,…
Continue Reading Ministerio Público de Panamá identifica a más de 20 vÃctimas en albergues infantiles
(CNN Español) — Más de 20 menores de edad, entre niñas, niños y adolescentes, han sido identificados por el Ministerio Público de Panamá como…
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