Astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover conducted a Sunday spacewalk
It was a nice day for a spacewalk. Astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover Jr. began their spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at…
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India imposes new rules on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
India issued strict new rules on Thursday for Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms weeks after the country’s government attempted…
Continue Reading The Black transgender women are fighting housing insecurity for LGBTQ people in the South
Kayla Gore wants transgender people of color in the South to have a fighting chance. In 2016, she and her friend Ellyahnna C. Wattshall were working…
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Premios Globo de Oro 2021: cómo verlos y qué esperar
(CNN) — Los Premios Globo de Oro marcarán este domingo el inicio extraoficialmente de la temporada de premios de Hollywood, pero el evento se…
Continue Reading 3 officers wounded by shotgun that fired as they entered an empty home, officials say
Three police officers in Wichita, Kansas, were wounded Saturday when a modified shotgun discharged as they entered an empty home, authorities said.…
Continue Reading ONU: Policía y ejército de Myanmar mataron a por lo menos 18 personas tras abrir fuego contra manifestantes
(CNN) — Al menos 18 personas murieron y más de 30 resultaron heridas en Myanmar el domingo cuando la policía y las fuerzas militares «se…
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Man in his 30s among half-dozen latest El Paso virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas — A man in his 30s was among six added coronavirus deaths reported by El Paso health officials on Sunday morning, bringing the…
Continue Reading Premios Globo de Oro 2021: mira la lista completa de nominados
(CNN) — Los nominados de este año a los Premios Globo de Oro son una mezcla de lo antiguo y lo nuevo, destacando lo que hemos estado viendo desde…
Continue Reading $3 gasoline could be around the corner — unless OPEC and Russia start pumping more oil
OPEC and Russia’s unprecedented production cuts last spring lifted oil prices out of a death spiral. Nearly a year later, the group is under…
Continue Reading How long should movies be in theaters before streaming? Hollywood is trying to find out
With the movie business upended during the pandemic and tilting more towards streaming than cineplexes, Hollywood is rethinking its business model.…
Continue Reading Cuomo asks state attorney general, top judge to appoint independent lawyer to investigate sexual harassment allegations
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s special counsel says the state’s attorney general and top judge will jointly appoint an…
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Democratic lawmakers wrestle with how to proceed on immigration
WASHINGTON, DC — Democratic lawmakers are wrestling with how to move forward with a series of immigration bills that would legalize…
Continue Reading Bitcoin uses more electricity than Argentina, Norway, study finds
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — As the price of bitcoin skyrocketed over the last…
Continue Reading La efectividad de vacunas contra covid-19: ¿cuál es la vacuna más efectiva?
(CNN Español) — El proceso para aplicar la vacuna de covid-19 será el tema prioritario en el mundo en los próximos años a medida que los…
Continue Reading Black History Month: Althea Gibson
Long before Venus and Serena Williams, another tall, young Black woman shook up the staid world of tennis with her powerful serve and brilliant play.…
Continue Reading “Ya vemos la luz al final de este largo túnel”, dice Abinader sobre la lucha contra el covid-19; anuncia reserva de 8 millones de dosis de Sinovac
(CNN Español) — El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, anunció este sábado que su gobierno ha reservado otros 8 millones de…
Continue Reading Black History Month: Albert Murray
He was never a household name, but Albert Murray was one of the most important Black thinkers of the 20th century. The essayist and social critic…
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U.N. Human Rights Office says the crackdown on protesters by Myanmar authorities has left at least 18 dead
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Security forces in Myanmar opened fire and made mass arrests Sunday as they sought to break up protests against the…
Continue Reading New Yorkers rally against wave of anti-Asian hate
Noel Quintana said he was slashed across the face. “When I was attacked on the subway, there were so many New Yorkers around me, but nobody…
Continue Reading Families want change after neglect in Canadian care homes proved deadly during the pandemic
The harrowing details of how so many Canadian seniors were left neglected and alone in long term care homes during the pandemic are an agony to…
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Apple had a blowout quarter in China. But can its success there continue?
Apple blew through its December quarter record for sales in China when it reported earnings last month. Sales in the greater China region grew a…
Continue Reading A civil rights hero’s posthumous memoir a guidebook for today’s activists
Standing on the steps of a courthouse, the Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian pleaded for the right of every person to vote with…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ has Dr. Fauci hand out coronavirus vaccines on a game show
As more coronavirus vaccines begin to roll out, it may be difficult to know if you’re eligible or not, so “Saturday Night Live”…
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Man wins $500,000 Powerball prize with fortune cookie numbers
When Florida resident Ernesto Sorzano picked up his fried rice and shrimp from a Chinese takeout, he got a fortune cookie that would change his life.…
Continue Reading 3 officers were hurt in an explosion in Wichita while searching a vacant home, officials say
Three Wichita, Kansas, police officers were injured in a possible explosion Saturday while responding to a call at a vacant home, authorities said.…
Continue Reading Hong Kong arrests 47 pro-democracy activists on charges of conspiracy to commit subversion under national security law
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have detained 47 pro-democracy activists on charges of conspiracy to commit subversion under the sweeping…
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Woman among 25 asylum seekers gives birth after El Paso arrival
EL PASO, Texas — Most of the 25 asylum-seeking migrants who settled into an El Paso shelter on Friday are preparing to reunite with family members…
Continue Reading 2 people injured in a 30-vehicle pileup in Montana
Two people suffered critical injuries in a 30-vehicle pileup outside of Billings, Montana, on Saturday, authorities said. The victims jumped from the…
Continue Reading No hate crime charge against suspect in New York stabbing of Asian man
A man accused of stabbing an Asian man Thursday outside the federal courthouse in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City was arraigned Saturday…
Continue Reading 4 children and 2 adults were rescued from a sinking boat off the Georgia coast
Two adults and four children were rescued Friday by the US Coast Guard off the Georgia coast after their boat struck an object and started sinking.…
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