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Month: December 2020

US sets daily Covid-19 death record for the second straight day. Another 80,000 could die in next 3 weeks, new forecast says

As 2020 nears its end, the US still is setting one-day records for Covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations. More than 3,740 coronavirus deaths were reported Wednesday, the most tallied in a single day during the pandemic and the second straight day that record was set, Johns Hopkins University data show. And the outlook is grim for

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OPINIÓN | Nos espera un año más turbulento

Nota del editor: Jorge G. Castañeda es colaborador de CNN. Fue ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de México de 2000 a 2003. Actualmente es profesor de la Universidad de Nueva York y está previsto que su próximo libro, “America Through Foreign Eyes”, sea publicado por Oxford University Press en junio. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna

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Columbus, Ohio, officials criticize police officers’ response after Andre Hill shooting and pledge accountability

Columbus, Ohio, officials are decrying how officers handled rendering aid to Andre Hill after he was shot by a police officer earlier this month. The police chief said “few” officers rendered aid prior to the medics arrival, and the mayor said he’s “horrified” by the time that passed before any officer sought to provide aid.

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Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani handed three-match ban by FA over social media post

Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani has been handed a three-match ban and fined £100,000 ($136,594) by the English Football Association in relation to a social media post. The Uruguayan thanked a follower on his Instagram story last month using the phrase “gracias negrito,” which translates to “thank you, little Black one.” The phrase is seen

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