January 2021

5 ways Biden plans to reset health care after Trump

January 19, 2021 6:31 AM CNN Newsource

Strengthen the Affordable Care Act. Restore abortion protections. Lower drug prices. President-elect Joe Biden has a long list of health care…

Janet Yellen is heading to Congress. The stakes have never been higher

January 19, 2021 6:19 AM CNN Newsource

Janet Yellen, the former chair of the Federal Reserve and President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, faces a huge task…

Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary

January 19, 2021 5:50 AM The Associated Press

Levine joins Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary nominee Xavier Becerra, a Latino politician who rose from humble beginnings to serve in…

Los ‘hipopótamos de la cocaína’, que llevó Pablo Escobar a Colombia, deben ser sacrificados, dicen los científicos, pero no todos están de acuerdo

January 19, 2021 5:50 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Puede que Pablo Escobar, el narcotraficante más conocido de Colombia, haya muerto en 1993, pero su influencia sigue sintiéndose en el…

Trump levantará algunas restricciones de viaje de COVID

January 19, 2021 5:40 AM Sumiko Keil

“Planeamos fortalecer las medidas de salud pública en torno a los viajes internacionales para mitigar aún más la propagación”, dice la secretaria…

McConnell, Schumer close in on power-sharing agreement in evenly divided Senate

January 19, 2021 5:29 AM CNN Newsource

The top two Senate leaders are nearing a power-sharing agreement to hash out how the evenly divided chamber will operate, with Democrats in charge of…

Risky driving and fatal crashes surged in 2020, even with fewer drivers on the road, a new report finds

January 19, 2021 5:26 AM CNN Newsource

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many Americans to stay home and stay put. But even though fewer people were driving during the first six months of…

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 19 de enero: Washington se blinda en las horas finales de Trump

January 19, 2021 5:21 AM CNN Newsource

Un “rayo de esperanza” en la batalla contra el coronavirus. Siguen circulando en Facebook publicaciones que promueven la violencia. Esto es lo…

Trump to lift some COVID travel restrictions

January 19, 2021 5:19 AM Sumiko Keil, Gabriel Salazar, NBC News

“We plan to strengthen public health measures around international travel in order to further mitigate the spread,” Biden’s press secretary…

States complain that demand for the Covid-19 vaccine is outpacing supply

January 19, 2021 5:16 AM CNN Newsource

Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows there’s still a gap in the number of Covid-19 vaccines that have been…

El jefe del Pentágono dice que ‘no hay información de inteligencia que indique una amenaza interna’ para la toma de posesión

January 19, 2021 5:16 AM CNN Newsource

Washington (CNN) — El secretario de Defensa interino, Christopher Miller, dijo el lunes que «no hay información de inteligencia que indique una…

California pauses Covid-19 shots from one lot of vaccine containing more than 330,000 doses

January 19, 2021 5:11 AM CNN Newsource

Health officials in California are telling medical providers across the state not to administer doses from one lot of Moderna’s coronavirus…

California becomes first state to top 3 million virus cases

January 19, 2021 5:06 AM The Associated Press

California’s caseload is also far ahead of other large states. Texas had more than 2 million and Florida topped 1.5…

Joe Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants

January 19, 2021 5:03 AM The Associated Press, Gabriel Salazar

President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his…

Pentagon chief says ‘no intelligence indicating an insider threat’ to inauguration as FBI vets National Guard

January 19, 2021 4:26 AM CNN Newsource

Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller said Monday that there is “no intelligence indicating an insider threat” to…

5 things to know for January 19: Inauguration, transition, Covid-19, Russia, Uganda

January 19, 2021 4:18 AM CNN

Dangerous winds are sweeping over parts of California, and that means a greater wildfire risk and the possibility of power losses for hundreds of…

Norway reviewing deaths of frail and elderly patients vaccinated against Covid-19

January 19, 2021 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

Doctors in Norway are investigating the deaths of 23 elderly patients who had received the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, looking into the…

Scottish fishermen say ‘Brexit carnage’ threatens to kill their business

January 19, 2021 2:57 AM CNN Newsource

Scottish fishermen parked their trucks near UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office at 10 Downing Street on Monday to protest post-Brexit red…

Here is how you can safely participate in the inauguration

January 19, 2021 2:45 AM CNN Newsource

On a typical Inauguration Day, hundreds of thousands of Americans flock to Washington, DC, to catch a glimpse of the new President being sworn in.…

Washington state announces partnership with companies including Starbucks and Microsoft to boost vaccinations

January 19, 2021 2:40 AM CNN Newsource

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee announced on Monday a series of new efforts to help boost the state’s Covid-19 vaccinations, including…

Month: January 2021