A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Trump’s second impeachment trial has come and gone. The Senate has headed home on vacation again. The Biden administration has continued to prioritize a Covid relief package. So in the coming days you’ll probably hear
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A grim new forecast confirms what experts have been warning amid declining Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations: when it comes to the pandemic, the United States is not yet out of the woods. Another 130,000 Americans are projected to die of the virus over the next three and a half months, according to the latest model
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has long been a champion of drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to cure Covid-19, despite multiple studies that show that they are not effective. Now, documents show that his government spent emergency funds on the medicines and continued to produce and distribute them at unprecedented rates throughout 2020 while rejecting at least
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden will participate in a virtual G7 event on Friday where he plans to discuss efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and rebuild the world economy. It’s his first meeting with leaders from the Group of Seven nations as president and represents a departure from former President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic
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The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) responded to a burglary alarm at 1st Bank Yuma in the foothills early Sunday morning.
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Western diplomats on Sunday warned Myanmar’s military junta that “the world is watching,” as a communications blackout swept the country. Internet and mobile services were disrupted overnight Sunday into Monday, and Monitoring NGO NetBlocks said network connectivity across the country dropped to only 14% nationwide since at 1 a.m. local time. Mobile services from all
Continue Reading A grim new forecast confirms what experts have been warning amid declining Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations: when it comes to the pandemic, the United States is not yet out of the woods. Another 130,000 Americans are projected to die of the virus over the next three and a half months, according to the latest model
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(CNN) — Después de evitar una condena en su segundo juicio político, el expresidente Donald Trump enfrenta nuevas amenazas legales importantes, ya que los fiscales de Georgia se han unido a los de Nueva York para llevar a cabo investigaciones penales por sus acciones. Mientras la nación veía videos desgarradores del 6 de enero de
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After a brief Saturday morning surprise, when it appeared former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented second impeachment trial could feature witnesses and drag on perhaps for weeks, senators rallied around the idea of wrapping things up instead and soon voted to acquit the former president. The vote was 43 not guilty to 57 guilty, short of
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A 12-year-old shot at two masked intruders who broke into his grandmother’s home just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, according to police in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The intruders had demanded money from 73-year-old Linda Ellis and subsequently shot her, police said in a statement posted on the Goldsboro Police Department’s Facebook page. Police said the
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A single day after the San Luis girls soccer team earned it’s 1st win of the season, the 2nd part of the program’s home stand didn’t go so well.
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Rapper Nicki Minaj’s father has died in a hit-and-run accident, police said. Robert Maraj, 64, was walking in Mineola, Long Island, on Friday at 6:15 p.m. when he was “was struck by a northbound, undescribed, vehicle that left the scene of the accident,” the Nassau County Police Department said in a statement. Maraj was taken
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Gila Ridge boys basketball gets the best of San Luis, and also in the girls wrestling realm.
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Deemed an ‘aftershock’ from 9.0-magnitude quake that hit in 2011 YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan Saturday at 11:07 p.m. The epicenter was not far from Fukushima prefecture. If hell has no furry like a woman’s scorn, then mother nature must have some grudge she’s holding. Officials say it is
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A series of low pressure disturbances will keep our temperatures on the cool side, and consequently we’ll still have a series of wind events that could produce wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour.
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A trailblazer in broadcasting and journalism, Max Robinson in 1978 became the first Black person to anchor the nightly network news. But his road to the anchor’s chair wasn’t easy. Robinson got his start in 1959 when he was hired to read the news at a station in Portsmouth, Virginia. His face was hidden behind
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — General Motors (GM) anunció este domingo el modelo 2022 de su carro eléctrico Chevrolet Bolt EV y también informó sobre la nueva versión tipo camioneta o SUV llamada Bolt EUV (Electric Utility Vehicle). La Chevrolet Bolt EUV y el Bolt EV no son tan diferentes como uno se imaginaría en principio. Los
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Baby born amidst frigid temperatures along the Rio Grande YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Just in time for Valentine’s weekend, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) in Mission, Texas received information Friday evening that a pregnant Honduran woman was in distress amongst the brush near the Rio Grande. An immediate search began and was confirmed in
Continue ReadingLawyers inside the Washington, DC, attorney general’s office are investigating whether former President Donald Trump’s alleged role in the insurrection at the US Capitol violated district law. The debate is taking place one month after Attorney General Karl Racine first floated the idea of charging Trump. A spokesperson for the attorney general’s office pointed to
Continue ReadingThe director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday emphasized the need for masking and other mitigation measures in order to reopen schools safely, saying “we have work to do” as teachers, students and parents continue to struggle with Covid-19’s impact on education. “We have work to do, especially when the
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