February 2021

The man who created President Donald Trump

February 17, 2021 8:08 PM CNN

When the news broke last October that Donald Trump had been diagnosed with Covid-19, legendary conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh immediately swooped in to help the campaign. He offered to hold a “radio rally” for the benched President, and Trump took him up on it. Though the resulting two-hour diatribe was not particularly effective

A comedian handed out $13,000 to hospitality workers at a New York bar

February 17, 2021 7:40 PM CNN Newsource

A New York City waitstaff received a surprise gift last week after a comedian handed out thousands of dollars raised by her online fans. Robyn Schall gave $13,000 in tips — all donations from her social media followers — to a handful of employees at Lily’s Cocktail and Wine last Thursday. “My amazing fans came

Así puedes ayudar a las víctimas que deja la tormenta invernal en Texas

February 17, 2021 7:36 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) –– Las tormentas invernales sin precedentes que afectan a Texas han provocado temperaturas muy frías y cortes de energía generalizados en gran parte del estado. En ese sentido, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, declaró el estado de emergencia. La medida permite que las personas sean elegibles para recibir asistencia federal. Aún así,

Jeff Bezos sobrepasa en millones a Elon Musk y vuelve a ser la persona más rica del mundo

February 17, 2021 7:28 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN Business) –– Jeff Bezos recuperó su título de la persona más rica del mundo y puso fin al reinado de aproximadamente seis semanas que tuvo Elon Musk en lo alto de la lista. Musk perdió alrededor de 4.500 millones de dólares este martes, después de que las acciones de Tesla cayeran un 2,4%. Lo

After 68 years in prison, America’s oldest juvenile lifer was released

February 17, 2021 7:27 PM CNN Newsource

Joe Ligon, believed to be the oldest and longest-serving juvenile lifer in the United States, has been released from a Pennsylvania prison after spending nearly seven decades behind bars. Ligon was incarcerated in February 1953 at the age of 15, given a mandatory life sentence after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a robbery and

La tormenta helada y de nieve ahora amenaza al noreste de EE.UU.

February 17, 2021 7:24 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — La tormenta que provoca la caída de nieve y lluvia helada desde Texas hasta el centro del valle del río Mississippi se va a dirigir hacia el noreste el jueves y llevar más nieve consigo. Dos áreas de baja presión, que son el motor de este tiempo invernal, se desplazarán por la costa este,

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s former rogue FBI informant handler John Connolly granted conditional medical release from prison

February 17, 2021 7:24 PM CNN Newsource

The former rogue FBI informant handler for mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger will be released from a Florida prison on a conditional medical release, a spokesman for the Florida Commission on Offender Review told CNN. John Connolly was released because he has terminal cancer, his attorney, James E. McDonald, told CNN. “We are pleased,” McDonald

Biden postponing Michigan trip due to weather

February 17, 2021 7:22 PM CNN

President Joe Biden is postponing his trip to Michigan on Thursday due to travel concerns over weather, including forecast snow and ice in the Washington area, a White House official confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Biden had been scheduled to tour a Pfizer vaccine-manufacturing facility in Portage, Michigan, during the visit. The President’s trip is

Coming to terms with chronic illness and grief over what’s lost

February 17, 2021 7:15 PM CNN Newsource

Tessa Miller was just 23 when her nightmare of deadly infections, procedures and misdiagnoses began. Over the next several years, Miller tried dozens of medications, was hospitalized more times than she can remember and required three fecal transplants. She visited gastroenterologists, allergists, oncologists, pain medicine specialists, endocrinologists, gynecologists and neurologists. Her ultimate diagnosis of Crohn’s

A woman struggles to use portable oxygen tank. A family sleeps in a car to keep warm. These are the stories of the Texas storm

February 17, 2021 7:11 PM CNN Newsource

As winter storms and freezing temperatures continue to wreak havoc across Texas, many are having to fight for survival. Millions in the state remain without power on Wednesday, trying their best to stay warm and dry as burst pipes flood homes. Here are just some of the struggles some Texans said they are facing during

Texans shiver through power outage in sub-freezing temperatures

February 17, 2021 7:03 PM NBC News, Lisa Sturgis

Across Texas it’s a struggle now just to keep warm.

SPECIAL REPORT: Yuma residents experience burglary spree

February 17, 2021 6:58 PM Cody Lee

Back in December, we told you about a string of robberies going down in the Ocotillo Desert subdivision near 32nd Avenue and Avenue 6E in Yuma.

Up and down forecast!

February 17, 2021 6:54 PM Rob Fram

Light breezes and daytime highs barely touching up to 70 degrees will be even a little chillier for Thursday.

El rover Perseverance de la NASA llegará a Marte esta semana: lo que debes saber

February 17, 2021 6:51 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) –– Se espera que Perseverance, el rover más sofisticado de la NASA hasta el momento, aterrice en la superficie de Marte este jueves 18 de febrero. Lo hará alrededor de las 3:55 p.m., hora de Miami. El rover ha hecho su travesía por el espacio desde su despegue en Cabo Cañaveral, Florida, a finales

Key Democrats unhappy with Biden’s reluctance to cancel $50,000 in student debt

February 17, 2021 6:38 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden’s rejection of calls to eliminate up to $50,000 of student loan debt has prompted sharp responses from his allies on Capitol Hill, with leading liberals vowing to push ahead with the plan and the top Senate Democrat calling for them to “keep fighting.” In a joint statement on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader

Demi Lovato reveals she had multiple strokes, brain damage after overdose

February 17, 2021 6:36 PM CNN Newsource

Demi Lovato is under no obligation to share the deeply personal story of her struggle with mental health and addiction with the public, but the singer is choosing to do it on her own terms in a new four-part YouTube documentary, the trailer for which was released on Wednesday. The trailer for “Demi Lovato: Dancing

Inicia la Cuaresma y lo celebran en el Valle Imperial con la Ceniza

February 17, 2021 6:32 PM Oswaldo Rivas

White House says teacher vaccinations are ‘not a requirement to reopen’ schools

February 17, 2021 6:30 PM CNN Newsource

White House officials stressed Wednesday that while they do not believe teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen schools, they think teachers should be prioritized for vaccinations like frontline workers. “Even though we don’t feel that every teacher needs to be vaccinated before you can open a school, that doesn’t take away from