Ahead of the Senate debate on the stimulus bill, Republican Senate leadership criticized the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package during a news conference Tuesday. Instead of focusing on the bill’s economic provisions designed to revive the US economy, Republicans have attacked it for including funds for non-health care related spending and failing to push schools
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One of the most influential women of the 20th century is being introduced as a role model to a new generation of girls. Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt has been made into a Barbie doll as part of the company’s “Inspiring Women” series, which pays tribute to women throughout history. She’s the only first lady
Continue Reading Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II was sentenced this week to 14 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s office. The sentence Wednesday was part of a plea agreement, Winslow’s attorney Marc Carlos said in a statement to CNN. “Mr. Winslow was able to avoid the
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(CNN) — La agencia de emergencias de Nueva Zelandia degradó la alerta de tsunami después de pedirles a los residentes en algunas áreas que se dirigieran a terrenos más altos, tras de que un poderoso terremoto de magnitud 8,1 sacudiera la región de las islas Kermadec este viernes. El sismo de 8,1 fue el tercero
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Concerned that there weren’t enough people signing up to get vaccinated against Covid-19, officials in one small Arizona county changed the vaccine eligibility requirement to encourage more people to make appointments. Now, in Gila County Arizona — located 90 minutes east of Phoenix — anyone above the age of 18 can get vaccinated. “We were
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Janet Jackson is getting the star treatment with a two-night documentary event that will air simultaneously on A&E and Lifetime. The premiere will coincide with the 40th anniversary of her self-titled 1982 album. It will air two hours for two nights, totaling four hours. The news was announced at A+E Networks virtual upfront on Wednesday
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Aparatoso choque en Somerton deja a 2 personas en el Hospital
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Alabama’s statewide mask mandate to curb the coronavirus is being extended to April 9 — but it won’t be extended after that, Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday. Ivey’s remark came as she announced that the state’s broader “Safer at Home” order, which includes the mask mandate and other measures, would be extended until the evening
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Agresor Sexual Nivel 3 Cambia domicilio en Yuma
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Hallazgo de 18 inmigrantes indocumentados en casa de Yuma
Continue Reading (CNN) — La agencia de emergencias de Nueva Zelandia ha pedido a los residentes en algunas áreas que se dirijan a terrenos más altos, después de que un poderoso terremoto de magnitud 8,1 sacudiera la región de las islas Kermadec este viernes. Lo que generó temores de un tsunami. El sismo de 8,1 fue el
Continue ReadingAmerica’s infrastructure received an overall grade of C- from the American Society of Civil Engineers, according to the group’s 2021 Report Card, released Wednesday. The scorecard — which the society has released every four years since 1998 — is the first time the nation’s infrastructure has scored outside the D range in 20 years, the
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China bucked the global recession in 2020, and in doing so narrowed the economic gap with the United States. Now its leaders are about to reveal how they plan to accelerate the pace of growth this year. The “Two Sessions” meeting, China’s biggest political gathering of the year, kicked off this week. On Friday, all
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Dollar Tree anunció el miércoles que va a abrir 600 tiendas nuevas este año, con lo que continúa el fuerte crecimiento de las cadenas de tiendas de todo a un dólar en Estados Unidos. El anuncio llega en momentos en que la pandemia ha afectado a muchos minoristas y forzó el cierre
Continue Reading A newly proposed bill in Tennessee would make it even more difficult to protest in the state — by making obstructing a highway a felony and giving immunity to drivers who unintentionally injure or kill those in the way. The HB13 bill, which was introduced in the Tennessee General Assembly in February, builds on legislation
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A local Yuma man is giving a shout out to a Walmart employee after finding his lost money order on the floor and returning it.
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New Zealand’s emergency agency told residents in some areas to head for higher ground after a powerful earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region early Friday, sparking fears of a tsunami. The 8.1-magnitude quake was the third to strike the area on Friday morning local time, according to the New Zealand National Emergency Management Agency. People
Continue Reading The irony of it all is that the laughter came during a discussion about racial inequities. Nancy Navarro, a member of the Montgomery County Council in Maryland, was speaking during a virtual meeting on Tuesday about how the county’s coronavirus vaccine rollout had failed people of color and the burden she felt as a Latina
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I was getting my first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Bayou City Event Center in Houston when the news broke that Governor Greg Abbott is lifting Texas’ mask mandate — even as health officials warn not to ease restrictions aimed at stemming the pandemic. No one at the vaccination site removed their mask,
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The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package being considered by the Senate contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic.
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