The church attended by the suspect in Tuesday’s killings of eight people — including six Asian women — at Atlanta-area spas released a statement Friday condemning the killings “in the strongest possible terms” and saying “no blame can be placed upon the victims.” The statement from Crabapple First Baptist Church in northern Fulton County came
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US and Chinese officials meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, ended talks Friday that national security adviser Jake Sullivan described as “tough and direct” and Secretary of State Antony Blinken said made the Chinese “defensive.” “We certainly know and knew going in that there are a number of areas where we are fundamentally at odds, including China’s
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(CNN Español) — Una criptomoneda que anualmente consume tanta electricidad como Finlandia y deja una huella de carbono comparable a la de Suiza: esto es lo que está detrás del “boom” del bitcoin. Los datos, publicados en el Índice de consumo de energía del bitcoin de Digiconomist, sitio especializado en monedas digitales, reflejan la huella
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Si tuviste problemas con WhatsApp, Instagram o Facebook este viernes, no fuiste el único. Los problemas más comunes que registraron los usuarios de la app de mensajería son que no se pueden recibir ni enviar mensajes y que no conecta, según DownDetector, una página web que registra reportes de fallas de apps
Continue ReadingAlabama Rep. Mo Brooks delivered fiery remarks before the “Stop the Steal” rally on January 6, telling then-President Donald Trump’s supporters in stark terms, “Today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass.” Just four hours later, the pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol to try to stop the congressional certification
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My cousin Iman, who lives in Cairo, Egypt, called me earlier this week to tell me that she had just been offered the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. I congratulated her upon hearing the news; vaccines are, of course, one of the best available tools to defeat this pandemic and Egypt, like many countries in the Global
Continue ReadingReluctance among conservatives to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has caused growing concern inside the White House, according to people familiar with the matter, even as President Joe Biden’s administration rapidly scales up nationwide efforts to administer shots. The topic has been the subject of several high-level conversations between administration advisers and health experts, including at
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Despite a massive effort by the Pentagon to promote the safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, the US military’s opt-out rate for vaccinations may be far higher than the 33% figure defense officials have used publicly.
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On Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta to confront the racial hatred that is forcing millions of people of Asian descent to live in daily fear. The trip comes on the heels of Tuesday’s carnage — in which a White man in Atlanta killed eight people, including six Asian
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As Indianapolis hosts the NCAA Tournament this month, it does so against the backdrop of a rise in homicides that threaten to thwart this sprawling city’s economic recovery.
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After helping to furnish your home office in 2020, Amazon now wants to help provide your healthcare. The tech giant is expanding Amazon Care — which currently provides its Washington-based employees with access to virtual and in-person health services — to its workers nationwide. And it plans to offer the service to other companies as
Continue Reading The US government is going to court to sort out who really owns an almost $2 million Ferrari supercar with a top speed of more than 200 mph and a history as twisty as the Monaco Grand Prix course it could call home. The US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York filed
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El congresista de Arizona Paul Gosar extiende una invitación al presidente Biden para que visite Yuma para ver la crisis a lo largo de la frontera sur.
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Dos medidas que prometen proporcionar un camino claro hacia la ciudadanía están en camino al Senado de los Estados Unidos.
Continue Reading Most Americans say that people of color in the United States face at least some discrimination, according to a survey published Thursday by the Pew Research Center. A new survey shows that 80% of Americans believe there is “some” or “a lot” of discrimination against Black people. Seventy-six percent say the same about Hispanic people,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Estados Unidos extenderá las restricciones de viaje por las fronteras terrestres con Canadá y México hasta el 21 de abril, anunció este jueves el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. “Para evitar una mayor propagación de covid-19, y en coordinación con nuestros socios en Canadá y México, Estados Unidos extenderá las restricciones a los viajes
Continue Reading The coronavirus pandemic almost didn’t happen, a new study shows. Researchers working to show when and how the virus first emerged in China calculate that it probably did not infect the first human being until October 2019 at the very earliest. And their models showed something else: It almost didn’t make it as a pandemic
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta on Friday to meet with Asian American leaders in the wake of deadly shootings that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent. They also visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is headquartered there, as part of a focus on
Continue Reading Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar extends an invitation to President Biden to visit Yuma to see the crisis along the southern border.
Continue ReadingSeveral White House staffers were asked to resign, were suspended or are working remotely after revealing past marijuana use during their background checks, sources familiar with the situation tell CNN. Five people are no longer employed at the White House, while additional staffers are working remotely. In many of the cases involving staffers who are
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