A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Usually, when social media executives are brought to testify in front of Congress, the hearings are centered on specific policies and types of content, misinfo and foreign interference, antitrust issues, and privacy concerns. What doesn’t
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Nueva York (CNN Business) — La noche más importante de Hollywood, la entrega de los Oscar, fue también la de menor audiencia. La edición número 93 de los premios de la Academia trató de cubrir un año perdido en el cine con una carga de intriga. La ceremonia incluyó un cambio de sede que permitió
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine on Friday. The agencies previously had decided to pause administration of the vaccine due to cases of an extremely rare blood clotting disorder found in six women between the ages
Continue ReadingMost congressional Democrats are backing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan this year, though many harbor nagging concerns that the gains won over the last 20 years will be erased and the Taliban will retake control after American troops are no longer there. Biden’s announcement that US troops would leave by
Continue ReadingHouse Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal has introduced a massive social programs infrastructure package aimed at making enhancements to the child tax credit permanent, expanding paid family leave and boosting access to child care for Americans. The “Building the Economy for Families Act” comes as the Biden administration is expected to unveil its own
Continue Reading (CNN en Español) — El Servicio de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) informó este lunes a través de un comunicado que se ha incrementado el intento de migración ilegal mediante trenes desde México a través de El Paso, Texas. CBP dice que, desde el comienzo del año fiscal actual, los
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — La vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos, Kamala Harris, anunció el lunes por la noche que el país enviará 310 millones de dólares adicionales a Centroamérica «para ayuda humanitaria y para abordar la inseguridad alimentaria». De estos, US$ 255 millones se destinarán a ayuda humanitaria y US$ 55 millones se destinarán a abordar la
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Among our 5 game highlights, Yuma Catholic baseball takes another step in it’s quest to qualify for a higher seed in the upcoming 3A state playoffs.
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The Crims would give up 6 runs to the Hawks and would hit a wall offensively for the rest of the afternoon, in their 6-1 loss.
Continue Reading US officials say Covid-19 vaccines are our way out of the pandemic. But the US faces a stubborn challenge — vaccine hesitancy — which could prevent some communities from reaching widespread protection levels and suppressing the spread of the virus. Providing strong incentives to get a shot could help, some experts say. “Many Americans want
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After a rough patch to start the month of April where the Yuma Catholic baseball team lost three of four games, the Shamrocks are ending the month strong. On Monday night, the Shamrocks welcomed the Benjamin Franklin Chargers to town. Yuma Catholic would hang on for a 13-9 win, extending their winning streak to five games.
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A weather system begins to move into the region today bringing well below normal temperatures, breezy conditions and a fairly decent chance for some rain through Tuesday across Arizona.
Continue Reading Fewer new people are getting their first Covid-19 shot than those finishing up their second, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the last 10 of 11 days, the number of “fully vaccinated” people has risen more than the number of people with “at least one dose” — suggesting
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The Three Rivers Fire has burned 4,000 acres in New Mexico and has not been contained, according to a press release on the New Mexico Fire Information site. The fire “is being driven by steep terrain and extreme fire weather conditions, including gusty winds and low humidity levels around 8 percent,” the release said. There
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Police in the New York suburb of Long Island are investigating a report of a noose found hanging in a storeroom at a local business, a Suffolk County police spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Monday. Kyrin Taylor, a 23-year-old electrician who had been working as an apprentice since December at Cooper Power & Lighting Corp.,
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Officials declared a county emergency for the Flag Fire in Arizona after it grew from 600 to 1,400 acres Monday, according to the latest information from the Bureau of Land Management. The fire, which was described by officials as “raging out of control” on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of about 200 homes in the Hualapai
Continue Reading (CNN en Español)– La Premier League de Inglaterra eligió como miembros inaugurales del Salón de la Fama de la liga a los icónicos delanteros Alan Shearer y Thierry Henry. La Premier League hizo el anuncio este lunes, cuando dio a conocer 23 candidatos a seis puestos en la exclusiva lista de los mejores de la
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una legisladora del estado de Alaska que había llamado a los auxiliares de vuelo de Alaska Airlines «bravucones de las mascarillas» y se había enfrentado a los empleados de la aerolínea en un video sobre las reglas que rigen el uso de las mascarillas, ahora tiene prohibido volar con la compañía por su
Continue ReadingThere has been a major coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India with two locally employed staff dying and more than 100 people testing positive in recent weeks as the country struggles to cope with a dramatic surge of the deadly disease, two sources familiar with the situation told CNN. Reported Covid-19 case rates
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The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina last week were shown Monday a short snippet of police body camera footage that one family attorney described as an execution. Andrew Brown Jr., 42, was fatally shot by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies in Elizabeth City on Wednesday when they
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