Actor Hugh Jackman is speaking up in the wake of verbal and physical abuse allegations against prolific Broadway and Hollywood producer, Scott Rudin. Following a report in The Hollywood Reporter alleging that Rudin verbally and physically abused staff members at his production company over the years, the producer apologized in a statement to the Washington
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(CNN Español) — Un nuevo hecho de violencia conmociona a Colombia. Dos menores de edad de 12 y 17 años fueron asesinados y otro niño de 11 años quedó gravemente herido luego de sufrir un ataque en Quibdó, capital del departamento colombiano del Chocó, en el oeste del país. El secretario de Gobierno de Quibdó
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Federal authorities say they’ve arrested three New York men Tuesday on money laundering conspiracy charges in connection with an elaborate, international bank robbery operation that netted more than $30 million over several years. Val Cooper, Alex Levin and Garri Smith are accused of using high-tech camera equipment to access safe-deposit boxes at banks in multiple
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El nuevo iPad Pro (conocido también como iPad Pro 2021) trae cambios muy importantes para la tablet más avanzada de Apple, pero también mantiene muchas otras características del iPad Pro 2020 y hasta del iPad Air. ¿Cuán diferente es en realidad el nuevo iPad Pro más allá del precio? El nuevo iPad
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Mourners are gathering in Minneapolis to honor the life of Daunte Wright, the Black motorist fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer this month during an arrest attempt. Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton will eulogize Wright, 20, during a funeral that marks another emotional day for a metro area scarred by several high-profile
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Si el eslogan «Spring loaded» (cargado de primavera) del próximo evento de prensa de Apple es una indicación, la compañía está a punto de lanzar una tonelada de nuevos productos. Apple realizará este martes su primer evento de 2021 y probablemente se centrará en nuevos iPads, junto con un producto que lleva
Continue Reading (CNN) — Mientras 40 líderes mundiales se reúnen en una cumbre climática virtual convocada por el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, el papa Francisco hizo un llamado al mundo para “cuidar la biodiversidad, cuidar la naturaleza”, en un mensaje de video por el Día de la Tierra. Hablando en español, Francisco se expresó sobre
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump’s backing of football great Herschel Walker to run for the Georgia Senate seat has been enough to effectively freeze the GOP field in place — even though some Republicans privately worry the political neophyte might fizzle against Sen. Raphael Warnock in a high-stakes general election. Warnock, who is running for a
Continue ReadingThe Senate is expected to pass Thursday a bill denouncing discrimination against Asian communities in the United States, and create a new position at the Justice Department to expedite reviews of potential Covid-19-related hate crimes. The bill would also direct the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services to issue guidance raising awareness of
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Bitcoin is up more than 600% over the past 12 months — a stellar ride — yet owning the asset is fraught with risks including wild swings in cryptocurrency prices. But there are several ways for investors to get a piece of the bitcoin boom without investing directly in bitcoin. Several companies that are cashing
Continue Reading British lawmakers have unanimously declared China’s ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a genocide, joining the United States, Canada and the Netherlands in condemning Beijing’s actions against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-west region in the strongest possible terms. China has been accused of detaining up to 2 million people in a system of camps
Continue Reading An alternate juror in Derek Chauvin’s trial told “CBS This Morning” that the prosecution’s medical expert and the 17-year-old bystander who filmed George Floyd’s death convinced her of his guilt. “I felt he was guilty,” said Lisa Christensen. “I didn’t know if he was going to be guilty on all counts, but I would have
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Es necesario cambiar la narrativa sobre el cambio climático y los problemas del medio ambiente, y entender que no solo van a afectar a las generaciones futuras. Son una realidad que impacta hoy e impacta en nuestra salud. Eso es lo que plantea la Dra. María P. Neira, directora del Departamento de
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If you’re pregnant and infected with Covid-19, there is an increased risk of negative outcomes for both you and your baby, according to a new study published Thursday in JAMA Pediatrics. Expectant mothers with a Covid-19 diagnosis from 18 different countries were at higher risk for adverse outcomes, such as preeclampsia, infections, admission to hospital
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden se está preparando para declarar la masacre de aproximadamente un millón o más de armenios bajo el Imperio Otomano como un «genocidio» esta semana, con el riesgo de una posible ruptura de relaciones con Turquía, pero cumpliendo una promesa de campaña de utilizar finalmente la palabra como presidente para
Continue ReadingEllen Sciales on Tuesday joined a group of Democratic legislators outside the US Capitol as they reintroduced the Green New Deal, the sweeping progressive climate proposal first brought to Congress in 2019. Sciales, a 24-year-old press secretary for the youth-led climate activist group Sunrise Movement, presented her vision for bold climate action, which she believes
Continue Reading Dessert-loving New Yorkers know all about Levain, a bakery famous for its large, decadent cookies with gooey centers. Before the pandemic, passers-by could often see a line snaking out of the bakery’s tiny Upper West Side flagship store. Now, people across the country can bake the indulgent cookies at home. Last week, Whole Foods stores
Continue Reading Scottish singer Les McKeown, who achieved global superstardom in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of tartan-garbed pop titans the Bay City Rollers, has died, his family confirmed Thursday. He was 65. McKeown fronted the Bay City Rollers during their dizzying heyday in the mid-1970s, when their hits “Shang-A-Lang,” “Bye, Bye, Baby,” and “Give a
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las vacunas de ARNm contra el covid-19 fabricadas por Pfizer / BioNTech y Moderna no parecen representar ningún riesgo grave durante el embarazo, según nuevos datos publicados el miércoles en el New England Journal of Medicine. Las mujeres embarazadas con covid-19 tienen un mayor riesgo de enfermedad grave y pueden tener un mayor
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