A resolution to censure GOP Sen. Mitt Romney for his two votes to convict former President Donald Trump failed Saturday at the Utah Republican Party organizing convention, where the senator had been booed earlier in the day — a reflection of the anger that persists among the party’s core activists about Trump’s impeachment and Romney’s
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A year ago, when the Covid-19 pandemic was still in its relative infancy, the head of the World Health Organization stressed that a global approach would be the only way out of the crisis. “The way forward is solidarity: solidarity at the national level, and solidarity at the global level,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom
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(CNN) –– Los 6 ejecutivos de la petrolera Citgo, que permanecían detenidos en Venezuela, salieron de prisión bajo arresto domiciliario, confirmaron a CNN dos abogados de los hombres y un exgobernador de Estados Unidos que cabildeaba por su liberación. El grupo de cinco ciudadanos estadounidenses y un ciudadano venezolano, conocido como los «6 de Citgo»,
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A former player for the New York Jets died in an accident during a fishing tournament in Texas on Thursday, according to tournament officials and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Pete Lammons, 77, played six seasons for the Jets, including in Super Bowl III, according to a statement posted on the team’s website. Lammons
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Medina Spirit won the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The 3-year-old brown colt was trained by the legendary Bob Baffert, who becomes the winningest trainer in the history of the Derby with his seventh victory. Hall of Fame jockey John Velasquez notched his fourth win at the Run of
Continue ReadingLetters signed by President Joe Biden have begun to go out notifying beneficiaries of their direct payments under the administration’s Covid relief package, CNN has learned. The letters were sent out this past week, a White House official tells CNN, to notify recipients who received direct payments under the American Rescue Plan last month. “My
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El Departamento de Policía de la Ciudad de Yuma (YPD) está llevando a cabo un detalle de conducción en estado de ebriedad los primeros cinco días de mayo, en un esfuerzo por lograr un Cinco de Mayo más seguro.
Continue Reading Londres (CNN) — Fue una imagen que se perdió el día del funeral del príncipe Felipe, pero fue lo suficientemente poderosa como para volverse viral en los días siguientes: la duquesa de Cambridge capturada por un fotógrafo mirando a través de un velo negro en la parte trasera de una limusina de camino al servicio.
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Police in Wales want to know who cut down an osprey nesting platform on Friday, sending the rare and protected birds’ nest and their freshly-laid egg crashing into the lake below. The Brenig Osprey Project said in a post on social media that the “horrific act of vandalism” happened at about 9:45 p.m. at Brenig
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration disclosed Trump-era rules on Friday regulating the use of deadly force against terrorism suspects abroad, releasing them with several redacted lines to the American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Times as part of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit after the Trump administration refused to make them public. The rules,
Continue Reading For more than a week, protesters have marched in the streets of a small, quaint, North Carolina city that has been rocked by the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. Civil rights leaders and attorneys have converged on Elizabeth City demanding answers and justice after Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office deputies fatally shot Brown and the
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Lowe’s announces a massive National Hiring Day event planned for Monday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Warren Buffett defended the decision by Berkshire Hathaway to not put out reports from its many subsidiaries about how the company is addressing the risks of climate change. Buffett claimed at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Los Angeles Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway already has a good track record for investing in renewable energy through
Continue Reading (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden esperaba que esta semana sirviera como un momento de celebración al alcanzar los más de 100 millones de adultos estadounidenses completamente vacunados, y los funcionarios de la Casa Blanca intentaron reducir la indecisión de las vacunas apostando por las libertades recién expuestas para quienes estén completamente vacunados, como la facilidad
Continue Reading Many people forced into isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic credit their pets for keeping them sane through the lockdown. Hilton wants to reward those furry friends with some fine dining. Starting May 17, 32 of Hilton’s pet-friendly hotels in the United Kingdom and Ireland will offer the hotel chain’s new dog menu, Bone Appétit, according
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The Yuma Police Department arrested Joseph Valdez, and booked him at the Yuma County Detention Center Thursday for violating his probation orders.
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When we look back on the coronavirus pandemic, who and what will we remember? At or near the top of the list for many — especially those living in the United States during the last 15 months or so — will be Dr. Anthony Fauci, a scientist, doctor and public servant who, at this point,
Continue Reading The Washington Post and The New York Times on Saturday issued significant corrections, retracting earlier reporting that said Rudy Giuliani had been directly warned by the FBI that he was the target of a Russian disinformation campaign. “An earlier version of this story, published Thursday, incorrectly reported that One America News was warned by the
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Actress Esmé Bianco is accusing singer Marilyn Manson of sexually assaulting, coercing through drugs and beating her multiple times during their relationship a decade ago, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. Bianco, who played Ros in the “Game of Thrones” series, alleges that when she went to Los Angeles to film a video for one
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A horse named after slain Louisville woman Breonna Taylor ran its way into the winner’s circle on Thursday in a Derby Week race at Churchill Downs. The three-year-old filly, named Breonna, is owned by JS Stables, LLC — a thoroughbred racing operation run by attorney Sam Aguiar, who represents Taylor’s family, and his wife Janelle.
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