Every year, high school seniors anxiously wait for college admissions letters, hoping they get accepted into their dream schools. Ahmed Muhammad was one of them. So when Muhammad got accepted into Stanford University, he was delighted. “It was a dream come true,” Muhammad told CNN. “It still doesn’t feel real.” He will become a first-generation
Continue Reading Nashville residents woke up to a vehicle explosion on Christmas morning that authorities now believe was intentional. The blast injured at least three people, damaged dozens of buildings and left people shaken during what should have been a joyful holiday spent with family. It also dealt yet another challenge to the city’s first responders in
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(CNN) — Los pasajeros que viajen a Estados Unidos desde el Reino Unido deberán dar negativo en una prueba de covid-19 antes de salir, anunciaron los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) el jueves por la noche. Los pasajeros deberán tener una prueba de PCR o
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La vacunación a profesionales de primera línea de la salud continuó este viernes en Chile, esta vez en las regiones de Magallanes, La Araucanía y Biobío, donde fueron despachadas unas 2.925 vacunas de Pfizer/BioNTech. Auxiliar de enfermería, la primera persona vacunada contra el coronavirus en Chile El Ministerio de Salud informó que
Continue Reading Passengers arriving in the United States from the United Kingdom must test negative for Covid-19 before departure, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday. Passengers will be required to have a negative PCR or antigen test within 72 hours of boarding their flight from the UK to the US. Passengers are
Continue Reading In 2020, a devastating virus officially disappeared from the continent it had once ravaged — a remarkable public health achievement that followed decades of work. But you may have missed it. The eradication of wild polio from Africa in August was hailed as a “great day” by the World Health Organization and celebrated by public
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OREM, Utah (KSL ) — Stress can wear on people this time of year — especially in the middle of last-minute holiday shopping. Two days before Christmas, however, shoppers leaving the parking lot for Center Street just west of Orem Boulevard received some unexpected comfort from a man
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las muertes relacionadas con el trabajo alcanzaron un máximo de 12 años en 2019, cuando se registraron más de 5.300 fallecimientos, según nuevos datos de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales (BLS, por sus siglas en inglés). Un trabajador murió cada 99 minutos por una lesión relacionada con el trabajo en 2019, informó el
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Cuando covid-19 fue reportado por primera vez por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) quizá nadie imaginaba que, unos meses después, la enfermedad habría llevado al cierre de fronteras, al confinamiento de la población, contagiado a más de 4,3 millones de personas y matado a casi 300.000 alrededor del mundo. ¿Cómo
Continue Reading (CNN) — En 2020, un virus devastador desapareció oficialmente del continente que una vez había arrasado, un logro notable de salud pública tras décadas de trabajo. Pero puede que te lo hayas perdido. La erradicación de la poliomielitis salvaje de África en agosto fue aclamada como un «gran día» por la Organización Mundial de la
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For Christmas this year, Washington is giving the country more pain. Perhaps it is fitting that in the worst year in memory, the surprise prospect of a government shutdown and delayed economic relief hangs over holiday celebrations already made less merry by the pandemic. Maybe nothing better could be expected in a year that saw
Continue Reading (CNN) — Aunque el Congreso aprobó un paquete de ayuda de covid de US$ 900.000 millones de dólares, millones de estadounidenses corren el peligro de perder importantes beneficios justo después de las vacaciones si el presidente Donald Trump sigue negándose a firmar el proyecto de ley. La legislación ampliaría dos programas de desempleo por pandemia
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald ) — The Good Life City has a Grinch with an apparent ear for music. Alex Reshetnichenko, the lead violinist for both the Albany and Valdosta Symphony Orchestras, who has been teaching orchestra in Albany for more than two decades, has been missing a
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las autoridades creen que una explosión en la mañana de Navidad en el centro de Nashville fue un acto intencional, según un portavoz de la policía de Metro Nashville. En una breve conferencia de prensa el viernes por la mañana, el portavoz Don Aaron dijo que la unidad de dispositivos peligrosos del departamento
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, TX (KTBS) — For thousand of years, knives have been crafted using the art of bladesmithing. Thanks to Texarkana College, that ancient skill is being kept alive. Expert instructors are teaching students from around the world how to make quality, hand-forged blades. There’s five bladesmithing schools in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV ) — Honolulu police arrested a 35-year-old man on several gambling charges during a raid at one of two illegal game rooms in the Kalihi-Palama area. These are photos taken during Tuesday’s bust at a convenience store on Palama Street. Nine others were also cited
Continue Reading At least seven people were killed in a Boko Haram attack on the majority-Christian village of Pemi in Nigeria’s Borno state on Christmas Eve, a local official said. “Boko Haram attacked Pemi village, killed seven people and abducted another seven, including a pastor,” Kachallah Usman, secretary of the Chibok local government area, told CNN on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, IL (WQAD) — Spring Forward distributed more than 2,000 books and 800 meals to families in their after school programs during a holiday drive-thru event this afternoon. Families drove through St. John’s Lutheran Church in Rock Island throughout the day picking up goodie bags filled with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WATERBURY, Connecticut (WFSB ) — The man accused of killing his co-worker on the job made his first court appearance today. State Police arrested 19-year-old Elijah Bertrand in connection to the death of UPS driver Nathan Burk. His arrest came after a 15 hour manhunt. The state tried
Continue ReadingThe only woman on the federal death row may see her execution date pushed to when the administration of President-elect Joe Biden takes over, after a federal judge said Thursday the Department of Justice could not yet reset the date. Lisa Montgomery was scheduled to be executed on December 8 after she was convicted in
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