A military helicopter believed to have three people on board crashed Wednesday evening in upstate New York, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office tweeted. There was no further information from the sheriff’s office on the condition of those believed to have been on board, or which branch of the military owned the helicopter. The crash happened
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is finalizing 17 executive moves just hours after his inauguration Wednesday, moving faster and more aggressively to dismantle his predecessor’s legacy than any other modern president. Biden is signing a flurry of executive orders, memorandums and directives to agencies, his first steps to address the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of former
Continue ReadingThe Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s first Cabinet nominee Wednesday evening, voting to approve his pick for director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, on his first day in office Haines’ confirmation as the first woman to lead the US intelligence community, which was approved in the Senate by 84 to 10, continues a recent Senate
Continue ReadingHours after he was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden signed 17 executive actions to begin overhauling the nation’s approach to the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of the most controversial policies of former President Donald Trump. Entering the Oval Office for the first time as President in the midst
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A man and woman accused of molesting the man’s 18-month- old son and filming it in Desert Hot Springs must stand trial on several felony charges, a judge ruled today. Michael James Flaherty, 34, of Desert Hot Springs and Cynthia Fuentes, 24, of Coachella were arrested in August 2017. Following a preliminary hearing at the
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a slate of acting agency heads after taking office without a single one of his Cabinet nominees in place and confirmed by the US Senate. “These individuals, nearly all of whom are career civil servants, will temporarily lead federal agencies while Cabinet nominees continue moving through the confirmation process,”
Continue Reading A former US Marine charged with assaulting officers during the Capitol riot told FBI investigators that he got “caught up in the moment.” Barton Shively, of Pennsylvania, who faces multiple charges in federal court in Washington, DC, was arrested Tuesday. The charges against him include aiding and abetting, civil disorder, forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding
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Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continuada en su profesión hasta la fecha. Tiene posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Sociales, asà como estudios superiores posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, EconomÃa PolÃtica e Historia Latinoamericana. Actualmente, Dávila Miguel es columnista
Continue ReadingUnilever has promised that every worker who provides it with goods and services will earn a living wage by 2030 even if it costs the company more. The living wage initiative will extend to 65,000 direct suppliers and several thousand agricultural businesses, chief procurement officer David Ingram told CNN Business. Unilever is one of the
Continue Reading Nota del editor: David Bittan Obadia es abogado, escritor, analista de temas polÃticos e internacionales, columnist en el diario El Universal de Venezuela y colaborador en otros medios de comunicación. Como conferencista, participó en el Congreso JudÃo Mundial y fue presidente de la comunidad judÃa de Venezuela. Su cuenta de Twitter es @davidbittano. Las opiniones
Continue Reading President Joe Biden called for racial justice and unity in America on Wednesday, acknowledging that the nation has been deeply divided by political forces and systemic racism. Biden, in his inaugural speech, denounced White supremacy and domestic terrorism and said the nation needs to be repaired and healed. “A cry for racial justice, some 400
Continue Reading The number of North Korean ships in the country’s “dark fleet” fishing for squid plummeted in 2020, new data shows, depriving the impoverished country of a popular staple during a year when food supply was already dangerously low. Research from nonprofit Global Fishing Watch found that the number of aggregate days North Korean vessels spent
Continue Reading A Humvee, valued at $120,000, was recovered early Wednesday morning after it was stolen from a military facility on last week, according to officials. The military vehicle was found in the southeast part of Los Angeles, according to a tweet from the FBI in Los Angeles. It was stolen from the National Guard Armory in
Continue ReadingMichael Pack, the controversial Trump-appointed CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, resigned on Wednesday after a request from the Biden administration. Pack, a conservative documentary filmmaker who became CEO in June, has been widely criticized for his stewardship of the international news services under USAGM, including the Voice of America. “The new administration
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The low pressure system to our south has been sending plenty of moisture into Southern California since the early morning hours of Wednesday. Rainfall totals around the valley have remained under 0.10″ while more than a quarter of an inch was received in Niland. Blythe recorded over half an inch! Tomorrow will be warmer with
Continue ReadingBeing President of the United States can be lonely and daunting, and only a few people alive know what it’s like first hand. One of the modern Inauguration Day traditions for presidents leaving office is to write their successors a letter offering best wishes and advice. This is usually left on the Resolute Desk to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — More than 400,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, and to honor the victims there are memorials happening nationwide. One of the memorials includes the Oregon Convention Center, lit up in red, white and blue on Tuesday night. Robin Rosen’s late husband, Randy, is one
Continue ReadingAmazon wasted no time to reach out to newly installed US President Joe Biden about prioritizing its essential workers in his administration’s vaccine distribution plans. In a letter sent to Biden Wednesday, Amazon executive Dave Clark wrote that the company “stands ready to assist” in vaccinating 100 million Americans in the first 100 days, as
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Real Madrid sufrió este miércoles un duro e inesperado revés al quedar eliminado de la Copa del Rey en los dieciseisavos de final, frente al Alcoyano, un club de la Segunda División B del fútbol español. El conjunto dirigido por Zinedine Zidane se despide del torneo con una derrota por 2
Continue ReadingRepublican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas cleared the way for the Senate to vote on the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s director of national intelligence nominee Avril Haines on Wednesday after initially holding up her nomination, making Haines likely to be the first confirmed member of Biden’s Cabinet. Cotton placed a hold on Haines’ nomination
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