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(CNN) — Estados Unidos informó más de 4.000 muertes por covid-19 el jueves, la mayor cantidad de fallecimientos relacionados con el virus que el país ha reportado en un solo día desde el inicio de la pandemia. Es el tercer día consecutivo en el que se registran muertes diarias récord por la enfermedad, según datos
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este jueves, el Ministerio de Salud de Brasil informó a través de un comunicado la firma de un contrato con el Instituto Butantan que permite la incorporación de más de 100 millones de dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 al Programa Nacional de Inmunizaciones. Estado de Amazonas, en Brasil, suspende actividades
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un nuevo estudio proporciona evidencia preliminar de que una vacuna contra el covid-19 podría ser eficaz contra dos nuevas variantes de coronavirus identificadas por primera vez en Sudáfrica y el Reino Unido, a pesar de una mutación preocupante. Los dos virus comparten una mutación conocida como N501Y. Los científicos están preocupados de que
Continue Reading (CNN) — China confinó una ciudad de 11 millones de habitantes en la provincia de Hebei, en el norte, en un esfuerzo por contener el peor brote de coronavirus del país en meses. Los residentes de Shijiazhuang, una capital provincial cercana a Beijing, tienen prohibido salir de la ciudad, mientras que las principales carreteras fueron
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Skies are partly cloudy today as a front sweeps across Northern California, which will cool us off a bit by tomorrow. Today, expect mid-seventies, but lower-seventies on tap this weekend. Air quality is in the Good range and expected to stay there for the day and the weekend. Highs will drop a bit tomorrow into
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha pedido a los países europeos que intensifiquen las medidas de coronavirus mientras la región se enfrenta a una nueva variante que se detectó por primera vez en el Reino Unido. El director de la OMS para Europa, Hans Kluge, dijo el jueves que se necesitan
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Duran Duran has released a cover of David Bowie’s “Five Years.” The band honored the late legend for what would have been his 74th birthday. “My life as a teenager was all about David Bowie,” Simon Le Bon said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “He is the reason why I started writing songs. Part
Continue ReadingIf you grew up in the 1990s, you might remember a trip to Olive Garden or Applebee’s as the highlight of your week. Those days are gone. Over the years, casual dining chains — known for table service, atmospheric dining rooms and long menus — lost their luster. And now, many are fighting for survival.
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Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) — A Mobile woman convicted of killing her two step-children is heading back to death row. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals had ruled that Heather Leavell Keaton was entitled to a new sentencing hearing because the judge had not given her a chance to
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden has moved swiftly to build out his administration, naming his choices for Cabinet posts such as secretary of state, secretary of defense and health and human services secretary. Several of Biden’s picks would make history if confirmed by the United States Senate as the first woman or person of color to serve
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump said he would not attend his successor’s swearing-in, a day after his top aides urged him into releasing a video conceding he would soon be departing office. “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” Trump tweeted, making formal what many had
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden on Friday will introduce his nominees for commerce and labor secretary and other members of his economic and jobs team at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, according to his transition team. Biden has named Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as his pick for commerce secretary, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for labor secretary. The
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Donald Trump no asistirá a la transferencia pacífica del poder al presidente electo Joe Biden en el Capitolio en 12 días, confirma en un tuit. To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2021
Continue ReadingAmerica’s job market recovery ground to a halt in December, making President-elect Joe Biden’s task to repair the economy that much harder. The US economy shed a staggering 140,000 jobs last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday — a far worse outcome than economists predicted. The unemployment rate remained flat at 6.7%, marking
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden will aim to release every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump administration’s strategy of holding back half of US vaccine production to ensure second doses are available. Releasing all vaccine doses on hand could quickly ratchet up the availability of coronavirus vaccines by
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Health officials are outlining what the next stage in the Coronavirus vaccine rollout could look like. As of Thursday afternoon, Kansas had initiated vaccines for 35 thousand people, roughly one percent of the state’s population. Missouri had vaccinated 105 thousand, roughly 1.8 percent
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las temperaturas promedio globales de 2020 estuvieron empatadas como las más calurosas registradas, coronando lo que también fue la década más calurosa jamás registrada en el planeta, según un nuevo análisis de datos publicado el viernes. Los últimos seis años son ahora los seis más calurosos registrados, con 2020 a la par con
Continue Reading There’s inevitably a salacious aspect to “Tiger,” an HBO documentary about the rise and fall of Tiger Woods, since what happened in Vegas — and elsewhere — definitely didn’t stay there. Overall, though, this engrossing two-part film captures the forces that shaped the golf legend, renewing appreciation for his staggering talent while waving a cautionary
Continue ReadingFormer White House communications director Alyssa Farah said Friday that President Donald Trump lied to the American people about the 2020 presidential election results and said that he should “seriously consider” resigning from office after Wednesday’s deadly insurrection at the US Capitol. Farah said on CNN’s “New Day” that she holds Trump responsible for inciting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville Affordable Housing Committee met Thursday morning to discuss a growing concern across the city. Right now, in Asheville, there are less than 20 homes for sale under $275,000. City leaders call this statistic sobering. The committee met virtually Thursday due to COVID-19.
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