(CNN Español) — Carlos Holmes Trujillo, ministro de Defensa de Colombia, falleció la madrugada de este martes, según informó su hermano José Renán Trujillo en su cuenta de Twitter. “Con profundo dolor, recibo el fallecimiento de mi hermano. Luchó por sus convicciones y murió defendiéndolas”, escribió el hermano del funcionario. Hospitalizan al ministro de la
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Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Virginia man who pleaded guilty to cyberstalking Mayor G.T. Bynum and his family over his handling of then-President Donald Trump’s visit to Tulsa last summer was sentenced Monday. U.S. District Judge Claire Eagan sentenced Adam Maxwell Donn, 41, of Norfolk, Virginia, to 15
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is set to order a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with his plans. The move is expected to be the most prominent in a series of climate actions the President will take on Wednesday, including elevating the climate crisis as
Continue ReadingIf you thought Fox News would dial down the highly charged rhetoric after Donald Trump left office, you’d be mistaken. It is not slowing down when it comes to bashing President Joe Biden. The network, which has long attacked Democrats, has noticeably ramped up the war of words about Biden since Inauguration Day. “These channels
Continue ReadingThe meteoric rise in GameStop’s stock, as traders congregating on Reddit and Discord take on short sellers and hedge funds, is hard to look away from. It’s the closest thing Wall Street has to David vs. Goliath. What’s happening: Shares of GameStop, a legacy company whose stores are often located in struggling malls, have soared
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — To those who loved Harold Cutler the most, 78 years have done little to soften the blow of losing him. “On his birthday, my mum’s in tears. Around the time of his death, she’s in tears. Christmas, she’s in tears. It’s still very
Continue ReadingMarty Baron, the editor who transformed the Washington Post into an international powerhouse and led the news organization to win 10 Pulitzer Prizes, is retiring next month. Baron, 66, said in an internal memo Tuesday morning that he feels “ready to move on.” His last day at the paper will be February 28. “From the
Continue ReadingPolite society considers swearing to be a vulgar sign of low intelligence and education, for why would one rely on rude language when blessed with a rich vocabulary? That perception, as it turns out, is full of, uh … baloney. In fact, swearing may be a sign of verbal superiority, studies have shown, and may
Continue ReadingMichelle Bennett is trying to keep life inside her Waldorf, Maryland, home as normal as possible during Covid-19. Three of her four daughters are learning remotely, while she makes them three meals a day. But outside, the relentless threat of eviction keeps knocking. She lost her job as a receptionist at a doctors’ office in
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Beyoncé has released a new Ivy Park collection called Icy Park, filled with streetwear, footwear and winter pieces for her fans. Ivy Park, a collaboration with Adidas, released the ad campaign for Icy Park on Monday, featuring Hailey Baldwin Bieber and Gucci Mane wearing select pieces from the line. Mane sports a gold parka and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — It took some convincing, but Micah Shade’s parents finally let him play Hastings Midget Football last year. The home-schooled sixth grader said playing football alongside other boys his age “was one of the best experiences” of his life, lamenting that under the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLUMBUS, Nebraska (The Columbus Telegram) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders was spotted all over Columbus throughout the weekend. Well, at least digitally. Sanders (D-Vermont) was dressed for comfort rather than fashion when he was photographed at the inauguration for President Joe Biden last week. The photo of him
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is expected to reopen enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges on Thursday as part of a series of executive actions related to health care, taking a step to help uninsured Americans that his predecessor rejected. It will be Biden’s first move toward delivering on his campaign promise to bolster the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Pickens County detectives are searching for three men who deputies say may be responsible for breaking into several pharmacies. According to the sheriff’s office, two pharmacy burglaries happened early Monday morning. During the first burglary, the three men used a crowbar to break into
Continue Reading Hundreds of thousands of farmers drove their tractors in convoy into the Indian capital New Delhi on Tuesday, as part of ongoing, nationwide protests against controversial agricultural laws that farmers say put their livelihoods at risk. Tear gas and flash bangs could been seen on live streams from the city’s streets as police moved to
Continue ReadingThe Senate will vote on whether to confirm Antony Blinken as the new US secretary of state Tuesday. Blinken, a longtime aide to President Joe Biden, received largely bipartisan support in his Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote Monday, with only three Republicans voting against. If confirmed, the new top US diplomat faces the challenges of
Continue Reading(CNN Español) –– Julio Roberto Gómez, dirigente sindical de Colombia, falleció en la madrugada de este martes en la clínica Cafam, del norte de Bogotá, según informó la Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) en su cuenta de Twitter. Gómez fue diagnosticado con covid-19 el pasado 27 de diciembre de 2020. En ese momento negociaba virtualmente
Continue ReadingTarget is the latest major retailer to stop selling Chaokoh coconut milk following accusations that its manufacturer uses monkey labor. In a statement Monday, PETA said the retailer dropped the product because an investigation conducted by the nonprofit organization found that the Thailand-based Theppadungporn Coconut Co. has been “exploiting monkeys and lying about it.” Target
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — It was Christmas Eve 2020. Metro Police Chief John Drake had traded his police uniform for plaid PJs to celebrate a peaceful holiday with his family and 2-year-old grandson. Early the next morning, the former homecoming king, football and wrestling captain at Nashville’s East
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A Frost Advisory expired at 9 AM, but chilly conditions linger behind the storm of yesterday. Morning lows were deep in to the thirties this morning, with East Valley lows hovering near freezing! The system dropped significant rain across the Valley, bringing our rainfall since January 1 to 0.42″, a half-inch below normal. The cold
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