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Month: February 2021

Legisladores latinos de California piden que Tom Flores sea incluido en el Salón de la Fama del Fútbol Americano Profesional 2021

Los legisladores latinos de California instan al Comité de Entrenadores del Salón de la Fama a incorporar finalmente a la leyenda de la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (NFL), Tom Flores, al Salón de la Fama del Fútbol Americano Profesional 2021. El lunes 1 de febrero, los asambleístas Eduardo García (D-Coachella), Miguel Santiago (D-Los Ángeles)

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Rochester police officers handcuff and pepper-spray a 9-year-old girl after call of ‘family trouble’

Police officers in Rochester, New York, handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl while responding to what a police official called a report of “family trouble” in an incident sharply criticized by city officials. Two body camera videos of Friday’s incident released by the police department on Sunday show officers restraining the child, putting her in

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House Democrats to accuse Trump of intentionally inciting rioters with months-long campaign to subvert voters

House impeachment managers are preparing a case for next week’s Senate impeachment trial to argue former President Donald Trump acted intentionally in a months-long efforts to subvert the will of the voters that incited the US Capitol riot, as well as why it’s constitutional for convicting Trump after he’s left office, sources familiar with the

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McConnell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s views are a ‘cancer’ for the GOP

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday issued a tacit rebuke of controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, slamming the Georgia Republican’s “loony lies and conspiracy theories” as a “cancer” for the party. “Loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country,” McConnell said in a statement. “Somebody who’s suggested that

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An estimated 29 million people would lose out on stimulus payments under GOP proposal

The Republican counterproposal on coronavirus relief unveiled Monday would potentially leave out 29 million middle- and upper-income earners who would qualify for stimulus payments under President Joe Biden’s plan. The GOP plan would cut off cash for individuals earning more than $50,000 a year and couples earning more than $100,000, according to a fact sheet

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Former Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges

Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of domestic violence and resisting arrest for a January incident with his girlfriend, a spokesman for a Washington prosecutor said. Wheeler, an offensive lineman, is charged with two felonies — first-degree domestic violence assault and domestic violence unlawful imprisonment, as well as misdemeanor

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The teacher behind Bernie Sanders’ mittens teams up with a teddy bear factory to make them for the masses

January 20 was supposed to be about President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, but all eyes were on Jen Ellis’ mittens. The brown-and-white patterned mittens Sen. Bernie Sanders wore on Inauguration Day were instantly iconic — so much so that they’re going to be produced for the masses. Ellis, the second-grade teacher

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She was already looking forward to her second Covid shot. The party she was greeted with at the clinic made it even better

On her 100th birthday, Mildred Grassman got flowers, candy, money — and her second shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. “It means everything to me,” Grassman said just after getting the last shot at Ascension St. Vincent Evansville in Indiana. “At my age, I didn’t want to get the disease.” It also means that eventually, Grassman

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