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Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, known for transforming and revitalizing neglected buildings across France, have been named winners of architecture’s equivalent to the Nobel Prize. The duo, whose “never demolish” ethos has given new life to pre-existing urban architecture, will be awarded the 2021 Pritzker Prize at a ceremony later this year, organizers announced Tuesday.
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Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Arkansas (KFSM) — Officer Marcos Luna knew he had to be doubly careful as he responded to a medical call on Valentine’s Night in Texarkana, Arkansas. A snow storm was bearing down and the potential overdose victim he was dispatched to help was just a baby. “I
Continue Reading A mother and daughter in Pensacola, Florida, have been accused of rigging a high school homecoming court election by accessing accounts without authorization, authorities said Monday. Laura Rose Carroll, 50, was arrested Monday and booked into the Escambia County Jail with a bond of $8,500, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) said in a
Continue ReadingIt is not yet clear when (or if) Tiger Woods will play professional golf again after he injured his leg in a car accident late last month. But that isn’t stopping Take-Two Interactive from launching a new golf video game featuring the sports legend. Take-Two announced Tuesday that it has signed an exclusive long-term deal
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has now opened a grand jury investigation of former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election result in Georgia. This is a major step forward; the grand jury holds the power, by way of subpoenas, to compel witnesses to testify and to turn over other evidence, whether
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — It all came down to 15 minutes. That’s how long doctors gave critical care nurse Nanette Foster to try one last thing before they put patient, Bill Broadway, on a ventilator. “I heard conversations being had among the doctors and the other medical personnel.
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(CNN) — El director ejecutivo de la Agencia Europea de Medicamentos (EMA) dice que actualmente están convencidos de que los beneficios de la vacuna de AstraZeneca contra el covid-19 superan el riesgo de efectos secundarios. «Actualmente estamos … todavía estamos firmemente convencidos de que los beneficios de la vacuna AstraZeneca en la prevención del covid-19
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue is so massive that economists are marking up their growth forecasts for not just this year, but next as well. Goldman Sachs predicts the US economy will rebound sharply from the pandemic, registering China-like GDP growth of 7% on a full-year basis in 2021. That would be the
Continue Reading (CNN) — El príncipe Felipe, duque de Edimburgo, abandonó el hospital King Edward VII en Londres. El príncipe Felipe, de 99 años, se estaba recuperando en el hospital privado después de someterse a una cirugía cardíaca en el hospital de San Bartolomé. Fue ingresado por primera vez en el hospital hace un mes, el 16
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden launches a sales effort Tuesday that he says is critical to convincing Americans that government can make their lives better. The “Help is Here” road show, which spans the country from coast to coast and includes travel by the first lady, vice president, second gentleman and Cabinet members, is partly designed to
Continue Reading (CNN) — Ella lo vio venir. Incluso antes de su arresto en la madrugada del sábado, la expresidenta interina de Bolivia Jeanine Áñez publicó varios mensajes en su cuenta de Twitter. «La persecución política ha comenzado», escribió el viernes por la tarde la política de derecha. Menos de 24 horas después, sería detenida en su
Continue ReadingExperts have made clear that they don’t expect economies around the world to bounce back from the Covid-19 shock at the same speed. But developments this week underscore the risk that Europe could fall even further behind the United States and China. What’s happening: Countries across Europe — including Spain, Germany, France and Italy —
Continue ReadingAfter more than a year of health restrictions putting a crimp on in-person dating, Tinder says it’s gearing up for one of the “flirtiest years of our lives.” With that in mind, it’s giving away free Covid-19 tests to encourage safe dating. The dating app is giving 500 couples who match on Tinder a free
Continue ReadingCathie Wood of ARK Invest has become one of the top investment voices on Wall Street over the past few years, thanks to big bets on Tesla, Square, Roku and other momentum stocks. But investors need an iron-cast stomach to deal with the recent gut-wrenching volatility in her company’s ARK exchange-traded funds. The ARK Innovation
Continue ReadingAmericans shopped less in February, leading retail sales to fall 3% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. It was a much steeper drop than the 0.5% decline economists had predicted, according to Refinitiv. Bad weather across many states were part of the reason sales declined last month. But the data is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Catholic LBGTQ2S+ advocates in Canada are expressing their disappointment after their church formally indicated that it would not bless same-sex unions. On Monday, the Vatican’s orthodoxy office said in a two-page document that Catholic clergy would not be able to bless same-sex unions,
Continue Reading Vivi Zayas remembers how relieved she felt when a woman she’d never met helped her dad sign up for a coronavirus vaccine. That moment marked the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Zayas had tried desperately for three weeks to get a vaccine for her dad, with no luck. Finally, she felt
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It’s official: Riverside County is moving in to the state’s Red Tier. Tier assignments released by the California Department of Public Health show Riverside County meeting metrics to advance into the less restrictive tier late Tuesday morning. var divElement = document.getElementById(‘viz1615921236350’); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName(‘object’)[0]; if ( divElement.offsetWidth > 800 ) { vizElement.style.minWidth=’700px’;vizElement.style.maxWidth=’920px’;vizElement.style.width=’100%’;vizElement.style.height=’527px’;} else if
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The UK government is attempting to justify flagship legislation that critics say would hand the police and ministers powers that could seriously curb the ability of citizens to protest, at a very difficult time. Uncomfortably for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the legislation is being debated in Parliament this week, just days after officers from London’s
Continue ReadingBarcelona manager Ronald Koeman called Lionel Messi “the most important player” in the club’s history after the Argentine made his 767th appearance for the Catalan team on Monday. Messi has now drawn level with Xavi’s all-time appearance record for the club and the Argentine is very likely to break it when the team travels to
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