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(CNN) –– Estados Unidos ha sido ampliamente criticado por la manera en que ha enfrentado la pandemia de coronavirus. Además, la falta de medidas estrictas a nivel nacional para contener el brote se refleja en el hecho de que acumula el mayor número de casos y muertes en todo el mundo. Sin embargo, incluso los
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Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Harrisburg’s annual Ice & Fire Festival will return this weekend, albeit with a new name and format to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the city said Wednesday. Much like the modifications made to the Fire & Ice Festival in Lititz, Lancaster County
Continue ReadingSo much for good economic news actually being treated as good news on Wall Street. Although stocks opened sharply higher following a solid February jobs report Friday, with 379,000 jobs added last month, the enthusiasm quickly faded in what has turned out to be a volatile day of trading. The Dow climbed more than 300
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A new study released Wednesday by the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center found that all 53 of waterways tested across Pennsylvania contained microplastic contamination — including the Susquehanna River. The report provides new data on the presence of microplastics in water samples taken at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Some families who were looking for something to do while they sheltered-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic might have tried something like a home improvement project. But, Michael Carson and his 11-year-old son, Matthew, decided to write a book instead. The pair wrote
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Colombia informó este viernes que solicitó una audiencia de preclusión en la investigación que se sigue contra el presidente y exsenador Álvaro Uribe Vélez. «Luego de la valoración integral de los elementos materiales probatorios, la evidencia física y la información legalmente obtenida durante el curso del proceso, el fiscal
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High pressure building in will keep skies sunny and temperatures above normal through Sunday. Highs will be running about 5-7 degrees above normal through the weekend before cooling in next week. Winds tomorrow will be enhanced as the storm to our North pushes across Northern California, but expect those breezes to remain below 20mph. This
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AIR PARK, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A call about a suitcase in a ditch led to the discovery of seven mewing kittens southwest of Air Park. Now investigators are trying to learn who dumped them there. Chief Lancaster County Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Houchin said they got sent
Continue Reading Cancer should be a near certainty for whales, the longest-living and largest mammals there are — but scientists are finding that cetaceans are excellent at protecting themselves against the deadly disease. Just how do they do that? It could all come down to good genes, according to a new study published by The Royal Society.
Continue Reading A college student struggling with multiple health conditions, a Texas cattle farmer eager to reunite with his 90-year-old mother and a restaurant owner who lost too many friends to the pandemic — they are among those who got Covid-19 vaccines despite the general lack of trust in vaccines among communities of color. America’s history of
Continue ReadingThe House has passed the Democrats’ massive coronavirus relief package, bringing President Joe Biden’s stimulus proposal one step closer to reality. Most — but not all — of the measures in the 591-page bill adhere closely to what Biden outlined in his $1.9 trillion relief proposal last month. The legislation could face hurdles in the
Continue ReadingSo much for good economic news actually being treated as good news on Wall Street. Although stocks opened sharply higher following a solid February jobs report Friday, with 379,000 jobs added last month, the enthusiasm quickly faded. The Dow climbed more than 300 points after the opening bell, or 1%, while the S&P 500 and
Continue Reading (CNN) — El teléfono celular de Dutch Mandel se iluminó con mensajes que decían: «¡Está abierto, está abierto, está abierto!» El residente de Carolina del Sur de 62 años le dijo a CNN el jueves que sus amigos y él, todos mayores de 55 pero menores de 65, habían estado monitoreando ansiosamente el sitio web
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All is well now between Paris Hilton and Sarah Silverman. The heiress/DJ has accepted an apology from Silverman for the comic publicly roasting her at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. Silverman made jokes about Hilton who, at the time, was about to start a 45-day jail sentence for an alcohol-related driving offense. Hilton and her
Continue Reading Not everyone wants to cook mung bean popsicles. Judy Leung, one of the people behind recipe website The Woks of Life, understands that. So when she shared her recipe online, she opened her blog post by taking the reader back to Shanghai, where she grew up. There, she wrote, popsicle peddlers would ride through the
Continue ReadingIn counties where states require masks, Covid-19 case and death rates slow down — but in counties where states allow on-site restaurant dining, illness and death rates appear to speed up, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The research, published by the CDC on Friday, comes at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EUTAWVILLE, South Carolina (WLOS) — A South Carolina man staying as a house guest was arrested after leaving damages upwards of $30,000 and smearing human feces and urine on the walls of an Eutawville home. Kristion Keller, 21, was charged with malicious injury to personal property in excess
Continue ReadingTexas Gov. Greg Abbott is stalling efforts by the Biden administration to provide federal funds for Covid-19 tests for migrants released from custody, a senior Homeland Security official tells CNN. After relaxing state Covid restrictions this week, Abbott alleged, without evidence, that migrants coming into Texas are exposing the state’s residents to the coronavirus. “The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BERKELEY, California (KGO) — A protest on Thursday prompted the shutdown of the onsite COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Golden Gate Fields. Protesters are reportedly calling for Golden Gate Fields’ race track to be shut down, citing dozens of horse deaths over the past year as well as widespread
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Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — Four of the injured people were taken to Bellevue Hospital. None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. The vehicle hit another car, went through a bus stop taking a bus stop pole down, jumped the sidewalk, and hit the street sign before
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