Vigilant community members attuned to warning signs from potential shooters were instrumental in thwarting many school attacks between 2006 and 2018, according to a report from the US Secret Service that gives new insight into how attention to concerning behavior can stave off mass shootings beyond schools. The Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center explored
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Quintana Roo en México informó este lunes que la autopsia practicada a la mujer que murió en medio de un procedimiento policial que se investiga en Tulum, revela una fractura en la parte superior de la columna vertebral “producida por la ruptura de la primera y segunda vértebra,
Continue Reading(CNN) — El jefe de la junta militar de Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing, organizó una lujosa cena el sábado mientras sus tropas mataron a tiros a más de 100 personas en las calles y obligaron a miles de personas a huir a la vecina Tailandia, durante un fin de semana de terror indiscriminado y derramamiento
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Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, prosecutors said Monday, correcting the 8:46 timing that has become a symbol of police brutality. In opening statements of Chauvin’s criminal trial, prosecuting attorney Jerry Blackwell repeatedly emphasized the new 9:29 timing, telling jurors they were the “three most
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After a year in which scientists raced to understand Covid-19 and to develop treatments and vaccines to stop its spread, Cleveland Clinic is partnering with IBM to use next-generation technologies to advance healthcare research — and potentially prevent the next public health crisis. The two organizations on Tuesday announced the creation of the “Discovery Accelerator,”
Continue ReadingThe US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) has ordered port officials to seize all disposable gloves made by the world’s largest producer over allegations of forced labor. In a statement Monday, the agency said a months-long investigation had found “sufficient information” that Top Glove, a Malaysian company, was using forced labor to produce disposable
Continue ReadingSergio Aguero will leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of the season, the club has announced. The 32-year-old Argentine, considered to be one of the greatest players in Premier League history, joined from Atletico Madrid in 2011 and went on to win four Premier League titles, one FA Cup and five
Continue ReadingHong Kong‘s leading TV broadcaster will not air the Academy Awards next month for the first time in more than half a century. Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) has been home to the awards in Hong Kong since 1969. Its decision not to broadcast the ceremony this year was “purely a commercial decision,” a spokesperson said.
Continue Reading Thailand has reportedly pushed back more than 2,000 people attempting to flee neighboring Myanmar following a series of air strikes carried out by the ruling junta in the southeast of the country. Activist group the Karen Information Center said 2,009 people are now internally displaced and hiding in the jungle, having been forced back into
Continue Reading China’s government has passed a new law that will drastically restrict the right of Hong Kongers to stand for election and reshape the city’s parliament, further entrenching Beijing’s power over the supposedly semi-autonomous territory. In a unanimous and unsurprising decision Tuesday, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp parliament, endorsed proposed changes
Continue ReadingCovid-19 probably came to people through an animal, and likely started spreading no more than a month or two before it was noticed in December of 2019, a World Health Organization draft report finds. The least likely source: a laboratory leak, the WHO’s joint international team concluded. WHO is scheduled to release the final report
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — Las autoridades del Gobierno del cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, anunciaron este lunes la llegada de un lote de 50.000 mil dosis de la vacuna contra el coronavirus Sputnik-V. Durante el anuncio del desembarque, la vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez dijo que «la segunda vacuna rusa, EpiVacCorona, muy buena vacuna, llega a Venezuela,
Continue Reading The Ever Given container ship has been dislodged and is now floating, after blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week, authorities said Monday. Tug boats had spent several hours on Monday working to free the bow of the massive vessel after dislodging the stern earlier in the day. Marine traffic websites showed images of
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) de Honduras entregó la madrugada de este martes el boletín con los resultados oficiales del nivel presidencial de las elecciones primarias. Del oficialista Partido Nacional, el ganador es Nasry Asfura; por el Partido Liberal, Yani Rosenthal, y del Partido Libertad y Refundación, Libre, Xiomara Castro, esposa del
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A 52-year-old Desert Hot Springs man killed in an overnight shooting has been identified as Andres Martinez. A police investigation is underway in Desert Hot Springs following a shooting at the ‘Desert Hot Springs Mobile Home Park’ Monday night. Officers were called to the residential community on 5th Street between Palm Dr. and Cactus Dr.
Continue Reading George Floyd’s public death under the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin last May set off an intense debate about societal issues on anti-Black racism, on police accountability and on the entire American criminal justice system. Watch the proceedings and coverage live, when they happen, in the player below: But over the next
Continue Reading After enduring widespread flooding — that killed seven people, knocked out power to thousands and damaged homes and businesses — Central Tennessee is bracing for more potentially devastating rainfall. Over 2.5 million people across the region are under flood warnings through Thursday evening, according to CNN Meteorologist Michael Guy. Nashville and most of Central Tennessee
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — A través de la Fiscalía de Inmigrantes y por el delito de homicidio calificado, la Fiscalía de Chiapas anunció la noche de este lunes la investigación sobre la muerte de un «migrante guatemalteco» en el municipio de Mazapa de Madero, cerca del territorio de Guatemala. Según los detalles compartidos por la Fiscalía,
Continue ReadingWith virtual classes and at-home work, it’s no wonder why many people are experiencing more pain in the neck and back than usual. Sitting in a chair all day, your back slouched and neck bent, is just not good for you. Period. It’s important to remain in motion throughout the day. I recommend scheduling a
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