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Migrant children crossing the US-Mexico border alone are staying in Border Patrol custody for longer than three days on average, overwhelming capacity at border facilities and indicating a crisis taking shape, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN. The Customs and Border Protection documents dated Tuesday show a growing trend of unaccompanied children coming into
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A live pipe bomb was found at an Iowa community center serving as a polling place for a special election, Ankeny police confirmed in a statement. Police said they responded to a call about a suspicious device at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday outside the Lakeside Center, which was being used as a polling place for the
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(CNN) — Mientras los funcionarios y los expertos en salud están en la carrera para vacunar a los estadounidenses contra el covid-19, algunos obispos católicos han intervenido para disuadir a los miembros de la Iglesia de ponerse la vacuna recientemente aprobada de solo una dosis de Johnson & Johnson. La Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The pandemic has brought out the best in a group of teens who’ve turned lessons about the Coronavirus into a learning experience for them and second graders. CBS46 anchor Tracye Hutchins traveled to Pike County to speak with the students. “This is the scene where
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Erwin Tumiri, uno de los seis sobrevivientes del vuelo LaMia que se accidentó en Colombia en noviembre de 2016 y en el que murieron 71 personas, entre ellos gran parte de los jugadores del equipo de fútbol Chapecoense, tuvo otro roce con la muerte este martes cuando el bus en el que
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Erwin Tumiri, técnico de vuelo boliviano, ha escapado a la muerte dos veces. Su historia y su testimonio de vida son increíbles. Fue uno de los seis sobrevivientes del vuelo LaMia que se accidentó en Colombia en noviembre de 2016 y en el que murieron 71 personas, entre ellos gran parte de
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There’s a new place to get a coronavirus vaccine in the Coachella Valley. Wednesday was the first day at the new vaccination clinic at the Carl May Community Center open for appointments only. “I just walked in there and made the appointment yesterday, got the shot, sat for 15 minutes for any reactions and done!
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives is slated to vote Wednesday on legislation aimed at preventing police misconduct that Democrats named in honor of George Floyd, whose death in police custody sparked nationwide calls to overhaul policing and address racial injustice. House Democrats originally introduced and passed the bill — titled the George Floyd Justice in Policing
Continue ReadingA North Carolina county official and longtime LGBTQ advocate announced Wednesday that she’s challenging Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn in next year’s midterm elections. The Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, who currently serves as a Democratic commissioner in Buncombe County and has long worked to advance LGBTQ rights in the South, made the announcement in a campaign video
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — After more than a year and a half, Kansas City police were able to return an irreplaceable item stolen from a grieving father. Officers found a stolen Ford Explorer in the 2100 block of East Red Bridge on Aug. 30, 2019, among other
Continue ReadingUS officials on Wednesday alerted lawmakers to a potential threat against the US Capitol on March 4, for which security has been enhanced as a precaution, less than two months after the Capitol complex was stormed and lawmakers’ lives were threatened by rioters. Information provided by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan family was hit hard by the coronavirus with three of six family members dying. This families prayers were answered for their father and a local pastor who is heading home soon after months long battle in the hospital and two brushes with
Continue ReadingCongressional Democrats have introduced legislation to create a monument on Capitol Hill in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice and liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The House bill, introduced on Monday by the Democratic Women’s Caucus — including Reps. Lois Frankel of Florida, Jackie Speier of California, Veronica Escobar of Texas and Brenda Lawrence
Continue ReadingFacebook said it plans to lift a moratorium on US political advertising this Thursday, ending a ban that had been in place since the November elections. The move reopens the door to ads on Facebook by political campaigns as well as issue advertisers. It follows what Facebook said was “a lot of feedback” on its
Continue ReadingDollar Tree said Wednesday that it will open 600 new stores this year, continuing dollar store chains’ torrid growth across the United States. The announcement comes as the pandemic has taken a toll on many retailers and forced thousands of stores to close. But dollar stores have surged as economically-strapped customers seek out bargains on
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Gov. Gavin Newsom, speaking in Long Beach, says the state has confirmed the first case of a COVID-19 variant first discovered in New York. Newsom said the case was found in Southern California, but he didn’t specify the location. Like other variants, the New York variant is believed to be more easily transmitted from person
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged on Wednesday after more than a week away from the cameras to apologize for his behavior after two women accused him of sexual harassment and another alleged an unwanted advance, saying he didn’t know he was “making anyone feel uncomfortable.” But the Democrat flatly rejected calls for his resignation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has spent millions in taxpayer dollars to perform laboratory tests on cats at three facilities nationwide — including a secretive lab at the West Los Angeles VA. The White Coat Waste Project, an advocacy group aimed at stopping
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It started as a joke. Cassandra Madison, 32, and Julia Tinetti, 31, began telling people they were sisters not long after they met in 2013 while working at The Russian Lady restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut, but a recent DNA test confirmed that they are actually biological sisters. The two women had a lot in
Continue ReadingAnother SpaceX rocket prototype was fueled and ready for a test flight Wednesday, but in the final moments before liftoff, the vehicle’s engines sputtered off and the company announced it had aborted the flight. The company will recycle the rocket’s fuel and attempt liftoff again around 4 pm CT, according to SpaceX engineer John Insprucker
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