(CNN Español) — El príncipe Felipe, duque de Edimburgo, esposo de la reina Isabel II por más de 70 años, falleció el 9 de abril y un día después la soberana le rindió un tributo a través de la cuenta oficial de Twitter de la familia real. El mensaje recogió palabras de la soberana durante
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A Minnesota prosecutor could decide as early as Wednesday whether to charge a police officer who authorities say shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop — a shooting that has sparked three nights of protests. The Washington County prosecutor is weighing charges for Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim
Continue ReadingA long-awaited US Army investigation concluded that while the use of military helicopters flying low at potentially dangerous altitudes over protesters in Washington, DC, last June after the death of George Floyd was not prohibited by federal law or policy, there was a “lack of understanding” regarding the “employment and command” of the helicopters. Given
Continue ReadingHSBC will move four of its most senior executives to Hong Kong later this year, as the London-based bank focuses more attention on fast-growing markets in Asia. CEO Noel Quinn said in an internal memo on Wednesday that Barry O’Byrne, head of global commercial banking, Greg Guyett, co-head of global banking and markets, and Nuno
Continue ReadingAttorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday promised to examine the practices of police departments around the country that commit civil rights violations in his first public comments since the police shooting death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. In a brief virtual address to civil rights leaders attending the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — Police are still investigating the double murder-suicide that took place in two counties on Monday. Shaun Varsos killed his wife and her mother in their Whispering Oaks Drive home in Lebanon on Monday morning before he returned to Nashville where he died from an
Continue ReadingThe Senate is pushing to advance a bill Wednesday that would address the surge of hate crimes against Asian Americans. The bill, which would assign a Justice Department official to expedite reviews of potential Covid-19-related hate crimes and establish an online database, initially received pushback from some Senate Republicans as an ineffective, messaging vote. But
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It’s always bad when politicians, faced with a serious moral dilemma, put self-interest ahead of public service. It’s even worse when they know better and do it anyway. This week brings us a troubling new chapter in the story of Nikki Haley and Donald Trump: he, a person who wouldn’t know a moral dilemma if
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta Public School employees will a bigger paycheck after a school board vote. During its school board meeting, education leaders unanimously approved a year-end 2% salary increase and a retention bonus for employees. Funding for the pay adjustments will come from local revenue as well
Continue ReadingWashington (CNN)– El presidente Joe Biden planea anunciar este miércoles la retirada de las tropas de Estados Unidos de Afganistán antes del próximo vigésimo aniversario de los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre, según tres personas familiarizadas con los planes. La retirada amplía la presencia de las tropas estadounidenses más allá de la fecha límite
Continue ReadingThe House Oversight and Reform Committee is slated to hold a vote on Wednesday to approve a bill that would grant statehood to Washington, DC, a Democratic priority that still faces obstacles for final passage even when the party controls both chambers on Capitol Hill and the White House. “Today is an historic day for
Continue ReadingErik Thorstvedt can pinpoint the moment he earmarked a young Erling Braut Haaland as a star in the making. Thorstvedt, a former international goalkeeper for Norway who represented Tottenham Hotspur in the 1980s and 90s, used to live in the same neighborhood as Haaland; his son would even line up against a team that featured
Continue ReadingLeaving middle seats vacant on airplanes can significantly reduce a passenger’s risk of being exposed to the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, a new study suggests. The risk of being exposed to the virus may be reduced by 23% to 57% on single-aisle and twin-aisle aircraft when middle seats are vacant compared with a full occupancy
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WESTCHESTER, Illinois (WLS) — St. Joseph High School, which has been known for decades as a basketball powerhouse in the western suburbs, will close its doors for good at the end of the school year. Students say teachers were in tears as they broke the news Tuesday morning.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and others gathered in Jackson Park Wednesday morning to announce the beginning of foundation work for the Obama Presidential Center. The $200 million of work being done will clear the way for construction to begin later in 2021. Lightfoot
Continue Reading Former Maryland chief medical examiner Dr. David Fowler took the stand Wednesday in Derek Chauvin’s trial as the defense attempts to raise doubt in the prosecution’s case and further highlight George Floyd’s drug use. On Tuesday, a defense use-of-force expert said the former Minneapolis Police officer was justified in kneeling on Floyd for over nine
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Instagram is testing a feature that would let users decide if they want to hide likes on their own posts or posts from people they follow. The option will start with a small global test group on Wednesday. Instagrammers can also decide to keep the original experience, which includes visible likes. Instagram began testing the
Continue ReadingThe White House and congressional Democrats face a crowded slate of pressing issues and competing priorities this week as they try to push forward with efforts to negotiate and secure passage of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package. That dynamic was on display amid a flurry of developments Tuesday that diverted attention in a variety of
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