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Month: April 2021

Biden’s plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan splits Congress — but not just on party lines

President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 — the twentieth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — prompted a split on Capitol Hill among both Republicans and Democrats, creating some strange bedfellows over what to do about America’s longest war. Many Republicans slammed the decision as premature,

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Fiscalía de Panamá pide avanzar a juicio contra 50 personas por caso Odebrecht

(CNN Español) –– Unas 50 personas podrían sentarse en el banquillo de los acusados si el Órgano Judicial de Panamá admite la solicitud del Ministerio Público del país y las llama a juicio para responder sobre su presunta participación en delitos relacionados con la constructora Odebrecht. La Fiscalía Especial Anticorrupción remitió para la vista de

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Lloyd Austin Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Personal Birth date: August 8, 1953 Birth place: Mobile, Alabama Birth name: Lloyd James Austin III Father: Lloyd James Austin Jr., postal worker Mother: Aletia Taylor Austin, homemaker Marriage: Charlene Denise (Banner) Austin (early 1980s-present) Children: Reginald Hill (stepson); Christopher Hill (stepson)

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Use-of-force expert for defense says Derek Chauvin was justified in kneeling on George Floyd

A use-of-force expert testifying for Derek Chauvin’s defense team on Tuesday said the former Minneapolis Police officer was justified in kneeling on George Floyd for over nine minutes and did not use deadly force. “I felt that Derek Chauvin was justified and was acting with objective reasonableness, following Minneapolis Police Department policy and current standards

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