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President Joe Biden has picked Christine Wormuth to be the next secretary of the Army, the White House announced Monday, making her the first woman to hold the position if confirmed by the Senate. Wormuth previously served as under secretary of defense for policy, where she worked on the Defense Department’s counter-ISIS campaign. “Christine is
Continue ReadingA Trump State Department official who was charged in the Capitol insurrection will be released from jail, a federal judge said Monday, overturning a previous ruling that the man was too dangerous to release. Federico Klein, a former low-level State Department official, was arrested last month and ordered detained before trial. But Judge John Bates
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Riverside County is looking to learn more about its residents’ views on the COVID-19 vaccine. The county launched an online survey on Monday. Officials said the survey is part of the county’s efforts to better understand the public’s feelings on vaccination and the experiences they have had with coronavirus to this point. “Knowing how residents
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Knoxville Police Department (KPD) in Tennessee said that multiple agencies are at the scene of a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School. There are multiple gunshot victims reported, KPD said in a tweet on Monday, including one of their officers. Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Nashville Field Division are
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I have not spent much time in this newsletter on the antics of Marjorie Taylor Greene or the scandal surrounding Matt Gaetz, two of the more controversial pushers of conspiracy theories currently serving in Congress. This is supposed to be about “What Matters,” and after the Trump years we all spent struggling over whether the
Continue ReadingFamilies who lost loved ones to Covid-19 can now get help with funeral expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, though the program got off to a bumpy start. The agency launched on Monday a hotline — 844-684-6333 — to apply for up to $9,000 in assistance per burial. While FEMA has aided families with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee was once the leather manufacturing capital of the world. More than a century later, one small remnant remains. Tactile Craftworks is a business banking on the hope that a return to safe travel will have people looking to them. Handmade is still the way
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Pausing every so often to wipe away tears, Philonise Floyd testified Monday at Derek Chauvin’s trial that his elder brother George Floyd was a mama’s boy and a loving person when they were growing up in Houston. “He was so much of a leader to us in the household, he would always make sure we
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(CNN) — El Departamento de Policía de Knoxville (KPD) en Tennessee dijo que varias agencias están en la escena de un tiroteo en Austin-East Magnet High School. Se han reportado múltiples víctimas de disparos, dijo KPD en un tuit, incluido uno de sus policías. Agentes especiales de la División de Campo de Nashville de la
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Multiple restaurants forced to close their doors during the coronavirus public health lockdowns, even while paying government fees to maintain their operating permits without generating revenue, are suing Riverside County and the state. The Old Spaghetti Factory of Rancho Mirage, the Old Spaghetti Factory of Riverside and other establishments included in the class action argue
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PARKER, Colorado (KCNC) — Michelle and Erik Harvey had some anxiety as their April 1 flight from Denver to Austin, Texas approached. The couple from Parker knew federal law required any passengers over two years old to wear a mask, and they knew their 2½ year old son
Continue Reading One person was killed and one critically injured in a targeted shooting outside a Paris hospital on Monday, the city prosecutor’s office told CNN. The attacker fled the scene outside the Henry Dunant Hospital, in the 16th arrondissement of the French capital, using a two-wheeled vehicle. The prosecutor’s office said that initial investigations suggests the
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Palm Springs is well known for its unique mid-century modern architecture. What might not be as well know are the efforts made to preserve our historic structures. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay spoke with the Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board on their efforts to educate the community through their upcoming symposium. “The idea is
Continue Reading (CNN) — Cuando los soldados perdidos huyen de un campo de batalla, o las personas emigran en busca de una vida mejor, están votando con los pies. El «voto a pie» permite a las personas controlar su propio destino, sostiene el profesor de Derecho Ilya Somin. En Estados Unidos de hoy, la gente también está
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Musicians in the Twin Cities reggae community have come together to make a music video calling for social justice. During the chorus of his song, “Enough,” Ryan Liestman sings, “It’s gonna get rough, it’s gonna be tough, we all agree we’ve had enough.” Liestman, who
Continue ReadingAs the US races to vaccinate more Americans, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising, predominantly among younger people who haven’t yet gotten a shot. Some experts worry this might only be the start of what’s to come in the next weeks. Michigan is already in the middle of a violent surge, and one epidemiologist says
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Hace muy bien el presidente Joe Biden en acoger
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported 545 new coronavirus cases since Friday, bringing the total up to 296,635 cases. The county reported its lowest positivity rate since the start of the pandemic on Wednesday. The positivity rate was 1.1. The county’s seven-day average positivity rate is also close to its lowest its been. On March 30, 2021,
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has vowed revenge against Israel after an apparent attack on an Iranian nuclear site caused a blackout at the facility over the weekend. The incident threatens to undermine recently revived diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Newly inaugurated centrifuges at Iran’s Natanz facility, a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, AL (WALA) — A Wilmer man attacking his wife was shot and killed by his son, according to Mobile County Sheriff’s Office investigators. Deputies said Jarrell Gregory Busby was armed with a handgun during the attack on his wife. Investigators said Busby’s son defended his stepmother
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