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(CNN) — El juez de la Corte Suprema de Brasil Luis Roberto Barroso ordenó el jueves una investigación parlamentaria sobre el manejo de la pandemia de covid-19 por parte del Gobierno federal. El presidente del Senado brasileño Rodrigo Pacheco dijo que cumpliría con la orden, pero la consideró «inapropiada» en este momento. Pacheco argumentó que
Continue ReadingAbout 8 million low-income people were eligible for stimulus payments last year but never received the money, raising concerns about getting the latest round of help to those most in need — yet there’s no sign the Internal Revenue Service plans to restore a tool that would make it easier. Early in the pandemic, the
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves on Thursday declared a disaster alert prompted by a change in the eruptive activity at the La Soufrière volcano, according to the country’s National Emergency Management Organization. The island is on red alert, meaning an eruption is “imminent now,” NEMO said. Evacuation orders are in place
Continue ReadingFollowing weeks of speculation about whether Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine might be connected to dozens of cases of blood clots reported in the region, European drug regulators have now announced that there is a possible link. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) stopped short of changing its guidance on how the vaccine is used, maintaining that the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un hombre armado mató a una persona e hirió al menos a otras cinco, cuatro de ellas de gravedad, en las oficinas de una empresa de gabinetes en Bryan, Texas, el jueves por la tarde, dijo la policía. El pistolero, que se cree que es un empleado de la empresa Kent Moore Cabinets,
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The majority leader of the Kansas Senate, who was arrested last month for allegedly speeding and driving the wrong way on a divided highway, called a police officer, who tried to test his blood alcohol levels, “donut boy,” according to the affidavit of probable cause. The affidavit, which detailed the circumstances surrounding the arrest of
Continue Reading Korie and Willie Robertson have gotten candid about raising a biracial son. The couple, made famous by the hit A& E reality series “Duck Dynasty,” had a frank conversation about race on the premiere episode of their new Facebook Watch series, “At Home With the Robertsons.” The pair were joined by another married couple from
Continue ReadingThe United States is considering sending warships into the Black Sea in the next few weeks in a show of support for Ukraine amid Russia’s increased military presence on Ukraine’s eastern border, a US defense official told CNN Thursday. The US Navy routinely operates in the Black Sea, but a deployment of warships now would
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — A poco más de un mes de que algunas escuelas públicas y privadas de Puerto Rico reanudaran clases de manera presencial en medio de la pandemia de covid-19, el secretario de Salud designado, Carlos Mellado, anunció que a partir del 12 de abril todas las instituciones tendrán que adoptar la modalidad virtual.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Un residente permanente de origen cubano, identificado por la fiscalía como Ciro Yasel Castillo, fue declarado culpable este jueves ante un jurado federal en Corpus Christi, Texas, por transportar inmigrantes indocumentados, dijo la fiscal federal interina Jennifer Lowery. Las autoridades informaron al jurado que Castillo fue encontrado conduciendo un camión el 15
Continue Reading A Japanese woman whose lungs were severely damaged by Covid-19 has received what doctors say is the world’s first lung transplant from living donors to a recovered coronavirus patient. Kyoto University Hospital said the woman underwent an 11-hour operation by a 30-strong medical team on Wednesday to transplant lung tissue from her husband and son.
Continue Reading The International Space Station is the place to be in April. Multiple arrivals and departures this month make the floating laboratory seem more like a hotel. Russian space agency Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei successfully launched to the space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on
Continue Reading South Korea unveiled its homegrown supersonic jet fighter on Friday, joining an exclusive club of military aviation giants and setting the stage for a $5.2 billion program it hopes will be a top export driver and jobs creator. Once operational, the KF-21 jet is expected to be armed with a range of air-to-air and air-to-surface
Continue ReadingThe number of new Covid-19 cases has plateaued at a “disturbingly high level,” and the US is at risk from a new surge, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned on Wednesday. While lower than the peak earlier this year, there were still more than 61,000 new cases reported on Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Continue Reading (CNN) — La leche con chocolate de Milo ha sido muy popular en el sudeste asiático durante décadas. Ahora el favorito del desayuno y la hora del té está a punto de una revolución: el cacao en polvo se ofrecerá como una bebida preparada sin lácteos. El producto es uno de los inventos vegetales más
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Palm Desert has done it again. The Aztecs are league champions for the fourth consecutive season and have extended their league win streak to 22 games in the process. “Proud of the kids, proud of the coaching staff. Great week of preparation, but like I told them… when you win 22 straight, they’re not all
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Enfermera de La Quinta desaparecida durante varios días al este del valle El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Imperial está solicitando la ayuda del público para localizar a una enfermera de La Quinta desaparecida durante varios días en East Valley. Fabiola Mandujano mide 5 pies y 2 pulgadas de alta, pesa entre 110 y
Continue Reading (CNN) — A medida que los casos de coronavirus en Brasil siguen aumentando a un ritmo alarmante y la vacunación ha sido lenta, en el mejor de los casos, el Dr. Anthony Fauci, el principal experto en enfermedades infecciosas de Estados Unidos, dijo que la adopción de medidas restrictivas contra el virus podría ayudar a
Continue ReadingAn independent government watchdog is conducting a wide-ranging probe into the State Department’s cybersecurity practices, including how it manages and responds to cyber threats, the investigating office confirmed to CNN Thursday. The Government Accountability Office “does have an ongoing audit of the State Department’s cybersecurity practices,” director for Information Technology and Cybersecurity Vijay A. D’Souza
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