(CNN Español) — La Cámara de Diputados de Chile aprobó este martes el proyecto de ley que regula el acceso a la eutanasia o “muerte digna” para pacientes terminales. La aprobación en general fue en diciembre de 2020 y comenzó a debatirse en su articulado el miércoles. Con 79 votos a favor, 59 en contra
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A proposal to bring all Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) students back onto its campus four days a week failed Tuesday night. The school board did vote to bring the district’s high school seniors back to campus four days a week. “It’s not completely hard but it’s manageable,” said Connor Tuck, a Palm Desert
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Apple’s new iMac is awesome: a technical marvel and a culmination of Apple’s stunning engineering achievements over the past several years. It’s also ugly as sin. When Apple overdesigns its products, it’s typically for form over function. You know the list: getting rid of the headphone jack to make the iPhone thinner, ditching USB-A ports
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago, Philippe Massoud posted online ads looking for a cook to hire at ilili, his New York City restaurant. Typically, he said, 60 or 80 people might show up to interview for a position like that one. This time? Nobody. “That has not happened, ever, in the 14-year history of the business,”
Continue ReadingDogecoin is tumbling after a stunning start to the year. Brian Brooks, the new CEO of crypto exchange Binance, says that’s to be expected: Dogecoin is a lot of fun, and maybe even a good investment, but it’s not the future. It’s a novelty rather than a potential financial market disruptor like bitcoin. First Move’s
Continue ReadingThe Senate narrowly voted to advance the nomination of President Joe Biden’s nominee to be associate attorney general, Vanita Gupta, setting up a final vote expected later Wednesday despite fierce opposition from most Republican senators. Vice President Kamala Harris was on hand in case she was needed for a possible 50-50 tie on the procedural
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — Dos migrantes hondureños fueron asesinados y tres más resultaron heridos el martes en una comunidad a 87 kilómetros de Villahermosa en el estado de Tabasco, al ser atracados por dos hombres. Según la información proporcionada por la policía municipal de Huimanguillo, la agresión ocurrió a las 8:20 horas de la mañana del
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Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — It’s back! Months after being painted over, Houston’s iconic “Be Someone” display has returned to its familiar spot. The famous graffiti was spotted Wednesday morning on the railroad bridge over I-10 and I-45 north of downtown. The graffiti saw a lot of change in 2020.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A man is being charged after firefighters saved his life and then he reportedly pointed a rifle at them. Houston firefighters responded to a home on Glen Lee near Glenvine in northeast Houston just before midnight Tuesday. When they arrived, firefighters used Narcan to save
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The stage is quiet. The tables are empty, and so is the bar at the Purple Room on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Having hosted stars in the past, the place has been closed for 13 months because of state restrictions ordered in response to Covid-19. “There are no answers right now. As I’ve
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department has launched a federal civil probe into policing practices in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd and the murder convictions for ex-cop Derek Chauvin, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday. “The challenges we face are deeply woven into our history. They did not arise today, or last year; building trust between
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Hulu has some legen–waitforit–dary news for those missing “How I Met Your Mother.” The streamer announced on Wednesday that former “Lizzie McGuire” star Hilary Duff is set to lead a new sequel series from 20th Television, original creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and “This Is Us” writing duo Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. The
Continue Reading(CNN) — Horas después de que Derek Chauvin fuera declarado culpable de homicidio, familiares de George Floyd dijeron que podían volver a respirar. «Con solo escuchar esas palabras, culpable y culpable y culpable de todos los cargos, ese será un momento que … siempre tendré dentro de mí», dijo a CNN el hermano de Floyd,
Continue Reading(CNN) — Piratas informáticos con presuntos vínculos con China han atacado durante meses una herramienta popular de trabajo remoto para irrumpir en agencias gubernamentales, empresas de defensa e instituciones financieras en Estados Unidos y Europa, según un informe de la firma de ciberseguridad FireEye. El alarmante informe destaca cómo los piratas informáticos se aprovecharon repetidamente
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LODI, California (KCRA) — From handyman to hero, a contractor helped save a 91-year-old woman from a fire in Lodi on Monday evening. Mike Becerra said he, along with neighbors and passersby, banded together to get the woman out safely and put out the flames at a home
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — An arrest report reveals more details about a death investigation involving a young boy in Louisville’s Taylor-Berry neighborhood. Kaitlyn Higgins, 28, is accused of murdering her 10-year-old son. LMPD said Tuesday that they had launched a death investigation after a juvenile was found dead
Continue ReadingSenate Republicans will decide Wednesday on whether to change their conference rules that ban their use of earmarks, an issue that divides the GOP conference and will be a test for how the party will operate over the next several months with Democrats in control of the US Senate. The discussion to bring earmarks back
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A man claiming to have a rifle and bomb was shot and killed by police in Worcester Tuesday night, officials said. Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said police received a 911 call at 10:40 p.m. from Phet Gouvonvong, 31, who was claiming to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Here’s a story that will make you want to get up and move. Residents and staff at the Scottish Rite Park retirement community walked more than 1,000 miles last month. It was all part of their “Walk-A-Mile” campaign. An anonymous resident donated $1,000
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KETV) — A man pulled two people from a fiery crash on Interstate 80 Tuesday morning. Those people are recovering in the hospital. Runk Wood says he’s not a hero, but just did what he had to do. “You can’t be scared to help people,”
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