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A former Virginia doctor was sentenced to 59 years in federal prison for scheming more than 25 patients into having unnecessary medical procedures, including irreversible hysterectomies, and fraudulently billing insurance companies for more than $20 million, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Javaid Perwaiz, 71, was convicted by a jury in November for 52 counts of
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The fate of an independent commission to investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol will soon rest in the hands of Senate Republicans, many of whom are already signaling they may block the bill from moving forward with arguments that a commission isn’t necessary. One top Senate Republican backtracked Tuesday from a
Continue ReadingHouse Rules Chairman Jim McGovern on Tuesday ripped Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as “weak and cowardly” for opposing an inquiry to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol. “I think the only reasonable conclusion is that he’s afraid of Donald Trump. And he doesn’t want to offend him — doesn’t want to get disinvited
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Less than a week after Rep. Liz Cheney was ousted from her leadership position for her opposition to Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election, House Republicans are mired in yet another fight over Trump — this time whether to move forward with a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the US
Continue Reading In the last 7 months, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have seized more fentanyl than the total for the year before, according to data from the agency. The agency released updated statistics last week of the amount of drugs confiscated by CBP authorities through April. So far this fiscal year, which runs October
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(CNN) — En los próximos cinco años, se prevé que la producción de plásticos de un solo uso crezca un 30%, aumentando su contribución al calentamiento global y la contaminación de los océanos, dijeron investigadores el martes al publicar la lista de empresas que fabrican y financian la fabricación de plástico desechable. El primer «Índice
Continue Reading On Tuesday morning, District Attorney Andrew Womble said the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies was justified. He held a press conference explaining his decision, outlining his understanding of the law, and he played four video clips from the body-worn cameras of officers at the scene. How did he come
Continue Reading (CNN) — El sector de la aviación está en crisis, hay un impulso global para reducir las emisiones de carbono, y muchos de nosotros no hemos pisado un avión o abrazado a nuestros seres queridos que viven lejos en más de un año. Revivir el sueño del viaje supersónico que murió con el retiro del
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Por segundo día consecutivo, los agentes del alguacil del condado de Riverside están investigando un tiroteo en la ciudad de Coachella Un portavoz del Departamento del Sheriff confirmó que el tiroteo ocurrió en el área de First Street y Vine Avenue, al oeste de Grapefruit Boulevard alrededor de las 4:06 p.m. La información sobre este
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Un día Elon Musk, CEO de Tesla, se burla de dogecoin provocando su caída y al otro, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO de Facebook, comparte que nombró Bitcoin a una de sus dos cabras. La conversación sobre criptomonedas es cada vez más frecuente, ya sea por eventos que nos recuerdan su volatilidad, por su estrecha relación
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Durante las últimas 24 horas, el condado de Riverside informó 3 pacientes menos de UCI con COVID-19. Esto eleva el número total actual de pacientes a 11, un nuevo mínimo histórico para las UCI en el condado. El mínimo histórico anterior del condado fue de 13 pacientes, que se estableció el primer día en que
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CVUSD quiere asegurarse que sus estudiantes cuenten con la ayuda necesaria para triunfar en estos tiempos.
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Auditors hired by the Arizona state Senate backtracked Tuesday from claims that a key database had been deleted from Maricopa County’s elections servers — admitting in a hearing held by the Senate Republicans overseeing the audit that the data is intact and they’d been looking the wrong way. The blunder was the latest embarrassment for
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Decades ago, the Green Book allowed Black Americans to safely navigate a violently segregated country. On Monday, that concept was reimagined with the launch of the Lavender Book. The Lavender Book, a crowd-sourced app created by the National Black Justice Coalition and Out In Tech, aims to record safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people of color.
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For the second consecutive day, the Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting in the city of Coachella. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department confirmed the shooting happened in the area of First Street and Vine Avenue, just west of Grapefruit Boulevard at around 4:06 p.m. Information on this shooting remains limited as the
Continue Reading Charles Grodin, a versatile comedic actor best known for his roles in movies like “Midnight Run” and “The Heartbreak Kid,” died Tuesday at his home in Connecticut, after battling cancer, according to his son. He was 86. Grodin’s son, Nicholas, confirmed news of his father’s passing in an email to CNN. Grodin had a number
Continue ReadingSen. Ted Cruz is facing renewed backlash from users on Twitter after sharing a news alert from a local Texas station promoting the return of flights to Cancun. “Awesome!” the Texas Republican tweeted in response to the tweet from Houston’s ABC 13 that asked viewers: “Excited to travel again? This airline can hook you up
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Google anunció a Android 12 beta como la primera gran vista previa a la próxima versión del sistema operativo de la empresa que llegará en los próximos meses. En febrero, Google habilitó la primera versión previa de Android 12 dedicada a los desarrollares y ahora el 18 de mayo la empresa habilitó
Continue ReadingRepublican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Tuesday prohibiting state governmental entities such as counties, public school districts, public health authorities and government officials from requiring mask wearing. “Texans, not government, should decide their best health practices, which is why masks will not be mandated by public school districts or government entities. We
Continue Reading Police officers in Georgia fatally shot a kidnapping suspect early Tuesday after the man led them on a vehicle chase and a foot pursuit, authorities said. The shooting happened in the city of Decatur, just east of Atlanta, after a chase that started about 10 miles to the north in the Atlanta suburb of Chamblee,
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