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(CNN Español) — En muchas protestas masivas en Colombia, el Escuadrón Móvil Antidisturbios (Esmad) de la Policía queda bajo la mira por sus actuaciones que, para muchos, son violentas y abusivas. Durante años, y más en momentos álgidos de manifestaciones públicas, muchos han llamado a que este cuerpo policial sea disuelto o, al menos, que
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Centrist lawmaker Yair Lapid has been tasked with trying to form a new government in Israel, after longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to admit failure in his efforts to reach agreement with potential coalition allies on Tuesday night. Lapid, whose Yesh Atid party came second in the March 23 election to Netanyahu’s Likud,
Continue ReadingWyoming Rep. Liz Cheney’s repeated rebuttals of former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him has put her in a precarious position within the Republican Party. Just three months after an overwhelmingly vote to keep Cheney in her leadership position as the No. 3 House Republican, some of her colleagues
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Nick Kamen, the British model and singer who appeared in a famous 1985 Levi’s commercial, has died at the age of 59. A friend of the family confirmed his death to the PA Media news agency on Wednesday. The agency said it understood that Kamen — born Ivor Neville Kamen — died on Tuesday night
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to promote the newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established to help struggling restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a White House official. Applications for the program opened on Monday. The $28.6 billion fund was established as part
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The Palm Springs Police Department is looking to hire 911 dispatchers. Public Information Officer Sergeant Casavan said that dispatchers “receive phone calls for people who either have non emergency or emergency type calls, and they respond accordingly.” Casavan said that the best candidates have worked in customer service before, and are comfortable on the phone
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department charged a soldier in the Wisconsin National Guard for storming the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection. Abram Markofski and an associate allegedly traveled to DC together to attend then-President Donald Trump’s protest against the certification of the 2020 presidential election. After the rally ended, investigators say Markofski and his associate walked
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Wednesday offered his first public reaction to the House GOP’s efforts to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from party leadership, saying simply: “I don’t understand the Republicans.” Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, has faced growing opposition in her role in the No. 3 leadership position and party leaders, including former President Donald Trump
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los casos de covid-19 están cayendo. Las muertes han disminuido. Los estados se están abriendo. Los gobernadores se están volviendo creativos para alentar a los estadounidenses más jóvenes a vacunarse, con cheques de US$ 100 o con cerveza. Algunos expertos se preguntan si EE.UU. alcanzará alguna vez la inmunidad colectiva, pero todos están
Continue Reading Members of the World Trade Organization discussed a proposal to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines and treatments Wednesday amid growing international pressure for greater access for developing nations. While no decision was made, the discussion was “far more constructive, pragmatic, it was less emotive and less finger-pointing” than on previous occasions, WTO spokesman
Continue Reading (CNN en Español) — Mientras continúan las fuertes protestas en Colombia, desatadas por la propuesta de reforma tributaria del Gobierno y exacerbadas por las denuncias de abusos de la fuerza pública, aquí cinco frases de la tensa entrevista al expresidente Álvaro Uribe Vélez en Conclusiones de CNN con Fernando del Rincón. Mira la entrevista completa
Continue Reading Nick Kamen, the British model and singer who appeared in a famous 1985 Levi’s commercial, has died at the age of 59. A friend of the family confirmed his death to the PA Media news agency on Wednesday. The agency said it understood that Kamen — born Ivor Neville Kamen — died on Tuesday night
Continue ReadingSupreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has aligned most often with Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch in her first months on the bench. Yet as the court enters the final weeks of its annual session, Barrett is also separating herself from brethren on the right with a lower key, attention-deflecting manner. As she has adopted
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of Mark David Chapman, who was convicted of murdering musician John Lennon. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1955 Birth place: Fort Worth, Texas Birth name: Mark David Chapman Father: David Chapman, former sergeant, US Air Force Mother: Diane Chapman, nurse Marriage: Gloria (Abe) Chapman (June 1979-present) Education: Attended DeKalb
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. Personal Birth date: July 31, 1965 Birth place: Gloucestershire, England Birth name: Joanne Rowling Father: Peter Rowling, aircraft factory manager Mother: Anne (Volant) Rowling, lab technician Marriages: Neil Murray (December 26, 2001-present); Jorge Arantes (1992-1995, divorced) Children: with
Continue Reading Kelly Osbourne is talking about a lot lately, but there’s one person she’s not sharing with. The reality star/actress is promoting her new weekly podcast “The Kelly Osbourne and Jeff Beacher Show” and has been giving interviews. During an appearance that ran this week on family friend Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast Osbourne revealed that
Continue ReadingTexas resident Robert Soto can’t wait to visit his favorite karaoke spots in Austin. He says he’ll be wearing his mask when he belts out “Amber” by 311 or “The Promise” by When in Rome — his go-to songs every time he grabs the mic at a bar. Soto plans to resume some social activities
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A sophisticated system pumping deadly, liquid meth from Mexico to metro Atlanta, run by a dangerous crime ring here in Georgia, has been taken down, for now at least. CBS46 dug through the 166-page indictment detailing the disturbing July bust, as a task force took
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONROE, Georgia (WGCL) — A metro-Atlanta homeowner is warning others after he says a local contractor took nearly $100,000 of his money – and never finished building his pool. David Dyer, a 65-year-old retired federal law enforcement officer, moved into this Monroe, Georgia, home in 2019. He’s trapped
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are working to find the person who shot a DoorDash food delivery driver early Wednesday morning. The shooting may have happened near the Appletree Apartment complex located at the 2300 block of Campbellton Road in southwest Atlanta. According to Atlanta police, the victim,
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