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Police in Texas are searching for an 18-year-old and her baby who are believed to have been kidnapped Tuesday, officials said. An Amber Alert and a Clear Alert were issued for the pair by the Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday night. According to a news release from the Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD),
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Click here for updates on this story MARTINEZ, California (KPIX) — The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday heard a report from local emergency service officials saying residents should expect to not only see fires, but power outages, bone-dry vegetation, smoky skies and wells drying up this year. And that’s even if the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Twice a day the fluorescent vest comes out. The white gloves slip on. David Pinkham puts on his game face and fires himself up. “I said to myself ‘Alright, Dave, game on. Let’s do this. Let’s get this traffic moving.” Outside Newman Elementary in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SONOMA, California (KPIX) — City officials in Sonoma on Tuesday declared a Stage 1 Water Shortage and are seeking voluntary conservation from residents and businesses. According to a press release issued by the city, all Sonoma water service area customers are urged to reduce their water usage. Faced
Continue Reading Here is a look at D-Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World War II. Facts The largest amphibious (land and water) invasion in history. The code name for the invasion was Operation Overlord. General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the operation, and plans were made to land
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The Virginia plantation house where Gen. Robert E. Lee lived before he abandoned it to lead the Confederate army during the Civil War has reopened after a multimillion-dollar renovation that focuses new attention on the enslaved people who lived and labored there. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, was built by enslaved people and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Fitchburg High School graduate is heading to Harvard University, but before she starts her college career, she’s helping others do the same. Verda Tetteh is getting a full ride to Harvard. At graduation, she was awarded an additional $40,000 scholarship for books, computers
Continue ReadingAfter months of negotiations, the effort to reach a bipartisan agreement on gun background checks has ended, a key GOP senator said Wednesday, leaving Democrats with a final option to move forward on House-passed bills that have no chance of passing in the Senate. Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas who has been negotiating
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANALAPAN, New Jersey (WABC) — A New Jersey superintendent was placed on administrative leave after refusing to make facemasks optional for students. The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education made the decision during a Tuesday night meeting, after Dr. John Marciante said he would continue to abide
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden came to Europe this week in part because he’s grown tired of virtual meetings and telephone calls with world leaders, which he believes can’t capture the essence of a face-to-face relationship. So, it’s a little ironic that at the very moment his top domestic priority appears on the brink, he will be
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Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continuada en su profesión hasta la fecha. Tiene posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Sociales, así como estudios superiores posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Actualmente, Dávila Miguel es columnista
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Senado aprobó este martes una legislación bipartidista poco habitual destinada a contrarrestar la creciente influencia de China mediante la inversión de más de US$ 200.000 millones en tecnología, ciencia e investigación estadounidenses.La votación final fue de 68 a 32. El senador independiente Bernie Sanders, de Vermont, fue el único miembro de la
Continue ReadingOne of the US Marine Corps’ senior leaders won’t return to his previous role as Inspector General of the Marines after additional disciplinary action was taken against him for his role in an amphibious vehicle training accident last July off the coast of southern California that left nine people dead. Major General Robert F. Castellvi,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Cada vez son más los adultos que se vacunan contra el covid-19, pero sus hijos menores de 12 años aún no pueden hacerlo. ¿Qué significa esto para los padres que se reincorporan al trabajo y para los niños que vuelven a los campamentos de verano, a la guardería y, eventualmente, a la escuela?
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The US has purchased and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine worldwide as it seeks to be a key player in getting other nations vaccinated, a person familiar with the move told CNN. President Joe Biden will announce the news at the G7 summit in Cornwall, England, this week, the person said.
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — El regulador antimonopolio de Gran Bretaña está investigando si Ryanair y British Airways infringieron la ley al negarse a reembolsar a los clientes por vuelos que no podían tomar legalmente durante los cierres por coronavirus. En un comunicado el miércoles, la Autoridad de Competencia y Mercados dijo que las aerolíneas pueden haber violado los
Continue ReadingIt’s a flight delay 17 years in the making. The White House press charter plane scheduled to leave Washington on Tuesday evening ahead of Joe Biden’s first trip abroad as president was delayed by cicadas, the noisy insects that have emerged after their nearly two decades of slumber. The chartered plane had been scheduled to
Continue Reading (CNN) — Estados Unidos impuso sanciones el miércoles contra altos miembros del régimen del presidente nicaragüense Daniel Ortega, incluida su hija, cuando Ortega tomó medidas esta semana para detener a altos líderes de la oposición antes de las elecciones generales de noviembre. «El Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos está imponiendo sanciones a varios miembros
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