By Madeline Holcombe and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN Friday that the agency is tracking the Delta coronavirus variant, among others — and warned that there is a small chance a fully vaccinated person could still get infected if they’re exposed. “Current data suggest that COVID-19 vaccines
Continue ReadingCNN staff If you’re planning to travel to Mexico, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics Mexico is open to travelers. There is no need to provide a negative PCR test or quarantine on arrival, though most resorts ask guests to fill out
Continue ReadingCNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to New York City, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics On June 15, almost all pandemic restrictions were lifted in New York state (including New York City) as 70% of New Yorkers 18 or older
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In a ceremony on Friday morning, Assemblyman Chad Mayes named Dr. Patricia Cummings as ‘Woman of the Year’ for California’s 42nd Assembly District. Mayes explained each March, in conjunction with Women’s History Month, all 120 California legislators select someone from their district who has made a significant contribution to the community. This year’s ceremony was
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By Aya Elamroussi, Rosa Flores and Ray Sanchez, CNN The fire chief helping to lead search and rescue efforts at the South Florida building collapse that killed at least four people had a message Friday for the families of the 159 others unaccounted for. Have hope. “There’s always hope,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Andy Alvarez
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN George Floyd’s family as well as activists and elected officials said Friday that Derek Chauvin’s sentencing was a rare moment of accountability following a deadly police encounter. Bridgett Floyd, Floyd’s sister and founder of the George Floyd Memorial Foundation, said the 22-and-a-half year prison sentence signals that police brutality is “finally
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris visitó este viernes la frontera sur en El Paso, Texas, para conocer un centro de procesamiento de migrantes, tras las críticas recibidas por no haber visitado la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México y tras un accidentado primer viaje al extranjero a Guatemala y México a principios
Continue ReadingBy Anica Padilla Click here for updates on this story LOVELAND, Colorado (KCNC) — Police in Loveland say a Doberman puppy left in a pickup truck “would surely have died” if a good Samaritan hadn’t called for help. Police say the temperature inside the truck was in the range of 114 to 140 degrees. Loveland
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Barbara Poma, propietaria del antiguo club nocturno Pulse, se despertó en el quinto aniversario de uno de los peores tiroteos masivos en la historia de Estados Unidos con la noticia de que ocurrieron más tiroteos masivos. «Hay un problema de violencia con armas de fuego. Hay un problema de odio»,
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San Bernardino National Forest is sending ground and air resources to respond to a vegetation fire off of Highway 74 in Pinyon Pines Friday afternoon. The fire burned approximately 3-acres with forward progress stopped at around 5:45 p.m., according to San Bernardino National Forest. The blaze is 20% contained. The fire in Pinyon Pines area
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When preseason training camp rolls around for our local high school football teams, one head coach will be notably missing. Xavier Prep’s James Dockery will instead be with the Washington Football Team for the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship. The four-year NFL veteran will reunite with his former head coach Ron Rivera in Washington.
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — En la madrugada del jueves colapsó parcialmente el edificio Champlain Towers en Surfside, Florida, cerca de Miami. Al momento se desconoce el paradero de 159 personas tras el colapso parcial del edificio de 12 pisos y más de 130 apartamentos. Entre los desaparecidos hay venezolanos, uruguayos, colombianos, paraguayos y
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN A cranium hidden at the bottom of a well in northeastern China for more than 80 years may belong to a new species of early human that researchers have called “dragon man.” The exciting discovery is the latest addition to a human family tree that is rapidly growing and shifting, thanks
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More than a dozen Riverside County fire stations now have microchip scanners available to residents who find lost dogs and cats and want to determine whether the pets have microchip identification tags that reveal where they belong, it was announced today. “We’re getting so much great help from the public these days in getting lost
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Where are you now, Mars Ingenuity helicopter? While it seems like the little chopper has been quiet, it turns out that Ingenuity has aced more of its flights — and even got a software update to fix an annoying issue that impacted some of its previous outings. The 4-pound helicopter has
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Where are you now, Mars Ingenuity helicopter? While it seems like the little chopper has been quiet, it turns out that Ingenuity has aced more of its flights — and even got a software update to fix an annoying issue that impacted some of its previous outings. The 4-pound helicopter has
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Indiana must continue paying pandemic unemployment benefits to roughly 230,000 Hoosiers until a lawsuit challenging the early termination of the compensation is decided, a state judge ruled Friday. Jobless workers filed a lawsuit earlier this month challenging Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb’s order to cease the payments — including the $300 weekly
Continue ReadingBy Sonnet Swire, CNN This week, President Biden announced he and a bipartisan group of senators reached a long-sought deal on infrastructure, but there are caution signs ahead. Meanwhile, the spotlight remained on the Capitol riot as more January 6 videos were unveiled, the House announced an investigation and the first defendant was sentenced. Monday
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and David Wright, CNN In the key battleground state of Arizona, Republican legislators this week moved to weaken the authority of Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, by limiting her ability to defend election lawsuits. Late Thursday, the Arizona House passed a series of GOP-backed election measures, which were included in
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Sheriff’s deputies will be screening vehicles and looking for intoxicated drivers tonight in Palm Desert. The planned DUI checkpoint will take place in an undisclosed location in the city beginning at 7 p.m. and continuing until about 3 a.m. Saturday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Varon Potter said deputies will search for
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