Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Estados Unidos tiene una larga historia importando trabajadores temporales extranjeros, ya que en el pasado estos eran necesarios para hacerle frente a la escasez de trabajadores estadounidenses durante tiempos de guerra. En 2020, el Departamento de Estado (DOS, por sus siglas en inglés) declaró que “el programa H-2 es
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Republican lawmakers in Georgia are requesting that the state undertake a performance review of local election officials in Fulton County — a move that could result in a GOP takeover of election operations in a heavily Democratic region of this battleground state. A letter sent Friday to the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney Ronald Leonard expects the sheriff to arrive at the door of his Daytona Beach, Florida, home any day after the federal ban on evictions expires on Saturday. “I’m kind of a wreck,” said Leonard, a retiree who lives on a fixed income. “If I end up on the street, I’ll never survive.”
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Jonny Hallam, Barbara Starr and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Two crewmembers died when a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was attacked off the coast of Oman, the ship’s management firm said Friday. A Briton and a Romanian were killed amid what the company described as a “suspected piracy incident” onboard the
Continue ReadingBy Moira Ritter, CNN Business Disney and Walmart, two of America’s largest employers, announced Friday that they are requiring employees be vaccinated. Disney is requiring all its salaried and non-union hourly employees in the US to be vaccinated. Workers who are working on-site but are not yet vaccinated must do so within the next 60
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department told the Treasury Department that it “must” turn over former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee, which first requested them more than two years ago. The direction came in an opinion released Friday by the Justice Department’s Office of
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Los terremotos se producen sin previo aviso, no los puedes evitar. Entonces, ¿cómo puedes actuar? Para las autoridades la cuestión de supervivencia está en la prevención, no solo de parte de los gobiernos y los organismos estatales, sino de parte de las familias. Entidades como la Oficina Nacional de Emergencia
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El doctor Álvaro Ramallo Zamora, un urólogo que vive en la ciudad de Tarija, cerca a la frontera de Bolivia con Argentina, dice que se le “cayeron las lágrimas” cuando uno de sus pacientes llegó a su consultorio con dos gallinas como pago por una cirugía de próstata que
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By Taylor Romine, CNN Bowling Green State University in Ohio announced on Friday that it has permanently expelled three students and suspended 17 in connection to the death of a sophomore participating in fraternity hazing in March of this year. The suspensions range from three to eight years and one student received a deferred suspension,
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — After several anti-Semitic incidents across the country and in the Bay Area, local Jewish leaders, elected officials and community members gathering for a show of solidarity on Thursday. The group came together at Congregation Emanu El in San Francisco to show
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Two leading organizations that represent obstetricians and gynecologists recommended Friday that anyone who is pregnant should be vaccinated against Covid-19. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) said their recommendation is based on evidence from thousands of people who were pregnant that the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) es un beneficio migratorio temporal que estableció el Gobierno de Estados Unidos para las personas de ciertas nacionalidades que no pueden regresar a sus países de origen de forma segura, ya sea por un conflicto armado en curso, un
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La situación de miles de migrantes varados de Haití y África preocupa a las autoridades del municipio colombiano de Necoclí, Antioquia, en el golfo de Urabá. El alcalde Jorge Tobón Castro informó este martes que declaró calamidad pública en el lugar ya que los servicios colapsaron. En declaraciones a la
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Pocos espectadores el martes en las gradas del Centro de Gimnasia de Ariake. La pandemia de covid-19 no lo permitió. Pero millones estaban atentos a sus pantallas, dispositivos móviles, radios. Simone Biles, gimnasta estadounidense que es considerada por muchos como la mejor de la historia, estaba a punto de iniciar su
Continue ReadingBy Len Ramirez Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KPIX) — Video shot on board the Princess Monterey shows a curious whale popping its head out of the water to check out a recent boat tour. But he didn’t dive down, instead he stayed close by, floating next to the vessel for
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN The US has done an about-face on its approach to the coronavirus pandemic this week. Masks are back, vaccine mandates are looming, and officials are sounding more worried than they have in months. President Joe Biden said Thursday that every federal government employee or contractor would be asked to say whether
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Murder and other felony charges were filed today against a 52-year-old man accused of killing a Coachella resident. Gabriel Castro Ramirez of Coachella was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of killing 46-year-old Jimmy Meza the day before. Along with the murder count, Ramirez is charged with one count each of attempted murder and assault with a
Continue ReadingBy KCAL KCBS STAFF Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Protesters descended on the mayoral residence Thursday night, leaving behind trash and graffiti, just hours after Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an ordinance restricting homeless encampments in Los Angeles. A crowd of about 50 people began protesting at the residence at
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business As if Elon Musk isn’t running enough companies, he once may have suggested taking over as CEO of America’s most valuable business, Apple. Five years ago, in the midst of manufacturing delays and other issues plaguing Tesla’s planned Model 3 launch, Musk is said to have had a phone call
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Senate confirmed Ur Jaddou to serve as US Citizenship and Immigration Services director on Friday, delivering the agency a permanent head — and the first woman to hold that position — after years of acting leadership. As the Biden administration has rolled out a series of immigration measures over recent
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