August 2021

Primero, los aumentos repentinos de las infecciones por covid-19 provocaron escasez de camas y personal hospitalario. Ahora hay escasez de oxigeno

August 30, 2021 5:20 PM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los hospitales en partes del sur de Estados Unidos se están quedando sin suministro de oxígeno a medida que los casos de covid-19 y las hospitalizaciones continúan aumentando, impulsados por las franjas de personas que siguen sin vacunarse y una variante peligrosa del coronavirus que ha infectado a millones de

House asks companies to save Jan. 6 phone, computer records

August 30, 2021 5:20 PM Associated Press

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is asking social media and telecommunications companies to preserve phone or computer records for hundreds of people who were potentially involved with efforts to “challenge, delay or interfere” with the certification that day of

Feds charge ex-priest with child sex crimes in East Timor

August 30, 2021 5:17 PM Associated Press

A federal grand jury has indicted a defrocked American priest on charges of having sex with minors while running a children’s shelter in a remote part of East Timor. Eighty-four-year-old Richard Daschbach faces seven counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct at the Topu Honis shelter that he founded decades ago in the mountains of

Feds charge ex-priest with child sex crimes in East Timor

August 30, 2021 5:17 PM Associated Press

A federal grand jury has indicted a defrocked American priest on charges of having sex with minors while running a children’s shelter in a remote part of East Timor. Eighty-four-year-old Richard Daschbach faces seven counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct at the Topu Honis shelter that he founded decades ago in the mountains of

Man faces 10 years in prison after LA fireworks explosion

August 30, 2021 5:15 PM Associated Press

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man who stockpiled illegal fireworks in his South Los Angeles backyard — which were later improperly detonated by police, likely causing a massive blast in late June that rocked a neighborhood and injured 17 people — now faces a decade in federal prison. Five Los

Man faces 10 years in prison after LA fireworks explosion

August 30, 2021 5:15 PM Associated Press

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man who stockpiled illegal fireworks in his South Los Angeles backyard — which were later improperly detonated by police, likely causing a massive blast in late June that rocked a neighborhood and injured 17 people — now faces a decade in federal prison. Five Los

As US military leaves Kabul, many Americans, Afghans remain

August 30, 2021 5:06 PM Associated Press

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the final five U.S. military transport aircraft lifted off out of Afghanistan Monday, they left behind up to 200 Americans and thousands of desperate Afghans who couldn’t get out and now must rely on the Taliban to allow their departure. Secretary of

Los CDC advierten contra el uso del fármaco antiparasitario ivermectina contra el covid-19, a medida que aumentan las intoxicaciones

August 30, 2021 5:03 PM CNN Newsource

Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) enviaron un aviso de salud el jueves advirtiendo a los médicos y a la gente sobre el “rápido aumento” de las recetas del fármaco antiparasitario ivermectina. Los CDC también advierten sobre un aumento

Rep. Cawthorn talks of ‘bloodshed’ over future elections as he pushes voting lies

August 30, 2021 5:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc and Daniel Dale, CNN Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn on Sunday suggested there could be “bloodshed” over future elections as he pushed false claims about election security and voter fraud. Speaking at a North Carolina county GOP event, Cawthorn repeated the lie about US election systems being “rigged” and “stolen,” something he said

49ers QB Trey Lance to miss 1 week with injured finger

August 30, 2021 4:52 PM Associated Press

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Trey Lance will miss one week of practice after injuring a finger on his throwing hand during an exhibition game. Lance was hit on his right hand by the helmet of Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Max Richardson. Lance

49ers QB Trey Lance to miss 1 week with injured finger

August 30, 2021 4:52 PM Associated Press

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Trey Lance will miss one week of practice after injuring a finger on his throwing hand during an exhibition game. Lance was hit on his right hand by the helmet of Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Max Richardson. Lance

Lightning strike at Jersey Shore kills lifeguard, injures 7

August 30, 2021 4:50 PM Associated Press

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey authorities say a young lifeguard was killed and seven other people injured when lightning struck a Jersey Shore beach Monday afternoon. Gov. Phil Murphy confirmed that a lifeguard in Berkeley Township was killed in the afternoon. It marked the second death of a

36 Navajo Nation communities have uncontrolled COVID spread

August 30, 2021 4:49 PM Associated Press

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the second consecutive day. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s total to 32,545 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began more than a year ago. The known death total remained at 1,403. Based on cases from

Climate change is making hurricanes stronger, slower and wetter. Ida checked all the boxes

August 30, 2021 4:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Human-caused climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous. They are producing more rainfall, moving slower once they make landfall and generating larger storm surges along the coast. Hurricane Ida was a prime example of those changes, and scientists say storms like this will become more common as the planet warms. Fueled

Authorities say an Arizona state prison inmate has died

August 30, 2021 4:36 PM Associated Press

FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate at the state prison in Florence has died and it appears to be a suicide. Arizona Department of Corrections officials said Monday that 43-year-old Mario DeLuna died “from an apparent act of self-harm by hanging.” Prison staff say they discovered DeLuna unresponsive in his assigned housing location

$50K grant to fund study of West Las Vegas historic sites

August 30, 2021 4:25 PM Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — City officials in Las Vegas say they’ll use a $50,000 grant from the National Park Service to fund research about five decades of segregation, civil rights activism and advocacy in the historic West Las Vegas neighborhood. An announcement on Monday said the project aims to focus on the years 1930 through

FBI: Texas shooter possibly inspired by foreign terrorists

August 30, 2021 4:16 PM Associated Press

GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether a Texas man was inspired by foreign terrorists when he fatally shot a Lyft driver in a Dallas suburb and opened fire in the police station of another suburb where officers shot him. Police say Imran Ali Rasheed ordered a Lyft in Garland on Sunday, then

Climate change is making hurricanes stronger, slower and wetter. Ida checked all the boxes

August 30, 2021 4:16 PM CNN

CNN By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Human-caused climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous. They are producing more rainfall, moving slower once they make landfall and generating larger storm surges along the coast. Hurricane Ida was a prime example of those changes, and scientists say storms like this will become more common as the planet warms.

Riverside County reports 2,347 new cases, 2,446 recoveries, & 0 deaths over the weekend

August 30, 2021 4:12 PM Jesus Reyes

NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 2,347 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 334,846. The case rate per 100K increased after a small drop-off last week, going from 35.3 on Friday to 36 on Thursday. The case rate was at 16.9 at the start of

La boxeadora mexicana Jeanette Zacarías Zapata está en estado crítico tras pelea

August 30, 2021 4:08 PM CNN Newsource

Ismael Suárez (CNN Español) — La boxeadora mexicana Jeanette Zacarías Zapata se encuentra en cuidados intensivos después de perder el sábado frente a la canadiense Marie-Pier Houle por nocaut, confirmó la agencia de entretenimiento Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM), que organizó el evento en Montreal, Canadá. Yvon Michel, promotor de la pelea, informó el domingo que

Month: August 2021