Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Índice de Precios de Consumo provisional en España se situó en marzo en el 9,8%, con respecto al mismo mes del año anterior, colocándose como el dato de inflación más elevado desde mayo de 1985, según el Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Esta cifra refleja un aumento de
Continue Reading
By JANIE HAR Associated Press California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations has voted to limit state compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved Black people who were in the U.S. in the 19th century, narrowly rejecting a proposal to include all Black people. Tuesday’s vote was 5-4. The group said that a compensation and
Continue Reading
By JANIE HAR Associated Press California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations has voted to limit state compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved Black people who were in the U.S. in the 19th century, narrowly rejecting a proposal to include all Black people. Tuesday’s vote was 5-4. The group said that a compensation and
Continue Reading
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed the most distant single star it’s ever observed, glimmering 28 billion light-years away. And the star could be between 50 to 500 times more massive than our sun, and millions of times brighter. It’s the farthest detection of a star yet, from 900 million years
Continue Reading EUREKA, Nev. (AP) — A manhunt for a 58-year-old homicide suspect was underway Wednesday in a rural area of northern Nevada along Interstate 80. Eureka County Sheriff Jesse Watts said Wednesday that officers from numerous agencies wee participating in the search for Daniel Goodyear. Watts said Goodyear was sought in a homicide that occurred Tuesday
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, recibirá este miércoles su segunda dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra covid-19. La Casa Blanca informó que “hoy, tras sus declaraciones sobre el estado de la lucha del país contra el covid-19, el presidente (Biden) recibirá su segunda dosis de refuerzo contra el covid-19.
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A suspect in the Vatican’s big embezzlement and fraud trial has testified that Pope Francis himself allegedly authorized key parts of the deal in question. The trial concerns the Vatican’s disastrous 350-million-euro (US$390 million) investment in a London real estate venture. A onetime Vatican official, Monsignor
Continue ReadingBy Erin Jones Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — A North Texas church that’s been sending money and supplies to Ukrainians overseas is now welcoming refugees and helping them with whatever needs they might have. Anatoliy Matviychuk said he’s so thankful for the River of Life Dallas Church and his
Continue Reading
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman Alex Goligoski to a two-year, $4 million contract extension. Goligoski is in his first season with the Wild, his home-state club. The 36-year-old has two goals, 26 assists and a team-leading plus-34 rating in 58 games. His new deal runs through the 2023-24 season.
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed legislation banning transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender at public schools, public charter schools and public colleges in the state. Oklahoma and Arizona, which enacted its own law later Wednesday, join three other GOP-led states that
Continue ReadingBy KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story WILLIS, Texas (KTVT) — A sexual predator who targeted women with children through dating apps is now behind bars. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrested Epifanio Adolfo Jimenez of Willis, Texas. He faces a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Police said after
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s tourism economy is putting the coronavirus pandemic behind it, with regulators reporting a 12th straight month of $1 billion or more in casino house winnings statewide and the airport serving Las Vegas planning to add international service in April. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday reported the best February
Continue Reading By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The U.S. subsidiary of a Thailand-based petrochemical giant has repaid Ohio’s private economic development office $20 million after it failed to make an investment decision in 2020 on a proposed petrochemical plant in the state. Spokespersons for PTT Global Chemical America and JobsOhio insisted this week the
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday enacted new sanctions against Iran’s ballistic missile program in response to a missile attack on Erbil in Iraq earlier this month. The Treasury Department announced the new sanctions against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit responsible for research and development of ballistic missiles, as well as
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Zotos Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Musician Louis Privitera is like so many others, simply looking for a way to help the millions fleeing from Ukraine as war ravages the country. “Times like this it’s easy to feel powerless. We see what’s going on over there
Continue Reading WORCESTER, England (AP) — A teenager has been sentenced to six weeks in prison for racially abusing England soccer player Marcus Rashford on social media last year after the European Championship final. Justin Lee Price is 19. He targeted Rashford with abuse after the Manchester United player missed a penalty in the shootout won by
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching what it says is a one-stop website that will help people in the United States access COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments, along with status updates on infection rates where they live. President Joe Biden planned remarks Wednesday afternoon to announce the rollout
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, Donald Judd and Sam Fossum, CNN The family of Trevor Reed, a US citizen detained in Russia, met with President Joe Biden on Wednesday after holding a protest outside the White House to bring awareness to their son’s case. The meeting, which Reed’s family said lasted for more than 30 minutes
Continue ReadingCNN By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business After going 27 years without a US union, Amazon now faces a test from elections at not one but two of its warehouses. A union reelection at the company’s Bessemer, Alabama, facility concluded Friday after a nearly two-month voting period by mail. Beginning that same day, thousands of
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to vote on a motion that would end a requirement that many indoor businesses and large outdoor events verify that customers are vaccinated against COVID-19. The motion under consideration Wednesday would make vaccination verifications voluntary at such establishments as restaurants, bars, gyms and personal
Continue Reading