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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Dólar blue, dólar paralelo, dólar informal. Si sigues la actualidad económica de Argentina —o si estás planeando un viaje al país sudamericano—, sin lugar a dudas te has cruzado con alguna de estas expresiones. Y todas significan lo mismo: designan al billete verde que se comercia fuera del circuito
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As of today, five of seven Riverside County men federally charged with offenses stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol Building are awaiting disposition of their cases, with one defendant vowing to take his to trial to contest the government’s allegations. Andrew Alan Hernandez, 45, of Jurupa Valley; Derek Kinnison,
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gripped by gun violence that’s affecting cities across the nation, the mayor of Portland, Oregon, has issued a new emergency declaration with the goal of reducing gun killings by at least 10% over the next two years. The initiative announced Thursday directs $2.4 million
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge says a man who has been serving a 25-year prison sentence based mostly on testimony from an ex-Houston police officer whose cases are being reviewed following a 2019 deadly drug raid should have his conviction overturned. Prosecutors say Frederick Jeffery was convicted in April
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You can watch live coverage of today’s Jan. 6 committee hearing in the player below: WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite desperate pleas from aides, allies, Republican congressional leaders and even his family, Donald Trump refused to call off the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol, instead “pouring gasoline on the fire” by aggressively tweeting his false
Continue ReadingCNN By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent As he was walking on an elevator on Wednesday, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida told CNN that a vote on a bill to codify same-sex marriage was a “stupid waste of time.” But when he said that, there was another senator on the elevator who heard
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — HBO lanzó un nuevo avance de su precuela de “Game of Thrones”, “House of the Dragon”. En el tráiler, el rey Viserys Targaryen, interpretado por Paddy Considine, tiene una premonición. “El sueño… era más claro que un recuerdo”, dice. “Y oí el sonido de cascos estruendosos, escudos astillados y choques de
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee jury has found a prominent prison reform advocate guilty of vandalism after he disguised himself as a construction worker to hide guns, handcuff keys and hacksaw blades inside the walls of an under-construction Nashville jail. Alex Friedmann was found guilty Thursday of vandalism over $250,000 in a case that
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Candidates for state and local offices in California will soon be able to accept cryptocurrency campaign donations. The Fair Political Practices Commission voted Thursday to approve new rules allowing the donations for digital currencies such as Bitcoin. The new rules say candidates can accept cryptocurrency donations if they immediately convert the
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Uno de los insectos más populares y reconocibles está en peligro de extinción, según una organización mundial centrada en la conservación y la sostenibilidad. Se trata de las mariposas monarca. La Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN) agregó a la mariposa monarca migratoria a su Lista Roja de
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent As he was walking on an elevator on Wednesday, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida told CNN that a vote on a bill to codify same-sex marriage was a “stupid waste of time.” But when he said that, there was another senator on the elevator who heard him:
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — La subvariante de ómicron BA.5, hábil para evadir la inmunidad que proporcionan las vacunas y las infecciones previas de covid-19, fue responsable de cerca del 80% de los nuevos casos en Estados Unidos la semana pasada, según datos oficiales. Los fabricantes de vacunas trabajan en refuerzos que puedan hacerle frente,
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Netflix perdió aproximadamente un millón de clientes el trimestre pasado, la mayor cantidad en los 25 años de historia de la compañía. Pero detuvo la hemorragia en un año de pesadilla, y la compañía cree que sus nuevas iniciativas impulsarán las ventas y los suscriptores a largo plazo.
Continue ReadingBy Yusuf Gezer, Jomana Karadsheh, Richard Roth and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Turkey says a deal is close to being agreed upon to resume crucial global grain exports from Ukrainian ports, which have been blocked by Russia as its war on Ukraine continues. Details of the emerging deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Limiting the size of new swimming pools in and around Las Vegas might save a drop in the proverbial bucket amid historic drought and climate change in the West. Officials are taking the plunge anyway, capping the size of new swimming pools at single-family residential homes
Continue Reading By CLAUDIA TORRENS and MORGAN LEE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic mayors of New York and Washington are asking the Biden administration to help with what they say is a surge in their cities of asylum-seeking migrants from border states, eliciting gleeful reactions from Republicans who say the pleas are evidence the
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taurean Blacque, an Emmy-nominated actor who was known for his role as a detective on the 1980s NBC drama series “Hill Street Blues,” has died. He was 82. Blacque’s family announced in a statement Thursday that Blaque died in Atlanta following a brief illness. The New Jersey-native began his acting career
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jeimer Candelario homered, Robbie Grossman doubled twice and drove in three runs against his former team, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2 on Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader. Candelario connected leading off the seventh to help back Tarik Skubal
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A private school in Northern California and three of its staffers have been charged for involuntary manslaughter in the 2018 death of a 13-year-old autistic student, who died after being restrained for almost two hours for allegedly spitting at a classmate. A recently convened special criminal grand jury indicted Guiding Hands,
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Right-handed reliever Trevor Rosenthal signed a $4.5 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Rosenthal has a chance to pitch in the majors for the first time since 2020. He will be on the injured list with a hamstring strain initially. He has the potential to earn an
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