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Month: November 2023

Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

El Vaticano dice que, en algunos casos, los transexuales y los bebés de parejas del mismo sexo pueden ser bautizados

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Una nueva decisión del departamento de Doctrina del Vaticano abrió la puerta al bautismo católico a las personas transexuales y a los bebés de parejas del mismo sexo —al tiempo que califica de pecado el estilo de vida de las personas homosexuales—. La resolución ha sido bien acogida por las personas

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In Wisconsin, old fashioneds come with brandy. Lawmakers want to make it somewhat official

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon. Now, state lawmakers want to make it somewhat official. A resolution declaring the brandy old fashioned as the official Wisconsin state cocktail was up for approval Thursday in the state Assembly. It’s a resolution, not

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Few community college students go on to earn 4-year degrees. Some states have found ways to help

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Partnerships between two- and four-year colleges and universities could help more community college students go on to earn bachelor’s degrees, according to data released Thursday by U.S. Education Department. Only 13% of federal financial aid recipients who enrolled in community college in 2014 went on to receive a bachelor’s degree

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Blown tire bounces off median, goes airborne and slams into SUV on I-83 in York County, Pennsylvania State Police say

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     NEWBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Pennsylvania State Police say a blown tire hit another vehicle on Interstate 83 in York County. Police are investigating the incident as a hit-and-run. It happened around 8:40 a.m. on Nov. 1 in Newberry Township. PSP said they think the

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Analysts warn that Pakistan’s anti-migrant crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Analysts say that Pakistan’s crackdown on undocumented migrants risks radicalizing Afghans who have been forced out of the country. More than 250,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks as the government rounds up, arrests and kicks out foreigners who it says are in the country illegally.

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The UK’s interior minister sparks furor by accusing police of favoring pro-Palestinian protesters

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister on Thursday accused the country’s largest police force of being more lenient toward pro-Palestinian demonstrators than other groups, deepening a political feud sparked by the Israel-Hamas war. In a highly unusual attack on the police, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said London’s Metropolitan Police force

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New California Native American monument replaces statue that was torn down at Capitol Park

By Lysée Mitri Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A new monument was unveiled Tuesday outside the California state Capitol after protestors took down the one before it in 2020. It now honors California Native Americans, depicting William Franklin. “His life epitomized the strength, honor and commitment of California Indian

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Janet Yellen to host China’s top economic official ahead of expected Biden-Xi talks in San Francisco

By Bryan Mena and Juliana Liu, CNN Washington/Hong Kong (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to discuss the bilateral relationship between the world’s two largest economies and other global issues over two days starting Thursday. Yellen’s talks with China’s new economic tsar will set the stage for

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Myanmar’s military chief says a major offensive by ethnic groups was funded by the drug trade

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government has charged that a major offensive in the country’s northeast by an alliance of armed ethnic minority organizations was funded in part by profits earned by one of the groups from the region’s lucrative drug trade. A state-run newspaper reported that

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