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Month: December 2023

Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

¿Quién es Patricia Bullrich, la elegida por Milei para ser ministra de Seguridad de Argentina?

Betiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) —  Patricia Bullrich será la ministra de Seguridad de Argentina a partir del 10 de diciembre, según confirmó  en X, antes Twitter, la Oficina de prensa del presidente electo Javier Milei. pic.twitter.com/r89UAhMCKo — Oficina del Presidente Javier Milei (@OPEArg) December 1, 2023 Bullrich agradeció la designación, también a través de

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December off to a cool start

After a cloudy conclusion to November, December begins with cooler than normal conditions, however that changes quickly. Today, highs will hover in the upper 60s. The cool air mass in place over the Western U.S. will gradually move inland as high pressure builds in and start to slowly warm us up. That ridge of high

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After St. Charles’ anti-migrant resolution fails, local couple patiently awaits Cuban migrants who plan to come live with them

By Jon Kipper Click here for updates on this story     ST. CHARLES, Missouri (KMOV) — Heidi Sowatsky is patiently awaiting the arrival of Cuban migrants into her and her husband Bruce’s home. So much so they’ve set up the two kids’ bedrooms and even bought them Christmas presents. Heidi and Bruce met Ida around five

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Police: St. Charles County suspects lured cousin to U.S. on promise of education, trapped him in basement and subjected him to slave labor for a year

By Caroline Hecker Click here for updates on this story     ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Three St. Charles County men are in custody after police say they lured a family member to the United States from India under false pretenses, enslaving him over the course of the last year. Venkutesh Sattaru, 35, Nikhil Penmatsa,

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The Taliban’s new ambassador arrives in China as Afghanistan’s rulers court foreign investment

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban government’s new ambassador to China has arrived in Beijing. It is the first time Afghanistan’s rulers have officially sent an ambassador to another country since returning to power more than two years ago. No country recognizes the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan but some, including China, have

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Harris heads to Dubai to tackle delicate tasks of talking climate and Israel-Hamas war

By WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will face two delicate tasks when she attends a climate summit this weekend in Dubai. She’ll be trying to demonstrate U.S. environmental leadership despite President Joe Biden’s absence from the annual gathering on climate change. And she’ll meet with regional

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Jaw-dropping video shows collapse at Coquitlam, B.C., construction site

By Andrew Weichel Click here for updates on this story     VANCOUVER, B.C. (CTV Network) — Emergency work is underway after a collapse at a Coquitlam, B.C., construction site that was caught on camera this week. The jaw-dropping video (reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/187t8qu/catastrophic_failure_at_county_green_construction) was posted on social media Thursday afternoon, showing cracks forming in a shoring retention wall at

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Canadian-owned mine will begin closure in Panama after contract deemed ‘unconstitutional’

By Avery Haines Click here for updates on this story     BOQUETTE, PANAMA (CTV Network) — A Canadian mining company is expected to begin the process of closing its multibillion-dollar operations in Panama today after weeks of civil unrest and protests from civilians fearing the ecological repercussions of its open-pit copper mine that is twice the

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Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii’s leprosy patients

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green, sheer sea cliffs and rugged, black rock shores that glisten under the Pacific’s pristine waters. As a daily Mass-going Catholic devoted to Saint Damien of

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