Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Es el 11 de mayo de 1926 y un gigantesco dirigible, el Norge (que significa Noruega), acaba de ser desenganchado de su mástil en uno de los asentamientos más remotos del mundo, Ny-Ålesund, en el archipiélago de Svalbard. Este grupo de islas rocosas y yermas, más cerca del Polo Norte que
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer President Joe Biden has ordered his Education secretary to explore possible legal action against states that have blocked school mask mandates and other public health measures meant to protect students. Biden’s order takes aim at Republican governors in Florida, Texas and other states that have barred schools from mandating
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The father of the first America service member killed in Afghanistan says the abrupt U.S. withdrawal from the country is shameful. Mike Spann, a CIA paramilitary officer from Alabama, was killed Nov. 25, 2001, during a prisoner uprising at a facility where he had been questioning
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Josh Bell hit a three-run homer off former teammate Brad Hand, and the Washington Nationals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5. Juan Soto and Carter Kieboom also connected for Washington, which won back-to-back games for the first time since July 27-29. The Nationals had dropped 12 of
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Estados Unidos y varias organizaciones internacionales que promueven los derechos humanos y la libertad de prensa criticaron el nuevo marco legal oficializado por Cuba para regular las tecnologías de información y penalizar las acciones que el Estado considera ciberterrorismo. Entre ellas destaca el combate a las
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh has toured an underground coal mine for the first time. Walsh joined Sen. Joe Manchin at a northern West Virginia facility on Wednesday. Walsh did his best to signal that President Joe Biden’s administration won’t be an enemy of the coal
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Zach Wilson used to watch Aaron Rodgers on TV as a kid as often as he could and admired the Green Bay Packers quarterback from afar. The youngster from Draper, Utah, wanted to play like Rodgers and modeled some of his game after him. Wilson even drew
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has upheld a Texas law outlawing a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure. A federal judge had blocked the ban on the procedure known as dilation and extraction. The 2017 law in question has never been enforced. It prohibits the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Britney Spears pasó de declarar que publicaría menos en las redes sociales a mostrar algo de piel. Recientemente la cantante publicó algunas fotografías en “topless” en su cuenta verificada de Instagram. En las imágenes se cubre los pechos desnudos con las manos. En una serie de fotos, Spears explicó en
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Some Texas school districts and students are seeking ways around Republican Gov. Greg Abbott‘s ban on mask mandates as the state grapples with a spike of coronavirus cases. One of those cases is Abbott himself: The second-term governor, who has played to his party’s base and blocked health mandates intended to
Continue ReadingCNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A group of restaurant owners and five small businesses are suing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city over its vaccine mandate in the hopes of blocking the new requirement. Earlier this month, the city announced a new rule requiring people to show proof of vaccination
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh has toured an underground coal mine for the first time. Walsh joined Sen. Joe Manchin at a northern West Virginia facility on Wednesday. Walsh did his best to signal that President Joe Biden’s administration won’t be an enemy of the coal
Continue ReadingGLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — An elderly woman is recovering from severe injuries after she was attacked by a cow moose outside a home in western Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say the woman was taking a dog out on a leash when she was attacked outside a home south of Glenwood Springs on
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox, Ryan Nobles and Alex Rogers, CNN Congressional Democrats are preparing a series of hearings on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan amid rising anger about the Biden administration’s handling of the end of the war, with the Taliban rapidly taking control and the US chaotically scrambling to evacuate Americans and vulnerable
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox, Ryan Nobles and Alex Rogers, CNN Congressional Democrats are preparing a series of hearings on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan amid rising anger about the Biden administration’s handling of the end of the war, with the Taliban rapidly taking control and the US chaotically scrambling to evacuate Americans and
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s district attorney says he’s suing three California companies that make and distribute “ghost guns,” the untraceable, build-it-yourself weaponry that accounted for nearly half the firearms recovered in San Francisco gun killings last year. The suit alleges the companies violated state laws that require them to apply for serial numbers
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s district attorney says he’s suing three California companies that make and distribute “ghost guns,” the untraceable, build-it-yourself weaponry that accounted for nearly half the firearms recovered in San Francisco gun killings last year. The suit alleges the companies violated state laws that require them to apply for serial numbers
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Erratic practices throughout training camp and a stellar preseason opener for both Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater have left Denver fans — and maybe even coach Vic Fangio himself — still wondering who will win the Broncos’ starting quarterback job. Fangio said neither nudged
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los hospitales de Haití están completamente desbordados por los supervivientes del terremoto de magnitud 7,2 del sábado y necesitan ayuda urgente para tratarlos, según el personal médico. El terremoto, que sacudió el suroeste del país, dejó al menos 1.941 muertos y más de 9.900 heridos. Se espera que ese número aumente,
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Amid a record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases, fueled by the delta variant, Deschutes County commissioners issued a statement Wednesday urging residents to get vaccinated and wear a mask in indoor public or crowded outdoor spaces and events.
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