urielblanco (CNN) — Virginia retiró este miércoles una imponente estatua del general confederado Robert E. Lee, la última estatua confederada que quedaba en la histórica Monument Avenue de Richmond. Un par de sentencias de la Corte Suprema de Virginia despejaron la semana pasada el camino para retirar la estatua después de un intenso debate nacional
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The film business is inherently full of starts and stops, but few have experienced the phrase “hurry up and wait” quite like “No Time to Die” director Cary Fukunaga. The 44-year-old filmmaker of “Beasts of No Nation” and the first season of “True Detective” took
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Masse, Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story NEWINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Police are asking witnesses to a deadly scooter crash that happened Tuesday in Newington to come forward. The collision, which involved a pickup truck and a scooter, happened around 4 p.m. at the corner of Willard Avenue and Louis
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama transfer guard Nimari Burnett will miss the season after having surgery on his right knee. Coach Nate Oats said Burnett had successful surgery Tuesday, performed by Dr. Lyle Cain of Andrews Sports Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound sophomore transferred from Texas Tech, where he played
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — University of Hawai’i at Manoa assistant professor No’u Revilla became the first Native Hawaiian poet to win the National Poetry Series competition. UH officials said Revilla will most likely become the first openly queer Native Hawaiian woman to have a full-length collection
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Thank you, Steve Burns for cluing us in on what happened when you left “Blues Clues.” The original host of the popular 1990s Nickelodeon series appears in a video posted Tuesday to the Nick Jr. verified Twitter account. In honor of the show’s 25th anniversary, Burns talks about his decision
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Thank you, Steve Burns for cluing us in on what happened when you left “Blues Clues.” The original host of the popular 1990s Nickelodeon series appears in a video posted Tuesday to the Nick Jr. verified Twitter account. In honor of the show’s 25th anniversary, Burns talks about his
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Los niños representan ahora el 26% de los casos semanales de covid-19 reportados en todo Estados Unidos, es decir, más de 1 de cada 4 contagios, según los nuevos datos publicados este martes. Los datos de la Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría (AAP, por sus siglas en inglés) muestran que solo la
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV) — A Holy Nativity school first grade teacher hopes to improve classroom instruction with her own style of masks. Jenna Kieburtz created a “Clearview” mask — a mask with a clear plastic window sewn inside. The clear panel is made out
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A 68-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder 25 years after his wife’s remains were found in rural Polk County. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the woman’s remains were found Sept. 1, 1996, in the hills overlooking
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A zookeeper from the Netflix series “Tiger King” was found dead inside an apartment in Brooklyn. Police say they found Erik Cowie, 52, unconscious in the bedroom of a home on East 55th Street in East Flatbush last Friday. He was
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to New York City’s streets this year with COVID-19 protocols including a vaccination requirement for parade volunteers. Macy’s says the Nov. 25 parade will be broadcast on NBC and will feature the traditional giant balloons, celebrity performers, clowns and marching bands. Macy’s presented a
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A 68-year-old woman was struck and killed by an MTA bus in the Bronx Tuesday night. Police say the victim was crossing the street when she was struck and killed by the bus in front of 2500 Johnson Ave around 8:30
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — That sound of a revving motor you hear is the sound of The Band Camino. The pop-rock trio named after a muscle car are on the cusp of stardom, with a self-titled debut album dropping Friday and a fall touring gig opening for Dan +
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN A new blueprint from the Biden administration shows how solar energy could play a massive role in transitioning the United States’ power sector to clean energy, and achieve the President’s ambitious goals to decarbonize the US economy. The Solar Futures Study from the Department of Energy, released Wednesday, shows that by
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — La escalada de casos de covid-19, y en particular la proporción cada vez mayor en niños, está causando que muchos expertos en salud se preocupen por las perspectivas a medida que avanza el año escolar en todo el país. Pero el Dr. Anthony Fauci dijo que no debería haber un gran
Continue ReadingOpinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives It has been a trying 18 months since the pandemic first struck, and it appears it will take another 18 months for the economy to be free and clear of the impact of Covid-19. When the vaccines for Covid-19 became widely available this spring, there was widespread
Continue ReadingCNN, MODERNA, PFIZER Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives It has been a trying 18 months since the pandemic first struck, and it appears it will take another 18 months for the economy to be free and clear of the impact of Covid-19. When the vaccines for Covid-19 became widely available this spring,
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Bob Odenkirk is letting fans know he’s doing well and is back to work on “Better Call Saul.” The actor took to Twitter from the makeup chair on set, writing, “Back to work on Better Call Saul! So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good
Continue ReadingZURICH (AP) — The global group of national soccer leagues says it will oppose FIFA’s plans to play the men’s World Cup every two years. The World Leagues Forum says a biennial World Cup “would negatively disrupt the football economy and undermine players’ welfare in a calendar that is already overloaded.” The leagues joined European
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