By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As the rapidly heating planet alters the landscape of the Arctic region up north, scientists have discovered disturbing and alarming signs at the southern end of the planet, particularly in one of the ice shelves safeguarding the Antarctic’s so-called “Doomsday glacier.” Satellite images taken as recently as last month, which researchers
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has topped 800,000. That is according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins University. The once-unimaginable milestone was hit Tuesday. It’s seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available practically for the asking
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Los Angeles Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been added to the COVID-19 reserve list as the NFL reports 28 more positive tests among players. It’s the league’s worst two-day outbreak since the pandemic started. The latest number comes a day after 37 players tested positive. Nine more Rams players are
Continue ReadingBy DYLAN LOVAN and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A Kentucky woman who worked her way up from school bus driver to become an administrator and school board member is among dozens of victims killed by tornadoes that ripped through five states in the Midwest and South. Sixty-five-year-old Jenny Bruce of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, worked for
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN)– Las vacunas evitaron más de un millón de muertes por covid-19 y más de 10 millones de hospitalizaciones en Estados Unidos, según estimaciones de un estudio publicado este martes por The Commonwealth Fund. El modelo también predice que habría habido casi 36 millones de infecciones adicionales hasta noviembre de 2021 en ausencia
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The year started with a lot of promise. The world had a vaccine. And even as the planet reached 2 million dead by the middle of the month of January, people in hard-hit countries including the United States and Britain, began receiving the life-saving shots. But as the year progressed, a
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, Dianne Gallagher, Wesley Bruer and Jason Hanna, CNN A former NFL player who fatally shot six people before taking his own life in South Carolina this year had “unusually severe” stage 2 CTE, a brain disease linked to head injuries, a Boston University neuropathologist said. During a Tuesday news conference, Dr. Ann
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The Jefferson County 509J School Board voted unanimously Monday night to move forward with a dual language program. The district will work to implement a 50-50 model, starting with its youngest learners next school year. A 50-50 model means half of the instruction will be taught in Spanish, and half will be taught in English.
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Republican Sen. Ann Rivers says she no longer plans to resign from the Legislature after the end of the next legislative session. Rivers, of La Center, had announced her retirement in October to become the community development director for the city of Longview. She said in a Facebook post that
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Las reacciones con emojis a los mensajes de WhatsApp se integran oficialmente a la aplicación de mensajería de Meta. “Las reacciones en WhatsApp comienzan a implementarse hoy”, anunció Mark Zuckerberg, CEO de Meta, en una publicación en Facebook. Las reacciones —que incluyen estos populares emojis 👍 ❤️ 😂 😮 😢 🙏
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warren, CNN Televisions and phone screens lit up Monday night with the face of Rep. Liz Cheney as she slowly read text messages sent on January 6 to former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff. Her methodical recounting of a series of texts to Mark Meadows from lawmakers, reporters, Fox News hosts and
Continue ReadingPIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is proposing a bill to ban transgender women and girls from participation in female school sports leagues. The proposal will be considered during the legislative session in January. It revives a debate in the Capitol that split Republicans last year. A similar bill ultimately died in
Continue ReadingPIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is proposing a bill to ban transgender women and girls from participation in female school sports leagues. The proposal will be considered during the legislative session in January. It revives a debate in the Capitol that split Republicans last year. A similar bill ultimately died in
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — El director de Instagram, Adam Mosseri, testificó la semana pasada ante una subcomisión del Senado, donde los legisladores cuestionaron el impacto de la aplicación en la salud mental de los usuarios más jóvenes. Durante su testimonio, Mosseri dijo que Instagram planea traer de vuelta una versión de su feed de
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN The Trump Organization has formally notified the General Service Administration about its proposed sale of the lease for its hotel in Washington, DC, moving a step closer to offloading the property. “GSA has been formally notified of the proposed transfer and is committed to conducting a thorough review to ensure compliance
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Distribution of federal rental assistance was a key the topic in the Oregon Legislature’s special session on Monday. In the end, legislators voted to commit another $100 million in additional rental assistance and another $100 million to assist renters facing eviction.
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol released new text messages obtained from former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that were sent to him in the days leading up to the insurrection and while the Capitol was under siege.
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — State health officials say since the first COVID-19 vaccine shipment arrived in Washington state one year ago, more than 11.3 million doses of vaccine have been administered across the state. The Department of Health said Tuesday that over 5.4 million Washington residents have received at least one vaccine dose. Although most
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — State health officials say since the first COVID-19 vaccine shipment arrived in Washington state one year ago, more than 11.3 million doses of vaccine have been administered across the state. The Department of Health said Tuesday that over 5.4 million Washington residents have received at least one vaccine dose. Although most
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek foreign minister has voiced worries over potential plans by Spain to boost military cooperation with Greece’s regional rival, and NATO ally, Turkey. Nikos Dendias made the comments following talks Tuesday with visiting Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares in Athens. “I expressed concern over Spain’s possible intention to strengthen
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