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Continue ReadingBy Ethan Cohen, Melissa Holzberg DePalo, Gregory Krieg and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Republican Rep. Mayra Flores of Texas on Tuesday became the first Mexican-born woman to be sworn in to Congress. “My very first day in office and it’s a memorable one for sure. This is what dreams are made of; faith, family, and hardwork,”
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN Congress passed compromise legislation this week on gun safety that is now waiting to be signed into law by President Joe Biden. The compromise legislation on gun safety was unveiled on Tuesday, and is potentially the most significant new federal gun safety measure in decades. It includes money for school safety,
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Fox, CNN The Senate’s compromise legislation on gun safety unveiled on Tuesday, potentially the most significant new federal gun safety measure in decades, includes money for school safety, mental health, state crisis intervention programs and incentives for states to include juvenile records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which would
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La audiencia más reciente ante la comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga la insurrección del 6 de enero reveló este martes nuevos detalles sobre cómo el expresidente Donald Trump presionó a funcionarios estatales para que le ayudaran a anular las elecciones presidenciales de 2020. El panel contó con
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Four weeks after a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 young students and two teachers, one of the state’s top law enforcement officials offered a minute-by-minute breakdown of the police response — and called it an “abject failure.” On Tuesday, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI, ANDI JATMIKO and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese man accused of defrauding the government of $7.3 million intended for small Japanese businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic has been arrested on board a flight after being deported from Indonesia. Police confirmed the arrest of Mitsuhiro Taniguchi. He was
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday updated its travel advisory page for Covid-19. Just two new places, both in Africa, joined the crowded “high” risk category. But perhaps more notable this week is the news that two destinations in stubbornly high Europe were downgraded
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, CNN Ivanka Trump, daughter and former senior White House adviser to then-President Donald Trump, said in an interview filmed in mid-December 2020 that her father should “continue to fight until every legal remedy is exhausted,” according to a source familiar with the footage. Ivanka Trump said in the interview clip, which was
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN It’s only the first day of summer, but almost 35 million people are under heat advisories Tuesday as the second heat wave in as many weeks drags on. In the Great Lakes area Tuesday, highs will be 15-25 degrees above normal, and California will see triple-digits
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN It’s only the first day of summer, but almost 35 million people are under heat advisories Tuesday as the second heat wave in as many weeks drags on. In the Great Lakes area Tuesday, highs will be 15-25 degrees above normal, and California will see
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — An appellate court judge has upheld Seattle’s payroll tax, affirming a decision made in King County Superior Court last year. In an opinion published Tuesday, the Division I Court of Appeals deemed Seattle’s JumpStart tax lawful, The Seattle Times reported. “Engaging in business is a substantial privilege on which the city may
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Un grupo de senadores publicó el martes por la noche el texto para un proyecto de ley de seguridad de armas bipartidista, un momento clave para el esfuerzo de aprobar una legislación para contrarrestar la violencia armada en un clima político altamente polarizado. La publicación del texto del proyecto de ley se
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Gustavo Petro fue elegido para ser el próximo presidente de Colombia con una ambiciosa agenda que va desde implementar la justicia social, acabar las desigualdades económicas, garantizar derechos básicos como la educación y salud gratuitas y universales, hasta poner a Colombia como líder en temas de medio ambiente en el mundo.
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Caregivers for veterans get resources to help with their care. Tuesday’s event was held in Bend, and others are being held throughout Oregon.
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN A Los Angeles jury found embattled comedian Bill Cosby liable in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s. The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages. No punitive compensation was awarded.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — “Este es el verano más caluroso de mi vida”, dice angustiado Bart Simpson y, en el cuadro siguiente, Homero le responde con el dedo índice en alto: “Este es el verano más fresco del resto de tu vida”. Si vives en el hemisferio norte, donde las olas de calor ya amenazan
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble, CNN A Latino officer in a suburban Cleveland police department, became the second officer to speak out publicly after filing a complaint earlier this year with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission about alleged racist actions by former Sheffield Lake Police Chief Anthony Campo. Officer A.J. Torres filed his complaint with the state
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, anunció este martes que se levantará la medida de emergencia sanitaria por la pandemia de covid-19 a partir del 1 de julio. En una alocución desde la Casa de Nariño, Duque expuso que en el país han logrado la vacunación de una importante parte
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The Uvalde massacre began after the 18-year-old gunman entered the school through a door that could only be locked from the outside and then got inside a classroom that had a busted lock. That’s according to experts who testified Tuesday before the Texas state Senate. Securing doors has long been
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