olivertapia Washington (CNN) — El asalto al Capitolio se basó en una mentira sobre las elecciones de 2020. Y desde hace un año, se ha mentido sobre la insurrección misma. El violento ataque de los partidarios de Donald Trump al Capitolio ha sido objeto de una campaña de deshonestidad que comenzó en medio de la
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN There are lots of great reasons to decide to go “dry” in January and give up alcohol. Perhaps you imbibed a bit too much over the holidays, or want to start a diet or exercise routine and can’t afford the calories or the zap in energy and motivation that drinking can
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military has apologized for causing public concern about its security readiness, days after it failed to stop a suspected North Korean defector who crossed the heavily fortified border to return to the North. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Won
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. and the Iraqi military say Katyusha rockets have struck Iraqi military bases hosting U.S. troops at Baghdad’s international airport and in the western Anbar province. In Syria, eight rounds of indirect fire hit a base where members of the U.S.-led coalition are deployed. No damage
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Officials in Ethiopia have arbitrarily detained and forcibly disappeared thousands of ethnic Tigrayans who recently were deported from Saudi Arabia, a new Human Rights Watch report says as the country’s deadly Tigray conflict continues. This is the latest report citing witnesses who have described mass arrests of ethnic Tigrayans. Ethiopia’s government
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister is advocating tougher curbs on contact between people as the country prepares for a new rise in coronavirus infections fueled by the omicron variant. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the country’s 16 state governors are set to confer Friday on charting a way forward. They’re likely to build on restrictions
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Continue ReadingCNN By Travis Caldwell, CNN As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations now surpass those during the Delta variant surge over the summer and fall, more states are enacting emergency protocols to deal with growing staff shortages at hospitals. The greater transmissibility of the Omicron variant — which in just one month has led to millions
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, CNN As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations surpasses those during the Delta variant surge over the summer and fall, more states are enacting emergency protocols to deal with growing staff shortages at hospitals. The greater transmissibility of the Omicron variant — which in just one month has led to millions of new
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, some of the lawmakers who were trapped in the upper House balcony that day are still recovering from lingering trauma. They were the last group to be evacuated, after the rest of their colleagues had been ushered out from
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC) actualizaron el martes su guía sobre el período de aislamiento por covid-19 recomendado. Ahora, dice la guía, para las personas que tengan acceso a una prueba de covid-19 y quieran realizarla, el mejor enfoque es usar una prueba rápida
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving might be just the jolt the Brooklyn Nets need to escape a midseason slump. After refusing to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, Irving has been unable to play at home, and for much of the season was unwelcome on the road. The Nets
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer In a record-setting season for last-play wins, no team has sweated it out more than the Las Vegas Raiders. After game-winning field goals on the final play this week by Cincinnati’s Evan McPherson and Las Vegas’ Daniel Carlson, there have been 32 games decided by a winning score
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — More than half of the NFL’s 32 teams have female fan clubs. The Detroit Lions’ Women of the Pride group is one of them. Verdell Blackmon showed up for a recent game and left no doubt who she was cheering for that afternoon. Blackmon’s hair and
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — More than half of the NFL’s 32 teams have female fan clubs. The Detroit Lions’ Women of the Pride group is one of them. Verdell Blackmon showed up for a recent game and left no doubt who she was cheering for that afternoon. Blackmon’s hair and
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business China Mobile’s stock rose on its first day of trading in Shanghai, where it was forced to retreat to after being booted off Wall Street a year ago. Shares of the Chinese telecom giant were up 1.8% on Wednesday after it pulled off mainland China’s biggest listing in 10 years,
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Al menos 7 muertos y 33 heridos es el saldo que dejó un aparatoso accidente registrado este martes en Colombia, en un túnel que conecta dos municipios de los departamentos de Tolima y el Quindío. “Al parecer un tractocamión se quedó sin frenos y colisionó con más de 15 vehículos”, dijo Andersson
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower after investors saw minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting as a sign the U.S. central bank might hike interest rates faster to cool inflation. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated. Oil prices fell. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower after investors saw minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting as a sign the U.S. central bank might hike interest rates faster to cool inflation. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated. Oil prices fell. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN A Shiloh Shepherd named Tinsley earned some extra treats Monday night after leading authorities to her owner, who was injured after a vehicle crash and in urgent need of help. Tinsley caught the attention of New Hampshire State Police when they responded to a call about a loose dog on the
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