Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El periódico El Nuevo Día de Puerto Rico, uno de los principales diarios de la isla, destacó este martes en su portada la figura de Kamala Harris, actual vicepresidenta y candidata a la presidencia de Estados Unidos por el Partido Demócrata, en alusión al editorial que han publicado: “Los puertorriqueños
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Private sector hiring blew past expectations in October, another sign that the US labor market remains on solid footing, payroll processor ADP reported Wednesday. Non-governmental employers added 233,000 jobs in October, a sharp acceleration from the 159,000 net increase reported for September, according to ADP’s latest National Employment Report.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man has been stabbed to death in a New York City subway station. The NYPD says the 54-year-old man was found stabbed in the back at Brooklyn’s Coney Island Stillwell Avenue station shortly before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Continue ReadingBy Corinne Whiting, CNN Pittsburgh (CNN) — Pittsburghers seem to enjoy that their hilly, welcoming city, which sits at the junction of three rivers in Southwestern Pennsylvania, surprises most who arrive. It seems like a badge of honor for those here to dispel long-gone stereotypes “the Steel City” held, its industrial prowess once evidenced by
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Between last second field goals, back-ups getting an opportunity and players returning to the field after injury layoffs, Week 8 offered plenty of storylines to analyze. Thursday Night Football had a fourth-quarter refereeing controversy, Sunday saw multiple games come down to the wire and there was even late drama
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Joe Biden había sido prácticamente una figura secundaria a una semana de las elecciones en las que anteriormente esperaba ganar un segundo mandato. Pero ya no. El presidente se metió sin querer en la recta final de la campaña y puede haber ayudado mucho a su antiguo rival, el expresidente Donald
Continue ReadingAP National Writer The bitter nationwide debate over transgender rights is playing out on a very personal level in a federal court lawsuit filed in Virginia by a former Liberty University employee. She was fired by the evangelical Christian school after disclosing her identity as a transgender woman. The lawsuit on behalf of Ellenor Zinski
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Rev. Arturo Laguna leads a largely immigrant church of about 100 followers in Phoenix. His job as a pastor, he says, gets complicated come election season. Laguna’s church, Casa de Adoracion, is in Arizona — one of seven closely-watched swing states that could possibly decide the next president. It is also a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — As he approached his mid-90s, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson unexpectedly found himself determined, even called, to write his memoir. Johnson’s “Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from Soul Train to Wall Street” will be published Feb. 4 by Little, Brown and Company. The book’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Grace United Methodist Church is located just steps from the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Between the two buildings, the church recently installed a pole. It reads: “May Peace Prevail on Earth.” The timing and location of the “Peace Pole” were both intentional and symbolic. It was done to commemorate the
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers and Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — Megan walked the halls of her suburban Houston junior high in shame. It was the first time she had to attend school with bruises on her face from the abuse by her father, who was an alcoholic. “I was really frustrated about that and just how
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — “I’m going to let him go wild on health,” former President Donald Trump promised Sunday at his rally at Madison Square Garden. “I’m going to get him go wild on the food. I’m going to let him go wild on the medicines.” Trump was talking about Robert F. Kennedy
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A trial opened Wednesday against two former policemen accused in the 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, who was Black, bisexual and from humble roots and who has become a major icon of Brazil’s political left. Franco, 38, and her driver, Anderson Gomes, were killed
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Even by Nikola Jokić’s stratospheric standards, Tuesday’s performance was something special. Jokić put up an absurd 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists in the Denver Nuggets’ 144-139 overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets, becoming only the second player in NBA history and the first in 62 years to
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police say three suspects in the kidnapping of an American in the country’s south have been arrested and they believe the victim is still alive. Police say two of the suspects in the Oct. 17 kidnapping of 26-year-old victim Elliot Onil Eastman in Sibuco town in Zamboanga del Norte province
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is seeking stricter European Union migration policies as it braces for a potential surge in migrants and refugees due to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Migration Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said on Wednesday that the government is considering creating detention facilities on the islands of Rhodes and Crete after the
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban government minister says Afghan women are forbidden from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women. It’s the latest restriction on women following morality laws that ban them from raising their voice and baring their faces outside the home. Nobody from the ministry was immediately available Wednesday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump showered former NFL star Brett Favre with praise on Wednesday at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where the former Packers quarterback campaigned for the Republican presidential nominee in the final week before Election Day. “Thank you, Brett. What a great honor. What a great champion,”
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) – El Gobierno de Claudia Sheinbaum busca construir un millón de viviendas a bajo costo para garantizar el derecho a un techo de familias mexicanas. Para lograr ese objetivo, el Senado de México aprobó en lo general una reforma constitucional en materia de vivienda. A continuación, te contamos qué cambios tendría,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves raised taxes Wednesday by around 40 billion pounds ($52 billion) to plug a hole she claims to have identified in the public finances and fund the U.K.’s cash-starved public services, in a beefy budget that could set the political tone for years to come. In
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