By Julia Hollingsworth, Yong Xiong and David Culver, CNN When Dennis Hu came home to China for the 2020 Lunar New Year, he thought it would be a brief visit. He planned to enjoy the festivities with his family, renew his United States visa, and then head back to Boston to continue the fourth year
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si el “elfo de la reposterÃa” no se hubiera pasado la pandemia horneando postres, tal vez Frances Hohl no hubiera aumentado 11,3 kilos. Pero la mágica pastelera, también conocida como Casmere, su hija de 19 años, que estaba estudiando a distancia, calmó su ansiedad por el covid horneando fabulosas creaciones casi
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El Panel Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático (IPCC, por sus siglas en inglés) de la ONU tiene un mensaje claro: la crisis climática causada por el hombre está empeorando el tiempo extremo en todo el mundo. El mundo ahora está 1,1 grados Celsius más cálido que los niveles preindustriales.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La copresidenta de la junta directiva de Time’s Up, Roberta Kaplan, renunció a su cargo en la organización por los derechos de las mujeres después de que saliera a la luz que revisó el borrador de una carta que cuestionaba el carácter de Lindsey Boylan, una de las acusadoras de Andrew
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By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The crush of patients infected with the Delta variant is affecting hospitals nationwide. Now some Texans trying to get care at their nearest emergency room will have to go elsewhere. Hunt Regional Medical Center at Commerce said its ER is temporarily closing “due to a critical Covid surge.”
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By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The crush of patients infected with the Delta variant is affecting hospitals nationwide. Now some Texans trying to get care at their nearest emergency room will have to go elsewhere. Hunt Regional Medical Center at Commerce said its ER is temporarily closing “due to a critical Covid surge.”
Continue Reading By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The crush of patients infected with the Delta variant is affecting hospitals nationwide. Now some Texans trying to get care at their nearest emergency room will have to go elsewhere. Hunt Regional Medical Center at Commerce said its ER is temporarily closing “due to a critical Covid surge.”
Continue Reading CNN’s Evan McMorris-Santoro tours a school in Austin, Texas, with the city’s school superintendent to see what protective measures they have in place since the governor has banned mandating masks in schools.
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Slater man died Sunday night after a wreck on Highway 240 in Saline County. According to the crash report, a 2002 Chevy Blazer rear-ended a 2004 GMC Yukon and a trailer that was parked on the side of the highway with no lights on partially blocking the eastbound lane of
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN Español) — Estos Juegos OlÃmpicos dejaron historias de superación, autocuidado y empatÃa, haces de luces en medio de una pandemia feroz que no da muestras de ralentizarse. Algunos paÃses latinoamericanos tuvieron participaciones dominantes en estos juegos, mientras otros lucharon un poco más por meterse en el medallero olÃmpico. Juegos OlÃmpicos: lo que
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La vacunación contra el covid-19 se está convirtiendo cada vez más en el boleto de entrada a restaurantes, gimnasios y espectáculos bajo techo, o todos los anteriores, si eres residente de la ciudad de Nueva York. En lugar de perder tu tarjeta de vacunación, puedes guardar tu estado de vacunación en
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Ashland Board of Aldermen reversed decisions it made for an outdoor entertainment complex. The board voted to rescind two variances given to the Lakeside Ashland development that’s been met with a lawsuit. That takes away variances from the city’s code allowed to the project, such as a gravel parking lot and
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By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package is poised for a final vote in the Senate on Tuesday morning after clearing the last procedural hurdle following months of furious negotiations. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday evening that Republicans and Democrats have reached an agreement
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By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package is poised for a final vote in the Senate on Tuesday morning after clearing the last procedural hurdle following months of furious negotiations. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday evening that Republicans and Democrats have reached an agreement
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Facebook tiene muchos problemas apremiantes. Desde la legislación antimonopolio propuesta hasta las acusaciones de que la empresa está contribuyendo a la desinformación de las vacunas. Pero cuando el CEO Mark Zuckerberg se unió a una reciente conferencia telefónica con analistas para discutir sus últimos resultados trimestrales, gran parte de la atención
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was barricaded inside her office during the Capitol insurrection on January 6, she not only feared that mob would kill her, but that she would be raped if the rioters found her. “I didn’t think that I was just going to be killed,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN’s Dana
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, CNN When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was barricaded inside her office during the Capitol insurrection on January 6, she not only feared that mob would kill her, but that she would be raped if the rioters found her. “I didn’t think that I was just going to be killed,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN’s Dana
Continue Reading Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reveals she feared being raped during the January 6th insurrection and the link between white supremacy and patriarchy.
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By Dianne Gallagher, Wesley Bruer and Jade Gordon, CNN Texas Democrats who left the state last month in an attempt to stop the passage of restrictive voting bills can now return home to continue their protest without fear of being arrested, after a judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order. The order, signed by
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Barbie, la muñeca más popular de Estados Unidos, ha recibido numerosas crÃticas en las redes sociales por no incluir una Barbie de origen asiático en su colección dedicada a los Juegos OlÃmpicos de Tokio 2020. Mattel, la compañÃa de juguetes que fabrica las muñecas Barbie, colaboró con el Comité OlÃmpico Internacional
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