Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — Por primera vez desde finales de 2014, los precios del petróleo en Estados Unidos vuelven a estar por encima de los US$ 80 por barril, una bendición para la industria energética, golpeada durante la pandemia, pero una mala noticia para la recuperación económica a medida que se acerca el
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By RAMESH SANTANAM Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police officers say the man accused of killing 11 people in a synagogue shooting three years ago made several references to killing Jews. Officer Stephen Mescan was among the first law enforcement members to get inside the synagogue. He was the first witness Tuesday in what’s
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By Zahra Ullah and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russia must accelerate Covid-19 vaccinations, Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated on Tuesday as the country recorded its highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic. Addressing newly elected lawmakers of the State Duma — Russia’s lower parliament house — Putin urged the deputies who had gathered
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With case numbers falling, first and second-dose vaccinations are not continuing a steady upward trend.
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Pamela has weakened to a tropical storm as it meanders off Mexico’s Pacific coast. But forecasters say it is expected to regain strength and be a hurricane while making landfall near the port of Mazatlan on Wednesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Pamela’s center was about 240 miles (385
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, is calling on leaders in Washington from both parties — including President Joe Biden — to “get their act together.” In a Tuesday interview with The Associated Press, he also pushed Senate Democrats to scrap the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Authorities in London say a fire erupted on the 20th floor of an apartment building in the city’s southwest, causing dozens of residents, including children in pajamas, to flee the tower and injuring one woman and a child. The London Fire Brigade says 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines rushed to the
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon is in the dark about the vaccine status of hundreds of thousands of its civilian employees just weeks before the deadline to fully vaccinate its workforce against Covid-19. The Pentagon has made significant progress vaccinating the military’s active-duty force but according to Defense Department data, the Pentagon has not
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Scott County Attorney Mike Walton has been removed from a $5 million lawsuit filed after a fatal police shooting in 2018. The lawsuit was filed after Robert Mitchell was shot by a Scott County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop on the north side of Davenport in October 2018. About a
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — ¿Qué significa que el mundo como lo conocemos vaya a desaparecer si no limitamos el aumento de la temperatura global? Estas fotografías lo explican. El mar podría devorar grandes ciudades costeras, así se verían 0:57 Una serie de imágenes impactantes publicadas este martes permite visualizar cómo se verán ciudades de
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has announced that he will be lifting a curfew and a ban on alcohol sales as the U.S. territory reports a drop in the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. Current restrictions prohibit certain businesses from operating between midnight and 5 a.m. and also bar alcohol
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, U.S. heath officials have authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can benefit smokers. The Food and Drug Administration said data submitted by the company showed its Vuse Solo e-cigarette helped smokers significantly cut back their use of
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, U.S. heath officials have authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can benefit smokers. The Food and Drug Administration said data submitted by the company showed its Vuse Solo e-cigarette helped smokers significantly cut back their use of
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning that “difficult decisions must be made” as Democrats weigh trims to President Joe Biden’s expansive budget proposal. The $3.5 trillion proposal for expanding social services and fighting climate change is being chiseled to about $2 trillion, all paid for with
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning that “difficult decisions must be made” as Democrats weigh trims to President Joe Biden’s expansive budget proposal. The $3.5 trillion proposal for expanding social services and fighting climate change is being chiseled to about $2 trillion, all paid for with
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By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The winning images in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been released after a record-breaking number of entries were submitted, with a riveting underwater shot taking home the top prize. Organized by the Natural History Museum in London, the 57th edition of the contest saw 50,000 entries from
Continue Reading By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Umbrella groups that serve and advocate for nonprofits or grant makers and donors are an unsexy part of the charitable world. They act as scaffolding to strengthen organizations that do good by bringing nonprofit leaders and philanthropists together to learn from one another,
Continue Reading By CODY JACKSON and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — As William Shatner prepares to be beamed up at age 90 for his first real-life spaceflight, he’s bringing out the awe in people around a rural Texas spaceport. The mayor of Van Horn, the nearest town to the port where Shatner on
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Tory Taylor is selling a T-shirt for charity. It reads Punting Is Winning. It’s a good motto for the No. 2 Hawkeyes. They’ve taken advantage of the field position Taylor has provided them all season and turned it into a 6-0 record. Taylor has
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Business) — Apple se está preparando para su segundo gran evento de lanzamiento de productos del otoño. Este martes Apple (AAPL) anunció que organizará un evento virtual el 18 de octubre. Según los rumores, es probable que la compañía utilice el evento para lanzar una versión actualizada de su computadora portátil
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