Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, le transfirió el poder temporalmente, durante una hora y 25 minutos, a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, mientras estuvo bajo anestesia para una colonoscopia de rutina, dijo a los periodistas la secretaria de Prensa de la Casa Blanca, Jen Psaki. “Las cartas al senador
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By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial has returned for a fourth day of deliberations, after a quiet day behind closed doors that ended with one juror asking if she could take home the jury instructions. Thursday’s court session was notable
Continue Reading By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A jury has completed the first day of deliberations in a civil trial of white nationalists accused of conspiring to commit racially motivated violence at the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2017. The jury in U.S. District Court deliberated for about
Continue Reading By Jodi Upchurch, CNN CNN tests Tesla’s “full self-driving” mode on a busy New York street, Oprah sings the wrong lyrics to Adele, and Australia’s three-inch “Megaspider” has a wicked bite. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Whoa! CNN tests Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ mode Tesla has given some drivers access to its “full
Continue Reading By Jodi Upchurch, CNN CNN tests Tesla’s “full self-driving” mode on a busy New York street, Oprah sings the wrong lyrics to Adele, and Australia’s three-inch “Megaspider” has a wicked bite. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Whoa! CNN tests Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ mode Tesla has given some drivers access to its “full
Continue Reading By Jodi Upchurch, CNN CNN tests Tesla’s “full self-driving” mode on a busy New York street, Oprah sings the wrong lyrics to Adele, and Australia’s three-inch “Megaspider” has a wicked bite. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Whoa! CNN tests Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ mode Tesla has given some drivers access to its “full
Continue Reading By Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Henderson County Fire Marshal’s office is working to determine the cause of a home explosion off Kyles Creek Road. According to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, it happened just after 1 p.m. Wednesday at a home on Morrill
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Israel ha recibido con satisfacción el anuncio del Reino Unido de que prohibirá el ala política del grupo militante con sede en Gaza, Hamas. La ministra del Interior británica, Priti Patel, anunció la medida en un tuit, diciendo: “Hamas tiene una importante capacidad terrorista, incluido el acceso a un amplio y
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By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided House has approved the Democrats’ sweeping social and environment bill, a big victory for President Joe Biden. Republicans solidly opposed the measure, but Democrats prevailed after the party’s progressives and moderates ended months of disputes over its size and scope. The legislation now moves
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday temporarily transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris while he was under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy for one hour and 25 minutes, according to the White House. The nation’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president broke yet another barrier when she
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes votaron para aprobar el proyecto de ley de gasto social de US$ 1,9 billones del presidente Joe Biden, una victoria para el partido incluso cuando la legislación enfrenta un camino difícil en el Senado. La votación final fue de 220 a 213, y el demócrata
Continue Reading MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Captain Snowpants; Yo Bro, No Snow; and Jennifer Snowpez are among the names that will be on some of Vermont’s snowplows this winter. Vermont school students participated in the state transportation department’s Name a Plow contest to come up with names for the snowplows serving their communities. The agency says the
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By Jay Croft, CNN A sister and friend of an Oklahoma death row convict spared from execution say they now will work to get the man released from prison. “We were overjoyed,” Antoinette Jones told CNN’s “New Day” on Friday morning. “We still have to get his freedom.” She is the sister of Julius Jones,
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s office warned top legislative staffers that a bill limiting public health measures during the COVID pandemic would violate federal law. It was passed anyway, and the Republican governor signed it into
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Is “The Wheel of Time” the next “Game of Thrones?” It depends on who you ask. Some on Twitter have made the comparison, and GQ published a recent story with the headline, “Inside Wheel of Time, Amazon’s Huge Gamble on the Next Game of Thrones.” But reviews have been mixed
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say an earthquake with magnitude 5.1 has jolted Erzurum province in eastern Turkey, demolishing a number of houses in some villages. At least two people were extracted alive from beneath fallen rubble but there were no immediate reports of deaths or other people being trapped. Turkey’s disaster management agency said
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided House has approved the Democrats’ sweeping social and environment bill, a big victory for President Joe Biden. Republicans solidly opposed the measure, but Democrats prevailed after the party’s progressives and moderates ended months of disputes over its size and scope. The legislation now moves
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are off to a mostly lower start on Wall Street Friday, though gains for some big technology companies are sending the Nasdaq a bit higher. The S&P 500 was down less than 0.1%, a day after setting another record higher. The Nasdaq, which also set a record high a day earlier,
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are off to a mostly lower start on Wall Street Friday, though gains for some big technology companies are sending the Nasdaq a bit higher. The S&P 500 was down less than 0.1%, a day after setting another record higher. The Nasdaq, which also set a record high a day earlier,
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By Mirna Alsharif and Rob Frehse, CNN A former Baltimore County police officer and two children believed to be his daughters he allegedly kidnapped are dead — along with a suspended police sergeant allegedly on the run with him — in an apparent “murder and suicide,” Maryland State Police said Thursday. Former officer Robert Vicosa,
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