MANASSAS, Virginia, EE.UU. (AP) — Oficiales de policía abatieron a tiros a un hombre armado con un cuchillo y sospechoso de matar a puñaladas a una persona y herir gravemente a otra en un centro de capacitación para trabajadores de la electricidad, dijo el martes la policía. Policías del condado Prince William recibieron una llamada del centro de capacitación en …
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Man who fatally stabbed New Mexico officer had long criminal record, police say
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A man who fatally stabbed a police officer in southern New Mexico over the weekend had a long criminal record, authorities said Tuesday. The death of Las Cruces patrol Officer Jonah Hernandez marked the first on-duty death among officers in the 96-year-old history of the city’s police department, officials said. “We will mourn the loss …
Read More »Rituales y ofrendas para la Madre Tierra cierran el carnaval de Bolivia
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Con música, baile y ofrendas a la Pachamama, la Madre Tierra en indígena aymara, centenares de bolivianos cerraron el martes el cuarto día de carnaval. Adornados con globos y papeles de vivos colores, negocios, casas y hasta automóviles se sumaron a la fiesta, caracterizada por la entrega de ofrendas a la naturaleza en el martes …
Read More »Jon Stewart’s return to ‘The Daily Show’ felt familiar to those who missed him while he was away
NEW YORK (AP) — No, Jon Stewart really wasn’t sitting at his desk at Comedy Central for the last nine years, waiting for someone to turn the lights back on. Yet it almost felt that way during Stewart’s return to “The Daily Show” Monday night. His signature moves — blunt satire, facial grimaces, incisive use of video and some occasional …
Read More »Sudáfrica dice que ha presentado \”pedido urgente\” a tribunal de la ONU por acciones de Israel en Rafah
CIUDAD DEL CABO, Sudáfrica (AP) — Sudáfrica dice que ha presentado “pedido urgente” a tribunal de la ONU por acciones de Israel en Rafah.
Read More »El jefe del OIEA advierte que Irán no es \”totalmente transparente\” sobre su programa nuclear
DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El jefe del organismo nuclear de Naciones Unidas advirtió el martes que Irán “no es totalmente transparente” sobre su programa atómico, en especial después de que un funcionario que antes dirigía el programa de Teherán anunciara que la república islámica tiene “en las manos” todas las piezas para un arma. En una intervención en …
Read More »Super Bowl was the most-watched program ever in the US, averaging 123.7 million viewers
The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City’s 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco on Sunday night averaged 123.7 million viewers across television and streaming platforms. That shattered last year’s mark of 115.1 million for Kansas City’s last-play victory over Philadelphia and is …
Read More »Treasury proposes new anti-money laundering regulations for investment advisers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is rolling out new recordkeeping rules for U.S. investment advisers in its continued effort to clamp down on money laundering, illicit finance and fraud in the American financial system. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network — known as FinCEN — proposed a regulation on Tuesday that would require investment advisers to develop anti-money …
Read More »Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp says he will aid Texas governor’s border standoff with Biden
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday he will send more of his state’s National Guard soldiers to aid Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to control illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border, as fellow Republican Abbott pursues a showdown with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement. Kemp said he will send a team of 15 to 20 guard members to build …
Read More »Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium
Charlotte, a rust-colored stingray the size of a serving platter, has spent much of her life gliding around the confines of a storefront aquarium in North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains. She’s 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) from her natural habitat under the waves off southern California. And she hasn’t shared a tank of water with a male of her species in at …
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