SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— According to the associetd press-A Puerto Rico woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her wealthy Canadian husband more than a decade ago was found guilty on Wednesday. Aurea Vazquez Rijos had been charged with offering a man $3 million to kill real estate developer Adam Anhang. He was […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— According to the associated press- A report from Puerto Rico’s government says Hurricane Maria had a $43 billion impact on the U.S. territory’s economy, $1 billion more than originally estimated. The Puerto Rico Planning Board’s report says its calculations took into account millions of dollars received so far in federal hurricane […]
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO- De acuerdo a la prensa asociada, Claudia Sheinbaum asumió el cargo el miércoles como la primera alcaldesa electa de la Ciudad de México e inmediatamente anunció que disolvería a la policía antidisturbios. “La policía está allí para proteger a la gente, y no necesitamos una fuerza policial para reprimirla”, dijo Sheinbaum. Sheinbaum […]
MEXICO- En Guerrero iniciará el programa piloto de la empresa estatal Seguridad Alimentaria (Segalmex) para afinar los métodos de adquisición, distribución, exhibición y conservación de los productos de la canasta básica planteados por el gobierno federal, anunció el secretario de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (Sader), Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula.Puntualizó que sumando las tiendas existentes de […]
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are rising Wednesday morning as software maker Salesforce leads a rally in technology companies. Health care stocks are also higher. Luxury retailer Tiffany is dropping after it said tourists from China pulled back on spending in its latest quarter, which hurt its sales. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that ballooning student debt has caused a “crisis in higher education,” and that the traditional path to college might not be the best choice for all students. DeVos made the comments in Atlanta at a training conference for the Education Department’s Federal Student Aid division, which […]
Chicago, IL Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, which includes the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA). The legislation will change how ballast water and incidental discharges from ships are regulated. Ballast water discharged from ocean-going ships is the most common pathway for aquatic invasive species […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — el Presidente Donald Trump defiende firmemente el uso de gas lacrimógeno en Estados Unidos en la frontera con México para repeler a una multitud de migrantes que incluían a lanzadores de rocas enojados y niños descalzos y llorones. El martes, las autoridades estadounidenses rebajaron el número de arrestos durante el enfrentamiento […]
HONG KONG — According to the Associated press, a Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies says a second pregnancy may be underway. The researcher, He Jiankui of Shenzhen, revealed the pregnancy Wednesday while making his first public comments about his controversial work at an international conference in […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Un embrión de tiburón raramente visto. Corales de hasta 7 pies (2 metros) de altura. Esponjas con bordes afilados. Estos fueron algunos de los cientos de hallazgos reportados por científicos de los Estados Unidos que han cerrado una misión de 22 días explorando las aguas alrededor de Puerto Rico y […]
