Shooting attacks cloud weekend in South Florida

The violence marked the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend after gunmen fired indiscriminately at people in two locations in Miami. Two people were killed and at least 20 injured early Sunday in a shooting attack outside a party hall, a day after one person lost their lives and six more were injured after being … Read more

Gradual return of tourists to New York City begins

The once deserted steps at the entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are once again filling up with visitors. Hotel lobbies are losing their desolate air. In Manhattan, people are again taking selfies next to the Charging Bull statue on Wall Street. Tourists who disappeared from New York’s museums, hotels and … Read more

Lin-Manuel and mayor of New York open vaccination center in Times Square

“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joined New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday at the grand opening of a Times Square COVID-19 vaccination center that seeks to revive the city’s entertainment industry. “We want to meet again and we want to tell stories in the dark,” said Miranda, author and star of the hit musical … Read more

The Paseo de las Chiringas Rosadas inaugurated in Juncos

The Municipality of Juncos y Junqueños at the Vanguard against Cancer this year joined the Campaign “Together for the Rose” for the benefit of Susan G. Komen-Puerto Rico, with the inauguration of its own “Paseo de las Chiringas Rosadas” to raise awareness about the importance of taking preventive tests in the fight against breast cancer. … Read more

Fire forces to vacate a residence in New York

A fire at an assisted living facility in New York prompted residents to evacuate and toppled part of the building early Tuesday morning. The flames consumed the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Rockland County, in Spring Valley, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of New York City. There were reports of several injuries. The … Read more

Honduran faces deportation after crossing the street the wrong way in NY

He crossed the street the wrong way and now he could be deported at any time. Javier Castillo’s family has been in suspense for more than a year, when the 27-year-old Honduran was arrested by police in the Bronx, New York, for the improper crossing of a street. He has since been through jails in … Read more

Classroom classes are postponed again in New York City

The mayor of the New York City announced on Thursday that it again had to delay the start of face-to-face instruction for most of the students in that city due to the staff and supplies shortages. Bill de Blasio specified that face-to-face classes for most of the city’s students they will be postponed for at … Read more

Those who do not wear masks will be fined in cars accompanied by people outside their family nucleus

The secretary of the Department of Public Security (DSP), Pedro Janer and the commissioner of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau, Henry Escalera Rivera, announced that as of today and throughout the month of December, roadblocks will be carried out around of the island. In the written communication, the officials reported that in these interventions, people … Read more

Chief of the federal prosecutor’s office recognizes dangers of little legislative transparency

In the context of the recent arrests of two representatives and the court battles for the legislative Assembly make employee salaries available to the public, the federal attorney for the district of Puerto Rico, William Stephen Muldrow, admitted that the transparency that the leaders of both chambers have denied could have served as a deterrent … Read more

Hyperactive hurricane season unstoppable: Epsilon storm is born

The tormenta tropical Epsilon was formed on Monday in the center of Atlantic, the most recent of a very active hurricane season. The storm had maximum sustained winds of nearly 65 kilometers per hour (40 miles). Additional strengthening is expected and that by Thursday it will be close to or have the strength of a … Read more