VOA News Certain licensed gun holders are now allowed to carry concealed handguns into Texas’ public college classrooms after a new law went into effect on Monday. Supporters of the controversial measure say it can help prevent mass shootings, while critics claim it could endanger safety on school campuses. The «campus carry» law, pushed by […]readmore
Carla Babb VOA News PENTAGON—The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Libya, the Pentagon said Monday. The strikes were conducted in the Islamic State stronghold of Sirte at the request of the U.N.-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), according to U.S. and Libyan officials. The Pentagon says the president authorized […]readmore
El Pentágono anunció que el presidente Barack Obama autorizó los bombardeos y que la campaña de ayuda durará hasta que el Gobierno de unidad libio lo requiera. El Pentágono anunció que el ejército estadounidense condujo ataques aéreos contra el grupo Estado islámico en Libia por pedido del propio gobierno libanés. El secretario de prensa del […]readmore
El presidente Barack Obama intenta promover la aprobación por parte del Congreso del tratado de libre comercio con 12 países de la cuenca del Pacífico aprovechando la visita del primer ministro de Singapur, Lee Hsien Loong, a Washington que culmina este martes con una cena de estado. La aprobación del tratado parece cada vez más […]readmore
DES PLAINES, Ill. – The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released its annual Hot Wheels report which identifies the 10 most stolen vehicles in the United States. The report examines vehicle theft data submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and determines the vehicle make, model and model year most […]readmore
VOA News Safety tests on the net that would catch Luke Aikins indicated that the risk-motivated American skydiver might not survive the seven kilometer jump without a parachute. To come out alive, he had to navigate throwing himself from a plane above California’s Simi Valley on Saturday, reaching terminal velocity (193 km/hour) in a belly-to-earth […]readmore
Dos personas murieron el sábado a causa de una intempestiva riada en las calles del pueblo histórico de Ellicott City, cercano a Baltimore, Maryland, que arrasó con todo lo que encontró a su paso. Videos tomados con teléfonos y colgados en las redes sociales muestran cómo la correntada arrastró aceras, arrancó el pavimento, dio vueltas […]readmore
El globo se vino abajo cerca de Lockhart, a unos 50 kilómetros de Austin, capital de Texas, precisó la portavoz de la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA), Lynn Lunsford. Un globo aerostático se estrelló en Texas con al menos 16 personas a bordo, confirmó el alguacil del condado de Caldwell, Daniel Law. De acuerdo a […]readmore
VOA News At least 16 people were killed early Saturday morning in the crash of a hot air balloon in Texas, officials said. A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said the balloon caught fire during its flight and crashed into a pasture, killing all aboard. Local authorities were trying to confirm the identities of […]readmore
VOA News A shooting early Sunday in a crowded entertainment district in the southern city of Austin, Texas has left one person dead and three others injured. Austin Police Chief of Staff Brian Manley said an unidentified gunman began shooting into the crowd after an initial disturbance, creating a chaotic scene. A search is underway […]readmore