Noticias del mundo

Police: 3 Dead, Including Gunman, in Sydney Siege

A daylong standoff in Sydney, Australia, ended after heavily armed police stormed the cafe where a man reportedly held at least a dozen people hostage, leaving two hostages and the gunman dead. Heavy gunfire and loud bangs from stun grenades filled the air around 2 a.m. local time (1500 GMT on Monday) after security forces […]Load more...

Entretenimiento

Taylor Swift shares photo of birthday gift from Lena Dunham:

There’s nothing like a bestie to know what the purrfect birthday gift is. «My birthday present from @lenadunham my new most cherished possession,» Taylor Swift wrote on Instagram Saturday along with a photo of the pendant featuring her cat Meredith that the «Girls» star gave her for her 25th birthday. Swift celebrated her new year of […]Load more...

Entretenimiento

South African Med Student Crowned Miss World 2014

A 22-year-old South African woman has won the 64th annual Miss World 2014 beauty pageant. Rolene Strauss, a medical student, was crowned this year’s winner at the pageant Sunday in London. Hundreds of millions of people around the world are estimated to have watched the ceremonies on television. Hungary’s Edina Kulcsar came in second and […]Load more...

Política

US Congress Passes $1.1 Trillion Budget for 2015

The U.S. Congress has given its final approval for a massive $1.1 trillion government spending plan for most of 2015, ending a threat that the federal government could shut down again if the legislation was not passed. The measure, approved late Saturday in the Senate by 56-40 vote after a vote Thursday by the House […]Load more...

Política

Progressives gird for Capitol Hill battle

Washington  — Washington is entering a new era of kamikaze governance, this time with Democrats at the helm. Thursday night’s spending showdown saw progressive Democrats unexpectedly emerge as the agitators ready to drive the nation off a cliff to win concessions — and progressives say it will happen again. «The fight last night was a […]Load more...

US Noticias

Thousands March in US Against Killings by Police

During nationwide marches protesting the killings of unarmed black men by white police officers, families of the victims urged demonstrators to continue pressing for changes to the criminal justice system. In Washington, relatives of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and Trayvon Martin gathered on Saturday at Freedom Plaza, near the White House, before peacefully […]Load more...