Saltar al contenidociudad de nueva yorkNUEVA YORK -- La Ciudad de Nueva York está impugnando un acuerdo legal único que le exige proporcionar vivienda de emergencia a cualquiera que la solicite, mientras el sistema de refugios de la ciudad se ve afectado por una gran afluencia de inmigrantes internacionales que han llegado desde el año pasado.Recibe actualizaciones de lo que acontece en el área triestatal directo al buzón de tu correo electrónico. Suscríbete a los boletines de Telemundo 47.La ciudad presentó una solicitud el martes por la noche pidiendo a un tribunal que le permita...…Saltar al contenidociudad de nueva yorkNUEVA YORK -- La Ciudad de Nueva York está impugnando un acuerdo legal único que le exige proporcionar vivienda de emergencia a cualquiera que la solicite, mientras el sistema de refugios de la ciudad se ve afectado por una gran afluencia de inmigrantes internacionales que han llegado desde el año pasado.Recibe actualizaciones de lo que acontece en el área triestatal directo al buzón de tu correo electrónico. Suscríbete a los boletines de Telemundo 47.La ciudad presentó una solicitud el martes por la noche pidiendo a un tribunal que le permita...WW…

Close MenuWorkers install heavy-duty security fencing around the U.S. Capitol a day after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington, on January 7, 2021. Photo by Erin Scott/Reuters.Before they take office, elected officials swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution. But what happens when they are accused of doing the opposite?As some Republicans in Congress continued to back President Donald Trump's doomed effort to overturn the election, critics — including President-elect — alleged that they had violated their oaths and instead pledged allegiance to Trump.The...…Close MenuWorkers install heavy-duty security fencing around the U.S. Capitol a day after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington, on January 7, 2021. Photo by Erin Scott/Reuters.Before they take office, elected officials swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution. But what happens when they are accused of doing the opposite?As some Republicans in Congress continued to back President Donald Trump's doomed effort to overturn the election, critics — including President-elect — alleged that they had violated their oaths and instead pledged allegiance to Trump.The...WW…

This story also ran on .CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former West Virginia public health leader forced out by the governor says decades-old computer systems and cuts to staff over a period of years had made a challenging job even harder during a once-in-a-century pandemic.Republican Gov. Jim Justice  Dr. Cathy Slemp’s resignation on June 24. He complained about discrepancies in the number of active cases and accused Slemp of not doing her job. He has .In her first comments about what happened, Slemp declined in a series of interviews to directly discuss the governor’s decision, saying...…This story also ran on .CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former West Virginia public health leader forced out by the governor says decades-old computer systems and cuts to staff over a period of years had made a challenging job even harder during a once-in-a-century pandemic.Republican Gov. Jim Justice  Dr. Cathy Slemp’s resignation on June 24. He complained about discrepancies in the number of active cases and accused Slemp of not doing her job. He has .In her first comments about what happened, Slemp declined in a series of interviews to directly discuss the governor’s decision, saying...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-wv-state-wire-us-news-clarksburg-west-virginia-7d4a5df248b9c594236b47b2068c23a0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-wv-state-wire-us-news-clarksburg-west-virginia-7d4a5df248b9c594236b47b2068c23a0Click to copyRelated topicsA former staffer at a veterans hospital in West Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to intentionally killing seven patients with fatal doses of insulin, capping a sweeping federal investigation into a series of mysterious deaths at the medical center.Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-wv-state-wire-us-news-clarksburg-west-virginia-7d4a5df248b9c594236b47b2068c23a0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-wv-state-wire-us-news-clarksburg-west-virginia-7d4a5df248b9c594236b47b2068c23a0Click to copyRelated topicsA former staffer at a veterans hospital in West Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to intentionally killing seven patients with fatal doses of insulin, capping a sweeping federal investigation into a series of mysterious deaths at the medical center.Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/bills-voting-rights-elections-coronavirus-pandemic-voter-registration-0e94844d72d2a2bf8b51b1c950bd64fcClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bills-voting-rights-elections-coronavirus-pandemic-voter-registration-0e94844d72d2a2bf8b51b1c950bd64fcClick to copyRelated topicsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican lawmakers in statehouses across the country are moving swiftly to attack some of the voting methods that fueled the in 50 years.Although most legislative sessions are just getting underway, the for Justice, a public policy institute, has already tallied more...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/bills-voting-rights-elections-coronavirus-pandemic-voter-registration-0e94844d72d2a2bf8b51b1c950bd64fcClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bills-voting-rights-elections-coronavirus-pandemic-voter-registration-0e94844d72d2a2bf8b51b1c950bd64fcClick to copyRelated topicsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican lawmakers in statehouses across the country are moving swiftly to attack some of the voting methods that fueled the in 50 years.Although most legislative sessions are just getting underway, the for Justice, a public policy institute, has already tallied more...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-voting-rights-elections-82cd5b52e924b818bb8d8db80edba44bClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-voting-rights-elections-82cd5b52e924b818bb8d8db80edba44bClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Changes to the way millions of Americans voted this year contributed to record turnout, but that’s no guarantee the measures making it easier to cast ballots will stick around for future elections.Republicans in key states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden already are pushing for new...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-voting-rights-elections-82cd5b52e924b818bb8d8db80edba44bClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-voting-rights-elections-82cd5b52e924b818bb8d8db80edba44bClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Changes to the way millions of Americans voted this year contributed to record turnout, but that’s no guarantee the measures making it easier to cast ballots will stick around for future elections.Republicans in key states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden already are pushing for new...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/public-health-iowa-michael-brown-virginia-elections-2dfd1012549622cf45294d96663f4cc5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/public-health-iowa-michael-brown-virginia-elections-2dfd1012549622cf45294d96663f4cc5Click to copyRelated topicsDespite painstaking efforts to keep election sites safe, some poll workers who came in contact with voters on Election Day have tested positive for the coronavirus, including more than two dozen in Missouri and others in New York, Iowa, Indiana and Virginia.The infections cannot be tied definitively to polling places. Because...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/public-health-iowa-michael-brown-virginia-elections-2dfd1012549622cf45294d96663f4cc5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/public-health-iowa-michael-brown-virginia-elections-2dfd1012549622cf45294d96663f4cc5Click to copyRelated topicsDespite painstaking efforts to keep election sites safe, some poll workers who came in contact with voters on Election Day have tested positive for the coronavirus, including more than two dozen in Missouri and others in New York, Iowa, Indiana and Virginia.The infections cannot be tied definitively to polling places. Because...WW…

Christina A. Cassidy And Anthony IzaguirreAssociated PressPublished: November 2, 2020, 11:39 pmTags: , , , Sign up for our NewslettersChristina A. Cassidy And Anthony IzaguirreAssociated PressPublished: November 2, 2020, 11:39 pmTags: , , , The scourge of a global pandemic produced an election season like no other in the U.S., persuading record numbers of Americans to cast their ballots early, forcing states to make changes to long-established election procedures and leading to hundreds of lawsuits over how votes will be cast and which ballots will be counted.Polls were...…Christina A. Cassidy And Anthony IzaguirreAssociated PressPublished: November 2, 2020, 11:39 pmTags: , , , Sign up for our NewslettersChristina A. Cassidy And Anthony IzaguirreAssociated PressPublished: November 2, 2020, 11:39 pmTags: , , , The scourge of a global pandemic produced an election season like no other in the U.S., persuading record numbers of Americans to cast their ballots early, forcing states to make changes to long-established election procedures and leading to hundreds of lawsuits over how votes will be cast and which ballots will be counted.Polls were...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-voting-rights-elections-voting-d66f73655669210dedacdffdb4ff567eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-voting-rights-elections-voting-d66f73655669210dedacdffdb4ff567eClick to copyRelated topicsAmerica’s fight over masks has reached a new front: polling places.On Election Day, voters across the country will face varying rules about mask-wearing when they cast a ballot as officials try to balance public safety precautions amid a global pandemic with the constitutional right to vote. Most states, even...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-voting-rights-elections-voting-d66f73655669210dedacdffdb4ff567eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-voting-rights-elections-voting-d66f73655669210dedacdffdb4ff567eClick to copyRelated topicsAmerica’s fight over masks has reached a new front: polling places.On Election Day, voters across the country will face varying rules about mask-wearing when they cast a ballot as officials try to balance public safety precautions amid a global pandemic with the constitutional right to vote. Most states, even...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-election-2020-donald-trump-elections-voting-2020-b382942a72809ab70a32d7dc1a93ee40Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-election-2020-donald-trump-elections-voting-2020-b382942a72809ab70a32d7dc1a93ee40Click to copyRelated topicsVoters awaiting results in some of the key presidential battleground states on election night should be prepared to keep waiting, thanks to obstacles that will slow the count for what is expected to be a crush of mailed-in ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic.Many states allow local officials to start...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-election-2020-donald-trump-elections-voting-2020-b382942a72809ab70a32d7dc1a93ee40Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-election-2020-donald-trump-elections-voting-2020-b382942a72809ab70a32d7dc1a93ee40Click to copyRelated topicsVoters awaiting results in some of the key presidential battleground states on election night should be prepared to keep waiting, thanks to obstacles that will slow the count for what is expected to be a crush of mailed-in ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic.Many states allow local officials to start...WW…