Lilia Luciano

Almost 130 million people 18 or older, or about 50.4% of the total U.S. adult population, have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Sunday night, the CDC said a total of 84 million people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated. So far, more than 3 million around the world have died due to COVID-19, per a tally by Johns Hopkins University.There’s no end in sight, however, for America’s fight against the coronavirus. Ca…

The pro-statehood movement has taken on new urgency – but it’s not the only vision for Puerto Rico’s future.

Troubling news concerning the Delta variant emerges for those who are unvaccinated as COVID infections in the U.S. average more than 150,000 per day.

Meanwhile, ICU beds are running out in Georgia, Kentucky and Hawaii. The COVID surge comes as more kids head back to school this week.

Johana Hernandez grew up watching her immigrant parents work in garment factories. She’s now dressing celebrities and showing her designs at Paris Fashion Week.

A 14-year veteran of the Huntington Beach Police Department was mourned Sunday after he was killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday night. Another officer was injured. Dive teams have been in the water all day searching for clues about what caused the helicopter to crash. Home security video captured the police helicopter spinning out of control, hitting the water and almost instantly sinking in Newport Beach. A frantic rescue began in minutes, with locals, firefighters and lifeguards trying to…

States and the federal government are coming up with new ways to combat the drug overdose crisis in the U.S.

The second grader said his teacher reacted quickly as a gunman opened fire in the classroom next door.

The woman, who just turned 18, alleges that Araiza and two other players assaulted her for more than an hour at a party.

Nuclear fusion has been considered the holy grail of energy creation that some say could save humans from extinction.

Nuclear fusion has been considered the holy grail of energy creation that some say could save humans from extinction.

Nuclear fusion has been considered the holy grail of energy creation that some say could save humans from extinction.

Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students at a home near campus in November, appeared in an Idaho court Thursday for the second time.A preliminary hearing for his case was set for June 26. He waived his right to a speedy preliminary hearing, with his defense team asking the court for time to prepare for the case.Kohberger, 28, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Ch…

More than 1,000 people remain unaccounted for more than two weeks after devastating wildfires ripped through Maui, officials said. Urgent efforts to identify the remains of those discovered in the ashes have prompted emergency leaders to call on families for DNA samples to aid in the identification process.As of Wednesday morning, only 104 families had submitted DNA samples, limiting the process.“The number of family members who are coming in to provide DNA samples is a lot lower than they’ve se…

The reggaetón hits of the Colombian megastar have surpassed 50 billion streams worldwide. But his success has gone far beyond the world of music.

Read this article in Spanish / Leer en espańol: RBD regresa después de un receso de 15 años con un mensaje: “El pop no ha muerto”Members of the Mexican Latin group RBD, also known as Rebelde, have reunited after a 15-year hiatus. And in a music world currently dominated by reggaetón, the pop band is selling out stages across the country. Their show at Madison Square Garden last month sold out in 24 hours – their fans ready for their return.“Pop is not dead,” RBD singer Christopher von Uckermann…

Tel Aviv — The Gaza Strip’s Hamas-run Health Ministry says 13,000 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since Israel launched its military campaign against Hamas in response to the group’s bloody Oct. 7 terror attack. There were reports Monday morning that Israeli forces were surrounding a hospital in the decimated northern half of the enclave amid airstrikes in the area, with the health ministry saying almost 3,000 people were sheltering inside the facility.The health ministry sa…

The dizzying death toll in the Gaza Strip — around 13,000 people, according to officials in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory — and the increasingly dire situation for more than 2 million civilians trapped in the enclave have fueled mounting calls for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, and representatives have been working around the clock for weeks toward an agreement during complicated negotiations in Qatar. Israel launched its blistering offensive against Hamas in Gaza in response to the…

It was just after 6 a.m. on Oct. 7 when the first missiles appeared in the sky, kicking off hours of violence in southern Israel as Hamas militants carried out a terror attack that killed at least 1,200 people.Rami Shmael —who produced the Supernova music festival, where at least 260 people were massacred on Oct. 7— returned the following day and witnessed its aftermath.“Outside two cars, there was also two young ladies, naked from the waist down,” Shmael said. “One of the victims was gunshot do…

To address the dual issues of low teacher pay and affordable housing, a pioneering program in New Haven, Connecticut, is offering early childhood educators free housing as a solution. This groundbreaking initiative came from the Friends Center for Children, where teachers like Kristen Calderon, struggling with the financial burdens of low salaries and high living costs, are now finding relief and stability.Calderon, a teacher at the center, said she often chooses which utility bill to skip to av…