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Iran’s security forces briefly detain Mahsa Amini’s father on anniversary of her death

Iranian security forces cracked down on protests in Kurdish areas of the country on Saturday and briefly detained the father of Mahsa Amini, a year after the young woman’s death in custody set off some of the worst political unrest in four decades. State-affiliated media reported arrests of several “counter-revolutionaries” and “terrorists” in different Iranian…

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Legisladores de Texas, Florida y otros estados socavan esfuerzos de vacunación contra covid

Katherine Wells quiere pedirle a su comunidad de Lubbock, Texas, que se vacune contra covid. “Eso podría salvar a muchas personas de enfermarse gravemente”, afirmó Wells, directora de salud pública de la ciudad. Pero no puede. Una norma agregada al presupuesto de Texas, que entró en vigencia el 1 de septiembre, prohíbe a los departamentos…

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Sen. Joe Manchin says Donald Trump would destroy US democracy if he wins second term as president

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, days removed from announcing he won’t seek reelection, said Wednesday that if the nation’s voters give former President Donald Trump another term in the White House, “he will destroy democracy in America.” Manchin, whose home state voters overwhelmingly backed Trump in the last two presidential elections,…

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