UNEWS, Top stories for U.S. Latinos in English

Second confirmed case of coronavirus in the US as the death toll rises to 26 in Asia; Democrats wrap up their case on Capitol Hill in their last day of opening arguments; and in Puerto Rico angry demonstrators once again taking to the streets of San Juan demanding the governor’s resignation.

Democrats build a case for President Trump’s removal from office as the impeached President lashes out at critics; Officials in the United States are now sounding the alarm as the Coronavirus outbreak grows in China and spreads across the globe; Smugglers are embracing technology to help people cross the U.S. Mexico border illegally.

The Senate trial of President Trump starts today, Republicans hoping to fast-track the proceeding while Democrats warn of a cover up; meanwhile President Trump is in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum where he’s been touting his economic record; and protesters demand the resignation of Puerto Rico’s governor following the discovery of unused hurricane supplies.

President Trump’s legal team files brief laying out case against impeachment; The New York Times’ editorial board endorses Senators Klobuchar and Warren for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination; and outrage in Puerto Rico after the discovery of a warehouse full of supplies allegedly stored since Hurricane Maria in 2017.

As the impeachment trial of Donald Trump gets underway in the U.S. Senate, the President’s legal team now seemingly in place for the historic defense; Representatives from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are touring shelters on both sides of the border as they try to assess the impact of the White House’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy.

The senate formally opens the impeachment trial of President Trump amid explosive new allegations by Lev Parnas, a Giuliani associate; Democratic residential nominees and where do they stand on combating climate change; and a new migrant caravan departs from Honduras towards the US.

The House voted to send articles of impeachment to the senate for the trial of President Trump; newly released documents reveal damaging information about the president’s campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate the Bidens; and six Democratic presidential hopefuls debated last night in Iowa, ahead of the nation’s first caucus.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making final preparations to deliver articles of impeachment against President Trump to the senate; the president is doubling down on his reasons for ordering the drone attack on Iran’s top general; the US issues new sanctions against Venezuelan officials.

Thousands of Iranian protestors marching in the streets in anger after officials admitted unintentionally shooting down a Ukrainian plane; all eyes on Nancy Pelosi as the speaker is expected to deliver articles of impeachment for the senate trial of President Trump; and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker suspends his presidential campaign.

The Trump Administration imposes new sanctions on Iran days after a missile strike on US forces; US officials now pointing to new video potentially revealing the moment of an Iranian missile strike on a Ukrainian passenger plane just after take-off from Tehran’s airport; and federal aid is arriving to residents in Puerto Rico after a string of earthquakes destroyed structures and knocked out power to most of the island.