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

The impeachment inquiry into President Trump moves to a new phase in the House Judiciary Committee; winter weather turning deadly as major storms sweep across the country; and Mexican authorities arrested several people suspected of being involved in the massacre of nine Mormon family members.

Severe weather expected nationwide today, one of the busiest travel days of the year; new revelations undermine President Trump's arguments for freezing 400-million dollars in security aid to Ukraine; and President Trump says he plans to designate drug cartels in Mexico as terrorist groups

Massive storms across the nation bringing a mix of rain, wind and snow ahead of the busiest travel day of the year; in a victory for Democrats, a federal judge rules former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify; and anti-government protests continue in the Colombian capital of Bogotá.

U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer ousted this weekend for his handling of the case involving a Navy Seal accused of war crimes in Iraq; House Democrats are moving forward with an impeachment report despite not having testimony from key officials; and public hospitals in Venezuela are still in crisis due to a severe shortage of basic services, like access to electricity and water.

Democrats move one step closer to impeaching President Trump after wrapping a busy week of bombshell public hearings; a non-profit unleashes a pool of more than $2 Million dollars to get undocumented immigrants out of jails across the country; and the family of a Dominican worker who died at a construction site says justice is being served after a prosecutor in New York announced charges against several people.

Fiona Hill, the former White House Russia expert testified about what she called "wrongdoing" in American foreign policy, saying former national security adviser John Bolton encouraged her to report her concerns; the impeachment inquiry hearings loomed large during last night's the fifth Democratic presidential debate; and a teenager was arrested near San Diego for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs but it's the method he used that's raising eyebrows.

Bombshell testimony from Ambassador Gordon Sondland during today's impeachment inquiry hearings, the ambassador saying he pressured Ukraine to investigate the Bidens at President Trump's direction; a private group trying to construct along the US-Mexico border runs into red tape; and today is Latina Equal Pay day.

Nine people will be testifying in front of the Intelligence Committee this week, some who were on the now infamous phone call between President Trump and President Zelinksy; the man who lost his wife and two sons in an ambush in Mexico describes what his family has been going through; and a group of delivery men in New York City say they have been unable to recover lost wages despite winning a lawsuit against their employer.

A manhunt is underway for a gunman who shot ten people, killing four, at a party in Fresno, California; a taxi driver in New York City is wanted by the police after he confronted a passenger who refused to pay; and President Trump backpedals plans to ban flavored e-cigarettes.

Former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified today in the impeachment inquiry hearings that she felt intimidated by the president’s comments during his July 25th call with President Zelinsky; longtime Trump associate Roger Stone was found guilty of all seven counts brought by the Justice Department ; and investigators are searching for motives in the Santa Clarita, California shooting that left two dead.