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

An exclusive interview with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on school reopenings, masks, and education inequality facing Latino communities; clashes resume between Palestinians and Israeli police in Jerusalem less than 12 hours after a ceasefire was declared; and daily U.S. vaccination numbers drop as mask debates intensify.

House Democrats pass a bill to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot with some GOP support; deadly storms slam parts of Louisiana and Texas; and is it too soon to relax mask mandates as U.S. vaccinations continue to climb?

President Biden expresses support for a cease fire in call with Netanyahu; Covid cases in the US drop to the lowest levels; Biden administration starts easing Title 42, pandemic-related order blocking migrants from seeking asylum.

CDC says fully vaccinated Americans don’t need masks in most instances; President Biden meets with Dreamers in The Oval Office in a sign that immigration remains one of his priorities; gas shortages are gripping Washington D.C. but easing further south.

Colonial Pipeline restarts operations; CDC is giving 12 to 15 year olds the greenlight to get Pfizer’s vaccine; violent protests in Colombia continue for the second week in a row.

More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, mainly from panic buying; Trump critic Liz Cheney is ousted from leadership post; five migrant children found alone along the border including an infant.

Inoculations for adolescents may start as soon as Thursday; White House says fuel supply has so far not experienced widespread disruptions after the Colonial Pipeline hack; pandemic-related delays in health screenings could cause many cancers to go undiagnosed.

Pipeline hit by cyberattack could be online by week's end; Fauci says federal guidance on indoor mask use may soon change; NYC officials are warning undocumented immigrants of scams offering services legalizing status.

Employers didn’t add as many jobs as expected in April but Biden sounds optimistic about the economic recovery; federal grand jury indicts ex-officers in George Floyd’s death; anti-government protests in Colombia continue for the 9th consecutive day.