Autor: Al Punto Hoy from ANASTACIO ALEGRIA

It is no surprise that millions of Americans spend hours behind the wheel every day. Driving is a big part of life, whether it is to get groceries, go to work, meet people for social gatherings, or just get around.Driving is something most of us can’t imagine being without. While the focus on driving tends to be on many aspects, such as cars, traffic, or environmental impact, there is another aspect of driving that is far less talked about, and that is thehealth consequences of driving, especially the health consequences of driving long distances. These issues can cause actual harm. Sometimes the harm…

A man detained in Bahrain last month as the island kingdom came under missile attack from Iran vanished for days, until his family was called to retrieve his body from a military hospital.Relatives said Mohamed al-Mousawi, a Shiite Muslim who had previously been imprisoned, was saving money to start a business. His body was returned covered in slash marks and bruising, including on the soles of his feet.His death has become a flashpoint in the Sunni-ruled, Shiite-majority country on the war’s front lines, where critics say authorities have revived tactics used to suppress Arab Spring protests in 2011.Bahrain, a monarchy…

Attention pet parents: Los Angeles County is reporting a record number of flea-borne typhus cases. Public health officials are warning pet owners to take precautions for themselves and their four-legged family members. Fret not: There are several simple precautions you can take to prevent a flea-borne typhus infection. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department identified 220 cases of flea-borne typhus last year, a stark increase over the 187 cases in 2024. Of the total number of cases in 2025, nearly 9 out of 10 people infected with typhus required hospitalization, according to public health officials. Flea-borne typhus is caused…

Deputy AG Todd Blanche will run the Justice Department on an interim basis Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi as attorney general of the United States. Trump announced the news Thursday on Truth Social. “Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year,” the president wrote, adding that she would be “transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future.” Trump said that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche “will step in to serve…

I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that two of the most distinctive characteristics of the modern way of life are the use of oil and the nature of the financial system, and that both are interlinked. Whoever exerts control over them exerts control over the trajectory of the world. A primary source of energy and the mechanics of an economy imprint a particular form on social life, which then translates to how individuals live. In our age, we have two modalities that were never utilized—at least not at this scale and with this centrality—ever before. The oil…

I still remember 2009 like it was yesterday when my mind was blown away seeing James Cameron’s Pandora. Sitting in that dark cinema with 3D glasses perched on my nose for the first time it definitely was one of my favourite cinematic experiences in my lifetime at the time. Seeing those blue people didn’t just fill the screen, they filled our lives. This become a proper family affair with my family huddled together, completely mesmerised by the visual effects and intriguing story. When I got the opportunity to walked the red carpet recently at the UK Premiere last week. It…

De’Aaron Fox scored 22 points on nine-of-13 shooting, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Clippers 118-99 on Thursday night without Victor Wembanyama in the lineup to win their 11th in a row.Wembanyama was rested on the second night of a back-to-back. He had 41 points and 18 rebounds in a 127-113 win at the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.The Spurs (59-18) had six players in double figures, including Stephon Castle with 20 points and Dylan Harper with 19 off the bench.San Antonio kept alive its hopes of catching Oklahoma City for the top spot in the West. The Spurs…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed toward the moon Thursday night, breaking free of the chains that have trapped humanity in shallow laps around Earth in the decades since Apollo. The so-called translunar ignition came 25 hours after liftoff, putting the three Americans and a Canadian on course for a lunar fly-around early next week. Their Orion capsule bolted out of orbit around Earth right on cue and chased after the moon nearly 250,000 miles (400,000 kilometers) away. “Ladies and gentlemen, I am so, so excited to be able to tell you that…

Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Friday, after Iran and Oman were reportedly drafting a protocol to «monitor transit» through the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes that the crucial waterway could partially reopen. Tanker traffic through the key oil-shipping route «should be supervised and coordinated» with the two countries, said Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister of legal and international affairs, according to Iranian state news agency IRNA.Oil prices surged Thursday before markets closed for the Good Friday holiday. U.S. crude futures jumped almost 12% to trade at $112.06 per barrel, while global benchmark Brent was up around 8% at $109.24.The spot price…