Por Betiana Fernández Martino, CNN en Español

Adrián Ayala se ajusta la mochila roja y cuadrada sobre la espalda antes de subirse a la bicicleta. Tanto el transporte como el bolso son prestados: favores de familiares y amigos que le permiten sumar algunos pesos más a fin de mes. En la aplicación de repartos, cada día aparecen más rappitenderos como él. Hasta hace pocos meses, el ingreso del negocio familiar le alcanzaba a él y a los suyos para mantenerse. Hoy ya no. A algunos kilómetros de distancia, Federico Guerrero prepara un ritual parecido. Apoya el celular sobre el tanque de la moto, abre la app y espera. Desde su casa en la provincia, cruza todos los días a la Ciudad de Buenos Aires porque, asegura, “de este lado se trabaja mejor”. Aprendió rápido los horarios y los recorridos que más le convienen. Hasta hace cinco meses, tenía un empleo en relación de dependencia, pero hoy es uno más de los miles de argentinos que se quedaron sin trabajo y buscaron una alternativa en este tipo de plataformas.

Las historias de Adrián y Federico se repiten en cada esquina del país. Son parte de una masa creciente de trabajadores que perdieron su empleo formal o necesitan de las aplicaciones de transporte y mensajería como complemento para llegar a fin de mes. Según un índice publicado por la empresa Rappi, en noviembre de 2025 en Argentina aumentó un 38% la cantidad de repartidores disponibles en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, mientras que el monto del ticket promedio solo creció un 21%.

Los datos oficiales acompañan esta postal. Las cifras del Instituto de Estadísticas y Censos -INDEC- muestran que, aunque el desempleo bajó un 0,3% en el último año, el empleo informal aumentó un 0,7%. Detrás de ese cruce de números se esconde una tendencia: se pierden puestos de trabajo formales y cada vez más argentinos buscan alternativas para sostenerse por fuera de la relación de dependencia.

Según explica el economista y presidente de la consultora Analytica, Ricardo Delgado, “La mejora – en los números de empleo- no se tradujo en una recuperación de la calidad laboral. Por el contrario, el rasgo dominante fue el avance de la informalidad, que pasó de 42,6% a 43,3% de los ocupados en la comparación interanual. La reducción del desempleo se dio, así, en un contexto donde el 85% de la creación neta de puestos de trabajo se concentró en empleos más inestables y de menores ingresos.”

Federico fue empleado en una empresa que se dedica a la compra venta de automóviles durante dos años. Hace pocos meses formó parte de una tanda de despidos. “Apenas me echaron, me puse a buscar trabajo de otra cosa, pero no aparecía nada y no me quería comer la liquidación. Como tengo un amigo que trabaja de esto y la moto a disposición, averigüé cómo tenía que hacer para anotarme en las apps y empecé”, cuenta a CNN en uno de los parques donde suelen reunirse los repartidores a la espera de pedidos. Detrás suyo se distingue un grupo de jóvenes con sus mochilas rojas, anaranjadas, sus motos y bicicletas.

El caso de Juan Ignacio Manterola es distinto. Hace dos años nació su primera hija y desde el año pasado su sueldo y el de su pareja dejaron de ser suficientes. Él es profesor de historia, trabaja en dos universidades y una escuela secundaria. Cuando termina con su trabajo en relación de dependencia se sube al auto, abre la aplicación de Uber y sale a hacer viajes. Muchas veces alcanza las 12 horas de trabajo diarias y cuenta que ya no dispone de los fines de semana como antes: los sábados por la madrugada son ideales para hacer una diferencia y lograr un salario acorde para su familia.

“En nuestra familia, lo que empezó a pasar es que en los últimos años cada vez costaba más llegar a fin de mes. La llegada de la bebé hace dos años hizo que las urgencias económicas crecieran y en octubre del 2024 decidí sumarle a todos los empleos que tenía el trabajo en Uber, no con el objetivo de a

Por Edgar Aviles, CNN en Español

El Super Bowl LX se disputará en el Levi’s Stadium, la casa de los 49ers de San Francisco, y verá enfrentarse a los Patriots contra los Seahawks. Nueva Inglaterra busca ganar el séptimo campeonato de su historia, mientras que Seattle sueña con alzar su segundo título.

Aquí va un repaso de los equipos más ganadores en la historia del Super Bowl.

Los Patriots y los Steelers son los equipos más ganadores en la historia de la NFL, compartiendo ese puesto de honor con seis campeonatos cada uno. Por supuesto, si Nueva Inglaterra se corona en el Super Bowl LX se convertiría en la franquicia más ganadora, con siete trofeos Vince Lombardi.

Pittsburgh tuvo su etapa dorada en la década de los setenta, en la que se destacó la defensiva denominada “cortina de acero”, siendo liderados en ataque por Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris y Lynn Swann. Con esa dinastía ganó cuatro trofeos. Por su parte, Nueva Inglaterra alzó sus seis campeonatos en el nuevo milenio, todos bajo el mando del entrenador Bill Belichick y el mariscal de campo Tom Brady.

En la segunda posición aparecen dos franquicias históricas que, en su momento, marcaron época. En la década de los ochenta, los 49ers fueron monarcas en cuatro ocasiones, guiados por Bill Walsh, Joe Montana y Jerry Rice.

Por su parte, los Cowboys alzaron tres campeonatos en un lapso de cuatro temporadas, en donde brilló la famosa tripleta ofensiva conformada por Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith y Michael Irvin. Dallas y San Francisco registran cinco títulos cada uno, pero hace rato que no pueden levantar el Vince Lombardi.

En la tercera posición aparecen tres equipos igual de icónicos, que cuentan con una gran cantidad de aficionados por todo el mundo. Los Chiefs, los Packers y los Giants tienen cuatro campeonatos cada uno.

Green Bay tuvo su época gloriosa en la década de los sesenta bajo el mando del legendario entrenador Vince Lombardi. Los Giants tuvieron dos grandes equipos en la década de los ochenta con Lawrence Taylor junto a Bill Parcells y en el nuevo milenio con Eli Manning haciendo dupla con Tom Coughlin. En tanto que los Chiefs vienen de una etapa sobresaliente con Patrick Mahomes y Andy Reid en el último lustro.

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By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN

(CNN) — Top Senate Republicans are ratcheting up pressure on President Donald Trump to pick a side in the party’s nastiest primary battles before it’s too late, with anxiety spiking as the midterm cycle threatens to turn sour for the GOP.

GOP leaders are making a last-ditch push for Trump — who has relished his status as kingmaker for nearly a decade — to get off the sidelines and save potentially hundreds of millions of dollars set to be spent on a mission to save Sen. John Cornyn in Texas and to help clear the field in Georgia, according to a half-dozen Republican lawmakers and campaign operatives. The fear: The money will drain critical resources that could be spent elsewhere as Democrats now see a narrow but clear path to net the four seats they need to win the majority.

The rising concerns come as Republicans stare down mounting midterm problems across their Senate map, with the party now forced to defend traditionally red turf in states like Alaska and even Iowa. Meanwhile, the party has watched Trump pick sides in other contested primaries that have caused internal tensions, like in Louisiana, where he endorsed against the Senate GOP incumbent over a personal grudge.

The GOP’s primary problem is felt most acutely in Texas, where Cornyn is just over a month out from a three-way primary race that seems destined to head to a costly two-month-long runoff. And if he loses, senior Republicans fear it could cost at least $200 million to defend the seat in Texas if state Attorney General Ken Paxton emerges as the party’s nominee, according to multiple GOP sources.

“It’s a very difficult race, and one that’s going to be a lot more expensive to hold the seat,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told CNN about the impact of Trump remaining neutral. Asked why Trump is ignoring the pleas, Thune said: “I’m probably not the right person to answer that question.”

But there’s also growing concern over Georgia, where Republicans at all levels have privately urged Trump to defuse a three-way battle to take on Jon Ossoff, the lone Senate Democrat running in a state Trump won in 2024. Even in Kentucky, several GOP candidates are urging the president to weigh in on a race they fear could, with the wrong candidate, elect a second statewide Democrat.

The fight over a Trump endorsement for marquee races has gotten so intense that one House Republican running to become Tennessee’s next governor threatened to prolong last week’s government shutdown to receive a personal assurance that the president would not publicly back his GOP opponent.

The concerted push to unsnarl the GOP’s toughest primaries has intensified since this month’s Texas special election scare, and as the third contender in the Senate GOP race, Rep. Wesley Hunt, has tried to climb into the two-person runoff there.

The warnings have been a topic in multiple meetings with top Republicans in Washington since then, including one in which the Senate GOP’s campaign chief, Sen. Tim Scott, laid out national headwinds across the map, according to an attendee. He also presented internal polling to stress that Cornyn needed to win the primary in Texas or risk costing the party gobs of cash.

Scott, Thune and other top senators have repeatedly warned the president, both publicly and privately, about what could happen if he stays out, multiple sources told CNN.

Sen. John Barrasso,

By Faith Karimi, CNN

(CNN) — Mario Hall last saw his mother on the other end of a FaceTime call, teaching him how to make pepper steak.

She’d propped her phone near the stove in her kitchen in Dublin, Ohio, so he could see the pan. From his home in Columbia, South Carolina, he watched and followed along as she added peppers and seasoned the beef.

“I’d told her I wanted some pepper steak, but I didn’t know how to make it. And that was one of the meals she used to make for me when I was younger,” Hall told CNN this week. “So she was like, ‘well, get on FaceTime and let’s just walk through it.’ ”

By the time Lo-Letha Toland-Hall got to the rice, she told her son he didn’t need help with that, and they said goodbye soon after. It was their final conversation.

The next morning, on March 25, 2024, Toland-Hall was shot to death after becoming ensnared in a scam gone horribly wrong. The 61-year-old worked as a driver for Uber and had gone to an address in South Charleston, Ohio, to pick up a package – not realizing the man who lived there had just received threatening calls.

Thinking she was coming to steal from him, the homeowner confronted Toland-Hall in the driveway with a pistol and shot her as she backed away, pleading for her life.

William Brock, 83, was sentenced this week to 21 years to life for murder, felonious assault and kidnapping in Toland-Hall’s killing. The case reflects the growth of voice scams, fueled by AI, and illustrates how online and telephone scams can sometimes have violent consequences.

Hall traveled to Ohio for the sentencing, where he read a statement describing his love for his mom.

“She was my mother first and foremost, but she was also my best friend,” he said, fighting back tears. Not only did this shatter my entire family, but it has left a hole in my heart that cannot be filled.”

She was drawn into a lie without realizing it

Toland-Hall was an avid baker. Her son often received surprise deliveries of pastries in boxes shipped overnight, especially during the holidays, he said. Apple pie was a particular favorite.

Retired and on her own schedule, Toland-Hall also tended to her backyard garden filled with strawberries, cucumbers and tomatoes.

Before the shooting, she’d been an Uber driver for about a decade, her son said. After working as a tax auditor for years, and later as a bus driver for the regional public transit in Columbus, he said, Uber offered her the flexibility to pursue her passions.

“She was one of those elite Uber drivers where they would send her to locations outside of her normal area for more money,” he said. “They would set her up with pre-planned rides where she didn’t have to turn the app on and wait. It would come to her like the night before and say, hey, do you want these rides?”

On the day of the shooting, Toland-Hall had received a request on the Uber app pick up a package from Brock’s residence, authorities said. She did not know about the scam calls or that the same scammers had summoned her to his address, according to court documents.

Unbeknownst to her, Brock had received threatening calls from a man who claimed his grandson was in danger and demanded he give $12,000 to the driver who was pulling up to his house.

As Toland-Hall arrived, Brock confronted her outside with a gun and shot her six times as she stepped away from him and tried to leave. His attorney described it as self-defense, but prosecutors said she was not armed and pos

By Samantha Delouya, CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump has vowed to tackle the housing affordability crisis, but the White House has offered few details about its plans.

Now, a bipartisan group in Congress is moving forward with its own solution.

Members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives have introduced a package of bills to address high housing costs and the shortage of affordable housing by reforming zoning and reducing federal barriers to construction. The House’s bill is expected to receive a floor vote this week.

Washington is under pressure to address the high cost of living, and housing has emerged as a pain point. In recent years, surging home prices and persistently elevated mortgage rates have put homeownership out of reach for millions of Americans.

A New York Times/Siena University poll last month showed that more than half of registered voters surveyed said the cost of housing has gotten so high that it has become unaffordable.

What is Congress’s plan?

In the years since the 2008 financial crisis, homebuilding has lagged, creating a housing shortage that has pushed prices higher as demand far outstrips supply across much of the country. An additional three to four million homes need to be built to close the gap, according to an October estimate from Goldman Sachs.

Congress’s package aims to tackle the housing shortage directly, and the legislation is nearing the finish line.

The Senate’s ROAD to Housing Act — led by South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat — had passed late last year as part of a broader package but was ultimately stripped from the final bill negotiated with the House. The Senate is expected to vote on a standalone version of its bill in the coming weeks.

The House’s companion bill, introduced by Arkansas Rep. French Hill, a Republican, is called the Housing for the 21st Century Act.

The House measure is narrower than the Senate’s version, containing 25 provisions compared with the Senate’s 40.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment on whether Trump would sign a version of the bills into law if they reached his desk, but his administration has previously signaled support for the Senate’s bill.

Here are some key provisions in the bills:

Easing zoning and permitting rules

Many housing experts point to local zoning and red tape as the root of the slowdown in homebuilding — something that is difficult for the federal government to address, since each local government makes its own rules.

But if land-use regulations were relaxed, an extra 2.5 million housing units could be added to the US in the next decade, the Goldman Sachs report found.

The bills include provisions to encourage states and local governments to adopt more pro-housing land use and zoning policies, encouraging them to boost their housing productions.

“State and local governments are directly in charge of what’s built in their jurisdictions,” said Andy Winkler, the managing director of housing and infrastructure policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center. “Both packages are designed to kind of give state and local governments more tools, more guidance and additional flexibility to adopt pro-housing policies.”

The Senate’s bill would tie some community development grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to housing production, offering bonuses to local governments that accelerate homebuilding while reducing funding for those th