January 2021 - Local News 8

Global stocks rise after turbulent week on Wall Street

January 31, 2021 10:29 PM CNN Newsource

Global stocks are rising Monday, and Wall Street is getting ready to try to shake off turbulence from last week sparked by the GameStop stock frenzy.…

Myanmar military seizes power in apparent coup after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and ruling party politicians

January 31, 2021 9:59 PM CNN Newsource

Myanmar’s powerful military has taken control of the country in an apparent coup, following the arrests of Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior…

January 31 coronavirus news

January 31, 2021 9:56 PM CNN Newsource

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Myanmar military seizes power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and ruling party politicians

January 31, 2021 9:55 PM CNN Newsource

Myanmar’s powerful military has taken control of the country in an apparent coup, following the arrests of the country’s civilian leader…

Kim Jong Un cannot denuclearize, former North Korean diplomat says

January 31, 2021 9:31 PM CNN Newsource

North Korea’s former acting ambassador to Kuwait believes Kim Jong Un will not give up his nuclear arsenal, but may be willing to negotiate an…

White House open to scaling down stimulus checks to families making more than $150,000 in Covid-19 relief bill

January 31, 2021 9:12 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is open to some negotiation on his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package, a senior administration official told CNN, but the $600…

One person is dead after a mall shooting in Wisconsin

January 31, 2021 9:11 PM CNN Newsource

One victim is dead and a second suffered minor injuries Sunday after a shooting at the Fox River Mall in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. The suspect is…

Myanmar Army seizes power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and ruling party politicians

January 31, 2021 9:01 PM CNN Newsource

Myanmar’s military has handed power of the country to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, following the arrests of the country’s…

US futures slump after turbulent week on Wall Street

January 31, 2021 8:26 PM CNN Newsource

US futures slumped slightly Sunday, building on the turbulence spurred in part last week by the GameStop stock frenzy. S&P 500 futures were last…

Andrew Brooks, who led development of the first FDA-approved Covid-19 saliva test, dies at 51

January 31, 2021 7:51 PM CNN Newsource

Andrew Brooks, a research professor at Rutgers University who led the development of the first FDA-approved Covid-19 saliva test, died suddenly on…

Homeland Security gives TSA workers authority to enforce Biden’s mask mandate

January 31, 2021 7:33 PM CNN Newsource

The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that Transportation Security Administration workers now have the authority to enforce President Joe…

A huge piece of California’s Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed into the ocean

January 31, 2021 7:16 PM CNN Newsource

A huge piece of California’s Highway 1 was washed out this week by a winter storm that brought heavy rain and snow. California Department of…

Republican campaign committees ask FEC to allow lawmakers to use campaign donations for bodyguards

January 31, 2021 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

Amid heightened concern about lawmaker safety, officials with the Republican congressional campaign arms have asked federal election regulators…

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained by the military, says ruling party spokesman

January 31, 2021 6:56 PM CNN Newsource

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top government figures have been detained “by the military,” a spokesman for the governing…

Blake Lively says she felt ‘insecure’ about her body after the birth of her third child and struggled finding clothes that fit

January 31, 2021 6:32 PM CNN Newsource

Blake Lively wants you to know that being a celebrity does not necessarily make her immune to feeling insecure. In posts to her Instagram story on…

Neighbors in shock after learning a meth lab was being operated on their street

January 31, 2021 6:07 PM Ariel Schroeder

Equipment to make methamphetamines were found inside the…

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained, says ruling party spokesman

January 31, 2021 5:07 PM CNN Newsource

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top government figures have been detained, a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy told…

Dow futures drop after turbulent week on Wall Street

January 31, 2021 4:50 PM CNN Newsource

Stock futures dropped Sunday after a week that saw volatile markets due to the recent GameStop situation. Dow futures were down 252 points, or 0.8%.…

GOP senators offer Covid-19 relief counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle

January 31, 2021 4:27 PM CNN Newsource

Ten Republican senators on Sunday announced plans to unveil a roughly $600 billion Covid-19 relief package, a counterproposal to President Joe…

Ongoing siege following car explosion at hotel gate in Somalia’s capital

January 31, 2021 4:26 PM CNN Newsource

Somalia security forces are fighting armed gunmen to end a siege at a hotel in the east African country’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday that has…

Skier found dead after being buried by an avalanche in Utah

January 31, 2021 4:04 PM CNN Newsource

A skier died after being buried by an avalanche Saturday in the backcountry of Summit County, Utah. Kurt Damschroder, 57, of Park City, Utah, was…

Connecticut man arrested for 2004 murder of 16-year-old girl

January 31, 2021 3:27 PM CNN Newsource

Police in Waterbury, Connecticut, arrested and charged a local man for the murder of a 16-year-old girl whose 2004 death had long been unsolved.…

GOP lawmaker launches new PAC to reclaim Republican Party after Trump

January 31, 2021 3:25 PM CNN Newsource

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday announced a new “movement” to push back on the Republican Party’s embrace of former President…

The Nation’s Weather

January 31, 2021 3:00 PM Associated Press

The Nation’s Weather for Monday, February 1, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A large coastal storm off of the Mid-Atlantic Coast will bring heavy…

Biden steps into global scene upended by Trump’s ego-driven tumult

January 31, 2021 2:08 PM CNN Newsource

As President Joe Biden was ticking through a litany of grievances with his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, it wasn’t only his tone that made…

Thousands detained in Russia amid rallies for Alexey Navalny

January 31, 2021 1:57 PM CNN Newsource

Record numbers of protesters were detained in Russia on Sunday, as demonstrations erupted across the country in support of detained opposition leader…

Local health officials were doing their job. In the pandemic, that came with death threats and harassment

January 31, 2021 1:51 PM CNN Newsource

Joshua Embry took over as public health director in Grayson County, Kentucky just weeks before US officials announced the first case of coronavirus…

Two Republican senators vow to keep open mind in Trump’s second impeachment trial

January 31, 2021 1:25 PM CNN Newsource

Two Republican senators said Sunday they’ll remain fair jurors and listen to the evidence presented during former President Donald…

Die-hard revelers keeping Mardi Gras mega-store busy

January 31, 2021 1:03 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA ) — A Mardi Gras mega-store. Toomey’s never…

‘SNL’ takes on Marjorie Taylor Greene, GameStop and Tom Brady

January 31, 2021 1:03 PM CNN Newsource

“Saturday Night Live” returned for its first show of 2021, and had one question on its mind: “What still works?” That’s…

Battling pandemic, gym owner installs state of the art air purification system

January 31, 2021 1:01 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB ) — After COVID-19 reached his staff, a Hartford gym…

Large fire destroys building that houses Ga. county 911 center

January 31, 2021 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL ) — A fire on Saturday night destroyed the…

Oregon swim club dives into pandemic birthday celebrations

January 31, 2021 12:38 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV ) — While high school athletes await a return to their…

John Kerry says current goals under Paris climate agreement ‘inadequate’ to reduce Earth’s temperature

January 31, 2021 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

John Kerry, special presidential envoy for climate, said Sunday that the current goals under the Paris climate agreement are not enough to achieve…

WHO team investigating pandemic visits wet market, receives flu data

January 31, 2021 12:30 PM CNN Newsource

A team of World Health Organization investigators in China researching the origins of the coronavirus tell CNN they now have months of Chinese…

Ukraine Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 12:25 PM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at Ukraine, the second-largest European country in area after Russia. It borders Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland,…

Students are ready to be back in the stands supporting their classmates

January 31, 2021 12:21 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV ) — With COVID-19 data looking optimistic across the state,…

Small plane makes emergency landing in Rutherford County, TN

January 31, 2021 12:19 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, TN (WSMV ) — he pilot of a Cessna 162 made an emergency landing in a…

St. Peters father dies in hospital parking lot after family says hospital refused treatment

January 31, 2021 12:16 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ST. PETERS, Missouri (KMOV ) — Sadie Bell says her husband David died in the…

After a Seattle family lost their father while vacationing on Maui, local restaurants came to their aid

January 31, 2021 12:07 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV ) — Anthony Briggs of Seattle took his fiancé and three kids to Maui…

Grubhub has partnered with the Girl Scouts to help safely sell cookies and teach entrepreneurship

January 31, 2021 12:07 PM CNN Newsource

With the continuation of the pandemic, the Girl Scouts of America (GSUSA) is getting creative for cookie season. Besides safe in-person sales, the…

Archery club president takes aim at overcoming COVID-19

January 31, 2021 11:54 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS ) — “It tore me up pretty good, and I was in…

Judge: Man accused of swindling investors is ‘cantankerous,’ not incompetent

January 31, 2021 11:52 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS ) — Accused swindler David deBerardinis, whose federal…

Life after COVID: The people who will re-enter society last

January 31, 2021 11:36 AM CNN Newsource

Danielle Seal likens going for a walk during the pandemic to an extreme sport. “When I go [and walk] the dog I have to ask people to stay two…

Daughters of the American Revolution get creative with performance, film short movie

January 31, 2021 11:34 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BREVARD, North Carolina (WLOS ) — A local historical organization is putting on…

‘Women’s rights are being trampled’

January 31, 2021 11:14 AM CNN Newsource

Editor’s note: The people photographed and interviewed by CNN did so on the condition that they are only identified by their first names to…

Hilton Valentine, guitarist of The Animals, has died at 77

January 31, 2021 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

The Animals’ guitarist Hilton Valentine, best known for the iconic opening riff on the English rock band’s arrangement of “The…

Wife of Putin critic Alexey Navalny among thousands detained as police clamp down on rallies

January 31, 2021 9:40 AM CNN Newsource

The wife of opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained Sunday in Moscow, according to the Navalny team, as she joined protesters across the…

‘They were unjust to me,’ says teenager freed after blasphemy sentence quashed in Nigeria

January 31, 2021 9:23 AM CNN Newsource

Omar Farouq had an argument last year with a colleague that would change his life. Insults were exchanged in the heat of the moment, he admits, but…

Doorbell cameras are helpful for package theft, but come with privacy risks

January 31, 2021 9:19 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story Edmonton, Alberta (CTV News) — Thanks to a rise in package theft, doorbell cameras…

Toys ‘R’ Us has closed all its stores — again

January 31, 2021 9:01 AM CNN Newsource

Toys “R” Us is closing its only two stores roughly a year after a highly anticipated relaunch of the storied brand. Tru Kids Inc., which…

An autographed Tom Brady rookie card got auctioned for $555,988

January 31, 2021 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

A Tom Brady rookie football card signed by the superstar quarterback has been auctioned on eBay for $555,988. The rare 2000 Playoff Contenders card…

Wife of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny detained as police clamp down on rallies

January 31, 2021 7:44 AM CNN Newsource

The wife of opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained Sunday in Moscow, according to the Navalny team, as she joined protesters across the…

10 GOP senators offer counterproposal for Covid-19 relief plan and request meeting with Biden

January 31, 2021 7:19 AM CNN

A group of 10 Republican senators on Sunday called on President Joe Biden to throw his support behind their own Covid-19 relief package framework,…

Scrambling to save tens of thousands of lives

January 31, 2021 7:08 AM CNN

Congress was convulsed by controversy over the incendiary behavior of a freshman Republican from Georgia. Wall Street was roiled by insurgent…

Cicely Tyson Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 6:40 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of Emmy Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson. Personal Birth date: December 19, 1924 (some sources say 1933) Death…

John McEnroe Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of tennis ace and television analyst John McEnroe. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1959 Birth place: Wiesbaden, West…

Michael Bloomberg Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 6:31 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of Michael Bloomberg, former New York mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth…

Carl Icahn Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 6:28 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of investor Carl Icahn. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1936 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Carl…

Palmeiras fans gather to celebrate dramatic Copa Libertadores win despite the pandemic

January 31, 2021 6:23 AM CNN Newsource

Palmeiras fans ignored social distancing rules and gathered in large groups to celebrate the Brazilian team’s dramatic victory in the Copa…

Pakistan Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 6:19 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at Pakistan. It borders Iran, Afghanistan and India in Southeast Asia. In 1947, Pakistan gained its independence from Great…

South Sudan Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 6:15 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at South Sudan, a landlocked country in east-central Africa. In 2011, South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan. About South…

First on CNN: Trump’s impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial

January 31, 2021 5:34 AM CNN

Former President Donald Trump’s five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin,…

Why Biden has a rare opportunity for early success

January 31, 2021 5:01 AM CNN

Over five decades in Washington, President Joe Biden has watched seven newly-elected presidents get started. Improbably, he has the chance for a…

Pakistan battles tsunami of Covid-19 patients with few vaccines in sight

January 31, 2021 4:56 AM CNN Newsource

Keeping vigil outside the hospital ward in Karachi, Daniyal Ameen watched his father breathing through a ventilator via a live video link from the…

Russian protesters rally in support of opposition leader Alexey Navalny

January 31, 2021 4:09 AM CNN Newsource

Police swooped Sunday on supporters of detained opposition leader Alexey Navalny, as demonstrators defied authorities to rally in his name for a…

Avalanches close Blaine County roads

January 31, 2021 4:06 AM News Team

The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office says several avalanches have closed the Warm Springs Road near West Fork, in Ketchum. …

Police investigate suspected drug lab

January 31, 2021 3:49 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Police secured the area around a suspected drug lab located inside a home in the 3200 block of Londonderry Avenue. …

Vaccination appointments filled within minutes

January 31, 2021 3:45 AM News Team

Eligible people hoping to secure an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination Saturday found disappointment instead.…

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford racially abused online

January 31, 2021 3:24 AM CNN Newsource

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has become the latest football player to receive racist abuse online and described the incident as…

Month: January 2021