Canada’s healthcare workers brace for the painful blow of a punishing third wave
For days now, as the Covid-19 case count mounted and horrifying hospital admissions surged, Canadians seemed dismayed and asked: how could this…
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3 people killed and 2 injured in shooting in Kenosha, sheriff’s department says
Three people were killed and two others injured with gunshot wounds in a shooting early Sunday morning at The Somers House Tavern in Wisconsin,…
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Hank Greenberg Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of former AIG Chief Executive Officer Hank Greenberg. Personal Birth date: May 4, 1925 Birth place: New York, New York…
Continue Reading Russian suspects in Salisbury poisoning linked to blast in Czech Republic
The suspects of the 2018 novichok nerve agent poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England, have been linked to a 2014 blast in the…
Continue Reading In its latest lurch to the far right, Denmark plans to send some refugees back to Syria
It felt like paradise when Dania and Hussam first moved to Denmark. They did not speak a word of Danish yet the Scandinavian country was an outpost…
Continue Reading In the age of active shooters, a new mantra has emerged: ‘Run. Hide. Fight.’
It’s a nightmare scenario: You’re at a mall, shopping with friends. Or maybe buying some last-minute groceries for dinner. All of a…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine demand is slowing in parts of the US. Now an uphill battle starts to get more shots into arms
When health officials in Ohio’s Mercer County opened their first Covid-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic in January, available slots filled up…
Continue Reading Morris Brown’s reaccreditation could signal more longevity among HBCUs
It is no secret that at some point, something went very wrong at Morris Brown College. It was a disappointing, though not unfamiliar story. A school…
Continue Reading Philanthropist and New York Public Library revivalist Vartan Gregorian dies at 87
Vartan Gregorian, the philanthropist and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient whose work revitalized the New York Public Library, died Thursday at…
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One killed, one wounded in shooting at a Nebraska mall
A person has died after being shot Saturday at Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, police said. The victim, described as an adult male, was taken by…
Continue Reading Search is underway for two missing people off the coast of Pismo Beach, California
A search is underway for two people who were last seen in the water near Dinosaur Caves Park in Pismo Beach, California, on Saturday, the US Coast…
Continue Reading Mars didn’t lose all of its water at once, based on Curiosity rover find
Mars was a warm, wet planet that was likely capable of supporting life billions of years ago. Something caused the planet to lose its atmosphere and…
Continue Reading Mike Mitchell, a founding member of the band that recorded ‘Louie Louie,’ has died
Mike Mitchell, lead guitarist for the Kingsmen for more than six decades, died Friday on his 77th birthday, according to a publicist for the group.…
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Other US states could see scenarios similar to the Covid-19 crisis unfolding in Michigan, expert says
States across the country are reporting a rise in Covid-19 cases. But in one state — Michigan — another surge has overwhelmed hospitals…
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Minnesota governor expresses regret for mistreatment of journalists during Daunte Wright demonstrations
Minnesota’s governor expressed regret Saturday after the alleged mistreatment of journalists covering demonstrations in Brooklyn Center by law…
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The Sikh community is in mourning as 4 members were among the victims of the Indianapolis shooting
This week’s deadly mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis struck deeply into the area’s Sikh community after it…
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At least 100 people arrested on tense sixth night of protests as Daunte Wright’s loved ones mourn for his son
As Daunte Wright’s loved ones reflected on a son who will grow up without a father, a peaceful march and protest calling for justice in his…
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These are the victims of the Indianapolis FedEx shooting
Samaria Blackwell dreamed of being a police officer. John Weisert would have celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary in the fall. Amarjit Sekhon and…
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Alexey Navalny’s press secretary says he’s ‘dying’ as Russian prosecutors target his foundation
The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office filed a lawsuit on Friday with Moscow City Court seeking to label jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny’s…
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From cover-up to propaganda blitz: China’s attempts to control the narrative on Xinjiang
China’s Foreign Ministry this month issued the most forceful defense of its policies in Xinjiang to date, calling allegations of…
Continue Reading Space is the final frontier for archaeologists
The boot prints left by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong are a tangible legacy of one of humanity’s greatest achievements — putting a…
Continue Reading Actor Felix Silla, famously known for his role as Cousin Itt on ‘The Addams Family,’ dies at 84
Actor Felix Silla, who portrayed Cousin Itt on the 1960s TV series “The Addams Family,” died on Friday. He was 84. Silla passed away…
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Minneapolis and other US cities increase security ahead of Derek Chauvin trial verdict
With jury deliberations in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd expected next week, Minneapolis and other US cities are preparing…
Continue Reading Police investigating deadly shooting involving delivery driver
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — Vancouver Police Department is investigating a…
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Man tops off helicopter proposal with five engagement rings
Picking out the perfect engagement ring can be a lot of pressure for someone preparing to propose. A man in Atlanta seemed to have a solution —…
Continue Reading Two more bodies identified as search continues for missing crew of ship that capsized off Louisiana coast
The bodies of two men found inside a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week off the Louisiana coast have been identified. Lafourche Parish…
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Two people injured, one critically, after a shooting at a Nebraska mall
Two people suffered injuries in a Saturday shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. One victim has been taken to the…
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Google Doodle celebrates Laura Bassi, one of the first European women to earn a PhD
Google takes many opportunities to celebrate trailblazers with its homepage doodles. On Saturday, the search engine featured Laura Maria Catarina…
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Two people injured, one critically, after a shooting at an Nebraska mall
Two people suffered injuries in a Saturday shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. One victim has been taken to the…
Continue Reading Mars helicopter’s first flight could happen on Monday
The Ingenuity helicopter is preparing for its historic flight on Mars Monday if everything goes according to plan. The first powered, controlled…
Continue Reading One person is critically injured after a shooting at an Omaha mall
One person was hospitalized with critical injuries after a shooting Saturday at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. The…
Continue Reading More residents say they haven’t had their IRS issues resolved in over a year
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Several people, who filed their returns last year by…
Continue Reading Safe Baby Court has first graduate from program
Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A new program in the Midstate hopes to keep…
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18-year-old from Ohio arrested with AK-47 in Times Square subway station, police say
An 18-year-old from Ohio is facing weapons charges after officers patrolling a Times Square subway station on Friday found him with an AK-47 and a…
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Woman with dementia sues city of Loveland, police officers, alleging excessive use of force in 2020 arrest
A Loveland, Colorado, police officer is on administrative leave and two other officers have been reassigned to administrative duties after a federal…
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Portland police disperse crowd with pepper spray after officer fatally shoots suspect
Police in Portland, Oregon, said they used pepper spray and smoke canisters to break up a crowd that gathered on Friday as they investigated the…
Continue Reading Philippine authorities seize fossilized giant clam shells worth $25 million
The Philippines is shell-ebrating after it seized more than 150 tons of fossilized giant clams Friday worth nearly $25 million. As part of a joint…
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3-year-old Jamayla’s daycare friends honor her life
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Neighbors held another vigil for the three-year-old…
Continue Reading 2 dead, 2 in critical condition after Hazmat issue at mobile home
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Two adults are dead, and two are in critical…
Continue Reading ‘It seems like nobody wants to work’: Local restaurants say they are struggling to hire employees
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — As COVID restrictions continue to be loosened,…
Continue Reading Drainage work has made a difference, residents and business owners say
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A massive upgrade to Florida Street disrupted commerce…
Continue Reading Child molestation investigation underway at local summer camp
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Disturbing news out of southwest Atlanta, police are…
Continue Reading Floor collapses during massive house party near UGA, dozens injured
Click here for updates on this story ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Athens-Clarke County Fire responded to a…
Continue Reading Myanmar releases prisoners for New Year, though likely not dissidents
Authorities in Myanmar will release 23,184 prisoners from jails across the country on Saturday under a New Year amnesty, a Prisons Department…
Continue Reading Local bar has mixed emotions about epidemic order extension
Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — An extension of the state health department epidemic…
Continue Reading ‘It’s terrifying’: Neighbors react to officer-involved shooting, protest at Lents Park
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — An officer-involved shooting left one man dead at Lents…
Continue Reading Deputies: Man arrested after entering high school, stealing vehicle
Click here for updates on this story LANE COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Deputies say a Portland man is in custody after…
Continue Reading Friends lay flowers near scene of wreck that killed beloved teacher
Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Friends laid flowers next to the Eblen…
Continue Reading Local artists celebrate springtime with ‘Cabin Fever Craft Show’
Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Looking for something to do this Saturday?…
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Ohio teen arrested with AK-47 in Times Square subway station, police say
An 18-year-old from Ohio is facing weapons charges after officers patrolling a Times Square subway station on Friday found him with an AK-47 and a…
Continue Reading Quest to land humans on Mars heats up and 5 other top space and science stories this week
A version of this story appeared in Wonder Theory, the first-ever CNN space and science newsletter, which launched Saturday. Subscribe here and be…
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Indianapolis was already seeing a spike in homicides when a gunman killed 8 at a FedEx facility
When a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday night, the city was already experiencing…
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60 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, many Cuban Americans’ distrust of the Democratic Party still affects national politics
For many, it is a historical footnote. A bit of trivia from a bygone era. A failed Cold War operation known as one of the biggest blunders in the…
Continue Reading Is your butter harder? Researcher finds ‘strong correlation’ between firmness and palmitic acid content
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The furor over “Buttergate” has produced…
Continue Reading Health Canada reviewing submission to use Pfizer vaccine on children 12 and older
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Health Canada is reviewing a submission from…
Continue Reading Global Covid-19 death toll passes 3 million as cases surge
More than three million people globally have died of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, Johns Hopkins University said on Saturday. With…
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The Sikh community is in mourning as 4 members were among the victims of the Indianapolis mass shooting
The latest mass shooting in the US at a FedEx facility struck deeply into the Sikh community in the Indianapolis area after it suffered the loss of…
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Police ID gunman who killed 8 people at an Indianapolis FedEx facility as 19-year-old former employee
Police arrived “to a very chaotic scene, with victims and witnesses running everywhere” at a FedEx Ground facility near…
Continue Reading Minnesota protests continue for a sixth night as Daunte Wright’s loved ones mourn for his son
As Daunte Wright’s loved ones reflect on his son who will grow up without a father, police and protesters calling for justice in his death…
Continue Reading Phoenix nonprofit plans to vaccinate 500 homeless people in 5 days
More than four months after the first coronavirus vaccine hit American arms, a week-long drive to vaccinate the homeless against Covid-19 is underway…
Continue Reading Portland police disperse crowd with pepper spray following fatal officer-involved shooting
Police in Portland, Oregon, said they used pepper spray and smoke canisters to break up a crowd that gathered on Friday as they investigated the…
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Indianapolis was already seeing a rising number of homicides when a gunman killed 8 at a FedEx facility
When a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday night, the city was already experiencing…
Continue Reading Loneliness won’t end when the pandemic ends
When the world goes back to normal, Shanan Cale’s life won’t change much. She’ll still work mostly from her home in California.…
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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts have landed back on Earth
Just days after the International Space Station’s crew reached 10 people, three have returned to Earth. Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and…
Continue Reading A student harnessed the power of beets to make healing from surgery safer — and more equitable
Dasia Taylor didn’t expect to become a nationally recognized scientist at 17 years old. The Iowa student has dedicated her life to equity work,…
Continue Reading Liberty University files lawsuit against former president Jerry Falwell Jr.
Liberty University has filed a lawsuit against former school president Jerry Falwell Jr. that alleges he breached his employment contract and…
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Four bodies recovered as search continues for nine still missing from capsized ship off Louisiana coast
The US Coast Guard said Friday that four bodies have been recovered so far from the water near a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week…
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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts are returning to Earth
Just days after the International Space Station’s crew reached 10 people, three are ready to return to Earth. Russian cosmonauts Sergey…
Continue Reading Baltimore teen leaves children’s hospital after receiving life saving transplant
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — It’s was a moment 19-year-old Macey Brietenback has been waiting…
Continue Reading Baby taken to hospital after being found with dead woman in YMCA facility
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A baby is hospitalized after being found with a dead woman in the…
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