Two reports released Thursday show that people who get booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine are well protected against severe disease and hospitalization from the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the company said.
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Police in southern China paraded four suspects through the streets for allegedly smuggling people across sealed borders in breach of pandemic control measures — a controversial act of public shaming that triggered backlash on Chinese social media. On Tuesday, four people wearing hazmat suits, face masks and goggles
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN The New York Knicks’ RJ Barrett sunk a breathtaking three-point buzzer beater to complete a dramatic turnaround against the Boston Celtics on Thursday. Having trailed by 25 points with just under four minutes of the second quarter remaining, a roaring second half from the hosts teed up a grandstand finish —
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN An unprecedented spike in Covid-19 cases fueled by the fast-moving Omicron variant is crushing hospitals across the United States, with doctors describing packed emergency rooms as health experts implore New Year’s Eve revelers to keep parties small and outdoors to help avert an even worse surge. “It’s unlike anything we’ve ever
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Two of the world’s biggest chipmakers are warning that Covid-19 outbreaks and stringent lockdowns in a major Chinese industrial hub are hampering their operations. Samsung and Micron said this week that they’ve had to adjust operations in the northwestern city of Xi’an, which is experiencing one of China’s worst community
Continue Reading By Brian Vitagliano, CNN Attorneys for Britain’s Prince Andrew claimed Tuesday that the US court handling a civil lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre, in which she accuses the Duke of York of sexual assault, does not have jurisdiction over the case. A motion filed in the US District Court in Manhattan states, “Ms. Giuffre alleges
Continue Reading By Kate Bennett, CNN Shortly after the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this month, former President Donald Trump fumed on social media about agents rummaging through his wife’s clothing and personal items. “Just learned that agents went through the First Lady’s closets and rummaged through her clothing and personal items. Surprisingly, left area in
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Laura Studley, CNN An increase in Covid-19 cases in Cincinnati has led to staffing shortages in the fire department, a city spokesperson said Wednesday. “There are 27 firefighters out with Covid-19 right now and an additional 20 who are out sick. There are 774 firefighters total on staff,” said spokesperson Yasmin
Continue Reading By Maggie Fox, CNN State and local health officials say they are struggling to make sense of the new Covid-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They say the CDC released the updated advice, which cuts in half the recommended times for staying away from others, with little
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN This is it, the last 5 Things of 2021! We’re taking a little hiatus tomorrow, so have a safe and reinvigorating New Year. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Stocks set new records on Wednesday, as both the Dow and the S&P 500 finished at all-time highs. Although the S&P hit a record as recently as Monday, the Dow hasn’t reached a new high since early November. The Dow finished up 91 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P closed
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden spoke Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the hopes of defusing an unremitting crisis on Russia’s border with Ukraine. Putin requested the telephone call this week for reasons US officials said were not precisely clear. Biden and Putin had last spoke on December 7 in a
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Amazon’s Alexa has been developed over the years to offer ever-improving access to information and knowledge. However, the voice-enabled assistant recently gave some dangerous advice to one user that went viral on social media. According to a tweet posted by Kristin Livdahl, Alexa told her 10-year-old child to touch a
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, CNN Millions of American kids will head back to classrooms in the coming days — just after new pediatric Covid-19 hospitalizations reached an all-time high. And that has many parents wondering what’s safe as the Omicron variant sweeps the country. “We fear that it’s going to get a lot worse, between getting
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Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jada Pinkett Smith is making the best of her hair loss. The actress and “Red Table Talk” host first went public about losing her hair in 2018. On Tuesday, she shared a video on her verifed Instagram account that showed her closely shaved hair. “Now at this point, I can
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the mummified remains of the pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing tantalizing details about the life and death of the Egyptian king for the first time since the mummy was discovered in 1881. Decorated with flower garlands and a beguiling wooden face mask, the mummy was so fragile
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Having to negotiate for what you want can feel like getting a root canal. You’d rather not do it, but sometimes it’s necessary. That’s especially the case when it comes to money. Whether you’re negotiating for a higher salary, trying to settle on a price for something you’re buying, or
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business John Madden, the former Hall of Fame NFL coach, has died. But his name lives on in one of the world’s most popular video games. The football coach and broadcaster has been the face of Madden NFL for more than three decades. The pro football video game continues to be
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Surprise medical bills may soon be a thing of the past. The No Surprises Act is set to go into effect on January 1, and will ban most unexpected charges from out-of-network providers. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Surprise medical bills may soon be a thing of the past. The No Surprises Act is set to go into effect on January 1, and will ban most unexpected charges from out-of-network providers. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Surprise medical bills may soon be a thing of the past. The No Surprises Act is set to go into effect on January 1, and will ban most unexpected charges from out-of-network providers. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, Kylie Atwood and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Aminullah Hotaki flew out of Afghanistan on September 21 with his wife and 5-year-old son. They landed in the United Arab Emirates where they expected to stay for a short period of time before coming to the United States. Now, three months later, he is still
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader and retired US senator from Nevada. Personal Birth date: December 2, 1939 Death date: December 28, 2021 Birth place: Searchlight, Nevada Birth name: Harry Mason Reid Father: Harry Reid Sr., miner Mother: Inez (Jaynes) Reid Marriage: Landra (Gould)
Continue Reading By Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, has agreed to a voluntary interview with the House select committee investigating January 6 and provided some documents. Kerik was subpoenaed by the committee in November. Timothy Parlatore, Kerik’s attorney, sent a letter Friday to the committee, obtained by
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc and Melanie Zanona, CNN Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will lie in state in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 12, according to a joint statement from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, an honor given to few statesmen. There will be a formal arrival and departure
Continue Reading By David Close and Steve Almasy, CNN Hall of Famer John Madden, whose Oakland Raiders teams never had a losing season and a beloved football analyst for three decades, has died, the NFL said Tuesday night. Madden, 85, passed away unexpectedly in the morning, according to the league. “On behalf of the entire NFL family,
Continue Reading By David Close and Steve Almasy, CNN Hall of Famer John Madden, whose Oakland Raiders teams never had a losing season and a beloved football analyst for three decades, has died, the NFL said Tuesday night. Madden, 85, passed away unexpectedly in the morning, according to the league. “On behalf of the entire NFL family,
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden is closing out his first year in office facing one of the same problems he entered the White House vowing to fix: a persistent shortage of Covid-19 testing that, if resolved, could provide a way out of the still-raging pandemic. The inability to
Continue Reading By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) will investigate what happened when a 13-year-old on a dirt bike died, purportedly as Boynton Beach Police attempted to stop him for reckless driving, the agency told CNN on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Sunday, according to a Boynton Beach Police statement. “Preliminary investigation indicates
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN Valentina Orellana-Peralta’s dream of becoming an American citizen and studying robotics ended days before Christmas on the dressing room floor of a Los Angeles clothing store, where she was fatally shot by police. A day after video released by the Los Angeles Police Department raised new questions about the fatal shooting
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN After months of extreme drought that triggered water shortages and stoked wildfires, heavy snow is falling in the Sierra Nevada — enough to break decades-old records. As of Tuesday, more than 202 inches of snow — nearly 17 feet (5.2 meters) — had fallen so far this month at the University
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles and Jill Disis, CNN Business Elon Musk’s rocky year in China is ending on another sour note. The tech billionaire’s SpaceX satellites are catching heat in the country after Beijing complained that two satellites launched by the American aerospace manufacturer endangered Chinese astronauts. In a report sent earlier this month to the
Continue Reading By Sara Murray, CNN When the committee investigating the January 6 insurrection struggled to serve Dan Scavino with a subpoena, the former Donald Trump aide said he had been in a fairly obvious locale: Mar-a-Lago. “The dangerous and false narrative of me trying to avoid or evade a subpoena is a disgrace,” Scavino tweeted in
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Israel’s first known case of a person infected with Covid-19 and the flu has been detected, the country’s Ministry of Health confirmed to CNN on Tuesday, raising questions over how the two viruses might impact someone who contracts them at the same time. The patient, an unvaccinated pregnant woman in
Continue Reading By Paul P. Murphy and Steve Almasy, CNN A Los Angeles woman is facing a federal assault charge after allegedly hitting and spitting on another passenger on a December 23 Delta flight from Tampa to Atlanta. The incident occurred after the female passenger found the aisle from one of the bathrooms to her seat blocked
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN Business Spider-Man has triumphed against tough box-office odds and the Omicron variant. As theaters and Hollywood get ready to turn the calendar toward 2022, they’re awaiting their next superhero. After 20 months of fits and starts at cinemas, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has become the first movie to gross more than
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN Typically, the New Year is welcomed with the promise of hope and change, yet the Premier League title race looks set to run an increasingly familiar course — Manchester City winning at a canter. One game past the halfway mark, Pep Guardiola’s side command an eight and nine point lead over
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Continue Reading By Anna Chernova, Jack Guy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN A court in Moscow ordered the closure of the Memorial Human Rights Center on Wednesday, in the latest blow to Russian civil society groups. The center was charged with multiple violations of Russia’s “foreign agent” law and “justifying terrorism and extremism” in its publications, a lawyer
Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was desperate to find more rapid tests to not only monitor his health but track when he’d be able to return to work. “It’s impossible to find Covid tests because of the shortage
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN It’s been an interesting year for just about everything — art and fashion included. The biggest cultural moments of 2021 span iconic award show moments, eye-popping digital art sales and more. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get
Continue Reading By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Joe Sutton, Lucy Kafanov, Amir Vera and Ashley Killough, CNN The suspect in Monday’s metro Denver shooting spree foreshadowed the rampage in a series of books he wrote under a pseudonym, and he used the names of actual victims in his writings. Five people were killed in the shootings and several
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, CNN Four people were killed Monday evening when an airplane crashed in the El Cajon area of Southern California, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The victims were aboard a Learjet 35 business aircraft which departed from John Wayne Airport in Orange County and was headed to Gillespie Field in San Diego,
Continue Reading By Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN The US hit a seven-day average of 265,427 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, blowing past the country’s previous record of about 252,000 daily cases, reported nearly a year ago on January 11. The new peak, according to Johns Hopkins University data, comes amid a rapid acceleration of infections
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr and Devan Cole, CNN Richard Marcinko, a legendary military figure known for leading SEAL Team Six when the covert special operations unit was in its infancy, died Saturday, according to his son and the National Navy SEAL Museum. He was 81. “Last night, Christmas evening, we lost a hero, who’s also known
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Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN A second time capsule recently found buried beneath the pedestal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, was opened Tuesday. Items inside included an 1865 edition of Harper’s Weekly magazine with an clear image of a figure weeping over Abraham Lincoln’s grave; a Bible with a coin stuck to
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN Valentina Orellana-Peralta’s dream of becoming an American citizen and studying robotics ended days before Christmas on the dressing room floor of a Los Angeles clothing store, where she was fatally shot by police. A day after video released by the Los Angeles Police Department raised new questions about the fatal shooting
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN It has been a tough slog for some air travelers ever since the winter holidays rush — and it may not be over soon. Citing the spike in Omicron variant cases and in some cases bad weather, airlines have been canceling and delaying thousands of flights since December 23. The trend
Continue Reading By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday shortened the recommended times that people should isolate when they’ve tested positive for Covid-19 from 10 days to five days if they don’t have symptoms — and if they wear a mask around others for at least five more days. The
Continue Reading By Ralph Ellis, Ashleigh Killough, Leslie Perrot and Lucy Kafanov , CNN A district court judge in Colorado has scheduled a hearing for January 13 to reconsider the 110-year sentence of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, a truck driver who was convicted in an interstate wreck that killed four people. First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King said her
Continue Reading By Chris Liakos and Sonnet Swire, CNN Business Thousands of flights have been canceled over the past several days as Covid cases surge across the globe. On Tuesday, another 2,800 flights have been canceled, with more than 1,000 of them within, into or out of the United States, according to tracking website FlightAware. More than
Continue Reading By Ralph Ellis, Ashleigh Killough, Leslie Perrot and Lucy Kafanov , CNN A district court judge in Colorado has scheduled a hearing for January 13 to reconsider the 110-year sentence of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, a truck driver who was convicted in an interstate wreck that killed four people. First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King said her
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN Acclaimed film director Jean-Marc Vallée — who helmed the 2013 drama “Dallas Buyers Club” — died Sunday near Quebec City, Canada, his production company’s publicist told CNN. He was 58 years old. “He was a friend, creative partner and an older brother to me,” Nathan Ross, a partner in Vallée’s production
Continue Reading By Ralph Ellis, Ashleigh Killough, Leslie Perrot and Lucy Kafanov , CNN A district court judge in Colorado has scheduled a hearing for January 13 to reconsider the 110-year sentence of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, a truck driver who was convicted in an interstate wreck that killed four people. First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King said her
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, speaking to the nation’s governors, conceded Monday the steps he took earlier this year to scale up testing capacity for Covid-19 weren’t enough to meet demand as a wave driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant crashes across the country. “It’s not enough. It’s clearly not enough. If
Continue Reading By Reuters Spirit Airlines flight attendants are receiving double pay on any work through January 4, their union said, as the budget carrier scrambles to keep its schedules intact after U.S. airlines were hammered by a week of mass cancellations. The holiday season has been marred by delayed or canceled flights, causing chaos at most
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Happy Kwanzaa! The cultural holiday, which comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” meaning “first fruits,” started yesterday and lasts until January 1. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today”
Continue Reading COVID-19 numbers keep soaring as travelers scatter back across the country after Christmas and Americans prepare for another holiday weekend.
Continue Reading Francesca Street and Livia Borghese, CNN One of the largest cruise ships operating in the Mediterranean has become the latest to be hit by a Covid outbreak amid the current global surge in virus cases. MSC Cruises confirmed 45 Covid positive passengers disembarked from its MSC Grandiosa vessel in the Italian port of Genoa on
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok and Jill Disis, CNN Business Chinese tech stocks got a big boost in Hong Kong on the last day of the year, but it’s far from enough to make up for what has been a historically tumultuous time for the sector. Shares in tech and internet giants Alibaba, Baidu and Bilibili —
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Continue Reading By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Dipali Roy couldn’t afford to eat. She and her husband, Pradip Roy, were garment workers in Bangladesh when the Covid-19 pandemic hit last spring, leading to mass layoffs at their factory. Like millions of people around the world, both lost their jobs in the capital city of Dhaka, where they
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae and Alaa Elassar, CNN Three members of the K-pop supergroup BTS have tested positive for Covid-19, according to BIGHIT Music statements published on global fan community platform Weverse. The group had recently returned to South Korea from the US, where it kicked off its first tour in two years since the beginning
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN One Virginia family received the keys to their new 3D-printed home in time for Christmas. The home is Habitat for Humanity’s first 3D-printed home in the nation, according to a Habitat news release. Janet V. Green, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg, told CNN it partnered with Alquist,
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, Madeline Holcombe and Amanda Sealy, CNN Don Lemon’s Louisiana crawfish étouffée and Brianna Keilar’s chili mac are among the favorite family recipes our CNN anchors love to cook up this time of year — and now they’re showing us how they do it. So grab an apron and join in on the
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, Madeline Holcombe and Amanda Sealy, CNN Don Lemon’s Louisiana crawfish étouffée and Brianna Keilar’s chili mac are among the favorite family recipes our CNN anchors love to cook up this time of year — and now they’re showing us how they do it. So grab an apron and join in on the
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling and Amir Vera, CNN A fourth college football bowl game was canceled Monday due to Covid-19 protocols, while at least two other bowl games will feature different teams. Boise State Athletics announced Monday that it shut down all football team activities due to Covid-19 protocols. As a result, the Broncos will not
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish, CNN Two Michigan lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle came together to urge the importance of unity and kindness after a “toxic” year in Washington and across the country. Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell and Republican Rep. Fred Upton sat down for a joint interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” to
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN The holiday season can be a challenging time for maintaining your health and fitness. Between social events and opportunities to overindulge, it’s easy to sabotage your health routine. But there are ways to holiday-proof your fitness. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN The holiday season can be a challenging time for maintaining your health and fitness. Between social events and opportunities to overindulge, it’s easy to sabotage your health routine. But there are ways to holiday-proof your fitness. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that
Continue Reading By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A father and his two school-age sons died on Christmas Day when their house caught fire, likely due to a combination of electrical issues and a dry Christmas tree, according to Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Fire Marshal Doug Wilhelm. “The area of origin was a Christmas tree, so we’re not sure if it’s
Continue Reading By Amy Cassidy and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN Mourners flocked to St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town on Thursday to pay their respects to anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu as he lay in state in a simple pine coffin. The coffin was the “cheapest available” at the request of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and human
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN For Americans traveling after Christmas and New Year’s, getting their Covid-19 vaccinations or booster doses as soon as possible is critical to safely avoid serious illness, one health expert told CNN on Saturday. Amid a surge of cases nationwide fueled by the Omicron coronavirus variant before the holiday season, parts of
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread across the US this holiday season, the rate of daily Covid-19 cases detected has eclipsed those fueled by the Delta variant over the summer. Covid-19 hospitalizations remain relatively lower than peaks earlier this year, yet the situation may worsen as tens
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Hugh Jackman paid an emotional tribute to understudies, calling them “the bedrock of Broadway.” The actor and two-time Tony Award winner thanked Kathy Voytko, who plays Sutton Foster’s understudy as Marian Paroo in “The Music Man,” following their performance this week. Jackman told the audience that Voytko had only had her
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna, CNN At least four ocean cruise ships were turned away from ports of call or were prohibited from letting passengers disembark in the Americas this week because of Covid-19 cases aboard. Though other cruises have had cases since US-based ships resumed service this summer with vaccine requirements and other measures meant to
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden thanked service members stationed across the globe for their service in a Christmas Day virtual meeting from the White House. “The holidays really bring into sharp focus, being apart is — it’s just part of the job, but it’s the hard part of the job, and it’s who
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden thanked service members stationed across the globe for their service in a Christmas Day virtual meeting from the White House. “The holidays really bring into sharp focus, being apart is — it’s just part of the job, but it’s the hard part of the job, and it’s who
Continue Reading By Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists Snow and cold continued to blanket the western and northern United States, setting up hazardous post-Christmas travel conditions Sunday and into the final week of 2021. Across the Intermountain West, “travel will remain dangerous and is discouraged, especially along mountain passes where long duration closures are likely.
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Zeena Saifi and Nicola Ruotolo, CNN Pope Francis has dedicated a large part of his traditional Christmas message on Saturday to reflect on the pandemic and its impact on relationships. Speaking from the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, the Pontiff called the pandemic a “complex crisis” that has tested
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, CNN Business Major US airlines canceled hundreds more flights Sunday, the third day in a row of mass cancellations and delays over Christmas weekend, as staff and crew call out sick amid the Omicron surge. More than 1,200 US flights were canceled and more than 5,000 were delayed Sunday, according to FlightAware.
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Thousands of flights canceled. Back-to-the-office plans shelved. College football bowl games and Broadway shows called off. Shuttered Apple stores in New York City. Covid is once again causing mayhem in the economy. The disruption is different this time, though. Vaccines and boosters are widely available, symptoms from Omicron appear to
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hauser, CNN It was right after Thanksgiving that registered nurse Jennifer Smith got an early morning phone call from John Burley, one of her favorite patients. He was distraught about his beloved dog, Boomer. “I came into work the Monday after Thanksgiving to the phone ringing at 7 a.m.,” Smith told CNN. “John
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread across the US this holiday season, the rate of daily Covid-19 cases detected has eclipsed those fueled by the Delta variant over the summer. Covid-19 hospitalizations remain relatively lower than peaks earlier this year, yet the situation may worsen as tens
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN As Omicron grips the world, the only person enjoying frictionless global travel this Christmas is Santa, thanks to his very well-ventilated sleigh. CNN Travel wishes you happy holidays if you’re celebrating and for better times ahead for those missing loved ones this year. Here are the biggest developments in travel this
Continue Reading By Carma Hassan and Eric Levenson, CNN A Baltimore Police officer who was shot while sitting in her patrol car earlier this month has died, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Officer Keona Holley was removed from life support, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said Thursday in a statement posted to Facebook. “Her health has
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen, Danielle Herman and Justin Lape, CNN For Americans who suffer from weak immune systems, it felt like a miracle occurred on December 8. That day, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized a drug to help keep immune-compromised people from getting infected with the coronavirus. But that joy quickly turned to despair
Continue Reading By Carma Hassan and Jason Hanna, CNN A Carnival cruise ship that departed Miami has “a small number” of people aboard who have tested positive for Covid-19, and it has been denied entry to ports at two Caribbean islands, the cruise line said. However, the Carnival Freedom ship was granted access to visit Amber Cove
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the police at the US Capitol Building on January 6 where rioters brandished weapons, officers were viciously beaten, and a member of the mob died on Capitol steps. The assault on the Lower
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the isolation time for health care workers who test positive for COVID-19, as it anticipates a surge in hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant.
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN Carolina Panthers star Christian McCaffrey delivered a Christmas surprise to dozens of military families by paying off their layaway balances. The running back announced through his foundation that he’d worked with the non-profit Pay Away the Layaway to pay the balances at all Army & Air Force Exchange and the Navy
Continue Reading Jack Frost is taking over the northern US for the holiday weekend, delivering heavy snowfall, plummeting temperatures, and a white Christmas to the Pacific Northwest. The northern cold stops short of the southern US, where balmy springlike temperatures will likely break records. An atmospheric river event along the West Coast is packing moisture into the
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN We’re about to have eyes on the invisible side of space. The James Webb Space Telescope will be the premier space observatory of the next decade when it launches Saturday. The telescope is expected to launch Saturday morning from French Guiana and live coverage will be available on NASA’s website beginning
Continue Reading By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Former President Donald Trump has recently been vocal about the benefits of vaccination against Covid-19 — a position that’s in line with the overwhelming majority of Americans who’ve chosen to get vaccinated, including the bulk of his own party. But those statements may not be enough to persuade the largely Republican-leaning
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Happy Kwanzaa! The cultural holiday, which comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” meaning “first fruits,” started yesterday and lasts until January 1. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today”
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson, CNN Santa Claus has packed his sleigh with toys for all the good girls and boys and he has made sure the reindeer are secured for takeoff. Now, they are traveling around the world to visit millions of households. While you are waiting to hear the jingle of bells in the air
Continue Reading By Tyler Mauldin, Judson Jones and Hannah Gard, CNN This holiday weekend is a tale of two Christmases: Heavy snow, rain and wind are forecast for the entire US West Coast, while potentially record-breaking warmth will toast the South. Out West, a warmer system will bring snowfall Thursday to the highest elevations before a much
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