June 2020

Crowds, yes crowds, return to watch Super Rugby in ‘coronavirus-free’ New Zealand

June 13, 2020 7:04 AM CNN

While top-class sport is slowly returning to empty stadiums and with strict hygiene and social distancing measures in place, rugby union fans in New…

‘I’m the same as everyone else’: How albinism empowered a champion

June 13, 2020 5:46 AM CNN

You’re at the top of a steep snow-capped mountain. You squint your eyes tightly — almost to the point of blindness. Beneath you are two…

Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world

June 13, 2020 5:38 AM CNN

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Black Lives Matter protests across the US and world

June 13, 2020 5:38 AM CNN

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What you need to know about coronavirus on Saturday, June 13

June 13, 2020 5:07 AM CNN

Should you wear a mask? (Yes.) Go to a crowded house party? (No.) Take the train to work? (It depends.) It’s hard to do the right thing when…

The race-related things that have changed since protests began around George Floyd’s death

June 13, 2020 4:43 AM CNN

As protests around the world continue over police brutality and the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, change is happening across the US.…

The Greek airport that was left to fall apart

June 13, 2020 3:50 AM CNN

After months of shutdown, Athens International Airport is gearing up to “welcome the world” once again as Greece moves ahead with plans…

Meet the Asian Americans helping to uproot racism in their communities

June 13, 2020 3:00 AM CNN

It’s a common rule in Asian American households: Don’t bring home a black boyfriend or girlfriend. And it’s an order many young…

An American policeman killed George Floyd. Now Europe is re-examining its colonial history

June 13, 2020 2:39 AM CNN

At an old stone harbor in the English city of Bristol, young people gather at a bent railing by the water and peer into the murky deep. They’re…

Self-care for parents in a pandemic: Finding the time when you don’t have it

June 13, 2020 2:08 AM CNN

Parents know the drill: Put on your own oxygen mask before helping your children put on theirs. It’s so true, and yet it’s become a…

Minnesota pardons Max Mason in rape case that led to lynchings of three black men

June 13, 2020 1:29 AM CNN

An African-American man convicted of alleged rape was granted a posthumous pardon Friday, nearly 100 years after angry mobs lynched three others…

Australian sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs

June 13, 2020 1:06 AM CNN

An Australian national has been sentenced to death in China after a court convicted him on charges of drug smuggling. The man, who was not…

Summer camps try ‘pods’ to keep campers together while limiting the spread of coronavirus

June 13, 2020 1:00 AM CNN

As the summer sun rises high in the sky, kids who have been out of school and stuck at home are itching for an escape from the pandemic-induced…

Bubba Wallace says there’s more good than bad in fan reaction to NASCAR’s Confederate flag ban

June 12, 2020 11:04 PM CNN

Bubba Wallace is excited about the change he’s seen in NASCAR this week. Wallace, the only full-time African American driver in NASCAR’s…

Confusion reigns as countries loosen coronavirus lockdowns and cases rise

June 12, 2020 10:13 PM CNN

“Can’t hug my nan but I can go on Nemesis Inferno with her,” wrote one Twitter user regarding his grandmother and a popular UK…

Dave Chappelle drops hard-hitting ‘8:46’ special

June 12, 2020 10:13 PM CNN

Dave Chappelle dropped a surprise special Thursday night in which he searingly addresses the death of George Floyd and the aftermath. The 27-minute…

Another person who attended Lake of the Ozarks on Memorial Day weekend tests positive for coronavirus

June 12, 2020 10:11 PM CNN

Another person has tested positive for coronavirus after visiting the Lake of the Ozarks over Memorial Day weekend in Missouri, health officials said…

Minneapolis police officers pen open letter condemning former officer Derek Chauvin

June 12, 2020 10:09 PM CNN

Members of the Minneapolis Police Department spoke out on Friday out against former police officer Derek Chauvin in an open letter addressed to…

June 12 Black Lives Matter protests

June 12, 2020 10:08 PM CNN

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URGENT – Trump reschedules Tulsa rally ‘out of respect’ for Juneteenth

June 12, 2020 9:38 PM CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump announced late Friday night that he is rescheduling a rally that was to be held on June 19 — Juneteenth,…

Firefighters grapple with triple-digit heat against wildfire

June 12, 2020 9:36 PM Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of Arizona residents under an evacuation notice were allowed to return home Friday but were told to remain ready to…

Before going to the beach or attending a cookout, the CDC wants you to consider these guidelines

June 12, 2020 9:21 PM CNN

This isn’t going to be an ordinary summer even with states loosening restrictions on life during the coronavirus pandemic. “I know that…

CDC predicts 130,000 US coronavirus deaths by July 4, with more new cases as states reopen

June 12, 2020 9:15 PM CNN

The US could suffer 130,000 coronavirus deaths by July 4, according to a projection released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and…

Tiffany Haddish weighs in on George Floyd protests: ‘You shouldn’t be scared to be in America’

June 12, 2020 9:12 PM CNN

Actress Tiffany Haddish can’t even drive through Beverly Hills without getting stopped, she told CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux in an emotional…

ABC casts first black ‘Bachelor’ following outcry for diversity

June 12, 2020 9:01 PM CNN

Following a petition urging ABC to address a lack of diversity on its enormously popular reality dating franchise, ABC has cast the first black…

San Francisco mayor unveils plan for police reform

June 12, 2020 8:46 PM CNN

San Francisco has unveiled a new police reform plan with the hope of addressing structural inequities and fundamentally change the nature of policing…