August 2020

Tourist snaps the toes off 19th-century statue while posing for photo

August 5, 2020 7:44 AM CNN

Police in Italy have identified a 50-year-old Austrian man who broke three toes off a statue at a museum as he posed for a photo with the artwork.…

The debate over masks today is a lot like the decades-long fight to mandate seat belts

August 5, 2020 7:42 AM CNN

Buckling up is second nature for most Americans. It took us over 60 years to get to that point, though. The US doesn’t have 60-plus years to…

Covid-19 rates are significantly higher among minority children and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, study finds

August 5, 2020 7:26 AM CNN

Covid-19 rates are significantly higher among minority children and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, according to a new study. The study…

Tulsa will move forward with removal of ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign

August 5, 2020 7:23 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Okla. (Tulsa World) — The city will remove the “Black Lives Matter”…

Resident describes vicious dog attack to city commissioners

August 5, 2020 7:20 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Ga. (Albany Herald) — The wife of a man mauled by two dogs in August 2019…

Wedding venue abruptly closes leaving couples out thousands in deposits

August 5, 2020 7:16 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The Franklin Room announced it’s closing its doors…

Police: 5-year-old boy dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound

August 5, 2020 7:11 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) — A 5-year-old Mid-Michigan child is dead of a…

El Paso’s virus death toll reaches 280; hospitalizations see big drop

August 5, 2020 7:11 AM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced two new coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday morning. El Paso County’s…

Family of victim speaks out after couple is charged in stabbing attack

August 5, 2020 7:05 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WDJT) — A married couple has been charged in connection to a…

StormTRACK Weather: Triple-digit heat continues, rain chances increase

August 5, 2020 6:55 AM Nichole Gomez

Moisture will begin to build across southwest New Mexico today, this will lead to increased thunderstorms. Afternoon storm chances will remain in the…

‘Who’s the Boss?’ reboot confirmed by Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano

August 5, 2020 6:47 AM CNN

We are waiting on you, Judith Light. Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano have confirmed that a reboot of “Who’s the Boss?” is in the…

A rare winter wonderland blanketed Tasmania, and residents couldn’t get enough

August 5, 2020 6:20 AM CNN

A rare event this week kept residents in northern Tasmania, Australia, up all night: snowflakes falling. Kiani Chippendale, 26, told CNN she’d…

One pilot brings the world to Iceland

August 5, 2020 6:18 AM CNN

Ancient tales of trolls and magic live on in Iceland, an island nation of volcanoes, lava fields, glaciers and ice caves. To fully explore every…

Girl in famous surrogacy case dies at age 8

August 5, 2020 6:15 AM CNN

Seraphina Harrell, a little girl who received national attention because the surrogate who gave birth to her had refused to have an abortion, has…

Second grader tests positive for coronavirus after attending the first day of school in Georgia

August 5, 2020 5:34 AM CNN

A Georgia second grader tested positive for Covid-19 after attending the first day of school, the school district told CNN. Sixes Elementary in the…

How safe is a road trip home to see the family?

August 5, 2020 5:10 AM CNN

“I didn’t look at our drive as a vacation or a trip,” says Christy Frank, who drove 10 hours with her three children from Copake,…

Google Doodle promotes mask wearing and social distancing practices

August 5, 2020 5:04 AM CNN

Google is chiming into the Covid-19 discourse using a “Google Doodle” to emphasize the importance of wearing a mask. Their homepage is…

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic

August 5, 2020 4:40 AM CNN

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5 things to know for August 5: Beirut, coronavirus, election, airlines, Taiwan

August 5, 2020 4:06 AM CNN

Yes, members of Congress are still trying to see eye to eye on a new stimulus agreement. They’re hoping to reach a decision by next week, but…

Trump’s demand that the US get a cut of TikTok’s sale could set a dangerous precedent

August 5, 2020 4:02 AM CNN

TikTok is up for grabs. But while the popular short-form video app likely won’t lack for suitors, President Donald Trump says the US government…

Megan Rapinoe says ‘we all have a responsibility to make the world a better place’

August 5, 2020 3:50 AM CNN

Megan Rapinoe has always been about goals, both the scoring and achieving of them. On the football field, the 35-year-old forward has plundered them…

South Korean authorities encourage men to marry foreign women. But their brides often become victims of abuse

August 5, 2020 3:35 AM CNN

Trinh met her murderer through a matchmaker. She was 29 years old and her future husband was in his 50s, court documents show. She only spoke…

How ‘gym rat’ Brooks Koepka is bucking golf’s trends

August 5, 2020 3:26 AM CNN

“He loves working out; He’s a gym rat; He hits the ball a mile,” are some of the ways Brooks Koepka has been characterized by a…

India’s Narendra Modi lays foundation stone at divisive Ayodhya temple despite rise in coronavirus cases

August 5, 2020 3:21 AM CNN

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid a foundation stone for the construction of a Hindu temple at a holy site that’s been at the center…

Tiger Woods confident of adding to major tally at PGA Championship

August 5, 2020 3:19 AM CNN

Asked if he could win the PGA Championship, golf’s first major of the calendar year amid a disrupted season, a smiling Tiger Woods had a simple…

Rafa Nadal will not defend US Open title in New York

August 5, 2020 2:23 AM CNN

Citing the “complicated” nature of the world under the pandemic, Rafael Nadal has opted not to defend his US Open title later this month…

Satellite imagery reveals new penguin colonies in Antarctica

August 5, 2020 2:08 AM CNN

Satellite imaging has revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. However, while the…

US health chief to make most senior visit to Taiwan in decades

August 5, 2020 12:34 AM CNN

United States Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will lead a delegation to Taiwan, his office announced Tuesday, in a high-level trip that…