January 2021

The fried chicken sandwich wars are heating up. Here are the new entrants

January 9, 2021 5:12 AM CNN

The fried chicken sandwich wars sparked by Popeyes in 2019 are still clucking along two years later — and they’re heating up again. This…

Así le fue al Dr. Huerta con la vacuna contra el covid-19

January 9, 2021 4:52 AM CNN

(CNN Español) — El Dr. Elmer Huerta, oncólogo, especialista en Salud Pública y colaborador de CNN, fue uno de los voluntarios para el ensayo de…

A fantasy football bet leads to a $1,000 tip for a Waffle House server

January 9, 2021 4:23 AM CNN

As the NFL regular season came to a close, Michael Carsley knew the penalty for finishing last in his fantasy football league. Their rule: Whoever…

Huge sinkhole opens up outside Italian hospital, forcing evacuation of Covid patients

January 9, 2021 4:05 AM CNN

A huge sinkhole, about 22,000 square feet across and 66 feet deep, swallowed several cars and forced the evacuation of a Covid ward after opening up…

Sí, puedes infectarte de covid-19 después de vacunarte. Te explicamos por qué

January 9, 2021 2:52 AM CNN

(CNN) –– El 18 de diciembre, una enfermera de emergencias en San Diego se vacunó contra el covid-19. Y una semana después, dio positivo por…

Activists in Kenosha say they are hurt and disappointed after the no-charging decision in Jacob Blake shooting

January 9, 2021 2:03 AM CNN

It’s been almost five months since Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by Officer Rusten Sheskey. Sheskey, a White officer, shot…

More states report climbing Covid-19 numbers as CDC chief warns US Capitol riot was a likely ‘surge event’

January 9, 2021 1:29 AM CNN

On the heels of the country’s deadliest week since the Covid-19 pandemic’s start, state officials are warning of more alarming patterns…

One-week US Covid-19 case and death totals are higher than ever

January 9, 2021 1:29 AM CNN

The US reported more Covid-19 cases and deaths in the last week than any previous seven days during the pandemic, data showed Friday morning. And…

Valuing male dominance may predict support for Trump, study says

January 9, 2021 1:04 AM CNN

Men and women who endorse “hegemonic masculinity” — an idealized form of manhood where White, heterosexual men have power, status…

Michael Apted, British filmmaker and documentarian, dies at 79

January 9, 2021 12:57 AM CNN

British filmmaker and documentarian Michael Apted died Thursday night in Los Angeles at the age of 79, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced…

UTEP makes it two wins in a row; Miners upend Rice, 101-89

January 8, 2021 11:09 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – Friday night saw the return of UTEP basketball fans to the Don Haskins Center. It was the first conference home game for the Miners,…

‘We’re on the brink of utter collapse.’ Yellow cabdrivers in New York struggle to stay alive as the pandemic rages on

January 8, 2021 10:31 PM CNN

For Augustine Tang, driving a taxi was a way to carry on his father’s legacy, who died unexpectedly in 2015. But the coronavirus pandemic has…

‘Jeopardy!’ posts a final message for longtime host Alex Trebek

January 8, 2021 10:23 PM CNN

“Jeopardy!” had a simple message ahead of the broadcast of the very last episode featuring the legendary Alex Trebek: Thank you. In a…

OPINIÓN | Una lección de historia sobre los presidentes que no asistieron a la toma de posesión de sus sucesores

January 8, 2021 9:43 PM CNN

Nota del editor: Thomas Balcerski enseña historia en Universidad Estatal del Este de Connecticut. Es el autor de «Bosom Friends: Bosom Friends: The…

Exclusive: Biden will release nearly all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose

January 8, 2021 9:05 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release nearly every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump…

Federal judge blocks Trump administration asylum rule from taking effect

January 8, 2021 8:21 PM CNN

A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping asylum rule that had been scheduled to take effect nationwide in a matter of days, issuing yet another…

Right-wing social media app Parler has been removed from the Google Play store

January 8, 2021 8:15 PM CNN

Parler, the alternative social media platform popular with conservatives, has been banned from the Google Play Store, Google told CNN Business Friday…

Trump podría enfrentar un nuevo juicio político por su respuesta al acto de terrorismo interno en el Capitolio: minuto a minuto

January 8, 2021 8:02 PM CNN

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Ysleta school district approved as vaccine administrator

January 8, 2021 7:58 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – The Ysleta School District has been approved by the state to be a vaccine administrator and is line to get Covid-19 vaccines. How…

L.A. County hospitals prepare for triage officers to ration care as Covid-19 cases overwhelm

January 8, 2021 7:54 PM CNN

The relentless surge of Covid-19 patients has strained resources and health care workers at Los Angeles hospitals to the point that officials are…

Security video shows protesters entering the Oregon Capitol building after legislator allegedly opens door

January 8, 2021 7:51 PM CNN

Security footage released Friday shows protesters entering the Oregon Capitol last month after a Republican state legislator allegedly opened a side…

National Guard medic sent to help hospital says it’s like putting a Band-Aid on an arterial wound

January 8, 2021 7:48 PM CNN

Maj. Dwight Christensen remembers the sense of shock he felt first walking through the doors of St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, California.…

Arrestaron a hombre visto en fotografía viral en el escritorio de Nancy Pelosi, dicen funcionarios

January 8, 2021 7:42 PM CNN

(CNN) — El hombre fotografiado sentado en el escritorio de la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, durante los disturbios del…

Feds say police found a truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls

January 8, 2021 7:41 PM CNN

An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building…

Democratic momentum builds for potential fast-track impeachment next week

January 8, 2021 7:41 PM CNN

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment next week if President Donald Trump doesn’t…

As riot raged at Capitol, Trump tried to call senators to overturn election

January 8, 2021 7:30 PM CNN

President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani both mistakenly made calls to Republican Sen. Mike Lee as deadly riots were unfolding at the US…