January 2021

America’s Cup: Patriot ‘flying yacht’ capsizes in gusty conditions

January 17, 2021 9:40 AM CNN Newsource

Emergency management plans were put into operation during the America’s Cup challenger series on Sunday when American Magic’s Patriot…

Premier League: The art of winning a penalty sparks debate ahead of Liverpool vs. Manchester United game

January 17, 2021 9:36 AM CNN

The 2020-2021 Premier League season is a proving a bumper campaign for penalties. We’re not even at the half-way point yet but already there…

Authorities: Business owner had huge cache of weapons and ammunition

January 17, 2021 9:35 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NAPA, California (Napa Valley Register) — The Napa business owner arrested on…

America’s Cup: Patriot ‘flying yacht’ capsizes in gutsy conditions

January 17, 2021 9:24 AM CNN Newsource

Emergency management plans were put into operation during the America’s Cup challenger series on Sunday when American Magic’s Patriot…

Phil Spector, the revolutionary music producer convicted of murdering an actress, has died at 81

January 17, 2021 9:02 AM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, California — Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound”…

Raskin: I am not going to lose my son in 2020 and country in 2021

January 17, 2021 8:41 AM CNN Newsource

Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin said Sunday that he’s “not going to lose my son at the end of 2020 and lose my country and my republic in…

CNN Poll: Republican Party favorability dips as most want party to move on from Trump

January 17, 2021 8:36 AM CNN Newsource

The Republican Party will begin its time as the minority party in Washington unpopular with a public ready to move on from President Donald Trump,…

How empty stadiums proved useful during the Covid-19 pandemic

January 17, 2021 8:10 AM CNN Newsource

On March 11, sports in the United States came to terms with the arrival of the coronavirus. An NBA player tested positive shortly before tipoff in…

Hot Pockets recalled over potential glass and plastic contamination

January 17, 2021 8:10 AM CNN Newsource

Those Hot Pockets in your freezer could contain something more dangerous than piping hot cheese. Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling certain…

Young leaders ask incoming Biden administration for a seat at the table

January 17, 2021 8:07 AM CNN Newsource

A cohort of youth-led organizations has asked the incoming Biden administration to create official positions aimed at engaging younger Americans. The…

How to serve on MLK Day while isolating at home

January 17, 2021 7:57 AM CNN Newsource

Caught between colliding pressures of a pandemic, political unrest and outcries for social justice, this Martin Luther King Day of Service is unlike…

A Spanish mountain climber has died after falling from K2

January 17, 2021 7:53 AM CNN Newsource

Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote has died while climbing K2, the world’s second highest summit, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced…

Biden to sign executive orders rejoining Paris climate accord and rescinding travel ban on first day

January 17, 2021 7:46 AM CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign roughly a dozen executive orders, including rejoining the Paris climate accord and ending the travel ban on…

Some states are seeing higher numbers of Covid-19 cases as others ease restrictions

January 17, 2021 7:21 AM CNN

While some states are seeing improving outlooks in their battle against Covid-19, other parts of the nation are hitting tragic records. “Things…

Leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has left Berlin on a flight bound for Moscow despite threat of arrest

January 17, 2021 7:19 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has left Berlin on a flight bound for Moscow despite threat of arrest. Navalny, who is…

How Trump’s most consequential policies have changed America

January 17, 2021 7:12 AM CNN Newsource

Donald Trump’s presidency has largely been defined by his disregard for political norms and his historic two impeachments. Trump purposefully…

Trump campaign says the President has not yet chosen impeachment defense team

January 17, 2021 7:11 AM CNN Newsource

President Donald Trump has not yet assembled a defense team for his upcoming Senate impeachment trial, a spokesperson for the President’s…

When will Americans see the aid from Biden’s relief proposal? It’s up to Congress

January 17, 2021 7:03 AM CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion relief package Thursday that included more stimulus payments and other direct aid, but don’t…

‘Beau stood there’: Harris recalls how Beau Biden backed her during battle with banks

January 17, 2021 6:57 AM CNN Newsource

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in a new interview airing Sunday recalled the time Beau Biden, the late son of President-elect Joe Biden, stood by…

US leaders boost security at state capitols across the nation amid experts’ concerns of more violence

January 17, 2021 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

Just days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the entire country is on edge. The FBI has warned of indications that “armed…

Pompeo will leave State Department as a Trump loyalist to the very end

January 17, 2021 6:02 AM CNN Newsource

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departs his Foggy Bottom post on Wednesday a loyal Trump footman to the very end. His nearly three-year term as the…

Acting secretary of defense orders NSA chief to install Trump loyalist as agency’s general counsel

January 17, 2021 5:49 AM CNN

The acting secretary of defense is trying to install a Trump loyalist as the top lawyer at the National Security Agency, according to three sources…

Elon Musk donates $5 million to education group Khan Academy

January 17, 2021 5:46 AM CNN Newsource

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated $5 million to the online learning organization Khan Academy. In a YouTube video posted Monday, Khan Academy founder…

Muslim advocacy group warns American Muslims and Black communities to avoid state capitol buildings ahead of inauguration

January 17, 2021 5:35 AM CNN Newsource

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has issued an advisory warning American Muslims and other minority groups to avoid state capitol…

Powerful earthquake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi kills dozens, injures hundreds

January 17, 2021 4:35 AM CNN

At least 42 people have died with hundreds more injured after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday,…

Health care in Brazil’s Amazonas state in ‘collapse’ as Covid-19 infections surge

January 17, 2021 4:32 AM CNN

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday that “all means” are being made available to help the country’s largest state,…

UK plumber has helped over 2,000 vulnerable families fix heating and plumbing during the pandemic for free

January 17, 2021 4:18 AM CNN Newsource

Thousands of elderly and disabled individuals in the UK have received emergency heating and plumbing repairs at no cost during the pandemic thanks to…