April 2021

Gov. Lamont plans to extend state’s eviction moratorium

April 25, 2021 10:38 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story Connecticut, USA (WFSB) — Good news for Connecticut renters. Gov. Ned Lamont…

Mars helicopter achieves fastest, furthest flight yet

April 25, 2021 10:07 AM CNN Newsource

The Ingenuity helicopter has successfully flown for the third time on Mars in a week. This time, the helicopter logged a flight that was faster,…

Companies that thrived during Covid hope customers stick around post-pandemic

April 25, 2021 10:07 AM CNN Newsource

Although 2020 was rough for most companies — to say the least — some bucked the trend. The pandemic forced consumers to learn, workout, socialize…

Homeless relief is on the way, but the crisis could get worse as evictions loom

April 25, 2021 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

States and cities are racing to use the billions in federal relief aid approved by Congress to fight the growing crisis of homelessness — but…

Are we numb? Handling the collective trauma of police violence, mass shootings and a pandemic

April 25, 2021 9:59 AM CNN Newsource

A reckoning with the deaths resulting from institutionalized racism, a resurgence of almost-daily gun violence and 3.1 million pandemic deaths…

Premios Oscar 2021: con la misión de salvar los cines

April 25, 2021 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Si los Oscar necesitaban un tema general este año más allá de solo honrar lo mejor de las películas, el cierre de la cadena de cines…

Woman sentenced to 28 years for role in 2019 fatal shooting outside Central High School

April 25, 2021 9:14 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — A woman has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for…

Armenian American family reflects on Biden’s recognition of genocide

April 25, 2021 9:10 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, MO. (KCTV) — Saturday was a proud but emotional day for Armenian…

Sen. Jeff Jackson stops in Asheville on 100-county campaign trail for U.S. Senator

April 25, 2021 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A politician from the Queen City made a stop in the…

Police looking for man who allegedly stole city of Atlanta work truck

April 25, 2021 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are searching for a man who they said jumped…

Walking tour shares Mobile’s rich Mardi Gras history

April 25, 2021 8:57 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — Craig Roberts has stories — lots of them. You could call…

Elon Musk will host SNL in May. Yes, THAT Elon Musk

April 25, 2021 8:39 AM CNN Newsource

Live from New York, it’s … Elon Musk? In one of the more surprising announcements in the recent history of “Saturday Night…

US School Violence Fast Facts

April 25, 2021 8:27 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a list of incidents of elementary, middle and high school violence with at least one fatality, from 1927 to the present. Suicides,…

Police officer thanked for kind gesture toward man with special needs

April 25, 2021 8:24 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, TN (WSMV) — You’re running to the store when that addictive…

At least 82 killed in massive Baghdad hospital fire, ministry says

April 25, 2021 8:22 AM CNN

At least 82 people died in a huge hospital fire Saturday night in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Sunday.…

10-year-old boy dies in house fire

April 25, 2021 8:21 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A 10-year-old male died in a house fire that happened near…

CIA Leak Fast Facts

April 25, 2021 8:15 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the 2003 CIA leak involving then-operative Valerie Plame and senior members of the George W. Bush administration. After a…

Why the future of the Oscars — like movie-going itself — remains uncertain

April 25, 2021 8:14 AM CNN Newsource

The Oscars have always been an ad for going to the movies, but as we head into this year’s ceremony on Sunday, the future of movie-going and…

Elected leaders tour St. Louis jails, Mayor Jones reaffirms plan to close the Workhouse

April 25, 2021 8:11 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Newly elected St. Louis mayor Tishaura Jones led a group of…

Bold colors and ruffles: People are buying dresses again

April 25, 2021 8:09 AM CNN

Dresses — the pretty ones worn to work, cocktail hour or anytime a pick-me-up was needed in the “before times” — have been in…

Local seniors prepare for makeshift proms a year after COVID-19 cancelations

April 25, 2021 8:06 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — Proms across the country were canceled last year because of…

Loved ones hold vigil for Roy Thomas Jr, local community activists pleading for peace

April 25, 2021 8:03 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A vigil took place Saturday, April 24, for the 17-year-old…

Kamala Harris cements her place in Biden’s inner circle during a consequential week

April 25, 2021 7:41 AM CNN

Vice President Kamala Harris was huddled with other White House officials in President Joe Biden’s private dining room last week when the room…

Late rapper DMX honored in memorial attended by family and friends in Brooklyn

April 25, 2021 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

The late rapper DMX was honored at a “Celebration of Life Memorial” in Brooklyn on Saturday in a tribute attended by his fiancée,…

English football is set to boycott social media over sustained racist abuse online

April 25, 2021 6:56 AM CNN Newsource

The world of English football is set to unite behind a social media boycott in a bid to combat the sustained racist abuse received by players online.…

The last Roaring Twenties ended in disaster. Should investors be worried?

April 25, 2021 6:39 AM CNN Newsource

If this is a new Roaring Twenties for stocks and the economy, do we need to worry about how the 1920s ended? There has been a lot of talk about how…

ABC-7 First Alert: Gusty winds will begin late tonight

April 25, 2021 6:31 AM Andres Valle

El Paso, Texas- Another beautiful and warm day across the Borderland, before the big changes move in. Breezy winds are in the forecast today, but the…