By Tami Luhby, CNN Melinda Williams, a married mother of five, didn’t think her family qualified for the child tax credit since they don’t earn enough to file income tax returns. So the New York City resident didn’t pay much attention to Congress’ historic increase of the benefit earlier this year. But then her pastor,
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By Jiani Navarro Click here for updates on this story ELBERTA, Alabama (WALA) — Josh Hines has fought many fires for the Elberta Fire Department, but he now faces another fight. For years, he has suffered from a rare disease and has been in need of a kidney transplant. Recently, complications from his condition, forced
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Mariana Toro (CNN) — El paquete de ayuda de US$ 1,9 billones firmado por el presidente Joe Biden mejora enormemente el estímulo de crédito fiscal federal por hijos durante un año, lo que permite que millones de familias más se beneficien y saque a millones de niños de la pobreza. El paquete de estímulo aumenta
Continue Reading By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Several people are hurt after police say a vehicle traveling approximately 55 mph struck a tree near North 96th and Nash Streets in Milwaukee. Just after 1:30 PM Sunday, neighbors at 96th and Nash said a car crashed into a tree right
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By Sarah Jorgensen and Polo Sandoval, CNN In Arkansas, the fight against both the deadly Covid-19 Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy starts one person at a time, meeting them where they are. Sometimes, that’s at church. At St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Little Rock’s Southwest side, Oscar Martinez was seizing his chance at a pop-up
Continue Reading CNN’s Polo Sandoval reports on Arkansas’s surge of Covid-19 cases as the state’s vaccination rate has stalled.
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Thunderstorms won’t be as intense this afternoon; most of the area will see dry conditions. There will be a chance for isolated storms along the mountains, and areas west could see scattered thunderstorms, Monday.
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Mientras las operaciones en el sitio del colapso de Surfside continúan, ya en su tercera semana, las autoridades identificaron a tres de las víctimas más jóvenes, de 5, 6 y 9 años, que están entre el total de 90 muertos registrado hasta el domingo. La trágica noticia se produjo después de que
Continue Reading By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — In the wake of British billionaire Richard Branson’s historic journey to the edge of space on Sunday, astronomers are heralding this achievement as a significant step forward when it comes to making space exploration more accessible. The 71-year-old
Continue Reading By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Look up to the sky on Monday night and you’ll see Mars and Venus gathering together alongside the moon. NASA says the two planets will be so close together in the sky, it will appear as if they
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Richard Branson became the first person to ride into space aboard a rocket he helped fund. The supersonic space plane developed by his company, Virgin Galactic, roared into the sky over New Mexico, carrying Branson and three fellow crewmembers.
Continue Reading By Lauren Fox, Jeremy Herb, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson avoids making too many promises when it comes to his new select committee to investigate the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol. But the Mississippi Democrat is sure on one thing: He isn’t going to let the
Continue Reading House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson speaks with congressional correspondent Lauren Fox on the nature of the Capitol insurrection investigation committee.
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Rob Picheta, CNN A copy of “Super Mario 64″ has sold for more than $1.5 million, smashing the record for the most expensive sale ever of a video game at auction. The sealed copy of the classic Nintendo 64 video game fetched $1.56 million including fees on Sunday. Dallas-based auction house Heritage said it was
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By John Sinnott and Aleks Klosok, CNN The Italian squad made a triumphant return to Italy on Monday after its penalty shootout win over England in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium. Sunday’s success was the Azzurri’s second European Championship victory and came 53 years after Italy’s first win in the pan-continental tournament. The
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe and Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Americans have witnessed some wild price hikes over the past few months. Shortages and supply chain issues across the world have sent the cost to make and move goods soaring and left consumers paying up. Since then, prices for some pandemic favorites — such as lumber —
Continue Reading olivertapia Las calles de Cuba fueron escenario de una inusual protesta. El comportamiento de la variante delta en Israel y Reino Unido. En Haití hay más dudas que respuestas por el crimen contra el presidente. Virgin Galactic abre una nueva era del turismo espacial. Italia gana la Eurocopa. Además, Djokovic igualó a Nadal y a
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy were a match made in heaven on the big screen — now their children are writing their own love story. Jasmin Lawrence and Eric Murphy, the eldest offspring of the legendary comedians, have made their romance Instagram official. On Saturday, Jasmin, who is Lawrence’s daughter with
Continue Reading The West is beginning to ease out of the long, oppressive heat wave and New York braces for a potential flood threat. CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the forecast.
Continue Reading Over half a dozen locations reached all-time temperature records on Saturday across the Southwest. Meteorologist Allison Chinchar has more on the dangerous heat to end the weekend.
Continue Reading After Pfizer announced that it is seeing waning immunity from its coronavirus vaccine and it will seek emergency use authorization from the FDA in August for a booster dose, the FDA and the CDC released a joint statement saying boosters were not needed yet.
Continue Reading By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN For the first time, travelers in Tibet can enjoy the area’s mountainous views at high-speed. A 435-kilometer (250-mile) rail line connecting Tibetan capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all 31 provincial-level regions of mainland China access to high-speed train travel. 47 tunnels,
Continue Reading By Caitlin Hu, Mitchell McCluskey and Jessie Yeung, CNN Haitian authorities have arrested a man they say helped orchestrate the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, the country’s police chief announced on Sunday. Moise was killed Wednesday in his Port-au-Prince home, in an attack that has shaken a country already rattled by rampant violence and political
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Indians on Twitter — from top politicians to business executives — are celebrating one of the women who flew to the edge of space along with Richard Branson. Sirisha Bandla, who is the vice president of government affairs and research operations at Virgin Galactic, roared into the sky over New
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Primero estaba el “blackface”. Ahora está el “blackfishing”. El término ha aparecido cada vez más en las noticias para describir el comportamiento de los artistas blancos que parecen estar imitando la apariencia de los negros. No es un cumplido. El último ejemplo es la estrella del pop Iggy Azalea, quien
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By Alanne Orjoux and Holly Yan, CNN Defeating this pandemic and the highly contagious Delta variant isn’t just about protecting yourself through vaccination — it’s also about having others in the community vaccinated, doctors say. “Even if you are vaccinated, if you’re living in an area with high rates of Covid-19 spread — and with
Continue Reading The death toll from the Surfside, Florida, condo tower collapse rose to 86 as recovery efforts resume after they were briefly halted because of a lighting strike, officials said. CNN’s Natasha Chen reports.
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN The death toll in the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, rose to 90 on Sunday, officials said in a news conference. Seventy-one of the victims have been identified and their next of kin have been notified, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. There are now 217 people accounted for and
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — Una aguerrida selección italiana ganó este domingo Eurocopa 2020 luego de vencer en penales a Inglaterra en el estadio de Wembley. Esta victoria significó la segunda Eurocopa para Italia, mientras que los ingleses siguen con su extensa racha sin conseguir un título en selección mayor (desde la Copa del Mundo de
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