By Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — It’s the Milwaukee Bucks’ turn to have home court advantage, an advantage the Bucks President said the team could very much use after losing the first two games of the NBA Finals in Phoenix. It’s also an advantage for the city,
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will win the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, CNN projects. CNN’s Anderson Cooper and analyst Harry Enten discuss.
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN New York City Democratic Mayoral candidate Eric Adams on Sunday criticized Democrat lawmakers efforts to curb gun violence are “misplaced” talks in Congress to overhaul the nation’s policing laws continue to stall. “I believe those priorities, they really were misplaced. And it’s almost insulting what we have witnessed over the last
Continue Reading By Alejandra Palacios Perez Click here for updates on this story MOUNT PLEASANT, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The elderly woman who police say was repeatedly punched by a 17-year-old Walmart employee on Wednesday, July 7, is speaking out about the incident, saying this situation could have been avoided. “It has been quite a journey and why
Continue Reading By Nicole Sanders Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A 12-year-old was found dead after getting swept away by floodwaters in north St. Louis County Saturday overnight. Around 1:30 a.m., police said a woman and three children were inside a car traveling on eastbound Interstate 70 near the
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Mission accomplished. Swashbuckling billionaire Sir Richard Branson flew to the lower edge of space and back to planet Earth on Sunday in the first fully crewed flight from his private space tourism firm Virgin Galactic. It was his boldest adventure yet, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. The so-called Unity
Continue Reading By Nicole Sanders Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The steeple on top of a downtown St. Louis church collapsed during the vigorous Saturday morning storms. Just before 2 a.m., the St. Louis Fire Department blocked Pine and North 17th streets near the Centenary United Methodist Church where the damage
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Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will travel to space on a rocket-powered plane. CNN’s Rachel Crane reports from New Mexico where the launch will take place.
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday that the US government is not yet telling Americans who are fully vaccinated that they need a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, based on the current data, despite Pfizer saying it might be time for
Continue Reading Dr. Anthony Fauci says that according to the data the FDA and CDC have, Americans don’t need a booster shot for the Covid-19 vaccine, but they are continually getting more data and that guidance could change.
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Severe weather threat between 3-11 pm today. Gusty winds (gusts to 60 mph) and heavy rain potential. Can’t rule out quarter size hail. Much of the Borderland is under a risk to see severe weather. This means scattered severe storms will be possible. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued until 10 p.m. for the El Paso and
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By Megan Marples, CNN Sharks have called the Earth’s oceans home for hundreds of millions of years and adapted to thrive in harsh environments. While these top hunters of the deep blue have evolved to survive cold and dark climates, sharks are no match for the ultimate predator — humans. That’s why Shark Week, running
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN The NFL’s Atlanta Falcons terminated the contract of linebacker Barkevious Mingo after police in Arlington, Texas, said he was arrested on one count of indecency with a child – sexual contact last week. “After being made aware today of allegations involving Barkevious Mingo and gathering information on the matter, the Atlanta
Continue Reading Story and photographs by Kara Fox, CNN Niamh Burns is organizing a special 20-year reunion for her schoolmates this year. But while the accomplishments of the “Courageous Classes of 2001” are worth celebrating, the date they are commemorating is not. Over the course of 12 weeks in 2001, Burns and the other pupils at north
Continue Reading By Maeve Reston and Sara Murray, CNN As Texas’ battle over voting rights continues to unfold during the special session in Austin, the outrage stoked by former President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims was still on full display Saturday a few hours north at the major gathering of conservative activists where Trump will be
Continue Reading CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan spoke with supporters of former President Donald Trump while covering the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, not all of whom believe Joe Biden lost the election.
Continue Reading By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist California’s Death Valley is known to be a hot place, but it hit 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) Friday for only the fifth time in recorded history — that’s only five days out of more than 40,000 days on record. Interestingly, it could happen again Sunday, and perhaps even
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By Jacob Lev, Alaa Elassar and Alanne Orjoux, CNN In an anticlimactic and painful end to their third and much-anticipated match-up, Dustin Poirier beat Conor McGregor by TKO in the first round in the UFC 264 Saturday night after McGregor appeared to have broken his leg or ankle. The two men had faced off twice
Continue Reading By Ben Morse and Alaa Elassar, CNN It has been delayed by a year, but that seems to have only ramped up the excitement levels for the 2020 European football championships, and the final game is Sunday. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Euro 2020 final will be held at London’s Wembley Stadium. Still
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday urged G20 leaders to step up vaccine-sharing support as the Delta coronavirus variant spreads and countries race to vaccinate as many as possible. “We are concerned about the Delta variant and other variants that could emerge and threaten recovery. We are a connected global
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SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico — Billionaire Sir Richard Branson was set for a delayed launch to the edge of space Sunday morning in the first fully crewed flight from his private space tourism firm Virgin Galactic. Despite a 90-minute delay until 8:30 a.m. for lift-off due to weather conditions, Branson arrived at southern New Mexico’s Spaceport America
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EL PASO, Texas — A multi-vehicle collision Sunday morning led to the closure of a stretch of Loop 375 in east El Paso. The crash, involving three cars, occurred around 6:15 a.m. on Loop 375 south at Montwood – which was closed to traffic until further notice. First-responders indicated there were no serious reported. What
Continue Reading By Alta Spells and Laura James, CNN Two people battling the Cedar Basin Fire from the sky were killed in an aircraft accident Saturday, the Bureau of Land Management Arizona said. The aircraft was “performing aerial reconnaissance and command and control over the fire” when the accident happened around noon (3 p.m. ET) Saturday, BLM
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ROME, Italy — Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since major intestinal surgery last week, greeting well-wishers as he stood for 10 minutes on a hospital balcony, offering hearty thanks for the prayers for his recovery and calling health care for all a “precious” good. Francis, 84, has been steadily on the
Continue Reading By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Jenny Capador still cannot believe she will never see her brother again — and she certainly does not believe that he is an assassin, as officials in two countries have now alleged. Her brother Duberney Capador is one of at least three people killed in a police operation in the Haitian
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN Editor’s Note: This article, which focuses on sites named using outdated racial terminology, contains terms that many may find offensive. Around the country, school, county and even bird names are being reconsidered and changed, as greater attention is paid to their origins and the racism the names may invoke. In this
Continue Reading A CNN investigation in April 2021, in collaboration with Amnesty International, exposed the horror of a massacre perpetrated by Ethiopian soldiers in Mahibere Dego in the mountains of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where government troops are battling regional forces. CNN has obtained and verified new images, confirming not only the identity of the victims but the army unit of the perpetrators. CNN’s Nima Elbagir reports.
Continue Reading By Mia Alberti Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) overwhelmingly won general elections Saturday, meaning he will stay in power another term, according to CNN affiliate Nation Media Group. Abiy’s party is expected take more than 410 of the 546 parliamentary seats in the first round of the contest, Ethiopia’s sixth national
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(Editor’s note: Click here to watch ABC-7’s LIVE launch coverage from 6-7AM and 8-10AM) UPDATE: Billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s launch to the edge of space on Sunday morning in the first fully crewed flight from his private space tourism firm Virgin Galactic was delayed, VG officials announced, citing “overnight weather conditions.” Instead of the launch taking
Continue Reading By Rachel Trent, CNN Bad news for Slurpee fans: 7-Eleven Day is canceled for the second year in a row. But the good news is you can still get a free Slurpee any day in July. 7-Eleven has celebrated its birthday July 11 every year since 2002 by offering free Slurpees to anyone who walks
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