October 2021

CDC updates health warning for aromatherapy spray

October 23, 2021 5:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Maggie Fox, CNN Federal agencies updated recalls and warnings to doctors Wednesday about aromatherapy sprays that have been linked to fatal cases of a rare tropical disease. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said doctors should be on the lookout for symptoms of melioidosis — a difficult-to-diagnose infection caused by the bacteria

January 6 defendant spoke at far-right rally attended by Proud Boys, despite court order against associating with the group

October 23, 2021 5:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Kaczynski, Marshall Cohen and Em Steck, CNN An Arizona political commentator charged in the US Capitol riot spoke at a small right-wing rally in Phoenix last month that was attended by over a dozen Proud Boys, even though a federal judge had ordered him not to associate with any members of the extremist

Salvini on trial in Italy over 2019 migrant ship

October 23, 2021 4:39 AM Associated Press

PALERMO, Italy (AP) — U.S. actor Richard Gere is officially on the witness list to testify at the trial against Italy’s right-wing former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. Salvini went on trial Saturday on charges of kidnapping for refusing in 2019 to allow a Spanish migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily, keeping the people onboard

Shiffrin excels in World Cup skiing opener for her 70th win

October 23, 2021 4:04 AM Associated Press

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has won the season-opening women’s World Cup giant slalom by beating world champion Lara Gut-Behrami in a close fight for her 70th career victory. The American three-time overall champion sat .02 behind Gut-Behrami after the opening leg but put in another clean run in

With Brian Laundrie dead, here’s where else authorities could look for answers on what happened to Gabby Petito

October 23, 2021 4:04 AM CNN

During an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Laundrie family attorney, Steven Bertolino, refused to say whether Brian Laundrie told his parents anything about the disappearance of Gabby Petito. CNN’s Nick Valencia reports.

The manhunt for Brian Laundrie is over. But several big questions remain

October 23, 2021 4:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone, CNN The discovery of Brian Laundrie’s remains this week ends a manhunt that had gripped the country for weeks as investigators searched a Florida nature reserve for the 23-year-old, who returned home last month from a road trip without his fiancée, Gabby Petito. Petito spent the summer traveling the American West with

Pickup truck driver dies after crash into cement barrier along I-10

October 23, 2021 3:57 AM Jim Parker

UPDATE: Police said a man seriously injured after crashing his pickup truck into a cement barrier early Saturday died later in the morning at a local hospital. The deceased was identified by authorities as 27-year-old Juan Casas Sandoval of El Paso. Investigators said they believe Sandoval was drunk at the time, as other drivers said

Russian COVID spike persists, setting new death record

October 23, 2021 3:57 AM Associated Press

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is reporting a record high number of coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths as the country approaches a week of nonworking days aimed at stemming the sharp surge in cases. The national coronavirus task force said Saturday that 1,075 people died from the virus in the past

Thousands of Islamists continue marching to Pakistan capital

October 23, 2021 3:49 AM Associated Press

By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A party spokesman and witnesses say thousands of supporters of a banned radical Islamist party departed the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore, clashing for a second straight day with police who lobbed tear gas into the crowd. The group began its journey Friday with the goal

Bosnia police say 6 people die in fire, some injured

October 23, 2021 3:41 AM Associated Press

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Police say a fire in a town in northern Bosnia has killed six people and injured several others. The fire on Saturday broke out in a house in the town of Brcko. Upon arrival, emergency services found six charred bodies inside. Local media say the victims may have suffocated from the

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo helped redefine El Clasico, but will the world still watch without either?

October 23, 2021 3:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Matias Grez, CNN At the absolute peak of their rivalry, El Clasico often seemed more about Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi than it did Real Madrid vs. Barcelona. This Sunday, for the first time since 2007, neither player will be at the two clubs when they meet for the 247th edition of one of

Austrian chancellor threatens lockdown for unvaccinated

October 23, 2021 3:16 AM Associated Press

VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s chancellor has warned that unvaccinated people could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers continue to rise. The news came after a meeting Friday evening between Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg and state-level leaders to discuss their plans to respond to rapidly increasing case numbers. Schallenberg said that entry into businesses such

Weather whiplash: A series of storms could ease California drought, but also unleash flood hazards

October 23, 2021 3:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Imagine a long river of water vapor in the sky coming into the West Coast. It is how Marty Ralph, the director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, described the storm event threatening California at the moment. The storms

Adele makes record-breaking return to UK chart top spot with new single

October 23, 2021 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Adele has returned to the top spot of the UK charts and broken the national record for most streams in a week, with her new single “Easy on Me.” The song is her third chart-topping single in the UK after “Someone Like You” and “Hello,” and Adele also has four number-ones

Suspect in 2018 mass shooting outside New Orleans strip mall has been charged, police say

October 23, 2021 2:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Alonso and Kay Jones, CNN A man faces multiple murder charges in a mass shooting more than three years ago outside a New Orleans strip mall that left three people dead and seven others wounded, officials said Friday. Jamal Smith, 32, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder and seven counts of

Woman wounded, another grazed in east El Paso shooting tied to burglary

October 23, 2021 2:41 AM Jim Parker

UPDATE: Police confirmed a 25-year-old woman suffered a leg wound and a 20-year-old woman was grazed by a bullet early Saturday as multiple gunshots rang out at the La Estancia Apartment complex in east El Paso following a burglary. The 25-year-old victim was treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries, while the 20-year-old

Sri Lanka gives booster shots to front-line workers, seniors

October 23, 2021 2:32 AM Associated Press

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has announced plans to offer booster shots to front-line workers followed by the elderly as the island nation gears up to further ease COVID-19 restrictions. A government minister says starting Nov. 1, workers in the health, security, airport and tourism sectors will start

Chess players withdraw from Grand Swiss amid Latvia Covid-19 lockdown

October 23, 2021 2:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN Some of the world’s leading chess players have withdrawn from next week’s Grand Swiss tournament in Riga, Latvia, citing health concerns after the country entered into a four-week long lockdown due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. From Thursday, October 21 until November 14, a curfew will be in place from

575 inmates escape in latest Nigeria jailbreak

October 23, 2021 2:21 AM Associated Press

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Around 575 inmates have been freed after a jailbreak in southwest Nigeria. It was the third jailbreak this year in Africa’s most populous country. A prison official told The Associated Press on Saturday that the jailbreak at the Oyo correctional facility in Oyo state happened late

Over-the-top Halloween displays from across America

October 23, 2021 2:21 AM Stacker

Stacker scoured the internet and accepted reader submissions to compile photos of incredible Halloween decoration displays across America.