By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Education Sec. Miguel Cardona on Thursday warned Americans not to let adult politics get in the way of schools reopening safely and remaining open without disruption, specifically expressing concern about states that are preventing schools from instating mask mandates. “The tools are there, it’s just — are we
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, the head of the most powerful labor organization in the country and a close ally of the Biden White House, has died. He was 72. A cause of death was not immediately announced. Trumka, who had led the AFL-CIO as president since 2009, was known for
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By Ashley Vaughan, CNN After the federal eviction moratorium expired, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an extension until October 3 for high Covid-19 transmission areas. The Biden administration says those areas cover 90 percent of the country’s renters. According to a recent survey by the US Census Bureau just before the extension
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By Brooke Shafer Click here for updates on this story HOLLYWOOD, Florida (WFOR) — The U.S. Coast Guard is offloading a record-setting amount of cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades on Thursday. The illegal narcotics are worth more than $1.4 billion and is the largest drug offload in Coast Guard history. The crew of the
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — State investigators have found that a murder suspect who was wielding a knife posed no immediate safety threat when a Texas police officer fatally shot him from as far as 20 feet away. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports 23-year-old officer Logan Barr faces a charge of aggravated assault with a
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urielblanco (CNN) — Las preocupaciones de la mayoría de los adolescentes de 14 años suelen abarcar desde la escuela hasta las reuniones sociales. Pero no para Quan Hongchan. Hongchan, la joven sensación de los clavados (que además es la atleta más joven de China en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020), ganó este jueves una
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Si no se logra un buen control sobre la propagación del coronavirus en la comunidad y más personas no se vacunan, entonces es posible que haya otra variante que sea peor que delta, dijo el Dr. Anthony Fauci, director del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas, a George Stephanopoulos
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Un concierto repleto de estrellas, con una gran variedad de artistas que abarcan el mundo de la música y el entretenimiento, tendrá lugar en Central Park de Nueva York el próximo mes, anunció el martes el alcalde Bill de Blasio, prometiendo que el evento será un “momento histórico y monumental para todos
Continue Reading By Nicole Ford Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Lola’s Bistro is the definition of a dream come true with a lot of hard work for Michael Barnhouse and his wife. “It’s tough, it’s a tough location. People do come out of their way, like we have regulars from Butler, Beaver.
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel “Leo” Messi is leaving FC Barcelona, the Spanish club said on Thursday. “Despite club and player reaching an agreement and their clear intention to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles,” Barcelona said in a statement on its website. The 34-year-old, who last month
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (Reuters) — Los funcionarios de un centro de control para el tráfico ilegal de vida silvestre en Nigeria incautaron una cantidad récord de escamas y garras de pangolín y colmillos de elefante mientras el gobierno intenta combatir el comercio, informó este miércoles el jefe de aduanas. Incautan 870 kilogramos de colmillo de
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Police say four people were shot in a drive-by shooting in North Philadelphia Wednesday night. It happened around 10 p.m. at Germantown and Erie Avenues. Police believe this shooting happened at a makeshift sidewalk sale where people were selling clothes and shoes
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department is launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the investigation Thursday into the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department. The probe will also
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UPDATE, Aug. 10: A Las Cruces man initially jailed without bond on over a dozen felony charges, including attempted murder, has now been released on a personal recognizance bond – which means he didn’t have to post cash bail. That’s according to court documents obtained late Tuesday by ABC-7 in the case involving 18-year-old David
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Major players on Wall Street are beginning to push back their return-to-office dates because of surging Covid-19 cases. Wells Fargo on Thursday said it would push back the reopening of its offices by about a month to early October, making it the biggest bank yet to shift gears because of
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The head of a national teachers union is visiting New Mexico as part of a nationwide campaign to encourage parents to send their kids back to public school. The effort comes as more parents are voicing concerns over mask mandates. Randi Weingarten is the
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — With COVID cases climbing, local businesses have to once again wonder how they’ll be impacted. Many are still feeling the original effects of the pandemic. And for some, that includes a worker shortage. With not enough workers, that’s why Sergio’s has turned
Continue Reading By Amy Kawata Click here for updates on this story LINTHICUM, Maryland (WJZ) — Spirit Airlines passengers faced another day of cancellations Wednesday. The carrier said it’s due to a wave of disruptions that started over the weekend. Passengers were left stranded across the country including at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. “We all ran out
Continue Reading By Rachael Cardin Click here for updates on this story OCEAN CITY, Maryland (WJZ) — A Pennsylvania girl on vacation comes into contact with something dangerous in the water. Her family said she was bitten by a shark, Ocean City officials said it might have been something else. Jay Bradley, the curator of the Blue
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — This upcoming fall semester, students at New Mexico State University have something new to look forward to: Robots delivering food. The university has partnered with Kiwibot to be able to provide a food delivery service across campus. Kiwibot is a Colombian-based company that utilizes robots to help deliver food to
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EL PASO, Texas — As parents begin a new school year after Covid-19 kept students home, frustrations begin to mount at drop-off and pick-up locations. Viewers have been messaging ABC-7 about how the traffic backs up, drivers are double- and triple-parked and at one campus – a fist fight even broke out. In a recent
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Lila Hartley comienza el séptimo grado la próxima semana. Está emocionada con la clase de Historia y está tratando de descubrir cómo hacer más amigos cuando regrese a la escuela en persona. Pero primero, la niña de 12 años siente que tiene que defender a su hermano pequeño y a todos
Continue Reading By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story BLACK MOUNTAIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — An investigation is underway after an early morning fire destroyed a Black Mountain home Thursday. Responders on the scene told News 13 the fire call came in at around 5 a.m. for a home off Old Fort Road Thursday
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By Neelam Bohra and Scottie Andrew, CNN Lil Nas X, the 22-year-old juggernaut known by most for “Old Town Road,” is in prison. He’s in the shower, naked — save for some humble pixelation — and twerking, surrounded by eight male backup dancers. And he seems to be having the time of his life. It’s
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Robert Griffin III has not totally shut the door on his NFL career but he is taking the next step toward his future beyond the playing field. The Heisman Trophy winner and former Pro Bowl quarterback has signed a multiyear deal with ESPN to be a college football and
Continue Reading By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Ramin Mostaghim, CNN Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as Iran’s next president on Thursday, signaling the start of a new harder-line era that could herald major shifts in the Islamic Republic’s policies at home and abroad. After eight years of Hassan Rouhani’s moderate administration, Iran now turns to Raisi, an
Continue Reading By Karol Suarez Mexico filed a lawsuit Wednesday against eleven gun manufacturers over fire arms that flow from the United States across the border and into criminal hands in Mexico, according to court documents obtained by CNN. “This flood is not a natural phenomenon or an inevitable consequence of the gun business or of U.S.
Continue Reading By Abby Dodge Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — Just over 48% of eligible Missourians are completely vaccinated against Covid-19. In the last two weeks, 17 Kansas City Covid-19 patients died. Michael Heene said he thought he’d be one of them. “I haven’t had more than two or three
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Greg Abbott is ordering another special legislative session to again try passing a GOP voting bill. The announcement Thursday comes after Democrats left the state in protest to again prevent Republicans from changing elections laws. More than 50 Democrats left Texas for Washington, D.C., on July 12 and were
Continue Reading By Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (KCTV) — A Leavenworth man is charged with cruelty to animals after witnesses say he threw a dog inside of a kennel into the Missouri River at the Riverfront Park in Leavenworth. Police say a Good Samaritan jumped into the Missouri River to
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