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Two weeks after it imposed a security law on Hong Kong, China says 600,000 people may have broken it

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July 13, 2020 11:00 pm CNN

A primary election held by Hong Kong’s democratic opposition may have been illegal under the new security law, China said Monday, in a…

A bus driver in China deliberately crashed and killed 21 people after his house was demolished

July 13, 2020 10:29 pm CNN

A driver deliberately crashed a bus full of passengers into a reservoir in southwestern China, hours after discovering his house had been demolished,…

43 new coronavirus cases have been linked to one large house party in Michigan

July 13, 2020 10:24 pm CNN

Forty-three new coronavirus cases have been linked to a large house party from early July in Washtenaw County, Michigan, according to health…

California, New Mexico and Oregon put new restrictions on indoor activities

July 13, 2020 8:19 pm CNN

Prompted by a dramatic surge in cases across the nation and within their borders, three states on Monday reinstated restrictions that were put in…

A New Hampshire radio station cuts ties with conservative host after she filmed herself yelling at landscapers for speaking Spanish

July 13, 2020 8:08 pm CNN

A New Hampshire radio station cut ties with a conservative host after she filmed herself verbally attacking landscapers who were speaking Spanish.…

Here’s where major cities stand on reopening schools

July 13, 2020 8:08 pm CNN

School districts across the country are being forced to reconsider their reopening plans and even reverse course for the upcoming school year, as…

Smugglers busted carrying 145 pounds of meth on an ultralight aircraft

July 13, 2020 8:03 pm CNN

Drug smugglers are getting pretty creative, but it’s not every day that they try to do it in an ultralight aircraft. US Customs and Border…

Here’s what the CDC recommends schools do as they reopen

July 13, 2020 8:02 pm CNN

In his push to get schools to reopen, President Donald Trump has complained that guidelines offered by the US Centers for Disease Control and…

Firefighters still battling blaze on U.S. Navy ship that could last for days

July 13, 2020 7:07 pm CNN

SAN DIEGO, California — Federal and Navy firefighters on Monday were still fighting a ferocious fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious…

Two NBA players are in quarantine after breaking the league’s campus bubble

July 13, 2020 6:57 pm CNN

Two NBA players are under quarantine after accidentally leaving the league’s Orlando, Florida, campus, just weeks before the league will resume…

These stunning pictures captured Comet Neowise soaring through the sky. Here’s how you can see it for yourself

July 13, 2020 6:39 pm CNN

A three-mile wide comet named “NEOWISE” has lit up the skies, wowing people across the globe. Being able to catch a glimpse of the comet…

The search for a potential mass grave from the 1921 Tulsa race massacre has begun

July 13, 2020 6:27 pm CNN

The search for possible mass graves from the Tulsa race massacre began Monday, nearly a century after hundreds of Black people were brutally killed…

Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook tests positive for coronavirus

July 13, 2020 5:40 pm CNN

Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook announced on Monday he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement issued via social media, Westbrook…

Black Lives Matter street mural vandalized outside Trump Tower

July 13, 2020 4:58 pm CNN

The Black Lives Matter street mural outside Trump Tower was vandalized with red paint, police confirmed to CNN on Monday. An unnamed suspect walked…

Ocean investment could aid post-Covid-19 economic recovery

July 13, 2020 4:23 pm CNN

Every dollar invested in a sustainable ocean economy can yield at least five times the return in benefits, according to a new report commissioned by…

Atlanta Braves will keep their name but review the ‘Tomahawk Chop’

July 13, 2020 4:08 pm CNN

The Atlanta Braves will not be changing their name. The “Tomahawk Chop” chant however, may be on the chopping block. In a statement from…

One of the biggest baseball card collections of all time goes up for auction

July 13, 2020 2:39 pm CNN

Jimmy Micioni, a New Jersey man affectionately known as Uncle Jimmy to everyone who knew him, died in March at the age of 97. However, little did…

How the dramatic death of Seoul’s mayor left a country divided

July 13, 2020 1:35 pm CNN

He was South Korea’s second-most powerful official and a potential presidential contender. Now, the death of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has left…

Cell phone in foil, $1 million cash for a house: Feds lay out case to keep Ghislaine Maxwell in jail

July 13, 2020 1:30 pm CNN

Federal prosecutors urged a judge to reject a home confinement request by Ghislaine Maxwell, the confidant of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein,…

A statue of the Virgin Mary was set on fire at a Boston church

July 13, 2020 1:27 pm CNN

The Boston Police Department is conducting an arson investigation after a statue of the Virgin Mary was set on fire at a church in the city’s…