5 things to know for December 27: Coronavirus, trials, China, Myanmar, LA shooting
By AJ Willingham, CNN Happy Kwanzaa! The cultural holiday, which comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” meaning “first…
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Between Christmas and New Year’s, doctors expect the US Omicron surge to grow
In an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Dr. Anthony Fauci praised Donald Trump for promoting vaccines and expressed dismay over a crowd booing the…
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By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Covid-19 numbers keep soaring as travelers scatter back across the country after Christmas and Americans prepare…
Continue Reading 14-year-old arrested in connection with Texas convenience store shooting that left 3 dead
By Andy Rose, Raja Razek and Amir Vera, CNN A 14-year-old was arrested Monday in connection with a convenience store shooting in Garland, Texas, that…
Continue Reading 14-year-old girl fatally shot by LAPD called US ‘safest country in the world,’ father says
The Los Angeles Police Department has released an edited package of surveillance camera footage and police-worn body camera videos showing the events…
Continue Reading Los Angeles police release videos from fatal shooting of 14-year-old girl who was in store dressing room
By Cheri Mossburg, Sarah Moon and Topher Gauk-Roger, CNN Valentina Orellana-Peralta and her mother were holding one another and praying in the…
Continue Reading Two bald eagle eggs have hatched in Florida as the world watched online
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Two baby bald eagles have hatched in Florida, and the heartwarming moments were caught on camera for everyone to see. The…
Continue Reading 5 college football bowl games have now been canceled because of Covid-19
By Wayne Sterling and Amir Vera, CNN A fifth college football bowl game was canceled Tuesday due to Covid-19 protocols, while at least two other bowl…
Continue Reading 4 college football bowl games have now been canceled because of Covid-19
With Omicron variant, U.S. is seeing levels of Covid-19 infection not seen since last January’s devastating…
Continue Reading Injuries reported in 20-car pileup during whiteout conditions in Nevada
By Carma Hassan, CNN Up to 20 cars were involved in a crash in northwestern Nevada, with drivers reporting whiteout conditions, according to the…
Continue Reading Accidental Christmas Day shooting leaves 3-year-old hospitalized in North Carolina
By Gregory Lemos, CNN An accidental Christmas Day shooting has left a 3-year-old child hospitalized in Asheville, North Carolina, authorities said. A…
Continue Reading The charges against Ghislaine Maxwell in her federal sex trafficking trial, explained
By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty on five of six counts in her federal trial in New York related to what…
Continue Reading 25 years after JonBenet Ramsey killing, investigators have tested almost 1,000 DNA samples
By Jay Croft, CNN It’s been 25 years since the murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey riveted the nation, and now Boulder, Colorado,…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Omicron, Desmond Tutu, Elizabeth Holmes, Myanmar, fitness
By Faith Karimi, CNN The holiday season can be a challenging time for maintaining your health and fitness. Between social events and opportunities to…
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Start your week smart: Omicron, Desmond Tutu, Elizabeth Holmes, Myanmar, fitness
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human…
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Dr. Rob Davidson says that it’s not yet known how many shots of a vaccine will be needed for Covid-19 because of the possibility of variants which…
Continue Reading Virginia family gets keys to Habitat for Humanity’s first 3D-printed home in the US
A Virginia family received the keys to their new 3D-printed home just in time for Christmas. The home is Habitat for Humanity’s first 3D-printed home…
Continue Reading Virginia family gets keys to Habitat for Humanity’s first 3D-printed home in the US
By Sara Smart, CNN One Virginia family received the keys to their new 3D-printed home in time for Christmas. The home is Habitat for Humanity’s…
Continue Reading Skier dies after being ‘fully buried’ in a Colorado avalanche
By Jay Croft, CNN A backcountry skier near Cameron Pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains died Christmas Eve after being “fully buried”…
Continue Reading The seven principles of Kwanzaa
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Christmas might be over, but Kwanzaa is just getting started. Today marks the start of Kwanzaa, also spelled Kwanza (with one…
Continue Reading On 40th anniversary, Citymeals on Wheels provides 20K ‘festive meals’ to elderly New Yorkers
By Liam Reilly, CNN Citymeals on Wheels, a New York City-based non-profit that provides meals to elderly New Yorkers, provided 20,000-holiday meals…
Continue Reading Father and two sons die in a house fire likely caused by dried up Christmas tree and electrical issues
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A father and his two school-age sons died on Christmas Day when their house caught fire, likely due to a combination of…
Continue Reading Father and two sons die in a house fire likely caused by dried up Christmas tree and electrical issues
A father and his two school-aged sons died on Christmas Day when their house caught fire, likely due to a combination of electrical issues and a dry…
Continue Reading Nurse goes beyond duty and rescues a hospitalized patient’s dog from the shelter
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN It was right after Thanksgiving that registered nurse Jennifer Smith got an early morning phone call from John Burley, one of…
Continue Reading Here’s how to track Santa around the world, thanks to NORAD
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Santa Claus has packed his sleigh with toys for all the good girls and boys and he has made sure the reindeer are secured for…
Continue Reading Surfer killed in shark attack at California beach, officials say
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A male surfer was killed in a shark attack in Morro Bay, California, on Christmas Eve, the Morro Bay Harbor Department…
Continue Reading On the first Christmas since their dad died of Covid-19, a brother and sister face grief and share ‘some things we wish you were here for’
By Sara Sidner, CNN They heard their dad take his last breath. With little warning four months ago, Alec and Gabriella’s father, Billy Walker…
Continue Reading New January 6 video shows three hours of violent and chaotic assault on police
CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the…
Continue Reading Michigan shooting suspect’s parents willfully disregarded signs that their son was a threat, prosecutors say
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Prosecutors in a filing say the parents of alleged Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley are at a “greater risk of…
Continue Reading The next Powerball drawing on Christmas Day could deliver a $400 million holiday present
By Sara Smart, CNN Struggling to find a last-minute Christmas gift? A trip to your local convenience store could make you the best gift-giver ever.…
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