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Sen. Ted Cruz writing book on U.S. Supreme Court cases

May 11, 2020 7:14 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is working on a book, to be published in October, about the U.S. Supreme Court. Regnery Publishing…

Business groups and labor unions demand more clarity after UK eases lockdown rules

May 11, 2020 9:32 AM CNN

Groups representing UK business and workers have blasted the government’s plans to ease coronavirus lockdown rules, complaining that crucial…

Earliest evidence for modern humans, and their handmade pendants, found in Bulgarian cave

May 11, 2020 9:08 AM CNN

Teeth, bones, ornaments and stone tools from the Bacho Kiro cave in current-day Bulgaria have revealed that the first modern humans were settled in…

One workplace where social distancing is impossible? The West Wing

May 11, 2020 8:55 AM CNN

If there is one workplace in the world where social distancing is impossible, it’s the West Wing of the White House. Walk through the front…

Predicted Covid-19 US death toll keeps rising with states reopening and more people moving around

May 11, 2020 8:21 AM CNN

A leading model has increased its US coronavirus death toll projection again as governors continue lifting measures toward a reopening. The model…

Renewed outbreaks in South Korea, Germany and China show continued risk as more countries seek to reopen

May 11, 2020 8:07 AM CNN

“It’s not over until it’s over.” That was South Korean President Moon Jae-in, speaking Sunday after a new cluster of…

Georgia attorney general requests DOJ investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case

May 11, 2020 8:04 AM CNN

Georgia’s attorney general has requested that the US Department of Justice conduct an investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery…

Georgia attorney general requests DOJ investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case

May 11, 2020 8:04 AM CNN

Georgia’s attorney general has requested that the US Department of Justice conduct an investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery…

Ice cream shop closes one day after reopening because customers didn’t follow social distancing rules

May 11, 2020 7:03 AM CNN

Nearly all states partially reopened last week and businesses across the country are preparing to welcome customers back. But because of the…

A 15-year-old is dropping off puzzles and handwritten notes at nursing homes to cheer up residents

May 11, 2020 6:53 AM CNN

Hita Gupta was heartbroken upon learning her regular visits to nursing homes were put on hold because of coronavirus. “They told me that I…

A tale of two Bristols: How two states’ reopening plans have one town caught in the middle

May 11, 2020 5:46 AM CNN

In the town of Bristol that straddles the Virginia-Tennessee line, Joe Deel can see people dining in restaurants 50 yards away in Tennessee. But he…

Business groups and labor unions demand clarity after UK eases lockdown rules

May 11, 2020 4:54 AM CNN

Groups representing UK business and workers have blasted the government’s plans to ease coronavirus lockdown rules, complaining that crucial…

5 things to know for May 11: Reopening, White House, S. Dakota, election, Arbery case

May 11, 2020 4:28 AM CNN

Are you reading more during coronavirus isolation? If so, why not tackle one of these epic classics? Now you can finally say “Yeah, I read…

5 things to know for May 11: Reopening, White House, S. Dakota, election, Arbery case

May 11, 2020 4:28 AM CNN

Are you reading more during coronavirus isolation? If so, why not tackle one of these epic classics? Now you can finally say “Yeah, I read…

China hits back at so-called coronavirus ‘lies’ by US politicians as war of words escalates

May 11, 2020 4:10 AM CNN

China has struck back at what it calls “24 lies” by US politicians in the most sweeping and detailed rebuke yet of accusations over its…

Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world

May 11, 2020 2:38 AM CNN

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Boris Johnson calls on UK to go back to work in plan to ease lockdown

May 11, 2020 2:35 AM CNN

Boris Johnson called on people across the UK on Sunday to return to work if they cannot do so from home, as the Prime Minister laid out his vision…

Doctors Without Borders dispatched to New Mexico to help the Navajo Nation

May 11, 2020 2:12 AM CNN

At least two teams from Doctors Without Borders are working with Native American communities in New Mexico to help curb the spread of coronavirus,…

Coronavirus deaths near 80,000 in the US amid states reopening

May 11, 2020 1:41 AM CNN

A leading model has upped its US coronavirus death toll projection again as governors continue lifting measures toward a reopening. The model from…

US nears 80,000 coronavirus deaths amid states reopening

May 11, 2020 1:04 AM CNN

A leading model has upped its US coronavirus death toll projection again as governors continue lifting measures toward a reopening. The model from…

5 people were injured during Texas shooting at a park with 600 people

May 11, 2020 12:48 AM CNN

An estimated 600 people were at a Texas park Sunday when fireworks went off and gunshots rang out. Fort Worth Police responded to Village Creek Park…

New Mexico woman, 105, who beat 1918 flu, has coronavirus

May 10, 2020 10:28 PM Associated Press

GALLUP, New Mexico — A 105-year-old New Mexico woman who beat back the 1918 flu that killed millions, including her mother and infant sister, is…

Why state reopenings have sent projected coronavirus death rates back up

May 10, 2020 10:00 PM CNN

Several top Trump administration officials are continuing to predict Depression-era unemployment numbers for the month of May. On Friday, the Bureau…

A family serenaded their grandma at a Michigan senior living facility for Mother’s Day, and other grannies joined in

May 10, 2020 6:42 PM CNN

It was meant to be a Mother’s Day surprise for one when 26-year-old Rebecca Roy and her family sang “You Are My Sunshine” outside…

Video appears to show Ahmaud Arbery at construction site before shooting, family lawyer says

May 10, 2020 6:16 PM CNN

Surveillance video from a construction site appears to show Ahmaud Arbery shortly before he was shot and killed while running in a south Georgia…

Start your Monday smart: Graduations, Congress, reopen, police, Disney, baseball, UFC

May 10, 2020 4:18 PM CNN

Even as experts advise we stay 6 feet apart, 1,000 people from 18 countries found a way to safely join forces to create this lovely rendition of a…

Justice delayed is justice denied. Was Ahmaud Arbery killed for ‘jogging while black’?

May 10, 2020 4:01 PM CNN

When Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African American man, went out for a jog in Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23 he could not have known that doing…

A mama bear was caught on camera rescuing her cubs in South Lake Tahoe

May 10, 2020 3:59 PM CNN

As moms are being celebrated this Mother’s Day, there’s one mama bear that deserves a special shoutout. Firefighters with…

A mama bear was caught on camera rescuing her cubs in South Lake Tahoe

May 10, 2020 3:59 PM CNN

As moms are being celebrated this Mother’s Day, there’s one mama bear that deserves a special shoutout. Firefighters with…

A hiker trapped in a whirlpool was rescued by an off-duty officer using a cord from his backpack

May 10, 2020 3:49 PM CNN

A quick-thinking off-duty officer helped save a 24-year-old hiker who was trapped in a whirlpool on Saturday. The hiker apparently misjudged the…