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Dallas man sentenced in plot targeting gay men for violent crimes using a dating app

October 13, 2021 6:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A Dallas man has been sentenced in a scheme to target gay men for violent crimes using the dating app Grindr, according to…

Assailant with bow and arrows kills 5 people in Norway

October 13, 2021 1:34 PM Associated Press

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man armed with a bow and arrows killed five people and wounded others near the…

A statue of civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune is getting a place in the US Capitol. She’s replacing a Confederate general

October 13, 2021 5:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A larger-than-life marble statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is replacing one of a Confederate general in…

Man arrested and charged in death of woman fatally shot by toddler while on Zoom work call, authorities say

October 13, 2021 5:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A Florida man has been arrested and charged after a woman was fatally shot by her toddler while she was on a Zoom conference…

Colorado postal worker is third to be shot and killed in US in the past two days

October 13, 2021 5:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Steve Almasy, CNN A US Postal Service worker in Longmont, Colorado, was shot and killed Wednesday, according to a statement from police. The…

Angler Danny Lee "Butch" Smith caught the 4.5-foot

A ‘living fossil’ alligator gar is found for the first time in a Kansas river

October 13, 2021 4:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Sherry Liang, CNN A creature known as a “living fossil” — the alligator gar — has found its way to Kansas for the first…

What will happen when Texas’ ban on Covid-19 vaccine mandates conflicts with the federal vaccine requirement

October 13, 2021 2:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new executive order bans any entity in Texas from enforcing a Covid-19 vaccine mandate — a…

Smithsonian webcam offers view of its adorable litter of just-born cheetahs

October 13, 2021 2:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN Say hello to a litter of cute, newborn cheetahs. Five cubs arrived Tuesday morning at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology…

Suspect charged after 5 killed in bow and arrow attack in Norway, police say

October 13, 2021 1:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Vasco Cotovio, James Frater and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged after five people were killed and two injured…

‘Huge problem’: Passengers are bringing a record number of guns to airports, TSA says

October 13, 2021 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN Airline passengers are bringing guns to the airport in numbers never seen before, and it is a “huge…

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he will not be vaccinated against Covid-19

October 13, 2021 12:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he decided not to get a Covid-19 vaccine, in an on-air interview with Jovem Pan radio…

Police: Drunk driver was going 152 mph on Virginia highway

October 13, 2021 12:07 PM Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a drunk driver was going 152 mph when he was pulled over in Rockbridge County over the weekend. According to…

EXPLAINER: Why the Social Security COLA is jumping next year

October 12, 2021 10:22 PM Associated Press

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising inflation has triggered a jump in Social Security’s annual cost-of-living…

New findings a ‘complete reversal’ in understanding why Earth became hospitable to life and its ‘twin’ didn’t

October 13, 2021 11:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Venus may be a sweltering wasteland today, but scientists have questioned whether the planet was always so inhospitable.…

Borrowers denied student loan relief will get a second look

October 13, 2021 11:00 AM Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Thousands of public servants who were rejected from a student loan forgiveness program will get their cases…

Bereaved relatives of Covid victims slam Boris Johnson after UK Prime Minister pictured painting on vacation

October 13, 2021 10:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Allegra Goodwin, Vasco Cotovio, Sharon Braithwaite and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Relatives of Covid-19 victims have hit out at “deeply…

Killed on Zoom: Dad held after toddler finds gun, shoots mom

October 13, 2021 8:57 AM Associated Press

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Police in central Florida have arrested the 22-year-old father of a toddler who fatally shot his mother while she…

Social Security checks getting big boost as inflation rises

October 13, 2021 6:49 AM Associated Press

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost…

China is preparing to test tens of thousands of blood bank samples from the city of Wuhan as part of a probe into the origins of Covid-19

China to test thousands of Wuhan blood samples in Covid-19 probe

October 12, 2021 4:29 PM CNN Newsource

Exclusive by Nick Paton Walsh, International Security Editor China is preparing to test tens of thousands of blood bank samples from the city of…

The world’s tallest living woman is a 24-year-old from Turkey

October 13, 2021 5:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN A 24-year-old Turkish woman who stands 215.16 centimeters (7 feet, 0.7 inches) tall has been confirmed as the world’s tallest…

5 things to know for October 13: Covid-19, debt ceiling, economy, North Korea, Petito

October 13, 2021 4:24 AM CNN

An influx of tropical moisture is prompting a level 3 out of 4 risk for flash flooding that stretches from the Texas border to Arkansas. CNN…

5 things to know for October 13: Covid-19, debt ceiling, economy, North Korea, Petito

October 13, 2021 4:24 AM CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN Synthetic chemicals found in items such as makeup, perfume and food storage containers have been linked to up to 107,000…

5 things to know for October 13: Covid-19, debt ceiling, economy, North Korea, Petito

October 13, 2021 4:24 AM CNN

CNN’s Brian Todd looks at a recent weapons display put on by Kim Jong Un that has analysts and experts…

5 things to know for October 13: Covid-19, debt ceiling, economy, North Korea, Petito

October 13, 2021 4:24 AM CNN

Dr’s Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci changed the course of history with the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine. They call it a miracle born of science and human…

It’s time to talk about money with your tweens and teens. Here’s how

October 13, 2021 1:58 AM CNN

With the US Senate set to grill Facebook, the impact of social media on children’s mental health has become a critical issue for schools. CNN’s Clare…

It’s time to talk about money with your tweens and teens. Here’s how

October 13, 2021 1:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Christine Koh, CNN Children are watching — and it’s not just behaviors like kindness and empathy that can make an impression. They…

A coroner has ruled Gabby Petito died by strangulation. But these questions are left unanswered

October 13, 2021 12:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN There is now a clearer picture of what happened to Gabby Petito after a coroner said Tuesday that she died by…

U.S. to reopen Mexico border in November for fully vaccinated

October 12, 2021 8:56 PM Associated Press

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the United States will reopen its land borders to nonessential…

With all eyes on Taiwan, tensions are building on another Chinese frontier: India

October 12, 2021 11:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN China’s increased military activity in the Taiwan Strait may have grabbed all the headlines in recent weeks, but thousands…

US will re-open Canadian and Mexican borders to fully vaccinated visitors

October 12, 2021 9:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The United States plans to ease restrictions on travel for fully vaccinated visitors from Canada and Mexico starting in…