US & World Archives

Indonesia is now the epicenter of Asia’s Covid-19 crisis. Here’s what you need to know

July 20, 2021 11:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, CNN For much of last year, it seemed like Indonesia had managed to keep its Covid-19 outbreak largely under control. Now, the island…

Passengers trapped inside submerged subway as deadly floods sweep central China

July 21, 2021 10:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan and Zixu Wang, CNN Terrified subway passengers in central China were left clinging to ceiling handles inside flooded cars…

His brother was tortured and killed by Russian mercenaries. Now this Syrian refugee wants justice

July 21, 2021 12:55 AM CNN

Russian mercenaries have been accused of grave human rights abuses that experts say could, in some cases, amount to war crimes. CNN has reported…

His brother was tortured and killed by Russian mercenaries. Now this Syrian refugee wants justice

July 21, 2021 12:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Sebastian Shukla and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN In the central Syrian desert, an oil field has become a makeshift torture chamber. An unarmed man…

This butterfly was the first to go extinct in the US because of humans

July 20, 2021 5:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN As the first North American insect to go extinct due to humans, a blue butterfly has become an icon for insect conservation…

Rockets land near Afghanistan’s presidential palace during Eid prayers

July 20, 2021 3:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Kara Fox and Nic Robertson, CNN Three rockets landed in two different areas near the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday morning,…

Ex-head of Trump inaugural committee charged with acting as a foreign agent

July 20, 2021 12:58 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK, NY — The chair of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging that he and others…

Russia unveils new ‘Checkmate’ fighter jet

July 20, 2021 5:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova and Zahra Ullah, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin got a sneak peek of a new fifth-generation lightweight single-engine fighter…

4 U.S. drug companies on verge of $26B opiod cases settlement

July 20, 2021 6:29 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK, NY — The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion…

How to save the planet: Five simple things you can do

July 20, 2021 6:00 AM CNN

You might think that one person can’t make a difference but these five simple actions can reduce your carbon footprint and make a big…

ISIS claims responsibility for Iraq suicide attack that left dozens dead

July 20, 2021 7:59 AM CNN

At least 27 people were killed and 32 others wounded when an explosion ripped through a busy market in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, health and…

Scientists are worried by how fast the climate crisis has amplified extreme weather

July 20, 2021 2:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Angela Dewan, CNN Until recently, climate change had been talked about as a future threat. Its frontlines were portrayed as remote places like the…

ISIS claims responsibility for Iraq suicide attack that left dozens dead

July 20, 2021 7:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Aqeel Najm, CNN ISIS have claimed responsibility for an suicide attack that ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital…

Europe floods: Scale of destruction revealed as water subsides

July 20, 2021 1:02 AM CNN

CNN’s Sam Kiley takes a walk in Schuld, Germany, where the scale of destruction from the deadly flash flooding is revealed after the floodwater has…

Singapore police arrest teen for suspected murder of 13-year-old boy

July 20, 2021 1:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Sood, CNN A 16-year-old boy was due to be charged with murder by Singapore police on Tuesday after a 13-year-old boy was found dead with…

A rural teacher-turned-political novice has been declared Peru’s president-elect, defeating daughter of former president

July 19, 2021 6:36 PM Associated Press

LIMA, Peru (AP) – A rural teacher-turned-political novice has became the winner of Peru’s presidential election after the country’s longest…

Dow closes down 700+ points on virus fears; worst day of year

July 19, 2021 10:15 AM ABC News

NEW YORK, New York — The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged to close down more than 700 points Monday, as renewed fears over the delta coronavirus…

Ingenuity helicopter spies intriguing features on Mars during record-breaking flight

July 19, 2021 1:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN During a recent daring Martian flight by the Ingenuity helicopter July 5, the chopper acted like an aerial scout for the…

Former Maryland police chief Tom Manger selected to head Capitol Police in aftermath of Jan. 6 insurrection

July 19, 2021 1:26 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) – A police official who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol…

Canada will finally open its borders, first to Americans, beginning August 9

July 19, 2021 11:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Paula Newton, CNN The long wait will soon be over for foreigners who have been banned from entering Canada for nearly 16 months. Beginning August…

Fully vaccinated can cross Canadian border starting Aug. 9; no word yet on Mexico

July 19, 2021 11:45 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

TORONTO, Canada — Canada will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7.…

Iraqi security officials say roadside bombing in Baghdad suburb kills 8, wounds at least 13

July 19, 2021 10:32 AM Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — Two Iraqi security officials say a roadside bomb attack targeted a Baghdad suburb, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens of…

1st U.S. Capitol rioter convicted of felony gets 8 months in prison

July 19, 2021 10:21 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag has received an eight-month prison term, the…

Attorney General Garland bars prosecutors from seizing media records in leak probes with limited exceptions

July 19, 2021 9:29 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak…

Haiti official says acting prime minister to step down in wake of president’s assassination

July 19, 2021 8:18 AM Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s elections minister says that interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph will step down in the wake of the July 7…

Kurt Westergaard, cartoonist whose depiction of Mohammed sparked outrage, dead at 86

July 19, 2021 7:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy and James Frater, CNN Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose depiction of the prophet Mohammed wearing a turban made out of a bomb…

The Hubble Space Telescope is functioning again after more than month offline

July 19, 2021 7:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN The Hubble Space Telescope is functioning again after more than a month offline as a result of a problem with the payload computer…

Deadly floods inundated parts of Europe, but the Netherlands avoided fatalities. Here’s why

July 19, 2021 5:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová and Mick Krever, CNN As communities devastated by the catastrophic flooding in parts of western Europe start picking up the…

Picturesque German town now choked with mud and debris

July 19, 2021 9:11 AM CNN

The streets of Altenahr, Germany, or what remains of them, are buried under mud, with cars wedged between collapsed buildings and piles of debris.…

Biden administration transfers 1st detainee from Guantanamo Bay facility to home country in break with Trump policy

July 19, 2021 5:04 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has transferred a detainee out of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility for the first time, a step…