US & World Archives

Pope Francis cracks down on old Latin Mass, reverses decision of Pope Benedict XVI in a challenge to traditionalists

July 16, 2021 4:33 AM Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has cracked down on the celebration of the old Latin Mass by reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions.…

Record rainfall leaves over 120 dead in western Europe, devastating parts of Germany

July 16, 2021 10:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer, Sharon Braithwaite, Joseph Ataman and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Catastrophic flooding in western Europe…

Chinese people ordered to think like Xi as Communist Party aims to tighten control

July 16, 2021 12:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN Days after entering its second century, the Chinese Communist Party has set out its priority for the new era — tightening…

US Air Force to send dozens of F-22 fighter jets to the Pacific amid tensions with China

July 25, 2021 8:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this…

Canada-U.S. border may reopen in mid-August for non-essential travel, but only to those vaccinated

July 15, 2021 7:54 PM Associated Press

TORONTO, Canada — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that Canada could start allowing fully vaccinated Americans into Canada as of…

Unvaccinated people in parts of China to be denied access to hospitals, parks and schools

July 16, 2021 1:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Westcott and CNN staff Unvaccinated residents in parts of China will be banned from accessing public services including hospitals, schools and…

Cuomo to be interviewed by New York attorney general’s office in sex harassment case

July 15, 2021 4:19 PM Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to be interviewed by investigators with the state attorney general’s office who are looking…

Search for Florida condo collapse victims nears end; 97 dead

July 15, 2021 4:14 PM Associated Press

SURFSIDE, Florida — The recovery efforts for a South Florida condo building that collapsed last month might be coming to an end soon. Miami-Dade…

WHO warns of ‘strong likelihood’ of new, more dangerous Covid-19 variants

July 15, 2021 3:51 PM ABC News

GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization warned Thursday that the surging Covid-19 pandemic in many parts of the world…

Los Angeles County to require masks indoors even when vaccinated as Covid-19 cases spike

July 15, 2021 3:42 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, California — Los Angeles County’s public health officer says a rapid and sustained increase in Covid-19 cases in the nation’s…

Biden says US bolstering embassy security in Haiti, but sending troops to stabilize country ‘not on the agenda’

July 15, 2021 3:37 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week’s assassination of that…

Gunman found criminally responsible for killing 5 at Maryland newspaper

July 15, 2021 2:26 PM Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — A jury has found a gunman criminally responsible for killing five people at a Maryland newspaper. The jury of eight men and…

California Legislature approves $35 million plan for nation’s 1st state-funded guaranteed income program

July 15, 2021 12:25 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Legislature has approved the nation’s first state-funded guaranteed income program. The $35…

Surgeon general warns Covid misinformation is ‘serious public threat’

July 15, 2021 12:02 PM ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a new advisory that health misinformation is “a serious threat to public health,”…

Child tax credit payments now going out to parents: Here’s how it works

July 15, 2021 11:24 AM Associated Press, ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is starting to deposit child tax credit money into the bank accounts of more than 35 million families.…

Neutrogena, Aveeno sunscreens recalled due to cancer risk

July 15, 2021 10:07 AM CNN

Johnson & Johnson is issuing a voluntary recall for five Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreen lines in the United States after it said it discovered low…

NASA begins high-stakes repair to Hubble Space Telescope

July 15, 2021 9:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN NASA engineers are trying to work their magic on the Hubble Space Telescope, which stopped working on June 13 as a result of a…

Delta variant surges in Middle East and North Africa as region braces for ‘catastrophic consequences’

July 15, 2021 9:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Mostafa Salem, CNN The Middle East and North Africa is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases aggravated by the Delta variant of the virus —…

Lebanon’s Hariri steps down as prime minister-designate pushing crisis-ridden country further into uncertainty

July 15, 2021 11:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi, Ghazi Balkiz and Ben Wedeman, CNN Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has stepped down nearly nine months after…

Deadly flooding hits Germany

July 15, 2021 9:36 AM CNN

Heavy rains have caused deadly flash floods across Germany and the Benelux region. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the…

Cocaine disguised as charcoal worth up to $41 million seized by police

July 15, 2021 5:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN Cocaine disguised as charcoal with a potential street value of up to 35 million euros ($41.4 million) has been seized in a joint…

Germany mounts huge rescue effort after floods leave dozens dead and many more missing

July 16, 2021 1:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN A large-scale rescue effort was underway in Germany Friday after the…

Indonesia overtakes India as Asia’s new Covid-19 epicenter

July 16, 2021 12:35 AM CNN

CNN’s Will Ripley shows the Covid-19 tests, lines and paperwork he has to complete in order to travel to Japan for the Tokyo…

Indonesia overtakes India as Asia’s new Covid-19 epicenter

July 16, 2021 12:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Masrur Jamaluddin and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Indonesia reported 54,517 new cases of Covid-19, authorities said Wednesday, a single-day national…

New book claims top generals feared Trump coup attempt

July 14, 2021 7:04 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The top U.S. military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald…

US-Mexico border arrests in June are the highest in at least a decade

July 14, 2021 3:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN US border authorities in June arrested or turned away the highest monthly number of migrants at the US-Mexico border in at least…