US & World Archives

G7 finance ministers reach deal on global tax reform aimed at getting tech giants to pay fair share

June 5, 2021 5:30 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — The Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to support a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15% to deter multinational…

A federal judge, who compares an AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife, overturns California’s ban on assault weapons

June 5, 2021 5:06 AM CNN Newsource

In a ruling that compared the AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife, a federal judge overturned California’s longtime ban on assault weapons on Friday,…

Is the handshake back? How we’re greeting each other as the world reopens

June 5, 2021 4:05 AM CNN Newsource

This summer is bringing back a lot of what we used to call “normal,” including greeting long-lost friends and maskless strangers. For…

Whether it’s rainbow capitalism or bad design, LGBTQ people are calling out disingenuous Pride merchandise

June 5, 2021 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

Every year, on the first breath of summer, Pride collections emerge like a horde of brightly-colored locusts. They blanket every storefront and…

Belmont Stakes 2021: Horses, time, channel and what to know

June 5, 2021 12:00 AM CNN Newsource

The 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes, the third and final leg of the Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing, takes place on Saturday. Belmont Park in…

Right whales are smaller than they used to be, in part due to commercial fishing and changing oceans, study says

June 4, 2021 11:01 PM CNN Newsource

Scientists have found that, even though right whales are protected from direct catch, they are significantly shorter compared to 40 years ago due in…

Two of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. are back at work and the third intends to resign

June 4, 2021 10:12 PM CNN Newsource

Two of the three deputies disciplined in the shooting of Andrew Brown, Jr. have returned to work and the third intends to resign, the Pasquotank…

U.S. judge overturns California’s 3-decade-old ban on assault weapons

June 4, 2021 9:18 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, California — A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the…

Almost 50 years later, Illinois police make an arrest in the death of a teen found stabbed multiple times

June 4, 2021 9:06 PM CNN Newsource

Almost five decades later, police have arrested and charged a man in the death of an Illinois teen whose body was found in a field stabbed multiple…

Atlanta police say they found more than 170 pounds of marijuana in suitcases from an arriving flight

June 4, 2021 7:50 PM CNN Newsource

Four people were arrested and seven suitcases with more than 170 pounds of marijuana was seized after it arrived in Atlanta on a flight from Seattle…

An American Legion post is suspended after a microphone was cut during a speech that touched on Black people’s role in Memorial Day

June 4, 2021 7:20 PM CNN Newsource

The American Legion Department of Ohio has suspended the charter of a post in the city of Hudson after a Memorial Day incident in which the keynote…

Cincinnati school district to settle lawsuit filed by parents of bullied boy who hanged himself

June 4, 2021 7:17 PM CNN Newsource

Cincinnati Public Schools is on the verge of settling a wrongful death lawsuit with the parents of Gabriel Taye, attorneys for both parties said in a…

Evidence shows suspect fatally shot by law enforcement in Minneapolis fired gun, investigators say

June 4, 2021 5:35 PM CNN Newsource

The agency investigating the fatal shooting of a suspect during an arrest attempt in Minneapolis Thursday says evidence shows “the man fired…

Biden administration quietly deploys facial recognition to process asylum seekers

June 4, 2021 5:32 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Facing a backup of tens of thousands of migrants stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Biden administration is betting on a…

Walmart to close all stores for Thanksgiving Day

June 4, 2021 4:58 PM CNN

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — You won’t be able to go shopping at Walmart on Thanksgiving. Walmart announced it will close all U.S. stores on Thanksgiving…

America is on a gun-buying spree. Here’s what is driving the surge

June 4, 2021 4:59 PM CNN

Robin Armstrong said she’s had a phobia of guns since her brother was fatally shot, but that hasn’t stopped her from buying a Springfield…

Seven high school football coaches lose jobs over allegations they made a Hebrew Israelite player eat a pizza that had contained pork

June 4, 2021 4:48 PM CNN Newsource

Seven of eight Ohio high school football coaches who allegedly forced a Hebrew Israelite player to eat a pizza that previously had pork on it,…

A ‘person of interest’ has been named in the 2000 death of a Massachusetts teenager

June 4, 2021 4:42 PM CNN Newsource

A man who was previously convicted of sexual assault and kidnapping, and who died in 2016, has been named as a “person of interest” in…

Houston woman allegedly kept missing child’s body in a plastic storage tote

June 4, 2021 4:18 PM CNN Newsource

HOUSTON, Texas — A Houston woman who was charged with tampering with physical evidence in the case of a missing 6-year-old boy kept his body in…

Five additional coffins found at 1921 Tulsa massacre search site

June 4, 2021 4:13 PM CNN Newsource

Crews searching an excavation site at Oaklawn Cemetery for the remains of those killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre found five coffins on Thursday…

Utah governor asks residents to pray for rain to help combat a record drought

June 4, 2021 1:00 PM CNN Newsource

The governor of Utah is calling on a higher power to help combat the extreme dry weather afflicting the state. On Thursday, Gov. Spencer Cox issued a…

NASA mission to get up close with Jupiter moon — the largest in the solar system

June 4, 2021 12:34 PM CNN Newsource

The largest moon in our solar system is preparing for its first close-up in more than 20 years on Monday. NASA’s Juno mission has been…

A veteran’s microphone was cut during part of a Memorial Day speech that touched on Black people’s role in the holiday

June 4, 2021 11:24 AM CNN Newsource

The American Legion of Ohio said Thursday it is investigating a Memorial Day incident in which a keynote speaker’s microphone was turned off…

Her father was killed in the California fire station shooting. Firefighters came to her graduation

June 4, 2021 11:18 AM CNN Newsource

Joslyn Carlon wore her dad’s firefighting jacket over her graduation gown when she walked across the stage to accept her high school diploma on…

Facebook says Trump to remain banned for at least 2 years

June 4, 2021 10:44 AM Associated Press, CNN

OAKLAND, California — Facebook says it will suspend former President Donald Trump’s accounts for two years following its finding that he…

Minneapolis buildings vandalized, police say, after authorities shoot and kill suspect

June 4, 2021 10:40 AM CNN Newsource

Some buildings in Minneapolis were vandalized and looted late Thursday and early Friday, police said, amid protests over authorities’ fatal…

Why the toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston is going on public display in England

June 4, 2021 10:06 AM CNN Newsource

A statue of colonial slave trader Edward Colston has gone on public display in Bristol, England, almost a year after it was toppled during Black…

Operation Enduring Freedom Fast Facts

June 4, 2021 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at Operation Enduring Freedom, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets. The United…

Hate crimes, shooting incidents in New York City have surged since last year, NYPD data show

June 4, 2021 9:38 AM CNN Newsource

Hate crimes against Asian people in New York City have increased by 335% this year when compared to the same period last year, according to the…

The world’s ‘biggest and deepest’ swimming pool is to be built in the UK. It will descend 164 feet

June 4, 2021 8:44 AM CNN Newsource

A UK company is to build what it says is the world’s biggest and deepest pool, in a new project backed by British astronaut Tim Peake. The…