June 20 is World Refugee Day. Here are ways you can show support
Each year on June 20, World Refugee Day spotlights the bravery and strength of people forced to flee their home countries to escape war or…
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U.S.-Canada border restrictions extended, no word yet on Mexico
WASHINGTON, DC — Canada and the U.S. have extended their Covid-19 restrictions on non-essential border travel until July 21, according to the…
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What’s open and closed on Friday now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday
RELATED STORY: Some El Paso city, county facilities closed Friday for Juneteenth Most federal government employees across the country have Friday off…
Continue Reading China’s about to administer its billionth coronavirus shot. Yes, you read that right
Editor’s note: CNN is launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about…
Continue Reading Danish soccer federation says Christian Eriksen has been discharged from the hospital
COPENHAGEN (AP) — The Danish soccer federation says Christian Eriksen has been discharged from the hospital. Eriksen has been in the hospital in…
Continue Reading 2-year-old killed, three others injured in two shootings on Detroit freeways
A 2-year-old was killed and three others — including a 9-year-old — were wounded in two separate shootings on freeways in Detroit…
Continue Reading UN General Assembly elects Antonio Guterres as secretary-general of the United Nations for a second term
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has elected Antonio Guterres to a second term as secretary-general, giving him another five years…
Continue Reading Conflicts involving an R. Kelly lawyer arise ahead of his trial
As R. Kelly shuffles his legal team two months ahead of trial, a federal judge is weighing potential conflicts involving one of his remaining…
Continue Reading EU envoy says Ethiopia’s leaders told him that ‘they are going to wipe out the Tigrayans,’ but Ethiopia denies it
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A European Union envoy says Ethiopia’s leaders told him in closed-door talks earlier this year that “they are going to…
Continue Reading Colorado realtor puts ‘house from hell’ on the market
A Colorado Springs, Colorado, house was so badly trashed by a former tenant that its real estate agent describes it as a “house of horrors.” CNN…
Continue Reading Timelapse: 10-story building goes up in nearly one day
Using a pre-fab, modular design, BROAD Group was able to construct a 10-story apartment building in 28 hours and 45 minutes in Changsha,…
Continue Reading Must-watch videos of the week
Joe Jonas crashes a SoulCycle class, Cristiano Ronaldo snubs Coca-Cola and Stephen Colbert welcomes back a live audience. These are the must-watch…
Continue Reading Vaccine-maker AstraZeneca claims victory in court tussle with EU over slow deliveries
BRUSSELS (AP) — AstraZeneca and the European Union have both claimed victory in a court tussle over allegations that the coronavirus vaccine-maker…
Continue Reading Daredevil Alex Harvill dies while practicing for a world record motorcycle jump
Daredevil Alex Harvill died Thursday while practicing for a world record motorcycle ramp jump, officials in Washington state said. He was 28 years…
Continue Reading The man who allegedly fatally shot a 6-year-old in road rage incident brandished a gun days later, prosecutors say
The man accused of fatally shooting a child in a Southern California road rage incident last month has confessed and brandished his gun at another…
Continue Reading The man who allegedly fatally shot a 6-year-old in road range incident brandished a gun days later, prosecutors say
The man accused of fatally shooting a child in a Southern California road rage incident last month has confessed and brandished his gun at another…
Continue Reading Israel says it will transfer some 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses to the Palestinian Authority
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it will transfer around 1 million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority in…
Continue Reading Olympic hopes appear to dim for US runner Shelby Houlihan who blames pork in burrito for a 4-year doping ban
US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track and field for four years following a…
Continue Reading Two college students pulled from car by police during last summer’s protests in Atlanta file lawsuit
Two college students who were forcibly removed from their car and tased by police during a civil rights protest in Atlanta last summer filed a…
Continue Reading Olympic hopes appear to dim for U.S. runner Shelby Houlihan who blames pork burrito for a 4-year doping ban
US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track and field for four years following a…
Continue Reading A Georgia town is celebrating Juneteenth for the first time in the shadow America’s largest Confederate monument
After decades standing in the shadows of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, a predominantly Black town in Georgia is trying to break…
Continue Reading St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters last summer plead guilty to misdemeanor charges
The St. Louis couple who made headlines last year for pointing their guns at people protesting near their home pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges,…
Continue Reading Texas woman known as ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ celebrates federal holiday
FORT WORTH, Texas — Before Juneteenth became an official federal holiday, 94-year-old Opal Lee was on a mission. “I’m not just…
Continue Reading The amount of heat the Earth traps has doubled in just 15 years, study shows
The planet is trapping roughly double the amount of heat in the atmosphere than it did nearly 15 years ago, according to an alarming new analysis…
Continue Reading At least one person is dead and a dozen hurt after 8 shootings in West Valley area of metro Phoenix
Four people were shot — one fatally — as a gunman went on a shooting spree in the northwest suburbs of Phoenix on Thursday, police said.…
Continue Reading They work abroad to feed their families. Now they can’t send the money home
Su Thandar Win shows a photo of her 7-year-old son on her phone and a proud smile instinctively spreads across her face. But it soon fades when she…
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Iran’s supreme leader casts ceremonial 1st vote in presidential election tipped in favor of his hard-line protege
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians are voting in a presidential election dominated by a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after…
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1 dead, 12 hurt in Arizona shooting spree; gunman in custody
PHOENIX, Arizona — Four people were shot — one fatally — as a gunman went on a shooting spree in the northwest suburbs of Phoenix…
Continue Reading Elephant migration may reveal serious problem for China
A herd of 15 wild Asian elephants has been wandering across Yunnan province in southern China since March last year. They have trekked more than 300…
Continue Reading ‘Murder hornet’ found near Seattle is the first US sighting in 2021
The first reported Asian giant hornet of 2021 in the United States was found dead near Seattle by a Washington state resident in early June. The dead…
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