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Twin brother of NFL player Tarik Cohen found dead at Duke Power substation

May 10, 2021 8:20 PM CNN Newsource

Authorities confirmed that a person found dead at a North Carolina Duke Power substation over the weekend was Tyrell Cohen, brother of Chicago Bears…

6 people killed at a Colorado Springs birthday party were part of the same extended family, a relative says

May 10, 2021 7:58 PM CNN Newsource

The six people killed at a birthday party in Colorado Springs were all part of the same extended family, according to a relative who left the party…

These are the states with the highest and lowest vaccination rates

May 10, 2021 7:38 PM CNN Newsource

About 58% of American adults have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine — but the rates differ depending on where you look. At the…

Miami-Dade police officer charged with sexual battery

May 10, 2021 6:57 PM CNN Newsource

A Miami-Dade police lieutenant and former high-ranking union member has been charged with sexual battery and was booked into Palm Beach County Jail…

FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 to 15

May 10, 2021 3:30 PM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to children as young as 12. The FDA said…

Houston police search for murder suspect out on bond who ran away with tiger

May 10, 2021 5:59 PM CNN Newsource

HOUSTON, Texas — A man has been charged with felony evading arrest after he escaped from police while housing a Bengal tiger in his yard.…

A Texas school district tried to address racism, a group of parents fought back

May 10, 2021 5:58 PM CNN Newsource

SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Three years ago, a video went viral of a group of teenage students chanting the n-word at a private party in Southlake. Now,…

There were at least 10 mass shootings across the US this weekend

May 10, 2021 4:53 PM CNN Newsource

A gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning. There were at…

Indigenous diaspora: Leaving home and the journey across Mexico

May 10, 2021 11:29 AM KVIA ABC-7

(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad Juárez…

Two college students had to be rescued when their boat made of plastic buckets and kiddie pools drifted out to sea

May 10, 2021 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

Two college students in California had to be rescued from the Pacific Ocean this weekend when they floated too far from the shore in a homemade boat,…

Police deliver Mother’s Day flowers after arresting delivery driver for DUI

May 10, 2021 3:51 PM CNN Newsource

Police officers responding to a collision in Fairfield, California, made sure nothing got in the way of moms in the area receiving their…

NASA spacecraft carrying history-making asteroid sample now heading toward Earth

May 10, 2021 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

After spending two-and-a-half years together, a NASA spacecraft bid farewell to its asteroid companion Monday and began the long journey back to…

Florida state attorney says no crime was committed by principal in the paddling of a 6-year-old

May 10, 2021 2:48 PM CNN Newsource

A Florida school principal did not commit a crime when she paddled a 6-year-old girl on the buttocks, as she appeared to have been asked by the…

What critical race theory is — and isn’t

May 10, 2021 1:45 PM CNN Newsource

Critical race theory. You may be hearing those three words a lot these days. Lawmakers in Tennessee and Idaho have banned its teaching from their…

Chunk of highway goes flying through truck’s windshield after lightning strikes road

May 10, 2021 12:30 PM CNN Newsource

A lightning strike sent a chunk of highway through the windshield of a truck in Florida on Monday and authorities say the truck’s occupants are…

Israel’s Netanyahu accuses Hamas of crossing ‘red line’ in rocket attacks on Jerusalem, promises tough response

May 10, 2021 11:59 AM Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Hamas militant group of crossing a “red line” with its rocket attack…

NYPD investigators think shooter in Times Square was targeting his brother, law enforcement sources say

May 10, 2021 11:42 AM CNN Newsource

New York Police Department investigators are looking for a 31-year-old man they believe to be the shooter who left three people injured in Times…

Man dead after gunman opens fire at U.S. immigration office in Florida

May 10, 2021 10:28 AM Associated Press

ORLANDO, Florida — A man was fatally shot outside a U.S. Customs and Immigration Services building in central Florida, and a suspect has been taken…

Officers fatally shoot man who rammed his SUV into a Massachusetts police station, district attorney says

May 10, 2021 10:55 AM CNN Newsource

Police shot and killed a man who repeatedly rammed his SUV through the doors of the police department in Leicester, Massachusetts, early Sunday,…

Big Texas pipeline operator hopes to restore service by week’s end

May 10, 2021 10:35 AM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas — The operator of a major U.S. pipeline hit by a cyber-attack says it hopes to have service mostly restored by the end of the week.…

There were at least 9 mass shootings across the US this weekend

May 10, 2021 10:30 AM CNN Newsource

A gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning. There were at…

NASA spacecraft carrying history-making asteroid sample will head toward Earth

May 10, 2021 10:11 AM CNN Newsource

After spending nearly two-and-a-half years together, a NASA spacecraft will bid farewell to its asteroid companion Monday and begin the long journey…

An NYPD officer sprinted through Times Square to get a 4-year-old shooting victim to safety

May 10, 2021 8:41 AM CNN

A New York police officer sprang into action when a shooting erupted in Times Square over the weekend, wounding two women and a 4-year-old girl. NYPD…

The Covid pandemic is highlighting men’s mental health and how they can seek help

May 10, 2021 7:43 AM CNN Newsource

Irish musician and mental health advocate Niall Breslin was standing alone in a coffee shop in March when he was approached by an elderly man. After…

‘We eat and drink from garbage’

May 10, 2021 6:13 AM CNN

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Khadija Khreiss has the equivalent of 35 cents in her wallet today. Tomorrow, she may have nothing. Four streets away,…

One school district wooed parents and students back with pandemic safety demos

May 10, 2021 5:49 AM CNN

Five days a week, Charlene Brown sends her 11-year-old daughter Nevaeh Bailey to a brick-and-mortar school to learn, in person, in the classroom. As…

Hundreds of Palestinians injured in Israeli police clashes as tensions soar in Jerusalem

May 10, 2021 5:37 AM CNN

Hundreds of Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police at one of Jerusalem’s holiest sites on Monday, as tensions in the city…

5 things to know for May 10: Covid, Biden, pipeline hack, gun violence, Afghanistan

May 10, 2021 4:22 AM CNN

Interest in the field of public health has risen since the pandemic started. Many hope this means our global tragedy has moved students to work…

Indian American doctors pitch in with free telehealth advice during India’s Covid-19 crisis

May 10, 2021 3:20 AM CNN Newsource

As the coronavirus crisis in India spirals out of control and its health care system crumbles, the Indian diaspora in the US is pitching in to help.…

6 killed at Colorado birthday party; suspected shooter also dead

May 10, 2021 2:39 AM CNN Newsource

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Six people were killed in a shooting early Sunday morning during a birthday party at a Colorado Springs, Colorado,…