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South Korea sends anti-piracy unit to Persian Gulf after Iran seizes tanker

January 5, 2021 3:18 AM CNN

Seoul has dispatched an acclaimed anti-piracy unit to the Strait of Hormuz after a South Korean-flagged tanker was seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf…

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines

January 5, 2021 12:25 AM CNN

THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: — UK takes big step on the vaccine front, starts giving out first coronavirus vaccine shots from Oxford-AstraZeneca…

A sword taken from a Revolutionary War statue as a prank 40 years ago is finally returned

January 4, 2021 7:11 PM CNN

A sword taken from a historical monument in Westfield, Massachusetts has been returned by the man who took it as part of a college prank about 40…

Trump-appointed US attorney resigns in Georgia, 2 days after president criticizes him in call with state elections chief

January 4, 2021 4:07 PM Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta has left his position. Byung J. “BJay” Pak’s resignation Monday came a day after an…

UK Prime Minister imposes harsh lockdown as new Covid-19 variant spreads

January 4, 2021 3:42 PM CNN

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown in England on Monday as a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 fuels a surge in infections and…

Charging decision in Jacob Blake shooting expected in first two weeks of January

January 4, 2021 3:33 PM CNN

A decision on whether to charge the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot Jacob Blake is expected to come in the next two weeks, and city…

New York’s governor wants to make it a crime to sell or administer Covid-19 vaccines to people trying to skip the line

January 4, 2021 3:24 PM CNN

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make it a crime to sell or administer the Covid-19 vaccine to anyone trying to skip ahead in the line. The…

Saudi Arabia and Qatar agree to reopen airspace and maritime borders

January 4, 2021 2:34 PM CNN

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to reopen their airspace and maritime borders starting Monday, after a years long freeze on relations, Kuwaiti…

Georgia’s top election officials reject Trump call to ‘find’ more votes

January 4, 2021 1:59 PM Associated Press, ABC News

ATLANTA Georgia — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s…

Dow closes down nearly 400 points on first trading day of 2021

January 4, 2021 10:04 AM CNN

NEW YORK, NY — It was a rocky first trading day of the year for Wall Street as stocks fell sharply, with the Dow dropping more than 600 points…

Father arrested in northern Mexico for beating 3 sons to death to cause his wife ‘great pain’

January 4, 2021 1:35 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A man has been arrested in northern Mexico for allegedly beating to death his three sons in order to get back at the…

A drunk taxi passenger refused to wear a face mask — so his driver took him to the police station

January 4, 2021 1:10 PM CNN

A man in British Columbia, Canada, is starting the new year with hundreds of dollars in fines after police officials said he touched his taxi…

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson orders new national lockdown as Britain faces ‘critical moment’ in pandemic

January 4, 2021 1:02 PM Associated Press

LONDON, England — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a…

From new IDs to automatic college savings accounts, these new laws take effect in 2021

January 4, 2021 12:42 PM CNN

As years change, so too do the rules we live by. 2020 saw massive protests over police brutality, economic insecurity brought on by the coronavirus…

Kuwait says Saudi Arabia to lift embargo on Qatar, opening its air and land borders in first steps to end Gulf crisis

January 4, 2021 11:34 AM Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s foreign ministry has announced that Saudi Arabia will lift a years-long embargo on Qatar, opening its…

These stunning NASA satellite images capture 2020’s extreme climate events

January 4, 2021 11:14 AM CNN

As we move into the new year, it’s easy to see that things changed for a lot of people in 2020. Alongside a deadly pandemic, 2020 also…

2020 was meant to be the year of climate action. Instead, it crowned a wasted decade

January 4, 2021 9:41 AM CNN

2020 was supposed to be the watershed moment for action on climate change, the year the world woke up to the challenge and started taking it…

The last call of 2020 for this Florida fire department was literally a dumpster fire

January 4, 2021 9:40 AM CNN

After an overall unfavorable year filled with uncertainty, one Florida fire department ended 2020 by responding to an ironic last call: a dumpster…

Nashville bomber mailed materials with his viewpoints to acquaintances, FBI says

January 4, 2021 8:57 AM CNN

The man who detonated a vehicle bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning sent “materials which espoused his viewpoints” to several…

Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot vote for merger creating world’s 4th-largest car maker

January 4, 2021 7:21 AM Associated Press

MILAN (AP) — Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot have voted to merge the U.S.-Italian and French carmakers to create world’s…

A Texas church shooting leaves a pastor dead and 2 others injured

January 4, 2021 6:50 AM CNN

A man charged with killing the pastor of a Texas church Sunday had been hiding from police in the church bathroom after a high-speed chase the night…

Iranian news agencies say authorities arrest crew of seized South Korean-flagged tanker

January 4, 2021 6:12 AM Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil…

Iranian state television says Tehran seized South Korean-flagged tanker over alleged ‘oil pollution’

January 4, 2021 4:49 AM Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil…

She lost her dad and uncle to coronavirus; Trump’s claim that the virus is exaggerated is an insult, she says

January 4, 2021 4:43 AM CNN

Most New Year’s Days, Rosa Cerna would be celebrating the birthdays of her dad and uncle — brothers born exactly one year apart. This…

British judge refuses U.S. extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for espionage

January 4, 2021 3:59 AM Associated Press

LONDON, England — A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage…

South Korean-flagged tanker bound for UAE goes into Iranian territorial waters, it’s seized

January 4, 2021 3:48 AM Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil…

Tehran has started enriching uranium up to 20% at underground facility amid tensions with U.S

January 4, 2021 3:26 AM Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil…

Britain inoculates 1st patient in the world with the Oxford-AstraZeneca virus vaccine

January 4, 2021 1:05 AM Associated Press

LONDON, ENGLAND — The U.K. has became the first country in the world to start using the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and…

January 3 coronavirus news

January 3, 2021 9:56 PM CNN

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Malaysian coroner rules out involvement of others in death of French-Irish teen whose body was found near jungle resort

January 3, 2021 9:14 PM Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian coroner has ruled the death of a French-Irish teenager whose body was found near a Malaysian jungle…