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Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ dies of Covid-19 complications at 82

December 30, 2020 3:59 PM CNN

Dawn Wells, who played the lovable castaway Mary Ann Summers on “Gilligan’s Island,” died in Los Angeles on Wednesday from Covid-19…

911 calls reveal panic and confusion before and after the Nashville bombing

December 30, 2020 3:32 PM CNN

Just after the Christmas morning bombing in downtown Nashville, a terrified woman told a 911 dispatcher she thought the roof of the building where…

Arizona Safeway Shootings Fast Facts

December 30, 2020 3:22 PM CNN

Here’s a look at the January 8, 2011 shootings in Tucson, Arizona. Six people were killed and 13 were wounded including Congresswoman Gabrielle…

Here’s what we know about the new coronavirus variant found in US

December 30, 2020 2:36 PM CNN

The United States’ first known case of the new coronavirus variant was discovered in Colorado on Tuesday, according to state health officials.…

Census Bureau will miss year-end deadline for numbers used for divvying up congressional seats

December 30, 2020 2:05 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional…

Here’s what we know about the new coronavirus variant found in Colorado

December 30, 2020 1:38 PM CNN

The United States’ first known case of the new coronavirus variant was discovered in Colorado on Tuesday, according to state health officials.…

At least 22 killed in attack on Yemen’s Aden airport after new government arrives

December 30, 2020 1:30 PM CNN

Several explosions hit Yemen’s Aden airport as the newly formed power-sharing government arrived from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The blasts…

A Black jazz musician’s son was falsely accused of stealing an iPhone; the woman accusing him is speaking out

December 30, 2020 11:33 AM CNN

Prosecutors in New York City are investigating an incident in which a jazz musician said his 14-year-old son was attacked by a woman who falsely…

Joe Clark, the baseball bat-wielding principal who inspired the movie ‘Lean on Me,’ dies at age 82

December 30, 2020 11:15 AM CNN

Joe Louis Clark, the hard-charging high school principal who inspired the movie “Lean on Me,” has died at the age of 82, his family said…

UK regulator approves Oxford/AstraZeneca virus vaccine

December 30, 2020 9:24 AM CNN

LONDON, England — UK regulators have approved the use of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, which is cheaper and easier to…

British lawmakers back post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal on eve of deadline

December 30, 2020 8:58 AM CNN

British lawmakers voted to back the United Kingdom’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday, on the eve of the December 31…

A Black jazz musician’s son was falsely accused of stealing an iPhone; the woman accusing him is speaking out

December 30, 2020 8:52 AM CNN

Prosecutors in New York City are investigating an incident in which a jazz musician said his 14-year-old son was attacked by a woman who falsely…

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Fast Facts

December 30, 2020 8:12 AM CNN

Here’s a look at Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday that falls on the third Monday in January. Facts:January 18, 2021 – Martin…

A Black jazz musician’s 14-year-old son was falsely accused of stealing an iPhone. Prosecutors are investigating

December 30, 2020 7:47 AM CNN

Prosecutors in New York City are investigating an incident in which a jazz musician said his 14-year-old son was attacked by a woman who falsely…

2020 was the year of scary bugs, and 2021 will be even worse

December 30, 2020 7:14 AM CNN

In biblical terms of awfulness, 2020 ticked every box: There was war. There was famine. Above all, there was pestilence. And there were scary bugs.…

Here’s what we know about the new Covid-19 variant found in Colorado

December 30, 2020 6:53 AM CNN

The United States’ first known case of the new Covid-19 variant was discovered in Colorado Tuesday, according to state health officials. The…

5 things to know for December 30: Covid, stimulus, transition, Argentina, Nashville

December 30, 2020 4:23 AM CNN

You may be sending off 2020 with a shiver. Two nasty winter storms are bringing ice, snow and cold temps from Texas all the way to Michigan.…

December 29 coronavirus news

December 29, 2020 9:58 PM CNN

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Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies after battling Covid-19

December 29, 2020 9:23 PM CNN

Congressman-elect Luke Letlow has died after being diagnosed with Covid-19, his spokesman confirmed Tuesday evening. “Congressman-elect Luke…

Louisville police move to fire two detectives involved in Breonna Taylor raid

December 29, 2020 9:16 PM CNN

The Louisville Metro Police Department is seeking to fire two detectives connected to the Breonna Taylor case, attorneys for the men told CNN.…

‘We are getting crushed.’ What’s behind the alarming rise in California’s Covid-19 cases

December 29, 2020 8:47 PM CNN

Since the Thanksgiving holiday, California has faced a surge of Covid-19 infections unparalleled across the United States, leading to continued daily…

Jonathan Pollard, who served 30 years in U.S. prison for spying for Israel, has arrived in country

December 29, 2020 8:39 PM Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media say Jonathan Pollard, who spent 30 years in U.S. prison for spying for Israel, has landed in the country with his…

China court sentences 10 accused of attempting to flee Hong Kong to between 7 months and 3 years in prison

December 29, 2020 8:37 PM Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court has sentenced 10 activists and protesters who sought to flee Hong Kong by speedboat earlier this year to between…

They did everything right. But after one at-home haircut, a husband and wife died of Covid-19

December 29, 2020 8:26 PM CNN

Mike and Carol Bruno did everything right to avoid Covid-19. They refrained from hosting the big, traditional family gatherings they were used to.…

Veterans nursing home where at least 76 died of Covid-19 administers its first vaccines

December 29, 2020 8:24 PM CNN

The Massachusetts nursing home for US military veterans where at least 76 people died of coronavirus this spring administered its first Covid-19…

Get a jump on your New Year’s resolutions by supporting these eight causes while donation matching is in effect

December 29, 2020 7:49 PM CNN

(CNN) — If you are looking to put the upheaval of 2020 behind you and kick off 2021 by having a positive impact, CNN Heroes is highlighting…

The haunting pop song that presaged the Nashville bombing

December 29, 2020 7:43 PM CNN

In the tense moments before an RV exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning, it broadcast a warning on a loudspeaker that a bomb was about…

Justice Department won’t pursue charges against officers in Tamir Rice shooting

December 29, 2020 7:35 PM CNN

The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it found insufficient evidence to support federal criminal charges against two officers in relation to…

U.S. treasury secretary says $600 stimulus direct deposits may start Tuesday night

December 29, 2020 5:27 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Treasury Secretery Steven Mnuchin said direct payments to Americans may begin to be deposited as early as Tuesday night. These…

Boston removes statue of former slave kneeling before President Lincoln after 141 years

December 29, 2020 4:41 PM CNN

A Boston statue depicting a formerly enslaved man kneeling beneath President Abraham Lincoln was removed Tuesday morning, according to the…