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Public support for the Black Lives Matter movement has dropped since June, report finds

September 22, 2020 7:07 AM CNN

Protests following the death of George Floyd helped shed light on the plight of Black Americans and bolstered support for the Black Lives Matter…

First-ever remote U.N. General Assembly leaders meeting begins under cloud of pandemic, divisiveness

September 22, 2020 7:02 AM Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Kept apart by a devastating pandemic and dispersed across the globe, world leaders convened electronically Tuesday for an…

Explosion in Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon; cause unclear

September 22, 2020 6:57 AM Associated Press

AIN QANA, Lebanon (AP) — A powerful explosion shook a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, sending thick grey smoke billowing over…

President Trump calls injured Compton deputies, one of whom can’t speak and wrote out her responses

September 22, 2020 6:00 AM CNN

President Donald Trump made phone calls to the deputies injured in a Compton, California, shooting, and though one of them remains in the hospital…

What you need to know about coronavirus on Tuesday, September 22

September 22, 2020 5:45 AM CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly dropped new guidance from its website about airborne transmission of the coronavirus…

UK leader: Britain at ‘perilous turning point,’ scraps back-to-work drive, tightens restrictions amid virus resurgence

September 22, 2020 5:45 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson slammed the brakes Tuesday on the country’s return to offices and a normal social life, saying…

Trick-or-treating, costume masks and Halloween parties discouraged by CDC this year

September 22, 2020 5:11 AM CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its first guidance for the holidays, including Halloween, amid the raging coronavirus…

5 things to know for September 22: Coronavirus, SCOTUS, China, Navalny, Botswana

September 22, 2020 4:17 AM CNN

Nearly 11 million people are under flash flood watches across the Texas and Louisiana coasts after Tropical Storm Beta made landfall. Here’s…

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic

September 22, 2020 3:27 AM CNN

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Authorities identify firefighter who died battling a blaze sparked by gender reveal party

September 22, 2020 2:01 AM CNN

A firefighter killed while battling a wildfire that was sparked by a gender reveal party has been identified by authorities. Charles Morton, a Big…

NYPD officer accused of acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government

September 22, 2020 1:14 AM CNN

A New York police officer who rose through the ranks of the department is accused of using his position in the department’s community affairs…

Wildfire-weary Californians, ‘tired of this being normal,’ consider uprooting their lives

September 22, 2020 12:59 AM CNN

It’s not just the nearly 7,900 wildfires that have consumed more than 3.4 million acres and claimed 26 lives in California that have Arthur…

ICE detainee alleges officers beat him after he refused to comply with illegal deportation

September 21, 2020 11:17 PM CNN

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee claims that three agents attempted to deport him despite an order preventing his removal and…

Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi Jinping’s handling of coronavirus jailed for 18 years

September 21, 2020 11:09 PM CNN

A Chinese billionaire who criticized President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been jailed for 18 years on corruption…

New testimony reveals what happened before the Golden Ray capsized off the Georgia coast

September 21, 2020 10:55 PM CNN

For the first time in the year since a 656-foot cargo vessel capsized off the coast of Georgia, crew members and the ship’s owners are speaking…

More people were killed in Louisville this year than ever before in the city’s history

September 21, 2020 10:37 PM CNN

After four people were shot and killed over a bloody weekend in Louisville, Kentucky, the city reached a new record — 121 murders so far this…

Taiwan led the world in closing down for Covid-19, now it wants to do the same with opening back up

September 21, 2020 10:33 PM CNN

New arrivals to Taiwan might be forgiven for thinking they’ve stepped back in time. On the streets of the island’s capital, Taipei,…

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft appears to be victorious in solicitation case in Florida

September 21, 2020 8:45 PM CNN

The Florida solicitor general and his staff have decided not to seek another appeal of the solicitation case against New England Patriots owner…

A man known as the ‘Dreadhead Cowboy’ was arrested for riding his horse on a Chicago highway

September 21, 2020 8:43 PM CNN

Drivers on a Chicago highway saw an unusual sight on Monday afternoon: A single cowboy riding alongside vehicles, slowing down traffic amid rush…

Prosecutors won’t file charges against Tucson police officers in the April death of man in custody

September 21, 2020 8:42 PM CNN

The Pima County Attorney’s Office in Arizona has declined to file charges against four Tucson police officers who were involved in an April…

Major League Baseball and Players Association commit $10 million to increase Black representation in baseball

September 21, 2020 8:22 PM CNN

In an effort to increase the representation of Black Americans in baseball, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are committing $10…

Family of Louisville shooting victim David McAtee sues police officers, National Guard members

September 21, 2020 8:13 PM CNN

The family of David McAtee, a Louisville barbecue restaurant owner who died after being shot at by law enforcement during protests in June, has filed…

Former Madison police chief to consult on Jacob Blake shooting

September 21, 2020 8:09 PM CNN

A former Madison, Wisconsin, police chief will act as a consultant in the investigation into the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer last…

University of Georgia fraternity suspends operations after ‘racist, sexist’ chat messages

September 21, 2020 8:00 PM CNN

A University of Georgia fraternity has self-suspended operations indefinitely after “racist, sexist, and otherwise discriminatory…

150 lower-income pregnant Black and Pacific Islander women in San Francisco to get $1,000 monthly

September 21, 2020 7:14 PM CNN

Through a new pilot program, approximately 150 lower-income Black and Pacific Islander pregnant women in San Francisco will receive a $1,000 monthly…

NYC subway station signs altered in tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 21, 2020 6:47 PM CNN

Several subway signs in New York City were temporarily altered to read “Ruth St” over the weekend to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader…

Biden makes class-focused pitch to White voters in Wisconsin

September 21, 2020 6:46 PM CNN

Joe Biden is making a bid to win back White working-class voters around smaller cities and towns in the Upper Midwest from President Donald Trump,…

The Arctic sea ice has shrunk to the second lowest number ever recorded, and scientists say it will get worse

September 21, 2020 5:51 PM CNN

Scientists believe the Arctic sea ice, or the floating ice cover of the Arctic Ocean, has reached its minimum extent for the year, shrinking to the…

Some Louisville federal buildings close and police operate under a state of emergency ahead of expected Breonna Taylor announcement

September 21, 2020 4:31 PM CNN

Some federal buildings in Louisville, Kentucky, will be closed this week and police will operate under a state of emergency as the city awaits an…

A driver was arrested for allegedly pulling a ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ stunt by jumping over a rising drawbridge

September 21, 2020 3:54 PM CNN

Luke and Bo Duke would have been mighty proud. Michigan authorities say a man was arrested after driving his Dodge sedan over a rising drawbridge…