US & World Archives

5 things to know for September 23: Covid-19, Breonna Taylor, UN, domestic violence

September 23, 2020 3:59 AM CNN

As the US passes a sobering milestone, Covid-19 survivors have a message for those who view the pandemic as politics: The virus is not a hoax.…

Louisville restricts access to downtown ahead of expected Breonna Taylor decision

September 23, 2020 2:58 AM CNN

Authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, are restricting access to its downtown area and setting up vehicle barricades ahead of a grand jury’s…

Louisville restricts access to downtown ahead of expected Breonna Taylor decision

September 23, 2020 2:58 AM CNN

Authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, are restricting access to its downtown area and setting up vehicle barricades ahead of a grand jury’s…

Great Smoky Mountains National Park entrance vandalized with ‘Black lives don’t matter’ sign

September 23, 2020 2:53 AM CNN

Officials from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are investigating after someone placed a black bear skin and a cardboard sign that read…

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has assumed his sixth term following an unexpected inauguration ceremony

September 23, 2020 2:41 AM Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in Wednesday to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was…

German doctors say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released from hospital after poisoning treatment

September 23, 2020 1:07 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for poisoning said Wednesday that his condition improved enough…

India and China agree to stop sending troops to disputed Himalayan border

September 23, 2020 1:09 AM CNN

China and India on Monday agreed to stop sending more troops to their disputed border in the Himalayas, following an escalation in tensions between…

Leaders spar at UN General Assembly amid global crisis

September 23, 2020 12:32 AM CNN

World leaders gathered virtually Tuesday for this week’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with the UN’s historic 75th anniversary…

China will become carbon neutral by 2060, Xi Jinping says

September 22, 2020 11:38 PM CNN

The leader of the world’s biggest polluter of greenhouse gases has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2060. Speaking via video link to the United…

Walmart raises pay for 165,000 employees

September 22, 2020 10:30 PM CNN

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — Approximately 165,000 hourly workers at Walmart will be getting a pay raise ahead of schedule. The big box retailer says it…

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has a parliamentary majority to form a new government

September 22, 2020 10:23 PM Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday he has secured a majority in Parliament to form a new…

Independent autopsy shows Dijon Kizzee was struck 15 times by LA Sheriff’s deputies, according to family attorneys

September 22, 2020 10:13 PM CNN

An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of 29-year-old Black man Dijon Kizzee found that he was struck 15 times by Los Angeles County…

Why this year will be the first time Mike Tyson will vote

September 22, 2020 9:57 PM CNN

Mike Tyson, 54, has never voted before. He’s changing that this election year. “This will be my 1st time voting,” Tyson said in a…

Four arrested after Black man’s body found burning in a ditch in Iowa

September 22, 2020 9:54 PM CNN

Authorities have arrested three men and one woman in connection with the death of a Black man whose burning body was found in a ditch in rural Iowa.…

U.S. virus deaths top 200,000; more deaths than from last 5 wars combined

September 22, 2020 11:34 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — What happened Tuesday seemed impossible to many Americans six months ago. When Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted in March that…

Federal government executes inmate who blamed murder victim for using witchcraft on him

September 22, 2020 8:01 PM CNN

The federal government on Tuesday executed an inmate who raped and murdered a 30-year-old nurse in Georgia 19 years ago and blamed the victim for…

Kentucky hospital CEO pleads with people to wear masks as the hospital fills up with Covid-19 patients

September 22, 2020 7:41 PM CNN

As cases surge in Kentucky and Ohio, one hospital is begging residents to wear masks and practice social distancing, as it reaches capacity due to…

5 NFL teams and coaches who didn’t wear masks during games face more than $1 million in fines

September 22, 2020 6:54 PM CNN

Two more NFL teams, the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders, are being fined $250,000 each because their head coaches were not wearing face…

U.S. House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting gov’t shutdown

September 22, 2020 6:17 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — In a sweeping bipartisan vote that takes a government shutdown off the table, the U.S. House passed a temporary government-wide…

Notre Dame postpones football game after multiple student-athletes test positive for Covid-19

September 22, 2020 6:10 PM CNN

The University of Notre Dame was forced to postpone its football game against Wake Forest on Saturday after multiple student-athletes tested positive…

As the US surpasses 200,000 Covid-19 deaths, survivors have a message: This is not a hoax

September 22, 2020 5:40 PM CNN

Even as the nation surpasses 200,000 Covid-19 deaths, there are still people who think the coronavirus is a hoax. Survivors of the disease and…

Chinese air force propaganda video appears to use Hollywood movie clips

September 22, 2020 4:55 PM CNN

A new Chinese air force propaganda video appears to use Hollywood movie clips in its depiction of an attack on a target resembling a United States…

Kentucky doctor who urged mask-wearing early on dies after 4-month battle with Covid-19

September 22, 2020 4:47 PM CNN

A Kentucky doctor who urged people to wear masks early on in the coronavirus pandemic died after battling the disease for four months. Dr. Rebecca…

Kobe Bryant’s widow sues LA County sheriff and the department for crash photo leak

September 22, 2020 3:50 PM CNN

Vanessa Bryant is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Alex Villanueva for a photo leak of the helicopter crash that…

Gloria Steinem revealed she teamed up with Meghan Markle to cold-call voters

September 22, 2020 3:44 PM CNN

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, joined forces with political activist Gloria Steinem in efforts to get people to vote in November’s presidential…

Louisville police officer defends his role in Breonna Taylor case in mass email to department

September 22, 2020 3:16 PM CNN

One of the Louisville Metro Police officers who fired into Breonna Taylor’s home the night she was killed sent a mass email to the department…

NASA outlines $28 billion plan to land the first woman on the Moon by 2024

September 22, 2020 2:23 PM CNN

NASA has big plans for 2024. The space agency said that in four years, it plans to land the first woman ever on the Moon and the first man since 1972…