28-year-old Houston doctor dies after battle with coronavirus
HOUSTON, Texas — Adeline Fagan, a second year OBGYN resident living in Houston, died early Saturday after a couple months-long battle with…
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Standoff in suburban Atlanta ends peacefully with barricaded gunman arrested
After a standoff that lasted more than six hours, authorities on Tuesday arrested a man who’d barricaded himself after firing shots in and…
Continue Reading This bird tells rivals like it is by using its feathers to make a chirping noise
Birds can chirp, birds can fly and now scientists have new evidence that birds can communicate with each other using sound made with their feathers.…
Continue Reading The coronavirus is making it harder for domestic violence victims to find a place to live, a study shows
As states across the country rush to curb the surge in coronavirus cases, once again the safest place for anyone to be is home. But for victims of…
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Maine Supreme Court decision allows use of ranked choice voting for 1st time in presidential race after failed GOP bid
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a presidential race in the U.S. under a ruling Tuesday by the Maine…
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Premier Inn owner warns 6,000 jobs could go. UK pubs and restaurants brace for worse to come
The owner of Britain’s biggest hotel chain on Tuesday unveiled plans to slash up to 6,000 jobs just days before the UK government begins…
Continue Reading The European Union is postponing a leaders’ summit because the EU Council president is going into a Covid-19 quarantine
BRUSSELS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic forced the European Union to postpone a scheduled summit for a week after EU Council President Charles…
Continue Reading Both deputies shot during Compton ambush have been released from the hospital
Both of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies who were shot during an apparent ambush attack in Compton, California, have been released…
Continue Reading Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin team up to start NASCAR team, with Bubba Wallace as a driver
NBA legend Michael Jordan will be trying his hand at a new sport soon, NASCAR. Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin announced Monday…
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Romney won’t oppose Senate vote on Trump Supreme Court pick, clears path for Republicans
WASHINGTON, DC — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney says he will not block or oppose a Senate vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S.…
Continue Reading Colleges knew the risks but they reopened anyway. Here’s how they got it all wrong
Going into the new school year, colleges and universities knew the risks. After all, in March, most had pivoted to virtual learning — either…
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How to watch CNN Films’ ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble’
The late Rep. John Lewis won many superlatives as he spent more than 60 years tirelessly pursuing equality and social justice — even when it…
Continue Reading The Bobcat Fire is one of the largest in Los Angeles County history after scorching more than 100,000 acres
The Bobcat Fire in Los Angeles County has scorched more than 100,000 acres as of Monday, making it one of the largest fires in the county’s…
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Justice Dept. says 179 people arrested, $6.5M seized in worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on darknet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials arrested 179 people and seized more than $6.5 million in a worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on…
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Public support for the Black Lives Matter movement has dropped since June, report finds
Protests following the death of George Floyd helped shed light on the plight of Black Americans and bolstered support for the Black Lives Matter…
Continue Reading First-ever remote U.N. General Assembly leaders meeting begins under cloud of pandemic, divisiveness
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Kept apart by a devastating pandemic and dispersed across the globe, world leaders convened electronically Tuesday for an…
Continue Reading Explosion in Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon; cause unclear
AIN QANA, Lebanon (AP) — A powerful explosion shook a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, sending thick grey smoke billowing over…
Continue Reading President Trump calls injured Compton deputies, one of whom can’t speak and wrote out her responses
President Donald Trump made phone calls to the deputies injured in a Compton, California, shooting, and though one of them remains in the hospital…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Tuesday, September 22
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly dropped new guidance from its website about airborne transmission of the coronavirus…
Continue Reading UK leader: Britain at ‘perilous turning point,’ scraps back-to-work drive, tightens restrictions amid virus resurgence
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson slammed the brakes Tuesday on the country’s return to offices and a normal social life, saying…
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Trick-or-treating, costume masks and Halloween parties discouraged by CDC this year
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its first guidance for the holidays, including Halloween, amid the raging coronavirus…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 22: Coronavirus, SCOTUS, China, Navalny, Botswana
Nearly 11 million people are under flash flood watches across the Texas and Louisiana coasts after Tropical Storm Beta made landfall. Here’s…
Continue Reading Authorities identify firefighter who died battling a blaze sparked by gender reveal party
A firefighter killed while battling a wildfire that was sparked by a gender reveal party has been identified by authorities. Charles Morton, a Big…
Continue Reading NYPD officer accused of acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government
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…
Continue Reading Wildfire-weary Californians, ‘tired of this being normal,’ consider uprooting their lives
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…
Continue Reading ICE detainee alleges officers beat him after he refused to comply with illegal deportation
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee claims that three agents attempted to deport him despite an order preventing his removal and…
Continue Reading Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi Jinping’s handling of coronavirus jailed for 18 years
A Chinese billionaire who criticized President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been jailed for 18 years on corruption…
Continue Reading New testimony reveals what happened before the Golden Ray capsized off the Georgia coast
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…
Continue Reading More people were killed in Louisville this year than ever before in the city’s history
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…
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