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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Taiwan led the world in closing down for Covid-19, now it wants to do the same with opening back up
New arrivals to Taiwan might be forgiven for thinking they’ve stepped back in time. On the streets of the island’s capital, Taipei,…
Continue Reading New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft appears to be victorious in solicitation case in Florida
The Florida solicitor general and his staff have decided not to seek another appeal of the solicitation case against New England Patriots owner…
Continue Reading A man known as the ‘Dreadhead Cowboy’ was arrested for riding his horse on a Chicago highway
Drivers on a Chicago highway saw an unusual sight on Monday afternoon: A single cowboy riding alongside vehicles, slowing down traffic amid rush…
Continue Reading Prosecutors won’t file charges against Tucson police officers in the April death of man in custody
The Pima County Attorney’s Office in Arizona has declined to file charges against four Tucson police officers who were involved in an April…
Continue Reading Major League Baseball and Players Association commit $10 million to increase Black representation in baseball
In an effort to increase the representation of Black Americans in baseball, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are committing $10…
Continue Reading Family of Louisville shooting victim David McAtee sues police officers, National Guard members
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…
Continue Reading Former Madison police chief to consult on Jacob Blake shooting
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…
Continue Reading University of Georgia fraternity suspends operations after ‘racist, sexist’ chat messages
A University of Georgia fraternity has self-suspended operations indefinitely after “racist, sexist, and otherwise discriminatory…
Continue Reading 150 lower-income pregnant Black and Pacific Islander women in San Francisco to get $1,000 monthly
Through a new pilot program, approximately 150 lower-income Black and Pacific Islander pregnant women in San Francisco will receive a $1,000 monthly…
Continue Reading NYC subway station signs altered in tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Several subway signs in New York City were temporarily altered to read “Ruth St” over the weekend to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader…
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