US & World Archives

New Zealand reinstates coronavirus restrictions after first locally transmitted case in 102 days

August 11, 2020 7:30 PM CNN

New Zealand’s most populous city has gone back under lockdown after new locally transmitted coronavirus cases broke the 102-day streak the…

Philadelphia homicides second-highest in the country in 2020, police say

August 11, 2020 6:06 PM CNN

Philadelphia ranks second in the nation in the number of homicides so far this year, just behind Chicago, according to statistics presented by…

Gray reef sharks form long-lasting social groups likely for hunting, study shows

August 11, 2020 5:00 PM CNN

We can’t quite say sharks can be friends, but new evidence is showing us that sharks form social bonds with others and can work together — to…

Elijah McClain’s family files civil rights lawsuit against Aurora, Colorado

August 11, 2020 3:56 PM CNN

The family of Elijah McClain filed a civil rights lawsuit Tuesday against the city of Aurora, Colorado, in federal court. “Aurora’s…

Seattle police chief announces her retirement after city council votes to cut the police budget by nearly $4 million

August 11, 2020 3:15 PM CNN

Police Chief Carmen Best announced her retirement Monday night, shortly after Seattle’s City Council voted to cut nearly $4 million from the…

Big Ten and Pac-12 pull plug on college football amid pandemic

August 11, 2020 1:17 PM Associated Press

CHICAGO, Illinois — The Big Ten and Pac-12 won’t play football this fall because of concerns about Covid-19, taking two of college football’s…

Food bank doles out tons of food as Texans, like many Americans, fight to feed themselves

August 11, 2020 1:13 PM CNN

American food insecurity is an under-told story amid the coronavirus pandemic, but as more people find themselves unemployed or underemployed,…

Ghislaine Maxwell petitions judge over jail restrictions, citing ‘onerous conditions’ related to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide

August 11, 2020 12:51 PM CNN

Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal judge on Monday to direct the Bureau of Prisons to release her into the general population of the…

Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world with salty water under the surface, NASA mission finds

August 11, 2020 12:31 PM CNN

Ceres is a dwarf planet and the largest known object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. And now we know it may be an ocean world with…

Woman without mask allegedly pushed against wall by police in Australia

August 11, 2020 11:36 AM CNN

Police in Australia have referred an arrest to its standards unit after footage emerged appearing to show a male officer pushing a woman up against a…

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic

August 11, 2020 11:34 AM CNN

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Meet ‘Mad Hatterpillar,’ the caterpillar that uses its old heads for defense

August 11, 2020 9:40 AM CNN

In the dense eucalyptus forests of Australia, deadheads forage leaves and wriggle their bodies around. No, these aren’t Grateful Dead fanatics…

Lifelike robotic pets are helping isolated seniors avoid loneliness

August 11, 2020 9:35 AM CNN

For some, limiting the spread of coronavirus has meant long periods of isolation. And for older adults — who are among the most vulnerable to…

Putin says Russia has approved ‘world first’ Covid-19 vaccine. But questions over its safety remain

August 11, 2020 7:30 AM CNN

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the approval of a coronavirus vaccine for use on Tuesday, claiming it as a “world first,” amid…

A man faces hate crime charges after feds say he burned a cross and displayed a swastika to intimidate his Black neighbor

August 11, 2020 6:21 AM CNN

An Indiana man who burned crosses, displayed swastikas and made signs with racist slurs was charged with a hate crime for intimidating his Black…

A school nurse in the district with the crowded hallway photo quit over a scarcity of Covid-19 precautions. Rising cases are ‘not the validation’ she wanted

August 11, 2020 5:25 AM CNN

A school nurse in Georgia who quit over what she considers a lack of Covid-19 precautions said a viral photo of students crowded last week in a high…

Two weeks after it imposed a security law on Hong Kong, China says 600,000 people may have broken it

August 11, 2020 4:58 AM CNN

A primary election held by Hong Kong’s democratic opposition may have been illegal under the new security law, China said Monday, in a…

Two police body cameras capture the struggle leading to George Floyd’s death

August 11, 2020 4:41 AM CNN

Police body camera footage showing Minneapolis police pointing a gun at George Floyd and struggling with him during his fatal arrest was released by…

Russia claims to have 1st coronavirus vaccine ready for use

August 11, 2020 2:48 AM Associated Press

MOSCOW, Russia — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite…

5 things to know for August 11: Coronavirus, immigration, China, US election, Beirut

August 11, 2020 4:10 AM CNN

The G7 meeting, which was going to be held in June and then was moved to September, is now officially postponed until after the US election.…

This 21-year-old thought he had overcome a mild case of Covid-19. Then he went into organ failure

August 11, 2020 3:01 AM CNN

Spencer Rollyson says he didn’t think much of it when he experienced mild coronavirus symptoms in May. Weeks later, the disease almost took his…

China increases military drills as tensions with US heat up

August 11, 2020 2:09 AM CNN

China is stepping up military drills around East Asia as a war of words with the United States heats up over Washington’s military activities…

Liberty University has announced an interim president after Jerry Falwell’s leave of absence

August 11, 2020 1:41 AM CNN

Liberty University has chosen an acting president to take the place of former President Jerry Falwell Jr., who was put on an “indefinite leave…

The earth was once home to ‘terror crocodiles’ nearly the size of city buses

August 11, 2020 1:39 AM CNN

A new study has shed more light on gigantic “terror crocodiles,” that once roamed the world and preyed on dinosaurs with teeth “the…

Perseid meteor shower 2020: How and when to watch

August 10, 2020 11:22 AM CNN

The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most popular meteor showers of the year, will face some competition from the moon this year during its peak.…

Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell ask to halt release of sealed documents in civil case after learning of ‘critical new information’

August 10, 2020 11:05 PM CNN

Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell, the alleged accomplice of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, said in a court filing Monday that they’ve…

Their father’s death spurred them to create ‘Friday minute’ — 60 seconds each week to mourn those lost to Covid-19

August 10, 2020 11:04 PM CNN

Every Friday, Carolyn Freyer-Jones encourages her family and friends to participate in #thefridayminute to honor her father Hugh and others who have…

Protesters gather outside Ferguson Police Department on anniversary of Michael Brown’s death

August 10, 2020 10:43 PM CNN

Protesters demonstrated outside the Ferguson Police Department on Sunday night to mark the 6th anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown.…

Trump mulls rule to block Americans returning from Mexico if they’re suspected of having virus

August 10, 2020 4:09 PM Jim Parker

WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump may allow border agents to stop Americans suspected of having coronavirus from returning to the U.S. from Mexico,…

College football players and coaches push to save the 2020 season

August 10, 2020 9:46 PM CNN

As discussions about postponing the 2020 college football season continue, players and coaches are trying to save the season. Using the hashtag…