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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un re-emerges amid health rumors

May 1, 2020 3:33 PM Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean state media says leader Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in 20 days amid rumors about his health.…

Kid wins virtual talent show

May 1, 2020 2:42 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story PLACER COUNTY, Calif. (KOVR) — When you can’t leave your home, sometimes…

FDA approves emergency use of experimental virus drug remdesivir

May 1, 2020 1:46 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency use of an experimental drug that appears to help some coronavirus patients recover…

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany

White House holds press briefing without President Trump

May 1, 2020 11:55 AM ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — During her first briefing on Friday, new White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany promised that she’d “never lie” to the…

Where did it go wrong for the UK on coronavirus?

May 1, 2020 11:28 AM CNN

The British government has claimed a win in its battle against coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock asserted on Friday that it had met a…

Lawmakers demand Jeff Bezos testify on Amazon’s alleged misuse of data

May 1, 2020 11:06 AM CNN

House lawmakers are demanding that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testify before Congress, threatening to subpoena the world’s richest man following a…

Jeff Bezos called to testify before House lawmakers

May 1, 2020 10:28 AM CNN

House lawmakers are demanding that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testify before Congress, threatening to subpoena the world’s richest man following a…

Mail on Sunday handed early court win in Meghan lawsuit

May 1, 2020 10:00 AM CNN

The Mail on Sunday has secured an early win in a lawsuit filed by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, over the British tabloid’s publication of a…

Truckers face road bumps while traveling during lockdown

May 1, 2020 8:39 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (WREG) — Troy Howard may be from Georgia, but most days, the…

Justin Timberlake shares the ‘It’s Gonna Be May’ meme — with a pandemic-inspired twist

May 1, 2020 8:23 AM CNN

Guess what … it’s gonna be a mask-heavy May. Justin Timberlake shared a familiar NSYNC meme with a pandemic-inspired twist: A curly…

Ethnic minorities in England and Wales dying from coronavirus at higher rates than white peers, study suggests

May 1, 2020 5:25 AM CNN

Ethnic minorities in England and Wales are dying from coronavirus at far higher rates than their white peers, according to analysis by the…

She was asked to pay thousands for her coronavirus treatment, he got a free ride. She’s American. He’s Italian

April 30, 2020 10:48 PM CNN

Leah Blomberg and Marco Paolone both called an ambulance when their coronavirus symptoms worsened. Both spent time in intensive care, both were…

Protesters pour into Michigan Capitol calling for end of state of emergency

April 30, 2020 10:14 PM CNN

Protesters at the Michigan Capitol on Thursday jammed inside the building where the lawmakers were meeting, demanding an end to the state’s…

Officials removing bodies from ‘overwhelmed’ Brooklyn funeral home

April 30, 2020 7:24 PM CNN

Officials were back at a Brooklyn funeral home Thursday, removing bodies that weren’t properly cared for inside the home, a law enforcement…

Over 2,100 Indians want to be evacuated from the US. But until India’s lockdown lifts, they’re stranded

April 30, 2020 6:36 PM CNN

Sureshbabu Muthupandi, a green card holder who has lived in the United States for more than 24 years, refuses to let his family in south India…

Over 2,100 Indians want to be evacuated from the US. But until India’s lockdown lifts, they’re stranded

April 30, 2020 6:36 PM CNN

Sureshbabu Muthupandi, a green card holder who has lived in the United States for more than 24 years, refuses to let his family in south India…

Over 2,100 Indians want to be evacuated from the US. But until India’s lockdown lifts, they’re stranded

April 30, 2020 6:36 PM CNN

Sureshbabu Muthupandi, a green card holder who has lived in the United States for more than 24 years, refuses to let his family in south India…

Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world

April 30, 2020 5:59 PM CNN

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Mexico’s economy plunges deeper into recession

April 30, 2020 4:34 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s economic activity dropped 1.6% in the first quarter compared to the final three months of 2019, plunging the country…

Trump outlines initiatives to protect nursing homes as virus outbreaks persist

April 30, 2020 2:29 PM ABC News

WASHINGTON,DC — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation to make May ‘Older American’s Month,’ and outlined steps his…

NASCAR heads back to the racetrack May 17

April 30, 2020 3:51 PM CNN

NASCAR drivers will back on the track in mid-May, making up for lost time by taking part in two Cup races within days of each other. After a…

NASCAR heads back to the racetrack May 17

April 30, 2020 3:51 PM CNN

NASCAR drivers will back on the track in mid-May, making up for lost time by taking part in two Cup races within days of each other. After a…

USA Gymnastics suspends coach Maggie Haney for 8 years

April 30, 2020 3:32 PM CNN

USA Gymnastics has suspended New Jersey gymnastics coach Maggie Haney — once the coach of Olympic champion Laurie Hernandez — for eight…

USA Gymnastics suspends coach Maggie Haney for 8 years

April 30, 2020 3:32 PM CNN

USA Gymnastics has suspended New Jersey gymnastics coach Maggie Haney — once the coach of Olympic champion Laurie Hernandez — for eight…

Here’s how the major sports leagues are responding to the coronavirus

April 30, 2020 3:04 PM CNN

One of the many facets of life put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic are, to the anguish of many fans, sports. Days of obsessing over beloved teams…

‘Anybody who says they’re not scared during this is lying to you.’ A day in the life of paramedics in a pandemic

April 30, 2020 3:01 PM CNN

The man lay unconscious in the back of the ambulance, parked in front of the nursing home on the Passaic River. Another life slipping away before the…

‘Anybody who says they’re not scared during this is lying to you.’ A day in the life of paramedics in a pandemic

April 30, 2020 3:01 PM CNN

The man lay unconscious in the back of the ambulance, parked in front of the nursing home on the Passaic River. Another life slipping away before the…