US & World Archives

Former NFL player Dana Stubblefield sentenced to prison for 2015 rape

October 23, 2020 12:08 PM CNN

Former San Francisco 49ers football player Dana Stubblefield has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the 2015 rape of an intellectually…

Sudan set to normalize ties with Israel, making it 3rd Arab state to do so

October 23, 2020 9:44 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so in the run-up…

WATCH: Trump and Biden go after each other in final debate

October 22, 2020 4:03 PM ABC News, Associated Press

LIVE BLOG: Key exchanges in the final presidential debateFACT CHECK: Examining the candidates debate claimsPOLL: 53% of debate watchers think Biden…

Michael Jordan opens second medical clinic in Charlotte

October 22, 2020 8:10 PM CNN

A second medical clinic funded by six-time NBA champion and Charlotte Hornets majority owner Michael Jordan opened in the North Carolina city earlier…

Kentucky governor calls on AG to release ‘everything’ from Breonna Taylor grand jury

October 22, 2020 8:04 PM CNN

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear late Thursday called on the state attorney general to release “all information” related to the Breonna Taylor…

Colorado officials are warning that two major wildfires could merge

October 22, 2020 6:53 PM CNN

A rapidly growing wildfire prompting mandatory evacuations in northern Colorado is threatening to merge with the state’s largest wildfire in…

Nearly 50 people contracted coronavirus after fellowship event at a small church in Maine

October 22, 2020 6:28 PM CNN

Three people have been hospitalized with Covid-19 and 46 others have contracted the coronavirus after a fellowship event at a church in a small town…

Kobe and Gianna are two rising baby names of 2020. Karen’s on the decline

October 22, 2020 4:32 PM CNN

Baby names typically trend as a reflection of the times, and it should come as no surprise that two names have experienced a major boost in…

Bubba Wallace’s new NASCAR team reveals Michael Jordan inspired team name, number and logo

October 22, 2020 3:53 PM CNN

NASCAR racer Bubba Wallace will be sporting a new number and car while racing with a new team in 2021. Wallace will be racing with the number 23 for…

U.S. says Russian hackers targeted state, local governments ahead of election, stealing data from 2 servers

October 22, 2020 3:09 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) – Russian hackers have targeted the networks of dozens of state and local governments in the United States in recent days, and…

FDA approves antiviral remdesivir as 1st drug to treat Covid-19

October 22, 2020 2:59 PM CNN, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus infection, the drug’s maker,…

University of Texas band won’t play its alma mater because it was once performed at minstrel shows

October 22, 2020 1:50 PM CNN

AUSTIN, Texas — Members of the University of Texas Longhorn band are refusing to play the university’s alma mater because of the…

Nigeria’s president addresses the nation but makes no mention of shootings of peaceful police brutality protesters

October 22, 2020 12:30 PM Associated Press

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has gripped the nation in recent days but…

Inside the search for the parents of 545 children separated at the border

October 22, 2020 12:28 PM CNN

Dora Melara heads into remote parts of Honduras, looking for clues in cases she never imagined would take this long to solve. Sometimes, the people…

GOP officials ask U.S. Supreme Court to move up North Carolina deadline for accepting late-arriving absentee ballots

October 22, 2020 10:16 AM Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to return North Carolina to a shorter deadline for accepting absentee…

New Mexico 4th-grader walked to school to use its WiFi because he didn’t have internet at home

October 22, 2020 9:39 AM CNN

ROSWELL, New Mexico — A fourth-grader in Roswell has been walking to his shuttered elementary school to do his classwork over the…

Subsidiary of Goldman Sachs pleads guilty, agrees to $2B settlement in foreign corruption probe

October 22, 2020 9:14 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A subsidiary of Goldman Sachs pleaded guilty on Thursday and agreed to pay more than $2.9 billion in a foreign corruption probe…

James Randi, famed magician and skeptic, dies at 92

October 22, 2020 9:09 AM CNN

James “The Amazing” Randi loved magic. He was a celebrated escape artist who broke records set by Houdini and performed everywhere from…

Judiciary Committee sends Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to full Senate; Dems boycott

October 22, 2020 7:13 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans powered past a Democratic boycott Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett’s U.S. Supreme…

Poland’s top court rules that law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional

October 22, 2020 7:42 AM Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top court ruled Thursday that a law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional,…

A mom in Utah had a heart attack. The life-saving care she needed was in short supply because of Covid-19

October 22, 2020 4:32 AM CNN

In the predawn hours of a recent Tuesday morning in a suburban Salt Lake City hospital, Laurie Terry’s doctor made a disturbing discovery:…

Report: LSU bans Odell Beckham Jr. and self-imposes penalties as NCAA investigates rules violations

October 21, 2020 9:30 PM CNN

Louisiana State University is self-imposing penalties on its football program as the NCAA investigates the team for rules violations, according to a…

U.S. officials say Russia, Iran have obtained voter registration data, aim to interfere in election

October 21, 2020 5:41 PM Associated Press, ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — Russia and Iran have both obtained U.S. voting registration information aiming to interfere in the 2020 election, the…

Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions in documentary unveiled at Rome Film Festival

October 21, 2020 7:53 AM Associated Press

ROME, Italy — Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pontiff while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary…

Mookie Betts earned everyone in America a free Taco Bell taco when he stole a base in the World Series

October 21, 2020 5:03 PM CNN

Mookie Betts did it all for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night in a Game 1 World Series victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, including winning free…

ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza is the first woman to be a World Series game analyst on a national broadcast

October 21, 2020 1:25 PM CNN

Jessica Mendoza made history on Tuesday night, becoming the first woman to serve as a World Series analyst on a national broadcast. Paired with…

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agrees to pay $8.3 billion in opioid crisis settlement

October 21, 2020 7:47 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an…

Experts project increase in migrants at U.S.-Mexico border as pandemic devastates Latin America

October 21, 2020 8:59 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Immigration experts are expecting an increase in the number of migrants journeying to the US-Mexico border in the coming…

Parents of 545 children separated at U.S. border still can’t be found

October 20, 2020 8:55 PM CNN

SAN DIEGO, California — Lawyers have not been able to reach the parents of 545 children who had been separated from their families by U.S.…

Company that makes wheelchairs for dogs honors pup in calendar

October 20, 2020 4:44 PM CNN

PHILADELPHIA, PA (KYW) — A company that makes wheelchairs for dogs is honoring a pup from Philadelphia. Six-year-old Dawkins won a spot in the…