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A veteran’s microphone was cut during part of a Memorial Day speech that touched on Black people’s role in the holiday

June 4, 2021 11:24 AM CNN Newsource

The American Legion of Ohio said Thursday it is investigating a Memorial Day incident in which a keynote speaker’s microphone was turned off…

Her father was killed in the California fire station shooting. Firefighters came to her graduation

June 4, 2021 11:18 AM CNN Newsource

Joslyn Carlon wore her dad’s firefighting jacket over her graduation gown when she walked across the stage to accept her high school diploma on…

Facebook says Trump to remain banned for at least 2 years

June 4, 2021 10:44 AM Associated Press, CNN

OAKLAND, California — Facebook says it will suspend former President Donald Trump’s accounts for two years following its finding that he…

Minneapolis buildings vandalized, police say, after authorities shoot and kill suspect

June 4, 2021 10:40 AM CNN Newsource

Some buildings in Minneapolis were vandalized and looted late Thursday and early Friday, police said, amid protests over authorities’ fatal…

Why the toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston is going on public display in England

June 4, 2021 10:06 AM CNN Newsource

A statue of colonial slave trader Edward Colston has gone on public display in Bristol, England, almost a year after it was toppled during Black…

Operation Enduring Freedom Fast Facts

June 4, 2021 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at Operation Enduring Freedom, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets. The United…

Hate crimes, shooting incidents in New York City have surged since last year, NYPD data show

June 4, 2021 9:38 AM CNN Newsource

Hate crimes against Asian people in New York City have increased by 335% this year when compared to the same period last year, according to the…

The world’s ‘biggest and deepest’ swimming pool is to be built in the UK. It will descend 164 feet

June 4, 2021 8:44 AM CNN Newsource

A UK company is to build what it says is the world’s biggest and deepest pool, in a new project backed by British astronaut Tim Peake. The…

3 years ago, a massive algae bloom in Florida killed 2,000 tons of marine life. It’s threatening again

June 4, 2021 8:05 AM CNN Newsource

It’s not just tourists who invade Florida in the summer. The colorfully named, obnoxious — and sometimes deadly — microorganisms…

More than a dozen cities push to minimize or even eliminate police presence at mental health calls

June 4, 2021 7:38 AM CNN Newsource

More than a dozen cities are developing “alternative” or “co-response” programs to minimize or eliminate the role of police…

Covid-19 variant identified in India may increase risk of hospitalization, UK officials say

June 4, 2021 7:35 AM CNN Newsource

The B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant that was first identified in India is now believed to be dominant in the United Kingdom, Public Health England…

NASA Fast Facts

June 4, 2021 7:11 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts research into space.…

Bono Fast Facts

June 4, 2021 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1960 Birth place: Dublin,…

No tsunami warnings after two 5.9 magnitude earthquakes hit off Oregon coast

June 4, 2021 5:48 AM CNN Newsource

Two 5.9 magnitude earthquakes struck the Pacific Ocean off Oregon’s coast early Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)…

Kids need vaccines. So do poor nations

June 4, 2021 5:48 AM CNN Newsource

Vaccinating young people is an integral part of protecting the broader community from Covid-19, say experts, and although serious disease among…

Family calls for tougher charges against fraternity members in connection with a 2019 student death at a party

June 4, 2021 5:31 AM CNN Newsource

Prosecutors in the state of Washington have charged 15 current and former members of the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity at Washington State…

Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich appears on state TV as critics decry his detention as a ‘hostage’-taking

June 4, 2021 4:02 AM CNN

Detained journalist Roman Protasevich has again appeared on Belarusian state media, to the concern of government critics who fear the young dissident…

Driver shot by Washington state troopers after high-speed chase, officials say

June 4, 2021 2:50 AM CNN Newsource

Washington state police on Thursday shot a driver after a high-speed chase that began when the suspect allegedly fled from a traffic stop,…

US Marshals say a suspect was shot and killed avoiding arrest in Minneapolis

June 4, 2021 2:34 AM CNN Newsource

A person was shot and killed by authorities in Minneapolis and another person was injured, the US Marshals Service said in a statement Thursday,…

At least 10% of the world’s giant sequoias lost in a single wildfire, report suggests

June 4, 2021 1:54 AM CNN Newsource

About 10 to 14% of the world’s giant sequoia trees were destroyed by a single wildfire that swept through California’s Sequoia National…

9-year-old driver and younger sister, who told police they were driving to California for a swim, unharmed after crashing into semi in Utah

June 4, 2021 12:03 AM CNN Newsource

Police officers were in for a shock when they responded to an early Wednesday morning traffic accident in Utah between a four-door sedan and a…

Investigators ask for surveillance video to help in their search for a missing 11-year-old

June 3, 2021 10:09 PM CNN Newsource

Authorities are seeking the public’s help in the search for an 11-year-old boy who remains missing in Central Iowa after hundreds of people…

Massive sinkhole in Mexico grows, threatens to swallow house

June 3, 2021 9:26 PM CNN

SANTA MARIA ZACATEPEC, Mexico — A huge sinkhole some 60 meters in diameter has appeared in farmers’ fields in central Mexico,…

Surveillance video shows masked suspects who police say opened fire outside Florida concert

June 3, 2021 9:17 PM CNN Newsource

Miami-Dade Police released surveillance video that shows three masked suspects who they say opened fire at a crowd outside a concert venue in…

Walmart extending store hours that were cut during pandemic

June 3, 2021 9:13 PM CNN

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — Walmart says it’s expanding its hours, after reducing them during the pandemic. As of June 5, most stores nationwide will be…

Reward being offered in suspected road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy in California increased to $450,000

June 3, 2021 9:10 PM CNN Newsource

The reward for information in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy in a suspected road rage shooting in California has now risen to $450,000,…

A man who killed his wife on an Alaskan cruise after she demanded divorce was sentenced to 30 years in prison, federal prosecutors say

June 3, 2021 9:10 PM CNN Newsource

A Utah man who admitted to beating his wife to death aboard a cruise ship in Alaska in 2017 was sentenced on Thursday to 30 years in prison followed…

Famed trial lawyer F. Lee Bailey, whose clients included O.J. Simpson, dies at 87

June 3, 2021 7:58 PM CNN Newsource

F. Lee Bailey, the prominent defense attorney who represented many high-profile clients, including O.J. Simpson, died Thursday at age 87. His death…

Minneapolis crews remove barricades at George Floyd Square as city pledges to create a permanent memorial

June 3, 2021 7:35 PM CNN Newsource

Minneapolis city workers early Thursday removed parts of a memorial at the intersection where George Floyd took his final breaths, as the city stated…

Hong Kong organizer of annual candlelight vigil arrested on anniversary of 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

June 3, 2021 7:02 PM Associated Press

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong media say police have arrested a member of the committee that organizes an annual candlelight vigil for the victims of…