US & World Archives

Colorado is one of four states whose laws don’t prohibit someone with a mental illness from owning firearms

March 25, 2021 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

The massacre of 10 people at a Boulder supermarket occurred under a confusing mix of local, state and federal gun laws — but no Colorado…

Dislodging the huge ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks.’ Meanwhile, the traffic jam builds

March 25, 2021 8:24 AM CNN

Shipping experts believe it could take days or even weeks to free the 224,000-ton vessel that is wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking one of the…

The suspect in the Boulder massacre is scheduled for his first court appearance Thursday

March 25, 2021 7:45 AM CNN

A man accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday morning, as…

LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:43 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning.…

Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:40 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of Joaquín Guzmán, otherwise known as “El Chapo,” a Mexican drug lord who has repeatedly broken out of…

Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:37 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the deaths of 96 fans in a…

Mass Shootings in the US Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a list of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history (1949 to present). Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from…

Genocide Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:34 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group, whether in wartime or…

Easter & Holy Week Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:31 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at Easter and Holy Week. On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his…

How a Native American elder told his story to encourage his daughter to get a Covid shot

March 25, 2021 7:14 AM CNN

Raymond Lasley was once so sick from a preventable disease that he hallucinated a herd of buffalo was stampeding toward him. “I was screaming…

Iceland volcano remains hazardous after eruption near Reykjavík

March 25, 2021 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

Volcanic activity has “somewhat decreased” in the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, southwest of the capital Reykjavík, where a volcano…

Younger Brazilians are dying of Covid

March 25, 2021 7:04 AM CNN Newsource

When Graciane da Silva died of Covid-19 at a Rio de Janeiro hospital last June, her death was seen as unusual — she was only 28 and, at the…

Biden administration prepares to activate 2 military sites in Texas for migrant children

March 25, 2021 6:40 AM CNN

The Biden administration is setting up two more emergency intake sites that combined will provide more than 5,000 beds to accommodate migrant…

Vigils are held for the Boulder shooting victims as the suspect’s first court appearance is expected Thursday

March 25, 2021 6:22 AM CNN

Two days after the community was traumatized by a mass shooting, the people of Boulder honored the victims on Wednesday as support poured in from…

Dislodging the container ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks’

March 25, 2021 5:51 AM CNN

Shipping experts believe it could take days or even weeks to free the 224,000-ton vessel that is wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking one of the…

North Korea fires two ground-based ballistic missiles, South Korea says

March 25, 2021 5:10 AM CNN

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles Thursday — the second such launch in less than a week. South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff…

New York lawmakers reach a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, source says

March 25, 2021 5:07 AM CNN Newsource

New York State lawmakers have reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, a legislative source familiar with negotiations told CNN Wednesday,…

Vigils are held for the Boulder shooting victims as the gunman’s first court appearance is expected Thursday

March 25, 2021 4:20 AM CNN

Two days after the community was traumatized by a mass shooting, the people of Boulder honored the victims on Wednesday as support poured in from…

5 things to know for March 25: Colorado, Biden, coronavirus, immigration, Suez Canal

March 25, 2021 4:19 AM CNN Newsource

The Olympic torch relay has begun, and the flame is on its way to Tokyo for the July start of the Summer Games. Here’s what you need to know to…

Hospital official resigns after Covid-19 vaccines were improperly distributed at Trump Tower in Chicago

March 25, 2021 4:15 AM CNN

The Board of Trustees for Loretto Hospital accepted the resignation of its COO and CFO Dr. Anosh Ahmed on Wednesday following a discovery that the…

How to help families of the spa shooting victims and all Asian Americans under attack

March 25, 2021 3:08 AM CNN Newsource

Across the US, Asian Americans are under attack — verbally, economically and physically. An elderly man on his daily walk was ambushed, shoved…

After she laid her husband to rest, an elderly woman got a letter in the mail threatening Asian Americans

March 25, 2021 2:11 AM CNN Newsource

Claudia Choi says that after her father was laid to rest, her elderly mother received a “cruel” letter in the mail threatening Asian…

The terrifying hour as employees and shoppers hid when a gunman went on a shooting spree at a Colorado grocery store

March 25, 2021 1:59 AM CNN

The horror began in the parking lot. A gunman, wearing an armored or tactical vest, had just shot an elderly man outside the King Soopers on Monday…

March 24 coronavirus news

March 25, 2021 1:17 AM CNN Newsource

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An Asian woman assaulted in San Francisco plans to donate almost $1 million to fight racism

March 24, 2021 11:46 PM CNN Newsource

A 75-year-old Asian woman who was attacked in the street is taking the nearly $1 million donated for her medical bills and using it to combat racism,…

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, senior US official says

March 24, 2021 8:34 PM CNN Newsource

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles on Thursday, a senior US official told CNN citing an intelligence assessment — the second such…

Atlanta police detain man with five guns, body armor in grocery store

March 24, 2021 8:28 PM CNN Newsource

A man armed with a rifle entered an Atlanta Publix Supermarket Wednesday in Midtown at Atlantic Station, a commercial and residential area in the…

Sedona Prince, who used her voice to call out NCAA on poor amenities, has led Oregon to the Sweet 16

March 24, 2021 8:03 PM CNN Newsource

Sedona Prince of the Oregon Ducks drew national attention with a video she posted on social media showing the differences between workout amenities…

People line the streets of Boulder to honor slain police Officer Eric Talley

March 24, 2021 5:58 PM CNN Newsource

Boulder, Colorado, continued to mourn slain Officer Eric Talley on Wednesday. Hundreds lined the streets as a hearse transferred his body from the…

A King Soopers barista hid his coworker behind trash cans to keep her safe during the shooting

March 24, 2021 4:29 PM CNN

A barista at the King Soopers store in Boulder, Colorado, says he hid his co-worker behind some trash cans to keep her safe from a gunman who killed…