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USPS to slow down some mail delivery starting Friday

September 29, 2021 12:31 PM CNN Newsource, KVIA ABC-7, Wil Herren

By Kristen Holmes Americans across the country could start seeing slowdowns in mail delivery across the country as early as Friday when the United…

California police reform laws create decertification system for officer misconduct

October 1, 2021 4:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Cheri Mossburg and Steve Almasy, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law a series of police reform bills, creating a system…

National Women’s Soccer League team North Carolina Courage fires head coach following accusations of sexual manipulation and misconduct

September 30, 2021 6:41 PM CNN Newsource

By David Close, CNN The National Women’s Soccer League team North Carolina Courage fired head coach Paul Riley on Thursday afternoon following…

New bodycam footage reveals what Gabby Petito told police about a domestic dispute with fiancé Brian Laundrie

October 1, 2021 3:51 AM CNN

As the Moab City Police Department released more video of Gabby Petito from an August 12 traffic stop, the FBI returned to Brian Laundrie’s family…

Deaf Colorado man who couldn’t hear police commands says he was tased, spent 4 months in jail

September 30, 2021 7:53 PM CNN

A deaf Colorado man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that two local police officers slammed him to the ground and tasered him without recognizing…

Deaf Colorado man who couldn’t hear police commands says he was tased, spent 4 months in jail

September 30, 2021 7:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Emma Tucker, CNN A deaf Colorado man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that two local police officers slammed him to the ground and tasered him…

Appeals court says U.S. can keep expelling migrants under Title 42

September 30, 2021 6:10 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit put on hold Thursday a lower court order that would have forced the Biden…

Biden signs bill passed by Congress to avert gov’t shutdown

September 30, 2021 11:23 AM ABC News, Associated Press

UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep…

Scammers got nearly 30% of Arizona virus unemployment pay

September 30, 2021 4:59 PM Associated Press

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Scammers pocketed nearly 30% of the $16 billion in unemployment insurance payments sent out by…

Windy Fire has destroyed more than two dozen giant sequoia trees — and that’s just an early assessment

September 30, 2021 4:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Elam, CNN The Windy Fire in California is wreaking havoc on sequoia trees in Sequoia National Forest this week. Experts say fire has…

Brazilian hospital chain ordered to pay family of Covid-19 patient, after allegations of secretly giving unproven treatments

September 30, 2021 4:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Marcia Reverdosa and Juliana Koch A Brazilian hospital chain has been ordered to pay 2 million BLR (USD370,500) to the family of a Covid-19…

This man used a garbage can to successfully trap a gator in Florida. Fish and wildlife authorities say to leave the trapping to them

September 30, 2021 9:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It’s the kind of thing you can only expect to see in Florida. A man took matters into his own hands, literally, when…

Federal database undercounts deaths caused by police, according to researchers

September 30, 2021 4:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Peter Nickeas, CNN A study published Thursday in a medical journal estimated a federal database failed to count more than 50% of deaths…

N Korea says it fired anti-aircraft missile, 4th recent test

September 30, 2021 4:06 PM Associated Press

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile. It is its fourth…

Canada set to pay billions to Indigenous children removed from their families, court rules

September 30, 2021 3:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Canada observed its first national holiday honoring victims and survivors of the country’s…

US inks $20 million deal to launch high-tech weather satellites in space

September 30, 2021 3:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher, CNN The United States is aiming to launch a group of small satellites to fill a critical gap in the ability to foresee…

Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Blige, Lamar to perform at Super Bowl

September 30, 2021 3:10 PM Associated Press

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform for…

FBI joins search for Miya Marcano, who has been missing in Florida for nearly a week

October 1, 2021 1:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess and Steve Almasy, CNN The FBI is assisting in the search for a 19-year-old woman who went missing last Friday from an Orlando…

More Afghan evacuees will begin arriving in US next week

September 30, 2021 2:28 PM Associated Press

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military expects to begin receiving new Afghanistan evacuees in the United States…

Dow closes down 500+ points; stocks see worst month of the year

September 30, 2021 12:49 PM ABC News

NEW YORK, NY — Stocks closed out September with their worst monthly loss since the beginning of the pandemic, and also ended its final trading day…

New Biden administration rules limit migrant arrests, deportations

September 30, 2021 2:08 PM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration on Thursday announced new rules that require authorities to only pursue migrants who recently crossed…

Battle over ‘divisive’ vaccine passports erupts in Rio de Janeiro

September 30, 2021 1:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Juliana Kochs, CNN So-called “vaccine passports” have been reinstated in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, just one day after a…

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko derides reports of abuse as ‘fake and fantasy’

September 30, 2021 1:33 PM CNN

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, often called Europe’s last dictator, has refused to apologize for the widespread human rights violations…

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko derides reports of abuse as ‘fake and fantasy’

September 30, 2021 1:33 PM CNN

Margaritis Schinas accused Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko of exploiting migrants. “The EU will not tolerate the abuse of people as tools for…

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko derides reports of abuse as ‘fake and fantasy’

September 30, 2021 1:33 PM CNN Newsource

Exclusive by Matthew Chance and Zahra Ullah, CNN Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has refused to apologize for the widespread human rights…

NYPD launches internal review of 2 officers after names appear in leaked data apparently belonging to the Oath Keepers

September 30, 2021 1:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Mark Morales and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The New York City Police Department launched an internal review of two active officers after their names and…

California synagogue shooter sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole

September 30, 2021 2:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Ray Sanchez and Stella Chan, CNN John T. Earnest was formally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday for murder…