Corinne Tan is American Girl’s first Chinese American ‘Girl of the Year’
Popular doll maker American Girl named its first Chinese American “Girl of the Year” doll, Corinne…
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Here’s what it’s like inside the Chicago-area factory aiming to end US overreliance on Asia’s PPE production
By Scott McLean and Jo Shelley, CNN From the air, the former Caterpillar factory outside Chicago is sprawling — the size of two dozen football…
Continue Reading Here’s what it’s like inside the Chicago-area factory aiming to end US overreliance on Asia’s PPE production
The US Medical Glove Company, or USMGC, aims to reduce US reliance on imports of medical gloves from the Far East, especially China and Thailand,…
Continue Reading Teva Pharmaceuticals found to be responsible for its role in the opioid epidemic in New York state
By Lauren del Valle and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN A New York jury ruled Thursday in a landmark trial that Teva Pharmaceuticals contributed to decades…
Continue Reading Lawmakers and leaders push for a national museum of Asian Americans
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN It took decades of advocacy and effort, but a national African American museum now stands on the National Mall. After…
Continue Reading These were CNN’s top 100 digital stories of 2021
By Scottie Andrew, Harmeet Kaur and Radhika Marya, CNN The past year packed some of the biggest stories of our lifetimes into just 365 days. From the…
Continue Reading 1 officer is dead and a second in critical condition after a shooting at an Illinois hotel, police say
By Joe Sutton and Shawn Nottingham, CNN One of two Illinois police officers shot Wednesday after they responded to a call about dogs barking in a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 30: Maxwell trial, Russia, Pandemic, Korean War, Jordan
The Southeast spring-like heat is not only breaking hundreds of temperature records, but also bringing more chances of severe weather for New Years.…
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CNN’s Nic Robertson takes a look ahead of President Joe Biden’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a wide range of topics…
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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky joins New Day to discuss the CDC’s decision to shorten the Covid-19 isolation…
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By AJ Willingham, CNN This is it, the last 5 Things of 2021! We’re taking a little hiatus tomorrow, so have a safe and reinvigorating New Year.…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell, found guilty of sex trafficking, could spend the rest of her life in prison
By Steve Almasy, CNN Ghislaine Maxwell could be headed to federal prison for the rest of her life. Maxwell, 60, faces up to 65 years in prison after…
Continue Reading A man suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a tiger at a Florida zoo. The tiger was shot and killed
By Kay Jones, Jennifer Henderson and Danielle Sills, CNN A critically endangered Malayan tiger named Eko was shot and killed by a sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Illinois authorities arrested a man who is suspected of killing a sheriff’s deputy and going on a crime spree
By Raja Razek, CNN A man suspected of killing a Wayne County, Illinois, Sheriff’s Office deputy and then going on a crime spree was arrested…
Continue Reading Jury finds Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of sex trafficking a minor for Jeffrey Epstein and four other charges
By Lauren del Valle, Steve Almasy and Ray Sanchez, CNN A jury in a New York federal court has found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on five of six counts…
Continue Reading Cincinnati mayor declares a state of emergency as Covid-19 leads to fire department staffing shortage
OH: Covid staffing shortages is forcing an emergency order for Cincinnati firefighters to work up to 48 hours…
Continue Reading Cincinnati mayor declares a state of emergency as Covid-19 leads to fire department staffing shortage
By Amir Vera and Laura Studley, CNN An increase in Covid-19 cases in Cincinnati has led to staffing shortages in the fire department, a city…
Continue Reading Remains of missing amateur MMA fighter found by man searching for deer antlers
By Carma Hassan and David Williams, CNN Police in Branson, Missouri, say they’ve identified the remains of David Koenig, an amateur mixed…
Continue Reading North Carolina 3-year-old who accidentally shot herself on Christmas Day has died
By Jennifer Henderson, Joe Sutton and Keith Allen, CNN Aylee Gordon, a 3-year-old girl who accidentally suffered a gunshot wound on Christmas Day,…
Continue Reading Denver shooting suspect wrote about a murderous rampage in a series of books under a pseudonym
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Joe Sutton, Lucy Kafanov, Amir Vera and Ashley Killough, CNN The suspect in Monday’s metro Denver shooting spree…
Continue Reading There was no big winner in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. The jackpot is now $483 million
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Joe Sutton, CNN There were no winners in the final Powerball drawing of 2021, and the jackpot grew to $483 million, according…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 30: Maxwell trial, Russia, Pandemic, Korean War, Jordan
A jury found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on five of six counts related to her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of minor girls between 1994 and…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 29: Pandemic, Capitol riot, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Google
The House select committee investigating January 6 has stood down on its requests for some documents from the Trump White House, after the Biden…
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster was 85 years old, according to the…
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By AJ Willingham, CNN Surprise medical bills may soon be a thing of the past. The No Surprises Act is set to go into effect on January 1, and will…
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A level three out of five threat for severe storms, including tornadoes, is in place for the southern Mississippi Valley. CNN Meteorologist Pedram…
Continue Reading Police say a 14-year-old is a suspect in a Texas convenience store shooting that left 3 dead
By Raja Razek and Andy Rose, CNN A 14-year-old who is considered “armed and dangerous” has been identified as a suspect in a convenience…
Continue Reading Poway synagogue shooter sentenced to second life sentence
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN John T. Earnest, who admitted to a shooting at a San Diego area synagogue that killed one and injured three others in 2019,…
Continue Reading New Jersey Supreme Court vacates murder conviction of mother who was charged in her son’s killing decades after he disappeared
By Laura Ly, CNN The murder conviction of a New Jersey mother who was charged in her son’s killing 23 years after he vanished has been vacated…
Continue Reading Florida Highway Patrol opens investigation into death of 13-year-old on dirt bike during attempted police stop
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) will investigate what happened when a 13-year-old on a dirt bike died, purportedly as Boynton…
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