US & World Archives

This fish looks like a hedge-trimmer — but its days could be numbered

February 12, 2021 7:52 AM CNN Newsource

The sawfish is one of the ocean’s stranger sights — with its unique long, narrow nose lined with teeth, it resembles a hedge-trimmer or…

What you need to know before making a vaccine appointment at your pharmacy

February 12, 2021 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

Shipments of Covid-19 vaccines will be headed to pharmacies this week under a federal program that aims to get more people vaccinated quickly.…

Myanmar military releases more than 23,000 prisoners as protests against coup continue

February 12, 2021 6:40 AM CNN

Myanmar’s new ruling junta is releasing tens of thousands of prisoners Friday as angry protests against the military coup continue for the…

Trump’s Covid-19 condition was worse than his team let on

February 12, 2021 6:10 AM CNN Newsource

Former US President Donald Trump’s condition with Covid-19 became so concerning last year that there was talk of putting him on a ventilator,…

Germany, fearing new coronavirus variants, imposes border checks with Austria and Czech Republic

February 12, 2021 5:14 AM CNN

Central Europe has become the continent’s latest coronavirus hotspot, with Austria struggling to contain an outbreak of the new variant first…

Meet the orbiters that help rovers on Mars talk to Earth

February 12, 2021 4:40 AM CNN Newsource

While robotic rovers may explore the surface of Mars on behalf of humans who can’t safely land there yet, they aren’t alone. A fleet of…

5 things to know for February 12: Impeachment, Covid-19, White House, police, China

February 12, 2021 4:17 AM CNN Newsource

It’s going to be a bone-chillingly cold Valentine’s Day weekend — the perfect time to snuggle up with your sweetheart (or your…

Black History Month: Fannie Lou Hamer

February 12, 2021 4:11 AM CNN Newsource

Most of the civil rights movement’s leaders were Black male preachers with impressive degrees and big churches. Fannie Lou Hamer was a poor,…

San Francisco files emergency court order to reopen the city’s public schools

February 12, 2021 2:43 AM CNN Newsource

The city of San Francisco filed an emergency court order Thursday in an effort to force its public schools to open their doors for in-person…

Covid-19 vaccines could be available to the general public in April in the United States, Fauci says

February 12, 2021 1:48 AM CNN

The United States could start letting the general public have access to Covid-19 vaccines in April, and the country may be able to inoculate most…

From sermons to WhatsApp messages, these Britons are trying to dispel Covid-19 myths in minority communities

February 12, 2021 1:43 AM CNN

Christine Lloyd-Jones was at work when the first call came: One of her friends, Annette, 62, had died of coronavirus. The following day, as she ate…

Yoshiro Mori resigns as president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee

February 11, 2021 11:08 PM Associated Press

TOKYO, Japan — Yoshiro Mori resigned Friday as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee following sexist comments implying women…

Colorado police officer fired for excessive use of force in Taser incident

February 11, 2021 9:06 PM CNN Newsource

An Aurora, Colorado police officer was fired on Thursday for using excessive force during an arrest last August, according to a press release from…

A funeral home van with a body inside is stolen in Missouri

February 11, 2021 8:56 PM CNN Newsource

Police in St. Louis County, Missouri, are searching for a funeral home van that was stolen Thursday with the body of an adult female inside.…

A California city could be the first in the nation to require pandemic hazard pay for farmworkers

February 11, 2021 8:03 PM CNN Newsource

A city in California is including farmworkers among those who must receive hazard pay for the risks they are undertaking during the Covid-19…

Family of Dijon Kizzee, a Black man killed by LA Sheriff’s deputies, files $35 million claim

February 11, 2021 7:53 PM CNN Newsource

The family of Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man who was shot 16 times and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies last summer, has…

Study shows New York subways have a pollution problem

February 11, 2021 7:34 PM CNN Newsource

In the Big Apple, even mass transit can be a pollution risk. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health…

At least 9 dead in crashes across Dallas-Fort Worth area due to winter storms

February 11, 2021 6:38 PM CNN Newsource

At least nine people have died in car crashes as of Thursday evening due to winter storms across the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, according to a…

Grand jury dismisses felony assault charges against 2 Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old protester to the ground

February 11, 2021 5:32 PM CNN Newsource

A grand jury chose not to indict two Buffalo, New York, police officers who pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground last June, Erie County…

North Carolina man charged with threatening to kill President Biden

February 11, 2021 4:54 PM CNN Newsource

A North Carolina man has been charged with making threats to kill President Joe Biden, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in court…

Utah lawmakers reject a bill that would require teaching consent in sex education classes

February 11, 2021 4:46 PM CNN Newsource

A new bill in Utah that would have required students to learn about consent was shot down by lawmakers this week. HB177, introduced earlier this…

At least 6 dead in 70-vehicle wreck due to weather in Fort Worth, Texas, police say

February 11, 2021 4:29 PM CNN Newsource

At least six people were killed and at least 36 people taken to hospitals in a pileup involving dozens of vehicles in poor weather on Interstate 35W…

Over 9,000 virus patients in New York were released from hospitals into nursing homes under state order

February 11, 2021 3:47 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes under a…

She never won a Nobel prize. But today this pioneering physicist is getting her face on a stamp

February 11, 2021 3:43 PM CNN Newsource

Chien-Shiung Wu isn’t a household name, but the pioneering physicist’s portrait could be coming soon to a mailbox near you. Her face is…

Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse case denies motions for new arrest warrant, increased bond

February 11, 2021 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August will…

Criminal complaint describes chaotic scene in Buffalo, Minnesota, clinic shooting

February 11, 2021 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

When police responded to a shooting at a Buffalo, Minnesota, clinic on Tuesday, they found injured victims “screaming for help” and…

US pharmacies could administer up to 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine a month. Here’s how

February 11, 2021 2:57 PM CNN Newsource

Shipments of Covid-19 vaccines will be headed to pharmacies this week under a federal program that aims to get more people vaccinated quickly.…

Biden decree brings end to Trump ’emergency’ to build border wall

February 11, 2021 2:07 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden has officially ended the “national emergency” that President Donald Trump declared in order to take…

Study finds police officers of color make fewer stops and arrests and use less force than White officers

February 11, 2021 1:35 PM CNN Newsource

At a time of national reckoning and outcry over systemic racism, prominent proposals for addressing police brutality call for law enforcement…

At least 5 dead in 70-vehicle wreck due to weather in Fort Worth, Texas, police say

February 11, 2021 12:30 PM CNN Newsource

At least five people were killed and at least 36 people taken to hospitals in a pileup involving dozens of vehicles in poor weather on Interstate 35W…