June 2021

New book suggests Birx wanted Trump to lose presidential election

June 12, 2021 11:26 AM CNN Newsource

A new book written by one of President Joe Biden’s top coronavirus advisers suggests Dr. Deborah Birx hoped former President Donald Trump would…

Overnight violence brings the number of mass shootings in the US this year to 267

June 12, 2021 10:54 AM CNN Newsource

As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new…

Biden causes sighs of relief among world leaders even as G7 divisions linger

June 12, 2021 10:51 AM CNN Newsource

When President Donald Trump used his elbows at international summits, it was to throw them — on trade, on Russia and, once, to help remove the…

How Orlando’s LGBTQ Latino community is healing and mobilizing five years after the Pulse massacre

June 12, 2021 10:49 AM CNN

Joél Junior Morales was at Pulse the week before a gunman killed 49 people there. Morales had moved to Orlando a few years earlier in search of his…

Macron says Biden is ‘part of the club’ at the G7 in leaders’ first formal meeting

June 12, 2021 10:25 AM CNN Newsource

US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron held their first formal in-person meeting on Saturday. The two leaders discussed a number…

Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland is suspended after Christian Eriksen collapses

June 12, 2021 10:23 AM CNN Newsource

Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland has been suspended after star midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed during the first half in…

GM shareholders have never had it this good

June 12, 2021 10:03 AM CNN Newsource

Mary Barra — and GM shareholders — is about to have the best shareholder meeting of her seven-plus year tenure on Monday. At last…

Delta passengers and crew subdue unruly passenger on Atlanta-bound flight

June 12, 2021 9:55 AM CNN

An unruly passenger forced a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta to land in Oklahoma City on Friday night, the airline said. Crew…

1 killed, at least 8 others are wounded in a shooting in Savannah, police say

June 12, 2021 9:45 AM CNN

A shooting in Savannah, Georgia, on Friday killed one person and injured at least eight others, including a 2-year-old and a 13-year-old, police…

Barbora Krejcikova beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in roller coaster French Open final to win first grand slam

June 12, 2021 9:23 AM CNN Newsource

Barbora Krejcikova won her maiden grand slam singles title, beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 2-6 6-4 in a roller coaster French Open final. The…

Moscow mayor announces ‘non-working’ week to curb spread of Covid-19

June 12, 2021 8:59 AM CNN

The mayor of Moscow has asked residents in the Russian capital to stay home in the coming week, declaring it a “non-working” week, to try and curb…

La próxima semana podría tocar tierra en Estados Unidos la primera tormenta tropical de la temporada

June 12, 2021 8:52 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — La temporada de huracanes comenzó hace menos de dos semanas y ya hay algo que llama la atención del Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Una…

Biden aims to counter China’s global infrastructure project with new G7 initiative

June 12, 2021 8:47 AM CNN Newsource

The United States says it will be a lead partner in a new global, climate-friendly infrastructure program with its Group of 7 partners, part of…

Baby raccoon stuck in sewer cover freed by firefighters

June 12, 2021 8:43 AM CNN Newsource

It may be the saddest yet cutest photo you see all weekend. Firefighters in Michigan rescued a baby raccoon Tuesday after it got its head stuck in a…

ANÁLISIS | A cinco años del tiroteo en el Pulse, ahora usan el poder político para sanar

June 12, 2021 8:37 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Los bares y clubes gay son refugios alegres donde los miembros de una comunidad marginada pueden acudir para escapar de las instituciones y…

This ancient dinosaur would give today’s blue whale a run for its money

June 12, 2021 8:05 AM CNN Newsource

Meet Cooper, the largest dinosaur fossil ever recovered in Australia and one of the largest creatures to ever roam the…

Copa America moves ahead despite backlash from fans and players

June 12, 2021 7:55 AM CNN Newsource

The Copa America, South America’s premier football competition, due to kick off June 13 in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia, is triggering a…

How Trump’s tariffs haunt Kentucky’s whiskey distillers: ‘We’re still on death row’

June 12, 2021 7:01 AM CNN Newsource

Dozens of cases of whiskey sit on the ground floor of the James E. Pepper Distillery in Lexington, Kentucky, ready to be shipped — but, because…

On this day in 1967: Loving v. Virginia and interracial marriage

June 12, 2021 6:55 AM CNN Newsource

Editor’s note: This story was originally published for CNN on April 13, 2017. A century after the end of the Civil War, more than a dozen…

Nigeria’s president vows to fight militant groups and fix economy as activists call for anti-government protests

June 12, 2021 6:43 AM CNN Newsource

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari acknowledged Saturday the increased violence by armed groups in the northeast of the country and vowed to…

Check out Airstream’s first all-terrain adventure van

June 12, 2021 6:33 AM CNN

The maker of the iconic aluminum travel trailer is jumping into the off-road van business with the Interstate…

Where inflation is taking a breather: Your doctor’s office

June 12, 2021 6:10 AM CNN Newsource

Prices are rising rapidly in every corner of the economy as it emerges from the pandemic. But some areas are bucking that trend. Medical care…

Five shot in Dallas, including 4-year-old girl

June 12, 2021 6:01 AM CNN Newsource

Dallas police are investigating a shooting that injured five people Friday, including a 4-year-old girl. Around 4:45 p.m., police responded to…

Cape Cod diver left with a whale of a tale after a humpback spat him out

June 12, 2021 6:00 AM CNN

A Cape Cod lobster diver is safe Friday, following a fluke encounter with a humpback whale that nearly made him the leviathan’s lunch. Michael…

Infrastructure in America needs an upgrade. Here’s how Biden’s plans would impact key areas of American life.

June 12, 2021 5:07 AM CNN Newsource

The nation’s infrastructure is sorely in need of repair. It recently earned a C- score from the American Society of Civil Engineers, which said…

At least 13 people were injured in a shooting in downtown Austin, authorities say

June 12, 2021 5:01 AM CNN

At least 13 people were injured early Saturday morning in a shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, officials said. Two of the people injured are in…

Biden and Putin not currently expected to hold joint news conference following meeting next week

June 12, 2021 4:25 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are not currently expected to hold a joint press conference following their high-stakes…

Covid-19 vaccination rates still lag in key areas as US continues on path to reopening

June 12, 2021 3:16 AM CNN Newsource

The US is reopening far and wide just in time for the summer, a sign that millions are ready to get their life back. But the loosening of…

For many tribal nations, the pandemic also brought an increase in population

June 12, 2021 3:10 AM CNN Newsource

Soon after the coronavirus began spreading in the United States, it became clear that the pandemic would hit parts of Indian Country hard. But as…

Otorgan un premio Pulitzer de periodismo a la mujer que grabó la muerte de George Floyd

June 12, 2021 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Los Premios Pulitzer reconocen algunos de los trabajos periodísticos más importantes del año. En esta edición, una persona que no es…

En Nicaragua envían a prisión por 90 días a los dirigentes opositores Violeta Granera y José Pallais

June 12, 2021 3:01 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Nicaragua informó este viernes que la justicia determinó que Violeta Granera y José Pallais,…

Audiencia para determinar si Keiko Fujimori vuelve a prisión preventiva será el 21 de junio

June 12, 2021 2:57 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN Español) — La audiencia para determinar si se revoca la orden de comparecencia con restricciones por prisión preventiva que se dictó contra…

Biden’s preaching the benefits of democracy in Europe, but new concerns rise back home

June 12, 2021 1:19 AM CNN

President Joe Biden’s attempts to talk up democracy in Europe this week are facing headwinds from back home, where revelations about the…

The woman who spent lockdown alone in the Arctic

June 12, 2021 12:59 AM CNN Newsource

For most of us, the pandemic has meant enforced solitude. But for others, it’s been the chance to go searching for that solitude. And where…

Dangerous Covid variants could set back national progress against the pandemic, officials warn

June 12, 2021 12:22 AM CNN Newsource

With declining rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths across the US, more cities and states have lifted safety restrictions in anticipation of a…

Record Store Day offers a sign of hope for businesses working on their pandemic rebound

June 12, 2021 12:05 AM CNN Newsource

Of all the aspects of normality Americans missed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, physical touch has been a common theme. The touch associated with…

GB News launches in Britain to take on ‘woke warriors’

June 11, 2021 11:01 PM CNN Newsource

GB News wants to make one thing very clear: The upstart TV channel does not see itself as the British Fox News. “That is an easy, inaccurate…

Dog rescued after wandering through Arctic ice for more than a week

June 11, 2021 8:27 PM CNN Newsource

A dog has been rescued by sailors after wandering through the Arctic for more than a week, according to Russian state media. The crew of a Russian…

Chicago police officer charged in connection to January 6 Capitol riot

June 11, 2021 8:19 PM CNN

A Chicago police officer was arrested at his home Friday morning and is facing five federal misdemeanor charges in connection to the January 6 riot…

Llegan primeras vacunas Pfizer a República Dominicana y el Gobierno anuncia el inicio de la vacunación de jóvenes de más de 12 años

June 11, 2021 8:18 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN Español) — República Dominicana recibió en la tarde de este viernes el primer lote de vacunas de la farmacéutica Pfizer-BioNTech. La…

Alton Sterling’s children settle with city of Baton Rouge for $4.5 million

June 11, 2021 6:31 PM CNN Newsource

The five children of Alton Sterling have settled with the city of Baton Rouge for $4.5 million, according to a statement from their attorneys.…

Four people were rescued off a boat ‘teetering’ at the edge of a Texas dam, police say

June 11, 2021 6:26 PM CNN

When police in Austin, Texas, responded to calls about a boat at the edge of Longhorn Dam earlier this week, they found it teetering over the edge…

FDA authorizes two batches of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses from Baltimore plant

June 11, 2021 6:14 PM CNN Newsource

The US Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it was authorizing for use two batches of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines —…

Elementary shooting survivors react to the overturning of California’s assault weapons ban

June 11, 2021 6:12 PM CNN

Survivors of the Cleveland Elementary School shooting in Stockton are speaking out after a federal judge struck down California’s assault weapons…

Federal board unanimously approves to rename 16 Texas geographic sites that included the word ‘Negro’

June 11, 2021 6:03 PM CNN Newsource

Sixteen Texas geographic locations with names like “Negro Creek” will no longer include the term “Negro” following a decision…

7 high school graduates finally received their diplomas — 52 years later

June 11, 2021 5:56 PM CNN Newsource

A high school in Maryland held a special ceremony to finally give seven students their diplomas 52 years after they graduated. Some students from the…