July 2021

A small provision tucked into a massive federal budget proposal put forth by the House Appropriations Committee would cut money for charter schools by $40 million and could potentially limit many charter schools from receiving federal funds altogether.

House Democrats call for cutting federal funding for charter schools

July 21, 2021 9:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN A small provision tucked into a massive federal budget proposal put forth by the House Appropriations Committee would cut money…

American Academy of Pediatrics recommends universal masking in schools for everyone older than 2

July 21, 2021 9:15 AM CNN

CNN’s Erica Hill…

Aviation group owner donates plane to fly injured Surfside comfort dog home to Philadelphia

July 21, 2021 9:14 AM CNN Newsource

A canine who served as an emotional relief dog after the Surfside collapse has received some much needed care of its…

The Netherlands beat Zambia 10-3 in an eventful encounter.

Netherlands thrashes Zambia 10-3 in women’s football tournament to set new Olympics record

July 21, 2021 9:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Church and Aleks Klosok, CNN The Netherlands thrashed Zambia 10-3 to break the record for the most goals scored by a single team in a…

Las futbolistas brasileñas Marta y Formiga escriben sus nombres en la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio

July 21, 2021 9:04 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Marta, de Brasil, considerada la mejor futbolista femenina de todos los tiempos, se convirtió en la primera…

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

US stocks sink on Delta variant concerns

July 21, 2021 9:02 AM CNN

Brian Levitt, Global Market Strategist at Invesco, says the market is “recalibrating for a weaker economic…

Trader Ashley Lara works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 20. When the market is plunging

How to invest as the Delta variant takes hold

July 21, 2021 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business When the market is plunging like it did last Friday and on Monday, it’s tempting to throw in the towel and…

Breastfeeding for any amount of time linked to lower blood pressure in toddlers, study finds

July 21, 2021 8:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Molano, CNN Toddlers who were breastfed for any amount of time had lower blood pressure than those who were not breastfed at all, according…

US men's beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb reportedly tested positive for Covid-19.

Team USA volleyball player Taylor Crabb reportedly tests positive for Covid-19 and will miss Tokyo Olympics

July 21, 2021 8:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN US men’s beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for…

Jeff Bezos reveals what crew was talking about before liftoff

July 21, 2021 8:47 AM CNN

CNN’s Anderson Cooper talks with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark about their trip into space aboard a Blue Origin spacecraft, and what…

Space tourism tax proposed to boldly go where no tax has gone before

July 21, 2021 8:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Jeff Bezos says he wants to get back into outer space ASAP. An Oregon congressman wants the world’s richest man…

Child dies in Bethany after apparently attempting TikTok ‘Black Out’ challenge, police say

July 21, 2021 8:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BETHANY. Oklahoma (KOCO) — Bethany police are investigating the death…

Police charge man accused of clinging to hood of a car for miles after fight in Westmoreland County

July 21, 2021 8:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Jim Madalinsky Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — According to police, a fight…

City Board of Estimates to consider more than $500K payout related to GTTF lawsuit

July 21, 2021 8:35 AM CNN Newsource

By David Collins Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — On Wednesday, Baltimore’s…

Elizabethtown authorities are searching for a person who went missing while kayaking on Freeman Lake.

Search continues for missing kayaker on Freeman Lake in Elizabethtown

July 21, 2021 8:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ELIZABETHTOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — Elizabethtown authorities are…

Alamance County couple travels cross country with totem pole, stands up for Native American land

July 21, 2021 8:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ellis Click here for updates on this story ALAMANCE COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — A totem pole journey with…

Why Japan’s fastest man trains with a set of wheels

July 21, 2021 8:29 AM CNN

If the Olympics were held on time last year, Ryota Yamagata wouldn’t have qualified. One year later, he’s been named captain of the country’s…

No fans or sex? Tokyo has tough task trying not to be the first ‘no-fun’ Olympics

July 21, 2021 8:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Blake Essig, Akanksha Sharma and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Empty stadiums, no fans, and if you’re an athlete it’s probably best to avoid…

Swimming is a fun activity in the summer but can quickly turn deadly when children are not supervised.

This group of children is up to 10 times more likely to drown than others, a report finds

July 21, 2021 8:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN Drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 19 in the United States, but…

Search for 4-year-old halted after dam breaks at Jean Lafitte National Park

July 21, 2021 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Crockett, Aubry Killion Click here for updates on this story MARRERO, Louisiana (WDSU) — Work to drain part…

Workers repair a park near the Capitol in Washington on July 21 as senators struggle to reach a compromise over how to pay for nearly $1 trillion in public works spending

Biden’s sweeping agenda is unlikely to cause high inflation, Moody’s Analytics says

July 21, 2021 8:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business The bipartisan infrastructure plan and President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion proposal to widen the social safety net…

Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami speaks during a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Top Japanese CEO says economic losses from no-fan Tokyo Olympics will be ‘enormous’

July 21, 2021 8:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh and Selina Wang, CNN Business One of Japan’s most prominent business leaders says the Olympics are losing their commercial…

Miami University in Oxford announced Tuesday that six students won book store gift cards valued at nearly $2

Miami University begins awarding prizes to students vaccinated against COVID-19

July 21, 2021 8:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Todd Dykes Click here for updates on this story OXFORD, Ohio (WLWT) — Miami University in Oxford announced Tuesday…

A 14-year-old girl has died after being pulled from the water at Land of Illusion Adventure Park in Middletown

Coroner: 14-year-old girl dies after being pulled from the water at Land of Illusion Adventure Park

July 21, 2021 8:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WLWT) — A 14-year-old girl has died after being…

Fully vaccinated students and staff at Indianapolis Public Schools are allowed to opt out of wearing masks by voluntarily providing proof of vaccination. Those who are not vaccinated will be required to wear a mask indoors.

IPS requiring masks for unvaccinated students; vaccinated students may opt out

July 21, 2021 8:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Josh Doering Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (WISH) — Indianapolis Public Schools on…

‘I didn’t go to do anything’: 78-year-old sets 4 records in powerlifting competition

July 21, 2021 8:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Sasha Lenninger Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — If you set your mind to it,…

Man accused in plot to attack Sac Democratic headquarters was nearly released. Here’s why he wasn’t

July 21, 2021 8:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A federal judge was prepared to…

Local park trashed and vandalized with graphic graffiti

July 21, 2021 8:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story ROBERTS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Residents living near Jim…

Jackets On The Coast, Sunnies Inland

July 21, 2021 7:59 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 8AM)GOOD for all reporting WEATHER STORYIt’s back to normal across the region for the next few days. We will experience the…

3 wounded by gunfire during NBA Finals celebrations in downtown Milwaukee

July 21, 2021 7:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Milwaukee Police are investigating two…

Indonesia es ahora el epicentro de la crisis de covid-19 en Asia. Lo que debes saber

July 21, 2021 7:57 AM CNN Newsource

Mariana Toro (CNN) — Durante gran parte del año pasado, parecía que Indonesia había logrado mantener bajo control su brote de covid-19.…

Atletas olímpicos, jugadores de béisbol, estrellas del fútbol: ¿por qué seguimos viendo casos de covid-19 entre los deportistas?

July 21, 2021 7:51 AM CNN Newsource

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El mundo del deporte, apenas unos días antes de uno de sus principales eventos mundiales, ha estado lidiando con…

Surveyors searching for the graves of 3 lynched Lawrence men

July 21, 2021 7:48 AM CNN Newsource

By ABBY DODGE Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KCTV) — Isaac Smith. George Robertson. Pete…

A Metro East mom is pressing for answers after she says her son was attacked by a Granite City police dog.

Metro East mom says son attacked by police dog for no reason

July 21, 2021 7:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Kim St. Onge Click here for updates on this story GRANITE CITY, Illinois (KMOV) — A Metro East mom is pressing for…

See Australia’s Covid PSA that’s meant to ‘scare people’

July 21, 2021 7:41 AM CNN

A commercial meant to scare people into protecting themselves from Covid-19 has faced backlash from Australians who feel as if the government is not…

Man flees Australian Covid quarantine using a bed sheet

July 21, 2021 7:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN A 39-year-old man allegedly used a rope made from bed sheets to shimmy down from a fourth floor hotel room and flee…

Controversy has risen over pandemic related hazard pay after a mid-Michigan county approved COVID funds for elected officials. A Shiawassee county commissioner says she had no idea the board approved funds.

Controversy arises over pandemic hazard related pay

July 21, 2021 7:41 AM CNN Newsource

By JAMIE SHERROD, ANNA MUCKENFUSS Click here for updates on this story SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — Controversy…

Participants gather in Budapest on June 14 during a demonstration against the Hungarian government's draft bill seeking to ban the "promotion" of homosexuality in schools. Hungary's right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed a referendum on the country's controversial new LGBTQ law.

Hungary plans referendum on law criticized by EU as homophobic

July 21, 2021 7:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Luke McGee, Amy Cassidy and Boglarka Kosztolanyi CNN Hungary’s right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed a referendum on…

Hungary’s FM: We don’t want LGBTQI ‘activists’ in schools

July 21, 2021 7:38 AM CNN

Speaking to Bianna Golodryga, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó defends the country’s new law that bans content which “promotes”…

Truck drivers are essential workers. We need to treat them that way

July 21, 2021 7:33 AM CNN Newsource

Opinion by Pete Buttigieg and Marty Walsh for CNN Business Perspectives If you have walked into a store and seen items missing, or wondered why home…

Some 2.5 billion tonnes of food is lost on farms or wasted by retailers and consumers each year.

Farms are wasting 1 billion tons of food. That’s a disaster for the climate

July 21, 2021 7:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business About 2.5 billion metric tons of food is wasted around the world each year, roughly half of which is lost on farms…

Fire truck stolen during call, later found at Makaha 7-Eleven

July 21, 2021 7:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — A Honolulu Fire truck was stolen while…

‘Turner & Hooch’ goes to the dogs with a toothless Disney+ revival

July 21, 2021 7:25 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Who’s a good show? Not “Turner & Hooch,” which goes to the dogs in the wrong way, leaving behind a…

5 dos and don’ts for selling your used car

July 21, 2021 7:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business This could be the best time ever to sell or trade in your used car. Used cars are selling for record high prices, and…

Olympics 2021: More coverage than ever, no fans, and a lot of different ways to watch

July 21, 2021 7:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Lowry, CNN The Olympics will go on without the roar of in-person crowds, while offering a dizzying assortment of events via not only NBC and…

This is what athletes are getting up to in the Olympic Village

July 21, 2021 7:16 AM CNN

Olympic athletes have arrived in Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and are sharing what they do in their down time on social…

Dolly Parton has recreated her 1978 Playboy magazine cover for her husband's birthday.

Dolly Parton just recreated her 1978 Playboy cover

July 21, 2021 7:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Dolly Parton just recreated her 1978 Playboy magazine cover for her husband’s birthday. The country music legend, now…

Uncertainty around return to workplaces adding to Canadians’ declining mental health: report

July 21, 2021 7:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Brooklyn Neustaeter Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new report has found that many…

Severe storms threaten the Northeast but will also help clear wildfire smoke from the skies

July 21, 2021 6:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN The rain-drenched Northeast has another threat for severe weather on Wednesday, including New York City and…

Wildfire smoke blankets the East

July 21, 2021 6:51 AM CNN

Smoke and haze shroud portions of the East which is also bracing for severe storms. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the…

Month: July 2021