October 2021

Deputies investigating arson after person lights porch on fire

October 29, 2021 6:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Hurwitz Click here for updates on this story CLARK COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — The Clark County…

‘God love ya’: Warm relationship between the world’s most powerful Catholics on display as Biden and Pope Francis meet

October 29, 2021 6:47 AM CNN

By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN The world’s most powerful Catholics — President Joe Biden and Pope Francis — held 90…

TV OT: Which streaming service is treating Halloween right? Plus, ‘Squid Game’s’ tentacles

October 29, 2021 6:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN For those who are ending this pre-Halloween week feeling dead from exhaustion or just dead inside, here’s this…

Matthias Schweighofer is pictured as Dieter in 'Army of Thieves.'

‘Army of Thieves’ unlocks a prequel that doesn’t steal much more than your time

October 29, 2021 6:46 AM CNN

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Before getting to “Army of Thieves,” it’s fair to ask why Netflix and producer Zack Snyder felt…

‘Army of Thieves’ unlocks a prequel that doesn’t steal much more than your time

October 29, 2021 6:46 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Before getting to “Army of Thieves,” it’s fair to ask why Netflix and producer Zack Snyder felt…

Asian spider takes hold in Georgia, sends humans scurrying

October 29, 2021 6:43 AM Associated Press

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A large spider native to East Asia has spun its thick, golden web on power lines, porches and…

Daycare operator arrested for assault

October 29, 2021 6:42 AM CNN Newsource

By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — The Salem Police Department said a daycare…

President Joe Biden gave Pope Francis a deeply personal challenge coin during his trip to the Vatican on October 29

Biden gives Pope a sentimental challenge coin: ‘The next time I see you, if you don’t have it you have to buy the drinks’

October 29, 2021 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden gave Pope Francis a deeply personal challenge coin during his trip to the Vatican on…

‘Last Night in Soho’ takes Anya Taylor-Joy on a far-out trip into the ’60s

October 29, 2021 6:39 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN No director uses songs more effectively than Edgar Wright, and “Last Night in Soho” creates such an…

Parents of murdered children are putting faith over trauma

October 29, 2021 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Blake Keller Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Local communities continue to feel the…

Emily Blunt says a recipe from Ina Garten helped lead to love with husband John Krasinski.

Emily Blunt endorses Ina Garten’s ‘engagement chicken’

October 29, 2021 6:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Single folks, start your stoves! Emily Blunt talked to iHeartMedia’s River Cafe Table 4 podcast and the topic of…

Solskjaer urges Man U to take lessons from boxing champ Fury

October 29, 2021 6:32 AM Associated Press

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is on the ropes after his worst loss as Manchester United manager and he wants his players to take…

Fetty Wap indicted on drug trafficking charge

October 29, 2021 6:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France and Sonia Moghe, CNN Rapper Fetty Wap was indicted along with five others on a drug trafficking conspiracy charge Friday.…

EXPLAINER: What would Minneapolis policing ballot issue do?

October 29, 2021 6:28 AM Associated Press

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis voters are deciding whether to replace the city’s police force with a new…

Man convicted of killing Karen King looking for reduced sentence, family of King hopes he stays in prison

October 29, 2021 6:22 AM CNN Newsource

By James Felton, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — Shytour Williams…

Partisanship, employee dissent and ‘dead bodies’: Inside Facebook’s struggle to combat misinformation and hate speech in India

October 29, 2021 6:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business In early 2019, a team of Facebook’s researchers spent two weeks interviewing 30 users across two Indian cities,…

The Deputy fire marshal in the Nashville fire department is doing something that rarely happens. She is talking on camera about the discrimination she says she and other black women are facing by the administration in the department.

Nashville deputy fire marshal becomes latest Black woman to file discrimination complaint in Nashville Fire Department

October 29, 2021 6:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Finley Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Nashville’s deputy fire marshal…

First lady Jill Biden arrives at the San Damaso Courtyard for a meeting with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace on Friday

Jill Biden surrounded by her family’s deep roots in Italy as she returns to the Eternal City

October 29, 2021 6:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Bennett, CNN Six months after the death of their son Beau in 2015, Jill Biden and then-Vice President Joe Biden could not bear the thought of…

Alabama man caught on camera stealing Halloween decorations

October 29, 2021 6:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Shelby Myers Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Things are seriously starting to get…

Local nurse shares journey working through the pandemic and breast cancer diagnosis

October 29, 2021 6:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Taylor Holt Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The proof is tattooed on her hand: Nicole…

30 years later, the case of the brutal stabbing of a pregnant woman remains unsolved

October 29, 2021 6:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Bob Cyphers Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — There have been so many senseless homicides over…

US wages jump by the most in records dating back 20 years

October 29, 2021 6:12 AM Associated Press

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wages and salaries jumped in the three months ending in September by the most on…

US wages jump by the most in records dating back 20 years

October 29, 2021 6:12 AM Associated Press

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wages and salaries jumped in the three months ending in September by the most on…

A class assignment at an Olathe school about gender identity is sparking concern on both sides of the political spectrum.

Gender identity school assignment creates controversy in Kansas

October 29, 2021 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — A class assignment at an Olathe school…

Big Oil is crushing it as oil prices boom

October 29, 2021 6:06 AM CNN

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Profits soared at the nation’s two largest oil companies, as ExxonMobil and Chevron both benefited from the…

Vehicles at fuel pumps at Exxon Mobil gas station in San Pablo

Big Oil is crushing it as oil prices boom

October 29, 2021 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Profits soared at the nation’s two largest oil companies, as ExxonMobil and Chevron both benefited from the…

I’ll Be Back: Stolen bust of Elvis returned to Illinois bar

October 29, 2021 6:04 AM Associated Press

WEST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The King of Rock n’ Roll is back in the building. An Elvis Presley bust that was swiped from a central Illinois saloon…

Through a phenomenon called "ghost fishing

Discarded tires in the oceans are trapping hermit crabs, with no way out

October 29, 2021 6:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Sherry Liang, CNN Hermit crabs are finding their way into discarded tires in the ocean — and they can’t get out, a new study from…

Profitable Exxon, Chevron emerge as global economy rebounds

October 29, 2021 6:01 AM Associated Press

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Exxon Mobil swung to a hefty profit in its third quarter, thanks to increased demand for oil and higher…

South Africa’s power cuts a key issue in local elections

October 29, 2021 5:58 AM Associated Press

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As South Africa heads to crucial local elections, the country has been…

Fans of Kannada cinema actor Puneeth Rajkumar wait outside a private hospital after news of his admission in Bangalore on October 29.

Puneeth Rajkumar, Indian actor, dies aged 46 after suffering cardiac arrest

October 29, 2021 5:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ritchie and Esha Mitra, CNN Indian actor Puneeth Rajkumar has died aged 46 after suffering cardiac arrest on Friday, according to a…

US consumer spending up a modest 0.6% with inflation high

October 29, 2021 5:50 AM Associated Press

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers slowed their spending to a gain of just 0.6% in September, a…

CNN honors 10 men and women for making the world a better place

October 29, 2021 5:45 AM CNN Newsource

These 10 people are making the world a better place and now, they have been named the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2021. They were all nominated by you…

CNN honors 10 men and women for making the world a better place

October 29, 2021 5:45 AM CNN

These 10 people are making the world a better place and now, they have been named the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2021. They were all nominated by you…

CNN honors 10 men and women for making the world a better place

October 29, 2021 5:45 AM CNN

These 10 people are making the world a better place and now, they have been named the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2021. They were all nominated by you…

Poland’s far-right vows to march despite court ban

October 29, 2021 5:41 AM Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s far-right group leader has vowed to hold a new form of Independence March Nov. 11 after Warsaw Appeals Curt…

US consumer spending up a modest 0.6% with inflation high

October 29, 2021 5:41 AM Associated Press

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers slowed their spending to a gain of just 0.6% in September, a…

UEFA sanctions Union Berlin for antisemitic abuse

October 29, 2021 5:36 AM Associated Press

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — UEFA has sanctioned German soccer club Union Berlin with a partial stadium closure for the…

The US Postal Service has agreed to provide the Democratic Party of Virginia with a daily report detailing how it has handled election-related mail as part of a lawsuit Democrats filed against the federal agency alleging that thousands of absentee ballots and applications from general registrars failed to be processed and scanned in a timely manner to get them to voters.

USPS agrees to provide daily election mail reports to Virginia Democrats after lawsuit claiming delays

October 29, 2021 5:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Postal Service has agreed to provide the Democratic Party of Virginia with a daily report detailing how it has…

Ballistic missile kills at least 11 civilians in Yemen

October 29, 2021 5:32 AM Associated Press

AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Security officials say at least 11 civilians were killed when a ballistic missile launched by…

Malaysia plans record budget to bolster economic recovery

October 29, 2021 5:25 AM Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government is proposing a record budget for 2022 to bolster an economic recovery following the…

How one Medellín neighborhood transformed from landfill to thriving community

October 29, 2021 5:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Steph Dyson, CNN It’s a sunny afternoon in Moravia, and people are busy weeding the communal gardens on top of El Morro de Moravia (Moravia…

Minuto a minuto: la gira de Joe Biden por Europa

October 29, 2021 5:19 AM CNN Newsource

Lebanon lawmaker denies US accusation of money smuggling

October 29, 2021 5:11 AM Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese legislator who was targeted by U.S. sanctions has denied accusations that he smuggled tens of millions of dollars out of…

Laporta says Barcelona has other options besides Xavi

October 29, 2021 5:11 AM Associated Press

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club is considering other possible coaches…

US to deepen relations with Taiwan in face of China tensions

October 29, 2021 5:10 AM Associated Press

By HUZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. wants to deepen its relationship with Taiwan, the self-ruled island claimed by China,…

Malaysia plans record budget to bolster economic recovery

October 29, 2021 5:09 AM Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government is proposing a record budget for 2022 to bolster an economic recovery following the…

Profitable Exxon, Chevron emerge as global economy rebounds

October 29, 2021 5:07 AM Associated Press

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Exxon Mobil swung to a hefty profit in its third quarter, thanks to increased demand for oil and higher…

Apple sounds a $6 billion holiday season warning

October 29, 2021 5:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business What will dominate this holiday shopping season: Huge demand, as shoppers use pent-up savings to splurge, or supply…

Moon tells pope a visit to North would help peace in Koreas

October 29, 2021 4:52 AM Associated Press

By NICOLE WINFIELD and TONG-HYUNG KIM Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in has given Pope Francis a statue of a…

Month: October 2021