By Denio Lourenco Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — After lagging behind other developed countries in the early months of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, Canada has officially eclipsed the United States when it comes to its percentage of fully vaccinated residents. According to data from CTV News’ vaccine tracker, 48.8
Continue ReadingBy Juliet Izon, CNN Our fear of being indoors has considerably abated since last year, but it’s always magical to spend a night sleeping outside. And while you can simply camp in the backyard, we all deserve a little more pampering after getting through the past year and a half. These are hotel rooms where
Continue ReadingBy Gabriel Chaim, Isa Soares and Barbara Arvanitidis Deep in the Amazon rainforest, the Yanomami people are battling an old and elusive enemy — one they haven’t seen since the 1980s. Dressed in traditional headdress, faces decorated with paint, this indigenous community prepares its bows and spears to defend their land against garimpeiros — illegal
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By Ben Church, CNN Lewis Hamilton was the target of online racist abuse after winning his eighth British Grand Prix on Sunday. The seven-time world champion fought back from a 10-second penalty to clinch victory following a controversial collision with rival Max Verstappen, which left the Red Bull driver in hospital. Facebook, which also owns
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and James Frater, CNN Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose depiction of the prophet Mohammed wearing a turban made out of a bomb sparked a wave of violence in 2006, has died at the age of 86. Danish newspaper Berlingske reported Westergaard’s death on Sunday, citing information from his family. The cartoonist died
Continue ReadingBy KTBS Staff Click here for updates on this story MARSHALL, Texas (KTBS) — There’s been major construction happening in Marshall. But on this construction site the general foreman is also the police chief, and this facility won’t hold hardened criminals. Instead, the furry occupants will be looking for a new home. “We’ll have the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN We finally know what Mary’s dress does. Well before the internet was arguing whether a dress was blue or gold, people were going back and forth over whether Bruce Springsteen was singing “Mary’s dress sways” or “Mary’s dress waves” in the 1975 song “Thunder Road.” The single is known as
Continue ReadingBy Leslie Aguilar Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — A small group of individuals have set up tents in Penn Valley Park after the city cleared the homeless encampment in Westport. They say city crews brought them to Penn Valley Park by bus earlier on Sunday. City officials
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Rae Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A family was told they weren’t allowed to board their plane at St. Louis Lambert International Airport – all because their child is autistic and can’t wear a mask. The airline, however, said there’s more to the story. LaShaunda Jethro grew
Continue ReadingBy Julia Avery Click here for updates on this story O’FALLON, Illinois (KMOV) — Homeowners can beat the heat this summer and contribute to a good cause. Matt Sabo of O’Fallon, Illinois is making custom radio controlled lawn mowers, snow blowers, and leaf blowers. He said he can sit in the shade or even inside
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Schiller Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — One teen is dead and another is injured after they both arrived at a hospital in Flint with gunshot wounds. Hurley Medical Center Public Safety alerted Genesee County 911 that the two arrived with their injuries about 1:54 a.m. on July
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN The Hubble Space Telescope is functioning again after more than a month offline as a result of a problem with the payload computer on board. On Saturday, NASA said engineers had successfully switched the telescope, which orbits 340 miles above Earth’s surface, to backup hardware, a high-stakes maneuver that began Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Robinhood could soon be worth $35 billion. The booming yet controversial trading app said Monday it plans to raise up to $2.3 billion in an initial public offering. Robinhood, which plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “HOOD,” anticipates selling shares for between $38 and $42 apiece.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Who are the real winners from the record high car prices? Not the automakers. Despite sky high prices and surging customer demand, most automakers are about to report that revenue is down from where it was in the second quarter of 2019, a “normal” period before the pandemic that is
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady and Mark Thompson, CNN Business Despite surging cases of the Delta variant of Covid-19 around the world, investors have largely been brushing off the risks, confident that vaccines will allow economic activity to return to normal. But that risk assessment may be changing. What’s happening: Futures on the S&P 500, Dow and
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden will welcome the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the White House on Tuesday, an official tells CNN, marking yet another return to normalcy after the coronavirus pandemic and years of tension between the NFL and Biden’s predecessor, former President Donald Trump. The visit marks the first
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Mick Krever, CNN As communities devastated by the catastrophic flooding in parts of western Europe start picking up the pieces, they are wondering how it all went so wrong, so fast. After all, Europe has a world-leading warning system that issued regular alerts for days before floods engulfed entire villages. But
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez and Chandler Thornton, CNN Athletes have been settling into their new accommodation at the Olympic Village as they prepare for the Tokyo Games — and testing out what’s on offer, notably their beds and food. Some media reports and athletes have suggested the cardboard bed frames being used in the Village are
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – En Latinoamérica, personas que han recibido la primera dosis de la vacuna de AstraZeneca contra el covid-19 nos preguntan frecuentemente si pueden recibir la segunda dosis pero de otro fabricante. Un estudio indica que esta vacuna, desarrollada en conjunto con la Universidad de Oxford, se podría mezclar con la
Continue ReadingMotorcycle racer Ana Carrasco is a trailblazer for women in motorsport. In September 2020, Carrasco suffered the kind of injury that normally end careers … or worse. Just eight months after her accident, Ana won a race at the Marco Simoncelli circuit in Misano, Italy.
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