Young mother and elderly priest among Tigrayans arrested in Addis Ababa, witnesses say
CNN By Katie Polglase, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Witnesses say Tigrayans are being arrested in Addis Ababa in a wave of…
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Austria to bar unvaccinated from restaurants as cases rise
VIENNA (AP) — Unvaccinated people in Austria who also haven’t had COVID-19 will no longer be allowed to enter restaurants, hotels, hairdressers…
Continue ReadingWhy the first responding officer at the Ahmaud Arbery shooting didn’t provide first aid
CNN, WJXT By Travis Caldwell, CNN The first police officer to respond to the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick, Georgia, testified in court…
Continue ReadingSchool mask mandates are starting to disappear. Is it too soon?
CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN When Perrysburg School Superintendent Thomas Hosler sent a survey to parents in his Toledo-area district to see how many…
Continue ReadingAnswering kids’ (and parents’) questions about the Covid-19 vaccine for ages 5 to 11
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN It was a big day for Sesame Street’s 5-year-old Rosita, who recently got her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.…
Continue ReadingDOJ officials unfazed by calls to expedite Bannon contempt decision
By Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN To many in Washington, the criminal contempt case against Steve Bannon appears cut and dried: The podcaster and…
Continue ReadingCamels escape from circus and venture out to explore Madrid
By Hannah Ryan, CNN Spanish police had an unusual encounter on Friday night when a number of camels and a llama escaped from a circus and wandered…
Continue ReadingIt’s time to rewind your clocks. Here’s how to make it an easier transition
By Megan Marples, CNN Enjoy your extra hour of sleep this weekend, but don’t forget to turn back your clocks when you rise and shine Sunday…
Continue ReadingFrustrations grow as marchers demand faster climate action
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Tens of thousands of climate activists are…
Continue ReadingNew infections hit record as Russia’s COVID-19 wave persists
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s COVID-19 cases  have hit another one-day record as the country struggles to contain a wave of infections that has…
Continue ReadingAfghan rights activist, 3 other women slain; 2 suspects held
By TAMEEM AKHGHAR Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A Taliban security official says two suspects have been arrested in connection with…
Continue ReadingSudan activists reject power-sharing with army, call strikes
By FAY ABUELGASIM and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s protest movement has rejected internationally backed initiatives…
Continue ReadingKnife attack on German train severely injures 3 people
BERLIN (AP) — The Bavarian Red Cross says a knife attack on a high-speed train in Germany left three people severely wounded. Bavarian state police…
Continue ReadingKenenisa Bekele ready to ‘make more history’ as the New York City Marathon returns
By George Ramsay, CNN The New York City Marathon returns on Sunday following a two-year hiatus, and at the front of the field, legendary distance…
Continue ReadingWithin minutes, the Astroworld Festival turned deadly. Here’s what we know about the show’s timeline
CNN, KPRC, KTRK, KHOU By Travis Caldwell and Keith Allen, CNN A crowd surge at a Houston music festival on Friday crushed concertgoers as they were…
Continue ReadingFormer USC official pleads guilty to a fraud charge tied to college admissions scandal
By Aya Elamroussi and Liam Reilly, CNN A former athletics official at the University of Southern California pleaded guilty Friday in an admissions…
Continue ReadingBarcelona appoints club legend Xavi as new coach
By Aleks Klosok and Kevin Dotson, CNN Barcelona has announced the appointment of club legend Xavi Hernández as the club’s new coach on a deal…
Continue ReadingWatanabe re-elected as international gymnastics president
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Morinari Watanabe has been re-elected to a new three-year term as president of the International Gymnastics Federation after…
Continue ReadingMochi, the dog with the world’s longest tongue, has died
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Mochi “Mo” Rickert, holder of the record for the longest tongue on a living dog, has died, according to Guinness…
Continue ReadingPolice searching for missing swimmer after a shark attack in Western Australia
By Angus Watson, CNN A man is missing after a reported shark attack at a beach in North Fremantle, Western Australia according to police and the…
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