Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An innocent child was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance as an officer trailed behind and taken into emergency surgery Saturday night after he was shot while sitting in a car, just outside of his fathers home in Mobile. The 5-year-old boy was
Continue Reading[Breaking news update at 3:16 p.m. ET] Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously voted Sunday to recommend the distribution of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine. [Previous story, published at 3 p.m. ET] It’s easy to get caught up in all the good news about the Covid-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingA Florida golfer is believed to have drowned after falling into a golf club pond while looking for his lost ball Sunday morning, police say. Hermilo Jazmines of Lutz, Florida, was playing golf with a friend at the East Lake Woodlands Country Club in Oldsmar, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift won’t reschedule “Lover Fest” shows that were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The star took to social media on Friday to announce the move, which affects shows postponed in 2020 until 2021. Last April, Swift canceled all live appearances and performances for the rest of the year in what she said was
Continue ReadingWhen Teresa Ferrin found a Purple Heart at the Phoenix thrift store where she works, she knew it had to be important to somebody. “Every time I’ve ever seen (medals) in a Goodwill or something I’m like, ‘Why is this here? This needs to be with the owner,’” Ferrin told CNN. In this case, that
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It’s easy to get caught up in all the good news about the Covid-19 pandemic. A third vaccine is on the brink of getting distributed by the millions. New cases and deaths have decreased since the abysmal January surge. And for the first time since early November, fewer than 50,000 patients are hospitalized with Covid-19.
Continue ReadingJonah Hill has opened up about body image insecurities after the Daily Mail newspaper published photographs of the actor surfing in Malibu, California. The recent photographs included side-by-side images of Hill changing shirtless and another in his surfing wetsuit. The “Superbad” actor shared the images on Instagram with a heartfelt caption referencing insecurities about his
Continue ReadingNew York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office has asked the New York attorney general and the chief judge of the court of appeals to jointly select an independent attorney to conduct “a thorough review” of sexual harassment claims against the governor. “The Governor’s Office wants a review of the sexual harassment claims made against the
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There are no newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, and the state’s death toll remains at 2,208, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
Continue ReadingGOP Sen. Bill Cassidy said Sunday that he believes if the Republican Party focuses on former President Donald Trump to win back seats in 2022 and the presidency in 2024, “we will lose.” “If we idolize one person, we will lose,” Cassidy told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.” “And that’s kind of
Continue ReadingThe White House and congressional Democrats on Sunday defended the House’s passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package without any Republican support, arguing the Senate must now move quickly on the proposal to address the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told CNN’s Dana Bash on
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Rep. Karen Bass said Sunday that the coronavirus vaccine rollout is failing African Americans and systemic racism is playing a role in vaccine distribution. “But you know when we say that doesn’t mean that people are deliberately withholding vaccines, the greatest problem is access,” Bass told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.” “There
Continue ReadingKayla Gore wants transgender people of color in the South to have a fighting chance. In 2016, she and her friend Ellyahnna C. Wattshall were working at a local community center in Memphis, Tennessee, when they noticed emergency shelters were discriminating against trans people like them. “It was just me and Ellyahnna at the (LGBTQ)
Continue ReadingIt was a nice day for a spacewalk. Astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover Jr. began their spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at 6:12 a.m. ET and ended at 1:16 p.m. on Sunday. The spacewalk assisted with a continuation of upgrades for the space station orbiting Earth. The activity lasted for seven hours
Continue ReadingIndia issued strict new rules on Thursday for Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms weeks after the country’s government attempted to pressure Twitter to take down accounts it deemed incendiary. The rules require any social media company to create three roles in India: a “compliance officer” who will ensure they follow local laws; a
Continue Reading White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that the Biden administration will “keep fighting” for Neera Tanden’s confirmation to lead the Office of Management and Budget despite her slim chances amid bipartisan resistance in the Senate. “We remain committed to fighting our hearts out for Neera Tanden. We believe she is the right person,
Continue ReadingThree police officers in Wichita, Kansas, were wounded Saturday when a modified shotgun discharged as they entered an empty home, authorities said. In a news release obtained by CNN affiliate KWCH, Wichita Police said the officers responded to a call from a homeowner that reported damage to a vacant home, believing someone might be inside.
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Two people have been arrested after protesters sprayed graffiti and smashed windows at several businesses in Portland’s Pearl District.
Continue Reading The Justice Department has charged a Texas man who was allegedly caught on video attacking a dozen police officers with a chemical spray during the Capitol insurrection, according to court records. Federal prosecutors say Daniel Caldwell, 49, used a chemical spray against a line of officers that were blocking rioters from entering the Capitol. It
Continue ReadingOPEC and Russia’s unprecedented production cuts last spring lifted oil prices out of a death spiral. Nearly a year later, the group is under pressure to cool off the red-hot market. US crude has raced back above $60 a barrel. That’s a far cry from the depths it reached last April when oil crashed below
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