January 6 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news
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Judge denies Los Angeles County’s bid to dismiss Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over Kobe Bryant crash pictures
By Sarah Moon, CNN A federal judge in California has denied a request from Los Angeles County to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant over…
Continue ReadingXi’an lockdown brings heartbreak and dysfunction as political pressure to contain outbreak grows
By Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong and Beijing Bureau, CNN As the locked down Chinese city of Xi’an claimed victory this week in its fight…
Continue ReadingTucson police officer who fatally shot man in wheelchair has been fired, department says
By Claudia Dominguez and Amy Simonson, CNN Ryan Remington, the Tucson police officer who fatally shot a man in a motorized wheelchair, was terminated…
Continue ReadingMemphis police issue arrest warrant for suspect in Young Dolph fatal shooting
By Amir Vera, Chris Boyette and Jessica Jordan, CNN The Memphis Police Department issued a warrant for the suspect in the fatal shooting of rapper…
Continue ReadingColorado coroner identifies human remains found after Marshall Fire
By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN Partial human remains found earlier this week while Boulder County, Colorado, authorities looked for…
Continue ReadingThe oldest known US WWII veteran dies at 112
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN The oldest known living US World War II veteran died Wednesday at 112, the National WWII Museum said. Lawrence Brooks was…
Continue ReadingGeorge Floyd’s 4-year-old grandniece shot and injured in New Year’s Day shooting
By Sara Sidner, Omar Jimenez, Rosa Flores, Kacey Cherry and Sarah Moon, CNN George Floyd’s 4-year-old grandniece, Arianna Delane, was shot and…
Continue ReadingOklahoma authorities bust alleged robbery ring responsible for nearly 600 missing holiday Amazon packages
KOCO, OCSO, CNN By Paul P. Murphy and Amir Vera, CNN Thanks to a garbage bag containing an envelope with an address, the Oklahoma County…
Continue ReadingOklahoma authorities bust alleged robbery ring responsible for nearly 600 missing holiday Amazon packages
By Paul P. Murphy and Amir Vera, CNN Thanks to a garbage bag containing an envelope with an address, the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office was…
Continue ReadingFather of missing 7-year-old girl arrested in her disappearance
By Laura Ly, CNN The father of missing 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery has been arrested and charged in connection with her disappearance, according to…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea not telling the whole truth about latest ICBM test, South Korean official says
CNN By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reported to be its most…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says it test-fired a hypersonic missile Wednesday, state media reports
By Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea said it successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile on Wednesday, the state-run news agency KCNA reported Thursday.…
Continue ReadingA Kentucky toddler dressed up as the Queen. A few months later she received royal mail
By Sara Smart, CNN One Kentucky family recently got a piece of royal mail in their mailbox, sent straight from Windsor Castle. When Katelyn…
Continue ReadingArizona siblings lose both parents to Covid-19 in less than 48 hours
By David Williams, CNN Bob and Sue Walker were inseparable during more than 44 years of marriage and called each other “mate” and…
Continue ReadingHomer Plessy, of Plessy v. Ferguson’s ‘separate but equal’ ruling, pardoned by Louisiana governor
By Tina Burnside, CNN Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Wednesday granted a posthumous pardon to Homer Plessy, the man at the center of the landmark…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Florida president says he will step down
By Leyla Santiago, CNN University of Florida President Kent Fuchs will step down, a decision he said was in the works for months, he announced in a…
Continue ReadingPenn Law’s dean calls professor’s comments ‘anti-intellectual’ and ‘racist’ after she said the US is ‘better off with fewer Asians’
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The dean at one of the country’s top law schools is calling comments from a professor at the university…
Continue ReadingInvestigators are determining if a child under 5 years old with a lighter may have caused a deadly fire in Philadelphia
CNN, KYW, WPVI By Mark Morales, Laura Dolan, Caroll Alvarado, Paul P. Murphy and Taylor Romine, CNN Investigators are working to determine the cause…
Continue Reading12 dead, including 8 children, in Philadelphia fire at house converted into apartments, officials say
By Taylor Romine, Paul P. Murphy, Jason Hanna and Amir Vera, CNN Philadelphia officials updated the death toll in Wednesday morning’s fire at a…
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