By Amanda Jackson, CNN Two men are facing charges after a Black Lives Matter street mural in Santa Cruz, California, was vandalized, officials said. A picture of the damage provided by the Santa Cruz Police Department showed black tire marks across yellow “Black Lives Matter” lettering on a street. Santa Cruz police said during a
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Roberts Click here for updates on this story EUGENE, Oregon (KEZI) — A retired navy service member says he flew all the way to Oregon from Indonesia just to get his COVID-19 vaccine. Dan Stiff said he flew into Eugene last Friday and was at the vaccine clinic in Lowell the next day.
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — En total 71 deportistas colombianos —48 hombres y 23 mujeres— representan a Colombia en los Juegos OlÃmpicos de Tokio 2020 en 16 deportes. Y si bien algunas competencias como el fútbol y el sóftbol ya comenzaron, la gran mayorÃa empiezan este viernes 23 de julio y se realizarán hasta el
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By Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN Heat and smoke from wildfires are spreading across the country Tuesday, impacting air quality and prompting heat alerts from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. A ridge of high pressure has expanded over the US bringing a heat wave with high temperatures above average to much of the
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By Deanna Hackney and Hollie Silverman, CNN An officer and a sergeant with the Atlanta Police Department have been relieved of duty after a video surfaced on social media allegedly showing the sergeant kicking a woman in the head, authorities said Monday. The action was taken after Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant and commanders within
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Rep. Liz Cheney, one of two Republicans on the new select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, said Tuesday that the panel needs to rise above politics and overcome efforts to “obscure the facts.” Read her opening statement, as prepared for delivery, distributed by her office: Thank you very much, Chairman Thompson. Thank you to
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Desde Antofagasta, en el norte, hasta el lejano sur en Punta Arenas, pasando por ValparaÃso y la capital, Santiago, Chile vivió entre finales de 2019 y comienzos de 2020 una ola de protestas a nivel nacional ante el alto costo de vida y la desigualdad, entre otros reclamos, que sacudieron
Continue ReadingBy Jessica D’Onofrio and Alexis McAdams Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — Lollapalooza COVID rules have been clarified and preparations are underway for hundreds of thousands of people to flock to Grant Park for the first iteration of the city’s biggest music festival after a global pandemic. Health officials say
Continue ReadingBy Leah Hope Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — For the second time in a month, a child using a wheelchair has been asked to leave the Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millennium Park. The latest incident, involving an 11-year-old girl, comes just weeks after the city apologized to the family
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars in 2018, the mission team hoped the stationary spacecraft would be able to perform a checkup on the red planet’s interior. Now, InSight and its instruments have exceeded those goals, revealing the mysteries of the Martian crust, mantle and core that have eluded
Continue ReadingBy Tom Barton Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — For nearly two years, Davenport renters have lived in apartment buildings infested with mold, mildew and bed bugs, with leaking roofs and plumbing, missing or inoperable smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, exposed wiring and “questionable” gas-fired furnaces. City officials say
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS OBERHOLTZ, TAYLOR JOHNSON Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Several civil rights organizations are calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the Kansas City Police Department. Police accountability is what the Urban Council and other allies called for on Monday. They say this action has been
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By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Justice Department formally declined to assert executive privilege for potential testimony of at least some witnesses related to the January 6 Capitol attack, a person briefed on the matter said. The decision paves the way for some former Justice Department officials to testify on what they witnessed in
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BARNHART, Missouri (KMOV) — A man is facing charges, accused of beating a double amputee outside a gas station in Barnhart. Robert Brooks III, of House Springs, is charged with second-degree assault of a special victim. Police say he assaulted a 70-year-old double amputee outside
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE KENNEDY Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — It’s a hard to watch video showing a handcuffed woman being kicked in the head by an officer that has many online outraged. The family of the woman, just as horrified. “It was a woman down on the ground in handcuffs,
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By Jill Martin, CNN Naomi Osaka will leave the Tokyo 2020 Olympics without a medal, as the four-time major champion was upset in the third round Tuesday by Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic. Vondrousova, a 2019 French Open finalist, advances with the 6-1, 6-4 win. “How disappointed am I? I mean, I’m disappointed in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Oklahoma Sooner and the Texas Longhorns have officially submitted a request to join to the Southeastern Conference. On Monday morning the schools both told the Big 12 that they would not be renewing their media contract, which run through 2025. The formal application to the SEC does ask if the schools
Continue ReadingMariana Toro Washington (CNN) — A seis meses del comienzo de la presidencia de Joe Biden, la comunidad de inteligencia todavÃa no puede escapar de la polÃtica. Biden hará sus primeras declaraciones formales al personal de la Oficina del Director de Inteligencia Nacional el martes, un discurso que llega en un momento de cambio silencioso
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-two gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold: Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Team: Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Canoe Slalom Women’s Kayak: Ricarda Funk, Germany Cycling Mountain Bike Women’s Cross-country: Jolanda Neff, Switzerland Diving Women’s Synchronised 10m Platform: Chen Yuxi/Zhang Jiaqi, China Equestrian Dressage Team Grand Prix
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By Chris Isidore and Gregory Wallace, CNN Business The seats are full on most planes, but in some cases, the fuel tanks are not. At several western US airports, there’s not enough jet fuel to meet the increased demand for leisure travel. That could end up causing some flights to be canceled or force airlines
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