A map of the 2020 election results and a map of fully vaccinated areas paint a strikingly similar picture of today’s political landscape — and (surprise, surprise… ) it was largely driven by former President Donald Trump. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza tries to explains why these two maps are so similar.
Continue ReadingA day of active weather is expected across the country. From severe storms in the Midwest to monsoon flooding in the Southwest, CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin discusses all of today’s threats,
Continue ReadingSoldiers and police struggled to restore order in parts of South Africa after dozens of people were killed in the worst violence and looting the country has seen in decades. CNN’s David McKenzie reports.
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Over the past 18 months, your spending habits have likely changed. Make sure you know how to prepare so you don’t get caught shorthanded when life returns to normal — costs included. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN The Tennessee Department of Health is halting all adolescent vaccine outreach, even for vaccines not related to Covid-19, according to internal documents. The halt impacts all outreach to adolescents, including Covid-19 second-dose reminders, HPV reminders and kindergarten vaccination surveys, according the documents circulated within the department obtained by CNN and first
Continue ReadingDr. Michelle Fiscus, the top vaccine official for the state of Tennessee, says she was fired after sharing a decades-old state policy about minors between ages 14 and 17 being able to receive medical care without parental consent, in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine.
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN Cecily Ann Aguilar, who was arrested last year by Texas Rangers in connection with the disappearance of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, is facing an 11-count indictment for her alleged role in concealing Guillen’s death. Army Spc. Guillen, 20, had been stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, when she went missing in
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By Amir Vera and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The 911 calls during the first moments of the deadly collapse of the condo building last month in Surfside, Florida, reveal chaos and confusion among residents and witnesses as the building came down. “It seems like something underground, everything exploded,” one caller told dispatchers, adding that it seemed
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN California will pay $7.5 million to surviving victims of its forced sterilization program. Eugenics, or the practice of sterilizing those determined by the state to be “feeble” or “undesirable,” began under a law enacted in California around the turn of the 20th century. An estimated 20,000 residents deemed “unfit to reproduce”
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN Dr. Sergio Segarra says when Covid-19 patient numbers in the Miami hospital he works in dipped below 20 last month, he began feeling optimistic. “I remember seeing articles in the news about hospitals in California with empty Covid units and I longed for that experience,” Segarra, the chief medical officer with
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By Rachel Trent, CNN Coastal communities in the United States, be forewarned. A “dramatic” surge in high-tide floods is just over a decade away in the US, according to NASA. The rapid increase will start in the mid-2030s, when a lunar cycle will amplify rising sea levels caused by the climate crisis, found a new
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN A few times a year over Utah’s mountainous lakes, it rains fish. Fish are not meant to fly, of course, but when the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources needs to restock the state’s high-elevation lakes and streams with tiny trout, it will often dump them from a low-flying plane into the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Primetime Emmy Awards, which recognize television programs and performers. September 12, 2022 – The 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony takes place with Kenan Thompson as host. September 19, 2021 – The 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony takes place with Cedric the Entertainer as host. Facts
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN Roger Federer, the four-time Olympian and all-time great tennis champion, announced Tuesday that he would not represent Switzerland in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, saying that a recent setback with his knee forced the decision. The 39-year-old underwent two knee operations in 2020. “I am greatly disappointed, as it has been an
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Two law enforcement officers were shot and a suspect is dead following a shooting in the parking lot of a Baltimore shopping mall, authorities said.
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By Eric Levenson and Gregory Lemos, CNN Cornel West, the eccentric professor, public intellectual and progressive activist, resigned from Harvard after a tenure dispute and accused the university of “spiritual rot” in a letter posted to his Twitter on Monday. “How sad it is to see our beloved Harvard Divinity School in such decline and
Continue Reading By Mirna Alsharif, CNN A suspect who shot two Baltimore Police Department officers was wanted in connection with a June 19 homicide in the city, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said at a news conference Tuesday. Baltimore Police Department detectives assigned to the US Marshals’ Warrant Apprehension Task Force approached the suspect’s vehicle in the Security
Continue ReadingMonsoon storms bring flash flood threats and dust storms to portions of the desert Southwest. CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the forecast.
Continue ReadingTexas state House Democrats left the state in an effort to block Republicans from passing a restrictive new voting law in the remaining 27 days of the special legislative session called by Gov. Greg Abbott. CNN’s Don Lemon talks to one of those Democrats, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, about the goals of the lawmakers who fled to Washington, DC.
Continue ReadingA commercial meant to scare people into protecting themselves from Covid-19 has faced backlash from Australians who feel as if the government is not doing enough to assist with the country’s vaccine rollout. CNN’s Angus Watson reports.
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