By Andrew Torgan, CNN If it seems like it’s taking longer to get your order at the drive-thru of your favorite fast food restaurant, it is — and you can blame Covid-19. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN If it seems like it’s taking longer to get your order at the drive-thru of your favorite fast food restaurant, it is — and you can blame Covid-19. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN If it seems like it’s taking longer to get your order at the drive-thru of your favorite fast food restaurant, it is — and you can blame Covid-19. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan Jr., face charges including malice murder and felony murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was chased by the trio on February 23, 2020, in the Satilla Shores neighborhood near Brunswick, Georgia. Defense attorneys contend the
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN Closing arguments are expected to begin Monday morning in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing, after jurors heard from more than 20 witnesses, including the man who shot and killed the 25-year-old jogger. Travis McMichael, who took the stand last week, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan Jr.,
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN This year, we’ve watched the story of a little chopper unfold on another planet. And much like the joy brought by the successful landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars in February, the journey of its Ingenuity helicopter sidekick is just what we needed in 2021. From millions of miles away,
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By Joe Sutton, Keith Allen, Travis Caldwell, Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN Authorities in Wisconsin have identified the driver of a red SUV who they say intentionally drove his SUV through barricades and into a crowd celebrating the Waukesha Christmas parade. Darrell E. Brooks Jr., 39, is believed to have acted alone Sunday and
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By Cristiana Moisescu and Ben Wedeman, CNN “It’s relentless — relentless,” sighed nurse Claudiu Ionita, standing in front of a line of gurneys in Bucharest University Hospital’s morgue. On each gurney lay a body inside a black plastic bag. The morgue has a capacity for 15 bodies, but on the day CNN visited, it had
Continue Reading By Cristiana Moisescu and Ben Wedeman, CNN “It’s relentless — relentless,” sighed nurse Claudiu Ionita, standing in front of a line of gurneys in Bucharest University Hospital’s morgue. On each gurney lay a body inside a black plastic bag. The morgue has a capacity for 15 bodies, but on the day CNN visited, it had
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By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Europe is considering a step once unthinkable among Western democracies: Making Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory for the entire bloc. Until now, governments around the world had rejected the idea of a universal coronavirus vaccine mandate, opting instead for incentives and other “nudges” to motivate people to get shots. Even in authoritarian states,
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By Aya Elamroussi, Mark Morales and Amir Vera, CNN Jurors deliberating in the civil case involving White nationalists who organized a two-day rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 asked the judge Monday whether they need to be unanimous on counts four, five and six if they cannot reach a unanimous decision on counts one, two
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By Andy Rose and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Three suspects were arrested Saturday night after dozens ransacked a Nordstrom department store near San Francisco in what police are calling a “smash-and-grab” incident. About 80 suspects were involved in the crime at the department store in Broadway Plaza, an outdoor mall in Walnut Creek east of San
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, Keith Allen and Travis Caldwell, CNN Five people were killed and more than 40 were injured when a vehicle drove into a Christmas parade Sunday afternoon in Waukesha, Wisconsin, city officials said. “These numbers may change as we collect additional information. Many people have self-transported to area hospitals,” the city of Waukesha
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By Alaa Elassar, Keith Allen and Joe Sutton, CNN Police reported “some fatalities” after more than 20 people, including children, were struck by a vehicle that ran through a crowd at a Wisconsin holiday parade, Police Chief Daniel P. Thompson said in a press conference. Authorities are working with the Waukesha County Medical Examiner’s Office
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Sahar Akbarzai and Taylor Romine, CNN A man who pleaded guilty to the rape and sexual assault of four teenage girls will avoid prison time after a New York state judge said time behind bars would be inappropriate. Christopher Belter, now 20, entered a plea deal in 2019 in which he agreed
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Sahar Akbarzai and Taylor Romine, CNN A man who pleaded guilty to the rape and sexual assault of four teenage girls will avoid prison time after a New York state judge said time behind bars would be inappropriate. Christopher Belter, now 20, entered a plea deal in 2019 in which he agreed
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By Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Philadelphia police say a 7-months-pregnant woman was fatally shot in the head and stomach after attending her own baby shower Saturday night. According to CNN affiliate KYW, the woman had been unloading gifts when she was fired upon. In a statement, the Philadelphia Police Department said the 32-year-old
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Most of the 250 permanent residents of a volcanic Italian island have been told to evacuate after levels of carbon dioxide in the air spiked dangerously, causing respiratory problems to people and their pets. Carbon dioxide levels around the volcanic island of Vulcano in the Aeolian archipelago off the north
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By Chris Boyette, CNN At a time when legalized marijuana sales are rising nationally, state police in Oregon last week seized 500,000 pounds of illegal marijuana in a bust outside Medford, Oregon, that they estimated had a street value of $500 million, police said. The Oregon State Police Southwest Region (OSP) Drug Enforcement Section team
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Philadelphia police say a 7-months-pregnant woman was fatally shot in the head and stomach after attending her own baby shower Saturday night. According to CNN affiliate KYW, the woman had been unloading gifts when she was fired upon. In a statement, the Philadelphia Police Department said the 32-year-old
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