How to check on your child tax credit payment
The IRS began Thursday to deposit advance payments on this year’s expanded child tax credit into Americans’ bank accounts.
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Black Americans are battling ‘three pandemics,’ new report finds
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Higher unemployment rates, lower household incomes and lack of access to health care left Black Americans more vulnerable to the Covid-19 pandemic and there is an urgency to address these structural inequities, according to a new report on the state of Black America released Thursday by the National Urban League.
Continue ReadingIndy athletes to run 250 miles to raise $250,000 for Type 1 diabetes research
By Hanna Mordoh Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (WISH) — Three Indianapolis athletic trainers are on a mission to run 250 miles and raise $250,000 for charity. The group is leaving from Monument Circle at 8 a.m. on Thursday and will journey to St. Louis, on foot. George O’Dell and two
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In 911 calls before Richard Sherman’s arrest, wife said Sherman was threatening suicide
By Travis Caldwell, Andy Rose and Amir Vera, CNN Calls made to 911 before NFL player Richard Sherman’s early Wednesday arrest in King County, Washington, detail his wife’s efforts to protect Sherman from himself and police — and protect herself from Sherman. The 911 tapes, obtained by CNN, detail the conversations between 911 operators and
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NASA begins high-stakes repair to Hubble Space Telescope
By Katie Hunt, CNN NASA engineers are trying to work their magic on the Hubble Space Telescope, which stopped working on June 13 as a result of a problem with the payload computer on board. After a month of trying, engineers with the space agency were unable to restart the computer — and its backup
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Delta variant surges in Middle East and North Africa as region braces for ‘catastrophic consequences’
By Mostafa Salem, CNN The Middle East and North Africa is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases aggravated by the Delta variant of the virus — and it may get worse over coming weeks — according to the World Health Organization (WHO). An increase in coronavirus cases has been reported in Libya, Iran, Iraq and
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California county faces new blaze after 2018 devastation of the Camp Fire
By Jay Croft, CNN Northern California’s Butte County, the site of the state’s deadliest and most destructive inferno ever in 2018, is now battling another blaze. The Dixie Fire has led county officials to issue evacuation warnings for residents. It started Tuesday and has grown to about 2,200 acres with no containment, Cal Fire says.
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Lebanon’s Hariri steps down as prime minister-designate pushing crisis-ridden country further into uncertainty
By Tamara Qiblawi, Ghazi Balkiz and Ben Wedeman, CNN Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has stepped down nearly nine months after he was tasked with forming the crisis-ridden country‘s next government. On Thursday, Hariri told reporters that President Michel Aoun had not accepted his latest Cabinet lineup less than 24 hours after the three-time prime
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Columbia police investigating after shooting damages vehicle Wednesday night
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said a vehicle was damaged when someone opened fire on Scott Boulevard Wednesday. Police respond to a report of shots fired on Scott Boulevard. According to a news release from CPD, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Scott Boulevard shortly after 7 p.m. Once they arrived
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Latino Americans are optimistic about the country’s future despite being hit hard by the pandemic, a Pew survey finds
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Latinos in the US were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic on a number of fronts. They experienced higher rates of virus deaths and hospitalizations. They had more trouble making ends meet than other demographic groups due to pay cuts and job losses. They faced barriers to vaccine access. Still, Latino
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Deadly flooding hits Germany
Heavy rains have caused deadly flash floods across Germany and the Benelux region. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the details.
Continue ReadingAnthony Kennedy Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Anthony Kennedy, retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 23, 1936 Birth place: Sacramento, California Birth name: Anthony McLeod Kennedy Father: Anthony J. Kennedy, lawyer and lobbyist Mother: Gladys (McLeod) Kennedy, civic leader Marriage: Mary (Davis) Kennedy
Continue ReadingJacinda Ardern Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1980 Birth place: Hamilton, New Zealand Birth name: Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern Father: Ross Ardern, police officer Mother: Laurell Ardern, school cook Children: with Clarke Gayford: Neve Te Aroha Education: Waikato University,
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Miami Beach police believe 2 men found in the former Versace mansion died by suicide
By Jay Croft and Rebekah Riess, CNN Two men who were found dead in a hotel room at the former Gianni Versace mansion in Miami Beach apparently died by suicide, police said Thursday. Versace was killed outside his home exactly 24 years ago — on July 15, 1997. Miami Beach police went to The Villa
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Cocaine disguised as charcoal worth up to $41 million seized by police
By Jack Guy, CNN Cocaine disguised as charcoal with a potential street value of up to 35 million euros ($41.4 million) has been seized in a joint operation between Irish and Dutch authorities. The drugs were found inside two shipping containers from South America that arrived at the port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, as
Continue Reading Germany mounts huge rescue effort after floods leave dozens dead and many more missing
By Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN A large-scale rescue effort was underway in Germany Friday after the heaviest rainfall in a century caused flash floods to devastate parts of Western Europe, leaving dozens dead and many more unaccounted for. Fast moving torrents of water inundated entire towns and villages in
Continue ReadingNational fire preparedness level highest in over a decade
High fire activity across the West has caused authorities to raise the national preparedness level to a 5. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam explains the significance along with the forecast.
Continue ReadingNew book shows top US generals planned ways to stop Trump in case of coup
The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might attempt a coup after the November election that Milley and other top officials informally planned for different ways to stop Trump, according to excerpts of an upcoming book obtained by CNN. CNN’s Jamie Gangel has more.
Continue ReadingWidow tears up talking about husband’s plea before he died of Covid-19
Amy Tersteeg talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about her husband’s plea to get their children vaccinated before he died of Covid-19.
Continue ReadingSee Manchin’s reaction to $3.5 trillion proposal
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) discusses the sweeping $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation proposal that would require the support from all Senate Democrats to pass.
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