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Death toll rises as passengers recount horror of China subway floods

July 23, 2021 3:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan and Zixu Wang, CNN At least 33 people have died and eight remain missing in central China, as authorities ramp up rescue and recovery efforts following devastating floods that submerged entire neighborhoods, trapped passengers in subway cars, caused landslides and overwhelmed dams and rivers. Torrential rains have battered Henan province since last

Trees burn along Highway 89 during the Tamarack Fire in the Californian city of Markleeville on July 17.

Wildfires have erupted across the globe, scorching places that rarely burned before

July 22, 2021 5:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Photo editor Sarah Tilotta, CNN Yakutsk in Russian Siberia is known as the world’s coldest city. In a place where even an exposed nose during the winter months can cause biting pain, people are accustomed to taking precautions against freezing temperatures, including spending extra time in the morning to dress in

Police and emergency services gather following the massacre at a summer youth camp on July 22

A far-right extremist killed 77 people in Norway. A decade on, ‘the hatred is still out there’ but attacker’s influence is seen as low

July 23, 2021 1:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Ten years ago, Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Brevik killed 77 people, many of them teenagers, in a bomb attack and gun rampage. The July 22 attacks left Norway, a small, close-knit Nordic country, stunned and grieving. Just over a year later, Breivik was sentenced to 21 years in prison, the

Teenager charged after allegedly changing yearbook to include Hitler quote and Boston Marathon bomber reference

July 21, 2021 11:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Liam Reilly, CNN A Connecticut teenager has been charged with two counts of third-degree computer crimes after he allegedly changed two yearbook entries to include a quote from Adolf Hitler and a reference to the Boston Marathon bomber, according to an arrest log from the Glastonbury Police Department. Last October, the 18-year-old Glastonbury High

An exterior shot of one of Robert Taylor's barbershops.

Nevada becomes latest Covid-19 hotspot, as hospitalizations rise and vaccination rates plateau

July 22, 2021 3:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN At Robert Taylor’s Las Vegas barbershop, the buzzing sounds of clippers and friendly banter are a welcome return to normalcy after a small Covid-19 outbreak among his staff. Three of his barbers were out sick with Covid-19 in the last month. Two have been able to return to

Hear barber’s inspiration for setting up a vaccination site at his shop

July 22, 2021 3:23 PM CNN

CNN’s Ed Lavandera visits a Las Vegas barbershop amidst rising cases of Covid-19 in Nevada. After several unvaccinated employees were infected, business owner Robert Taylor set up a vaccine site at his shop.

Chinese government rejects WHO plan for second phase of Covid-19 origins study

July 22, 2021 3:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Westcott, Isaac Yee and Yong Xiong, CNN The Chinese government will not participate in a second phase of the World Health Organization’s investigation into the origins of Covid-19, a top health official announced Thursday, after the possibility of the virus leaking from a Wuhan lab was included on the proposal. Zeng Yixin, deputy

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics

July 22, 2021 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

This is what athletes are getting up to in the Olympic Village

July 23, 2021 7:51 AM CNN

Olympic athletes at the 2020 Games in Tokyo are sharing what life is like inside the Olympic Village.

People wearing face masks wait while caskets with bodies are queued outside a crematorium at the Yay Way cemetery in Yangon

Myanmar doctors in hiding and hunted by the junta as Covid crisis ravages the country

July 21, 2021 9:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan, CNN A severe Covid-19 wave is devastating Myanmar — a country already on its knees following February’s military coup — with people queuing for hours for oxygen in major cities and the seriously ill dying at home because they are too scared to visit understaffed, ill-equipped hospitals. Images from the biggest city,

Jerry Fitzwater in the Randolph County Courthouse.

Judge denies bond in deadly Moberly shooting

July 21, 2021 3:54 PM Zach Boetto

Judge Mason Robert Gebhardt on Wednesday set a Sept. 10 preliminary hearing date for Jerry Fitzwater of Moberly. Fitzwater, 79, is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting death of Mitchell Nickerson.

Fulton man faces multiple charges after allegedly hitting caseworker and officer with vehicle

July 21, 2021 7:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton police arrested a man Wednesday they say hit a caseworker and officer with a vehicle. Officers report Charles McMasters entered the caseworker’s vehicle drove the vehicle, hitting the caseworker and an officer on the scene. Both were knocked to the ground and suffered moderate injuries. Officials say McMasters drove away in

The Ocean City Police Department and the FAA arrived to the scene to inspect the aircraft shortly after its landing. Both the FAA and the National Safety Transportation Board will investigate the incident

‘Screaming in joy!’: Teen explains how he landed plane on bridge

July 21, 2021 8:06 PM CNN

A teenage pilot had to make an emergency landing on a New Jersey bridge after the aircraft experienced an engine malfunction.

Florence 'SeeSee' Rigney is seen after receiving an award.

Florence ‘SeeSee’ Rigney, said to be America’s oldest working nurse, retires at the age of 96

July 21, 2021 8:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Jackson, CNN For over seven decades, Florence “SeeSee” Rigney, a nurse in Washington, has been taking care of patients and assisting doctors. Last week, at 96 years old, she officially hung up her scrubs and retired. Rigney, a beloved member of the MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, served as an operation room nurse where

Alabama councilman rejects requests to resign after using n-word in council meeting

July 21, 2021 7:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Jade Gordon, CNN An Alabama city councilmember has rejected requests to resign after he used the n-word earlier this week at a city council meeting. The Alabama Democratic Party asked Tarrant city councilmember Tommy Bryant to resign after video of Monday’s meeting began circulating. Bryant told CNN affiliate WVTM he’s not going to step

CMNEA recommends CPS mask up to start the school year

July 21, 2021 11:37 AM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The CMNEA COVID Advisory Committee sent a letter recommending all CPS students, faculty and staff wear masks to start off the school year, regardless of vaccination status. The teachers union recommends until all elementary-aged students are eligible for the vaccines, have received their doses and surpassed the two-week waiting period to become

Smoke rises from the Dixie Fire burning along Highway 70 in Plumas National Forest on July 16. PG&E announced July 21 that it will bury 10

PG&E announces it will bury 10,000 miles of power lines to help reduce wildfire risk

July 21, 2021 6:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Moon and Christina Maxouris, CNN The nation’s largest utility, its equipment having played a role in sparking some of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history, announced Wednesday it will bury 10,000 miles of its power lines to reduce the risk of starting any more blazes. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)

How the weather is impacting the MR340

July 21, 2021 6:19 PM Maddie Est

Have you ever wanted to float down the Missouri River and relax while the current carries you to your destination?Kayaks and canoes took off from Kansas City earlier this week down the Missouri River to participate in this year’s MR340 event. Participants of this event travel from Kansas City to St. Charles on the Missouri

Teen pilot makes emergency landing on New Jersey bridge

July 21, 2021 8:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Keely Aouga and Laura Ly, CNN A teenage pilot had to make an emergency landing on a New Jersey bridge Monday afternoon after the aircraft experienced an engine malfunction. Landon Lucas, 18, was flying a banner plane over the southern New Jersey shoreline when he realized the airbox of his plane was dangling off

Kaiser building fire may be connected to Thursday night shooting at Lake of the Ozarks

July 21, 2021 5:20 PM Hannah Falcon

Osage Beach Fire Protection District responded to a building fire off Highway 42 at 11:30 Tuesday night. Crews were at a metal building with Midwest Drifters Motorcycle Club signs until 5 a.m. The Midwest Drifters were at the shooting Thursday night at the Bagnell Dam Bouvard strip, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.