The increase in positivity comes along with additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 526,631. In total, 94,819 probable cases of COVID-19 were discovered through antigen testing. DHSS has recorded a total of 9,339 deaths in the state since the start of the virus. The state dashboard says new cases are up
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A standoff overnight between Massachusetts State Police and “several heavily armed men” in the woods ended Saturday morning with 11 people arrested, authorities said. CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses.
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By John Allen, Delia Gallagher and Mia Alberti, CNN The Vatican has indicted 10 people, including an Italian cardinal, for several alleged financial crimes including extortion, corruption, fraud, forgery, embezzlement and abuse of power. The investigation, which started in July 2019, was carried out by the Vatican in cooperation with Italian authorities and revealed “a
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By David McKenzie, CNN Jacob Zuma and his lawyers successfully delayed the former South African president’s prison sentence for contempt of court on Saturday when the country’s top court agreed to hear his application for a review of their decision to sentence him to 15 months in prison. In the application, 79-year-old Zuma and his
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Murray and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A standoff overnight between Massachusetts State Police and “several heavily armed men” in the woods ended Saturday morning with 11 people arrested, authorities said. The ordeal, which started during a police traffic stop, led to the shutdown of part of Interstate 95 and a shelter-in-place order for the
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN When I was a kid, field trips to the local science museum or planetarium were more appealing than any playground. Disposable camera in hand, I marveled that a dinosaur fossil could tower over me in one room while an Apollo capsule seemed to float in the next. The things I learned
Continue ReadingSome younger Americans are still hesitant to get vaccinated against Covid-19, despite knowing the risks. CNN’s Amara Walker reports.
Continue ReadingBy Amara Walker and Maria Cartaya, CNN Destiny Britt has given the Covid-19 vaccine a lot of thought and has no plans to get vaccinated anytime soon. “Don’t take it as when people don’t want to take the vaccine as being rebellious,” she said. The 21-year Atlanta native is skeptical of the vaccines thanks in
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN Two Boy Scouts in Missouri are set to be honored by their city’s fire department after rescuing a woman who was drowning in floodwaters. Joseph Diener, 16, and Dominic Viet, 15, were riding their bikes in Columbia, following a heavy storm on June 25, when they heard a woman screaming for
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN Nearly five years ago, the prosecution of six Baltimore police officers in the case of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man whose death in police custody sparked historic unrest in the city, ended with no convictions. After three officers in the case were each tried and acquitted, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn
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“We couldn’t rest until they were buried”, say family members making efforts to bury bodies located after the massacre in Tigray.
Continue Reading By Nima Elbagir and Richard Roth, CNN Food and fuel is running out in the capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray region, a CNN producer on the ground in Mekelle reports. A communications blackout in the region, in place since Ethiopian forces withdrew and announced a unilateral ceasefire last week, has made it difficult to
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Hurricane, an unstable building, and COVID are posing challenges to crews in Surfside as another condo building is deemed unsafe
Continue Reading At least two people are presumed dead and 20 people are still missing, after a giant mudslide swept away homes in the city of Atami, in Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture, according to local officials. CNN’s Selina Wang reports.
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN For four days, Darren James and his family were multibillionaires. The real estate agent from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and his wife were doing a routine check on their finances last Saturday when they noticed $50 billion had been mistakenly deposited into their Chase Bank account. “That’s not like a one zero
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During an investigation for a missing person, officials in Maries County said they found suspected methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription pills.
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Aya Elamroussi and David Shortell, CNN [Breaking news update at 6:24 p.m. ET] Search and rescue efforts at the partially collapsed South Florida condo will temporarily pause as officials prepare for the demolition of the building’s remaining units, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Saturday. Search and rescue will resume on
Continue ReadingMark Morales, CNN Tom Marquardt, the former editor and publisher of the Capital Gazette, could have easily found himself in the cross-hairs of Jarrod Ramos, the man responsible for busting into the paper’s newsroom and killing five staffers with his pump action shotgun. Lucky for Marquardt, he had already retired from the newspaper. But three
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Jefferson City, Mo. (KMIZ) Salute to American events continue in Jefferson City Saturday ahead of the 4th of July holiday, and many food trucks and vendors are ready for the large crowds. However, there is still proper food safety precautions to take as cases and positivity rates continue to rise in Missouri. As of Friday
Continue ReadingBy Rob Kuznia, Scott Glover, Curt Devine and Casey Tolan, CNN Sara Nir was up late, checking her email when she heard knocking sounds that went from a soft tapping to hard pounding to a frightful crash overhead — as if a wall had collapsed in the unit above her ground-floor condo. Raysa Rodriguez was
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