Volunteer for NYC mayoral candidate stabbed
June 21, 2021 at 00:43
(CNN) A volunteer working with New York mayoral candidate Eric Adams' campaign was stabbed in the Bronx on Sunday, Adams tweeted Sunday evening. "This violence must stop," he wrote, adding police are investigating the situation. The victim, a 42-year-old ma...
Opinion: Why is Biden following in Trump's footsteps on Cuba?
June 21, 2021 at 00:33
Every year since 1992, except in 2020 because of the global pandemic, Cuba has presented a resolution against the US embargo, which the island has endured for almost 60 years now. In 2016, under President Barack Obama's policy of engagement with Cuba, the U...
Jon Rahm wins US Open
June 21, 2021 at 00:20
(CNN) Jon Rahm won the 121st US Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California, on Sunday. This is Rahm's first-ever win at a major championship. The victory also makes Rahm the first Spaniard ever to win at the US Open. Rahm, the third-ranked pl...
American Airlines canceling hundreds of flights in part due to labor shortages
June 21, 2021 at 00:07
(CNN Business) American Airlines is canceling hundreds of flights through at least mid-July as the company strives to maintain service in the midst of massively increasing travel demand while the coronavirus pandemic continues to recede in the United States...
'Assault on Democracy' explores the roots of January 6
June 20, 2021 at 23:43
(CNN Business) A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. "Assault on Democracy." That's the title of an ambitious new CNN documentary that is premiering Sunday at 9pm Eastern and Paci...
Opinion: Trump World's latest crazy idea could be good for Democrats
June 20, 2021 at 21:53
Trump as speaker can't be dismissed as simply Washington beltway talk. The idea was first raised by Trump's former campaign manager Steve Bannon in late February, but Trump gave the idea oxygen himself last week on conservative radio when he told the host t...
How the Justice Department swept up records of two congressional Democrats and Trump's lawyer
June 20, 2021 at 21:35
A full explanation has not been offered about why the investigative steps taken by the Justice Department were so aggressive. "These are gross abuses of the independence of the Justice Department, and we don't know how far they run. It's unclear what, if an...
Opinion: Iran elected a hard-liner. Let's see what he does now
June 20, 2021 at 20:32
Now, let's see how he may implement this before jumping to irrevocable conclusions or actions of our own. Raisi's victory marks the first time Iran has elected a leader who is under sanctions by the United States. It remains unclear how the new Iranian Pres...
NYPD investigating after car hits family of 6
June 20, 2021 at 20:08
(CNN) The New York Police Department is investigating an incident in which a car rammed into a family of six early Sunday in the Bronx before fleeing the scene. The incident occurred at 2:46 a.m., a spokesperson for the NYPD said, when a gray car ran into t...
Ammon Bundy runs for Idaho governor
June 20, 2021 at 19:53
(CNN) Ammon Bundy, the rancher who captured national attention when he led an armed occupation of federal land in Oregon, has announced his run for governor of Idaho. "I'm running for governor because I'm sick and tired of all of this political garbage just...
First US trial cruise testing Covid safety protocols to set sail today
June 20, 2021 at 19:40
(CNN) — A trial cruise scheduled to sail from Miami on Sunday evening puts the cruise industry one step closer to resuming operations out of US ports, 15 months after the Covid-19 pandemic brought cruises to a halt in the United States. All of the volunteer...
DMX's fiancée posts heartwarming Father's Day video
June 20, 2021 at 18:54
(CNN) On the first Father's Day since DMX died after a heart attack, his fiancée posted a heartwarming video of the late rapper and their son singing together. "SCREAMING HAPPY FATHERS DAY ALL THE WAY TO THE HEAVENS ABOVE," Desiree Lindstrom wrote on Instag...
Italy records third victory of Euro 2020 as Wales also reaches knockout stages
June 20, 2021 at 18:22
(CNN) Italy defeated Wales 1-0 on Sunday as both sides progressed to the knockout stages of Euro 2020. Topping Group A with nine points, Italy's victory in Rome through Matteo Pessina's first-half goal means the Azzurri are yet to concede a goal in the tour...
Sanders signals openness to Manchin's voting rights compromise
June 20, 2021 at 18:05
(CNN) Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday signaled openness to West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's proposed changes to sweeping elections overhaul legislation being debated in Congress. "Sounds like I'm open to doing everything I possibly can to protect American dem...
Hong Kong journalist says newsroom raid 'sent shudders through the industry'
June 20, 2021 at 18:03
New York (CNN) Five hundred police officers raided the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong last week to arrest executives and top editors and seize journalistic materials under the city's national security law. The incident sounded an alarm across the media i...
Store offers color-coded bracelets to show social distancing comfort levels
June 20, 2021 at 18:00
(CNN) As Americans try to navigate a return to at least some level of pre-pandemic life, a grocery store in Wisconsin is trying something new to help ease the awkwardness and fear that can come with that. Metcalfe's Market in Madison and Wauwatosa knows peo...
Shooting at party in Toronto leaves 4 injured, including 3 children
June 20, 2021 at 16:50
(CNN) At least four people, including three children under the age of 12, were injured in a shooting at a party in Toronto on Saturday, according to Toronto Police. The victims include a 1-year-old boy, a 5-year-old girl, an 11-year-old boy and a 23-year-ol...
Opinion: The NY race that could determine Trump's fate
June 20, 2021 at 15:46
Arick Wierson is a six-time Emmy Award-winning television producer and former senior media adviser to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He advises corporate and political clients on communications strategies in the US, Africa and Latin America. Whoever wins...
Max Verstappen beats Lewis Hamilton at French Grand Prix to extend F1 title race lead
June 20, 2021 at 15:35
(CNN) Max Verstappen extended his lead at the top of the Formula One championship with a thrilling victory at the French Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton with little over a lap to go at Circuit Paul Ricard, his Red Bull team having o...
9 children, 1 adult killed in interstate accident involving Alabama Girls Ranch vehicle
June 20, 2021 at 15:23
(CNN) Nine children and one adult were killed in an accident on Interstate 65 in Butler County, Alabama, on Saturday, according to Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock. Eight of the children killed, ranging in age from 4 to 17, were in a vehicle from the Tal...