Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Fue un cambio rápido para los empleadores federales reconocer a Juneteenth como un nuevo feriado federal. Pero algunas ciudades estaban listas con nuevas estatuas en honor a George Floyd, cuya muerte a manos de la policía en Minneapolis provocó un movimiento de justicia racial a nivel nacional el año pasado.
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Real-McKeighan Click here for updates on this story FREMONT, Nebraska (Fremont Tribune) — In the late 1970s, Gordon and Susan Miller’s children wanted to earn some spending money. So the Millers planted sweet corn to provide their kids, Scott, Ryan and Kori, with jobs. From that idea grew a produce business, called Grandview
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By Martin Goillandeau and Stephanie Halasz, CNN A far-right extremist who became the object of a month-long manhunt after threatening a top doctor fighting Covid-19, appears to have killed himself, authorities in Belgium said Sunday. A body, believed to be that of Jurgen Conings, was found on Sunday in a wooded area of the town
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By Alta Spells, CNN An officer with the Wichita Police Department is in critical condition after being shot multiple times by a suspect during a “check welfare call,” said Capt. Wendell Nicholson, a bureau commander with the Wichita Police Department. According to Nicholson, two officers were dispatched around 10:15 p.m. Saturday night on a welfare
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Amazon Prime Day is typically one of the best days of the year for Keababies, which sells baby care and maternity products on its web site. Last October, Keababies racked up around $500,000 in revenue during the two-day event, said co-founder Ivan Ong. Drawn by the steep discounts Keababies offered
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday said it’s urgent that Democrats work toward an infrastructure package with a larger price tag that addresses climate change and other related issues. “I sometimes think we get boggled down in numbers and that’s important, but we’ve got to look at what the
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Campisi, CNN The Biden administration is preparing to impose additional sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of imprisoned opposition leader Alexey Navalny, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. “We are preparing another package of sanctions to apply in this case,” Sullivan told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.” “We’ve shown
Continue Reading By Deanna Hackney, CNN An off-duty deputy’s wife and his 4-year-old stepdaughter were shot early Sunday morning when a gunman forced entry into their Houston, Texas, home and opened fire, according to Police Chief Troy Finner. At about 2:20 a.m. Sunday, Houston police responded to an “officer assist” call on West Dallas Street where the
Continue ReadingBy Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN It was a moment captured for the history books. Danica Roem, on her knees with her face in her hands, crying. It was 2017 and she had just become the first state lawmaker who identifies as transgender elected in Virginia. She will always be the first, but four
Continue Reading By Junko Ogura, Julia Hollingsworth and Angus Watson, CNN A coach in Uganda’s Olympic team tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Tokyo on Saturday night, according to Japanese officials. Uganda Olympic Committee President Donald Rukare said the coach, who has not been named, has no symptoms. It’s not yet clear whether the coach, who
Continue ReadingAfter the Australian softball team, the Ugandan Olympic team is the next international team to arrive in Japan for pre-Game camp in their host town of Izumisano City in Osaka. CNN’s Selina Wang speaks to Uganda’s first female boxer about training amid social distancing and her hopes for her first games.
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy has come a long way since last year’s devastating downturn. But a return to “normal” may not be possible. The Back-to-Normal Index created by CNN Business and Moody’s Analytics stands at 93% as of June 18, a new pandemic-era high. The index is comprised of 37 national and
Continue Reading By CNN Staff It should have been a spring day most Iranians could look forward to. The trees that lined Tehran’s boulevards glistened in the sun as a gentle breeze wafted through the city. But on May 8, 2018, the capital’s residents braced themselves for a terrible reversal of fortunes. President Donald Trump was about
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Just when you thought you were ready for a soft return to public life, this happens: An unruly plane passenger commandeers an intercom. A grocery store clerk was killed after asking a customer to pull up his mask. Countless shootings result in lives lost, others permanently changed. And that’s just in
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By Shannon Carpenter, CNN When people ask me why I am a stay-at-home dad, I’ve usually been pretty busy. One time I was wiping dried formula off my shirt. Another time I was chasing a potty-training toddler into the wrong bathroom, and I remember another time when I was helping at the school carnival. Thirteen
Continue ReadingBy Sheena McKenzie, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said she hopes “any family” will see themselves represented in the pages of her children’s book, “The Bench,” in her first interview since speaking to Oprah Winfrey in March. The Duchess said that “growing up, I remember so much how it felt to not see yourself represented,”
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Daisy Carrington, CNN Call it romance. Call it sensuality. Heck, call it old-fashioned lust if you wish. But whatever you call it, the summer solstice for 2021 is arriving — and it has a history of stirring our hearts and our libidos. The longest day of the year in the Northern
Continue Reading By Sahar Akbarzai and Hollie Silverman, CNN A Michigan police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old woman Saturday after police said she shot at the officer near a Juneteenth parade, officials said. The officer wasn’t injured. The woman, who was not identified by police, allegedly fired at a Flint Police Department officer who was working
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By Yong Xiong, Nectar Gan and Laura He, CNN CHINA (KYMA, KECY) – China has administered more than 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, an astonishing milestone that comes as the country rolls out an unrivaled inoculation drive. A total of 1,010,489,000 doses have been given as of Saturday, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said in
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