June 2021

‘Beauty and the Beast’ limited musical series in the works at Disney+

June 17, 2021 5:47 AM CNN

It’s a tale as old as time and it’s back for more. Disney’s animated classic, “Beauty and the Beast” is being turned into an eight-episode musical…

Tips for hiking in Arizona heat

June 17, 2021 5:32 AM Sumiko Keil, Dominique Newland

Arizona State Parks says more than 200 hikers are rescued every year in Phoenix alone. But to keep you and your group safe, be sure to follow the…

Texas authorities threaten SpaceX with legal action over beach closures, private security

June 17, 2021 5:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX received a warning from a district attorney in Texas this week, warning that the company could be violating…

Border Patrol rescue migrants amid high temperatures

June 17, 2021 5:11 AM Sumiko Keil, Mercedes Martinez

Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents rescue a group of nine migrants after realizing they wouldn’t survive in the desert in this…

Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics

June 17, 2021 5:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Aleks Klosok, CNN Rafael Nadal has announced he is pulling out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics. In a statement posted on his official Twitter…

Financial markets are moving into a new era

June 17, 2021 5:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business What Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in staid tones on Wednesday may not have sounded momentous. It was.…

California urges power conservation amid heatwave

June 17, 2021 4:55 AM The Associated Press

The California Independent System Operator issued a Flex Alert for Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., urging people to set their thermostats to 78…

‘This has been out of control.’ San Francisco’s chain drug stores have a shoplifting problem

June 17, 2021 4:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A brazen daytime shoplifting incident captured on video at a Walgreens in San Francisco on Monday has…

Arizona lawmakers advance $100M fire fund in special session

June 17, 2021 4:50 AM The Associated Press, Cole Johnson

The Legislature is meeting in a special session called by Gov. Doug Ducey to quickly boost funding for firefighting and recovery efforts as the state…

Rafael Nadal anuncia que no participará en Wimbledon ni en los Juegos Olímpicos

June 17, 2021 4:49 AM CNN Newsource

CNNEE (CNN Español) — El tenista español Rafael Nadal anunció este jueves en su cuenta de Twitter que no participará en el torneo de Wimbledon…

Biden brings up detained Americans Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed in meeting with Putin

June 17, 2021 4:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US President Joe Biden said he had discussed the cases of two Americans detained in Russia during his meeting with Russian…

President Biden on historic Putin summit: ‘I did what I came to do’

June 17, 2021 4:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden said he had raised human rights and cyberattacks during a summit with Russia’s…

Louisiana will be the first Democrat-led state to end $300-a-week pandemic unemployment benefit early

June 17, 2021 4:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Louisiana will stop paying the $300-a-week federal boost to pandemic unemployment benefits at the end of July — the first…

5 takeaways from the summit between Biden and Putin

June 17, 2021 4:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s meeting Wednesday with his Russian counterpart came after months of diplomatic wrangling over the…

‘Eyes on the prize’: Two activists set aside personal threats to fight new voting restrictions

June 17, 2021 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN This week, voting right activists Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown will board a 53-foot bus and kick off a tour through the…