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Wisconsin pharmacist who left vials out believed vaccine could harm people and change their DNA, police say

January 5, 2021 5:28 AM CNN

The Wisconsin pharmacist arrested last week after allegedly removing vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from cold storage is a conspiracy theorist…

Armed Iranian troops boarded South Korean tanker, ship’s owner says

January 5, 2021 5:14 AM CNN

The owner of a South Korean-flagged tanker which was seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf on Monday has described how “armed soldiers”…

South Korea sends anti-piracy unit to Persian Gulf after Iran seizes tanker

January 5, 2021 3:18 AM CNN

Seoul has dispatched an acclaimed anti-piracy unit to the Strait of Hormuz after a South Korean-flagged tanker was seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf…

January 4 coronavirus news

January 4, 2021 9:57 PM CNN

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A sword taken from a Revolutionary War statue as a prank 40 years ago is finally returned

January 4, 2021 7:11 PM CNN

A sword taken from a historical monument in Westfield, Massachusetts has been returned by the man who took it as part of a college prank about 40…

Trump’s hospital price transparency rule is now in effect. Here’s what that means.

January 4, 2021 3:46 PM CNN

Hospitals now have to disclose the rates they privately negotiate with insurers under a Trump administration rule that took effect…

UK Prime Minister imposes harsh lockdown as new Covid-19 variant spreads

January 4, 2021 3:42 PM CNN

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown in England on Monday as a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 fuels a surge in infections and…

Charging decision in Jacob Blake shooting expected in first two weeks of January

January 4, 2021 3:33 PM CNN

A decision on whether to charge the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot Jacob Blake is expected to come in the next two weeks, and city…

New York’s governor wants to make it a crime to sell or administer Covid-19 vaccines to people trying to skip the line

January 4, 2021 3:24 PM CNN

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make it a crime to sell or administer the Covid-19 vaccine to anyone trying to skip ahead in the line. The…

Saudi Arabia and Qatar agree to reopen airspace and maritime borders

January 4, 2021 2:34 PM CNN

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to reopen their airspace and maritime borders starting Monday, after a years long freeze on relations, Kuwaiti…

A drunk taxi passenger refused to wear a face mask — so his driver took him to the police station

January 4, 2021 1:10 PM CNN

A man in British Columbia, Canada, is starting the new year with hundreds of dollars in fines after police officials said he touched his taxi…

From new IDs to automatic college savings accounts, these new laws take effect in 2021

January 4, 2021 12:42 PM CNN

As years change, so too do the rules we live by. 2020 saw massive protests over police brutality, economic insecurity brought on by the coronavirus…

These stunning NASA satellite images capture 2020’s extreme climate events

January 4, 2021 11:14 AM CNN

As we move into the new year, it’s easy to see that things changed for a lot of people in 2020. Alongside a deadly pandemic, 2020 also…

2020 was meant to be the year of climate action. Instead, it crowned a wasted decade

January 4, 2021 9:41 AM CNN

2020 was supposed to be the watershed moment for action on climate change, the year the world woke up to the challenge and started taking it…

The last call of 2020 for this Florida fire department was literally a dumpster fire

January 4, 2021 9:40 AM CNN

After an overall unfavorable year filled with uncertainty, one Florida fire department ended 2020 by responding to an ironic last call: a dumpster…

Nashville bomber mailed materials with his viewpoints to acquaintances, FBI says

January 4, 2021 8:57 AM CNN

The man who detonated a vehicle bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning sent “materials which espoused his viewpoints” to several…

A Texas church shooting leaves a pastor dead and 2 others injured

January 4, 2021 6:50 AM CNN, April Hettinger

A man charged with killing the pastor of a Texas church Sunday had been hiding from police in the church bathroom after a high-speed chase the night…

She lost her dad and uncle to coronavirus. Trump’s claim that the virus is exaggerated is an insult, she says

January 4, 2021 4:43 AM CNN

Most New Year’s Days, Rosa Cerna would be celebrating the birthdays of her dad and uncle — brothers born exactly one year apart. This…

January 3 coronavirus news

January 3, 2021 9:56 PM CNN

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Two men with parachutes leap from a hotel roof in Nashville

January 3, 2021 5:51 PM CNN

Two men BASE jumped from the rooftop bar of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Nashville on Friday, causing a “mass panic” among the bar’s…