National-World Archives

An extremely rare white kangaroo was born at a zoo in New York

January 22, 2021 10:57 PM CNN Newsource

A New York zoo has welcomed a baby red kangaroo with a rare condition that left park employees shocked. Cosmo, the newest joey at Animal Adventure…

The Mega Millions jackpot is $1 billion — but your odds of winning it all are 1 in 302.5 million

January 22, 2021 10:34 PM CNN Newsource

The Mega Millions jackpot — drawn Friday night — is no longer in the millions. The jackpot is estimated to be worth a staggering $1…

Georgia man charged with scamming nearly $1 million from grocery store

January 22, 2021 9:40 PM CNN Newsource

A Georgia man was arrested and charged with scamming almost $1 million from a grocery store and using it to buy clothes, guns and cars, police said.…

America’s allies, listen up: It’s still America First

January 22, 2021 8:55 PM CNN Newsource

His predecessor tweeted insults and made menacing threats against America’s allies but US President Joe Biden proved just as formidable for…

Two educators in the same Georgia school district died within hours from Covid-19

January 22, 2021 8:39 PM CNN Newsource

A school district in Georgia is mourning the loss of two educators who died within hours of each other from Covid-19. Dana Johnson and Cynthia…

Loyal dog waits for six days outside hospital for her sick owner

January 22, 2021 7:33 PM CNN Newsource

They say a dog is a man’s best friend — and that was definitely the case for one patient of a hospital in northeastern Turkey, whose…

National Guardsman holds music classes from the back of a Humvee while protecting the US Capitol

January 22, 2021 7:31 PM CNN Newsource

National Guardsman Sgt. Jacob Kohut spends his days fulfilling two duties: serving to protect the Capitol building and holding band class online as a…

Fearing deportation, he took sanctuary in a church more than 3 years ago. Today he walked out

January 22, 2021 7:21 PM CNN Newsource

A Salvadoran immigrant who spent more than three years in sanctuary on the grounds of a North Carolina church headed home on Friday. José Chicas,…

Bus heading to the Grand Canyon crashes, killing one and injuring dozens

January 22, 2021 6:57 PM CNN Newsource

At least one person was killed and multiple people were injured when a tour bus bound for the Grand Canyon crashed Friday afternoon in northwest…

California man injured in apparent shark attack off Maui

January 22, 2021 6:34 PM CNN Newsource

A 73-year-old California man snorkeling off Maui’s Ka’anapali Beach on Friday morning was apparently bitten by a shark, according to the…

Michigan county commissioner pulls gun out during virtual meeting when resident asked board to denounce Proud Boys

January 22, 2021 6:19 PM CNN Newsource

A Grand Traverse County commissioner in Michigan got up and grabbed a gun during a board Webex meeting while a local woman asked board members to…

Hank Aaron, baseball legend and former home run king, dies at 86

January 22, 2021 5:41 PM CNN Newsource

Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record in the face of racism and became a revered…

Hank Aaron rose to the top of baseball while facing pervasive racism. He leaves behind a powerful legacy

January 22, 2021 5:44 PM CNN Newsource

Baseball legend Hank Aaron is remembered today as one of the greatest to ever play the game. Crucial to his legacy is that unlike his White…

Three Breonna Taylor grand jurors among petitioners seeking to impeach Kentucky attorney general

January 22, 2021 4:15 PM CNN Newsource

Three former grand jurors are among the “concerned Kentucky citizens” petitioning the Kentucky Legislature to impeach state Attorney…

‘My 81-year-old dad would have never figured this out:’ Inside America’s vaccine sign-up process

January 22, 2021 4:11 PM CNN Newsource

For Caroline Brant, attempting to get a vaccine appointment for her in-laws in Pennsylvania felt like trying to “win a seat at the big…

Then-candidate Joe Biden made a secret hospital visit to meet a wounded police officer

January 22, 2021 3:54 PM CNN Newsource

Houston police officer Taylor Roccaforte was shocked when then-presidential candidate Joe Biden came to see him in the hospital after he was shot in…

‘Ghost Ship’ leaseholder pleads guilty in connection to blaze that killed 36

January 22, 2021 3:45 PM CNN Newsource

Derick Almena, the leaseholder of an Oakland, California, warehouse-turned-art collective that went up in flames in 2016, pleaded guilty Friday to 36…