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Surveillance video shows 15-year-old beating mother to death in Texas, police say

January 3, 2021 4:57 PM CNN

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after surveillance video captured him beating his mother to death in McKinney, Texas, police said in a…

Greta Thunberg celebrates her 18th birthday with a snarky tweet

January 3, 2021 3:10 PM CNN

Greta Thunberg turned 18 on Sunday, and she thanked her fans with a snarky Twitter message about how she was celebrating. The Swedish activist has…

Nancy Pelosi reelected speaker Sunday despite narrower majority

January 3, 2021 3:06 PM CNN

Speaker Nancy Pelosi won a fourth non-consecutive term to lead the House of Representatives, suffering a handful of defections in a narrow vote after…

McCarthy gives green light to conservatives’ push to overturn Biden’s win, as senior Republicans raise alarms

January 3, 2021 1:59 PM CNN

The top House Republican has quietly blessed an effort by conservative lawmakers to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when a joint…

43 staffers at a California hospital tested positive for Covid-19. An inflatable costume may be to blame

January 3, 2021 11:51 AM CNN

Hospitals around the United States are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any other time in the…

A Texas church shooting leaves 1 dead and others injured, governor says

January 3, 2021 11:17 AM CNN

One person is dead and multiple people were injured in a Sunday morning shooting at Starrville Methodist Church in Winona, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott…

43 staffers at a California hospital tested positive for Covid-19. An air-powered costume may be to blame

January 3, 2021 9:46 AM CNN

Hospitals around the United States are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any other time in the…

Coronavirus vaccine appointment turns into surprise marriage proposal

January 3, 2021 8:02 AM CNN

A Covid-19 vaccine appointment at a Canton, South Dakota hospital turned into a marriage proposal for one healthcare couple. Robbie Vargas-Cortes,…

Three sheriff”s deputies shot and 1 woman killed outside Houston-area nightclub

January 3, 2021 7:57 AM CNN

Three Harris County sheriff’s deputies were shot and one woman was killed early Sunday outside a Houston nightclub. The deputies were in full…

For more than a month, US hospitals have had more than 100,000 coronavirus patients every day

January 3, 2021 7:47 AM CNN

Hospitals around the United States are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any other time in the…

Golf is booming because of the pandemic

January 3, 2021 7:14 AM CNN

The pandemic has popularized a lot of unexpected activities. Remember when everyone was doing puzzles and baking bread? Thanks to social distancing,…

A Wendy’s manager is trying to change the world one ‘I love you’ at a time

January 3, 2021 6:12 AM CNN

In a year of despair and a world full of hate, one fast food manager is doing what she can to spread a message of love. April DiDonna told a customer…

Attorneys for McMichaels don’t want Ahmaud Arbery called a ‘victim’ in court

January 3, 2021 4:20 AM CNN

Lawyers for Gregory and Travis McMichael, the father and son charged with murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, are asking that Arbery not be called…

These former nurses were asked to leave retirement and return to the front lines

January 3, 2021 2:07 AM CNN

Juliana Morawski has realized that she most likely couldn’t go back to working in an emergency room, even if she wanted to. As a retired…

3 missions prepare to explore Mars and other space news to expect in 2021

January 3, 2021 1:59 AM CNN

It’s time to go deeper into space. While 2020 may have derailed and delayed some scientific plans due to the pandemic, 2021 still promises to…

Otherwise normal house for sale hides nightmarish surprise: An entire abandoned jail

January 3, 2021 1:57 AM CNN

A house for sale in Vermont has everything a new homeowner could want: four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a nice backyard and … prison cells. The…

College student offers free tutoring service to kids of frontline workers

January 3, 2021 1:56 AM CNN

Hoping to give back to the frontline workers who have risked their lives throughout the pandemic, a college student has created a program that offers…