Ugandan Olympic coach tests positive for Covid after arriving in Japan
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…
Continue ReadingUganda’s first female boxer heads to Tokyo Olympics
After 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…
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Traffic deaths jump for Black Americans who couldn’t afford to stay home during Covid
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Traffic deaths soared in 2020 despite Americans driving less due to the pandemic, and Black Americans bore a…
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Suspect charged with murder in death of American student Catherine Serou in Russia
By Katya Krebs, CNN A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in Russia after the death of Catherine Serou, an American student who…
Continue Reading The US economy is never going back to ‘normal’
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy has come a long way since last year’s devastating downturn. But a return to “normal”…
Continue Reading Trump dashed dreams of reform in Iran. The country’s new hardline president is living proof
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…
Continue Reading Violent public outbursts and unruly behavior may keep some from reentering society — but likely not for long, experts say
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…
Continue ReadingAstronauts install new solar panels in 6-hour spacewalk on International Space Station
By Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet conducted a spacewalk Sunday —…
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Why becoming a stay-at-home dad was the best decision this guy ever made
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…
Continue ReadingMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, didn’t see diverse characters in books as she grew up. She hopes ‘The Bench’ will change that
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said she hopes “any family” will see themselves represented in the pages of her…
Continue ReadingTropical storm warnings are in effect for North Carolina as Claudette continues across the Southeast
By Aya Elamroussi and Jason Hanna, CNN A tropical storm warning has been issued for large swaths of the North Carolina coast as Tropical Depression…
Continue ReadingSummer solstice 2021: Sensual traditions on the longest day of the year
By 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…
Continue Reading Michigan police fatally shot a 19-year-old woman who allegedly fired at an officer near a Juneteenth parade
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…
Continue ReadingDamascus to Tokyo 2020: Syrian refugees’ remarkable journeys to the Olympic Games
By Becky Thompson, CNN It has been six years since Olympian Aram Mahmoud has seen his family. Mahmoud left Syria to pursue his dream of competing in…
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China administers more than 1B coronavirus vaccine doses
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…
Continue ReadingRelief is in sight for the Southwest following a stretch of dangerous, record heat
By Jackson Dill, CNN Dangerous heat will continue on Sunday in the West but relief is finally in sight. Unfortunately, that reprieve will be brief as…
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1 person dead, at least 6 wounded in Oakland shooting
One person was killed and at least six others were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, according to…
Continue ReadingIt has been 500 days since the first known US death from Covid-19. Variants and low vaccination rates threaten to prolong the pandemic
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the United States continues on a path to near pre-pandemic normalcy, experts remain concerned over low vaccination rates…
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Two young women hoping to take home the crown in the 2021 Miss Arizona competition
The final round of the Miss Arizona competition took place Saturday night in Phoenix, Arizona. Our very own Miss Yuma County and Miss Yuma County’s…
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