National-World Archives

Wells Fargo profit soars nearly 60%

October 14, 2021 6:19 AM CNN Newsource

Wells Fargo’s third-quarter earnings were up 59% after it freed up money it had set aside to cover loan losses.

The bank said it reduced the money…

Efforts to track diversity in journalism are lagging

October 14, 2021 6:15 AM The Associated Press

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite renewed attention on efforts to diversify hiring in journalism since George Floyd’s…

Jamie Lee Curtis dressed as mom Janet Leigh in ‘Psycho’ for ‘Halloween Kills’ premiere

October 14, 2021 5:57 AM CNN Newsource

Jamie Lee Curtis honored her mother Janet Leigh at the recent “Halloween Kills” premiere by replicating Leigh’s costume from her iconic role in…

Drought conditions in California this summer were the worst on record

October 14, 2021 5:45 AM CNN

KCRA By Rachel Ramirez The West’s historic, multi-year drought is threatening water supply, food production and electricity generation. It has…

US unemployment claims fall to lowest level since pandemic

October 14, 2021 5:38 AM The Associated Press

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since the pandemic began, a sign the job market is still…

Tuberculosis deaths rise for 1st time in years, due to COVID

October 14, 2021 5:35 AM The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — The number of people killed by tuberculosis has risen for the first time in more than a decade, largely because fewer people have got…

FDA vaccine advisers recommend emergency use authorization for booster dose of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine

October 14, 2021 5:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Maggie Fox and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Thursday to recommend emergency use…

Texas state website that included LGBTQ resources disabled after governor’s Republican primary challenger criticized its content

October 13, 2021 8:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Raja Razek and Carma Hassan, CNN The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) disabled a website with resources for LGBTQ youth…

Parents say Walgreens mistakenly injected them and their two kids with the Covid-19 vaccine instead of flu shot

October 13, 2021 8:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Amy Simonson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Joshua and Alexandra Price say they and their two children were mistakenly given the Covid-19 vaccine…

Congressional delegates applaud easing of border restrictions

October 13, 2021 4:16 PM Lisa Sturgis, Jenny Day

The congressmen and senators who represent the Desert Southwest in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday praised the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS)…

Dallas man sentenced in plot targeting gay men for violent crimes using a dating app

October 13, 2021 5:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A Dallas man has been sentenced in a scheme to target gay men for violent crimes using the dating app Grindr, according to…

A statue of civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune is getting a place in the US Capitol. She’s replacing a Confederate general

October 13, 2021 4:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A larger-than-life marble statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is replacing one of a Confederate general in…

Man arrested and charged in death of woman fatally shot by toddler while on Zoom work call, authorities say

October 13, 2021 4:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A Florida man has been arrested and charged after a woman was fatally shot by her toddler while she was on a Zoom conference…

Colorado postal worker is third to be shot and killed in US in the past two days

October 13, 2021 4:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Steve Almasy, CNN A US Postal Service worker in Longmont, Colorado, was shot and killed Wednesday, according to a statement from police. The…

A ‘living fossil’ alligator gar is found for the first time in a Kansas river

October 13, 2021 3:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Sherry Liang, CNN A creature known as a “living fossil” — the alligator gar — has found its way to Kansas for the first…

US will re-open Canadian and Mexican borders to fully vaccinated visitors

October 13, 2021 3:09 AM CNN

The United States plans to ease restrictions on travel for fully vaccinated visitors from Canada and Mexico starting in early November, relaxing bans…