COVID-19 deaths in the United States have topped 800,000, with more than 25% of fatalities coming after vaccines became available earlier this year. The number of deaths hit what President Joe Biden called a “tragic milestone” on Tuesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. More than 200,000 COVID-19 fatalities have occurred since April,
10:13 PM ET EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally published on Dec. 24, 2020. Since then, Bubba Wallace earned his first career Cup win — making him the first Black driver to win a Cup Series race since 1963. That win came on Oct. 4, 2021, at Talladega, the same track that what was believed to
Adults must now show a COVID pass to enter nightclubs and other large events in England. The new measures coming into force today require proof of double-vaccination or a negative PCR or lateral flow test result within the last 48 hours for those attending some venues. The rules apply to nightclubs, indoor unseated venues with
US actor Jussie Smollett is facing jail time after he staged an attack on himself to “further his career”. Mr Smollett alleged he was attacked by supporters of then-president Donald Trump – igniting political divisions around the country. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on
Anthony Bourdain explores the souk in Tangier, Morocco, where he discovers the strange and the colorful. For more CNN videos, visit our site at http://www.cnn.com/video/
G7, a Paris-based taxi company that operates one of the largest Tesla taxi fleets in the world, announced that it suspended all its Model 3 taxis after a severe fatal crash that occurred last weekend. One of the company’s drivers was driving the Model 3 taxi as a personal vehicle on December 11 in Paris
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with reporters after a remembrance ceremony on the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Monday, September 13, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The U.S. government is taking its first step towards encouraging more high-assay
In this article GOOGL Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., gestures while speaking during a discussion on artificial intelligence at the Bruegel European economic think tank in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Pichai urged the U.S. and European Union to coordinate regulatory approaches on artificial intelligence, calling their alignment critical. Geert
When it came, Tuesday night’s rebellion infected every wing of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons. The rebels included one former leader, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, while a second, Theresa May, missed the vote. The chair of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady, was in the opposition lobby, with all of the heft
2:13 PM ET Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — NASCAR champion Kyle Larson‘s first Formula One race was the season finale, and he is as conflicted as anyone over the controversial ending of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton on the final lap Sunday to win the title, but
11:26 AM ET The Brooklyn Nets ruled four players out due to health and safety protocols on Tuesday morning against the Toronto Raptors. The Nets now have five players out due to health and safety protocols after starting center LaMarcus Aldridge, starting swingman DeAndre’ Bembry, power forward James Johnson and point guard Jevon Carter, who
1:14 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Six Moroccan men’s tennis players, including four who played in the Davis Cup, have been banned in a match-fixing investigation, the International Tennis Integrity Unit said Tuesday. A hearing found the six players “were guilty of multiple offenses and a variety of match-fixing charges, including fixing elements of
12:17 PM ET Tiger Woods is returning to golf action this week. Perhaps you heard? Ten months since he rolled his SUV in a one-car crash in Los Angeles that could have cost him his leg, Woods is set to tee it up with his 12-year-old son, Charlie, at this week’s PNC Championship in Orlando.
Several West End shows including The Lion King have been forced to cancel performances due to outbreaks of coronavirus among cast and crew. The Lion King cancelled shows on Tuesday and Wednesday due to “COVID-enforced absences within our cast and crew”. Performances at the Lyceum Theatre are due to resume on Thursday – and customers
Boris Johnson has suffered the biggest Conservative rebellion since the 2019 general election as almost 100 Tory MPs opposed the introduction of COVID certificates for nightclubs and large events in England. In a House of Commons vote that immediately raised further questions over the prime minister’s leadership, more than a quarter of Tory MPs opposed
Fantasy phenomenon The Witcher has returned for its second season, with new monsters, new characters and new threats. Superman actor Henry Cavill is back as Geralt, a monster-slaying witcher who is bound by destiny to protect the Crown Princess Ciri (Freya Allen). The show, which is based on a set of books originating from Poland,
All 11 countries on the travel red list will be removed as the system is “less effective in slowing the incursion” of the Omicron variant, Sajid Javid has announced. The health secretary told the Commons the countries will be removed from 4am on Wednesday, so passengers from those nations will no longer have to isolate
Tornadoes that ripped across Kentucky have been called ‘the deadliest’ they’ve seen and has caused a state of emergency. Authorities fear more than 100 people could have been killed. One of the storms is thought to have travelled more than 227 miles, which would be the longest continuous path for any tornado on record. Sky’s
More than a year removed from the 2020 election, Trump loyalists are conducting the fourth review of Wisconsin’s election results. CNN reporter Kyung Lah tried to track down the man in charge of this partisan review. #CNN #News
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for new rules covering the use of autonomous weapons as a key meeting on the issue opened in Geneva. Negotiators at the UN talks have for eight years been discussing limits on lethal autonomous weapons, or LAWS, which are fully machine-controlled and rely on new technology such
Elon Musk announced that Tesla will start to accept Doge, a meme cryptocurrency, to buy some merchandise on its website. It’s the first time Tesla has accepted crypto as payment since a reversal earlier this year. Over the last year, Tesla has been delving deep into the cryptocurrency world. Earlier this year, Tesla invested $1.5 billion
A tanker truck drives past oil well pump jacks operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Demand for oil is set to be lower than expected next year, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday, as it revised down its outlook
The husband of a Belarusian opposition leader has been jailed for 18 years by a court in the country. Siarhei Tsikhanouski was charged with organising mass unrest and inciting hatred, among other offences, in a case widely seen as politically motivated. His sentence was announced on Tuesday, six months after his trial began behind closed
Britain should be “ready to redeploy” furlough aid if it faces a virulent COVID-19 wave requiring widespread lockdowns, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The IMF said fresh waves of the pandemic and the uncertainty they bring represented the “major risk” to the economic outlook. It pointed to a “mild slowdown” in growth in
In this article BT.A-GB President of French telecoms and media group Altice, Patrick Drahi smiles during the inauguration of the Altice Campus in Paris on October 9, 2018. Eric Piermont | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — French billionaire Patrick Drahi has increased his stake in British telecommunications company BT, sparking a response from the
The United States is testing satellite resiliency to threats from China and Russia miles above the earth’s surface, just weeks after Russia shot down an aging communications satellite The computer-aided simulations included potential shooting down of the US missile-tracking satellites, satellite jamming, and other electronic warfare “effects” that are possible tactics in space warfare. Actual
A critical part of Antarctica’s “Doomsday glacier”, so called for the threat its melting would pose, is expected to change dramatically in the next 10 years, scientists have warned. Thwaites Glacier is a river of ice the size of Great Britain. The speed at which it flows has doubled in the last 30 years as
11:31 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball GLENDALE, Ariz. — Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey returned to Los Angeles on a private jet after producing a positive COVID-19 test, while tight end Tyler Higbee was
On the street corners in Dawson Springs, the Stars and Stripes still flutter, but the town has been flattened. The destruction is hard to absorb. It isn’t just buildings knocked over. Here, trees have been stripped, cars upturned. And it’s the granular damage which hits you: the bits and pieces of people’s lives, churned up
A two-month-old girl, a 94-year-old Korean War veteran and an Amazon worker are among the victims that have been named following a surge of devastating tornadoes that ripped through five US states. At least 88 people have now been confirmed dead – including 74 in Kentucky – and more than 100 are unaccounted for. Here
Coronavirus vaccine passports have led to an increase in people getting jabbed in countries with lower coverage, a study has found. The impact of COVID-19 certification – which requires people to have proof of complete vaccination, negative test, or a recovery certificate – was analysed in six countries where it has been introduced this year.
Storm Barra has left at least 59,000 people without power in Ireland before battering the UK with 80mph winds, rain and snow. High winds are expected to affect most of the UK until midnight, causing travel disruption for many, and potentially hitting power supplies. Western parts will see gusts of up to 80mph at times
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