National-World Archives

East Africa is suffering its worst invasion of desert locusts in 25 years

January 25, 2020 7:24 am CNN

The Horn of Africa has been hit by the worst invasion of desert locusts in 25 years, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said…

At least 22 dead, more than 1,200 injured in Turkey earthquake

January 25, 2020 7:19 am CNN

At least 22 people died and hundreds injured in eastern Turkey after an earthquake rattled the region on Friday evening, according to authorities.…

Small towns in Texas are declaring themselves ‘sanctuary cities for the unborn’

January 25, 2020 6:53 am CNN

When most Americans think of sanctuary cities, they think of predominately liberal jurisdictions that have vowed to protect undocumented immigrants…

Ugandan climate activist cropped out of photo taken with her white peers

January 25, 2020 6:30 am CNN

The Associated Press news agency (AP) has apologized after cropping a Ugandan climate activist from a photograph where she had posed with her white…

California woman dies after clothing gets caught in raisin processing machine

January 25, 2020 5:51 am CNN

A 33-year-old California woman is dead after her clothing got caught in a machine at a raisin processing facility in Fresno County. Yaneth Lopez…

Andrew Yang sang with a black church choir. Not everyone said ‘Amen’

January 25, 2020 5:08 am CNN

As the Rev. Wendy Hamilton was leaving Union Missionary Baptist Church in Waterloo, Iowa, she turned to see some commotion in the choir. “I…

A father’s concealed weapon went off when he was play-wrestling with his young son, police say. Both were shot in the head

January 25, 2020 4:32 am CNN

A 4-year-old boy and his father both were shot in the head after the man’s concealed weapon accidentally discharged while the two were…

French charity says four aid workers missing in Iraq

January 25, 2020 4:32 am CNN

Four aid workers from a French Christian charity have gone missing in Iraq and an investigation is underway to locate them, the organization said.…

2 people killed in an explosion at a Houston manufacturer that shook the city and damaged homes

January 25, 2020 4:13 am CNN

Two people were killed in Friday morning’s explosion at a northwest Houston manufacturing business, police said — a blast shook much of…

Here’s what a $40,000 Super Bowl ticket will get you

January 25, 2020 4:03 am CNN

Millions of football fans will descend on Miami for Super Bowl LIV next Sunday, but only 65,000 of them will attend the big game. Of those attendees,…

2 teens have been accused of killing their mothers and siblings within a week

January 25, 2020 3:27 am CNN

Two teens in Utah and Alabama allegedly killed their mothers and siblings in separate incidents, authorities said, leaving their communities shocked…

Wuhan healthcare workers speak of challenges while dealing with coronavirus outbreak

January 25, 2020 2:23 am CNN

Healthcare workers in the Chinese city of Wuhan say hospitals are running low on supplies as they struggle to cope with the outbreak of the deadly…

Used mascara wands are helping treat and save wild animals

January 25, 2020 2:02 am CNN

If you’re in need of a new mascara wand, don’t throw the old one away. The Appalachian Wildlife Refuge, a North Carolina based nonprofit…

Pit bull rescued from a dog fighting ring gets a job on the police force

January 25, 2020 1:31 am CNN

Nibbles the pit bull has gone from the victim of a crime to the one stopping it. The pup was rescued from a pit bull fighting ring in Canada by the…

A former California doctor is extradited from Israel after $50 million cosmetic surgery scam

January 25, 2020 12:02 am CNN

A former Southern California doctor is back in the US from Israel to serve his sentence for a $50 million plastic surgery insurance scam, the…

A lot has changed since China’s SARS outbreak 17 years ago. But some things haven’t

January 24, 2020 8:15 pm CNN

In 2003, panic was setting in. The fatal severe respiratory syndrome (SARS) — which first appeared in southern China — had spread across…

300 feet of pizza, one great cause: All the Good Stuff that happened this week

January 24, 2020 8:11 pm CNN

What do you say to a friend who’s having a really rough time? Sometimes their sadness can be solved with a big glass of wine and a funny movie,…

Students studying how to raise chickens on Mars

January 24, 2020 7:48 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — The popular TV show Star Trek taught us that space…

The former warden of the prison where Jeffrey Epstein died has a new job at another federal penitentiary

January 24, 2020 7:29 pm CNN

The former warden of the New York prison where Jeffrey Epstein died last year is getting a new job at another federal penitentiary as federal…

Coronavirus death toll in China hits 41 as medical staff struggle to cope

January 24, 2020 7:25 pm CNN

Fifteen more people have been confirmed dead in Hubei province from a deadly new coronavirus, according to the provincial health authority, raising…