Area near Little Rock, Arkansas, hit by ‘large, extremely dangerous’ tornado

(CNN) — A storm system lashing states from Oklahoma into the Midwest brought tornadoes and hail to Arkansas Monday. A tornado emergency was declared by the NationalRead More

Mayor: More than 10,000 civilians dead in Ukraine port city

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol yielded up more horrors after six weeks of pummeling by Russian troops, with the mayorRead More

US orders consular staff to leave Shanghai amid COVID surge

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. has ordered all non-emergency consular staff to leave Shanghai, which is under a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge.Read More

Mexican truck drivers block major US-Mexico point of entry in protest of Texas border inspections

 (CNN) — Commercial traffic at Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge — a major port of entry for the US-Mexico border that handles both commercial and passenger vehiclesRead More

Hungry javelina gets stuck in car, goes for ride in Arizona

CORNVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — A hungry javelina in Arizona ended up going for a drive when it became trapped inside an empty car and bumpedRead More

Plea deal rejected by 3 ex-officers in George Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge heard arguments Monday on whether he has the authority to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial ofRead More

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Much of Europe remains at the CDC’s highest travel risk as other regions improve

(CNN) — For the third week in a row, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not add a single new destination toRead More

Woman who attacked a Black teenager while falsely accusing him of stealing her phone pleads guilty to hate crime charge

(CNN) — The California woman who falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her cell phone and then attacked him in a New York City hotel lobbyRead More

UN: Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s children have fled homes

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes in the six weeks since Russia’s invasion, and the United NationsRead More

Queen chats with COVID-19 patients, nurses at UK hospital

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, after her own recent bout with COVID-19, empathized with patients, doctors and nurses at a London hospital last weekRead More