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Wuhan coronavirus: Citywide lockdown disrupts Lunar New Year travel plans of millions

January 23, 2020 3:07 am CNN

Authorities in China have enforced a partial lockdown of transport links in and out of the central city of Wuhan, disrupting the Lunar New Year…

What the ‘Doomsday Clock’ means and why it’s bad when we’re close to midnight

January 23, 2020 3:00 am CNN

The Doomsday Clock is being reset Thursday, letting humanity know if we’ve inched any closer to the complete and total annihilation of the…

Chinese stocks just had their worst day in more than eight months as the coronavirus spreads

January 23, 2020 2:49 am CNN

Stocks in China just had their worst day in more than eight months as a deadly virus spreads across the country, causing officials to partially lock…

The rich have had enough of negative interest rates. Some are pulling cash out of Swiss banks

January 23, 2020 2:38 am CNN

Banks are meant to hold cash. But in Switzerland, some rich savers are looking for alternatives. Swiss private bankers say that clients have asked to…

UN calls for investigation after Saudi crown prince implicated in hack of Jeff Bezos’ phone

January 23, 2020 2:15 am CNN

UN experts said they are “gravely concerned” by information they have received suggesting that a WhatsApp account belonging to Saudi…

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Trump tapes help incriminate the President at his own trial

January 23, 2020 2:14 am CNN

Can’t get a new witness? Call Donald J. Trump. Republicans might be blocking new testimony in the Senate trial but Democratic impeachment…

Antonio Brown’s ex-girlfriend asks him to get help after police issue an arrest warrant for him

January 23, 2020 2:04 am CNN

After a tumultuous year of issues off the field, former NFL player Antonio Brown is in legal trouble again. Police issued an arrest warrant for Brown…

Dust and rain causes delays at Australian Open

January 23, 2020 1:49 am CNN

Play was delayed at the Australian Open on Thursday after dust was spread across Melbourne Park’s outside courts. High pressure cleaning was…

A month of snow leaves Newfoundland, Canada, in a state of emergency

January 23, 2020 12:06 am CNN

Newfoundland residents have been blanketed with snow for nearly a month, and with a state of emergency extended through Saturday morning, it’s…

These are the women who plan to testify against Harvey Weinstein

January 22, 2020 11:14 pm CNN

Several actresses, a production assistant and a scriptwriter are expected to face Harvey Weinstein in court. At least 100 women have publicly accused…

Former Maryland cop charged with rape, attempting to infect victim with HIV

January 22, 2020 10:58 pm CNN

A former Maryland police officer was indicted Tuesday on 11 charges, including rape and attempting to infect a woman with HIV. Martique Vanderpool, a…

Drummer Joey Kramer is suing his band Aerosmith

January 22, 2020 10:49 pm CNN

Days before Aerosmith is set to perform at the Grammys, the group is dealing with a lawsuit from one of its members. Joey Kramer is suing for breach…

Eli Manning is set to retire after 16 seasons in the NFL

January 22, 2020 10:44 pm CNN

After 16 years and two Super Bowl wins with the New York Giants, Eli Manning is ready to hang up his helmet. The quarterback is set to announce his…

It’s been 3 months since the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse. The bodies of those killed are still there

January 22, 2020 10:43 pm CNN

It’s been more than three months since the Hard Rock Hotel construction site collapsed in New Orleans. The crumbled building sticks out as an…

The deadly new coronavirus has reached the US. Here’s how to protect yourself

January 22, 2020 10:27 pm CNN

What started as a mystery virus last month in Wuhan, China, has now killed at least 17 people and infected hundreds more around the world. In the US,…

Republicans focus on insults as Democrats open their case in Trump’s Senate trial

January 22, 2020 10:16 pm CNN

Detail by detail, the Democrats prosecuting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump laid out their arguments on Wednesday. They included:…

Sick of high drug prices, insurers join hospitals to make their own generic medications

January 22, 2020 10:03 pm CNN

Everyone complains about high drug prices. But hospitals — and now insurers — are trying to lower costs by manufacturing their own generic…

Senate impeachment trial: Managers outline the case for removing Trump

January 22, 2020 10:01 pm CNN

House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff and the other impeachment managers detailed the House’s case for removing President Donald Trump from…

1 person killed and 5 injured in downtown Seattle shooting

January 22, 2020 9:51 pm CNN

Authorities are searching for a gunman after one person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting in downtown Seattle, police and fire…

An arrest warrant has been issued for former NFL player Antonio Brown

January 22, 2020 9:40 pm CNN

An arrest warrant has been issued for former NFL player Antonio Brown after an altercation with a delivery man at Brown’s South Florida home,…

Justin Trudeau finds himself deep in doughnut drama after photo takes off online

January 22, 2020 9:27 pm CNN

A photo of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Winnipeg-based doughnut shop has proved to be a lightning rod among pastry-enthusiastic…

Investigators believe ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ possibly in custody, report says

January 22, 2020 9:27 pm CNN

A Florida man has been arrested in a cold case 1983 rape — and law enforcement sources have told the Miami Herald that authorities believe…

Senate Republicans need to end this trial before Donald Trump confesses to anything else

January 22, 2020 9:10 pm CNN

Senate Republicans need to end this impeachment trial before President Donald Trump confesses to anything else. “We’re doing very…

Canadian prosecutors lay out case for why Huawei CFO Meng should be extradited to the United States

January 22, 2020 8:54 pm CNN

Canadian prosecutors on Wednesday laid out the country’s case for why Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou should be extradited to the United…

16-year-old charged as adult in the fatal shootings of his mother and 3 siblings in Utah

January 22, 2020 8:52 pm CNN

A Utah teen has been charged as an adult in the shooting deaths of his mother and three of his siblings at their home in Grantsville. Colin Jeffery…

Jeff Bezos’s phone hacking explained: What you need to know for your own security

January 22, 2020 8:44 pm CNN

The explosive conclusion by cybersecurity consultants and United Nations officials that the richest man in the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, was…

Woman killed in murder-suicide was pregnant, police say

January 22, 2020 8:42 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Waynesville authorities have released new details after…

Four people killed in California plane crash

January 22, 2020 8:39 pm CNN

Four people were killed Wednesday when a small plane crashed at a Southern California airport, the Corona Fire Department said. The aircraft crashed…

Joe Biden says he won’t testify in impeachment trial in exchange for Republican witnesses

January 22, 2020 8:28 pm CNN

Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not make a deal where he would testify at the impeachment trial in exchange for the…

Teen returns to hospital to thank each person who saved his life when he was stabbed at homecoming

January 22, 2020 8:23 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) — A teenager who was close to dying met the team that saved…