5 things to know for October 13: Covid-19, debt ceiling, economy, North Korea, Petito
By AJ Willingham, CNN Synthetic chemicals found in items such as makeup, perfume and food storage containers have been linked to up to 107,000…
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US will re-open Canadian and Mexican borders to fully vaccinated visitors
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The United States plans to ease restrictions on travel for fully vaccinated visitors from Canada and Mexico starting in…
Continue Reading Supreme Court conservatives appear ready to endorse death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Eight years after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, which led to the deaths of three spectators and a…
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It’s time to talk about money with your tweens and teens. Here’s how
By Christine Koh, CNN Children are watching — and it’s not just behaviors like kindness and empathy that can make an impression. They…
Continue Reading Afghan artists destroy their work fearing Taliban retribution
Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Residents of Kabul can read the writing on the wall. “Don’t trust the propaganda of the enemy” says one…
Continue Reading As Covid cases drop in Georgia and Florida, some states with colder weather see an increase
By Madeline Holcombe and Amir Vera, CNN Southern states, many of which have been hotspots, are now starting to see a decrease in Covid-19 cases while…
Continue Reading A Chicago teenager and security guard were shot at a high school, police say
By Raja Razek, CNN A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured Tuesday when she and a security guard at a Chicago high school were shot, police said.…
Continue Reading Federal grand jury investigating Kansas City cop who allegedly ‘exploited and terrorized’ Black residents for decades
By Scott Glover and Daniel A. Medina, CNN Federal prosecutors in Kansas have launched a criminal grand jury investigation into a retired Kansas City…
Continue Reading Here’s why the once vaccine hesitant are changing their minds
By Miguel Marquez, CNN There’s a Herculean effort to ensure that the most vulnerable get inoculated across the US. Transportation, translation…
Continue Reading OSHA submits vaccine rule to the Office of Management and Budget, jump-starting review process
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which falls under the Labor Department, has submitted the text of a new…
Continue Reading How to stock your kitchen with Mediterranean grocery staples
Text by Sandee LaMotte, CNN Photographs by Heather Fulbright, CNN Starting or staying on the gold medal-winning Mediterranean diet? Then you’ll…
Continue Reading Two postal workers were killed during a shooting at facility in Memphis. The shooter is also dead
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Two US Postal Service employees are dead after a shooting Tuesday at a facility in Memphis, Tennessee, according to the federal…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth II cancels trip on advice to rest for a few days
By Max Foster, CNN Queen Elizabeth II is resting at Windsor Castle after “reluctantly” accepting medical advice to cancel a trip to…
Continue Reading China to test thousands of Wuhan blood samples in Covid-19 probe
Exclusive by Nick Paton Walsh, International Security Editor China is preparing to test tens of thousands of blood bank samples from the city of…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Squid Game is Netflix’s ‘biggest ever’ series launch
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Squid Game” — a fictional drama from South Korea — is Netflix’s “biggest-ever series at…
Continue Reading Democrats scrutinize Pennsylvania congressman’s efforts to help Trump overturn 2020 election
By Jeremy Herb and Sara Murray, CNN Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry is under renewed scrutiny after a Senate report released last week…
Continue Reading A coroner has ruled Gabby Petito died by strangulation. But these questions are left unanswered
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN There is now a clearer picture of what happened to Gabby Petito after a coroner said Tuesday that she died by…
Continue Reading Jon Gruden: EA Sports are ‘taking steps’ to remove former Las Vegas Raiders head coach from Madden NFL 22
By CNN Sports staff EA Sports will remove former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden from Madden NFL 22, the video game company announced…
Continue Reading Police chiefs are leaving departments at a higher rate than previous years
By Emma Tucker, CNN Police chiefs in the largest cities across the country are leaving at an alarming rate since the beginning of 2020, a trend…
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By AJ Willingham, CNN Synthetic chemicals found in items such as makeup, perfume and food storage containers have been linked to up to 107,000…
Continue Reading After several attempts, wildlife officers remove tire that was around an elk’s neck for over two years
By Amanda Jackson, CNN For two years, an elk was seen with a tire around its neck. Now, after several attempts, wildlife officials have freed the…
Continue Reading US task force proposes adults 60 and older should not start daily aspirin to prevent heart disease or stroke
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Preventive Services Task Force is considering making several changes to its guidance on taking a daily aspirin to…
Continue Reading Summer and winter are clashing, delivering tornadic weather and feet of snow
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist A clash between summer and winter across the central US is causing an autumn outbreak of snow where the air is…
Continue Reading State Department taps new coordinator for Afghanistan relocation efforts
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department has tapped veteran diplomat Elizabeth Jones to lead the agency’s Afghanistan…
Continue Reading DC police warned other agencies before January 6 rally that attendees were urged to ‘come armed,’ according to new document
By Whitney Wild and Devan Cole, CNN Local police in Washington warned their law enforcement partner agencies a day before the January 6 pro-Trump…
Continue Reading US COVID-19 rates are declining, but colder weather could mean the Delta wave still has months to go, expert says
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Continue Reading A COVID-19 vaccine mandate won’t force staff at this rural Missouri hospital to get the shot, CEO says. It will make them quit
Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, has struggled to retain staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, losing 10 of his…
Continue Reading Miami’s rock star police chief suspended, likely to be fired after falling out with city leaders, cops
By Amir Vera, Rebekah Riess, Emma Tucker and Ryan Young, CNN Following weeks of turmoil over his relationship with city leaders and rank-and-file…
Continue Reading IMF slashes US growth forecast and warns of rising risks to the global economy
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is weakening and risks are rising, according to the…
Continue Reading Matt Amodio’s ‘Jeopardy’ winning streak ends after 38 consecutive victories
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Continue Reading After several attempts, wildlife officers remove tire that was around an elk’s neck for over two years
By Amanda Jackson, CNN For two years, an elk was seen with a tire around its neck. Now, after several attempts, wildlife officials have freed the…
Continue Reading Jamie Dimon says worst of pandemic may soon be over
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is not known for mincing words or hiding his emotions. So the fact that the leader…
Continue Reading How one woman created a network to support the families of those struggling with addiction
Joanne Peterson has attended the State of the Union and addressed governors across the country on the opioid…
Continue Reading Wisconsin parents file lawsuits against school districts over their children’s Covid-19 infections
By Madeline Holcombe and Raja Razek, CNN Wisconsin parents are suing two school districts over their Covid-19 mitigation efforts, arguing that the…
Continue Reading NYT: Agreement reached to scrap race as a factor in NFL concussion settlements
By Dave Alsup and Joe Sutton, CNN The National Football League and lawyers for Black players who accused the league of discrimination have filed a…
Continue Reading Jon Gruden: EA Sports are ‘taking steps’ to remove former Las Vegas Raiders head coach from Madden NFL 22
By CNN Sports staff EA Sports will remove former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden from Madden NFL 22, the video game company announced…
Continue Reading ‘Dopesick’ gives Purdue Pharma and OxyContin a sweeping dramatic treatment
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Continue Reading Elon Musk trolls Jeff Bezos as he widens his lead as the richest person on Earth
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Elon Musk’s personal wealth is now $222 billion, widening his gap as the richest person in the world according…
Continue Reading UK lawmakers slam government’s ‘reactive’ early Covid response in new report
By Vasco Cotovio, Sharon Braithwaite and Helen Regan, CNN The British government failed to act quickly enough in its initial Covid-19 response,…
Continue Reading COP26 chief Alok Sharma calls on the G20’s climate laggards to ‘step up’
By Angela Dewan, International Climate Editor, CNN COP26 President Alok Sharma called out the G20 nations that have not increased their pledges on…
Continue Reading UPS driver among at least two killed after small plane crashes in Southern California neighborhood
By Cheri Mossburg and Steve Almasy, CNN At least two people died when a twin-engine Cessna crashed in a Southern California neighborhood on Monday…
Continue Reading China and India face a deepening energy crunch
By Laura He and Manveena Suri, CNN Business Two of Asia’s largest economies are racing to contain a worsening energy crunch. China is trying to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 12: Gas prices, Texas, NFL, ISIS, Facebook
By Faith Karimi, CNN International shipping giant Maersk has suspended five crew members and is investigating after a student posted an explosive…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 12: Gas prices, Texas, NFL, ISIS, Facebook
By Faith Karimi, CNN International shipping giant Maersk has suspended five crew members and is investigating after a student posted an explosive…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 12: Gas prices, Texas, NFL, ISIS, Facebook
By Faith Karimi, CNN International shipping giant Maersk has suspended five crew members and is investigating after a student posted an explosive…
Continue Reading Strange radio waves coming from the heart of the Milky Way stump scientists
By Katie Hunt, CNN Space experts have detected unusual radio waves coming from the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The energy signal is unlike any…
Continue Reading House to vote to extend debt ceiling through early December
By Clare Foran, CNN The House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday to extend the nation’s debt limit through early December after the…
Continue Reading Alisal Fire prompts evacuations in Santa Barbara County and closure of part of California’s iconic Highway 101
By Alexandra Meeks and Joe Sutton, CNN The Alisal Fire near Santa Barbara, California, has quickly exploded in size, prompting evacuation orders and…
Continue Reading Raiders coach Jon Gruden described head of NFL players union using racially insensitive language in 2011
By Kevin Dotson, CNN Jon Gruden, head coach of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, used racially insensitive language to describe NFL Players…
Continue Reading J&J vaccine recipients should get their second dose as soon as it’s available, experts say
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the greenlight looms for another dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, experts on Friday urged those who…
Continue Reading A Covid-19 vaccine mandate won’t force staff at this rural Missouri hospital to get the shot, CEO says. It will make them quit
By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff, Lacey Russell and Dakin Andone, CNN Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, has…
Continue Reading Another Facebook whistleblower says she is willing to testify before Congress
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Sophie Zhang, who said she felt like she had “blood on her hands” after working at Facebook, is…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 12: Gas prices, Texas, NFL, ISIS, Facebook
By Faith Karimi, CNN International shipping giant Maersk has suspended five crew members and is investigating after a student posted an explosive…
Continue Reading Schools are new battleground in war of disinformation over Covid-19 vaccines
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations to schoolchildren in the United Kingdom has opened up a new front in the…
Continue Reading Leaks to Wall Street Journal and New York Times precipitated Jon Gruden’s resignation from Raiders
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Continue Reading Dean Cain says Superman coming out ‘isn’t bold or brave’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dean Cain, one of the actors who has portrayed Superman, has spoken out about the latest DC comic book character version…
Continue Reading Facebook fined $70 million for ‘deliberate’ failure to comply with UK regulator
Walé Azeez, CNN Business The UK competition regulator has slapped Facebook with a $70 million fine for repeatedly ignoring warnings and deliberately…
Continue Reading Texas governor bans Covid-19 vaccine mandates by any employer in state
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday issued an executive order banning all state entities, including private employers, from…
Continue Reading Texas governor bans Covid-19 vaccine mandates by any employer in state
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday issued an executive order banning all state entities, including private employers, from…
Continue Reading US Marshals were justified in the fatal shooting of Winston Smith Jr., prosecutor says
By Amir Vera and Raja Razek, CNN US Marshal task force members were justified in the fatal shooting of Winston Smith in June, Donald F. Ryan, Crow…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine mandates work, Dr. Anthony Fauci says
By Madeline Holcombe, Maggie Fox and Holly Yan, CNN The nation’s top infectious disease expert says vaccine mandates work and they’ll…
Continue Reading Netflix head reiterates support for Dave Chappelle special in email to staff
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Netflix head Ted Sarandos has reiterated his support for Dave Chappelle and the comic’s controversial stand-up…
Continue Reading Amazon will let individual teams decide how much time they spend in the office
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon is shifting its approach to remote work again, giving its workers more control over how much time they spend in…
Continue Reading Peak oil is coming. That won’t save the world
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The shift to clean energy is sending the oil industry into decline. But the world needs a much more ambitious plan to…
Continue Reading UNC Chapel Hill to cancel classes Tuesday for a ‘Wellness Day’ after suicide investigations
By Claire Colbert, CNN The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced Sunday, World Mental Health Day, it is canceling classes Tuesday to…
Continue Reading Paul McCartney sets the record straight on who really broke up the Beatles
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN When the biggest band in British musical history, the Beatles, broke up in 1970, fans pointed the finger at co-lead vocalist…
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Could Brian Laundrie still be alive if he’s in Florida’s Carlton Reserve? Here’s what survival experts think
For more than three weeks, local and federal authorities have been combing through a 25,000-acre nature reserve searching for Brian Laundrie, the…
Continue Reading Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 gets out of Afghanistan
By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden after his helicopter was forced…
Continue Reading Advocates fear Texas and Mississippi abortion laws will worsen the Black maternal health crisis
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Briana McLennan was 19 years old and at least eight weeks pregnant when she had to make a tough decision: get an abortion…
Continue Reading Pakistani airline suspends Afghanistan flights due to Taliban ‘heavy-handedness’
By Sophia Saifi, CNN Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced Thursday that it was suspending flights to Afghanistan due to what it described…
Continue Reading Adele announces release date for new album
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Adele has announced a release date for her much anticipated new album. The singer took to social media Wednesday to tell fans…
Continue Reading George Clooney is (still) not running for office
George Clooney is not running for…
Continue Reading From ‘net zero’ to ‘mitigation,’ here’s how to sound smart on climate
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The whole world seems to be talking about the climate crisis, thanks to months of wild weather and new science showing that…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs gets even gloomier on the US economy
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Goldman Sachs is becoming increasingly pessimistic about the US economy as coronavirus support from the government…
Continue Reading Bodycam video shows Dayton, Ohio, police officers dragging a Black paraplegic man out of his car during a traffic stop
By Madeline Holcombe, Sharif Paget, Sahar Akbarzai and Amir Vera, CNN A Black paraplegic man from Ohio has filed a complaint with the NAACP after…
Continue Reading 3 economists awarded Nobel for work on real-world experiments
By Charles Riley, CNN Business A trio of economists were awarded the Nobel Prize on Monday for showing that precise — and surprising — answers to…
Continue Reading With airline staff at a breaking point, passengers can expect more headaches to come
By Chris Isidore, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The problems at Southwest Airlines run deeper than the operational meltdown that caused more…
Continue Reading Merck seeks FDA emergency use authorization for antiviral Covid-19 treatment molnupiravir
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Maggie Fox, CNN Merck said Monday it is seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization for its…
Continue Reading These states are ditching Columbus Day to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead
By AJ Willingham, Scottie Andrew and Dakin Andone, CNN Columbus Day has been a political lightning rod for states, cities and municipalities around…
Continue Reading Southwest canceled more than 2,000 weekend flights and the disruption continues
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business The long weekend got a bit longer for Southwest customers after the airline canceled more than 2,000 flights Friday…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 11: Virginia election, Afghanistan, coronavirus, Capitol riot, infrastructure
By AJ Willingham, CNN It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day (or Columbus Day, depending on where you are), so we’ll have a short edition…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 11: Virginia election, Afghanistan, coronavirus, Capitol riot, infrastructure
By AJ Willingham, CNN It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day (or Columbus Day, depending on where you are), so we’ll have a short edition…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 11: Virginia election, Afghanistan, coronavirus, Capitol riot, infrastructure
By AJ Willingham, CNN It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day (or Columbus Day, depending on where you are), so we’ll have a short edition…
Continue Reading Malaysia and Singapore ease international travel restrictions in pivot to living with Covid
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Singapore and Malaysia have each revealed plans to start reopening their borders as the Southeast Asian neighbors move away from…
Continue Reading Timothée Chalamet shares first pictures of his Willy Wonka transformation
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Timothée Chalamet has teased a first look at his portrayal of iconic candy man Willy Wonka in the upcoming film…
Continue Reading Judge rejects plea agreements from US Navy engineer and wife charged with conspiracy to sell classified information to foreign country
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A federal judge in West Virginia rejected proposed plea agreements made between federal prosecutors and a US Navy nuclear…
Continue Reading Bodycam video shows Dayton, Ohio, police officers dragging a Black paraplegic man out of his car during a traffic stop
By Madeline Holcombe, Sharif Paget, Sahar Akbarzai and Amir Vera, CNN A Black paraplegic man from Ohio has filed a complaint with the NAACP after…
Continue Reading International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Raising strong girls during a pandemic
By Katia Hetter, CNN On International Day of the Girl Child, the second in a pandemic, I am grateful for this United Nations-designated day.…
Continue Reading Father of Pakistan’s nuclear program Abdul Qadeer Khan dies at 85
By Sophia Saifi, CNN Abdul Qadeer Khan, the man known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program, has died in the Pakistani capital…
Continue Reading Australia’s biggest city is starting to live with Covid. Asia will be watching
By Ben Westcott, CNN Melanie McTighe and her 92-year-old father live in the same city, but they haven’t been able to see each other for almost…
Continue Reading No criminality in incident on flight landing at LaGuardia, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says
By Pete Muntean, David Williams and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Authorities determined there was no criminality at play in an incident Saturday when a…
Continue Reading Could Brian Laundrie still be alive if he’s in Florida’s Carlton Reserve? Here’s what survival experts think
By Christina Maxouris, CNN For more than three weeks, local and federal authorities have been combing through a 25,000-acre nature reserve searching…
Continue Reading Could Brian Laundrie still be alive if he’s in Florida’s Carlton Reserve? Here’s what survival experts think
By Christina Maxouris, CNN For more than three weeks, local and federal authorities have been combing through a 25,000-acre nature reserve searching…
Continue Reading US calls talks with Taliban ‘candid and professional’ following Doha meeting
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US State Department said Sunday that this weekend’s talks with representatives of the Taliban in Doha, Qatar —…
Continue Reading ‘Tremendous feeling of justice’ as San Jose apologizes for discrimination
By Natasha Chen Connie Young Yu’s grandfather was working in the fields of San Jose, California, on May 4, 1887, when he saw thick smoke rising…
Continue Reading A man died after getting attacked by bystanders when he drove his car onto a sidewalk in attempts to strike pedestrians
By Alaa Elassar and Kay Jones, CNN A man died after driving onto a sidewalk in attempts to strike pedestrians before bystanders pulled him out of the…
Continue Reading Please don’t kiss the runners at this year’s Boston Marathon
By Jason Hanna, CNN In normal times, Boston Marathon runners might be offered an encouraging kiss from college students around the halfway point. But…
Continue Reading Bolshoi Theatre performer killed in accident on stage during opera
By CNN’s Katharina Krebs and Reuters A performer at Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage…
Continue Reading ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson signed baseball photo sells for record price at auction
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN An autographed photo of baseball player “Shoeless Joe Jackson” has sold for a record $1.47 million at auction,…
Continue Reading Facebook could be facing a Big Tobacco reckoning
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business It’s been a tough week for Facebook. Whistleblower Frances Haugen testified to Congress that the company is…
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