5 things to know for October 4: Congress, Covid-19, Facebook, Brazil, oil spill
By AJ Willingham, CNN The Supreme Court today begins a new term that could usher in landmark decisions on big issues like gun legislation and…
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5 things to know for October 4: Congress, Covid-19, Facebook, Brazil, oil spill
By AJ Willingham, CNN The Supreme Court today begins a new term that could usher in landmark decisions on big issues like gun legislation and…
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Canary Islands volcano increasingly aggressive as Spain’s leader announces emergency funds
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma is now erupting even more aggressively after weeks of gushing…
Continue Reading Tani Adewumi: How chess changed the fortunes of 11-year-old prodigy and his family
By George Ramsay, CNN Video produced by Finn McSkimming When Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi mulls his next move on a chessboard, his instinct…
Continue Reading An oil spill off the California coast destroyed a wildlife habitat and caused dead birds and fish to wash up on Huntington Beach, officials say
By Alta Spells, Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN A swath of the Southern California coast is covered with oil after 3,000 barrels’ worth gushed…
Continue Reading Covid-19 numbers are improving. Don’t let history repeat itself with yet another resurgence, doctors say
By Holly Yan and Susannah Cullinane, CNN As Covid-19 numbers gradually improve, health experts have an urgent message: Don’t get cocky and…
Continue Reading ‘We need to admit reality,’ Facebook whistleblower says. Here’s what might happen next
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading After a bad day, Facebook suffers major outage
By Clare Duffy and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Around six hours after Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down, service started coming back online,…
Continue Reading London police officer charged with rape
By Samantha Beech and Pierre Meilhan, CNN The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service has authorized local police to charge a London Metropolitan Police…
Continue Reading Woman shot by school safety officer to be disconnected from life support, family says
By Claudia Dominguez, Natasha Chen and Stephanie Becker, CNN An 18-year-old woman shot by a school safety officer after an altercation near a Long…
Continue Reading Justice Clarence Thomas asks the first question and other highlights from opening day at the Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court — for the first time in more than a year — returned to its majestic…
Continue Reading Biden administration reverses Trump-era rule prohibiting federally funded health care providers from making abortion referrals
By Devan Cole, CNN The Biden administration announced Monday that it is reversing a controversial Trump-era rule that prohibited federally funded…
Continue Reading Facebook executive says it’s ‘ludicrous’ to blame Jan. 6 on social media
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business A senior Facebook executive said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday that the company will never be able to…
Continue Reading Facebook’s stock is down but not out
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Facebook is having a terrible few days. But there are reasons investors may not abandon the company for long.…
Continue Reading The influx of guns is ‘ground zero for violence’ at the end of a bloody summer in Chicago
By Omar Jimenez and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN 1,606 people were shot in a single three-month summer period in Chicago. That’s the population…
Continue Reading The California oil spill is endangering wildlife. Here’s how authorities are trying to clean it up
By Amir Vera, CNN The pristine beaches and beautiful wildlife in Southern California are now suffering after a weekend oil spill that responders and…
Continue Reading Bronze bust of George Floyd defaced at New York City’s Union Square
By Liam Reilly, CNN A bronze bust of George Floyd, part of Confront Art’s “SEEINJUSTICE” exhibition, was defaced on Sunday morning,…
Continue Reading Top Democrats disagree on including Hyde Amendment in economic bill
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Sunday she would not support a sweeping…
Continue Reading How Democrats could shrink their $3.5 trillion spending plan
By Tami Luhby, CNN Free community college. Universal pre-K. Dental benefits for senior citizens. Paid family leave. Which ones will survive?…
Continue Reading Democrats are serious about potentially changing Senate filibuster rules to avoid default
By Lauren Fox, CNN The country is on the precipice of a financial calamity and Democrats are on the verge of potentially altering the contours of the…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ returns with a new Joe Biden, looking to unite Democrats
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” is back, and with it came a new President Joe Biden. The NBC variety show returned…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ returns with a new Joe Biden, looking to unite Democrats
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” is back, and with it came a new President Joe Biden. The NBC variety show returned…
Continue Reading Pfizer seeks FDA authorization of Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization from for their…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ returns with a new Joe Biden, looking to unite Democrats
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” is back, and with it came a new President Joe Biden. The NBC variety show returned…
Continue Reading ‘Big Brother’ crowns its first Black winner during season 23 finale
By Stephanie Gallman, CNN CBS’ “Big Brother” crowned its first Black winner Wednesday night during the season 23 finale when…
Continue Reading A body believed to be Miya Marcano has been found, Florida sheriff says
By Dakin Andone and Melissa Alonso, CNN Authorities have found a body believed to be 19-year-old Miya Marcano, the Orange County, Florida, sheriff…
Continue Reading Trump wants court to force Twitter to reinstate his account
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge to restore his Twitter account, according…
Continue Reading France has legalized fertility treatments for lesbian and single women. A sperm shortage may slow things down
By Sam Bradpiece and Cyril Vanier, CNN Aurore Foursy describes her first date with Julie Ligot as one of the longest in history. After matching on…
Continue Reading Anger over UK quarantine rules for fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries
By Nimi Princewill, CNN News that fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries will face mandatory quarantine in the UK, despite…
Continue Reading Anger over UK quarantine rules for fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries
By Nimi Princewill, CNN News that fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries will face mandatory quarantine in the UK, despite…
Continue Reading Inside Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit bubble, where he’s king of his party but cut off from reality
By Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson should be in trouble. There are very real challenges to everyday life unfolding all over Britain. Drivers have been…
Continue Reading ‘It doesn’t matter when’: How Biden gave feuding House Democrats an off-ramp
By Jeremy Herb, Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN President Joe Biden didn’t travel to Capitol Hill on Friday to…
Continue Reading ‘It doesn’t matter when’: How Biden gave feuding House Democrats an off-ramp
By Jeremy Herb, Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN President Joe Biden didn’t travel to Capitol Hill on Friday to…
Continue Reading Louisiana health care provider to charge benefits coverage fee for employees with unvaccinated partners
By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest non-profit health care system, says it will charge employees…
Continue Reading Alabama GOP governor signs bills to use Covid-19 relief funds to build prisons into law
By Rebekah Riess and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Friday a number of prison infrastructure bills that will use…
Continue Reading China sends more than three dozen warplanes in skies near Taiwan in largest incursion yet
By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN China sent 38 warplanes into the skies around Taiwan on Friday, the highest number of Chinese military aircraft…
Continue Reading New bodycam footage reveals what Gabby Petito told police about a domestic dispute with fiancé Brian Laundrie
New details have emerged of a reported domestic dispute between Gabby Petito and her fiance while traveling through Utah in August, as shown on…
Continue Reading Justice Sotomayor rejects request to block New York City school vaccine mandate
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City teachers to block the…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris’ office doing clean-up after exchange with student on Israel
By Jasmine Wright and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris’s office is trying to contain the fallout from an exchange earlier this…
Continue Reading Scarlett Johansson and Disney agree to end lawsuit
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Scarlett Johansson vs. Disney is over. On Thursday, the actress and Disney resolved their dispute over the lawsuit…
Continue Reading House passes 30-day extension for highway funding
By Gregory Wallace, Melanie Zanona and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House of Representatives on Friday night passed a resolution extending funding for the…
Continue Reading The fairytale capital of the world
Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Once upon a time in Scandinavia, a country emerged where the Covid restrictions that many other nations are still…
Continue Reading Pill to treat COVID-19 cuts the risk of death by half, says Merck, which will seek its emergency authorization
A pill has cut the risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 by half in a study, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said…
Continue Reading The COVID-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional
Being a nurse means everything to Andrea Babinski, but she is willing to risk it all — the connections to colleagues she likes, the patients she…
Continue Reading The police officer took a bruised toddler from an abusive home. She took his heart.
By Adrienne Broaddus and Meridith Edwards, CNN A Christmas tree full of ornaments inside Lt. Brian Zach’s office tells you Christmas is his…
Continue Reading A housing market so hot that a burned-out home listed for $400,000
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The housing market has recently cooled from white hot to merely red hot. But it’s still a great time to get top…
Continue Reading Multimillion-dollar beach property taken from Black owners in Jim Crow era is cleared to be returned
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A stretch of prime Southern California beachfront real estate can now be returned to the descendants of its rightful Black…
Continue Reading America could be hit with a debt downgrade for the first time since 2011
By Matt Egan Fitch Ratings warned Friday that the fight in Washington over raising the debt ceiling could force the firm to downgrade America’s…
Continue Reading Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19
By Karl de Vries and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, the Supreme Court said Friday, the first…
Continue Reading Low-wage workers are getting ‘eye-popping’ pay raises, Goldman Sachs says
By Moira Ritter, CNN Business Low-wage workers are making “eye-popping” gains in their paychecks, according to Goldman Sachs. The bank…
Continue Reading School board group asks for federal help to stop threats and violence in debates on Covid and critical race theory
By Mallory Simon, CNN A group representing national school board associations asked President Joe Biden and the federal government on Wednesday to…
Continue Reading Fact check: Did the Marine who Trump brought on stage at rally actually hoist a baby over a wall at Kabul airport?
By Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam and Greg Clary, CNN During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Donald Trump invited Lance Cpl.…
Continue Reading Covid-19 antiviral pill could be a game changer, but vaccines are still America’s way out of the pandemic, experts say
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A pill that could potentially treat Covid-19 is a “game-changer,” but experts are emphasizing that it’s not…
Continue Reading Must-watch videos of the week
By Jodi Upchurch, CNN An Amazon delivery goes hilariously wrong, a man captures an alligator in a trash can, and a rock legend rolls through a bar…
Continue Reading Must-watch videos of the week
By Jodi Upchurch, CNN An Amazon delivery goes hilariously wrong, a man captures an alligator in a trash can, and a rock legend rolls through a bar…
Continue Reading Must-watch videos of the week
By Jodi Upchurch, CNN An Amazon delivery goes hilariously wrong, a man captures an alligator in a trash can, and a rock legend rolls through a bar…
Continue Reading Infowars host Alex Jones is responsible for damages triggered by his false claims on the Sandy Hook shooting, judge rules
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist who hosts the right-wing commentary website Infowars, was found legally responsible in two…
Continue Reading Stocks tumble on inflation and debt ceiling worries
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street started the week with a selloff as investors grapple with a wide range of concerns. Stocks opened lower…
Continue Reading The fairytale capital of the world
Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Once upon a time in Scandinavia, a country emerged where the Covid restrictions that many other nations are still…
Continue Reading The fairytale capital of the world
Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Once upon a time in Scandinavia, a country emerged where the Covid restrictions that many other nations are still…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 1: Congress, coronavirus, immigration, opioids, Ethiopia
By AJ Willingham, CNN September was the worst month of the year so far for Wall Street, which ended its final trading day of the quarter in the red.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 1: Congress, coronavirus, immigration, opioids, Ethiopia
By AJ Willingham, CNN September was the worst month of the year so far for Wall Street, which ended its final trading day of the quarter in the red.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 1: Congress, coronavirus, immigration, opioids, Ethiopia
By AJ Willingham, CNN September was the worst month of the year so far for Wall Street, which ended its final trading day of the quarter in the red.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 1: Congress, coronavirus, immigration, opioids, Ethiopia
By AJ Willingham, CNN September was the worst month of the year so far for Wall Street, which ended its final trading day of the quarter in the red.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 1: Congress, coronavirus, immigration, opioids, Ethiopia
By AJ Willingham, CNN September was the worst month of the year so far for Wall Street, which ended its final trading day of the quarter in the red.…
Continue Reading They have all the vaccines they need, but these EU nations are still miles behind their neighbors
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN With nearly three quarters of all adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the European Union is a world leader in…
Continue Reading Qantas repatriation flight sets aviation record
Lilit Marcus Australian airline Qantas has set a company record by flying a one-off direct flight from Buenos Aires to the city of Darwin in…
Continue Reading Sinema says lack of infrastructure vote ‘inexcusable’ and erodes trust within Democratic party
By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema strongly rebuked the House of Representatives’ lack of a vote on the bipartisan…
Continue Reading The Covid-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional
By Jen Christensen, CNN Being a nurse means everything to Andrea Babinski, but she is willing to risk it all — the connections to colleagues…
Continue Reading New bodycam footage reveals what Gabby Petito told police about a domestic dispute with fiancé Brian Laundrie
By Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt, Rebekah Riess and Andy Rose, CNN New details have emerged of a reported domestic dispute between Gabby Petito and…
Continue Reading Deaf Colorado man who couldn’t hear police commands says he was tased, spent 4 months in jail
By Emma Tucker, CNN A deaf Colorado man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that two local police officers slammed him to the ground and tasered him…
Continue Reading ‘She is just absolutely standing in the way’: Sinema’s critics in Arizona speak out
By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN When Kyrsten Sinema won her US Senate seat in 2018, she was the first Democrat from Arizona elected to the…
Continue Reading Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko derides reports of abuse as ‘fake and fantasy’
Exclusive by Matthew Chance and Zahra Ullah, CNN Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has refused to apologize for the widespread human rights…
Continue Reading Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko derides reports of abuse as ‘fake and fantasy’
Exclusive by Matthew Chance and Zahra Ullah, CNN Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has refused to apologize for the widespread human rights…
Continue Reading Most cryptos will fail, but bitcoin could be here for good
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Bitcoin is among the most polarizing investments in history. Ask a skeptic, and they’ll tell you it’s a…
Continue Reading Cori Bush shares personal story of sexual assault as a teenager and decision to have an abortion
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Rep. Cori Bush on Thursday shared her personal experience of how she was raped as a teenager, became pregnant and…
Continue Reading For the first time since June, the number of projected COVID-19 deaths in the US is decreasing
For the first time since June, the rate of new COVID-19 deaths in the US is expected to decrease over the next four weeks, according to an ensemble…
Continue Reading Employer vaccine mandates are growing more popular but opposition remains
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Employer Covid-19 vaccine mandates have become increasingly common. So has public acceptance, but opposition to some…
Continue Reading Macy’s sues to block an Amazon ad on the billboard next to its flagship store
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Macy’s flagship store on 34th Street in Manhattan — arguably the most nation’s most prominent department…
Continue Reading Amazon settles case with former employees who claim they were illegally fired
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Amazon has reached a settlement with two former employees who claimed they were illegally fired after speaking…
Continue Reading Facebook grilled by Senate over company’s impact on kids
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A Facebook executive was grilled by Senators on Thursday about the impact its apps have on younger users, two…
Continue Reading This man used a garbage can to successfully trap a gator in Florida. Fish and wildlife authorities say to leave the trapping to them
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It’s the kind of thing you can only expect to see in Florida. A man took matters into his own hands, literally, when…
Continue Reading Biden vows ‘we’re going to get this done’ as Democrats attempt to overcome divisions to enact agenda
By Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox, Ryan Nobles, Clare Foran and Daniella Diaz, CNN President Joe Biden vowed on Friday that Democrats will deliver on…
Continue Reading UK police officer who murdered Sarah Everard gets life in prison with no chance of parole
By Hannah Ritchie and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A British police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the abduction, rape and…
Continue Reading Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19
By Karl de Vries and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, the Supreme Court said Friday, the first…
Continue Reading The Biden economy: Better than we thought. Worse than we hoped
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The economic report card on President Joe Biden’s first full quarter as president: Good, but not great.…
Continue Reading Monica Lewinsky details mental health struggles she endured during Clinton affair scandal
By Devan Cole, CNN Monica Lewinsky reflected on the mental health struggles she endured in the 1990s amid the scandal surrounding her affair with…
Continue Reading Ozy Media is shutting down after a week of scrutiny into its business
By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Ozy Media announced on Friday that it will cease operations. The decision comes five days after the The New York Times…
Continue Reading Biden and Democratic leaders’ path forward vanishing after failing to make an infrastructure deal
By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN There is no deal. There is no commitment. There is no framework. There may be no vote because, barring some…
Continue Reading Biden administration grapples with American addiction as overdose deaths hit a record high
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN With a growing number of Americans dying from drug overdoses and concerns over addiction rising, the Biden administration has…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 30: Congress, Covid, SCOTUS, immigration, North Korea
By AJ Willingham, CNN The latest product to suffer from supply chain issues: paint. And some raw material shortages may lead paint producers to up…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 30: Congress, Covid, SCOTUS, immigration, North Korea
By AJ Willingham, CNN The latest product to suffer from supply chain issues: paint. And some raw material shortages may lead paint producers to up…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 30: Congress, Covid, SCOTUS, immigration, North Korea
By AJ Willingham, CNN The latest product to suffer from supply chain issues: paint. And some raw material shortages may lead paint producers to up…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 30: Congress, Covid, SCOTUS, immigration, North Korea
By AJ Willingham, CNN The latest product to suffer from supply chain issues: paint. And some raw material shortages may lead paint producers to up…
Continue Reading Relatives of family killed in Kabul missile strike are seeking resettlement in America
By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth and Ahmet Mengli, CNN Every day for the past month, Emal Ahmadi’s 7-year-old daughter Hada has…
Continue Reading A family says their neighbor plays recordings of racial slurs and monkey noises. Police say that’s ‘not criminally actionable’
By Amy Simonson, Melissa Alonso and Jennifer Henderson, CNN When the Martinez family moved into their new home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, five…
Continue Reading Over 100 killed in bloody Ecuador prison massacre
By Stefano Pozzebon and Abel Alvarado, CNN Violent clashes that erupted in an Ecuadorian prison on Tuesday have killed 118 people and wounded 79, the…
Continue Reading Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader, promoted to nation’s top ruling body
By Jake Kwon and Helen Regan, CNN Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been promoted to the nation’s top…
Continue Reading Olympic gold medalist pleads guilty in Capitol riot and will help prosecutors in future cases
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of obstructing the Electoral…
Continue Reading ‘I’m trying to stay apolitical.’ Top US general faces wave of GOP attacks over Trump-era actions
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Top US General Mark Milley appeared before Congress this week to defend Pentagon decision making in Afghanistan but instead…
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