5 things to know for September 7: Capitol riot, coronavirus, 9/11, Ida, Guinea
By Dominic Rech, CNN A toddler has been found three days after he went missing in the Australian wilderness, authorities confirmed. Here’s what…
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China’s trade hit record levels last month despite the global shipping crisis
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s trade with the rest of the world surged to record highs last month, easing fears that a stubborn coronavirus…
Continue Reading Robert E. Lee statue in Virginia’s capital will come down Wednesday, officials say
By Deanna Hackney, Chandelis Duster and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A 12-ton statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that sits on the historic…
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Majestic sequoia trees can live for thousands of years. Climate change could wipe them out
By Stephanie Elam, CNN Almost everything about a sequoia tree is giant: It can grow to more than 200 feet tall and live longer than 3,000 years. Yet…
Continue Reading Delta variant outbreak threatens Singapore’s ‘living with Covid’ model
By Ben Westcott, CNN Singapore has warned it may need to reimpose Covid-19 restrictions if a new outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant is…
Continue Reading Yes, the IRS can tax bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. What you need to know
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender may have been a watershed moment for cryptocurrencies. But in…
Continue Reading 6-year-old girl dies on amusement park ride in Colorado
By Amanda Jackson, Carma Hassan and Rachel Webb, CNN A 6-year-old girl was fatally injured while riding an amusement park ride in Glenwood Springs,…
Continue Reading From Broadway to Big Tech, a preview of fall 2021 across the media world
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 Michael K. Williams, ‘Wire’ actor, found dead
By Mark Morales and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Michael K. Williams, an actor best known for his role as Omar Little on HBO’s “The Wire,”…
Continue Reading What a hurricane means when you live in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
By Rachel Ramirez and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Photographs by Edmund D. Fountain for CNN Milton Cayette Jr. was stuck in his home in St. James Parish…
Continue Reading What California’s homelessness crisis has to do with the recall effort against Gavin Newsom
By Maeve Reston, CNN California’s homelessness crisis is a top-of-mind issue for many voters who are still weighing whether to return their…
Continue Reading Senior Democrat’s spokesperson disputes Blinken’s comments about flights grounded in Afghanistan
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The communications director for a senior Democratic senator pushed back on comments from…
Continue Reading Child Covid-19 cases increased nearly 240% since July, pediatricians’ group says
By Jen Christensen and Amir Vera, CNN Covid-19 infections have risen “exponentially” among children in the US since July, according to…
Continue Reading ‘Surprised and disappointed.’ Doctors in COVID-19 hotspots last year are dealing with new record hospitalizations
With the more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 sweeping across the country this summer, health care workers and officials are finding themselves…
Continue Reading Already vaccinated against Covid-19? Experts say you’re protected, even without a booster shot
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Health experts are reinforcing the point that full vaccination remains highly effective against severe illness and death…
Continue Reading Lyft General Counsel: I hope that more of Corporate America takes a stand on Texas abortion law
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Hours after the Supreme Court refused to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions on Wednesday night, a small group…
Continue Reading An ex-Marine sharpshooter said he killed a baby and 3 others because God told him to, affidavit states
By Eric Levenson and Gregory Lemos, CNN A former Marine sharpshooter who said he received messages from God broke into two homes outside Lakeland,…
Continue Reading America’s ongoing school nurses shortage turns dire: ‘I don’t know what the school year is going to bring’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As she held up her cell phone to take back-to-school selfies with the new school resource officers last week, the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 6: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Ida, gun violence, Ethiopia
By Dominic Rech, CNN It’s Labor Day! If you have the day off, you might be curious about what’s open and what’s closed. At the…
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By Dominic Rech, CNN It’s Labor Day! If you have the day off, you might be curious about what’s open and what’s closed. At the…
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By Dominic Rech, CNN It’s Labor Day! If you have the day off, you might be curious about what’s open and what’s closed. At the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 6: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Ida, gun violence, Ethiopia
By Dominic Rech, CNN It’s Labor Day! If you have the day off, you might be curious about what’s open and what’s closed. At the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 6: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Ida, gun violence, Ethiopia
By Dominic Rech, CNN It’s Labor Day! If you have the day off, you might be curious about what’s open and what’s closed. At the…
Continue Reading New Orleans lifts curfew as power returns to most of the city after Hurricane Ida left hundreds of thousands in the dark
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN New Orleans on Wednesday lifted the curfew imposed after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast as power was restored to most…
Continue Reading How to protect children under 12 from Covid-19, according to Fauci
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci says there’s an important step adults can take to protect children who are too young to be…
Continue Reading Local health departments planning for potential Covid-19 booster rollout, but there is still ‘some confusion’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN It’s not clear if or when boosters doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be OK’d for fully vaccinated people in the…
Continue Reading Moderna Covid-19 booster may come later than Pfizer and a 3-dose regimen may be best, Fauci says
By John Bonifield, CNN Booster doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine may be delayed from rolling out the week of September 20 as planned, Dr.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 6: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Ida, gun violence, Ethiopia
By Dominic Rech, CNN It’s Labor Day! If you have the day off, you might be curious about what’s open and what’s closed. At the…
Continue Reading Kinzinger: GOP should not control House if party pushes lies and conspiracies
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger urged his party to refrain from pushing lies, conspiracies and division on Sunday, saying if its…
Continue Reading Biden’s chief of staff won’t say when booster shots will be available but commits to following the science
By Jason Hoffman, CNN White House chief of staff Ron Klain would not give a specific date as to when Covid-19 booster shots would be available to the…
Continue Reading What to know about the developing state court fight over Texas’ abortion law
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Abortion clinics and their allies are engaged in a game of Whac-A-Mole as they’ve obtained state court orders blocking…
Continue Reading As Donald Trump makes noise about 2024, Melania Trump tries to stay out of the public eye
By Kate Bennett, CNN As Donald Trump publicly mulls his political future, playing a game of “will he-won’t he” in a potential bid…
Continue Reading Measuring Ida’s losses: From human lives to historic sites, a path of broken hearts
By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Dennis Duplessis despised the nearly 100-foot oak tree that loomed over his house in Gonzales, Louisiana.…
Continue Reading Biden promised ISIS-K will ‘pay.’ Having no US troops in Afghanistan makes that harder
By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Williams and Zachary Cohen, CNN As the Biden administration grapples with the challenge of carrying out…
Continue Reading Willard Scott, longtime weatherman for ‘Today,’ dies at 87
By Deanna Hackney, CNN Willard Scott, former longtime weatherman for ‘Today,’ who was known for his outgoing, jovial personality, and for…
Continue Reading US Soccer agrees to equal pay deal
By Wayne Sterling, CNN The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United States Women’s National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) and…
Continue Reading Why this congresswoman is freezing her eggs her first year in office
By Daniella Diaz, CNN When Rep. Sara Jacobs was in her late 20s, she decided she wanted time to create a family, so she made the decision to one day…
Continue Reading Biden on Hurricane Ida relief efforts: ‘We’re not going home til this gets done’
By Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged his administration’s full support in Hurricane Ida…
Continue Reading Biden to travel to New York and New Jersey to survey Hurricane Ida storm damage
By Jason Hoffman, CNN President Joe Biden will travel to New Jersey and New York next week to survey widespread storm damage caused by the remnants…
Continue Reading These companies are pushing back against the Texas abortion law
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business GoDaddy took down a website that allowed people to post tips about possible Texas abortions, in the latest example of…
Continue Reading Battle for Afghan holdout province intensifies as Taliban advance further into Panjshir Valley
By Tim Lister, Radina Gigova and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN and CNN contributors Heavy fighting was reported Sunday in parts of northern…
Continue Reading Sen. Ron Johnson’s evolution from Tea Party insurgent to conspiracy theory promoter
By Sara Murray and Jeff Simon, CNN As Sen. Ron Johnson grapples with whether to run for a third term, it seems there’s no controversy the…
Continue Reading An Army base in Wisconsin is welcoming Afghan refugees. The same post helped Cubans fleeing the Castro regime in 1980
By Omar Jimenez and Bill Kirkos, CNN As Afghans flee the Taliban regime and flow into the United States, they are landing in places like Fort McCoy,…
Continue Reading Inside Shang-Chi’s evolution from forgotten comic book character to big-screen superhero
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Shang-Chi, Marvel’s Chinese martial artist superhero, has lived many lives since his 1973 comics debut. First, he was a…
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From hospital bed to Paralympic champion in two-and-a-half months, Oksana Masters savors the latest medal of her extraordinary sporting career
By Selina Wang and George Ramsay, CNN For athletes preparing for the biggest event of their lives, it would usually be a cause for celebration. But…
Continue Reading Texas judge temporarily blocks anti-abortion group from suing Planned Parenthood abortion providers under new law
By Andy Rose, CNN A district judge in Texas has issued a temporary restraining order against Texas Right to Life, blocking the anti-abortion group…
Continue Reading New York City was never built to withstand a deluge like the one Ida delivered. It showed.
By Rachel Ramirez and Drew Kann, CNN When Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the Northeast in 2012, it exposed the dire need to strengthen…
Continue Reading Newsom nationalizes California recall as he fights for his job
By Dan Merica and Maeve Reston, CNN When California Gov. Gavin Newsom took the lectern from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren here at Culver City…
Continue Reading Kanye West grabs 10th No. 1 album on Billboard
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kanye West has hit lucky No. 7 with his 10th No. 1 album. His latest, “Donda,” has debuted at the top of…
Continue Reading ‘Heroic’ bus driver says she was so focused on getting passengers out of floodwater, she didn’t notice they were standing on seats
By Jason Hanna, CNN Rosa Almonte says she had no choice but to try to drive out of the flash flooding that suddenly surrounded her New York City…
Continue Reading Fact check: Sen. Joni Ernst falsely claims Biden has ‘not once’ expressed gratitude to troops who fought in the last 20 years
By Daniel Dale, CNN Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a veteran of the war in Iraq and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, falsely…
Continue Reading Rocket built by startup Firefly explodes off California coast
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A 100-foot-tall rocket burst into flames mid-air after launching from California Thursday evening, dashing the hopes…
Continue Reading How Trump adviser Stephen Miller slowed down the entry of Afghan allies who helped the US
By Priscilla Alvarez and Michael Warren, CNN Stephen Miller seemed floored by the idea, raised during a fall Cabinet meeting in 2018, of  keeping…
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US states that had some of the worst COVID-19 case rates in past week also reported the highest rates of new vaccinations
US states that saw some of the country’s worst COVID-19 case rates over the past week also reported the highest number of new vaccinations per…
Continue Reading Vaccine slowdowns in the wealthy West could incubate the next disaster in the Covid crisis
By Luke McGee, CNN One of the greatest success stories of the Covid-19 crisis has hit an alarming bump in the road. The initial stages of the vaccine…
Continue Reading This new material could measure your heart rate through your shirt
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A group of researchers has developed a new material they say is as soft as cotton but as strong as Kevlar and as…
Continue Reading Biden says Texas’ anti-abortion law is ‘almost un-American’ and ‘sort of creates a vigilante system’
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday the Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into pregnancy is…
Continue Reading ‘Financial Armageddon.’ What’s at stake if the debt limit isn’t raised
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The easiest way to spark a financial crisis and wreck the US economy would be to allow the federal government to default…
Continue Reading How to help, volunteer and honor 9/11 victims through public service
By Christopher Dawson and Ben Burnstein, CNN Twenty years ago, terrorists seized control of four airliners, killed 2,977 people and shook the…
Continue Reading Larry Elder disclosed sexual harassment allegations on 2011 radio show, but implied one woman was too ugly for it to be true
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Larry Elder, a radio talk show host and the top Republican candidate in California’s recall election,…
Continue Reading ‘Conditions became unacceptable’ at hurricane shelter where 4 nursing home residents died, police chief says
By Keith Allen and Dave Alsup, CNN Authorities are investigating the deaths of four nursing home patients in Louisiana after they were evacuated to a…
Continue Reading ‘Conditions became unacceptable’ at hurricane shelter where 4 nursing home residents died, police chief says
By Keith Allen and Dave Alsup, CNN Four nursing home patients in Louisiana died after being evacuated to a temporary facility on August 27 ahead of…
Continue Reading Texans fear the dire consequences of new laws targeting people of color
By Nicole Chavez, CNN An abortion fund that helps hundreds of women in the southernmost region of Texas each year has stopped answering its hotline…
Continue Reading Biden pledges to support communities ravaged by Hurricane Ida: ‘I promise to have your backs until this gets done’
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden visited Louisiana on Friday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida, after almost a week of the deadly storm…
Continue Reading Bumble and Match pledge to help people affected by Texas abortion law
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Bumble and the CEO of rival dating platform Match Group are creating relief funds for people affected by a Texas law…
Continue Reading ISIS supporter shot dead by New Zealand police after shoppers stabbed in ‘terrorist attack’
By Angus Watson and Jessie Yeung, CNN New Zealand police have shot and killed an ISIS supporter who injured at least six people in a supermarket…
Continue Reading Ida is now gone, but it leaves behind a trail of devastation
By Mallika Kallingal, CNN Ida blasted ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane Sunday, slamming the Gulf Coast with devastating force. The storm…
Continue Reading Yoshihide Suga announces intention to step down after less than a year as Japan’s Prime Minister
By Emiko Jozuka, Chie Kobayashi and Selina Wang, CNN Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday said he will not run in his party’s…
Continue Reading Marking 20 years since 9/11: Media outlets plan special coverage to commemorate deadly attacks
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Trump endorses Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate race
By Alex Rogers and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former President Donald Trump on Thursday gave Republican former football star Herschel Walker his…
Continue Reading 4 Louisiana nursing home residents die after they were evacuated to another facility ahead of Ida, health department says
By Rebekah Riess, CNN The Louisiana Department of Health on Thursday reported the deaths of four nursing home residents who had been evacuated to a…
Continue Reading Lake Tahoe ski resorts are using snow blowers to help fight flames from the Caldor Fire
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Lake Tahoe ski resorts near the Caldor Fire in Northern California are helping firefighter crews hold off the flames.…
Continue Reading As Herschel Walker eyes Georgia US Senate seat, a newly revealed stalking claim brings his troubled history under scrutiny
By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Isabelle Chapman, CNN A Texas woman told police in 2002 that Georgia US Senate candidate Herschel Walker had…
Continue Reading First on CNN: More than 100 Democratic lawmakers introduce legislation to lower Medicare eligibility age to 60
By Annie Grayer, CNN More than 100 Democratic lawmakers in the House from all wings of the caucus introduced legislation on Friday to lower the…
Continue Reading This CNN Hero helped Louisiana recover after Katrina. Now she has teams on the ground assisting homeowners after Ida
Gabriel Kinder, CNN While the scope of the damage from Hurricane Ida is just coming into focus, Liz McCartney and her team at SBP are already…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy among GOP lawmakers whose phone records January 6 select committee asks to be preserved
By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is among a group of GOP lawmakers whose phone…
Continue Reading Key committee marks up its part of the $3.5 trillion budget package with some of it aimed at natural disasters
By Annie Grayer, Ella Nilsen and Daniella Diaz, CNN As remnants of Hurricane Ida create dangerous flash floods and tornadoes across the Northeast…
Continue Reading ABBA to drop first studio album in 40 years
By Marianne Garvey, CNN ABBA has announced their first studio album in 40 years. “Voyage” is scheduled for release on November 5. The…
Continue Reading Elijah McClain’s father reacts to indictments in his son’s death: ‘Better late than never’
By Dakin Andone, CNN A day after Colorado’s attorney general announced indictments against three police officers and two paramedics involved in…
Continue Reading Black Americans are being priced out of the pandemic housing boom
By Chauncey Alcorn Everett Benyard thought he was finally in a strong enough financial position to purchase his first home earlier this year.…
Continue Reading John Roberts has lost control of the Supreme Court
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court’s dramatic 5-4 action leaving a Texas abortion ban in…
Continue Reading Mall jeweler Signet’s sales soar as millennials rush to get hitched
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Call it love in the time of Covid. Those TV commercials for Jared and Kay — as in “every kiss begins with…
Continue Reading The Audi Grandsphere concept is the company’s vision of a self-driving luxury future
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The Audi Grandsphere, revealed Wednesday, is the German automaker’s idea of what self-driving luxury car…
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More than 80% of Americans 16 and older have some immunity to coronavirus, blood survey finds
More than 80% of Americans 16 and older have some level of immunity against the coronavirus, mostly through vaccination, a survey of blood donations…
Continue Reading Children make up more than a quarter of the weekly US Covid-19 cases, pediatricians’ group says
By Jacqueline Howard, Amir Vera and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Children now represent more than a quarter — or 26.8% — of weekly Covid-19…
Continue Reading ‘Cinderella’ tries to update the fairy tale, but the shoe doesn’t quite fit
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Trying to retrofit “Cinderella” with a feminist sensibility is a big-time challenge, and despite ample energy…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator…
Continue Reading US Open: Daniil Medvedev beats Novak Djokovic in men’s final
By Ben Morse and Amir Vera, CNN Daniil Medvedev won his first grand slam title Sunday, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the US Open final and…
Continue Reading FAA grounds Virgin Galactic, says it’s investigating problems with Richard Branson’s flight to edge of space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed late Wednesday it is investigating Richard Branson’s flight to…
Continue Reading Biden says he’ll press Congress on infrastructure after wildfires and Ida wreak havoc on US: ‘The climate crisis is here’
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he plans to press Congress to take further action on his infrastructure proposals that he…
Continue Reading Ida triggers massive flooding across Northeast
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Continue Reading Ida triggers massive flooding across Northeast
By Melissa Mahtani, Melissa Macaya, Meg Wagner, Joshua Berlinger, Amy Woodyatt, Aditi Sangal, Adam Renton and Ed Upright, CNN The-CNN-Wire™…
Continue Reading China will create a stock exchange in Beijing
By Laura He, CNN Business China will set up a new stock exchange in Beijing, giving the nation’s capital and political center more influence in…
Continue Reading How this designer’s heritage inspires her vibrant work
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Continue Reading The Delta variant threatens to slow the jobs recovery
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US jobs recovery is about to get a reality check. It was a strong summer, with nearly 2.5 million jobs added back…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 2: Afghanistan, Ida, Texas, Elijah McClain, coronavirus
By Faith Karimi, CNN A suspect is in custody after a shooting left one student dead in North Carolina. It was the second shooting in three days at a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 2: Afghanistan, Ida, Texas, Elijah McClain, coronavirus
By Faith Karimi, CNN A suspect is in custody after a shooting left one student dead in North Carolina. It was the second shooting in three days at a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 2: Afghanistan, Ida, Texas, Elijah McClain, coronavirus
By Faith Karimi, CNN A suspect is in custody after a shooting left one student dead in North Carolina. It was the second shooting in three days at a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 2: Afghanistan, Ida, Texas, Elijah McClain, coronavirus
By Faith Karimi, CNN A suspect is in custody after a shooting left one student dead in North Carolina. It was the second shooting in three days at a…
Continue Reading Bowie’s ‘Starman’ and other out-of-this-world songs for a spacewalk
By Gregory McNamee, CNN Countdown to the next spacewalk: On Friday, September 3, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov will stretch…
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