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A Texas school district closed all its schools after two teachers died from Covid-19

September 1, 2021 8:07 PM CNN

By David Williams, CNN A Texas school district is closing all of its schools until after the Labor Day holiday after two junior high teachers died of…

Joe Rogan, controversial podcast host, says he tested positive for Covid-19

September 2, 2021 3:09 AM CNN

By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Joe Rogan, one of the world’s highest paid and most influential podcast hosts, announced Wednesday he has tested…

After Afghanistan withdrawal, questions intensify over who got it wrong

September 1, 2021 6:32 PM CNN

By Jeremy Herb and Natasha Bertrand, CNN With the US withdrawal from Afghanistan officially complete, the White House is set to begin the difficult…

McConnell: ‘There isn’t going to be an impeachment’ of Biden

September 1, 2021 3:42 PM CNN

By Alex Rogers and Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that “there isn’t going to be an…

White supremacist praise of the Taliban takeover concerns US officials

September 1, 2021 2:50 PM CNN

By Geneva Sands, CNN As the United States-backed government in Afghanistan fell to the Taliban and US troops raced to leave the country, White…

What weeks without power and water could look like for Ida storm victims

September 1, 2021 4:21 PM CNN

By Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Those hit hardest by Hurricane Ida now face an even longer test of survival. Catastrophic damage means some…

Biden to visit storm-ravaged Louisiana

September 1, 2021 1:10 PM CNN

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden will visit storm-ravaged Louisiana on Friday as the state attempts to recover from the category 4 Hurricane…

September 1 Afghanistan-Taliban news

September 1, 2021 9:53 PM CNN

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a student at a North Carolina high school is in custody

September 1, 2021 12:21 PM CNN

By Claudia Dominguez and Jason Hanna, CNN One student was fatally wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a high school in the North Carolina city of…

Ida remnants trigger massive flooding across Northeast

September 1, 2021 11:47 AM CNN

How Texas’ 6-week abortion ban will make accessing the procedure nearly impossible for some

September 2, 2021 2:02 AM CNN

Tierney Sneed, CNN Access to abortion was curtailed significantly in Texas on Wednesday, with the state’s extreme and novel ban on abortions at…

Grand jury indicts police officers and paramedics in 2019 death of Elijah McClain

September 1, 2021 11:19 AM CNN

By Eric Levenson and Stella Chan, CNN A Colorado grand jury indicted three police officers and two paramedics involved in the August 2019 death of…

Taliban show off captured weapons at Kandahar victory parade

September 2, 2021 2:51 AM CNN

By Jonny Hallam and Mick Krever, CNN The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored vehicles along with newly seized weapons at…

Fact check: Afghans coming to US are not ‘unvetted refugees’

September 1, 2021 10:14 AM CNN

By Tara Subramaniam and Holmes Lybrand, CNN On Monday, the last American military planes left Afghanistan, bringing weeks of evacuations to a close…

When hospitals run out of beds, here’s how they ration care

September 13, 2021 11:59 AM CNN

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Hospitals across the United States have been facing a crisis. As of Monday morning, more than 96,000 hospital beds are…

With 4 months left in 2021, here’s where the US stands with Covid-19

September 1, 2021 10:08 AM CNN

By Amir Vera and Deidre McPhillips, CNN September marks a year and a half since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a…

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wants to drink tequila with his lookalike

September 1, 2021 9:15 AM CNN

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wants to toss one back with his now famous doppelgänger. Last week, Alabama patrol…

Louisiana’s last inhabited barrier island bore the brunt of Hurricane Ida. Here’s what it looks like now

September 1, 2021 10:03 AM CNN

By Eric Levenson and Gary Tuchman, CNN Grand Isle, Louisiana’s last remaining inhabited barrier island at the southern tip of the state, bore…

Amazon adding 55,000 employees globally in first hiring push under CEO Andy Jassy

September 1, 2021 9:53 AM CNN

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After growing its workforce to more than 1.3 million people in 2020, Amazon is planning to hire another 55,000 employees…

With 4 months left in 2021, here’s where the US stands with Covid-19

September 1, 2021 10:08 AM CNN

By Amir Vera and Deidre McPhillips, CNN September marks a year and a half since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a…

Washington Post: GOP congressman threatened US embassy staff in trying to enter Afghanistan

September 1, 2021 9:02 AM CNN

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin threatened US embassy staff in Tajikistan, outraged that they would not assist him in…

When school isn’t safe: ‘You feel like you are sending your child into a lion’s den’

September 1, 2021 4:14 PM CNN

By Maggie Fox, CNN What finally did it for Nathan, the parent of a young child at a small Catholic school in California, was the seating chart that…

Democrats break ranks to back $24 billion boost to Pentagon budget

September 1, 2021 10:37 PM CNN

By Jeremy Herb, Daniella Diaz, Melanie Zanona and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN More than a dozen Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee joined with…

A mother and her four daughters were separated at the border in 2018. This is what they lost

September 1, 2021 6:39 AM CNN

By Catherine E. Shoichet, Madeleine Stix and Ana Maria Luengo-Romero, CNN Casandra shouts to her sister as she races to her bedroom. “She…

Women stage protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul

September 3, 2021 11:21 AM CNN

By Nathan Hodge, Mia Alberti and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN A group of Afghan women activists staged a small protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul Friday…

After Hurricane Ida, here’s how to get help and stay safe in the difficult weeks ahead

September 1, 2021 6:34 AM CNN

By Holly Yan, CNN Hurricane Ida victims returning to damaged homes face a torrent of challenges — if they’re lucky enough to have a home…

100,000 more could die from Covid-19 in US by December

September 1, 2021 6:02 AM CNN

By Tara John, CNN While hospitals around the United States report oxygen shortages as they treat primarily unvaccinated Americans, a recent…

Biden’s first August as president shreds his momentum and tosses daunting new challenges in his path

September 1, 2021 5:33 AM CNN

By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President Joe Biden tried twice last month to get to his beach house on the Delaware coast. He never made it.…

Air Force commander details final hours before last US planes left Afghanistan

September 2, 2021 5:35 PM CNN

By Oren Liebermann and Devan Cole, CNN The Air Force commander who helped oversee the final withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan detailed the…

5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria

September 1, 2021 4:33 AM CNN

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A controversial Texas law that bans abortions at six weeks is now in effect after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court…

5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria

September 1, 2021 4:33 AM CNN

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A controversial Texas law that bans abortions at six weeks is now in effect after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court…

5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria

September 1, 2021 4:33 AM CNN

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A controversial Texas law that bans abortions at six weeks is now in effect after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court…

5 things to know for September 1: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, western wildfires, Syria

September 1, 2021 4:33 AM CNN

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A controversial Texas law that bans abortions at six weeks is now in effect after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court…

The Kabul airlift has ended, but a US operation to get 14,000 people off a base in Germany is far from over

September 1, 2021 1:14 PM CNN

By Atika Shubert, CNN From his office window, Brig. Gen. Joshua Olson can see a daily football match organized by the Afghan children who are…

Texas 6-week abortion ban takes effect after Supreme Court inaction

September 1, 2021 10:20 AM CNN

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A controversial Texas law that bars abortions at six weeks went into effect early Wednesday morning…

There’s another big risk brewing in China

September 1, 2021 6:23 AM CNN

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business There are a number of reasons for global investors to be keeping close watch on China, from signs its economy is…

The latest on Afghanistan

September 1, 2021 10:33 AM CNN

Hostages strapped to getaway cars as robbers target banks in Brazil

August 31, 2021 10:08 PM CNN

By Rodrigo Pedroso and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A gang of armed robbers in Brazil carried out a series of deadly bank heists using human shields strapped…

August 31 Afghanistan-Taliban news

August 31, 2021 9:58 PM CNN

By Joshua Berlinger, Adam Renton, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Aditi Sangal, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Melissa Mahtani, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ &…

Fact check: Prominent Republicans spread false claim about Taliban executing a man from a helicopter

August 31, 2021 9:18 PM CNN

By Daniel Dale, CNN Numerous Republicans, including Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas, promoted a false claim on Monday and Tuesday that…

Paris slams on the brakes and sets 30 kph speed limit to reduce pollution

August 31, 2021 7:41 PM CNN

By Jeevan Ravindran and Barbara Wojazer, CNN Authorities in the French capital of Paris are forcing drivers to slow down, setting a speed limit on…

How a museum founder battled Ida to save precious pieces of the history of Louisiana’s enslaved people

August 31, 2021 7:06 PM CNN

By Amanda Jackson and Michelle Krupa, CNN As Hurricane Ida barreled through LaPlace, Louisiana, on Sunday, a museum founder hunkered down in a 1790s…

Bonnaroo organizers cancel this year’s festival, citing flooding from heavy rains

August 31, 2021 6:38 PM CNN

By Melissa Gray, CNN Organizers of the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee have canceled this year’s event, citing flooding…

California recall contender Larry Elder makes misleading claim that young people don’t need Covid-19 vaccines

August 31, 2021 8:21 PM CNN

By Maeve Reston, CNN Larry Elder, the leading GOP candidate vying to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom, said he doesn’t think it’s…

Biden administration taps emergency oil stockpile amid Louisiana gas crisis

September 2, 2021 1:55 PM CNN

By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Biden administration is releasing 1.5 million barrels of crude oil from America’s emergency stockpile of oil as…

Biden’s first August as president shreds his momentum and tosses daunting new challenges in his path

September 1, 2021 7:03 AM CNN

By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden tried twice last month to get to his beach house on the Delaware coast. He…

Hurricanes, wildfires, and drought: US finds itself battling climate disasters on several fronts

August 31, 2021 2:51 PM CNN

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Hurricanes, wildfires, floods, heat waves, and drought wreaking havoc on much of the United States paint a picture of a nation…

An Afghan YouTuber was killed at Kabul airport. Many more fear the worst.

August 31, 2021 11:59 AM CNN

By Masoud Popalzai and Rob Picheta, CNN Four days after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, 20-year-old YouTuber Najma Sadeqi sat on her bed…

Taliban members escorted Americans to gates at Kabul airport in secret arrangement with US

August 31, 2021 2:30 PM CNN

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in members of the…

FDA calls meeting of its advisers to discuss Covid vaccine boosters

September 1, 2021 7:24 PM CNN

By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has called a meeting of its vaccine advisers for September 17 to discuss…

Bud Light is launching a pumpkin spice spiked seltzer

August 31, 2021 6:00 AM CNN

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business From coffee to candy to macaroni and cheese, it’s possible to think that pumpkin spice has peaked. Not so…

South African researchers keep wary eye on yet another new coronavirus variant

August 31, 2021 9:48 AM CNN

By Maggie Fox, CNN Genetics researchers who have been watching for new coronavirus variants say they’ve seen a troubling new lineage that…

‘Fortnite’ is shutting down in China

September 14, 2021 6:20 PM CNN

By Wayne Chang and Jill Disis, CNN Business The Chinese version of hit video game “Fortnite” is shutting down this month. The game…

Biden defends withdrawal from Afghanistan after end of nation’s longest war: ‘I was not extending a forever exit’

August 31, 2021 1:55 PM CNN

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden spoke to the nation Tuesday on the end of the war in Afghanistan, defending the chaotic withdrawal from…

Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello seeking help to get female guitar students out of Afghanistan

August 31, 2021 7:41 AM CNN

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is pleading for help to bring a group of young female guitarists in hiding in…

Covid-19 cases at this Texas school are spiking, yet officials buck local mask mandate

August 31, 2021 7:03 AM CNN

By Rosa Flores, CNN Michelle Woodard’s voice broke and her body shook with emotion as she described the moment she learned her 8-year-old…

Two dead and 10 injured after Mississippi highway washed away by heavy rain

August 31, 2021 5:52 AM CNN

By Joe Sutton, CNN Two people were killed and 10 others injured after part of a highway washed away Monday night near the town of Lucedale,…

CDC adds 7 destinations to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list, including Puerto Rico and Switzerland

August 31, 2021 5:30 AM CNN

By Kristen Rogers and Marnie Hunter, CNN Switzerland and Puerto Rico are now among the highest-risk destinations for travelers, according to the US…

5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion

August 31, 2021 4:28 AM CNN

By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman…

5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion

August 31, 2021 4:28 AM CNN

By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman…

5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion

August 31, 2021 4:28 AM CNN

By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman…

‘The possibilities are endless on how fast we can go,’ says Paralympian David Brown, the world’s fastest blind athlete

August 31, 2021 7:25 AM CNN

By George Ramsay, CNN Video produced by Stefania Dall’Armi It was in the stands of Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium that David…

US completes withdrawal from Afghanistan

August 31, 2021 4:04 AM CNN

Here’s how Louisiana hospitals are handling the double onslaught of Hurricane Ida and Covid-19

August 30, 2021 9:05 PM CNN

By Amir Vera, Rebekah Riess and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Already overwhelmed by a surge in Covid-19 cases, Louisiana hospitals are now struggling with…

August 28 Afghanistan-Taliban news

August 30, 2021 8:59 PM CNN

5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion

August 30, 2021 8:50 PM CNN

By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from Goldman…

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport tarmac after US withdrawal

August 31, 2021 3:09 PM CNN

By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Taliban leaders declared victory over the United States from the tarmac of Kabul airport on Tuesday, hours after the…

‘I hope I’m wrong’: GOP lawmaker explains mixed feelings over leaving Afghanistan in Taliban control

August 30, 2021 7:15 PM CNN

By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Congressman and US military veteran Adam Kinzinger on Monday reflected on the closing of America’s longest war,…

The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States’ longest war

August 31, 2021 12:19 PM CNN

By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler, Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, Gen. Frank McKenzie,…

Rocket startup Astra’s stock tanks after botched weekend test flight

August 30, 2021 3:39 PM CNN

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Astra — a startup that’s developing small, cheap rockets to deliver batches of satellites to space —…

Tennis’ governing bodies continue to urge players to get vaccinated ahead of US Open

September 2, 2021 3:16 AM CNN

By Matias Grez, Aleks Klosok and John Sinnott, CNN Some of the world’s best tennis players are congregating in New York for the US Open, the…

Marine Rylee McCollum, 20, died in the Kabul blast weeks before the birth of his child, family says

August 30, 2021 2:17 PM CNN

By Ralph Ellis, CNN Rylee McCollum’s family in Wyoming wasn’t surprised in the least when he enlisted in the Marines after high school.…

How Hurricane Ida compares to Hurricane Katrina

August 30, 2021 1:37 PM CNN

By Eric Levenson, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, exactly 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the state…

Another Tesla reportedly using Autopilot hits a parked police car

August 30, 2021 12:25 PM CNN

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Another Tesla has hit an emergency vehicle, apparently while using the Autopilot driver-assist feature, adding to a…

Perseverance rover successfully cores its first rock on Mars

September 2, 2021 6:12 PM CNN

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Perseverance rover successfully drilled into a Martian rock on Thursday, creating an intact core sample that could one…

‘We’re doing all we can’: Biden speaks on Hurricane Ida relief efforts

August 30, 2021 12:30 PM CNN

By Jeff Zeleny and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden spoke Monday afternoon on Hurricane Ida relief efforts as he met virtually with a host of…

Romney: US potentially leaving Americans and Afghan allies in Afghanistan after withdrawal ‘a moral stain’

August 29, 2021 5:55 PM CNN

By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday that if American citizens and Afghan allies are left in Afghanistan following the planned…

Hurricane Ida may push gas prices even higher

August 30, 2021 11:22 AM CNN

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Hurricane Ida’s direct hit on the nation’s oil and gasoline industry could send gas prices higher,…

How you can help Hurricane Ida victims

August 30, 2021 7:25 AM CNN

By Lauren Lee, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150…

Child Covid-19 hospitalizations reach a new high. That’s not the only reason kids need to be protected from Delta, doctors say

August 31, 2021 2:49 PM CNN

By Holly Yan, CNN More kids were hospitalized with Covid-19 this month than any other time this past year — proving how seriously the Delta…

Kid Rock cancels shows after band members test positive for Covid-19

August 30, 2021 8:12 AM CNN

By Chloe Melas, CNN Kid Rock canceled two shows over the weekend after an outbreak of Covid-19 in his band. The concerts were scheduled for this past…

US travelers dropped from EU safe list as Covid cases surge

August 30, 2021 11:16 AM CNN

By Sugam Pokharel, Aya Elamroussi and James Frater, CNN The European Union recommended on Monday that Americans should be banned from nonessential…

Jury in criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes has been selected

September 2, 2021 2:01 PM CNN

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business A jury of seven men and five women has been selected for the long-awaited criminal trial of Elizabeth…

Ten family members, including children, dead after US strike in Kabul

August 30, 2021 9:01 PM CNN

By Sandi Sidhu, Nick Paton Walsh, Tim Lister, Oren Liebermann, Laura Smith-Spark and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Ten members of one family —…

5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California

August 30, 2021 4:25 AM CNN

By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably won’t…

5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California

August 30, 2021 4:25 AM CNN

By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably won’t…

5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California

August 30, 2021 4:25 AM CNN

By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably won’t…

Green hydrogen could be the fuel of the future. Here’s why it’s not yet a silver bullet

August 31, 2021 11:26 AM CNN

By Angela Dewan, CNN As the climate crisis escalates, the world is banking on carbon-free energy to achieve a future with zero greenhouse gas…

This is how to prevent another 100,000 Covid deaths by December, Fauci says

August 30, 2021 4:10 AM CNN

By Amanda Sealy and Hollie Silverman, CNN With nearly 100,000 Americans hospitalized with Covid-19 and infections surging among the unvaccinated…

Webcams and social media apps are changing the way we experience hurricanes

August 29, 2021 9:39 PM CNN

By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…

Four young children hiding in a Kabul apartment have reunited with their mother in the US

August 29, 2021 7:04 PM CNN

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Four young siblings who had been hiding alone in an apartment in Afghanistan’s capital reunited with their mother on…

The war is ‘not over for them:’ Reporters, activists urge press to stay focused on Afghan civilians

August 30, 2021 9:59 PM CNN

By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…

Ed Asner, acclaimed ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ actor, dies at 91

August 30, 2021 10:35 AM CNN

By Todd Leopold, CNN Ed Asner, who rose to fame as the crusty but lovable newsman Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died Sunday…

Hurricane Ida hit the oil industry hard as it headed to New Orleans

August 29, 2021 4:57 PM CNN

By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans Sunday after cutting through the Gulf of Mexico, causing massive disruptions to US…

‘Candyman’ director Nia DaCosta makes history

August 31, 2021 10:39 AM CNN

By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Candyman” director Nia DaCosta has become the first Black female director to have a film debut in the top spot…

Fauci: School Covid-19 vaccine mandates are a ‘good idea’

August 29, 2021 10:40 AM CNN

By Amanda Sealy, CNN Mandating Covid-19 vaccines for children to attend school in person is a “good idea” due to a strong benefit-risk…

US and other countries say they will hold Taliban to promises to let people leave Afghanistan after August 31

August 29, 2021 8:05 PM CNN

By Jason Hoffman and Chandelis Duster, CNN The US, along with about 100 other countries, said they will hold the Taliban to their promises that they…

The Taliban’s social media dilemma

August 29, 2021 9:04 AM CNN

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Days after taking control of Afghanistan earlier this month, the Taliban used its first press conference to take a…

Nine family members killed in US airstrike in Kabul targeting suspected ISIS-K bomber, relative says

August 29, 2021 10:42 PM CNN

By Laura Smith-Spark, Saskya Vandoorne, Oren Liebermann, Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Nine members of one family — including six…

Republican governors target local school systems over mask mandates

August 29, 2021 6:44 AM CNN

By Michael Warren, CNN Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is in a stand-off with local school officials in the rural Cherokee Nation, with the school board…