Tennis star Andy Murray says players ‘have a responsibility’ to get vaccine
By Ben Church, CNN Three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray says he hopes more tennis players decide to get a Covid-19 vaccine in order to keep the…
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Anastasia Pagonis is, in many ways, a typical teenage girl. The New Yorker loves trying out TikTok dance trends and is…
Continue Reading Biden attends dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for those killed in Afghanistan
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden watched stoically as flag-draped cases carrying the remains of American service members killed in…
Continue Reading Two die in Japan days after receiving Moderna shots suspended over contamination risk
By Emiko Jozuka and Chie Kobayashi, CNN Two people have died in Japan days after receiving doses from a batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines whose use…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California
By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably won’t…
Continue Reading ‘A piece of flying Italy around the world’: The rise and fall of Alitalia
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Ciao ciao, Alitalia. Italy’s storied flag carrier has announced it will no longer issue tickets, triggering a countdown…
Continue Reading ‘There is no room to put these bodies,’ Alabama health official says as Covid-19 deaths climb
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The rate of Covid-19 deaths has increased in 42 US states in the last week, according to new data, as the spread of the more…
Continue Reading US Marine officer relieved of command after criticizing military leaders about Afghanistan withdrawal
By Paul LeBlanc, Oren Liebermann and Brian Rokus, CNN US Marine Corps Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller has been relieved of command after he posted a video…
Continue Reading US carries out Afghanistan drone strike as Kabul evacuation effort enters final stretch
By Laura Smith-Spark, Barbara Starr, Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN The US military carried out a drone strike against what it said was an…
Continue Reading Fact check: Georgia candidate Herschel Walker is a serial promoter of false 2020 conspiracy theories
By Daniel Dale Republican former football star Herschel Walker announced this week that he is running for a US Senate seat in Georgia. Some senior…
Continue Reading Southern fast food chain Bojangles to close for two Mondays to give staff a ‘well-deserved break’
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Fast food restaurant chain Bojangles will close all stores for two Mondays to give staff a “well-deserved break”…
Continue Reading Biden says another terrorist attack on Kabul airport is ‘highly likely’ while vowing that US retaliatory strike was not ‘the last’
By Barbara Starr and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Another terrorist attack on Kabul’s airport is “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours,”…
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Nine family members killed in US airstrike in Kabul targeting suspected ISIS-K bomber, relative says
By Laura Smith-Spark, Saskya Vandoorne, Oren Liebermann, Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Nine members of one family — including six…
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The ‘billion-dollar air route’ is bouncing back
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Since March 2020, would-be travelers have experienced more turbulence on the ground than in the air. As always, though,…
Continue Reading US officials warn of possible threats to the US in wake of Afghanistan attack and mass evacuation
By Geneva Sands, CNN Federal officials are on high alert for threats to the homeland following the mass evacuation from Afghanistan and devastating…
Continue Reading Dwayne Johnson seems to have a doppelgänger in Alabama
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has a look-alike. An Alabama law enforcement officer has gone viral due to his uncanny…
Continue Reading A soon-to-be father, a beloved brother and a state champion among US service members killed in Kabul attack
By Paul P. Murphy and Madeleine Fitzgerald, CNN The Department of Defense has released the names of the 13 US service members who were killed in an…
Continue Reading Board recommends parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan on 16th attempt
By Ray Sanchez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was recommended for parole…
Continue Reading For veterans in Congress, the mission to help people escape from Afghanistan is personal
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN The requests for help evacuating Americans and Afghans have come from every direction for the military veterans serving in…
Continue Reading Mississippi hospitals are overrun with Covid-19 patients. The state ‘needs to come together,’ survivor says
By Alaa Elassar, Miguel Marquez and Bonney Kapp, CNN Dolly Monceaux was unvaccinated when she found herself fighting the coronavirus last week from a…
Continue Reading Abbott warns of some constraints on Covid-19 home test supply as Delta surge leads to ‘unprecedented demand’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Abbott Laboratories says the supply of its at-home Covid-19 tests may be constrained in the coming weeks as demand has…
Continue Reading Houston reports first pediatric Covid-19 death in youth with no underlying conditions
By Keith Allen and David Williams, CNN Health officials in Houston have confirmed the city’s first pediatric Covid-19 death of a youth who did…
Continue Reading F-bombs and hate mail: Restaurants take heat when they ask for proof of vaccination
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business When Cowbell, a comfort food restaurant in New Orleans, started requiring proof of vaccination for indoor…
Continue Reading ‘I was 50 steps from the blast:’ Witness describes carnage of Kabul airport attack
By Rob Picheta and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday have described horrifying…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth II will attend UN climate change talks in Glasgow
By Angela Dewan, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will attend a pivotal United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow this fall,…
Continue Reading Eating a hot dog could take 36 minutes off your life, study says
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN You may want to skip the toppings on your next hot dog, or skip it altogether: Health researchers at the University of…
Continue Reading Pandemic surge causes major shortage of a drug that treats rheumatoid arthritis and severe Covid-19
By Jen Christensen, CNN Renée Melendez is frustrated with the unvaccinated for more reasons than just the renewed spread of Covid-19, she said. The…
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 TikTok bans the ‘milk crate challenge’ because of injuries
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business This summer’s viral craze of stacking milk crates in a pyramid and trying to climb them like stairs has been…
Continue Reading Biden to contact families of 13 US service members killed in Kabul
President Joe Biden plans to contact the families of the 13 US service members who were killed in Thursday’s suicide attacks outside of Kabul’s…
Continue Reading Biden is warned ‘another terror attack in Kabul is likely’ as mission enters ‘most dangerous period’
By Jeremy Diamond, Kate Sullivan and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were warned by their national security…
Continue Reading Republicans split on strategy to make Biden pay a political price for Afghanistan
By Melanie Zanona, CNN The GOP is divided over how hard — and how quickly — to go after President Joe Biden in the wake of…
Continue Reading US shipping 2.2 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses to South Africa
By Kate Sullivan, CNN The United States is shipping more than 2.2 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to South Africa that are…
Continue Reading Kanye West’s latest listening event featured Marilyn Manson, DaBaby, and Kim in a wedding dress
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Kanye West’s latest “DONDA” listening party featured him leaving the stage hand in hand with Kim Kardashian…
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Rudy Giuliani doesn’t shy away from a public shave, a plane wing clips a moving car, and late-night hosts get tongue-tied…
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Rudy Giuliani doesn’t shy away from a public shave, a plane wing clips a moving car, and late-night hosts get tongue-tied…
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Rudy Giuliani doesn’t shy away from a public shave, a plane wing clips a moving car, and late-night hosts get tongue-tied…
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Rudy Giuliani doesn’t shy away from a public shave, a plane wing clips a moving car, and late-night hosts get tongue-tied…
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Rudy Giuliani doesn’t shy away from a public shave, a plane wing clips a moving car, and late-night hosts get tongue-tied…
Continue Reading CNN EXCLUSIVE ‘Something has to be done’: After decades of near-silence from the CDC, the agency’s director is speaking up about gun violence
By Elizabeth Cohen, John Bonifield and Justin Lape, CNN For the first time in decades, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officer who killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6 speaks publicly for first time: ‘I know that day I saved countless lives’
By Marshall Cohen, CNN The veteran US Capitol Police officer who killed pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt went public Thursday, revealing his identity…
Continue Reading What to know about ISIS-K, the terror group claiming responsibility for the Kabul airport attack
By Rob Picheta, CNN In the space of just a few years, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan has seized on the country’s instability to become one of…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 27: Afghanistan, evictions, Ida, Covid-19, Capitol riot
By AJ Willingham, CNN “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.” That was President Biden’s…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 27: Afghanistan, evictions, Ida, Covid-19, Capitol riot
By AJ Willingham, CNN “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.” That was President Biden’s…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 27: Afghanistan, evictions, Ida, Covid-19, Capitol riot
By AJ Willingham, CNN “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.” That was President Biden’s…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 27: Afghanistan, evictions, Ida, Covid-19, Capitol riot
By AJ Willingham, CNN “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.” That was President Biden’s…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 27: Afghanistan, evictions, Ida, Covid-19, Capitol riot
By AJ Willingham, CNN “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.” That was President Biden’s…
Continue Reading US presses on with evacuation from Afghanistan after deadly Kabul airport attack
By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan, CNN The United States…
Continue Reading Evacuation from Afghanistan in final phase after deadly Kabul airport attack
By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Amy Woodyatt, Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan, CNN The…
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By Aditi Sangal, Jessie Yeung, Brad Lendon, Tara John, Melissa Macaya, Meg Wagner, Fernando Alfonso III and Veronica Rocha, CNN The-CNN-Wire™…
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By AJ Willingham, CNN “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.” That was President Biden’s…
Continue Reading ‘A direct punch in the gut’: Inside Biden’s biggest crisis as he races to withdraw from Afghanistan
By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Herb and Phil Mattingly, CNN When Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley informed President Joe Biden just…
Continue Reading McCarthy tells Republicans Biden will face a ‘reckoning’ for handling of Afghanistan exit
By Melanie Zanona, Jeremy Herb and Alex Rogers, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday vowed that President Joe Biden will face a…
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By Meg Dunn, CNN Food insecurity and homelessness are widely known issues, with thousands of food banks and shelters across the United States working…
Continue Reading ‘I was 50 steps from the blast:’ Witness describes carnage of Kabul airport attack
By Rob Picheta and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday have described horrifying…
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By Susan Puckett, CNN Whether you’re a home gardener, a CSA-er or a farmers’ market regular, it’s easy to wind up with more…
Continue Reading Respiratory infections other than Covid-19 are filling up pediatric wards
By Maggie Fox, CNN Texas Children’s Hospital is seeing a surge of coronavirus cases — nearly all of them caused by the Delta variant. Not…
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Julia Buckley, CNN It’s known for its ancient ruins, the seat of Catholicism and some of the world’s best pizza. Yes, in Rome, the art of…
Continue Reading Williams-Sonoma is still super bullish on the housing market
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business America’s red hot housing market may be finally cooling off. But don’t tell that to Williams-Sonoma.…
Continue Reading Kristen Stewart channels Princess Diana’s turmoil in ‘Spencer’ poster
Megan C. Hills, CNN A newly unveiled poster for the upcoming Princess Diana biopic, “Spencer,” hints at the behind-the-scenes royal…
Continue Reading What to know about ISIS-K, the terror group claiming responsibility for the Kabul airport attack
By Rob Picheta, CNN In the space of just a few years, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan has seized on the country’s instability to become one of…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 26: Afghanistan, Covid, Capitol riot, weather, Hong Kong
By AJ Willingham, CNN 2020 wasn’t just Europe’s hottest year on record. It was the hottest year by quite a bit and one of the three…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 26: Afghanistan, Covid, Capitol riot, weather, Hong Kong
By AJ Willingham, CNN 2020 wasn’t just Europe’s hottest year on record. It was the hottest year by quite a bit and one of the three…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 26: Afghanistan, Covid, Capitol riot, weather, Hong Kong
By AJ Willingham, CNN 2020 wasn’t just Europe’s hottest year on record. It was the hottest year by quite a bit and one of the three…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 26: Afghanistan, Covid, Capitol riot, weather, Hong Kong
By AJ Willingham, CNN 2020 wasn’t just Europe’s hottest year on record. It was the hottest year by quite a bit and one of the three…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 26: Afghanistan, Covid, Capitol riot, weather, Hong Kong
By AJ Willingham, CNN 2020 wasn’t just Europe’s hottest year on record. It was the hottest year by quite a bit and one of the three…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 26: Afghanistan, Covid, Capitol riot, weather, Hong Kong
By AJ Willingham, CNN 2020 wasn’t just Europe’s hottest year on record. It was the hottest year by quite a bit and one of the three…
Continue Reading Hospital filled with Covid-19 patients was forced to turn away someone needing emergency cancer treatment, doctor says
By Travis Caldwell, CNN Dr. Nitesh Paryani, a third-generation radiation oncologist in Tampa, Florida, recently was forced to make a decision that he…
Continue Reading The Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan has sparked fears of an al Qaeda and ISIS revival
By Tim Lister, CNN In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the Taliban resisted demands from Washington to hand over al…
Continue Reading Possible Havana syndrome incident delayed Harris flight to Vietnam
By Jasmine Wright, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris’ departure for Vietnam was delayed by…
Continue Reading Naked ‘Nevermind’ baby sues Nirvana for ‘child pornography’
By Rob Picheta, CNN Spencer Elden, who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind,” has claimed the…
Continue Reading Body camera footage shows 2019 beating of Black man by Louisiana state police officer
By Nick Valencia and Peter Nickeas, CNN A Louisiana State Police trooper was captured on video repeatedly beating a Black motorist with a flashlight…
Continue Reading Recall candidates target California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his top GOP rival Larry Elder in debate
By Maeve Reston, CNN As polls have tightened dramatically in recent weeks in the effort to recall Gavin Newsom, the Democratic California governor…
Continue Reading Virgin Hyperloop releases new video of 670 mph passenger pods
By Jack Guy, CNN Virgin Hyperloop has released a new concept video showing its plans for a transportation system it says will allow passengers to…
Continue Reading Judge sanctions pro-Trump lawyers who brought ‘frivolous’ election fraud lawsuits
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge ordered sanctions Wednesday for Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and several other lawyers who worked on Trump-aligned…
Continue Reading US concerned about ‘very specific threat stream’ from ISIS-K against crowds outside Kabul airport
By Jim Sciutto and Tim Lister, CNN Concerns about security around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul have increased based on “a very…
Continue Reading OpenTable is working with Clear to verify restaurant-goers’ Covid vaccine status
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business The next time you make a restaurant reservation through OpenTable, you may also be asked to prove you’re…
Continue Reading Tahoe, Reno areas have worst air quality in country due to smoke, raising concerns about a Covid surge
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The air around Lake Tahoe in California and Reno, Nevada, is thick with brown smoke this week, and the region is experiencing…
Continue Reading Tennessee woman livestreamed flooding shortly before it claimed her life
By Nick Valencia and Jason Hanna, CNN When deadly floodwaters rushed around her Tennessee home Saturday morning, Linda Almond Bryant started a…
Continue Reading Naked ‘Nevermind’ baby sues Nirvana for ‘child pornography’
By Rob Picheta, CNN Spencer Elden, who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind,” has claimed the…
Continue Reading Pelosi and other lawmakers criticize unauthorized trip to Afghanistan
By Jeremy Herb, Ryan Nobles, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t mince words Wednesday about her view of two…
Continue Reading Tom Cruise wanted to land his helicopter in James Corden’s yard
By Marianne Garvey, CNN When you text Tom Cruise you never know what you’re going to get. “The Late Late Show” host James Corden,…
Continue Reading Oregon to mandate masks outdoors in many public settings
By Andy Rose and Jason Hanna, CNN Oregon will soon require people to wear masks outdoors in public settings where physical distancing isn’t…
Continue Reading Fact check: Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy makes at least 5 false claims in 7-minute Fox News interview
By Daniel Dale House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy made at least five false claims during a seven-minute Sunday interview on Fox News. McCarthy…
Continue Reading Parents recall agonizing moments before their 7-month-old twins were killed in Tennessee flooding
By Jason Hanna, CNN The nightmare was only beginning for Matthew Rigney and his partner, Danielle Hall, when floodwaters swept her away from him and…
Continue Reading Pentagon mandates US military service members receive Covid vaccine immediately
By Jessica Schneider, Ellie Kaufman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon is mandating that US military service members get fully vaccinated…
Continue Reading US Covid-19 cases among children are surging. Experts warn it may get worse
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And with the…
Continue Reading Moderna completes submission for full FDA approval of Covid-19 vaccine; Pfizer seeks approval for booster dose
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jen Christensen, CNN Moderna announced on Wednesday it has completed its submission to the US Food and Drug Administration for…
Continue Reading British Airways could launch a new low-cost airline for Europe
By Lauren Gunn, CNN Business British Airways is planning to launch a new, low-cost short-haul carrier as it seeks to compete with Ryanair and EasyJet…
Continue Reading Finally, a Fitbit that tells you it’s OK to not work out
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The global pandemic threw daily routines out the window; sleep schedules changed, so did diets, workout…
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More kids are catching Covid-19
By Tara John, CNN Fears are growing about rising Covid-19 infections among children as the United States is turning into a bellwether for other…
Continue Reading All students and staff at Afghanistan’s only girls’ boarding school flee to Rwanda
By Nimi Princewill, Bethlehem Feleke and Stephanie Busari, CNN Afghanistan’s only girls’ boarding school has evacuated dozens of students…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: Afghanistan, Covid, Congress, immigration, Nicaragua
By AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the Dow…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: Afghanistan, Covid, Congress, immigration, Nicaragua
By AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the Dow…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: Afghanistan, Covid, Congress, immigration, Nicaragua
By AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the Dow…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: Afghanistan, Covid, Congress, immigration, Nicaragua
By AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the Dow…
Continue Reading Female Afghan robotics team members arrive in Mexico
By Karol Suarez and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Five women from Afghanistan’s renowned robotics team arrived in Mexico on Tuesday, following the…
Continue Reading US Covid cases among children have surged to one of its highest rates of the pandemic. Experts warn it may get worse
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And with…
Continue Reading Global Covid-19 cases plateau after nearly two months of increase, WHO reports
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Nectar Gan, CNN The number of new Covid-19 cases reported globally “seems to be plateauing” after increasing…
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Australia’s Paige Greco wins first gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics as Japan battles Covid increase
By Ben Westcott, CNN Australian cyclist Paige Greco won the first gold of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Wednesday with the Games, delayed by a year…
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