NRA cancels its annual meeting in Houston over Covid-19 concerns
By Kay Jones and Nicole Williams, CNN The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Tuesday it has canceled its 2021 annual meeting in Houston,…
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Krispy Kreme is sweetening its free doughnut promotion for vaccinated people
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Krispy Kreme is doubling down on its popular free doughnut promotion for customers vaccinated against Covid-19.…
Continue Reading Two congressmen traveled to Afghanistan amid frantic evacuation efforts
By Devan Cole, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN Two US congressmen on Tuesday made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan as the US…
Continue Reading White House fires back at McCarthy as it doubles down on domestic agenda
By Phil Mattingly, CNN The White House is firing back at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who on Tuesday called for Democrats to halt work on…
Continue Reading Behind the (very silly) Pfizer vaccine name
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Continue Reading Between flu and Covid-19, winter ‘could be complicated’
By Jen Christensen, CNN If there ever was a year to get a flu shot, this one may be it. Typically, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Headstones in historic Black cemetery were desecrated. The recovery offers ‘symbolic justice’
By Emma Tucker and Laura Ly, CNN Five years ago, Virginia State Sen. Richard Stuart stumbled upon a two-mile stretch of erosion control filled with…
Continue Reading First US troops have started leaving Afghanistan as Biden decides not to extend withdrawal deadline
By Oren Liebermann and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Several hundred US troops have left Afghanistan, on the same day President Joe Biden decided not to extend…
Continue Reading Lawmakers push Biden to extend August 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
By Jeremy Herb, Ryan Nobles and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Lawmakers from both parties pressed top Biden national security officials at a classified briefing…
Continue Reading Mick Jagger leads Rolling Stones’ tribute to drummer Charlie Watts
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood have paid tribute to their Rolling Stones bandmate Charlie Watts, who died…
Continue Reading Charlie Watts, drummer for the Rolling Stones, dies at 80
By Hilary Clarke, CNN Charlie Watts, the unassuming son of a truck driver who gained global fame as the drummer for the Rolling Stones, has died. He…
Continue Reading Taliban say they won’t allow Afghans to leave country, reject evacuation extension
By Nick Paton Walsh, Brad Lendon, Sheena McKenzie and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The Taliban said Tuesday that they were “not allowing the…
Continue Reading As Afghanistan falls to the Taliban, US groups prepare for a wave of migrants
By Taylor Romine and Mirna Alsharif, CNN It’s a picture that went viral and stunned people around the world earlier this week: Approximately…
Continue Reading LSU to require proof of vaccination or negative PCR test at Tiger Stadium
By Gregory Lemos, CNN Louisiana State University announced Tuesday that it will require all guests at Tiger Stadium who are 12 and older to provide…
Continue Reading Next up for Covid vaccines: kids under 12
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has given full approval to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for people age 16 and older.…
Continue Reading A Texas mom died of Covid-19 just days after giving birth to her second daughter
By David Williams, CNN Robin Zinsou says she urged her pregnant daughter to get a Covid-19 vaccine, but the 32-year-old educator was afraid it might…
Continue Reading Taliban says it won’t allow Afghans to leave country, rejects evacuation extension
By Nick Paton Walsh, Brad Lendon and Sheena McKenzie, CNN The Taliban said Tuesday that it would not allow Afghans to leave the country and said the…
Continue Reading Vaccines are less protective against Delta infection but still reduce risk by two-thirds, CDC study shows
By Michael Nedelman, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Vaccine effectiveness against Covid-19 infection dropped from 91% to 66% once the Delta…
Continue Reading Biden keeps August 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan: ‘The sooner we finish the better’
By Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, Kaitlan Collins and John Harwood, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday the US is on track to complete its hurried…
Continue Reading Hawaii governor asks tourists to stay away as Covid cases and hospitalizations hit record highs
By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN Hawaii Gov. David Ige asked tourists to voluntarily stay away from the state amid a record surge in Covid-19…
Continue Reading How to enjoy working out if you hate exercise
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN When my junior year of high school ended, I rejoiced. That meant the end of mandatory gym class. Not gifted…
Continue Reading The Fed is about to wind down its emergency economic stimulus, Jerome Powell hints
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that the economic recovery is continuing apace, high inflation is…
Continue Reading Peloton’s lower-end treadmill is finally going on sale after addressing safety issues
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton’s lower-priced and smaller treadmill is finally going on sale. The release of the Peloton Tread was…
Continue Reading Evacuation flights out of Kabul are picking up. Here’s what it’s like at the airport.
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration’s evacuation efforts in Afghanistan have gained considerable momentum in recent days, now far…
Continue Reading Biden facing critical choice on August 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan as evacuations accelerate
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden could decide Tuesday whether to keep US troops in Afghanistan past August 31, a deadline the Taliban says is…
Continue Reading Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed details harrowing exit from her country
By Lisa Respers France, CNN An Afghan pop star is sharing her harrowing story of fleeing her country. Aryana Sayeed and her fiancé, Hasib Sayed, got…
Continue Reading 90-day review into origins of Covid ends, but public may have to wait on unclassified report
By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan and Zachary Cohen, CNN It has now been 90 days since President Joe Biden ordered the intelligence community to…
Continue Reading CIA director met with Taliban leader in Kabul on Monday amid evacuation efforts
By John Harwood, Phil Mattingly and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN CIA Director William J. Burns met face-to-face with the top Taliban leader in Kabul…
Continue Reading Pfizer’s FDA approval is boosting these stocks
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Continue Reading Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden: How four presidents created today’s Afghanistan mess
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has said repeatedly over the past four months — as recently as last week — that he refuses to…
Continue Reading What is RPC? Here’s what to know about Russia and the Paralympics
By Sana Noor Haq and Rachel Trent, CNN If you’re watching the Paralympic Games, you may notice an unfamiliar abbreviation, RPC. It stands for…
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 You should update your iPhone software right now. Here’s why
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple, like other device makers, issues software updates all the time, but the latest one may be more critical than…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Cuomo, voting rights, shipping
By AJ Willingham, CNN The CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, with seven gauges of investor sentiment, is showing signs of fear in the market. But…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Cuomo, voting rights, shipping
By AJ Willingham, CNN The CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, with seven gauges of investor sentiment, is showing signs of fear in the market. But…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Cuomo, voting rights, shipping
By AJ Willingham, CNN The CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, with seven gauges of investor sentiment, is showing signs of fear in the market. But…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Cuomo, voting rights, shipping
By AJ Willingham, CNN The CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, with seven gauges of investor sentiment, is showing signs of fear in the market. But…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 24: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Cuomo, voting rights, shipping
By AJ Willingham, CNN The CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, with seven gauges of investor sentiment, is showing signs of fear in the market. But…
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The Tokyo Paralympics may see a record-high number of LGBTQ athletes
By Scottie Andrew, CNN At least 30 athletes competing in the Tokyo Paralympics identify as LGBTQ — a new high for LGBTQ representation at the…
Continue Reading Paris slams on the brakes and sets 30 kph speed limit to reduce pollution
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…
Continue Reading Kenya’s coffin makers say Covid means they’re busier than ever. Some still won’t get vaccinated
By Scott McLean and Idris Mukhtar, CNN Inside a hospital in a leafy campus in the shadow of Mount Kenya, workers dressed head-to-toe in pale green…
Continue Reading A mom and her baby had to be rescued by kayak as floodwaters overtook their Tennessee home
By Steve Almasy and Hollie Silverman, CNN As the floodwaters rapidly rose in her Waverly, Tennessee, home, Vanessa Yates climbed on the kitchen…
Continue Reading The US could enter spring of 2022 with Covid-19 under control if enough people get vaccinated, Fauci says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As the first full FDA approval is granted to a Covid-19 vaccine, Dr. Anthony Fauci urged the public to take part, saying if…
Continue Reading Politico will be sold to Axel Springer for over $1 billion
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Axel Springer, the German media conglomerate, has agreed to buy the Washington-based Politico franchise for more than…
Continue Reading FDA grants full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, opening door to more vaccine mandates
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age…
Continue Reading Cuomo issues farewell with attacks on sexual harassment probe and political rivals
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched a series of attacks on his political rivals and questioned the motives of state Attorney…
Continue Reading US scrambles to fill intelligence vacuum in wake of rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan
By Evan Perez, Geneva Sands and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan has provided a boost to extremist groups and terror…
Continue Reading Analysis: Republican trust in media keeps sinking to new lows, opening door to overlapping misinformation
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Every week we read a new story about a conservative media figure who downplayed Covid-19 or mocked the vaccines and…
Continue Reading Right-wing media pushed a deworming drug to treat Covid-19 that the FDA says is unsafe for humans
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Public health officials are aggressively dispelling claims by right-wing media personalities who have been promoting an…
Continue Reading Afghanistan fallout engulfs Harris’ first day of Southeast Asia trip
By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris, undertaking a suddenly high-stakes visit to Southeast Asia this week amid the first major…
Continue Reading Biden encourages Americans who have been waiting for full FDA approval to get their Covid vaccination: ‘Get it today’
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans who have been waiting for full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration…
Continue Reading John Travolta on how he talked to their young son about Kelly Preston’s death
By Chloe Melas, CNN John Travolta has been candid concerning how he talked to his young son about his wife Kelly Preston’s death. Preston died…
Continue Reading Loretta Lynn’s beloved ranch foreman dies in Tennessee flood
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Loretta Lynn‘s ranch foreman, Wayne Spears, died in the Tennessee floods on Sunday after he was swept up in the rising…
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Toyin Owoseje, CNN Beyoncé has made fashion history as the first Black woman to wear the iconic 128.54 carat Tiffany Diamond. The Grammy-winning…
Continue Reading The Taliban hasn’t captured all of Afghanistan yet. One province has vowed to resist
By Kara Fox, Tim Lister and Nilly Kohzad, CNN As the Taliban firms up its grip on Afghanistan, there is one remote region whose resistance to the…
Continue Reading Health officials warn people not to take a drug meant for livestock to ward off or treat Covid-19
By Chris Boyette, CNN Mississippi health officials are warning residents not to take an anti-parasitic drug — in most cases, a formulation…
Continue Reading ‘Last Journey’ offers clues to an ancient civilization
By Lucy Sherriff, CNN For more than 12,500 years, one of the world’s largest collections of prehistoric rock paintings lay undiscovered in…
Continue Reading The Kabul airlift has ended, but a US operation to get 14,000 people off a base in Germany is far from over
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…
Continue Reading FDA could grant full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine today, two officials say
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Two officials familiar with the discussions are very optimistic the US Food and Drug Administration could grant full approval…
Continue Reading So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed
By Rosa Flores and Ashley Killough, CNN From the front lawn of her friend’s house, Vicky Zapata went live on Facebook recently and burst into…
Continue Reading Afghan visa applicants told to stay away from Kabul airport as US races to meet exit deadline
By Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Afghans who have applied for special immigrant visas to the US were told to stay away from…
Continue Reading From ‘air-pocalypse’ to blue skies. Beijing’s fight for cleaner air is a rare victory for public dissent
By Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN Beijing was once known as one of the world’s most polluted cities, with dense smog and acrid…
Continue Reading As hospitalization rates soar, FDA grants full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
By Hollie Silverman, CNN As Americans face a daunting surge of Covid-19 hospitalizations — with rates for children and adults under 50 hitting…
Continue Reading Dozens of US Air Force planes head to Kabul as 20,000 people remain at airport
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dozens of US military transport jets were expected to land at Kabul’s international airport on Monday, as about 20,000…
Continue Reading At least 5 South Florida officers died from Covid-19 over the course of one week
By Melissa Alonso, CNN With the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant fueling a summer of more infections and hospitalizations, health care workers…
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By Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Mayim Bialik will be the first guest host of the weekday edition of “Jeopardy!” in the wake of…
Continue Reading Conservative talk show host Phil Valentine dies after battle with Covid-19, his employer says
By Andy Rose, CNN Phil Valentine, a Nashville-based conservative radio talk show host who had questioned whether it was necessary for all people to…
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By Ralph Ellis and Hollie Silverman, CNN Casey Hipshire knew flooding was possible, she said, but she thought the rainwater that filled the yard of…
Continue Reading Former Michigan Rep. Paul Mitchell urged unity in emotional interview before death: ‘There’s value in people you don’t agree with’
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Paul Mitchell, the former US congressman from Michigan who died this month following a battle with cancer, delivered an…
Continue Reading Pentagon activates US airlines to assist with evacuation efforts from Afghanistan
By Ellie Kaufman, Oren Liebermann, Veronica Stracqualursi and Alexis Benveniste, CNN The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline…
Continue Reading Full Covid-19 vaccine approval won’t just boost confidence. It’ll likely lead to new business requirements, surgeon general says
By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN With the “imminent” full approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine expected, more businesses will…
Continue Reading Western news outlets are working to evacuate local journalists from Afghanistan
By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business News outlets including CNN and the Washington Post are working overtime to ensure the safety of staffers in…
Continue Reading Tennessee flooding leaves 21 people dead and around 20 others missing
By Gregory Lemos, Dakin Andone and Hollie Silverman, CNN At least 21 people are confirmed dead while about 20 others remain missing after severe…
Continue Reading Former Joint Chiefs chair on Afghanistan: ‘I thought we could turn it around, obviously, I was wrong’
By Nicky Robertson Then-Vice President Joe Biden was right when he urged then-President Barack Obama to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, the former…
Continue Reading Biden will face pressure from G7 to extend Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
By Kevin Liptak and Barbara Starr, CNN Leaders from the top foreign allies of the United States are planning to press President Joe Biden to extend…
Continue Reading Dozens of US Air Force planes head to Kabul as 20,000 people remain at airport
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dozens of US military transport jets were expected to land at Kabul’s international airport on Monday, as about 20,000…
Continue Reading Caldor Fire grows to more than 98,000 acres as US sees 94 active large fires nationwide
By Dakin Andone, CNN The Caldor Fire has destroyed more than 320 structures and is threatening another 13,000 as it continues to burn uncontained in…
Continue Reading GOP congressman places blame on Trump admin for crisis in Afghanistan: ‘They set this up to fail’
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday placed blame on the Trump administration for the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, saying…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘a number of changes’ will ease Afghanistan evacuations
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Betsy Klein and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden said Sunday that “a number of changes” had been made…
Continue Reading First Afghan evacuees arrive in Germany in one of the largest airlift operations in history
By Atika Shubert and Sheena McKenzie, CNN A little girl in a gold sequined dress and sneakers can’t hide the huge smile on her face, as her…
Continue Reading Full Covid-19 vaccine approval won’t just boost confidence. It’ll likely lead to new business requirements, surgeon general says
By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN With the “imminent” full approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine expected, more businesses will…
Continue Reading Afghan woman delivers baby aboard US evacuation aircraft
By Brad Lendon, CNN An Afghan mother delivered a baby girl just after touching down at Ramstein Air Base in Germany Saturday aboard a US military…
Continue Reading At least 5 South Florida officers died from Covid-19 over the course of one week
By Melissa Alonso, CNN With the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant fueling a summer of more infections and hospitalizations, health care workers…
Continue Reading Full FDA approval for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will likely drive up vaccination rates, experts say
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine expected to be given full approval by the US Food and Drug Administration in the coming…
Continue Reading At least 10 people have died and 31 remain missing in severe flooding in Tennessee
By Andy Rose and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least 10 people, including two toddlers, have died during severe flooding in Tennessee on Saturday, Humphreys…
Continue Reading The Middle East is running out of water, and parts of it are becoming uninhabitable
By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto, Angela Dewan and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The ferries that once shuttled tourists to and from the little islets in…
Continue Reading CNN to air ‘WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert’ celebrating city’s comeback from Covid-19
By Devan Cole, CNN A star-studded concert featuring a variety of artists spanning the musical and entertainment worlds will take place in New…
Continue Reading Some of music’s biggest names to take part in ‘We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert.’ Here’s how to watch
By Chloe Melas, CNN It’s a concert to mark the resilience of a city. Some of music’s biggest names will descend on the Great Lawn at New…
Continue Reading Governor sees ‘astronomical’ number of Covid-19 cases as officials anticipate full FDA approval for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the continued spread of the more infectious Delta variant, health and elected officials warned that hospitals across the…
Continue Reading Fact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge
By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The blame game over rising cases of Covid-19 continues along largely partisan lines, with Democrats…
Continue Reading ‘Dying for peace:’ Afghanistan’s first female Olympian says women will not give up their liberties easily
By Ben Church, CNN Friba Rezayee made history in 2004 when she became one of the first two Afghan women to compete at the Olympic Games. When the…
Continue Reading ‘No one has money.’ Under Taliban rule, Afghanistan’s banking system is imploding
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Taliban’s rule of Afghanistan faces an imminent threat: The war-torn nation’s banking system is on the…
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As Covid-19 hospitalizations increase, a greater number of Americans are deciding to get vaccinated
By Travis Caldwell and Dakin Andone, CNN With an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, more Americans have recently made the decision…
Continue Reading Elon Musk has donated $5.7 billion in Tesla shares to charity
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated roughly $5.7 billion worth of the electric carmaker’s shares to charity. The…
Continue Reading The latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge
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Continue Reading The latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge
By Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung, Kara Fox, Aditi Sangal, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Melissa Mahtani, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable…
Continue Reading Biden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put an optimistic face on the chaotic evacuations taking place at…
Continue Reading Biden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put an optimistic face on the chaotic evacuations taking place at…
Continue Reading Florida Board of Education orders Broward, Alachua counties to allow mask opt-out in 48 hours or start losing funding
By Mallory Simon, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN The Florida State Board of Education has sent an order to Broward and Alachua…
Continue Reading Elon Musk is placing a bet on robots. It could be a long time coming
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that he believes the company’s goal of a humanoid robot is the most…
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