Who was Ruth Handler? The story behind Barbie’s mother figure in the new movie
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — If you’re one of many who go to a cool movie theater this weekend to catch a screening of “Barbie” (or…
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Shocking video emerges of sexual assault in India’s Manipur state amid ethnic violence
By Manveena Suri, Vedika Sud, Sania Farooqui, Tara John, Sahar Akbarzai and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A graphic video showing two women forced…
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 21: Ukraine, Extreme heat, Strikes, AI, E-cigarettes
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Continue Reading DeSantis calls for state investment manager to consider action against Bud Light’s parent company
By Steve Contorno and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging the state’s pension fund manager to consider…
Continue Reading Fact check: RFK Jr. claimed he’s never told people to avoid vaccination. He did – less than two years ago
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Continue Reading China promises more support to boost ‘tortuous’ economic recovery
By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top leadership has vowed to do more to support a “tortuous” economic recovery, which has…
Continue Reading Visa and Mastercard can now be used on China’s biggest payment apps
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Continue Reading Suspect identified in 1981 killing of a New Hampshire woman with help of genetic genealogy, attorney general says
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A homicide case that went cold for more than 40 years has been solved with the help of forensic genetic genealogy…
Continue Reading New Jersey student with special needs dies after school bus ride, leading bus monitor to be charged with manslaughter
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old girl with special needs died in New Jersey this week after her wheelchair harness constricted her…
Continue Reading ‘Barbenheimer’ craze could do something Hollywood hasn’t seen in years
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Continue Reading 18-year-old Miami woman arrested after allegedly trying to hire a hitman to go after her 3-year-old son
By Eli Masket (CNN) — Police arrested an 18-year-old mother Tuesday after she attempted to hire a hitman to kill her 3-year-old son, according…
Continue Reading Even with new armored vehicles from the US, progress is hard won on Ukraine’s southern front
By Alex Marquardt, Sebastian Shukla and Daria Martina Tarasova, CNN Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine (CNN) — Tucked into a narrow tree line on…
Continue Reading Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call ‘a big step backward’
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the…
Continue Reading San Diego Comic-Con moves ahead without its usual star power
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The time has come for the comic book-loving, cosplay-clad San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) attendees to flock to…
Continue Reading Who killed Tupac Shakur? What we know about the rapper’s murder investigation, almost 30 years later
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — For almost three decades, the answer to “Who murdered Tupac Shakur?” has remained a mystery. The suspect…
Continue Reading Special counsel continues to schedule witness interviews even as potential Trump indictment looms
By Paula Reid, Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — As anticipation builds for former President…
Continue Reading Viral women’s soccer ad uses doctored footage to prove a point
By Jennifer Korn, CNN New York (CNN) — One French company is using visual effects editing to promote the Women’s World Cup, putting out a…
Continue Reading Viral women’s soccer ad uses doctored footage to prove a point
By Jennifer Korn, CNN New York (CNN) — One French company is using visual effects editing to promote the Women’s World Cup, putting out a…
Continue Reading Ukrainian air defenses in Odesa outgunned as Russia targets global grain supply
By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Mick Krever, Alex Marquardt, Scott McWhinnie and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Odesa and Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine has…
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By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Mick Krever, Alex Marquardt, Scott McWhinnie and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Odesa and Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine has…
Continue Reading Ukraine has started using US provided cluster munitions in combat
By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian troops have started firing the cluster munitions provided by the…
Continue Reading Nearly two years after Texas’ six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying
By Isabelle Chapman (CNN) — Texas’ abortion restrictions – some of the strictest in the country – may be fueling a sudden spike in infant…
Continue Reading Belarus to hold exercises with Wagner fighters near Polish border
By Olga Voitovych and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its border…
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By Olga Voitovych and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its border…
Continue Reading ‘Oppenheimer’ unleashes Christopher Nolan on the ‘father’ of the atomic bomb
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Oppenheimer” seeks to match the mythological nature of its central theme – an “American…
Continue Reading National Park Service warns about agitated bison during mating after women injured at 2 parks
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman was severely injured by a bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota,…
Continue Reading National Park Service warns about agitated bison during mating after women injured at 2 parks
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman was severely injured by a bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 20: Auckland shooting, Trump, Tornado, UPS, Netflix
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many people in the German capital of Berlin woke up to some bizarre news this morning. A suspected lioness is…
Continue Reading Carlee Russell, who went missing in Alabama after 911 call about child, says through attorney she wasn’t kidnapped. Authorities are mulling charges
By Alta Spells and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who earlier this month went missing for 49 hours after making a…
Continue Reading North Carolina tornado that damaged Pfizer plant and shut down I-95 was an EF-3, NWS says
By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A tornado in North Carolina severely damaged a Pfizer plant, damaged several other structures, shut down a major…
Continue Reading Tom Brady has always been looking for speed; he had to retire from the NFL to find it
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Continue Reading Justice Department sues to force Texas to remove floating barriers in Rio Grande
By Priscilla Alvarez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas over its use of floating…
Continue Reading Biden returns to battleground Pennsylvania for the 27th time since taking office selling ‘Bidenomics’
By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s Thursday trip to a Philadelphia shipyard came at the intersection of key…
Continue Reading Messi has come to Inter Miami to ‘win and inspire the next generation of soccer players’ in the US, says David Beckham
By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham talked to CNN about his latest star signing and revealed that he’s been…
Continue Reading Former Northwestern University athletes allege ‘toxic culture’ of hazing and sexual assault in the athletic department, attorneys say
By Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing at least 15 former Northwestern University student athletes announced…
Continue Reading Judge sets May 2024 trial date for Donald Trump in documents case
By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ordered Friday that the trial in the classified documents case…
Continue Reading Police say they cannot verify most of the information Carlee Russell, who went missing in Alabama after 911 call about a child on an interstate, gave to detectives
By Emma Tucker, Steve Almasy, Nouran Salahieh and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Police shared new details Wednesday on the case of Carlethia…
Continue Reading Second IRS whistleblower goes public at House Oversight hearing about Hunter Biden probe
By Annie Grayer, Marshall Cohen, Alayna Treene and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee heard Wednesday from two IRS…
Continue Reading Sheryl Crow responds to Jason Aldean’s song controversy: ‘Even people in small towns are sick of violence’
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Sheryl Crow has shared her thoughts on Jason Aldean’s controversial song, “Try That in a Small Town.”…
Continue Reading Netflix adds nearly 6 million paid subscribers amid password sharing crackdown
By Clare Duffy and Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing appears to be paying off. The streaming…
Continue Reading Traveling to a heat wave zone: Here’s what tourists need to know
By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular…
Continue Reading Microsoft is giving out free cybersecurity tools after an alleged Chinese hack
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN New York (CNN) — Microsoft is offering free cybersecurity tools to some government and commercial customers following…
Continue Reading Microsoft is giving out free cybersecurity tools after an alleged Chinese hack
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN New York (CNN) — Microsoft is offering free cybersecurity tools to some government and commercial customers following…
Continue Reading Fact check: After getting target letter in 2020 election probe, Trump tells another election lie
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, former President Donald Trump announced he had received a target letter, an…
Continue Reading Wagner’s Prigozhin apparently seen in public for first time since failed mutiny
By Vasco Cotovio, Katharina Krebs, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — A video emerged on Wednesday that…
Continue Reading Wagner’s Prigozhin apparently seen in public for first time since failed mutiny
By Vasco Cotovio, Katharina Krebs, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — A video emerged on Wednesday that…
Continue Reading Thousands of authors demand payment from AI companies for use of copyrighted works
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Thousands of published authors are requesting payment from tech companies for the use of their…
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By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Thousands of published authors are requesting payment from tech companies for the use of their…
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Massive blasts at Russian depot in Crimea force thousands to flee
By Olga Voitovych, Mick Krever and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A series of explosions roared through a Russian ammunition storage facility in…
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By Olga Voitovych, Mick Krever and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A series of explosions roared through a Russian ammunition storage facility in…
Continue Reading TikTok ‘stress test’ shows it’s not ‘fully ready’ for looming EU social media rules, commissioner says
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — TikTok has “more work” to do to meet tough new European standards that are coming for social media…
Continue Reading ‘Barbie’ delivers a feminist message dressed up in all the right accessories
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Continue Reading Charging documents reveal how Michigan attorney general built case against fake 2020 electors
By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Newly released charging documents provide fresh insights into how the Michigan attorney general built a criminal case…
Continue Reading DeSantis defends Pentagon proposal purging ‘woke’ policy from military
By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his Pentagon plan in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A popular fast-food chain in the US has banned employees in some locations from wearing face masks while on the…
Continue Reading What we know about the women known as the ‘Gilgo Four’
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann has been charged with killing three women whose bodies were discovered along a stretch of Long…
Continue Reading ‘I’m just so grateful:’ Castaway and his dog who survived months adrift at sea back on dry land
By Sofia Cox, Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — An Australian sailor who spent months adrift in the Pacific Ocean alongside his…
Continue Reading Trump strategizes with Hill allies to go on offense against January 6 criminal probe
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By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular…
Continue Reading At least 1 person was treated for ‘heat-related discomfort’ in a plane at a Las Vegas airport
By Gregory Wallace and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — First responders treated at least one person for “heat-related discomfort” in a Delta…
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By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his Pentagon plan in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake…
Continue Reading Rescue crews continue search for 2 children swept away by Pennsylvania floodwater that killed their mother
By Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Crews in Pennsylvania are still searching for two children who were swept away over the weekend by…
Continue Reading CNN exclusive: DeSantis downplays concerns about the state of his 2024 campaign
By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday, brushed aside…
Continue Reading Universal under investigation after it trimmed trees that shaded SAG-AFTRA protesters
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles City Controller’s office is investigating after NBCUniversal severely trimmed a row of trees…
Continue Reading A Twitter user found that some airline phone numbers on Google Maps link to scammers
By Jennifer Korn New York (CNN) — Google is working to fix false contact information for some major airlines on Google Maps after a Twitter…
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, former President Donald Trump announced he had received a target letter, an…
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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Google is developing an artificial intelligence tool for news publishers that can generate article text and…
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Continue Reading US soldier believed to be detained by North Korea after ‘willfully’ crossing border
By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Simone McCarthy, CNN Seoul, South Korea…
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By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Simone McCarthy, CNN Seoul, South Korea…
Continue Reading ‘They were disgusted. They were embarrassed’: Police commissioner tells CNN about Gilgo Beach suspect’s family
By Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Family members of the Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect were shocked,…
Continue Reading ‘Elusive’ Apple iPhone from 2007 sells for $190,000
By Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — A first-edition 2007 Apple iPhone has sold for more than $190,000 at auction, far exceeding the estimate. Dubbed…
Continue Reading Manchin refuses to rule out third party presidential campaign, says ‘if I get in a race, I’m going to win’
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Millions of emails intended for US military members were sent to incorrect inboxes due to a common typo. The…
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The second round of group stage fixtures at the 2023 Women’s World Cup is now well under way as teams look to…
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The Belgian city of Antwerp may be known as the world’s diamond trading hub, while most rough stones are mined…
Continue Reading After months of investigating, Oregon authorities believe the deaths of 4 young women are connected
By Christina Maxouris and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — After months of probing and multiple investigations, authorities in northwestern Oregon now…
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By Gregory Krieg, Jeff Zeleny and Jeff Simon, CNN (CNN) — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday defended his flirtation with a third-party…
Continue Reading Emergency evacuation slide from United flight falls into neighborhood near Chicago O’Hare International Airport
By Raja Razek, Gregory Wallace and Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines Boeing 767 plane lost its emergency evacuation slide in mid-air…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping’s foreign minister has vanished from public view. His prolonged absence is driving intense speculation
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public for three weeks, an unusually long absence…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping’s foreign minister ousted after month-long unexplained absence from public view
By Simone McCarthy Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s foreign minister Qin Gang was dramatically ousted on Tuesday after a prolonged absence from…
Continue Reading Kemp rules out 2024 presidential bid and calls on GOP candidates to stop talking about 2020
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp ruled out running for president in 2024 and warned Republicans – including frontrunner…
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Miranda Lambert just wants to sing her songs, and she wants her concertgoers to put their phones down to…
Continue Reading New York City appoints its first Latino police commissioner Edward Caban
By Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — New York City has appointed its first Latino police commissioner as authorities work to diversify leadership of…
Continue Reading Investigators in Gilgo Beach case operating on theory that the killings occurred in suspect’s home
By John Miller and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Since the spring of this year, investigators looking into the Gilgo Beach serial killings…
Continue Reading As wildfires gobble more Canadian acreage, crews struggle to even keep up
By Paula Newton, CNN Chibougamau, Quebec (CNN) — By the time the Silver State Hotshot crew arrived from Nevada a few weeks ago, Canada’s…
Continue Reading Netflix adds nearly 6 million paid subscribers amid password sharing crackdown
By Clare Duffy and Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing appears to be paying off. The streaming…
Continue Reading Jason Aldean says he’s ‘feeling a lot better’ after ending Connecticut concert early due to ‘heat exhaustion’
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Country singer Jason Aldean says he is on the mend after suffering a heat-related medical incident during his…
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Jane Birkin, who died Sunday aged 76, will be remembered for many things: Her collaboration with long-time…
Continue Reading Why celebrities are striking: The average pay for actors may surprise you
On Friday, the SAG-AFTRA, a union representing about 160,000 Hollywood actors, officially went on strike after failing to reach a deal with…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 17: Air quality, Russia, Presidential race, Storms, Iran
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — College tuition has increased almost 750% since 1963, and it’s only getting more expensive. At highly rated…
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By Bijan Hosseini, CNN Al Ain, Abu Dhabi (CNN) — “Back! Back! Now, forward! Stop! GET DOWN, GET DOWN!” Rajendra Shrestha’s voice…
Continue Reading This soldier died in Ukraine. Now his face is on a desk to inspire Russian schoolchildren
By Sebastian Shukla and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — Grasping a bouquet of roses, black headscarf tied tight and wearing a polka-dot dress, a…
Continue Reading This soldier died in Ukraine. Now his face is on a desk to inspire Russian schoolchildren
By Sebastian Shukla and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — Grasping a bouquet of roses, black headscarf tied tight and wearing a polka-dot dress, a…
Continue Reading Police commissioner says more human remains need to be investigated after arrest in Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case. Here’s what we know
By Polo Sandoval, Samantha Beech and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A law enforcement task force will continue to work “full time” to gather…
Continue Reading Suspect in Georgia mass shooting that killed 4 people is dead, official says
By Claudia Dominguez, Joe Sutton and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Andre Longmore, the man accused of fatally shooting four people in Hampton,…
Continue Reading ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ clocks in $80 million at the box office in 5-day opening
Tom Cruise has been on a mission to encourage fans to go to the movies to see not just his latest, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part…
Continue Reading Alarm bells for DeSantis, Pence falls behind and Biden stays frugal: Takeaways from new campaign finance reports
By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — The first full financial look at the 2024 presidential race came into…
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