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 perhaps, a double-header of “Barbenheimer”), you’ll almost certainly wonder about the character played by “Cheers” star Rhea Perlman. In the film, “Stereotypical” Barbie, played by Margot Robbie, travels
Continue Reading By Manveena Suri, Vedika Sud, Sania Farooqui, Tara John, Sahar Akbarzai and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A graphic video showing two women forced by a mob to walk naked in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has sparked outrage after it emerged on social media and prompted the country’s leader Narendra Modi to break
Continue Reading By Manveena Suri, Vedika Sud, Sania Farooqui, Tara John, Sahar Akbarzai and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A graphic video showing two women forced by a mob to walk naked in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has sparked outrage after it emerged on social media and prompted the country’s leader Narendra Modi to break
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The day that movie fans have been fervently anticipating is finally here. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” both roll out in US theaters today — an ultimate double feature that could give the movie business a much-needed boost. Already, at least 40,000 people have bought tickets to
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging the state’s pension fund manager to consider legal action against Bud Light’s parent company amid conservative backlash to the beermaker’s recent marketing efforts, the latest attempt by the Republican presidential candidate to inject himself and the state he runs into
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed at a congressional hearing Thursday that he has never urged the public to avoid vaccination – but he said less than two years ago that he had approached strangers in public places to tell them not to get their children
Continue Reading By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top leadership has vowed to do more to support a “tortuous” economic recovery, which has lost steam after an initial burst of activity early in the year. The assurances, made by the Communist Party’s 24-member Politburo — a top decision making body — boosted stocks in
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Visiting China just got a whole lot easier for international travelers. Starting Friday, visitors are able to link their Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) accounts to China’s most popular mobile payment platforms, allowing them to book taxis, ride the subway and pay for goods and services at
Continue Reading 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 technology, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella said Thursday. Investigators sifted through hundreds of leads after 23-year-old Laura Kempton was found dead in her Portsmouth apartment in
Continue Reading 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 breathing while she was riding a school bus, leading prosecutors to charge the bus monitor with manslaughter, officials said. Authorities identified the child on Friday as Fajr Atiya Williams of Franklin
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Are you going to a double feature of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” this weekend? If so, you’re far from alone. The “Barbenheimer” craze, which has swelled in popularity over the last few weeks, is all but set to propel the box office to its best weekend in years. BoxOffice Pro,
Continue Reading 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 to police. Jazmin Paez was flagged to authorities after she filled out a form on a parody hit-for-hire website designed to “prevent legitimate solicitations to commit murders,” according to a Miami-Dade
Continue Reading By Alex Marquardt, Sebastian Shukla and Daria Martina Tarasova, CNN Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine (CNN) — Tucked into a narrow tree line on Ukraine’s southern front, a young Ukrainian soldier wearing an American flag patch talks about how frightening it was the first time his team assaulted the densely mined Russian positions in the offensive launched
Continue Reading 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 state’s public schools, sparking criticism from education and civil rights advocates who said students should be allowed to learn the “full truth” of American history. The curriculum was approved
Continue Reading 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 sunny southern California for the 2023 convention – but this year is looking just a tad different. The con comes as Hollywood is at a standstill with the industry’s unionized actors and
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — For almost three decades, the answer to “Who murdered Tupac Shakur?” has remained a mystery. The suspect was never caught after the legendary musician was shot leaving a boxing match on the Las Vegas Strip in September, 1996. The investigation has remained unsolved, with conspiracy theories surfacing and the
Continue Reading By Paula Reid, Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — As anticipation builds for former President Donald Trump to be indicted for the third time this year, investigators in the special counsel’s election interference probe are expected to speak with additional witnesses over the next several weeks, including at least
Continue Reading 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 now-viral video showing the French men’s soccer team playing at their best — until it is revealed that the footage is actually of the French women’s team. Using some of
Continue Reading 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 now-viral video showing the French men’s soccer team playing at their best — until it is revealed that the footage is actually of the French women’s team. Using some of
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Mick Krever, Alex Marquardt, Scott McWhinnie and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Odesa and Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine has been struggling to repel a wave of Russian strikes against the southern city of Odesa, its air defenses unable to cope with the types of missiles that Moscow has used to pummel the
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Mick Krever, Alex Marquardt, Scott McWhinnie and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Odesa and Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine has been struggling to repel a wave of Russian strikes against the southern city of Odesa, its air defenses unable to cope with the types of missiles that Moscow has used to pummel the
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian troops have started firing the cluster munitions provided by the US as part of their counteroffensive against Russia, according to two US officials and another person briefed on the matter. The US is still waiting for updates from Ukrainian forces about how effective
Continue Reading By Isabelle Chapman (CNN) — Texas’ abortion restrictions – some of the strictest in the country – may be fueling a sudden spike in infant mortality as women are forced to carry nonviable pregnancies to term. Some 2,200 infants died in Texas in 2022 – an increase of 227 deaths, or 11.5%, over the previous
Continue Reading By Olga Voitovych and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its border with NATO-member Poland, Belarus’ Defence Ministry said. Wagner fighters arrived in Belarus following a short-lived mutiny by the private military group last month. On Wednesday, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was apparently seen in
Continue Reading By Olga Voitovych and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its border with NATO-member Poland, Belarus’ Defence Ministry said. Wagner fighters arrived in Belarus following a short-lived mutiny by the private military group last month. On Wednesday, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was apparently seen in
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Oppenheimer” seeks to match the mythological nature of its central theme – an “American Prometheus,” punished for bringing humankind the seeds of its potential destruction – with a movie of equal heft, scale and (most of all) length. Writer-director Christopher Nolan’s epic film essentially consists of three chapters,
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman was severely injured by a bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota, according to the National Park Service. It’s the second instance of a bison injuring a person in the past week. A bison gored a 47-year-old Arizona woman Monday morning in Yellowstone
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman was severely injured by a bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota, according to the National Park Service. It’s the second instance of a bison injuring a person in the past week. A bison gored a 47-year-old Arizona woman Monday morning in Yellowstone
Continue Reading 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 on the loose in the southwestern part of the city, German police warned, adding people in the area should remain indoors until they capture the dangerous wild animal. Here’s
Continue Reading 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 911 call about a child on an interstate, said she was not kidnapped and did not see a baby on the side of the road, according to a statement
Continue Reading By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A tornado in North Carolina severely damaged a Pfizer plant, damaged several other structures, shut down a major interstate and injured at least 16 people Wednesday afternoon. The tornado was on the ground for 16.5 miles, lasting about 30 minutes, and produced peak winds of 150 mph, an EF-3
Continue Reading Exclusive by Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Tom Brady is an athlete who needs no introduction. He’s arguably the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, a man who personally won more Super Bowls – seven (six with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – than any other team as an
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas over its use of floating barriers in the Rio Grande, which Gov. Greg Abbott has argued is intended to deter migrants from crossing into the state from Mexico. The Justice Department is seeking an injunction
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s Thursday trip to a Philadelphia shipyard came at the intersection of key planks of his reelection argument: union jobs, clean energy, and his economic policies – and all in battleground Pennsylvania, where he’s visited 27 times since taking office. Biden’s economic message is
Continue Reading 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 working to get Lionel Messi on his Major League Soccer (MLS) team since 2019. “The moment that Leo went on TV and announced … that he was coming to Miami, that
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing at least 15 former Northwestern University student athletes announced plans Wednesday to sue the university over allegations that its athletics department fostered a “toxic culture” that facilitated harassment and sexual abuse. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said the legal team is also speaking to
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ordered Friday that the trial in the classified documents case that special counsel Jack Smith brought against former President Donald Trump begin in May 2024. US District Judge Aileen Cannon said that the trial could begin as early as May 20.
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, Steve Almasy, Nouran Salahieh and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Police shared new details Wednesday on the case of Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, the Alabama woman who went missing for 49 hours last week after calling 911 to report a toddler walking alone on the side of the highway, saying investigators “have
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, Marshall Cohen, Alayna Treene and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee heard Wednesday from two IRS whistleblowers whose claims that the Justice Department politicized the Hunter Biden criminal probe have ignited a firestorm among Republicans. One of the two whistleblowers identified himself publicly for the first time at the
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Sheryl Crow has shared her thoughts on Jason Aldean’s controversial song, “Try That in a Small Town.” Aldean’s single, which was released in May, stirred new controversy when the music video debuted on July 14. The lyrics and visual references in the video, critics say, are evocative of vigilantism
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy and Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing appears to be paying off. The streaming giant on Wednesday said it added nearly six million paid subscribers during the three months ending in June, bringing its total to more than 238 million globally. The company said it has
Continue Reading By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations. Is it time to rethink travel plans? Are refunds available? Are there ways to cope? Here are some answers to many of the key questions travelers may be asking when
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN New York (CNN) — Microsoft is offering free cybersecurity tools to some government and commercial customers following criticism of the tech giant’s handling of a major alleged Chinese hack that compromised US government email accounts. Starting in September, Microsoft cloud computing customers won’t have to pay extra money to get access
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN New York (CNN) — Microsoft is offering free cybersecurity tools to some government and commercial customers following criticism of the tech giant’s handling of a major alleged Chinese hack that compromised US government email accounts. Starting in September, Microsoft cloud computing customers won’t have to pay extra money to get access
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, former President Donald Trump announced he had received a target letter, an indication he could soon be indicted, in special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal investigation into Trump’s lie-filled effort to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. On Tuesday night, Trump went out of his
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, Katharina Krebs, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — A video emerged on Wednesday that appears to show Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin greeting his fighters in Belarus, in what would be his first public appearance since he led an armed rebellion in Russia last month. “Welcome guys! I
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, Katharina Krebs, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — A video emerged on Wednesday that appears to show Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin greeting his fighters in Belarus, in what would be his first public appearance since he led an armed rebellion in Russia last month. “Welcome guys! I
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Thousands of published authors are requesting payment from tech companies for the use of their copyrighted works in training artificial intelligence tools, marking the latest intellectual property critique to target AI development. The list of more than 8,000 authors includes some of the world’s most celebrated writers, including
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Thousands of published authors are requesting payment from tech companies for the use of their copyrighted works in training artificial intelligence tools, marking the latest intellectual property critique to target AI development. The list of more than 8,000 authors includes some of the world’s most celebrated writers, including
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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 occupied Crimea on Wednesday, forcing thousands of residents of nearby areas to flee and prompting leaders there to redirect traffic away from a local highway. Footage showed smoke and flames rolling
Continue Reading By Olga Voitovych, Mick Krever and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A series of explosions roared through a Russian ammunition storage facility in occupied Crimea on Wednesday, forcing thousands of residents of nearby areas to flee and prompting leaders there to redirect traffic away from a local highway. Footage showed smoke and flames rolling
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — TikTok has “more work” to do to meet tough new European standards that are coming for social media and content moderation, according to a top EU official who performed a “stress test” of the company this week. The report by EU Commissioner Thierry Breton comes ahead of a
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Barbie” comes roaring out of the gate with an inventiveness and energy the movie perhaps inevitably can’t sustain. Amid all the hype that has made its release an increasingly rare movie-going occasion, director Greta Gerwig’s film proves an admirably ambitious attempt to ponder where Barbie fits in the
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Newly released charging documents provide fresh insights into how the Michigan attorney general built a criminal case against the fake GOP electors who tried to subvert the Electoral College process after the 2020 election. The group of 16 Republicans were charged this week with state felonies for signing certificates falsely
Continue Reading By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his Pentagon plan in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, which would address recruiting woes by stripping the military of so-called “woke” policy. “You clearly have a problem with recruiting,” DeSantis told Tapper. “And at this level everybody has acknowledged these
Continue Reading 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 job. Although health experts recommend that vulnerable individuals might still want to wear masks in crowded indoor spaces, such as restaurants, these employees are being told they must show
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann has been charged with killing three women whose bodies were discovered along a stretch of Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped in burlap. A married father accused by authorities of leading a double life, Heuermann faces three counts of first-degree
Continue Reading By Sofia Cox, Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — An Australian sailor who spent months adrift in the Pacific Ocean alongside his beloved dog has recounted his remarkable tale of surviving on raw fish and rainwater after finally making it safely back to dry land. Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, and his canine companion
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has reached out to his top allies on Capitol Hill to strategize how they can help defend him against potential criminal charges over his effort to overturn the 2020 election – the latest example of Republicans racing behind the scenes to use
Continue Reading By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations. Is it time to rethink travel plans? Are refunds available? Are there ways to cope? Here are some answers to many of the key questions travelers may be asking when
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — First responders treated at least one person for “heat-related discomfort” in a Delta Airlines flight that experienced “uncomfortable temperatures inside the cabin” at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport Monday, the airline said. Flight 555, which was scheduled to fly from Las Vegas to Atlanta, was
Continue Reading By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his Pentagon plan in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, which would address recruiting woes by stripping the military of so-called “woke” policy. “You clearly have a problem with recruiting,” DeSantis told Tapper. “And at this level everybody has acknowledged these
Continue Reading 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 turbulent floodwaters that killed their mother as a violent storm slammed the region. Matilda “Mattie” Sheils, 2, and her 9-month-old brother, Conrad Sheils, vanished after intense flooding engulfed parts
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday, brushed aside concerns about the state of his presidential campaign, continued to downplay the conflict in Ukraine and steered clear of supporting national abortion restrictions similar to the six-week ban he signed in
Continue Reading By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles City Controller’s office is investigating after NBCUniversal severely trimmed a row of trees outside its studios where members of SAG-AFTRA were picketing company executives, eliminating shade during a searing heatwave. “Trees are essential to providing Angelenos with significant environmental and public health benefits, especially during a
Continue Reading By Jennifer Korn New York (CNN) — Google is working to fix false contact information for some major airlines on Google Maps after a Twitter user found a phone number actually connected callers to scammers. Phone numbers appeared to be altered on Google Maps listings for multiple airlines’ locations at John F Kennedy and LaGuardia
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, former President Donald Trump announced he had received a target letter, an indication he could soon be indicted, in special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal investigation into Trump’s lie-filled effort to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. On Tuesday night, Trump went out of his
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Google is developing an artificial intelligence tool for news publishers that can generate article text and headlines, the company said, highlighting how the technology may soon transform the journalism industry. The tech giant said in a statement that it is looking to partner with news outlets on the AI
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Google is developing an artificial intelligence tool for news publishers that can generate article text and headlines, the company said, highlighting how the technology may soon transform the journalism industry. The tech giant said in a statement that it is looking to partner with news outlets on the AI
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Simone McCarthy, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The US Army has identified a soldier who crossed the demarcation line into North Korea as Pvt. Travis King, a cavalry scout who joined the military in January 2021. King had
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Simone McCarthy, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The US Army has identified a soldier who crossed the demarcation line into North Korea as Pvt. Travis King, a cavalry scout who joined the military in January 2021. King had
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Family members of the Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect were shocked, disgusted and embarrassed when they learned about the crimes he is accused of committing, police say. “It’s a very good thing that we got this animal off the streets,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner
Continue Reading 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 the “Holy Grail” by auctioneer LCG Auctions, the 4GB model was expected to fetch in the region of $50,000-$100,000. But after attracting 28 bids online, the phone’s value quickly rose and
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, Jeff Zeleny and Jeff Simon, CNN (CNN) — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday defended his flirtation with a third-party presidential campaign, telling voters at a No Labels forum at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire that he had no plans to play “spoiler” in the 2024 election. “I’ve never been
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Millions of emails intended for US military members were sent to incorrect inboxes due to a common typo. The emails, which contained sensitive information in some cases, should have been sent to accounts ending in “.MIL” — the internet domain owned by the US military. Instead, due to the
Continue Reading By Hannah Ryan and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — In 2022, Simone Magill arrived at the Women’s Euros with Northern Ireland full of hope. Here she was, representing her tiny nation in one of world soccer’s biggest tournaments. But during the team’s opening match against Norway, disaster struck. Magill went down in agony and
Continue Reading 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 join Spain and Japan in the knockout stages. Thursday’s action is highlighted by a blockbuster clash between the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) and the Netherlands in
Continue Reading 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 in Russia or Africa. But some 150 miles north of Mumbai, India, lies a lesser-known gem capital: Surat, where around 90% of all the planet’s diamonds are cut. Now,
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — After months of probing and multiple investigations, authorities in northwestern Oregon now believe the mysterious deaths of four young women are connected, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. The bodies of the four women, ranging from 22 to 31 years old, were all discovered
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, Jeff Zeleny and Jeff Simon, CNN (CNN) — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday defended his flirtation with a third-party presidential campaign, telling voters at a No Labels forum at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire that he had no plans to play “spoiler” in the 2024 election. “I’ve never been
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, Gregory Wallace and Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines Boeing 767 plane lost its emergency evacuation slide in mid-air Monday – and it ended up in the backyard of a home near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, officials and a witness said. Patrick Devitt lives in the neighborhood where the slide
Continue Reading 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 during a busy period of diplomatic activity in Beijing, sparking intense speculation in a country known for its political opaqueness. Qin, 57, a career diplomat and trusted aide of
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s foreign minister Qin Gang was dramatically ousted on Tuesday after a prolonged absence from public view and replaced by his predecessor in a surprising and highly unusual shake-up of the country’s foreign policy leadership. The sudden move, approved by the top decision-making body of China’s rubber-stamp parliament,
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp ruled out running for president in 2024 and warned Republicans – including frontrunner Donald Trump – that they can’t win Georgia if they continue to spout false claims about election fraud from 2020. “If (Trump) continues to do that, he’s going to lose Georgia in
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Miranda Lambert just wants to sing her songs, and she wants her concertgoers to put their phones down to listen. The opposite was the case during her performance in Las Vegas on Sunday, where video footage from the concert shows the country star stopping mid-song because some audience members
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — New York City has appointed its first Latino police commissioner as authorities work to diversify leadership of the country’s largest police department and curb the city’s crime rate. Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that Edward Caban had been promoted to the city’s top cop position. Caban, who is of
Continue Reading By John Miller and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Since the spring of this year, investigators looking into the Gilgo Beach serial killings case have been operating on the theory that the suspect, Rex Heuermann, committed the killings in his Massapequa Park, New York, home. A source involved in the investigation told CNN the fact
Continue Reading By Paula Newton, CNN Chibougamau, Quebec (CNN) — By the time the Silver State Hotshot crew arrived from Nevada a few weeks ago, Canada’s wildfires had already scorched millions of acres and shattered all-time burning records. So everyone already knew what they were up against. “In the scope for us, in the states, this would
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy and Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing appears to be paying off. The streaming giant on Wednesday said it added nearly six million paid subscribers during the three months ending in June, bringing its total to more than 238 million globally. The company said it has
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Country singer Jason Aldean says he is on the mend after suffering a heat-related medical incident during his concert at the XFinity Theater in Connecticut last night, forcing the show to end early. “I’ve had a lot of people checking in on me today after hearing about what happened
Continue Reading By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Jane Birkin, who died Sunday aged 76, will be remembered for many things: Her collaboration with long-time partner Serge Gainsbourg, her vocals on his hit “Je T’aime… Moi Non Plus” and her acting on both stage and screen, among much else. It is in fashion, however, that her legacy may
Continue Reading On Friday, the SAG-AFTRA, a union representing about 160,000 Hollywood actors, officially went on strike after failing to reach a deal with Hollywood’s biggest studios.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — College tuition has increased almost 750% since 1963, and it’s only getting more expensive. At highly rated or selective schools — like Harvard — undergraduates can expect to pay more than $95,000 a year, including housing and other expenses. Price tags like this might explain why just 36% of
Continue Reading By Bijan Hosseini, CNN Al Ain, Abu Dhabi (CNN) — “Back! Back! Now, forward! Stop! GET DOWN, GET DOWN!” Rajendra Shrestha’s voice reverberates through Abu Dhabi’s Jebel Hafeet mountains as we navigate the treacherous twists and turns of the rapids. “He fell off! He fell off!” Shrestha screams as I am abruptly pulled beneath the
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — Grasping a bouquet of roses, black headscarf tied tight and wearing a polka-dot dress, a middle-aged woman arrives in a nondescript, pink-walled hall in the Russian region of Chuvashia. In shaky video complete with somber balalaika music, teenagers in white trainers, dignitaries in dark suits and
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — Grasping a bouquet of roses, black headscarf tied tight and wearing a polka-dot dress, a middle-aged woman arrives in a nondescript, pink-walled hall in the Russian region of Chuvashia. In shaky video complete with somber balalaika music, teenagers in white trainers, dignitaries in dark suits and
Continue Reading By Polo Sandoval, Samantha Beech and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A law enforcement task force will continue to work “full time” to gather evidence after a suspect has been charged in some of the Gilgo Beach killings, including further investigation into a string of other human remains found scattered across Long Island more than
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez, Joe Sutton and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Andre Longmore, the man accused of fatally shooting four people in Hampton, Georgia, on Saturday morning, was killed in a shootout with police, according to Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett. At a Sunday news conference, Scandrett announced authorities tracked the suspect and confronted him.
Continue Reading 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 One,” but all the movies coming out this summer.
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — The first full financial look at the 2024 presidential race came into focus over the weekend as candidates filed campaign finance reports with federal regulators. They highlight potential trouble spots for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a skeletal campaign operation for the current White
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