By Kevin Liptak and Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden on Sunday faced the grimly familiar task of comforting families after another mass shooting, this time at an elementary school in Texas, as a broken community — and a weary nation — grappled with an endless spate of gun violence. Hearing anguished calls to “do
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN Across the US, millions of students are marking the end of another school year and preparing for summer festivities, and likely high on their list is getting some time under the sun. But a nationwide lifeguard shortage will likely curb those plans for some, as cities around the country take measures
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell, CNN Ten-year-old Maite Rodriguez wanted to be a marine biologist before she could say the words. “She loved animals,” cousin Destiny Esquivel told CNN’s Adrienne Broaddus on Monday. “She was determined. She was smart. She was going to be someone.” But last week, a gunman stormed into her classroom at Robb Elementary
Continue Reading By Matt Foster and Zoe Sottile, CNN The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) marked the 100th day of Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia by renewing calls for her release. “Brittney Griner is our teammate, our friend, and our sister. She is a record-breaker, a gold medalist, a wife, a daughter, a champion, a role
Continue Reading By Donald Judd and Devan Cole, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris called for an assault weapons ban Saturday, saying that in the wake of two back-to-back mass shootings such arms are “a weapon of war” with “no place in a civil society.” “On the issue of gun violence, I will say, as I’ve said countless
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN It’s another chaotic holiday weekend for those traveling by air this Memorial Day. Upwards of 6,000 global flights have been canceled since Friday with hundreds more fights delayed, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Some 1,640 flights were canceled on Sunday alone, FlightAware data indicates, with more than 500 of those
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN Photographs by Matthew Busch for CNN Crystal Sanchez recalls the smiles of hundreds of children when they got free manicures and had their hair spray-painted during the “Día de los Niños” celebration at the Uvalde County Fairplex. Parents and residents across this small South Texas town spent hours solely honoring and
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN In the wake of the Tuesday mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, Twitter users went viral by making false claims about two of the state’s most prominent politicians: Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz, both Republicans. False claim about a threat from Abbott’s office On Thursday, a Twitter
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea successfully launched satellites into orbit with its homegrown Nuri rocket on Tuesday, a significant step for the country’s burgeoning space program after a failed attempt last year. The three-stage rocket, more than 47 meters (154 feet) long and weighing 200 tons, was launched from
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Former President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders rejected efforts to overhaul gun laws and mocked Democrats and activists calling for change Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention. The gathering this weekend in Houston is taking place 280 miles east of the South Texas town of
Continue Reading By Jessica Sooknanan, CNN CNN’s Zahra Ullah says there are two moments from covering the war in Ukraine that she’ll never forget: when she and her team got caught in crossfire, and the night Russia began its invasion. Ullah is a senior field producer for CNN, based in Moscow. She has worked closely with CNN
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Saint Louis Zoo has welcomed two adorable — and incredibly rare — bundles of joy: Anya and Irina, critically endangered Amur leopard cubs. Amur leopards are thought to be the world’s rarest big cat, with around 120 left in the wild in Russia and China, according to the World Wildlife
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Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN The decision by police to wait before confronting the gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde was a failure with catastrophic consequences, experts say. When it was all over 19 students and two teachers were dead. While 18-year-old Salvador Ramos was inside adjoining classrooms, a group of 19 law enforcement officers
Continue Reading Foren Clark, CNN In the new CNN Original Series “Nomad with Carlton McCoy,” master sommelier McCoy is on the hunt for authenticity in destinations around the world. Whether it’s along the banks of the Mississippi River or in the bustling city of Seoul, McCoy is exploring off the beaten path to find what truly makes
Continue Reading By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Former President Barack Obama took to Instagram on Friday to congratulate Jacob Philadelphia, the boy who famously touched Obama’s head in an iconic 2009 White House photo, on his high school graduation. Philadelphia, the son of then-National Security Council staffer Carlton Philadelphia, was 5 years old when he visited the Oval
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Government statements are not adding up. Gaps and discrepancies are raising alarms. Elected officials are failing to answer the public’s questions. This is a moment when journalists are needed. And
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, Eric Levenson, Virginia Langmaid, Shimon Prokupecz and Nora Neus, CNN The teenage gunman in a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school came out of a classroom closet and began firing when US Border Patrol agents entered the room more than an hour after the shooter began his rampage, a source familiar with the situation
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia chose a few short lines to include on her school biography page, highlighting what she loved most: her husband, her four children and teaching. “I love to BBQ with my husband,” she wrote on the Robb Elementary School website, among other details about her
Continue Reading By Nora Neus, Melissa Alonso and Claire Colbert, CNN An 11-year-old survivor of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, feared the gunman would come back for her so she smeared herself in her friend’s blood and played dead. Miah Cerrillo spoke exclusively to CNN about her horrific experience that day inside the classroom
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Netflix added a warning card to “Stranger Things 4” after Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “We filmed this season of ‘Stranger Things’ a year ago. But given the recent tragic shooting at a school in Texas, viewers may find the opening scene of episode 1 distressing,” the
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” took off at the box office this weekend — setting a new record in the process. The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, which has Tom Cruise reprise his most iconic role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, made an estimated $156 million domestically for its four-day opening weekend, according
Continue Reading By Adrienne Broaddus, Bill Kirkos and Amanda Musa, CNN Like many children across America, Jayden Perez had practiced what to do in a mass shooting at his school. But the 10-year-old never thought it would happen. On Tuesday, it did. Just 90 minutes after he and his family celebrated his making the honor roll at
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When Dr. David Schonfeld’s daughter came home and told the story of a lockdown drill at school, she talked about making jokes with other students while her class hid in a closet for 30 minutes. Schonfeld, a pediatrician and director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN Photographs by Matthew Busch for CNN The four large mirrors on the wall at Town House usually capture the smiles and laughter of families as they gather for a warm meal among neighbors. Tonight, they reflect all angles of heartbreak. The tan booths and dark wooden tables at this family-style restaurant
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Stranger Things” experiences a serious case of gigantism in its fourth season, with super-sized episodes and even more drawn-out lead-ups to things actually happening. That’s not to say the seven episodes premiering this week don’t have their moments, only that you have to wade through a lot of “Strange”-ness in
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Another key tracker of consumer prices took a breather in April, following in the footsteps of inflation indexes released earlier this month. Economists, the Federal Reserve, the Biden administration and the American people were all hopeful that March would prove to be the peak of the pandemic price hikes. The
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Two-time grand slam champion Simona Halep said she experienced a panic attack on the court as she lost to Qinwen Zheng in the second round of the French Open. Halep, who won her first major title at Roland Garros in 2018, looked in control of Thursday’s game when she won the
Continue Reading By David Goldman, CNN Business The manufacturer of a firearm used in the Robb Elementary School shooting said it will not attend the National Rifle Association convention Friday. “Daniel Defense is not attending the NRA meeting due to the horrifying tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, where one of our products was criminally misused,” said Steve Reed,
Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A fuschia Bentley drives down a twisty desert road toward the entrance of the Neon Carnival, an after-party held each year during Coachella. Paris Hilton has arrived. Her hair is in pigtails, twisted in part with white flowers, and she’s wearing a sparkly pink romper that matches her platform
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Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Wealth taxes are never a popular rallying cry at Davos, a playground for billionaires, corporate titans and top politicians. But Gabriela Bucher, the executive director of Oxfam International, was still frustrated that this week’s World Economic Forum mostly looked the other way. High energy prices are putting massive strain on
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden has acknowledged there is little he can do without the support of congressional Republicans to stop the horrific mass shootings that happen with alarming frequency in the United States. The President said last week during a trip to Buffalo, New York, after a mass shooting took place at
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Former President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders rejected efforts to overhaul gun laws and mocked Democrats and activists calling for change Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention. The gathering this weekend in Houston is taking place 280 miles east of the South Texas town of
Continue Reading By CNN Sports staff Are we witnessing “The Last Dance” 2.0 — but featuring the Golden State Warriors? On Thursday, the Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals for the sixth time in the past eight seasons, a feat only three previous teams have ever achieved. After defeating the Dallas Mavericks 120-110 in Game 5 of
Continue Reading By Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN Taiwan and the United States could begin talks to deepen trade and economic ties “in a few weeks,” two senior Taiwanese government officials told CNN on Friday. The new discussions will “explore concrete ways to deepen the US-Taiwan trade and investment relationship,” the officials said, with the focus
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN At least four people were killed and two others were injured Thursday night after a house exploded in a borough near Philadelphia, officials said. Two other people were unaccounted for following the home explosion, Pottstown borough manager Justin Keller said during a news conference. First-responders were called to the house just
Continue Reading By Jim Sciutto, Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN The Biden administration is preparing to step up the kind of weaponry it is offering Ukraine by sending advanced, long-range rocket systems that are now the top request from Ukrainian officials, multiple officials say. The administration is leaning toward sending the systems as part of a
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy and Lizzy Yee, CNN China has proposed a sweeping regional security deal with a number of Pacific Island nations, according to documents seen by CNN, amid concern from the United States and its allies about Beijing’s expanding reach in the region. The draft proposal sent by China to potential partners in the
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Government statements are not adding up. Gaps and discrepancies are raising alarms. Elected officials are failing to answer the public’s questions. This is a moment when journalists are needed. And
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is facing sharp criticism for citing gun violence in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles when pressed about gun control legislation after an 18-year-old gunman killed 21 people at an elementary school in his state. Abbott, a Republican, suggested that tightening gun laws would not prevent
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Yet another tragedy has occurred in the aftermath of the devastating gun massacre Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, one of two teachers killed in the classroom, has died at home from a heart attack, in what family members say may be
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Yet another tragedy has occurred in the aftermath of the devastating gun massacre Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, one of two teachers killed in the classroom, has died at home from a heart attack, in what family members say may be
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Holly Yan and Joe Sutton, CNN The 18-year-old gunman who killed 21 people at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not confronted by police before he entered the school, a Texas law enforcement official said Thursday, contradicting earlier comments from authorities and raising further questions about the police response to the
Continue Reading By Gabriel Kinder, CNN It is nearly impossible for a parent to watch the horrific news of the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre unfold without thinking of their own children. This tragedy left many parents heartbroken and struggling to figure out how to discuss it with their kids. “A caring adult support is really needed to
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Corporate America has said very little following this week’s Texas school shooting that left 21 people dead. Yale professor Jeff Sonnenfeld is calling out their silence. Sonnenfeld, a vocal advocate of corporate social responsibility, applauded Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon for speaking up but said more is needed. “This voice
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, CNN At least four musicians who were set to sing in a concert at this weekend’s annual convention of the National Rifle Association have canceled their performances in the wake of the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The annual meeting is set to begin on Friday and run through the weekend
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN Ellen DeGeneres bid a tearful farewell to her daytime talk show on Thursday, saying that the show had “forever changed my life.” DeGeneres opened the last hour of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” by discussing the progress that had been made since the series premiered in 2003, noting that she “couldn’t say
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN Just one day after a shooting at an elementary school in Texas, some asked that ABC’s hit show “Abbott Elementary” tackle the subject. “Abbott Elementary,” which recently finished its first season to rave reviews, is a sitcom that centers on a Title IX elementary school in Philadelphia. Quinta Brunson, the show’s
Continue Reading By Mark Thompson and Clare Sebastian, CNN Business Russia slashed interest rates on Thursday as a resurgent ruble — buoyed by robust oil and gas revenues and government support — takes some pressure off its wobbling economy. At an extraordinary meeting, the Russian central bank cut interest rates to 11% from 14% and said further
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Instacart said searches for baby formula hit a record high in mid-May but the on-demand grocery delivery site is struggling to fulfill orders because stores remain severely understocked amid the ongoing national formula shortage. The company said searches for formula surged 245% week-over-week as of May 16. At the same
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN Ray Liotta actually enjoyed a long and varied career, but it’s perhaps appropriate that his screen legacy will be bookended by two of the mercurial tough-guy roles in which he excelled, in “Something Wild” and “The Many Saints of Newark,” 35 years apart. Liotta, who died suddenly at the age of
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Denmark and the Netherlands could become the latest European countries to have their deliveries of Russia’s natural gas cut off. On Monday, Danish energy company Ørsted and Dutch gas trading firm GasTerra warned Russia could turn off the taps as soon as Tuesday because they had refused to make payments
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France and Chloe Melas, CNN Ray Liotta, the actor known for his roles in “Field of Dreams” and the Martin Scorsese mob classic “Goodfellas,” has died. He was 67. “Ray was working on a project in the Dominican Republic called ‘Dangerous Waters’ when he passed. He passed in his sleep. He is
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN Two days before the end of the academic year the students of Robb Elementary School wore their Sunday best for a “Footloose and Fancy” event — a prelude to a long-awaited summer of drive-in movies, lakeside barbecues and trips to amusement parks. Tuesday morning, as 10-year-old fourth graders like Xavier Javier
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed A spate of high-profile massacres where the shooters were in their late teens comes as the federal judiciary — yanked to the right by former President Donald Trump — has shown increased hostility to gun control measures aimed at people under 21 years old. In the last year, two separate federal appellate
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN We may never know why a shooter gunned down 19 children and two teachers in a massacre Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. But as the nation mourns 21 lives lost, more details are emerging about the shooting and the investigation, along with unsettling
Continue Reading By Meera Senthilingam, CNN Postpartum depression (PPD) is estimated to affect more than one in ten women who have a baby and is just one of many mood disorders that a woman can get during pregnancy or in the first year after birth, known as the perinatal period. Yet these conditions, known as perinatal mood
Continue Reading By Isabelle Chapman, Daniel A. Medina, Nicole Chavez, Dakin Andone and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school Tuesday was on the premises for up to an hour before law enforcement forcibly entered a classroom and killed him, officials said Wednesday. “It’s going to be
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” took off at the box office this weekend — setting a new record in the process. The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, which has Tom Cruise reprise his most iconic role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, made an estimated $156 million domestically for its four-day opening weekend, according
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN Business China’s cabinet held an emergency meeting with more than 100,000 participants on Wednesday, according to state media, as top leaders urged new measures to stabilize an economy battered by the country’s stringent Covid-19 restrictions. The unexpected video teleconference by the State Council was attended by officials across provincial, city and
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” hits theaters this weekend, marking the return of one of the biggest movie stars of the 1980s and 1990s. We’re not talking about Tom Cruise. Val Kilmer returns to the screen to reprise his role as Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 blockbuster.
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Holly Yan and Joe Sutton, CNN The 18-year-old gunman who killed 21 people at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not confronted by police before he entered the school, a Texas law enforcement official said Thursday, contradicting earlier comments from authorities and raising further questions about the police response to the
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s economy shrank in the first quarter of the year at a slightly faster rate than initially reported, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Thursday. US gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, decreased at an annualized rate of 1.5% between January and March, adjusted for seasonal swings,
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Jimmy Kimmel delivered yet another emotional plea to America’s lawmakers after a mass shooting in America. The ABC late night host responded to the school shooting this week at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, with tears in his eyes. “Here we are again, on another day of mourning in
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban and James Frater, CNN Business Europe’s united front against Moscow is being put to the test as countries struggle to agree a ban on Russian oil imports. European Union diplomats failed to reach consensus Sunday on the terms of an embargo, but held further talks Monday in preparation for a summit of
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand A father and son team was convicted Wednesday for rushing a group of police officers guarding an entrance to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, helping to allow the mob outside to flood in. It was a “major breach point,” prosecutors said during a sentencing hearing for the pair on Wednesday.
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden is considering canceling some federal student loan debt, suggesting a once pie-in-the-sky idea is closer than ever to becoming reality. But while some Democrats argue that the President should immediately erase large amounts of student loan debt for 43 million Americans with the stroke of his pen, the
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter While the Supreme Court has been working behind closed doors on its first major Second Amendment opinion in more than a decade, three mass shootings have broken the country, including Tuesday’s massacre of 19 schoolchildren in Texas. Closed off from public view, the justices are penning opinions
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN House Sergeant at Arms William J. Walker, one of the top security officials on Capitol Hill, revealed that he does not believe lawmakers should be allowed to carry firearms in the US Capitol Complex, in a new letter provided exclusively to CNN. “It is my view that the Capitol Complex should
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Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bill designed to combat domestic terrorism from advancing in a key vote. The vote comes as lawmakers are under intense pressure to take action in the wake of multiple recent episodes of horrific gun violence. The final tally of the vote was
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Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Onion is infamous for this headline, posted after almost every mass shooting: “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says the Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.” After the school shooting in Texas, it covered its homepage. On Wednesday, the satirical news website posted that story 21 times, filling most of its
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia chose a few short lines to include on her school biography page, highlighting what she loved most: her husband, her four children and teaching. “I love to BBQ with my husband,” she wrote on the Robb Elementary School website, among other details about her
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN Again. That was the front page headline on the Dallas Morning News on Wednesday morning after 19 children and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old gunman. It’s a sentiment many people are feeling. The shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas is the third mass shooting this week, according
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN Again. That was the front page headline on the Dallas Morning News on Wednesday morning after 19 children and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old gunman. It’s a sentiment many people are feeling. The shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas is the third mass shooting this week, according
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Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter While the Supreme Court has been working behind closed doors on its first major Second Amendment opinion in more than a decade, three mass shootings have broken the country, including Tuesday’s massacre of 19 schoolchildren in Texas. Closed off from public view, the justices are penning opinions
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Gregory Krieg, CNN Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke confronted Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials on Wednesday during a press conference about Tuesday’s deadly shooting at an elementary school in the state. “Gov. Abbott, I have to say something,” O’Rourke — a former congressman who represented El Paso,
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Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business At the grocery store, shoppers have seen food prices increase at their fastest pace in decades. Yet the price of one hot, juicy, spit-roasted favorite hasn’t budged at several top chains: rotisserie chickens. Despite a 16.4% annual increase in chicken prices rotisserie chickens remain $4.99 at Costco and BJ’s Wholesale
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, hadn’t left the country since Russia invaded three months ago. But he traveled hundreds of miles from Kyiv to Davos, Switzerland, to send a message to some of the world’s biggest technology companies: We need you to do more. Fedorov said in an
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Isabelle Chapman, Andy Rose and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN The gunman who killed 19 kids and two teachers at a Texas elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was a local high school student with few if any friends who officials said legally purchased two assault rifles and scores of ammo last week for his
Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Millions of students who participated in virtual learning during the Covid-19 pandemic had their personal data and online behaviors tracked by educational apps and websites without their consent and in many cases shared with third-party advertising technology companies, a new report has found. Human Rights Watch, an international advocacy
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Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kid Rock had some fiery things to say about Oprah Winfrey and Joy Behar years ago. And he isn’t sorry about it. The rocker told Fox host Tucker Carlson during an interview for “Life of a Rockstar: Kid Rock” that he has no regrets about the 2019 incident in which
Continue Reading Janelle Davis, CNN A single meal forever changed Julia Child‘s life and American kitchens with it. It featured a mild, white-fleshed fish served in a butter sauce. The legendary American chef stepped on French soil in 1948 for the first time. She was in her late 30s and didn’t know how to cook — at
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN The National Rifle Association is set to hold its 2022 annual meeting in Houston on Friday, bringing together its top brass and several notable conservatives, including former President Donald Trump, for the first time in three years. The NRA’s annual meeting was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Vaccines, variants, natural immunity and better treatment options mean catching Covid-19 now isn’t the same as it was a year or two ago. But for millions of people who contracted the virus even in the pandemic’s first months, the impact of the disease lingers. As many as one
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN The class president at a Florida high school says he wasn’t allowed to share his experience as a gay student in his graduation speech or how the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law will affect students like him, so he talked about something else that makes him a little different from
Continue Reading By Isabelle Chapman, Daniel A. Medina, Nicole Chavez, Dakin Andone and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Just before killing 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school Tuesday, the 18-year-old gunman allegedly texted a girl who lives in Germany about his intentions. According to screenshots reviewed by CNN and an interview with the 15-year-old girl
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Dozens of Democratic lawmakers urged Google on Tuesday to limit the amount of location data it collects and keeps on its users amid fears the information could be used against abortion seekers. In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai led by Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, more than 40 US
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Yeezy Gap has postponed the launch of its Balenciaga collection following the deadly shooting at a Texas elementary school. The company posted a message on its website Wednesday morning: “In light of the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, we are postponing the Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga launch until Friday, May
Continue Reading By Jon Passantino and Eric Levenson, CNN The number of “active shooter” incidents across the US increased more than 50% in 2021 compared to 2020, and those incidents resulted in the highest number of deaths since 2017, the FBI said in a report Monday. The FBI report defines an active shooting incident as when “one
Continue Reading By CNN Sports Staff As the United States reels from the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers, its sports leagues reacted by offering condolences to the victims’ families and calling for stricter gun legislation. While sport continued, each game seemed diminished by the magnitude of
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN Business China’s cabinet held an emergency meeting with more than 100,000 participants on Wednesday, according to state media, as top leaders urged new measures to stabilize an economy battered by the country’s stringent Covid-19 restrictions. The unexpected video teleconference by the State Council was attended by officials across provincial, city and
Continue Reading Janelle Davis, CNN A single meal forever changed Julia Child‘s life and American kitchens with it. It featured a mild, white-fleshed fish served in a butter sauce. The legendary American chef stepped on French soil in 1948 for the first time. She was in her late 30s and didn’t know how to cook — at
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