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House passes $14.3 billion in Israel aid, setting up showdown with Senate

November 2, 2023 2:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

Originally Published: 02 NOV 23 12:18 ET Updated: 02 NOV 23 17:57 ET By Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The House…

Powerball jackpot leaps to $1.73 billion as the prize becomes the second largest in the lottery’s history

October 10, 2023 10:12 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 10 OCT 23 01:07 ET Updated: 10 OCT 23 02:13 ET By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping…

New York subway shooter Frank James sentenced to 10 life terms plus 10 years in prison

October 5, 2023 12:34 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 05 OCT 23 10:30 ET Updated: 05 OCT 23 15:17 ET By Lauren Mascarenhas and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — The man who set off a…

Writers Guild board votes to authorize members to go back to work

September 26, 2023 5:35 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 26 SEP 23 20:16 ET Updated: 26 SEP 23 20:31 ET By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Leaders of the Writers Guild of America have…

Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 and damages historic Marrakech

September 9, 2023 3:22 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 08 SEP 23 20:43 ET Updated: 09 SEP 23 18:19 ET By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Sharif Paget, Hamdi Alkhshali, Chris Lau, Teele Rebane,…

Judge rejects Mark Meadows’ bid to move Georgia election interference case to federal court

September 8, 2023 2:58 PM CNN Newsource

A federal judge on Friday rejected former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ bid to move his Georgia criminal case to federal court, a…

Lee could approach Category 5 hurricane strength in record-warm Atlantic

September 6, 2023 11:40 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 06 SEP 23 11:41 ET Updated: 06 SEP 23 14:24 ET By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Lee rapidly intensified into a…

Invasive species cost the world $423 billion every year and are causing environmental chaos, UN report finds

September 5, 2023 5:40 PM CNN Newsource

Invasive species cost the world at least $423 billion every year as they drive plant and animal extinctions, threaten food security and…

Tens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees unable to leave Nevada desert

September 2, 2023 1:01 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 02 SEP 23 15:38 ET By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada…

Biden administration to ask Congress for an additional $4 billion for FEMA’s disaster fund

September 2, 2023 11:10 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 01 SEP 23 06:00 ET By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is asking Congress for an additional $4 billion to…

UAW members could approve possible strikes at GM, Ford and Stellantis

August 25, 2023 4:50 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 25 AUG 23 07:16 ET By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers union is preparing for possible strikes at…

Donald Trump’s mug shot has been released

August 24, 2023 4:43 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 24 AUG 23 05:00 ET Updated: 24 AUG 23 19:39 ET By Jeremy Herb, Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has…

Hawaii delayed diverting water that could have helped Maui wildfires, letters allege

August 18, 2023 3:19 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 18 AUG 23 16:21 ET Updated: 18 AUG 23 17:54 ET By Isabelle Chapman and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — A state agency delayed a…

US attorney leading Hunter Biden criminal probe is now a special counsel after plea talks break down and a trial looms

August 11, 2023 12:00 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 11 AUG 23 12:19 ET Updated: 11 AUG 23 14:57 ET By Marshall Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) —…

US economy still needs ‘multiple’ rate hikes, says top Fed official

August 7, 2023 11:23 AM CNN Newsource

cnnA senior official at the Federal Reserve is calling for “multiple” rate hikes. New York (CNN) — A senior official at the Federal Reserve is…

Parkland school shooting will be reenacted with live gunfire after lawmakers tour the gruesome scene where 17 people were massacred

August 4, 2023 9:38 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 04 AUG 23 00:14 ET Updated: 04 AUG 23 12:33 ET By Alaa Elassar, Holly Yan and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — A barrage of…

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to January 6-related charges

August 3, 2023 12:28 PM Ricardo Tovar

Originally Published: 03 AUG 23 07:02 ET Updated: 03 AUG 23 16:28 ET By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN)…

WHO declares widely used sweetener aspartame a possible cancer cause, but intake guidelines stay the same

July 13, 2023 5:56 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 13 JUL 23 18:30 ET Updated: 13 JUL 23 20:51 ET By Jen Christensen, CNN WHO declares widely used sweetener aspartame a possible…

Man who killed 23 people in Texas Walmart shooting targeting Latinos sentenced to 90 life terms by federal judge

July 7, 2023 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 07 JUL 23 00:24 ET Updated: 07 JUL 23 12:57 ET By Rosa Flores, Andi Babineau, Ashley Killough and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN El Paso,…

Rare pony express envelope bound for Vermont to be auctioned in New York City

June 10, 2023 3:27 PM CNN Newsource

Courtesy H.R. Harmer (CNN) — A rare envelope from the 1860s, the only one ever sent to Vermont via the fabled Pony Express, is going up for…

Cities across the Northeast experience better air quality indexes as hazardous wildfire smoke subsides

June 10, 2023 2:38 PM CNN Newsource

Courtesy: CNN (CNN) — Sorely missed blue skies are returning and cities across the northeastern US are experiencing better air quality indexes…

Read: Trump indictment related to mishandling of classified documents

June 9, 2023 10:55 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 09 JUN 23 13:53 ET By CNN staff (CNN) — The federal indictment of former President Donald Trump and an associate, Walt…

Supreme Court protects access to abortion pill

April 21, 2023 3:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Friday protected access to a widely used abortion drug by freezing…

Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion drug, sets Friday night deadline

April 19, 2023 12:22 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 19 APR 23 15:14 ET Updated: 19 APR 23 15:18 ET By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) –…

Grand jury declines to indict Akron police officers in killing of Jayland Walker

April 17, 2023 12:59 PM CNN Newsource

A special grand jury in Ohio declined to indict the Akron police officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, dozens of times…

Heavy smoke bellows above buildings in the vicinity of the Khartoum's airport on April 15

Rival generals are battling for control in Sudan. A simple guide to the fighting

April 16, 2023 7:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Nima Elbagir, Tamara Qiblawi and Amarachi Orie, CNN Fierce fighting across Sudan has left hopes for a peaceful transition to civilian rule in…

A dump track unloads grain in a granary in the village of Zghurivka

Poland and Hungary ban Ukrainian grain amid glut from neighbor

April 16, 2023 5:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Mayria Knight and Jonny Hallam, CNN Poland and Hungary have banned imports of grain and other food products from Ukraine following a surge in…

Some 400 people were stranded on a boat in the central Mediterranean

Europe’s migration policies in chaos as arrivals surge

April 15, 2023 11:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Sana Noor Haq, Caolán Magee and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN As a boat carrying 400 migrants drifted, out of fuel, along a perilous migration route…

Europe’s migration policies in chaos as arrivals surge

April 15, 2023 11:55 PM CNN

By Sana Noor Haq, Caolán Magee and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN As a boat carrying 400 migrants drifted, out of fuel, along a perilous migration route…

A decade after the Boston Marathon bombing, survivors turn pain into purpose

April 15, 2023 12:52 PM CNN Newsource

Ten years after the Boston Marathon bombing forever changed their lives, several survivors turned that horrific day into a mission to help…

Army soldiers deploy in Khartoum on April 15 amid reported clashes in the city. Sudan's paramilitaries said they were in control of several key sites following fighting with the regular army on April 15

Fighting between Sudan military rivals enters a second day, with dozens dead

April 15, 2023 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

CNN journalists in Sudan Fierce fighting across Sudan entered a second day as months of tensions between a paramilitary group and the country’s…

‘A new era’: Germany quits nuclear power, closing its final three plants

April 14, 2023 9:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, Nadine Schmidt and Inke Kappeler, CNN Germany’s final three nuclear power plants close their doors on Saturday, marking the…

Yemen's Houthi rebels are not interested in spreading tyranny in the country and are willing to share power with other political factions if a permanent ceasefire with Saudi Arabia is reached

Houthis try to reassure skeptics they won’t seek full control of Yemen, as Saudis eye exit

April 14, 2023 9:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Yemen’s Houthi rebels are not interested in spreading tyranny in the country and are willing to share power with other…

The female bear who killed a jogger gets a stay of execution in Italy. The bear known by Italy's National Institute of Wild Fauna as JJ4 was identified as the one that killed 26-year-old jogger Andrea Papi on a jogging trail in Trento in early April.

Female bear that killed jogger gets stay of execution in Italy

April 14, 2023 9:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbie Nadeau and Toyin Owoseje CNN A female bear that was sentenced to death for the fatal mauling of jogger in Italy has been given a stay of…

France's top court on April 14 approved the government's unpopular plans to raise the age of retirement by two years to 64

Top French court backs unpopular plans to raise retirement age to 64

April 14, 2023 9:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Saskya Vandoorne and Joseph Ataman, CNN France’s pension reforms have come into law, a day after the country’s top court approved the…

Heightened security is in place in the French capital Paris as the country braces for a crucial ruling on the constitutionality of divisive changes to France's pension system. A French gendarme stands guard in Paris on April 14.

France braces for ruling on Macron’s plan to raise retirement age

April 14, 2023 3:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Saskya Vandoorne and Sophie Tanno, CNN Heightened security is in place in the French capital Paris as the country braces for a crucial ruling on…

France braces for ruling on Macron’s plan to raise retirement age

April 14, 2023 3:38 AM CNN

By Saskya Vandoorne and Sophie Tanno, CNN Heightened security is in place in the French capital Paris as the country braces for a crucial ruling on…

The convicted murderer suspected of faking his own death in a South African prison fire

April 14, 2023 1:04 AM CNN

By Larry Madowo, CNN If this were the plot of a movie, it would be too far-fetched to be believable. South African authorities have taken over…

Iran executed at least 582 people last year

Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say

April 13, 2023 9:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Kareem El Damanhoury and Joseph Ataman, CNN Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human…

Demonstrators storm the French luxury group LVMH's headquarters on Thursday in Paris.

French protesters storm headquarters of luxury giant LVMH

April 13, 2023 9:20 AM CNN

By Xiaofei Xu, Oliver Briscoe and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a fresh round of demonstrations across France on…

A fresh leak of classified US intelligence documents suggests broad infighting between Russian officials over Ukraine. Pictured is the Pentagon

Leaked Pentagon documents suggest Russian government infighting over Ukraine

April 13, 2023 4:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Dean and Anna Chernova, CNN A fresh leak of classified US intelligence documents suggests broad infighting between Russian officials,…

French protesters storm headquarters of luxury giant LVMH

April 13, 2023 4:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Xiaofei Xu, Oliver Briscoe and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a fresh round of demonstrations across France on…

One of Pang Pha's caretakers took to peeling bananas for her. Years later

An elephant living in a Berlin zoo learns how to peel a banana

April 13, 2023 1:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Golembiewski, CNN An elephant’s trunk is a remarkable organ: a fusion of nose and upper lip, capable of movement via a dense network of…

An elephant living in a Berlin zoo learns how to peel a banana

April 13, 2023 1:46 AM CNN

By Kate Golembiewski, CNN An elephant’s trunk is a remarkable organ: a fusion of nose and upper lip, capable of movement via a dense network of…

Team members of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s health deteriorates in prison amid poisoning accusations

April 12, 2023 9:27 AM CNN

By Jack Guy, Darya Tarasova and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been experiencing severe stomach issues in…

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s health deteriorates in prison amid poisoning accusations

April 12, 2023 9:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, Darya Tarasova and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been experiencing severe stomach issues in…

The first beheading video was purportedly filmed by Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group and appears to show the beheaded corpses of two Ukrainian soldiers lying on the ground. Pictured is the entrance of the "PMC Wagner Centre" in Russia.

Zelensky slams ‘beasts’ who purportedly beheaded Ukrainian soldiers after video emerges

April 12, 2023 9:27 AM CNN

By Vasco Cotovio, Andrew Carey, Josh Pennington and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday condemned as…

The convicted murderer suspected of faking his own death in a South African prison fire

April 12, 2023 9:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Larry Madowo, CNN If this were the plot of a movie, it would be too far-fetched to be believable. South African authorities have taken over…

A military cadet stands in front of a billboard promoting contract army service in Saint Petersburg on October 5

Russians fear a second wave of mobilization, as Putin prepares to make it harder to avoid a military call-up

April 12, 2023 3:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN When Vladimir Putin tried to mobilize hundreds of thousands of citizens to fight in his invasion of Ukraine last September,…

Zelensky slams ‘beasts’ who purportedly beheaded Ukrainian soldiers after video emerges

April 12, 2023 12:15 AM CNN

By Vasco Cotovio, Andrew Carey, Josh Pennington and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday condemned as…

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