The twins are here! A second set of giant panda cubs has been born in Berlin
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo announced Friday that longtime resident giant panda Meng Meng has given birth to twins — for a…
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Long-hidden family scandal in Jamestown colony revealed 400 years later by ancient DNA
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — An investigation of human remains from the 17th century British settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, has…
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27 killed after a bus with Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway and crash
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Officials say a bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims has driven off a highway in Nepal, leaving 27…
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Un avión con 9 personas se estrella en un bosque cercano a la capital tailandesa
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Un avión en el que viajaban nueve personas se estrelló este jueves cerca de la capital tailandesa, Bangkok, lo que…
Continue Reading Searchers dig in muddy swamp near Bangkok where plane carrying 5 Chinese tourists, 4 Thais crashed
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Searchers dug into the mud of a flooded mangrove swamp outside Bangkok for plane fragments and the remains of the…
Continue Reading Security is stepped up at a NATO air base in Germany due to a ‘potential threat’
BERLIN (AP) — NATO says security at an air base in western Germany has been raised because of intelligence information pointing to a “potential…
Continue Reading Modi llega a Ucrania para entrevistarse con Zelensky semanas después de la reunión con Putin
Julia Hernández (CNN) — El líder indio, Narendra Modi, llegó a la capital ucraniana, Kyiv, donde se dispone a mantener conversaciones con el…
Continue Reading Powell at Jackson Hole: ‘The time has come’ for the Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates
AP Economics Writer JACKSON, Wyoming (AP) — With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start…
Continue Reading Indian Prime Minister Modi offers to help ‘as a friend’ to bring peace to Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered “as a friend” to help bring peace to Ukraine in a meeting…
Continue Reading Team with Korean roots wins famous Japanese high school baseball tournament
AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — A team with ties to the ethnic Korean community for the first time has won Japan’s famous summer high school…
Continue Reading House fire in northern Serbia kills 6
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A house fire in a northern Serbian city has killed six people, including four children, police said. The fire erupted…
Continue Reading Death toll from bandit attack on police in Pakistan rises to 12
Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from Pakistan’s deadliest bandit attack on police has risen to 12 after one of the…
Continue Reading India’s Modi arrives in Ukraine for talks with Zelensky weeks after Putin meeting
By Simone McCarthy and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kyiv on Friday for talks with Ukrainian…
Continue Reading How yoga, mindfulness, and meditation help CNN Heroes take their work to the next level
By Gabriel Kinder, CNN Miami (CNN) — No one said that changing the world is easy, and CNN Heroes each face their own unique challenges while…
Continue Reading A baby evacuated from Gaza lost an eye and most of his family in the war
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — When Mostafa Qadoura was a week old, an Israeli strike on his home in the Gaza Strip last October launched him and…
Continue Reading Whale tangled in fishing debris freed in Sydney Harbour
By Lex Harvey and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — One of the world’s busiest harbors became the scene of a dramatic rescue operation Friday…
Continue Reading The ‘joyful’ Democratic convention is over. The real test for Kamala Harris’ campaign now begins
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Over and over, from the massive stage in the electric convention hall, the Democrats this week predicted that…
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Family of man killed in Far East El Paso shooting say sentencing was “unfair”
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The family of a man killed in a shooting in Far East El Paso say the sentencing for the man found guilty was “unfair.” Juan…
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Kamala Harris with Beyoncé? Yes, but the star singer was only heard through loudspeakers
AP Media Writer Kamala Harris introduced herself to the country she hopes to lead in the climactic moment of the Democratic national convention on…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rallies after Fed’s chair says ‘time has come’ for cuts to rates
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing closer to their records Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve finally said out…
Continue Reading France’s Macron holds talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is holding talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government. The…
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Sea lions take over popular California tourist beach
Reuters (CNN) — Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, prompting local officials to…
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Harris says bloodshed in Gaza is devastating, emphasizes support for hostage and ceasefire deals
By Aaron Pellish, Gregory Krieg and Michael Williams, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris called for the Palestinian people to be…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris’ racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — On the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party’s nominee, Vice…
Continue Reading A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols’ death. He could serve 40 years in prison
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors agreed to recommend a prison sentence of no more than 40 years for a former Memphis…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the final night of the Democratic National Convention
CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris capped one of the most extraordinary months in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 23: DNC, Voting laws, Covid-19 vaccines, Smuggling operation, Ukraine
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, more than 200 social media influencers received prime access to the Democratic…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the final night of the Democratic National Convention
CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris capped one of the most extraordinary months in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 23: DNC, Voting laws, Covid-19 vaccines, Smuggling operation, Ukraine
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, more than 200 social media influencers received prime access to the Democratic…
Continue Reading Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners
Associated Press WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of…
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