April 2025

5 things to know for April 23: New Jersey wildfire, Himalayas attack, State Department, Economy, Fertility rate

April 23, 2025 4:40 AM CNN Newsource

Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency fired around 280 staffers and reassigned around 175 others — on Earth Day. The employees were tasked with ensuring that federal policies, grants and initiatives protected underserved communities from disproportionately experiencing negative health and environmental impacts from pollution and climate change. Last month, the Trump administration

Simone Biles says gymnastics rivalry with friend Rebeca Andrade has ‘pushed the sport forward’

April 23, 2025 4:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Davies and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles may be considered one of the greatest gymnasts in history, but the American still credits the impact that her Brazilian rival Rebeca Andrade has had on the sport. The two have grown close while competing against each other on the biggest stages and, in

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Istanbul as scores injured in panic

April 23, 2025 4:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Gul Tuysuz and Nadeen Ebrahim CNN (CNN) — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Istanbul on Wednesday leading to scenes of panic in the Turkish metropolis, officials said. The quake occurred in the Sea of Marmara close to Silivri, which lies around 70 kilometers (40 miles) to the west of the city,

LA Lakers level first-round series against Minnesota Timberwolves behind big Luka Dončić performance

April 23, 2025 4:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Luka Dončić powered the Los Angeles Lakers to a 94-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 on Tuesday to level their first-round playoff series at 1-1. The Slovenian scored 14 of his game-high 31 points in the first quarter as the Lakers took a commanding 19-point lead

He was the first player ever to be drafted in the NFL, but he never played a professional game

April 23, 2025 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — The NFL draft is broadcast live on television every year as millions tune in and hundreds of thousands more attend in person to revel in the hoopla of it all. It’s a far cry from the event’s humble beginnings, when the player picked first didn’t even know it was

Prominent role of Pete Hegseth’s wife at Pentagon draws scrutiny

April 23, 2025 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — News over the weekend that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s wife Jennifer was included in a second group chat where he shared sensitive military operations details has focused attention on the prominent role she has occupied at the Pentagon without being formally employed during her husband’s short

EU whacks Apple and Meta with $800 million in antitrust fines. Meta calls its penalty a ‘tariff’

April 23, 2025 3:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The European Union has fined Apple and Meta a combined €700 million ($797 million) in the first enforcement of its landmark digital competition law. The penalties for breaching the Digital Markets Act come amid attacks on the EU by the Trump administration for what it sees as the

America’s biggest exporter was already on the ropes. Then came tariffs

April 23, 2025 3:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Boeing’s problems the last six years have been legion. Tariffs could be yet another gut punch for the beleaguered company – and, given Boeing’s importance as the top US exporter, for the economy as a whole. Boeing’s jets could get millions of dollars more expensive if other countries impose

Fake tan, fancy nails: How marathons became a catwalk for beauty

April 23, 2025 3:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN London (CNN) — With her wavy red hair scrunched up high in a ponytail, Chloe Humphries applies collagen patches by the Korean beauty brand Abib under her eyes before grooming her brows with an Anastasia Beverly Hills serum and layering her face with a multitude of skincare products: a peptide-infused essence

Car plows into crowd outside school in eastern China, injuring multiple people

April 23, 2025 3:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Multiple people, including children, were injured after a car plowed through a crowd outside a school in eastern China on Tuesday, according to a report from a state-controlled broadcaster. The car knocked down pedestrians and students outside the school in the city of Jinhua in the province of Zhejiang

Measles misinformation is spreading in the US, and most aren’t sure what they believe, poll finds

April 23, 2025 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As a measles outbreak centered in West Texas continues to grow, a new poll finds that a growing share of adults in the United States have heard false claims about the disease and the vaccine to prevent it – and many aren’t completely confident in their conviction. Nearly two-thirds

Thousands queue to see Pope Francis’ body ahead of funeral

April 23, 2025 2:52 AM CNN

CNN By Caitlin Danaher, Christopher Lamb, Lauren Kent, Antonia Mortensen, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral Saturday, expected to be attended by world leaders including US President

Evacuation orders lifted and portion of Garden State Parkway reopens as crews battle New Jersey wildfire

April 23, 2025 2:52 AM CNN

KYW, X, @LAKEWOODSCOOP, CNN, X/@LAKEWOODSCOOP By Taylor Romine, Taylor Ward and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Weather conditions are improving Wednesday as firefighters continue to battle a still-growing wildfire that has burned at least 13,250 acres in southern New Jersey since it ignited on Tuesday, prompting about 5,000 evacuations and briefly shut down part of

Trump dice que los aranceles a China “bajarán sustancialmente”, insinuando un posible cambio de rumbo

April 23, 2025 2:28 AM CNN Newsource

Por Nectar Gan y Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, insinuó un posible cambio de rumbo en su guerra comercial con China en medio de la continua volatilidad del mercado, diciendo que los elevados aranceles sobre los productos chinos “bajarán sustancialmente, pero no serán cero”. Las declaraciones de Trump, realizadas este