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Blinken declares Myanmar’s military committed genocide against Rohingya

March 21, 2022 9:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday he has determined that the military of Myanmar committed genocide and…

Chinese airliner carrying 132 people crashes in southern Guangxi region

March 21, 2022 2:38 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Beijing bureau, Yong Xiong, Lizzy Yee and Wayne Chang, CNN A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the…

Biden Administration launches effort to improve ventilation and reduce the spread of Covid-19 in buildings

March 17, 2022 11:54 AM Emmanuel Esparza

EL PASO, Texas– The “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge” was launched today, calling building owners and operators of all types to improve their…

Nearly 400 gallons of gas were stolen from a North Carolina gas station after the payment system was bypassed, owner says

March 17, 2022 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamiel Lynch and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Nearly 400 gallons of gas were stolen from a North Carolina gas station this week, prompting the owner to…

US basketball star Brittney Griner is reportedly well and has seen her Russian legal team several times throughout her detention, source says

March 17, 2022 6:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Homero De la Fuente, Amir Vera and Richard Greene, CNN US basketball star Brittney Griner‘s legal team has seen her several times a week…

Fed Chair Jerome Powell: We won’t hesitate to raise rates to tame inflation

May 17, 2022 1:22 PM CNN

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Hindsight is 20:20, even for the Federal Reserve. The US central bank is in the midst of a…

How the Ukraine war revealed Europe’s selective empathy on refugees

March 16, 2022 11:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Zeena Saifi, CNN The West has shown unprecedented coordination and unity in its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Governments,…

The journalist who protested on Russian state TV says it was ‘impossible to stay silent’

March 16, 2022 10:37 AM CNN

CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in…

Powerful earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami advisory issued

March 16, 2022 10:07 AM David Gonzalez

TOKYO (AP) — Powerful earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami advisory issued. This is a breaking news story. Download the KVIA news app to get…

The Fed is targeting a soft landing. Getting it wrong means recession

March 22, 2022 6:06 AM CNN

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Charles Riley, CNN Business Jerome Powell is trying to hike interest rates without damaging the economy. Getting it wrong means…

Biden demands faster drop in gas prices as oil tumbles

March 16, 2022 6:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden is using his bully pulpit to call out the tendency for gasoline prices to go up like a rocket when oil…

At the root of democracy: Free flow of information

March 15, 2022 6:24 PM KVIA ABC-7

Sunshine Week 2022 Editor’s Note: This article was provided by guest columnist Kelley Shannon, Executive Director for the Freedom of Information…

‘We all will be judged.’ Russian prisoners of war voice disquiet, shame over war in Ukraine

March 15, 2022 2:48 PM CNN

In a video message uploaded to Telegram, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke directly to Russian soldiers, offering them a “chance to…

Biden signs massive spending bill into law that dedicates billions to Ukraine aid

March 15, 2022 1:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a massive spending bill into law that includes $13.6 billion in new aid to Ukraine,…

Juárez native escapes war in Ukraine: ‘I was ready to give my life for my family’

March 15, 2022 1:33 PM El Paso Matters

Juárez native escapes war in Ukraine: ‘I was ready to give my life for my family’by Corrie Boudreaux, El Paso Matters March 15, 2022 At a…

Germany will buy US-made F-35 fighter jets as it ramps up military spending after Russia’s Ukraine invasion

March 15, 2022 7:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Luke McGee, CNN Germany has announced that it will buy 35 US-made F-35A fighter jets, the first major arms purchase to be publicly confirmed since…

Fox News correspondent hospitalized after being injured in Ukraine

March 14, 2022 1:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who had been deployed in recent weeks to cover the war in Ukraine, has been…

Prosecutors admit they violated a Capitol rioter’s rights after leaving him waiting in jail since December

March 14, 2022 12:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The Justice Department asked a judge on Monday to drop a criminal case against a Capitol rioter,…

‘We all will be judged.’ Russian prisoners of war voice disquiet, shame over war in Ukraine

March 14, 2022 8:08 AM CNN

Hundreds of protesters packed the streets in Kherson, Ukraine. It was the largest demonstration since Russia occupied the…

NYPD deploys Neighborhood Safety Teams to battle gun violence, replacing controversial plainclothes unit

March 14, 2022 6:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Mark Morales, CNN A controversial unit within the New York Police Department that was revived to battle rising gun violence in the city is finally…

Russia widens attack on Ukraine’s cities, striking western airfields and Dnipro

March 11, 2022 2:25 PM CNN

Russian forces are expanding their offensive in Ukraine to the west for the first time. Meanwhile, Pres. Biden announces the US, along with the G7…

Here’s what the ‘most favored nation’ status means — and why Russia still has it

March 11, 2022 10:19 AM CNN

POOL By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Trade is about to become a key element of the global response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine following the…

Biden warns Russia will pay a ‘severe price’ if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine

March 11, 2022 9:46 AM CNN

CNN By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a “severe price” if the country uses…

The 2020 census undercounted Latino, Black and Native American people

March 10, 2022 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Latino, Black and Native American populations were significantly undercounted in the 2020 census, officials announced…

Smollett sentencing for lying to police in hate crime hoax

March 10, 2022 2:08 PM Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett is back in court in Chicago to learn if a judge will order him locked up for his conviction of lying to police…

Harris says US and Poland are united, despite fighter jets episode

March 10, 2022 9:00 AM CNN

CNN By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris sought to reinforce cooperative ties between the United States and Poland as…

Brittney Griner has been in Russian custody for 3 weeks, congressman says, as questions remain about her whereabouts and how to bring her home

March 10, 2022 3:05 AM CNN

As a new photo emerges of an American shortly before her Moscow arrest, friends and family of 3 US detainees worry that war will prevent any release…

Disney CEO says he will meet with Ron DeSantis to oppose ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

March 9, 2022 1:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Bob Chapek, Disney’s CEO, was criticized Monday for speaking out about — but not directly condemning —…

Here’s what’s in the $13.6 billion Ukraine aid package

March 9, 2022 12:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN A massive spending bill moving through Congress would provide for a one-time $13.6 billion infusion of military and…

Woman charged with fake abduction story used racist stereotypes to describe kidnappers, advocates and scholars say

March 9, 2022 11:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez, CNN When Sherri Papini claimed she was abducted in Northern California, investigators were led to believe they were looking for two…

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