CNN honors 10 men and women for making the world a better place
Prepare to be inspired: CNN has revealed the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2019 — 10 men and women who are making the world a better place by helping…
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Lonely Beijing citizens are helping create a billion-dollar industry around their pampered pets
Li Chao’s life changed forever the evening he returned home from a late night at the office and found his beloved husky JoJo dead on the floor.…
Continue Reading Video captures the sound of joy when a baby’s hearing aid is turned on
When the video starts, 4-month-old Georgina silently stares at the camera. Then her mother says, “OK, so we’ve just turned your hearing…
Continue Reading Cerebral palsy couldn’t stop this 17-year-old from finishing the Santa Run using a walker
A 17-year-old with cerebral palsy just walked across the finish line at the Las Vegas Great Santa Run. Mena Hawkins, a junior at at Liberty High…
Continue Reading He almost lost his friend to a motorcycle accident. So he created a helmet that calls 911
A college student and avid motorcyclist has created a prototype helmet that uses technology in hopes of keeping bikers safer than they’ve ever…
Continue Reading ‘This is sweet!’ A delivery driver is overjoyed at treats left for him on a family’s porch
For the past four or five years during the holiday season, Kathy Ouma has been putting out snacks and refreshments for the delivery drivers who drop…
Continue Reading Adults with their own adoption stories react to the heartwarming adoption of a 5-year-old
On his formal adoption day, a gregarious 5-year-old boy helped unlock the most cherished stories of a nation. CNN published a story on Thursday about…
Continue Reading North Korea’s UN ambassador says denuclearization is off the table in talks with US
Denuclearization is off the table in negotiations with the United States, North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations said in a statement…
Continue Reading LSU vs. Georgia: The governors are wagering seafood and a gift basket of … something
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is feeling good. He just won re-election, and now he’s making a splashy bet on Saturday’s LSU-Georgia…
Continue Reading Scientists discovered 71 new species this year. Here are some of their favorites
The quest for the unknown revealed exciting new discoveries this year. California Academy of Sciences researchers discovered 71 new animal and plant…
Continue Reading The Peloton actress has traded a bike for a cocktail in new Ryan Reynolds commercial
It’s a new beginning for the Peloton woman. When last we saw her, she was celebrating her yearlong fitness journey and thanking her husband for…
Continue Reading 12 protesters killed in Baghdad as cleric warns against ‘foreign interference’
At least 12 demonstrators were killed and 22 others wounded Friday when gunmen in several vehicles opened fire on a protest site in central Baghdad,…
Continue Reading A woman in India has died after being set on fire on her way to her own rape trial
A 23-year-old woman in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh died Friday, a day after she was set on fire as she traveled to testify at the trial of two…
Continue Reading California utility PG&E to pay $13.5 billion to settle claims from wildfire victims
California utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric has agreed to pay $13.5 billion to individuals affected by several recent fires in the state, the…
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Was it terrorism? 4 dead, including Saudi shooter, at U.S. naval base in Florida
PENSACOLA, Florida — A shooter opened fire in a classroom building at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola on Friday in an attack that left four…
Continue Reading Nashville police capture third escaped teen inmate, leaving one at large
Three of the four teenagers who escaped from a Nashville juvenile detention center have now been caught, police said in a tweet. Morris Marsh, 17,…
Continue Reading Dramatic penguins, a miracle kidney match and a very delicious cake
Have you heard of hygge? The trendy Danish term describes a deep quality of coziness, hominess or well-being. You can experience hygge while cuddled…
Continue Reading The UPS hijacking ended in a hail of bullets in rush-hour traffic. Police now face questions about their response
The scene was a nightmare: After a long, televised police chase of a hijacked UPS truck ground to a halt at a jammed South Florida intersection,…
Continue Reading The UPS employee who died after his truck was hijacked was covering the route for another driver, brother says
UPS employee Frank Ordonez was killed Thursday after armed robbery suspects hijacked the UPS truck he was driving and led police on a chase that…
Continue Reading The Pearl Harbor shooting lasted 23 seconds and left 2 Department of Defense workers dead
The two Defense Department civilian workers who were killed when a US sailor opened fire at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard earlier this week have been…
Continue Reading What we know about the man who killed three at a Florida Navy base
A gunman on a Navy air station in Florida shot and killed three people Friday and sources say the shooter was from Saudi Arabia. The gunman, who was…
Continue Reading University of Mississippi approves plan to relocate campus Confederate monument
Another Confederate monument is close to being relocated, this time it’s in Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History…
Continue Reading A town’s Christmas parade is canceled because of potential protests over Confederate symbols
The Christmas parade in Wake Forest, North Carolina, has been a local tradition for more than 70 years. But this year, it’s being canceled…
Continue Reading Saudi national who shot 11 people at Pensacola Naval Air Station was taking aviation classes
The gunman in a deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida was a second lieutenant in the Saudi Arabian military involved in flight…
Continue Reading Baltimore police are investigating arrest shown in viral video
Baltimore police say they’re investigating the arrest of a man which was captured on video and went viral on social media. The 45-second video…
Continue Reading UN says it has evidence that Iran was ‘shooting to kill’ protesters
The United Nations said Friday that it has video evidence appearing to show Iranian security forces “shooting to kill” protesters during…
Continue Reading 3 killed in National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crash
Three members of the Minnesota National Guard have died after the Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed 16 miles southwest of St. Cloud,…
Continue Reading Japanese island could become an unsinkable US aircraft carrier
Three square miles of volcanic rock on the edge of the East China Sea may one day be used as an unsinkable aircraft carrier for the United States…
Continue Reading Closing arguments begin Monday in trial of man charged with killing two Boston doctors
Closing arguments are expected Monday in the trial of the man accused of killing two doctors in their Boston penthouse in May 2017. Jury…
Continue Reading Former radioactive site collapses into Detroit River, raising drinking water safety concerns
A site on the Detroit River that was used to produce radioactive materials during World War II collapsed last week, raising concerns about whether…
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