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North Korea says missile tests are practice for ‘tactical nuclear strikes’ on South Korea

October 4, 2022 8:39 PM CNN

CNN By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korean state media has broken its silence over the country’s recent spate of missile…

US and South Korea test-fire missiles in continued response after North Korea launch

October 4, 2022 5:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, Caitlin Hu, Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN The United States and South Korea launched four missiles off the east coast of the…

Former Lebanese ambassador holds sit-in at Beirut bank amid new wave of heists

October 4, 2022 2:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Mia Alberti and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A former Lebanese ambassador held a sit-in at his bank outside of the capital city of Beirut on Tuesday,…

NASA and SpaceX to send first Native American woman to orbit

October 4, 2022 12:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN The first Native American woman ever to travel to Earth’s orbit will take flight this week on a SpaceX Crew Dragon…

Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs also triggered a global tsunami

October 4, 2022 11:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When a city-size asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the dinosaurs — and sent a monster…

Ukraine is hitting Russia hard in the regions Moscow is trying to seize

October 4, 2022 11:00 AM CNN

(CNN) — As Vladimir Putin lost more of the Ukrainian territory he is seeking to annex, his government on Tuesday sought to finalize the…

Comet-like debris trail spotted after spacecraft crashes into asteroid

October 4, 2022 11:18 AM CNN

NASA made history when it successfully crashed the DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos. CNN space and defense correspondent Kristin Fisher…

Comet-like debris trail spotted after spacecraft crashes into asteroid

October 4, 2022 11:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN At first glance, a new image captured by a telescope in Chile looks like a dazzling comet streaking across the night sky,…

Ukraine is hitting Russia hard in the regions Moscow is trying to seize

October 4, 2022 10:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Joshua Berlinger and Olga Voitovych, CNN As Vladimir Putin lost more of the Ukrainian territory he is seeking to annex, his government on Tuesday…

David Cameron Fast Facts

October 4, 2022 10:03 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: October 9,…

Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies

October 4, 2022 9:11 AM Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled…

New ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Trailer

October 4, 2022 7:20 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Director Ryan Coogler returns to bring us the highly-anticipated sequel Black Panther. Marvel released a new and longer trailer for “Black Panther:…

The Salvation Army Hurricane Ian Efforts

October 4, 2022 7:14 AM Noelia Gonzalez

While many areas in Florida remain inaccessible due to Hurricane Ian’s storm surge, flood waters are slowly receding in others. Neighborhoods that…

Danish Queen says she’s ‘sorry’ for stripping grandchildren of royal titles

October 4, 2022 4:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Amarachi Orie, CNN Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has apologized after removing the royal titles of four of her eight grandchildren. She’s…

Nobel prize for quantum physicists who explained particles’ ‘spooky behavior’

October 4, 2022 3:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Katie Hunt, CNN Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger have won the Nobel Prize in physics for their landmark…

Australia commits to zero extinctions with new plan to protect 30% of land

October 4, 2022 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Australia, which has one of the world’s worst records on extinctions, on Tuesday announced a 10-year plan to prevent…

Australia commits to zero extinctions with new plan to protect 30% of land

October 4, 2022 3:02 AM CNN

CNN By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Australia, which has one of the world’s worst records on extinctions, on Tuesday announced a 10-year plan to…

The US says it’s helping Iranians navigate a massive internet blackout. Activists say it’s too little, too late

October 4, 2022 2:41 AM CNN

Iranian authorities have imposed tough restrictions on the use of the internet by blocking social media sites in a crackdown following the protests…

How ‘monkeypox’ and other disease names have caused controversy

October 4, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Stacker investigated how “monkeypox” and other disease names have caused controversy, using a collection of news, scientific, and government sources.…

North Korea fired a missile over Japan for the first time in five years. Here’s what you need to know

October 4, 2022 12:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, Brad Lendon and Emiko Jozuka, CNN North Korea fired a ballistic missile without warning over Japan on Tuesday for the…

Russia’s war in Ukraine

October 3, 2022 11:57 PM CNN Newsource

The US says it’s helping Iranians navigate a massive internet blackout. Activists say it’s too little, too late

October 3, 2022 10:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Polglase, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Lauren Kent, CNN As protesters took to the streets of Iran following the death in detention of Mahsa…

The US says it’s helping Iranians navigate a massive internet blackout. Activists say it’s too little, too late

October 3, 2022 10:10 PM CNN

Parnaz Foroutan, author of the memoir “Home Is a Stranger,” says morality police in Iran detained her for showing part of her ankle beneath her…

North Korea fires ballistic missile into waters off east coast of Korean peninsula

September 24, 2022 6:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, Junko Ogura and Larry Register, CNN North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the waters off the east coast of the Korean…

Japan issues rare alert as North Korea fires missile without warning over main island

October 3, 2022 4:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, Emiko Jozuka, Junko Ogura, Brad Lendon and Simone McCarthy, CNN Japan urged residents to take shelter early Tuesday morning after…

‘It was a warzone.’ Iranian security forces beat, shot and detained students of elite Tehran university, witnesses say, as crackdown escalates

October 3, 2022 8:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Teele Rebane, Hannah Ritchie, Jomana Karadsheh and Kara Fox, CNN When Farid’s friend called crying for help on Sunday, he jumped on his bike…

President Biden to visit Puerto Rico and Florida this week

October 3, 2022 7:19 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Today, President Biden is heading to Puerto Rico on his first of two trips scheduled this week to hurricane-damaged communities. On Wednesday, he…

The 50th Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

October 3, 2022 7:32 AM Noelia Gonzalez

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The 50th Anniversary Balloon Fiesta started this weekend with a slight weather delay, but that didn’t stop fiesta…

Russian Parliament begins process to rubber-stamp annexations as Moscow struggles to define borders

October 3, 2022 4:39 AM CNN

Retired US Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton explains what Russia’s current military strategy is in…

Russian Parliament begins process to rubber-stamp annexations as Moscow struggles to define borders

October 3, 2022 4:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Olga Voitovych and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Russia’s legislature on Monday began the process of approving President Vladimir Putin’s…