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What to expect from tonight’s wolf moon

January 6, 2023 5:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN January’s full moon will light up the sky on Friday, and will be visible all around the world. It will reach peak…

Up to half of the world’s glaciers could disappear even if ambitious climate targets are hit, new study finds

January 5, 2023 12:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN Glaciers are set to lose substantially more ice and contribute more to sea level rise than current scientific estimates…

Man accused of smuggling cocaine to Australia internally in chocolate toy capsules

January 5, 2023 10:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald, CNN An Irish national is facing drug charges in Australia after allegedly importing about 120 grams (4.2 ounces) of cocaine inside…

‘Astonishing’ snowy owl spotted in Southern California neighborhood

January 5, 2023 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN A snowy owl that looks like it should be flying about the wintry wizarding world of Harry Potter has been spotted among the…

WATCH: President Biden to visit El Paso Sunday

January 5, 2023 9:29 AM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit El Paso on Sunday. According to ABC News, the president will make a stop before…

Twitter sued for overdue rent

January 5, 2023 7:07 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Twitter is being sued by a landlord in California for breach of contract. According to a copy of the complaint filed last week in California Superior…

New space missions will launch to the moon, Jupiter and a metal world in 2023

January 5, 2023 2:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN This year promises to be out of this world when it comes to space missions, launches and the next steps…

House Vote on Speaker Enters Its Second Day

January 4, 2023 6:47 AM Noelia Gonzalez

The House of Representatives is adjourned until noon today after Representative Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the necessary republican support to…

New image of the Serpens constellation glitters with starlight

January 4, 2023 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers glimpsed a stellar nursery in a new light, thanks to the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy in…

Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut has died

January 3, 2023 4:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Walter Cunningham, a retired NASA astronaut and pilot of the first crewed flight in the space agency’s famed Apollo…

Juarez situation breakdown; more than two dozen deaths, prison director fired

January 3, 2023 11:52 AM Heriberto Perez Lara

JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Two days after a group of prisoners escaped one of Juarez’s jails, “Cereso 3,” its director was fired on Tuesday, and…

Look up to see January’s first celestial event, the Quadrantid meteor shower

January 3, 2023 6:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The new year kicks off with the Quadrantids, one of 12 annual meteor showers. The celestial event is typically among the…

The 118th Congress, Making History

January 3, 2023 6:34 AM Noelia Gonzalez

The 118th congress is being sworn in today and before members take their oaths of office, the House is scheduled to elect a new speaker. Republican…

17 dead, 25 inmates escaped Cereso after riot New Year’s Day

January 1, 2023 10:34 AM Kerry Mannix

UPDATE JAN. 2 — The death toll has risen to 17, and the number of inmates that have escaped is 25 as the search continues. UPDATE 3:27 P.M. — 13…

Jeremy Renner critically injured in a snow plowing accident

January 2, 2023 4:29 PM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 02 JAN 23 05:32 ETUpdated: 02 JAN 23 18:16 ETBy Tina Burnside, Christine Sever and Lisa Respers France,…

What we still don’t know about the suspect in the Idaho college student killings

January 2, 2023 12:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone, CNN Three days after the arrest of a suspect in the fatal stabbing of four University of Idaho students, authorities have yet to…

Andrew Tate Is Charged With Human Trafficking in Romania

January 2, 2023 6:41 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Andrew Tate, a former professional kickboxer and online personality who frequently made misogynistic comments to his large following on social media…

Deadly Storm Systems Threatening More States

January 2, 2023 6:26 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Thousands of Californians are starting the first week of 2023 without power and others are under evacuation orders, after a deadly storm hammered the…

‘GOAT,’ ‘inflection point’ and ‘quiet quitting’ should be banished, annual list says

January 2, 2023 5:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN For the love of all things sacred, please stop saying “GOAT” — unless you are shouting about a herd of…

Biden will promote bipartisanship as he returns to a changed Washington

January 1, 2023 1:08 PM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 01 JAN 23 11:09 ETUpdated: 01 JAN 23 14:49 ETBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden, after…

Colorado becomes first state to introduce alert system for missing Indigenous people

January 1, 2023 1:06 PM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 01 JAN 23 14:57 ETBy Olivia YoungClick here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) –…

Former Pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness, thanks God in final published letter

December 31, 2022 3:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Delia Gallagher, Niamh Kennedy and Emma Tucker, CNN Former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95,…

All of the moments and discoveries that provided us with wonder in 2022

December 31, 2022 9:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN This year was full of moments that remind us why we look at the stars and dig into the past. Wonder and curiosity are some…

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies in Vatican monastery aged 95

December 31, 2022 8:27 AM Sam Harasimowicz, CNN, CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 31 DEC 22 04:52 ET Updated: 31 DEC 22 08:54 ET By Jack Guy, Valentina Di Donato, Sugam Pokharel, Sharon Braithwaite, James…

Follow the New Year around the world

December 31, 2022 2:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Kendall Trammell, CNN Get out of your East Coast mentality, America. Not everyone starts their New Year when you do. The Pacific Island nations of…

Where refugees to the US come from and why

December 31, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

To find where U.S. refugees come from, Stacker utilized data from the Refugee Processing Center, operated by the State Department. Countries were…

Keep an eye on the sky for 2023’s celestial events

December 30, 2022 3:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Stunning meteor showers, full moons and eclipses will light up the sky in 2023. The year is sure to be a sky-gazer’s…

Biden signs $1.7T government spending bill, ensuring funding for most of 2023

December 30, 2022 7:46 AM Noelia Gonzalez

President Joe Biden capped a year of what he called “historic progress” by signing the Omnibus Funding Bill Thursday. The massive 1.7 trillion dollar…

Greg Abbott says Texas has bused nearly 16,000 migrants

December 30, 2022 6:59 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Texas says it has bused more than 16,000 migrants to northern cities this year. Governor Greg Abbott’s office released a year-end review of his…

Influential Supreme Court decisions decided by 1 vote

December 30, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of influential Supreme Court decisions decided by one vote using a variety of news, government, and legal…