5 Christmas traditions from around the world you may not know
Originally Published: 25 DEC 22 09:43 ETBy Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca writerClick here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario…
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Three foreign aid groups suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bars female employees
Originally Published: 25 DEC 22 11:59 ETBy Chris Liakos, Ehsan Popalzai, Sahar Akbarzai and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) –…
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Zelensky rallies Ukrainians with defiant Christmas message after deadly Russian barrage in Kherson
Originally Published: 25 DEC 22 06:08 ETBy Sophie Tanno, Dennis Lapin and Robert Iddiols, CNN (CNN) — President Volodymyr…
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King Charles pays tribute to his mother in his first Christmas message as monarch
Originally Published: 25 DEC 22 10:06 ETUpdated: 25 DEC 22 10:52 ETBy Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles paid a…
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More migrants dropped off outside vice president’s home in freezing weather on Christmas Eve
Originally Published: 24 DEC 22 21:45 ETUpdated: 25 DEC 22 11:05 ETBy Noah Gray, CNN (CNN) — Several busloads of migrants…
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A 15-metric ton meteorite crashed in Africa. Now 2 new minerals have been found in it
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Scientists have identified two minerals never before seen on Earth in a meteorite weighing 15.2 metric tons (33,510 pounds).…
Continue Reading Pelé’s son and daughter share moving photos with their father as they spend Christmas at his side in hospital
By Marcia Reverdosa, Maija-Liisa Ehlinger and Heather Chen, CNN The son and daughter of Brazilian football legend Pelé have taken to Instagram to…
Continue Reading 10 moments in 2022 straight out of a sci-fi movie
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN From a spacecraft the size of a refrigerator plowing into an asteroid (deliberately) to a helicopter…
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Greyhound offers free bus rides to those in need
Greyhound bus lines is once again offering free rides to help people in need this holiday season. It’s part of the transportation company’s…
Continue Reading NASA and Russia weigh options for astronaut return after spacecraft leak
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Officials at NASA and Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, are working to decide how to bring home several people at the…
Continue Reading 65% of Antarctica’s plants and animals could disappear, scientists say. Its iconic penguins are most at risk
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN It was only a matter of time before human-caused climate change and pollution reached even the most isolated continent on the…
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Philadelphia Welcomes More Asylum Seekers From Texas
Three buses carrying migrants from Texas arrived in Philadelphia Wednesday morning. Workers were waiting to greet the 140 asylum seekers, who were…
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An arctic blast could snowball into a bomb cyclone
The National Weather Service says we could see brutal, “once-in-a-generation” winter weather this week. They’re predicting a bomb cyclone will hit…
Continue Reading Astronauts complete spacewalk after space debris triggered one-day delay
By Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN The International Space Station got its second solar power boost in a month as two NASA astronauts…
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WATCH LIVE: Ukrainian President Zelensky to address U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to address a joint session of Congress. Zelenskyy paid a defiant wartime visit to…
Continue Reading Sea turtle amputee rescued from net entanglement finds forever home
By Danya Gainor, CNN The National Marine Aquarium, the largest display for sea life in the United Kingdom, has officially welcomed Heidi, an olive…
Continue Reading Groundbreaking Mars mission comes to an end
By Ashley Strickland, CNN After making groundbreaking discoveries about the mysterious interior of the red planet, the InSight lander’s mission…
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Wells Fargo agrees to $3.7 billion settlement with CFPB over consumer abuses
Wells Fargo is slapped with a $1.7 Billion fine by federal regulators. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the company took part in quote…
Continue Reading Near new moon creates perfect viewing conditions for the Ursids meteor shower
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN A gift from the skies is coming just in time for the holidays — the Ursids meteor shower. This celestial event will be the…
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Twitter users say Elon Musk should step down
A Twitter poll created by Elon Musk asking whether he should “step down as head of Twitter” ended early Monday morning with most…
Continue Reading The Black Death’s legacy, Neanderthal family ties, and other secrets revealed by ancient DNA in 2022
By Katie Hunt, CNN The fast-expanding field of ancient DNA, formally known as paleogenetics, came of age in 2022, earning its pioneering scientist…
Continue Reading Paleontologists solve mystery of fossil death bed
By Katie Hunt, CNN The final resting place for dozens of massive prehistoric marine reptiles lies in what’s now Nevada’s Humboldt-Toiyabe…
Continue Reading Doomed exoplanet will be obliterated as it spirals into a star
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have come across an exoplanet with a gloomy future, spiraling closer to its host star until eventually it will…
Continue Reading More than 190 countries sign landmark agreement to halt the biodiversity crisis
By Laura Paddison, CNN More than 190 countries have adopted a sweeping agreement to protect nature at the United Nations’ biodiversity…
Continue Reading 5 people killed in a ‘horrendous’ condo shooting in Canada, police say
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Tavleen Tarrant and Jay Croft, CNN Five people were killed in a shooting at a condominium in a Toronto suburb Sunday night,…
Continue Reading Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after criticizing execution of protester
By Heather Chen, Lindsay Isaac and Jennifer Hauser, CNN One of Iran’s best-known actresses has been arrested days after she criticized the…
Continue Reading The Perseverance rover is about to have a big first on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Some of our favorite space missions are closing out the year in a big way. Artemis I made a literal splash(down) when it…
Continue Reading Dazzling galactic diamonds shine in new Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique perspective of the universe, including never-before-seen galaxies that…
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Rural demographics in every state
Learn about the people living in rural areas of every state, according to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and the American Community…
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Appeals court rejects request to keep Title 42 border policy in force
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by several Republican-led states to keep the so-called Title 42 rule in…
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