Sophia Loren Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of award-winning screen legend Sophia Loren. Personal Birth date: September 20, 1934 Birth…
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Uvalde students go back to school for 1st time since attack
Emotions were high in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday as kids returned to school. It’s been just three months since 19 students and two teachers were killed by…
Continue Reading Uganda dance music festival cleared to go ahead amid concerns it ‘promotes gays’
By Larry Madowo One of East Africa’s most popular music festivals has been cleared to go ahead after members of parliament tried to ban it for…
Continue Reading ‘We are going to drown’: villagers trapped as Pakistan’s largest lake overflows
By Javed Iqbal, Sameer Mandhro and Kathleen Magramo, CNN “There is too much water. We are going to drown.” That was the warning from the…
Continue Reading Xi and Putin to meet in person next week, Russian envoy says: state media
By Simone McCarthy and Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese leader Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on the sidelines of a…
Continue Reading Putin claims Russia has ‘lost nothing’ over actions in Ukraine, as country looks East for economic assistance
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had not lost anything as a result of its ongoing military…
Continue Reading ‘We are playing with fire,’ IAEA chief warns as nuclear watchdog calls for ‘safety zone’ at Russian-occupied plant in Ukraine
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi talks to Christiane Amanpour about his trip to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in…
Continue Reading ‘It won’t be quick’: Foreign fighters lend a hand to Ukraine’s battle to retake the south
Foreign fighters are joining Ukraine’s counteroffensive in southern Ukraine. CNN’s Sam Kiley has the exclusive…
Continue Reading ‘It won’t be quick’: Foreign fighters lend a hand to Ukraine’s battle to retake the south
CNN’s Sam Kiley reports on Ukraine’s counter-offensive to recapture Kherson in the southern part of the…
Continue Reading ‘It won’t be quick’: Foreign fighters lend a hand to Ukraine’s battle to retake the south
CNN exclusive by Rebecca Wright, Sam Kiley and Olha Konovalova On the first day of the counteroffensive in southern Ukraine, Mark Ayres fired more…
Continue Reading Two Iranians sentenced to death, including LGBTQ activist
By CNN Staff Two Iranians were sentenced to death by a court for “corruption on earth,” Iran’s state news agency IRNA said Monday.…
Continue Reading A giant space tarantula has been caught by NASA’s Webb telescope
By Kristen Rogers, CNN A giant space tarantula has been caught by a Webb — NASA’s highly sensitive James Webb Space Telescope, that is.…
Continue Reading A shrew-like creature that lived 225 million years ago is the oldest mammal ever identified
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN The world’s oldest mammal has been identified using fossil dental records — predating the previously confirmed…
Continue Reading ‘We are playing with fire,’ IAEA chief warns as nuclear watchdog calls for ‘safety zone’ at Russian-occupied plant in Ukraine
By Vasco Cotovio and Tara John, CNN In his first television interview since returning from a visit to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in…
Continue Reading IAEA calls for ‘safety zone’ to prevent nuclear accident at Russian-occupied plant in Ukraine
Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.) talks to Jim Sciutto about the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant saying it poses extreme risks to the region and…
Continue Reading ‘Doomsday glacier,’ which could raise sea level by several feet, is holding on ‘by its fingernails,’ scientists say
A new study found that Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ is losing contact with the sea floor, with a potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years.…
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Liz Truss is officially the new British Prime Minister
Liz Truss officially became the U.K.’s new prime minister today after meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The new Prime…
Continue Reading Meghan describes her ‘pinch me moment’ in first speech back in UK
By Lianne Kolirin and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has described her experience of feeling self-doubt, as she spoke to a…
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New California law could raise fast-food minimum wage to $22 an hour
California has created a new state government body to assist workers in the fast food industry. Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law creating the “Fast…
Continue Reading Palestinian killed and 16 others injured by Israeli troops in West Bank demolition operation
By Abeer Salman and Kareem Damanhoury, CNN A Palestinian man was shot dead and 16 others were wounded during an Israeli military operation in Jenin…
Continue Reading No pooh-poohing poo: Researchers envision an extreme circular economy
By Bryn Nelson, CNN Imagine you’re eating dinner on a ceramic plate and drinking water from a plastic cup while sitting in a brick house…
Continue Reading China approves world’s first inhaled Covid vaccine for emergency use
By Simone McCarthy and Brenda Goodman, CNN China has become the first country to green-light an inhaled Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for…
Continue Reading Israeli military admits Shireen Abu Akleh likely killed by Israeli fire​​​​, but won’t charge soldiers
In a report released by the Israel Defense Forces, officials say there’s a strong possibility one of their soldiers was responsible for shooting…
Continue Reading Fears for babies born into Pakistan’s devastating floods
By Javed Iqbal, Sameer Mandhro and Kathleen Magramo, CNN It was raining when Kainat Solangi’s daughter was born on August 14 and it’s…
Continue Reading Earthquake death toll rises to 65 in Sichuan, China as aftershocks rattle province
CNN By Alex Stambaugh, Kathleen Magramo, Philip Wang and CNN’s Beijing Bureau At least 65 people are confirmed dead after an earthquake hit…
Continue Reading Israel Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Israel, which declared independence in 1948. It borders the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, the Red Sea, Jordan,…
Continue Reading Camp David Accords Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at what you need to know about the Camp David Accords. On September 17, 1978, Egyptian President Anwar…
Continue Reading ‘Doomsday glacier,’ which could raise sea level by several feet, is holding on ‘by its fingernails,’ scientists say
By Angela Fritz, CNN Antarctica’s so-called “doomsday glacier” — nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to…
Continue Reading Israeli military admits Shireen Abu Akleh likely killed by Israeli fire​​​​, but won’t charge soldiers
By Hadas Gold and Abeer Salman, CNN The Israel Defense Forces have ​admitted for the first time that there is a “high possibility”…
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U.S. Unemployment Rate Rose in August
More Americans are reporting they are unemployed, but more are also looking for work. Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the U.S.…
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