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DACA Lawsuit: Nine Republican-led states ask judge to block DACA program

February 1, 2023 7:55 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Nine republican-led states wants a Texas court to block a federal rule protecting some immigrant children. Tuesday the states asked a federal judge…

Safest cities in America 2023: Violent crime rate increases drive per capita cost of crime

February 1, 2023 2:20 AM Stacker

MoneyGeek looked at the most recent FBI crime statistics to estimate the cost of crime in 263 cities with populations greater than 100,000 across the…

Green comet will appear in the night sky for the first time since the Stone Age

January 31, 2023 9:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A recently discovered green comet will soon zip by Earth for the first time in 50,000 years. It was last visible in the…

TikTok CEO to testify before Congress in March

January 31, 2023 7:58 AM Noelia Gonzalez

The House Energy and Commerce Committee wants to hear from TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew. He is set to testify before the panel in March. Chew will be…

Scientists plot the resurrection of a bird that’s been extinct since the 17th century

January 31, 2023 7:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of…

Global growth outlook more optimistic for 2023

January 31, 2023 6:57 AM Noelia Gonzalez

The International Monetary Fund says global growth will drop from 3.4% last year to 2.9% in 2023. That’s up from a forecast of 2.7% in October.…

Where are Americans happiest?

January 31, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

SmartAsset compiled a list of the 10 happiest places in America by looking at metrics such as personal finance, well-being and quality of…

A 6th Memphis officer is taken off the force after the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols

January 30, 2023 10:01 AM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 30 JAN 23 01:34 ETUpdated: 30 JAN 23 11:36 ETBy Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Nick Valencia, CNNEditor’s note: This article…

A dire forecast: Scientists used AI to find planet could cross critical warming threshold sooner than expected

January 30, 2023 1:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Christian Edwards, CNN The planet could cross critical global warming thresholds sooner than previous models have predicted, even with concerted…

Meet the man who has transformed our understanding of evolution

January 30, 2023 1:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN On the Galapagos Islands, a ground finch that usually munched on small, soft seeds was forced, during a drought, to eat harder,…

NASA orbiter captures image of a bear’s face on Mars

January 30, 2023 11:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN As a NASA orbiter turned its camera to the Martian surface, the face of a bear seemed to be looking back. A camera aboard…

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for mosque blast that killed more than 60 people

January 30, 2023 10:34 AM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 30 JAN 23 04:57 ETUpdated: 30 JAN 23 12:24 ETBy Sophia Saifi, Saleem Mehsud and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN)…

CVS and Walmart to cut pharmacy hours

January 30, 2023 7:24 AM Noelia Gonzalez

An apparent shortage of pharmacists is forcing CVS and Walmart to reduce the hours of its pharmacies, as they close earlier in thousands of…

CDC launches website to help you find free COVID-19 testing

January 30, 2023 6:57 AM Noelia Gonzalez

The Centers for Disease control and Prevention (CDC) is making it easier to find a free Covid-19 testing site located near you. The agency launched…

CNN Exclusive: Inside the secretive process to select the first astronauts for NASA’s next moon mission

January 29, 2023 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher, CNN Sometime this spring, NASA will make one of the biggest announcements in its history when it names the initial four-person…

Facing the extremes as an Arctic photographer

January 28, 2023 9:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Arctic was once a surprisingly warm place — and a haven for unusual creatures. About 56 million years ago, Earth…

Stowaway gecko survives 3,000-mile voyage from Egypt to Manchester in a box of strawberries

January 27, 2023 11:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A globe-trotting gecko has accidentally made the trip from Egypt to England after hitching a ride in a container of strawberries.…

Five Russian men fleeing military conscription have been living at a South Korean airport for months

January 27, 2023 9:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo and Heather Chen, CNN Five Russian men who fled the country after Moscow’s military mobilization order last September have been…

Memphis releases video showing police stop that led to Tyre Nichols’ death (WARNING: Graphic Videos)

January 27, 2023 5:41 PM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 27 JAN 23 01:35 ETUpdated: 27 JAN 23 19:20 ETBy Travis Caldwell, Jay Croft, Eric Bradner and Alisha Ebrahimji,…

West to deliver 321 tanks to Ukraine, says diplomat, as North Korea accuses US of ‘crossing the red line’

January 27, 2023 7:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Pierre Meilhan and Heather Chen, CNN Western countries will deliver more than 300 tanks to Ukraine, Kyiv’s ambassador to France said Friday.…

Southwest Airlines is testing a software fix after the travel meltdown

January 27, 2023 7:00 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Southwest Airlines is testing software fixes developed after its Christmas travel meltdown. The airline is choosing to upgrade its current crew…

Cincinnati Mayor honors hospital staff who cared for Damar Hamlin

January 27, 2023 6:45 AM Noelia Gonzalez

CINCINNATI, Ohio– The University of Cincinnati medical team who cared for Buffalo Bills safety, Damar Hamlin, got a very special honor Thursday.…

‘A war of attrition’: Humans and extreme drought damaging Amazon rainforest much more than thought, study suggests

January 27, 2023 6:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN Human activity and extreme drought is causing far more damage to the Amazon rainforest than previously thought, exacerbating…

‘A ginormous can of worms’: How a fight over snow crabs could lead to a win for oil drilling access

January 27, 2023 4:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN A legal fight in Norway over snow crabs could end up having big implications for access to oil in the Arctic. This week…

Humans can understand apes’ sign language, new study finds

January 26, 2023 10:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald and Amarachi Orie, CNN From pointing to animated arm movements and nodding, people regularly employ gestures to accompany and create…

Newly discovered asteroid makes one of the closest approaches of Earth

January 26, 2023 10:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN An asteroid the size of a box truck made one of the closest passes of planet Earth ever recorded. The small near-Earth…

Mary J. Blige graces cover of People Magazine’s Black History Month issue

January 26, 2023 7:52 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Grammy-winning sensation Mary J. Blige is on the cover of People Magazine’s Black History issue. After four decades in the business, the 52-year-old…

Newport News Public Schools superintendent fired

January 26, 2023 7:30 AM Noelia Gonzalez

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia– New developments in the story of the six-year-old Virginia student who shot his teacher in the chest. The fallout behind…

Fossils reveal the mysterious primate relatives that lived in the ancient Arctic

January 25, 2023 3:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Analysis of fossils found in the far north of Canada has revealed that two previously unknown species of ancient…

Rocket Lab launches Electron rocket from the US for the first time

January 25, 2023 10:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Rocket Lab, a prolific launch company that routinely blasts its towering Electron rockets out of New Zealand, conducted its…