Kabul mosque explosion kills 21, injures dozens, police say
An explosion erupted inside a mosque during evening prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least three people and injuring dozens of others. CNN’s…
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Scientists discover a 5-mile wide undersea crater created as the dinosaurs disappeared
By Katie Hunt, CNN An asteroid from space slammed into the Earth’s surface 66 million years ago, leaving a massive crater underneath the sea…
Continue Reading Saudi activist sentenced to 34 years in prison for Twitter activity
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Saudi women’s rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday for her activity on…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Christianity, the most practiced religion in the world. Beliefs/Practices Followers of the Christian…
Continue Reading Tiny glowing fish is full of antifreeze to help it survive Greenland’s icy waters
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A tiny fish that lives in the icy waters off the coast of Greenland may be unassumingly small, but scientists have found…
Continue Reading Kabul mosque explosion kills 21, injures dozens, police say
By Ehsan Popalzai and Rob Picheta, CNN An explosion that erupted inside a mosque during evening prayers in Afghanistan‘s capital on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Outrage over Palestinian leader’s ’50 Holocausts’ remark
By Hadas Gold and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deep nerve on Tuesday when he said Israel has caused…
Continue Reading NASA’s mega moon rocket arrives at launchpad ahead of liftoff
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket has arrived at the launchpad — and this time, it’s for liftoff on a journey…
Continue Reading China is seeding clouds to replenish its shrinking Yangtze River
By Shawn Deng, Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy and Reuters, CNN Chinese planes are firing rods into the sky to bring more rainfall to its crucial…
Continue Reading China is seeding clouds to replenish its shrinking Yangtze River
CNN By Shawn Deng, Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy and Reuters, CNN Chinese planes are firing rods into the sky to bring more rainfall to its crucial…
Continue Reading Ukraine admits it was behind three explosions in Crimea. Here’s what we know
By Vasco Cotovio and Tara John, CNN Ukraine was behind three explosions rocked Russian military facilities in the annexed province of Crimea this…
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Schools Are Looking in Unusual Places to Deal With Teacher Shortage
Students are heading back-to-school but not all teachers are. Nationwide, school districts are dealing with what many administrators are calling the…
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Dodge will retire Charger and Challenger, its muscle car mainstays
Fiat-Chrysler is putting its popular, gas-powered Dodge Challenger and Charger models in its rearview. The company is ending production of those…
Continue Reading Who is Kenya’s new President-elect William Ruto?
Murithi Mutiga, Program Director for Africa at the International Crisis Group, tells Sara Sidner the election in Kenya is “laudable” amid a drift to…
Continue Reading Syria denies holding Austin Tice, journalist missing for 10 years, after White House claims otherwise
By Mostafa Salem, Adam Pourahmadi and Joshua Berlinger, CNN The Syrian government on Wednesday denied it is holding or has any information on the…
Continue Reading The evergreen tree that outlasted the dinosaurs is now endangered
Patagonia’s forests are filled with fascinating wildlife and jaw-dropping vistas. There are Araucarias — also known as Monkey Puzzles — austral…
Continue Reading The evergreen tree that outlasted the dinosaurs is now endangered
By Katie Hunt, CNN The ancient monkey puzzle tree has distinctive spiny leaves and intricate scaly branches. Its unusual features, scientists…
Continue Reading Hong Kong tells teachers to study Xi Jinping’s speech
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN The Hong Kong government is distributing thousands of copies of a speech by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to schools in the city…
Continue Reading August 17, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Heather Chen, Josh Berlinger, Adrienne Vogt and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.…
Continue Reading President Yoon wants South Korea to become one of world’s top weapons suppliers
By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea plans to become one of the world’s top four weapons suppliers, President Yoon Suk Yeol said…
Continue Reading North Korea fires two cruise missiles toward sea off its west coast, South Korean officials say
By Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea fired two cruise missiles early Wednesday morning from the coastal town of Onchon into waters off its west coast,…
Continue Reading He was abducted and tortured by Russian soldiers. Then they started using his Instagram to push pro-Kremlin propaganda
By Eliza Mackintosh and Yuliia Presniakova, CNN Before the war broke out, Igor Kurayan, a 55-year-old from the southern Ukrainian port city of…
Continue Reading Scientists plan the resurrection of an animal that’s been extinct since 1936
By Katie Hunt, CNN Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped…
Continue Reading Watch NASA’s mega moon rocket roll out to the launchpad ahead of liftoff
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket has begun to roll out to the launchpad — and this time, it’s for liftoff on a…
Continue Reading Artemis I is go for launch to the moon and back, NASA says
NASA crawlers transport the massive Artemis I rocket from the assembly building to the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. CNN’s Kristin…
Continue Reading Who is Kenya’s new President-elect William Ruto?
By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN William Ruto has emerged the winner of a tense and fiercely fought contest for Kenya’s presidency,…
Continue Reading Kenya election presidential candidate Odinga rejects results, vows court challenge
By Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga has spoken for the first time since he lost the election saying…
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First lady Dr. Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19
First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, her spokesperson said Tuesday. “After testing…
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2nd day of jury selection begins in R. Kelly trial
Jury selection in R. Kelly’s latest trial for child pornography and obstruction charges is set to resume Tuesday morning in Chicago. Prosecutors…
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Dog contracted monkeypox from its owners
A monkeypox case in France appears to have spread from humans to a dog. According to a case published in the Lancet Medical Journal two men who live…
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