Teenage pilot becomes youngest person to fly solo around the globe
By Amy Cassidy, CNN A 17-year-old has became the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft on Wednesday after first taking off…
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Teenage pilot becomes youngest person to fly solo around the globe
Sara Sidner speaks to 17-year-old Mack Rutherford about the highs and lows of his solo trip around the world, as he edges closer to breaking a world…
Continue Reading Over 900 killed by Pakistan monsoon rains and floods, including 326 children
By Sophia Saifi, Bonnie Turner and Tara John, CNN At least 903 people have died in Pakistan from severe rains and flooding this summer, as the…
Continue Reading A 7 million-year-old practice set our ancestors on the course to humanity, new study finds
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When you walk out the door to start your day, you might not know that you are taking part in something that defines us as…
Continue Reading Artemis launch could help NASA secure early lead in moon race with China
By Kristin Fisher, CNN For the first time in 50 years, NASA is on the precipice of launching a rocket that is designed to fly astronauts all the way…
Continue Reading ‘Ukraine can and will win this war,’ says Boris Johnson as he visits Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Wednesday, marking…
Continue Reading How to watch the Artemis I mission lift off to the moon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time in 50 years, a spacecraft is preparing to launch on a journey to the moon. The uncrewed Artemis I…
Continue Reading Rosh Hashanah Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, a celebration of the new year. September 25-27, 2022 – Rosh Hashanah…
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Nicki Minaj’s ‘Super Freaky Girl’ Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Nicki Minaj has put female rappers back at the top of music charts. “Super Freaky Girl” — debuts at No. 1 this week as both the most-streamed…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Independence Day darkened by deadly missile strike
Ukraine’s Independence Day this year, which marks 31 years since the country broke with the Soviet Union, is set to be a somber affair as officials…
Continue Reading How 24 British rabbits took over Australia
By Heather Chen, CNN What seemed like an innocent Christmas gift of 24 English rabbits in 1859 would go on to become Australia’s “most…
Continue Reading August 24, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Jessie Yeung, Kathleen Magramo, Josh Berlinger, Aditi Sangal and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network,…
Continue Reading 6 months of Russia’s war in Ukraine
CNN’s Sam Kiley sits down with Ukraine Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov six months after Russia’s invasion of…
Continue Reading Angola at a crossroads as citizens vote in tight presidential election race
By Elaine Hulbert, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Voters in the oil-rich African nation of Angola will go to the polls on Wednesday to…
Continue Reading India’s top court to hear petition against release of 11 men who gang-raped pregnant Muslim
By Reuters India’s Supreme Court will hold a hearing on a petition challenging the release last week of 11 Hindu men convicted of the gang rape…
Continue Reading India fires three officers for accidentally launching missile into Pakistan
Story by Reuters The Indian Air Force said on Tuesday the government had sacked three officers for accidentally firing a missile into Pakistan in…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Independence Day darkened by deadly missile strike
By Tara John and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN Ukraine’s Independence Day, which on Wednesday marked the 31st anniversary of when the country voted to…
Continue Reading Britain sees a record number of migrant crossings in the English Channel, according to report
By Chelsea Lee and Tara John, CNN A total of 1,295 people arrived in the United Kingdom after crossing the English Channel by boat Monday — the…
Continue Reading Even scientists didn’t expect Webb telescope images of Jupiter to be this good
NASA released new images of Jupiter from the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope. CNN space correspondent Kristin Fisher breaks down what the…
Continue Reading ‘I cried watching my daughter,’ says father of woman who drowned while livestreaming on Facebook
By Nimi Princewill, CNN The father of a Kenyan woman who drowned in a swimming pool in Canada while livestreaming on Facebook has spoken of his…
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All-Black women crew operates American Airlines flight from Dallas in honor of trailblazer Bessie Coleman
More than 100 years ago Bessie Coleman became the first black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921. She broke down barriers in the world of…
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Deadly floods strand travelers as storms move east
It’s being called a once in a century weather event. Today, it could be re-classified as even more rare. Storms have been causing deadly floods in…
Continue Reading Former Malaysian leader to serve prison term after final appeal is thrown out
By Heather Chen and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Malaysia’s former prime minister will be sent to prison for his role in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB…
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Reports of hate crimes are rising—here are how protections vary by state
Stacker has collected information to help readers understand the varying hate crime laws across the U.S.…
Continue Reading Nearly 100 dead in Afghanistan floods, officials say
By Tara Subramaniam, Masoud Popalzai and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Flash flooding has killed at least 95 people, injured hundreds of others and swept away…
Continue Reading August 23, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Rhea Mogul, Jack Guy, Adrienne Vogt and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery…
Continue Reading Philippines returns to school for just one day as storm forces classrooms in north to close again
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A tropical storm forced schools to close across the northern Philippines on Tuesday — just one day after in-person…
Continue Reading Americans urged to leave Ukraine amid fears of renewed Russian attacks
By Brad Lendon and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The US government is urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that Russia…
Continue Reading Wildfires rage as China’s Chongqing suffers unrelenting record heat wave
By Shawn Deng, Simone McCarthy and CNN’s Beijing bureau Thousands of emergency responders are battling to contain fast-spreading wildfires in…
Continue Reading The race is on across Ukraine to build new bunkers. Not for soldiers on the front lines, but students in schools
By Tara John and Maria Kostenko, CNN The new school year is a day of celebration in Ukraine, where children dress up and give bouquets of flowers to…
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