US & World Archives

US Navy challenges Chinese claims in South China Sea for second time in a week

July 15, 2022 11:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN A US Navy warship on Saturday challenged Chinese claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said in a…

Sri Lanka crisis: How do you fix a broken country?

July 15, 2022 6:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, CNN For years it had been one of Sri Lanka’s grandest and most heavily guarded buildings, serving as the official residence…

Sri Lanka crisis: How do you fix a broken country?

July 15, 2022 6:53 PM CNN

CNN By Heather Chen, CNN For years it had been one of Sri Lanka’s grandest and most heavily guarded buildings, serving as the official…

Biden set to take calibrated approach in effort to shift US-Saudi dynamics in push for more oil

July 15, 2022 9:13 AM CNN

CNN By Phil Mattingly, CNN Soaring gas prices may have been the driving factor behind President Joe Biden’s decision to visit Saudi Arabia, but…

Putin reshuffles top officials, names new space agency head

July 15, 2022 9:10 AM Associated Press

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has reshuffled his top officials, naming a new head of the…

NASA releases first Webb Telescope images of Jupiter and moon Europa

July 15, 2022 7:48 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Exciting new images of Jupiter are now available thanks to some new technology from NASA. NASA’s James Webb space telescope team unveiled the…

Biggest pay raises in 15 years are on tap for 2023

July 15, 2022 7:24 AM Noelia Gonzalez

The biggest pay raises in 15 years are on tap for next year, but experts say those raises will not make up for inflation. That’s according to…

Blue whales end up as ‘ocean’s roadkill’ in the crowded waters of Patagonia

July 15, 2022 6:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN The blue whale’s giant corpse was lying washed up on a rocky beach on the Pacific coast of Patagonia, at the southern tip of…

Russia’s war in Ukraine

July 15, 2022 6:43 AM CNN

CNN’s Scott McLean reports from Vinnytsia, Ukraine, where civilians are caught in the middle of Russian missile attacks, wounding many severely and…

Former German soldier gets five-and-a-half years in prison for far-right plot

July 15, 2022 6:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadine Schmidt, CNN One of postwar Germany’s most publicized terrorism trials concluded Friday as a former German soldier was sentenced to…

UK forecasters issue first-ever ‘red’ warning for exceptional heat with all-time records poised to topple

July 15, 2022 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Temperatures in the UK are expected to soar to all-time highs early next week, prompting the British government to issue a…

Saudi Arabia opens airspace to Israeli flights

July 15, 2022 5:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Kyle Blaine and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Saudi Arabia on Friday opened its airspace to all civilian carriers, including all flights to and from…

Russia’s war in Ukraine

July 15, 2022 3:12 AM CNN

Vinnytsia, a central Ukrainian town far from the front lines, was struck by three Russian missiles. The attack left over 20 civilians dead, including…

5 of the biggest perceived problems that small-business owners face

July 15, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Simply Business outlines major problems small-business owners face based on years of research by…

Sri Lanka’s former President has stepped down — but larger problems loom for the crisis-hit country

July 15, 2022 1:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, Iqbal Athas and Kunal Sehgal, CNN Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country earlier this week, has…

Russia’s war in Ukraine

July 15, 2022 1:30 AM CNN Newsource

US and Japanese warplanes put on show of force as tensions spike with China and Russia

July 14, 2022 10:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN More than 50 US and Japanese warplanes flew over waters near Japan this week as the two allies put on a show of force amid rising…

These robots could search for life in our solar system’s ocean worlds

July 14, 2022 12:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Ocean worlds in our solar system are attractive places in the search for life beyond Earth. Beneath a thick, icy shell,…

Italy’s President Mattarella rejects Prime Minister Draghi’s resignation

July 14, 2022 10:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Livia Borghese and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Thursday that he would resign, after the 5-Star movement…

Russia’s war in Ukraine

July 14, 2022 10:31 AM CNN

Vinnytsia, a central Ukrainian town far from the front lines, has been struck by Russian missiles. The attack left at least 22 civilians, including…

Inflation rises at fastest pace in 40 years

July 14, 2022 7:55 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Inflation in the U.S. is surging to the highest level in 40 years. Wednesday, the bureau of labor statistics reported consumer prices rose…

Mysterious fast radio burst in space has a ‘heartbeat’ pattern

July 14, 2022 7:37 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Astronomers published a study in the journal “nature” that details a strange signal they discovered back in 2019. It’s called a fast radio burst.…

J K Rowling Fast Facts

July 14, 2022 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. Personal Birth date: July 31, 1965 Birth…

World War I Fast Facts

July 14, 2022 6:33 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about World War I, also known as the First World War and the Great War, which lasted…

Ukraine’s new US rockets are causing fresh problems for Russia

July 14, 2022 3:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister and Oren Liebermann, CNN There’s a new and potentially very significant factor in the Ukrainian conflict: the Ukrainians’…

Here are the most common times for fatal car accidents

July 14, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Staver Injury Law Firm collected data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2020 Fatality Analysis Reporting System to find out…

Sri Lankan president resigns by email after fleeing to Singapore

July 14, 2022 2:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Iqbal Athas, Rhea Mogul and Rukshana Rizwie, CNN Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has tendered his resignation in a letter sent by email to…