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Basketball star Brittney Griner is the latest American to be detained in Russia as supporters work desperately to free them
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star Brittney Griner has been arrested in Russia on drug charges when customs officials found cannabis oil in…
Continue Reading Russian takeover of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant triggers new exodus of women and children
By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN As the evacuation train rolled slowly into the main railroad station in the southeastern Ukrainian city of…
Continue Reading What happened in Russia’s Ukraine invasion over the weekend
By Tara John and Hafsa Khalil, CNN The human toll of the invasion of Ukraine mounted over the weekend as Russia upped its bombardment of civilian…
Continue Reading It’ll be ‘very difficult’ to get detained US basketball star Brittney Griner out of Russia, lawmaker says
By Wayne Sterling, Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN For days, family and friends have been clamoring for the release of two-time Olympic champion…
Continue Reading Russia’s attack on Ukraine reveals political fault lines in Asia
By Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon, Rhea Mogul and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him a “dear…
Continue Reading ‘A family died… in front of my eyes’: Civilians killed as Russian military strike hits evacuation route in Kyiv suburb
Graphic video has surfaced that shows the moment a Russian military strike hit in Irpin, Ukraine, a town on the western outskirts of the Ukrainian…
Continue Reading March 6, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Jake Tapper interviews Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and asks him if Russia is committing war…
Continue Reading At a secret airfield in Eastern Europe, a multinational effort to send weapons to Ukraine proceeds at high speed
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley went last week to an undisclosed airfield near the Ukrainian border…
Continue Reading Trucker convoy laps Washington, DC, beltway to protest Covid-19 measures
By Gabe Cohen and Dakin Andone, CNN A convoy of vehicles lapped the Washington, DC, beltway Sunday morning to demand an end to Covid-19 mandates and…
Continue Reading New York Times: Brittney Griner, two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA all-star, arrested in Russia on drug charges
Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time Women’s National Basketball Association All-Star with the Phoenix Mercury basketball…
Continue Reading Blinken says US has seen reports of Russian abuses in Ukraine that ‘would constitute a war crime’
By Devan Cole, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the US has seen reports of Russian abuses in Ukraine that “would…
Continue Reading The nation’s first law requiring gun owners to have liability insurance may affect less than you think
By Jason Hanna, CNN San Jose’s city council this winter passed an ordinance requiring most of the California city’s gun owners to carry…
Continue Reading Blinken says US is working with European allies to look at ‘prospect’ of banning Russian oil imports
CNN By Devan Cole, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the US is working with its allies in Europe to look into the possibility of…
Continue Reading US officials identify 3 areas where US may take action soon on Ukraine
By Kevin Liptak, CNN American officials on Sunday identified three areas on which the United States could soon take action in an attempt to address…
Continue Reading Why a US college student thinks about nothing but war
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Mariya Gut sipped water at a restaurant near the Baruch College campus in Manhattan — where students squinted into the cool…
Continue Reading What to expect at Apple’s first product event of the year
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple is about to hold its first big product event of 2022 and the focus will be on performance. That likely…
Continue Reading Seattle Police shoot, kill man after he crashes into federal building
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Seattle police officers fatally shot a man Saturday who “reportedly rammed his car into the Federal building and fired a…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Ukraine, Tornado, Gas prices, Sydney flooding, North Korea
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Travelers are scrambling to get flights in and out of Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. More than 30…
Continue Reading Defiance and disobedience are flourishing in Russian-held Ukraine
Oleksandra Zhovtyuk, a mother of three, speaks to CNN about what it’s like now that the Russian military is occupying Kherson,…
Continue Reading Defiance and disobedience are flourishing in Russian-held Ukraine
By Tim Lister in Kyiv and Olga Voitovych in Lviv, Ukraine While the Ukrainian military’s resistance against Russia’s invasion has been…
Continue Reading Ratko Mladic Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Ratko Mladic, former leader of the Bosnian Serb army, sentenced to life in prison for genocide…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of economist and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. Personal Birth date: March 19, 1943…
Continue Reading Mardi Gras Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.…
Continue Reading ‘A family died… in front of my eyes’: Civilians killed as Russian military strike hits evacuation route in Kyiv suburb
By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Luke McGee and Radina Gigova, CNN A Russian military strike hit an evacuation crossing point in a Kyiv suburb Sunday,…
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By Helen Regan, Adam Renton, Amy Woodyatt, Ed Upright, Maureen Chowdhury, Mike Hayes and Alaa Elassar, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022…
Continue Reading Florida expands state of emergency to 3 counties affected by wildfires
By Claudia Dominguez and Paradise Afshar, CNN Evacuation orders are still in place for about 600 homes in the Florida Panhandle as crews battle at…
Continue Reading New York Times: Brittney Griner, two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA all-star, arrested in Russia on drug charges
By Wayne Sterling and Emma Tucker, CNN Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time Women’s National Basketball Association…
Continue Reading Before the Ukraine invasion she made belts. Now, she makes camouflage nets for troops
By David Williams, CNN Weaver Olena Shevtsova sells handmade Slavic and Ukrainian patterned belts, sashes, scarves and even guitar straps online to…
Continue Reading ‘They shoot at anyone who tries to leave.’ Ukrainians describe terror of living under Russian occupation
Christiane Amanpour speaks to 27 year-old Svetlana Zorina, a resident of Ukrainian city Kherson, as the city faces Russian…
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