Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s…
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Airlines cancel hundreds of Christmas Eve & Christmas Day flights due to Omicron
NEW YORK, NY — As pre-pandemic level crowds hit the airports for the holidays, some major U.S. airlines were forced to proactively cancel more…
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Marines on snowmobiles help Santa in Alaska’s remote Arctic
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Marines on snowmobiles helped Santa this month while delivering toys to boys and girls in Alaska’s Arctic. Marines flew to…
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This $10 billion space telescope will reveal the secrets of the universe
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joins CNN to talk about the agency’s James Webb Space…
Continue Reading Arrival of Russian Wagner mercenaries in Mali condemned by European governments
By Tim Lister and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Sixteen European governments have issued a statement to “firmly condemn the deployment of mercenary…
Continue Reading Ethiopia to lose access to lucrative US trade program following CNN investigation
By Nima Elbagir and Arnaud Siad, CNN The White House will eject Ethiopia from a trade program between sub-Saharan African countries and the United…
Continue Reading How astronauts celebrate Christmas in space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Just in time for Christmas, a SpaceX cargo vehicle arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday morning bearing…
Continue Reading This $10 billion space telescope will reveal the secrets of the universe
By Ashley Strickland, CNN We’re about to have eyes on the invisible side of space. The James Webb Space Telescope will be the premier space…
Continue Reading These women are fighting for their Indigenous land and the survival of the Amazon
By Rachel Ramirez Photos and reporting by Lynsey Addario Indigenous women in Brazil have traditionally been excluded from taking on leadership roles…
Continue Reading The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant
You’ve tested positive for Covid-19 right before the holidays. What now? CNN Health Reporter Jacqueline Howard explains what you should to do keep…
Continue Reading Japan says it won’t send government officials to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Japan will not send any senior officials or Cabinet ministers to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, the…
Continue Reading South Korea pardons disgraced former President Park Geun-hye
By Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN The South Korean government has pardoned former President Park Geun-hye, who was serving 22 years in prison for…
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US sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. officials are loosening rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for 10…
Continue Reading ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski transferred to a prison medical facility in North Carolina
By Amanda Watts and Kay Jones, CNN “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski has been moved to a federal medical center in North Carolina, according to…
Continue Reading Jury finds Minnesota officer who killed Black motorist guilty of manslaughter
UPDATE: MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Kim Potter was found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter Thursday for the fatal shooting of Daunte…
Continue Reading US has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Trump
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Biden administration effort to reunite children and parents who were separated under President…
Continue Reading Giant marine reptile skull discovery reveals new evolutionary theories
By Hannah Ryan, CNN The discovery of a giant marine reptile skull in the United States has revealed new theories about the speed of evolution and how…
Continue Reading Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration will be scaled back, city says
By Laura Ly and Jason Hanna, CNN Next week’s New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be “scaled back,” with fewer…
Continue Reading NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope rolls out for Christmas launch
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope is finally on the launchpad. The space observatory, safely tucked inside an Ariane 5 rocket,…
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Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose provocative social commentary and detached,…
Continue Reading Cuomo won’t be charged for touching trooper at racetrack
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor says former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal charges after a…
Continue Reading Putin blames the West for growing tensions during end-of-year news conference
CNN’s Melissa Bell breaks down Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference, where he addressed the troop build-up near the Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Afghanistan’s first president wants the world to work with the Taliban
By Adam Pourahmadi and Noon Salih, CNN Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai believes it is now time for the international community to work with…
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of Jan. 6 records
By MARK SHERMAN and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has turned to the Supreme Court in a…
Continue Reading Pan Am Flight 103 Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. December 21, 1988 – Pan Am Flight 103 explodes 31,000 feet over…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes second antiviral pill to treat Covid-19
By Jamie Gumbrecht, Amanda Sealy and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck’s antiviral pill,…
Continue Reading Iran nuclear talks to restart after ‘disappointing’ pause
US Special Envoy to Iran Robert Malley tells CNN’s Becky Anderson the time left to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran is running out and raises…
Continue Reading Iran nuclear talks to restart after ‘disappointing’ pause
By Celine Alkhaldi Talks to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will restart on Monday after a brief and “disappointing” pause. Chief…
Continue Reading Putin blames the West for growing tensions during end-of-year news conference
CNN’s Melissa Bell breaks down the key moments from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference held in…
Continue Reading Putin blames the West for growing tensions during end-of-year news conference
By Luke McGee and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the ball is in NATO’s court when asked about increasing…
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