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A suspect is in custody in the Texas school shooting that left at least 4 people injured

October 7, 2021 2:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Kay Jones and Holly Yan, CNN The suspect in a shooting at a Texas high school Wednesday is in custody, Arlington police said. Detectives have…

NYPD union president resigns after FBI raids his home and union office

October 6, 2021 9:31 AM CNN

NYPD Union President Edward Mullins has resigned after the FBI raided his home and union office. CNN’s Brynn Gringas…

Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing Fast Facts

October 6, 2021 8:21 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 1983 bombing of a Marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 241 US service personnel. Facts On…

Inside Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit bubble, where he’s king of his party but cut off from reality

October 6, 2021 8:09 AM CNN

Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, England, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out his vision for “leveling up” the…

Why it took nearly 50 years for scientists to name this mysterious tropical plant

October 6, 2021 7:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN After nearly half a century, the mystery of Manu is finally solved. In 1973, scientist Robin Foster discovered a plant with…

We’ve reached the ‘Red Covid’ phase of the pandemic

October 6, 2021 6:00 AM CNN

The effort to vaccinate America against Covid-19 has now become so politically divided that a state’s political affiliation can generally predict…

The unused “miracle”

October 6, 2021 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN Before the advent of Covid-19 vaccines, the San Francisco Department of Public Health needed three…

How oil spills harm birds, dolphins, sea lions and other wildlife

October 6, 2021 5:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Brandon Griggs, CNN An oil spill like the one off the coast of Southern California is a disaster on many levels — maybe none more tragic…

US Department of Education overhauls Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

October 6, 2021 5:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Liz Stark, CNN The US Department of Education announced major changes Wednesday to a federal student loan forgiveness program that the agency says…

Pope expresses ‘shame’ over Church response to sexual abuse survivors following French report

October 6, 2021 4:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Delia Gallagher and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Pope Francis on Wednesday called a report detailing decades of abuse in the French Catholic Church…

5 things to know for October 6: Facebook, Congress, coronavirus, NYPD, Ethiopia

October 6, 2021 4:29 AM CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN The US admitted 11,411 refugees during the 2021 fiscal year — the lowest number in 40 years. Here’s what you need…

5 things to know for October 6: Facebook, Congress, coronavirus, NYPD, Ethiopia

October 6, 2021 4:29 AM CNN

A level 3 out of 4 threat for excessive rainfall is the outlook for the Southeast today. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…

5 things to know for October 6: Facebook, Congress, coronavirus, NYPD, Ethiopia

October 6, 2021 4:29 AM CNN

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen said in her opening statement before a Senate subcommittee that the company consistently put profit over moral…

Inside Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit bubble, where he’s king of his party but cut off from reality

October 6, 2021 4:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson should be in trouble. There are very real challenges to everyday life unfolding all over Britain. Drivers have been…

Troubled student loan forgiveness program gets an overhaul

October 6, 2021 4:00 AM Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration is temporarily relaxing the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been…

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for ‘simple’ yet ‘ingenious’ discovery

October 6, 2021 3:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Katie Hunt, CNN The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan, two scientists honored…

DEA agents had found bulk marijuana on Amtrak train before the deadly shooting in Arizona, court documents say

October 6, 2021 6:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Carma Hassan, CNN The deadly shooting on an Amtrak train in Arizona on Monday erupted after US Drug Enforcement Administration agents recovered…

China could be ready to mount a ‘full-scale’ invasion of Taiwan by 2025, island’s defense minister says

October 6, 2021 2:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung, CNN China could be capable of mounting a “full-scale” invasion of Taiwan by 2025, the island’s defense minister…

7 passengers injured in Amtrak train crash that killed 3 sue train companies

October 6, 2021 1:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi and Jenn Selva, CNN Seven people injured when an Amtrak train derailed last month in rural Montana have filed federal lawsuits…

Texas man sentenced to 15 months in prison for posting Covid-19 hoax on social media

October 6, 2021 1:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A Texas man was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for spreading a hoax related to Covid-19 on social media,…

Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, son of late dictator, announces Philippines presidential bid

October 5, 2021 11:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Akanksha Sharma and Ben Westcott, CNN The only son of late Philippines’ dictator Ferdinand Marcos said on Tuesday he will stand for…

A 13-inch tear in a pipe was likely the source of a California oil spill. Here’s how it may have gotten there

October 6, 2021 3:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Authorities believe they have identified the source of an oil spill off the California coast that has shuttered beaches and…

Ethiopia used its flagship commercial airline to transport weapons during war in Tigray

October 5, 2021 10:03 PM CNN Newsource

Exclusive by Nima Elbagir, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase and Barbara Arvanitidis, CNN Video by Mark Baron, CNN Ethiopia’s government has…

Whistleblower: Facebook harms children, stokes division and weakens our democracy

October 5, 2021 8:51 PM CNN

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen said in her opening statement before a Senate subcommittee that the company consistently put profit over moral…

‘Terrifying’: Facebook whistleblower cites violence in Myanmar and Ethiopia, spying by China and Iran

October 5, 2021 7:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Caitlin Hu, CNN During much-anticipated testimony Tuesday before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Facebook whistleblower Frances…

Missouri man executed over objections of Pope Francis

October 5, 2021 5:22 PM Associated Press

BONNE TERRE, Missouri — A Missouri man has been put to death for killing three workers while robbing a convenience store nearly three decades ago.…

Tiny rare fossil found in 16 million-year-old amber is ‘once-in-a-generation’ find

October 5, 2021 5:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Microscopic tardigrades have thrived on Earth for more than 500 million years, and may well outlive humans, but the tiny…

5 alternative energy sources to speed our transition away from fossil fuels

October 7, 2021 10:28 AM CNN

A grave ecological disaster is unfolding along California’s southern coast and authorities say they may have found the source of the oil leak that’s…

Group of bystanders builds makeshift stretcher to help rescue an injured hiker from a Colorado mountainside

October 5, 2021 3:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Jackson, CNN A family on a trip to see the fall foliage in Colorado turned into a rescue mission when they came across an injured man. On…

Group of bystanders builds makeshift stretcher to help rescue an injured hiker from a Colorado mountainside

October 5, 2021 3:58 PM CNN

A 77-year-old man who fell off a Colorado mountain trail was carried by fellow hikers until paramedics…