For Pacific Islanders, a statue in Washington state recalls a dark chapter in history
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN In downtown Spokane, Washington, in front of a private social club, stands a statue honoring the 19th century US Navy sailor…
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New Zealand police respond to 4-year-old’s adorable emergency call
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Police in New Zealand leapt into action to attend the house of a 4-year-old boy — to check if his toys were as cool as he…
Continue Reading Deadly and ‘very agitated’ snake found in English shipping container
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Staff at an English animal hospital were in for a shock when they responded to a call about an unusual creature — which…
Continue Reading A new Delta descendant is rising in the UK. Here’s what to know
The UK is seeing a rise in coronavirus cases months after having lifted all restrictions earlier this year. Dr. Eric Topol, Professor of Molecular…
Continue Reading A new Delta descendant is rising in the UK. Here’s what to know
By Tara John, CNN British and international authorities are closely monitoring a subtype of the Delta variant that is causing a growing number of…
Continue Reading White House details plan to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11
CNN By Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Wednesday unveiled its plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for…
Continue Reading White House details plan to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11
By Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Wednesday unveiled its plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children…
Continue Reading Moscow orders unvaccinated over-60s to stay home for 4 months as Russia’s Covid-19 crisis deepens
By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN Millions of Russians face strict new Covid-19 restrictions from this week after a slow vaccination drive, an…
Continue Reading New York City vaccine mandate extends to all city workers and includes a new $500 bonus, mayor says
By Laura Ly and Holly Yan, CNN New York City’s vaccine mandate now covers all municipal workers — and comes with a $500 bonus for those…
Continue Reading Miss France pageant faces lawsuit for requiring all contestants to be at least 5-foot-5, unmarried and child-free
Leah Dolan, CNN Miss France, the country’s 101-year-old beauty pageant, is being sued by a feminist activist group and three unsuccessful…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth II cancels trip on advice to rest for a few days
By Max Foster, CNN Queen Elizabeth II is resting at Windsor Castle after “reluctantly” accepting medical advice to cancel a trip to…
Continue Reading Ex-German soldiers arrested for trying to create paramilitary unit to fight in Yemen
By Nadine Schmidt and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Two former German soldiers have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to create a paramilitary unit to…
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The UK has more new Covid-19 cases than France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined
The UK is seeing a rise in coronavirus cases months after having lifted all restrictions earlier this year. Dr. Eric Topol, Professor of Molecular…
Continue Reading The world is banking on giant carbon-sucking fans to clean our climate mess. It’s a big risk.
Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, warns of more turbulence in the energy markets and missing climate goals without…
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History of vaccine mandates in the US
Controversy about vaccine mandates is not new. Stacker used resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of…
Continue Reading Brazilian senators recommend Bolsonaro be charged with crimes against humanity over pandemic
By Rodrigo Pedroso, Stefano Pozzebon and Isa Soares, CNN Brazilian senators have recommended President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with 10 crimes,…
Continue Reading Two killed in domestic incident in Kenosha, Wisconsin, police say
By Joe Sutton, Christine Sever and Jennifer Henderson, CNN A shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that left three people dead and two others in critical…
Continue Reading First he fled North Korea. Now he’s escaped from a Chinese prison, and has a $23,000 bounty on his head
By Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese authorities have offered a bounty equivalent to more than $23,000 for the capture of a North Korean defector who broke out…
Continue Reading The world is banking on giant carbon-sucking fans to clean our climate mess. It’s a big risk.
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Video and Photos by Temujin Doran, CNN Design by Carlotta Dotto, CNN The windswept valleys surrounding the Hengill volcano…
Continue Reading The UK has more new Covid-19 cases than France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined
By Rob Picheta, CNN Last December, as the first of several worrying Covid-19 variants ripped through the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Continue Reading North Korea says its latest ballistic missile test was launched from a submarine
By Yoonjung Seo and Ben Westcott, CNN North Korea said it successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile from a submarine on Tuesday, state news…
Continue Reading A series of close calls and threats before missionaries’ kidnapping in Haiti
Sixteen American citizens and one Canadian were kidnapped by the powerful “400 Mawozo” gang after visiting an orphanage in Croix-des-Bouquets, a…
Continue Reading A Washington state sheriff is facing criminal charges after incident with Black newspaper delivery driver
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A Washington state sheriff who allegedly tailed a Black man delivering newspapers falsely accused the man of threatening…
Continue Reading ACLU sues Oklahoma over law prohibiting critical race theory topics from being taught in schools
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A group of students and educators has filed a complaint challenging an Oklahoma law that restricts teaching about race and…
Continue Reading They take an oath to do no harm, but these doctors are spreading misinformation about the Covid vaccine
By Rob Kuznia, Scott Bronstein, Curt Devine and Drew Griffin, CNN She was a frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show — an Ivy League-educated…
Continue Reading They take an oath to do no harm, but these doctors are spreading misinformation about the Covid vaccine
High-profile doctors spreading Covid-19 disinformation collectively reach millions of Americans, and a dangerous number of people believe their…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has…
Continue Reading A series of close calls and threats before missionaries’ kidnapping in Haiti
By Kara Fox, David Shortell, Natalie Gallón, Matt Rivers, AnneClaire Stapleton and Melissa Bell, CNN The danger was visible all around them, long…
Continue Reading Broward County reaches $25 million settlement with victims of Parkland massacre, attorney says
By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN A $25 million settlement has been reached between the Broward County School Board and 52 victims of the…
Continue Reading More than a quarter of LAPD and LAFD’s sworn workforce remain unvaccinated ahead of city’s vaccine deadline
By Sarah Moon and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN More than a quarter of the Los Angeles Police Department’s and Los Angeles Fire Department’s…
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