Taiwan unveils new F-16V fighter jets amid military threats from China
By Eric Cheung and Will Ripley, CNN Taiwan on Thursday showed off its newest military hardware — upgraded F-16 fighter jets that would be at…
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Why wiping out Hong Kong’s opposition may have cost China a whole generation in Taiwan
CNN By Eric Cheung, CNN In just five years, Lin Fei-fan went from charging into Taiwan’s legislature and occupying the building with hundreds…
Continue Reading Peng Shuai: UN calls for proof of Chinese tennis star’s whereabouts; WTA chairman willing to pull out of China
By Erin Burnett, Rhea Mogul, Helen Regan and Nectar Gan, CNN China is facing pressure from the United Nations over Chinese tennis star Peng…
Continue Reading Webb telescope is about to take an unprecedented look at these intriguing exoplanets
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the James Webb Space Telescope launches in December, astronomers around the world are expecting to find the…
Continue Reading Supporters of Julius Jones, who was spared from execution, say they will work for his freedom
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has granted Julius Jones clemency just hours before he was scheduled to be executed. He is commuting Jones’ sentence to…
Continue Reading Two men convicted of killing Malcolm X exonerated
After more than half a century, two men are set to be exonerated for the assassination of Malcolm X; CBS2’s Alice Gainer…
Continue Reading Deforestation in the Amazon increased by 33% in first 10 months of 2021, analysis shows
By Camilo Rocha, Juliana Koch and CNN’s Jaide Garcia Deforestation in the Amazon increased by 33% in the first ten months of 2021, compared to…
Continue Reading Baby girl found in drain in Mumbai discharged from hospital
By Esha Mitra, CNN A baby girl who was only 5 days old when she was found in a drain in India’s financial capital of Mumbai has been discharged…
Continue Reading French dictionary adds non-binary pronoun, sparking anger
By Xiaofei Xu and Meredith Ruleman, CNN The decision by a major French dictionary to include a gender-inclusive pronoun in its online edition has…
Continue Reading Germany’s Covid cases hit record high with Merkel warning of ‘dramatic’ situation
Germany has recorded its highest single-day surge in coronavirus infections. CNN’s Cyril Vanier…
Continue Reading Hello from your best friend — the device that lets your dog call you
Researchers are working on a dog phone so Fido can give you a ring … 5 times a day. CNN’s Jeanne Moos…
Continue Reading NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch pushed to Christmas Eve
The Webb Telescope, the most powerful and complex space telescope, must complete over 300 operations perfectly before it freezes in space. Don’t miss…
Continue Reading You asked, we answered: NASA’s new telescope and the search for clues about our universe explained
“The Hunt for Planet B” follows scientists as they build and plan for the launch of NASA’s Webb Telescope, the most powerful and complex space…
Continue Reading You asked, we answered: NASA’s new telescope and the search for clues about our universe explained
The Hunt for Planet B” follows scientists as they build and plan for the launch of NASA’s Webb Telescope, the most powerful and complex space…
Continue Reading You asked, we answered: NASA’s new telescope and the search for clues about our universe explained
By Janelle Davis, CNN The most powerful telescope ever built is expected to launch on December 25. The James Webb Space Telescope will peer into the…
Continue Reading Belarus clears migrant camps at border as first repatriation flight leaves for Iraq
CNN’s Matthew Chance reports after violence broke out on the EU’s border with Belarus where thousands of migrants have been trying to cross in hopes…
Continue Reading While countries wrangle over who should pay for the climate crisis, a community on Lagos Island is being swallowed by the sea
Amid the erosion crisis in Lagos, Nigeria citizens are blaming the construction of “Eko Atlantic City” for the worsening erosion. CNN’s Stephanie…
Continue Reading Germany’s Covid cases hit record high with Merkel warning of ‘dramatic’ situation
By Nadine Schmidt and Tara John, CNN Germany reported its highest single day surge of Covid-19 infections as Chancellor Angela Merkel said the…
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States with the most new housing building permits
UpNest used data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s State of the Cities Data Systems to rank the states and Washington,…
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Broken US-Indigenous treaties: A timeline
Stacker compiled a list of 15 broken U.S.-Indigenous treaties negotiated between 1778 and 1868 using news, archival documents, and historical…
Continue Reading Pakistan passes anti-rape bill allowing chemical castration of repeat offenders
By Sophia Saifi, CNN Sex offenders convicted of multiple rapes could face chemical castration in Pakistan after lawmakers on Wednesday passed new…
Continue Reading Pakistan passes anti-rape bill allowing chemical castration of repeat offenders
CNN By Sophia Saifi, CNN Sex offenders convicted of multiple rapes could face chemical castration in Pakistan after lawmakers on Wednesday passed new…
Continue Reading British F-35 fighter jet crashes while flying off aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
By Brad Lendon, CNN A British F-35, one of the newest stealth fighter jets in the UK military, crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday…
Continue Reading The victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction
CNN’s Matthew Chance reports from a processing center in Belarus where some migrants are being held. On Tuesday, violence broke out on the country’s…
Continue Reading Belarus clears migrant camps at border as first repatriation flight leaves for Iraq
By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah, Antonia Mortensen and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Makeshift migrant camps at a checkpoint on the Belarus-Poland border,…
Continue Reading House censures Rep. Gosar for violent video in rare rebuke
By KEVIN FREKING and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for…
Continue Reading Cuban activist Yunior Garcia Aguilera arrives in Spain
By Pau Mosquera and Patrick Oppmann, CNN Cuban activist Yunior Garcia has arrived in Spain on a tourist visa, along with his wife, a Spanish…
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Defendant takes stand in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Georgia — The defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery took the stand Wednesday as defense attorneys began presenting…
Continue Reading Hello from your best friend — the device that lets your dog call you
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Forget fetching sticks and chewing bones, that’s so last century. Today’s dogs have much more exciting options…
Continue Reading Biden asks FTC to ‘immediately’ look into whether illegal conduct is pushing up gas prices
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to “immediately” investigate whether illegal…
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