Putin says ‘several dozen’ in his inner circle test positive for coronavirus
By Zahra Ullah, Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday morning that “not just one or two but…
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South Carolina law enforcement opens criminal investigation into 2018 death of Murdaugh family’s housekeeper
By Caroline Kenny, Angela Barajas and Rebekah Riess, CNN The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division on Wednesday announced it was opening a criminal…
Continue Reading ISIS chief in Sahara killed by French forces, Macron says
French forces have killed Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS), in a drone strike, the French…
Continue Reading When did humans start wearing clothes? Discovery in a Moroccan cave sheds some light
By Katie Hunt, CNN In popular culture, cave men (and women) are often draped in furs, but archaeological evidence of what our Stone Age ancestors…
Continue Reading Fossil reveals bird with long, flashy tail feathers that lived 120 million years ago
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Scientists have uncovered the fossil of a bird that lived 120 million years ago, and it definitely had flair, including…
Continue Reading Germany averted possible attack on synagogue during Yom Kippur, minister says
By Nadine Schmidt and Rosa Steindorff, CNN German officials on Thursday said a possible Islamist terror attack on a synagogue in the western city of…
Continue Reading Former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin pleads not guilty to federal charges
By Omar Jimenez and Brad Parks and Ray Sanchez, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted in April on state murder…
Continue Reading The ozone hole over the South Pole is now bigger than Antarctica
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The hole in the ozone that forms every year over the South Pole is now larger than Antarctica, scientists from the European…
Continue Reading Climate change could wipe out iconic California landmarks
Almost everything about a sequoia tree is giant, yet the iconic tree’s footprint is shrinking. As CNN’s Stephanie Elam reports, human-induced climate…
Continue Reading A Florida chiropractor signed hundreds of mask exemption forms for students. Now, the district has tightened its mask policy
By Randi Kaye and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A school district in Sarasota County, Florida, has tightened its mask policy after a chiropractor signed…
Continue Reading A Florida chiropractor signed hundreds of mask exemption forms for students. Now, the district has tightened its mask policy
CNN’s Randi Kaye attempts to speak with chiropractor Dan Busch, who despite not being a medical doctor, wrote medical exemptions for students wishing…
Continue Reading A cave full of ancient Indigenous paintings sold for more than $2 million. The Osage Nation says it belongs to them
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN More than 1,000 years ago, Indigenous people journeyed into a dark cave on the land now called Missouri and painted nearly 300…
Continue Reading Shoppers are still spending despite the Delta variant
By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Anneken Tappe, CNN US retail sales increased last month as consumers continued to dish out on clothing, furniture and…
Continue Reading U.S. unemployment claims rise after hitting pandemic low
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits moved up last week to 332,000…
Continue Reading Fugitive hands himself in after nearly 30 years on the run
By Jack Guy, CNN A fugitive who spent nearly 30 years on the run after allegedly using a hacksaw blade and bolt cutters to escape from prison has…
Continue Reading Thousands of healthcare workers suspended in France after failing to get vaccinated
By Rob Picheta and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Around 3,000 healthcare workers have been suspended in France after failing to meet a government requirement to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 16: Covid-19, law enforcement, Nassar, US debt, China
By AJ Willingham, CNN It is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The Jewish holy day began last night at sundown and is considered the most important…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 16: Covid-19, law enforcement, Nassar, US debt, China
There are two areas with a high chance of developing into the next tropical system, which would be named Odette. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri…
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Olympic gymnast Simone Biles became emotional during her testimony before a Senate committee investigating FBI mishandling of abuse allegations…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 16: Covid-19, law enforcement, Nassar, US debt, China
Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s Regional Director for Europe, speaks with Christiane Amanpour about vaccine inequity and the case for…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh turns himself in on charges connected to insurance fraud scheme
By Dakin Andone, Angela Barajas and Martin Savidge, CNN Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were killed in June, was arrested…
Continue Reading Wrongly convicted man dies of Covid-19, nine years after he was exonerated
Florida vaccine advocate loses 6 family members to…
Continue Reading Florida vaccine advocate loses 6 unvaccinated family members to Covid-19 within 3 weeks
By Amy Simonson, CNN After months of knocking on doors in the neighborhoods of Palm Beach County, Florida, trying to convince members of the…
Continue Reading ISIS chief in Sahara killed by French forces, Macron says
By Joseph Ataman and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN French forces have killed Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara…
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Mexico to give away ‘El Chapo’ safehouse in lottery
By ANDRÉS VILLARREAL Associated Press CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — The house that former drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán fled in 2014 when…
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$1M raised for baby girl born to widow of Marine killed in Kabul bombing
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The widow of a U.S. Marine killed in a bombing in Afghanistan in August has given birth to a baby girl. A Facebook post by…
Continue Reading Bucks hire Lisa Byington, making her the first woman to be a full-time TV play-by-play broadcaster for a major men’s professional sports team
By Jill Martin, CNN A major sports broadcasting barrier has been broken. Lisa Byington has been hired by the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks…
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WATCH: Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX’s first private flight streaked into orbit Wednesday evening with two contest winners, a health care worker and…
Continue Reading Hawaii’s famous Haiku Stairs will likely be removed
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Hawaii’s famous Haiku Stairs, sometimes called the Stairway to Heaven, are likely to be removed next year following a…
Continue Reading Students fight back against a book ban that has a Pennsylvania community divided
Students in a southern Pennsylvania school district are battling the latest example of panic spreading over how history and race are taught in…
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