‘It’s extremely disturbing’: CNN reporter reacts to latest deadly rape in India
An Indian woman allegedly assaulted and raped in Mumbai on Friday has died of her injuries, in a case activists say bears a striking similarity to…
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A 9-year-old girl was raped and murdered in India. Her death is part of a bigger problem facing Dalit women
By Monica Sarkar, CNN CNN spoke to several activists from Dalit Women Fight (DWF), which campaigns for the rights of women from their community.…
Continue Reading Vandalism delays the opening of the Hmong Cultural Center Museum in Minnesota
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN The Hmong Cultural Center in Minneapolis is having to push back the opening of its expanded museum after vandals defaced…
Continue Reading Demonstrators gather on Georgia college campuses to protest lack of mask mandates
By Steve Almasy and Kiely Westhoff, CNN A weeklong series of protests has begun on some of the biggest college campuses in Georgia, a state where…
Continue Reading Alligators eat lots of things. These prehistoric artifacts were an unusual snack
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Discovering prehistoric artifacts is amazing enough. But finding them deep in the belly of a massive alligator —…
Continue Reading Overwhelmed Kentucky hospitals fear the worst as federal Covid-19 assistance is scheduled to leave Friday
As Kentucky’s Covid-19 hospitalization rate soars, the governor has deployed National Guard members to help hospitals nearing their breaking point.…
Continue Reading Overwhelmed Kentucky hospitals fear the worst as federal Covid-19 assistance is scheduled to leave Friday
By Amir Vera and Lauren Clabby Moore, CNN A Covid-19 surge in Kentucky has led to so many patients at St. Claire Regional Medical Center that the…
Continue Reading Scientists want to resurrect the woolly mammoth. They just got $15 million to make it happen
By Katie Hunt, CNN Bringing extinct creatures back to life is the lifeblood of science fiction. At its most tantalizing, think Jurassic Park and its…
Continue Reading Whirlpool will pay workers $1,000 to get vaccinated
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Whirlpool is offering to pay workers $1,000 to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The new vaccine incentive, confirmed by…
Continue Reading Massachusetts activates up to 250 National Guard troops to drive school vans
By Steve Almasy, CNN Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday activated up to 250 National Guard troops to help with school transportation at the…
Continue Reading More island destinations added to CDC’s ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Island destinations from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean joined a handful of Eastern European countries among the latest…
Continue Reading Norway’s center-left Labour begins coalition talks as anti-oil Greens sidelined
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Norway’s main opposition Labour Party is beginning coalition talks to form a government Tuesday after the ruling…
Continue Reading Apple fixes security hole reportedly used to hack an iPhone
By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could…
Continue Reading 2 Florida middle school students arrested in alleged school shooting plot tried to recruit fellow students to participate
By Gregory Lemos and Melissa Alonso, CNN The two middle-school students who were arrested after allegedly planning a shooting at their school in Lee…
Continue Reading New York City now enforcing Covid-19 vaccine requirement for most indoor activities
By Eric Levenson, CNN New York City began enforcing its Covid-19 vaccine passport program, known as “Key to NYC,” for most indoor…
Continue Reading Louisiana Department of Health aware of plans for nursing homes to use warehouse for evacuation site
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Louisiana Department of Health was aware of plans from seven nursing homes to evacuate their residents to a warehouse in…
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FDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press An international group of scientists is arguing the average person doesn’t need a…
Continue Reading Scientists are potty-training cows in a bid to help save the planet
By Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN If you can potty-train a child, you can potty-train a cow. At least, that was the theory a group of researchers in…
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A heart patient died after he couldn’t get a cardiac ICU bed in 43 hospitals. Now his family is pleading for people to get vaccinated
By Alta Spells and Holly Yan, CNN Ray DeMonia wasn’t seeking Covid-19 treatment when he arrived at an Alabama hospital with heart problems. But…
Continue Reading Capitol Police arrest man with bayonet and machete in truck near DNC headquarters
US Capitol police announced the arrest of an armed man near the Democratic National Convention headquarters in Washington,…
Continue Reading He was lucky to escape Afghanistan, but many of his relatives, friends and other Afghan allies were left behind, in danger and pleading to be evacuated
CNN’s Nic Robertson travels to Kabul, Afghanistan, on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks that led to the US invasion of the…
Continue Reading South Africa mulls vaccine passports as Covid-19 restrictions are eased
By David McKenzie, CNN South Africa will start to ease several Covid-19 restrictions as infection rates decrease in the country, President Cyril…
Continue Reading Gunmen storm Nigerian jail to break out more than 200 prisoners
By Nimi Princewill, CNN At least 240 prisoners have escaped in a prison break in Nigeria’s north-central Kogi State after gunmen carried out a…
Continue Reading Study: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A new study says up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense…
Continue Reading Nicholas is now a hurricane that threatens the Texas coast with heavy rain and storm surges
Tropical Storm Nicholas is pushing heavy rain and a flash flood threat to the Texas and Louisiana coastline, and some locations could get over a foot…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 13: Covid, spending bill, California, N Korea, India
Los Angeles Times columnist Jean Guerrero, an outspoken critic of Larry Elder, says the Republican candidate is unlikely to win, and “claiming that…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 13: Covid, spending bill, California, N Korea, India
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) defends the proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he’d prefer to see a lower price…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 13: Covid, spending bill, California, N Korea, India
In a two-hour documentary that airs September 12 at 9pm ET, CNN’s Jake Tapper conducts candid, in-depth interviews with eight US commanders who led…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 13: Covid, spending bill, California, N Korea, India
By AJ Willingham, CNN Tropical Storm Nicholas takes aim this week at Texas and Louisiana. Not only will it dump a lot of rain, it could also…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 13: Covid, spending bill, California, N Korea, India
Tropical Storm Nicholas is pushing heavy rain and a flash flood threat to the Texas and Louisiana coastline, and some locations could get over a foot…
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