‘They took away my dream’: Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya on a life-changing week
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya was set to compete in the women’s 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on…
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Missouri governor pardons lawyer couple who pointed guns at social justice demonstrators who marched past their home
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at…
Continue Reading NY Assembly leader says Cuomo can ‘no longer remain in office,’ will expedite impeachment
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Assembly leader Carl Heastie says Gov. Andrew Cuomo can “no longer remain in office,” and adds that the…
Continue Reading Biden calls on NY Gov. Cuomo to ‘resign’ amid sexual harassment probe
WASHINGTON, DC — President Biden called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. “I think he…
Continue Reading Biden to revive eviction moratorium covering most of U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — President Biden is expected to revive the eviction moratorium covering most of U.S. population, just a day after his…
Continue Reading NY Gov. Cuomo defiant after probe finds he sexually harassed women
NEW YORK, NY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo stayed defiant after a probe found he sexually harassed multiple women, including current and former state…
Continue Reading At least 30 bodies float down river between Ethiopia’s Tigray and Sudan
Story by Reuters At least 30 corpses have washed up on the Sudanese banks of a river that abuts Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, according…
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Officer dead, suspect killed in violence outside Pentagon
WASHINGTON, DC — An officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, and a suspect in…
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Suspect in violence outside the Pentagon was shot by police and died at the scene
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say a Pentagon officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the…
Continue Reading Powerful blast rocks Kabul after Afghan army urges civilians to leave Taliban-controlled areas of major city
By Tim Lister and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A car bomb exploded near the home of Afghanistan’s acting defense minister in Kabul on Tuesday evening,…
Continue Reading Law enforcement officials say one officer has died after the shooting outside the Pentagon transit station
WASHINGTON (AP) — An officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon. That’s…
Continue Reading Cuomo stays defiant after probe finds he harassed women, saying ‘facts are much different than what has been portrayed’
NEW YORK (AP) — An investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has found that he sexually harassed multiple current and former state government…
Continue Reading Mother of would-be Reagan assassin John Hinckley Jr. dies at 95
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jo Ann Hinckley, whose son John Hinckley Jr. tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, has died. Her son’s lawyer Barry…
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British navy now calls incident off the United Arab Emirates’ coast a ‘potential hijack’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The British navy has warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates…
Continue Reading Delta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says
The World Health Organization’s Africa director Dr. Matshidiso Moeti and epidemiologist Jeremy Farrar discuss vaccine inequity and the latest Covid…
Continue Reading Delta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Coronavirus deaths in Africa rose rapidly over the past month, as fatalities surged by 80 percent within the last four weeks,…
Continue Reading Biles wins bronze on balance beam after return to competition
TOKYO, Japan — Simone Biles stuck the landing and won a bronze medal. The American gymnastics superstar delivered during the women’s balance beam…
Continue Reading Belarus sprinter tells AP she wants an investigation into who gave the order to withdraw her from Tokyo Olympics
MOSCOW (AP) — A Belarus sprinter tells AP she wants an investigation into who gave the order to withdraw her from Tokyo Olympics. Krystsina…
Continue Reading Sprinter says it was made clear she would face punishment upon return to Belarus
MOSCOW (AP) – A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team at the Tokyo Games says that they “made it…
Continue Reading Belarus sprinter says she hopes to continue her career, but for now safety remains a priority
MOSCOW (AP) – A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team at the Tokyo Games says that they “made it…
Continue Reading Vitaly Shishov, head of Belarusian exile group, found dead in Ukrainian capital
By Radina Gigova, Denis Lapin, Jessie Yeung and Tara John, CNN A Belarusian dissident who helped his countrymen flee persecution was found dead in a…
Continue Reading How the earth’s rotation helped the earliest forms of life to diversify
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Earth hasn’t always experienced the 24-hour day we’re so familiar with now. In fact, the way the world turns…
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Transgender internet personality Chris Chan arrested on incest charge
CLICK HERE FOR UPDATES TO THIS STORY RICHMOND, Virginia — Transgender internet personality Chris Chan, also known as Christine Weston Chandler, is…
Continue Reading Alexander Zverev on winning Olympic gold: It’s an incredible feeling
CNN’s Coy Wire speaks with Alexander Zverev, the German tennis star who won the men’s singles in the Tokyo…
Continue Reading India to deploy naval task force into South China Sea and beyond
By Brad Lendon, CNN India is sending a task force of four warships into the South China Sea on a two-month deployment that will include exercises…
Continue Reading Biles is back and Tokyo’s Olympic fever
CNN’s Selina Wang talks about Simone Biles’ return to competition and whether the success of Japanese athletes is softening resistance to the…
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Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July
WASHINGTON, DC — The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an…
Continue Reading U.S. hits 70% vaccination rate amid Delta variant surge
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of American adults…
Continue Reading A rare species thought to be extinct is clinging to survival, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN A species of tiny chameleons presumed to be extinct due to deforestation has been found, but it is clinging to survival. Up to…
Continue Reading Louisiana reinstates indoor mask mandate, including in schools, as Covid-19 surges
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is reenacting a statewide mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents across all indoor…
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