Will Biden’s mandates work? Macron’s vaccine pass gamble may hold some clues
By Eliza Mackintosh, Joseph Ataman, Saskya Vandoorne and Melissa Bell, CNN After US President Joe Biden laid out a plan to tackle the worsening…
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A pair of California wildfires are now threatening some of the world’s largest trees
By Cheri Mossburg and Christina Maxouris, CNN A pair of wildfires burning in California’s parched Sierra Nevada mountains have forced the…
Continue Reading Fiji reopening December 1
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Fiji will reopen to fully vaccinated tourists on December 1, 2021, according to an official statement from the country’s…
Continue Reading Nearly 5 million people are under flash flood watches as Nicholas hovers over the Gulf region
Tropical Depression Nicholas is slowing recovery efforts in Louisiana weeks after Hurricane Ida as it hits the deep south with life-threatening flash…
Continue Reading An astounding number of people flocked to Yellowstone in August — enough to set a record
By Andy Rose and Forrest Brown, CNN With health experts steering travelers toward outdoor destinations and activities during the pandemic, US…
Continue Reading The Golden Ray cargo ship capsized because of inaccurate stability calculations, the NTSB finds
By Rebekah Riess and Melissa Gray, CNN The capsizing of the Golden Ray cargo ship off the Georgia coast two years ago, which resulted in more than…
Continue Reading Arizona’s attorney general files 1st lawsuit against Biden vaccine rules
PHOENIX, Arizona — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed the first lawsuit Tuesday to block President Joe Biden’s new vaccine requirements…
Continue Reading Ancient spider caring for her offspring is trapped in 99 million-year-old amber
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Nothing gets between a fiercely protective mother spider and her children. Dripping tree resin trapped adult female spiders…
Continue Reading Massachusetts activates up to 250 National Guard troops to drive school vans
CNN’s Pete Muntean reports on what school districts across the country are doing to attract school bus drivers after the coronavirus pandemic has…
Continue Reading NBA players will not need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 ahead of new season, source says
By David Close and Steve Almasy, CNN When the new NBA season begins October 19, players will not have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to play, a…
Continue Reading Virginia and Wisconsin report measles cases among refugees
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials in Virginia and Wisconsin say that six people who recently traveled to the U.S. from…
Continue Reading Gavin Newsom holds onto his job as California governor, CNN projects
By Maeve Reston and Gregory Krieg, CNN California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has defeated the effort to remove him from office, according…
Continue Reading Texas governor says he’s committed to eliminating rapists. The state has more than 5,000 untested rape kits
The Texas law barring abortions at six weeks of pregnancy has women’s rights advocates up in arms for a number of reasons, including because it makes…
Continue Reading Here’s everything Apple unveiled at its big iPhone event
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple unveiled four new iPhones, a new Apple Watch and new iPads on Tuesday during a virtual media event held…
Continue Reading Palace confirms Queen Elizabeth sent message of congratulations to North Korea
By Max Foster and Gawon Bae, CNN Queen Elizabeth sent a message of congratulations to the people of North Korea on their national day, a Buckingham…
Continue Reading Convicted murderer Robert Durst’s health is improving, appeal pending
Robert Durst, millionaire real estate heir and subject of HBO crime documentary “The Jinx,” was convicted of killing his friend Susan Berman in…
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Iconic ‘SNL’ comedian Norm Macdonald dies of cancer at 61
NEW YORK — Norm Macdonald, the iconic “Saturday Night Live” cast member and comedian known for his unorthodox, often crude humor, has died, his…
Continue Reading US military branches set deadline for members to be vaccinated against Covid-19
By Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN Four US military branches have set deadlines for when active-duty, reserve and National Guard service…
Continue Reading This food has a 6,000-year-old history that shaped the basis of what we eat today
By Megan Marples, CNN You might find it’s nearly impossible to keep your mouth from watering at the thought of warm, yeasty bread straight from…
Continue Reading Alligator suspected of killing man in Hurricane Ida floodwaters found with what appears to be human remains in its stomach
By Amanda Watts, CNN A 504-pound alligator was captured in the area where a St. Tammany Parish man was last seen after he walked in floodwaters…
Continue Reading Haiti Prime Minister orders firing of top prosecutor in presidential assassination case
By Caitlin Hu and Etant Dupain, CNN Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has ordered the firing of the country’s top prosecutor, who was…
Continue Reading Fauci supports a vaccine mandate for travel, but the industry is not on board
By Marnie Hunter, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN A vaccine mandate for US air travel is an idea that Dr. Anthony Fauci supports, but the…
Continue Reading Fauci supports a vaccine mandate for travel, but the industry is not on board
Delta Air Lines is putting a new deadline on unvaccinated employees that will require them to take weekly Covid tests and, depending on their…
Continue Reading Ex-Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights plead not guilty
Morgan Freeman discusses U.S. policing and his new film “The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain” alongside actor Frankie Faison and the son of Kenneth…
Continue Reading Oldest known living WWII veteran celebrates his 112th birthday
By Gregory Lemos, CNN The oldest known living World War II veteran celebrated his 112th birthday with a socially distanced, drive-by celebration at…
Continue Reading Oldest known living WWII veteran celebrates his 112th birthday
The nation’s oldest World War II veteran celebrated his 112th birthday on…
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Judge declares mistrial at trial of Backpage.com founders
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial at the trial of the founders of the lucrative classified site…
Continue Reading Murder trial of real estate tycoon Robert Durst in hands of Los Angeles jury
By Ray Sanchez and Paul Vercammen, CNN More than six years after a crime documentary triggered a murder charge against real estate scion Robert…
Continue Reading Ex-Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights plead not guilty
By Omar Jimenez and Brad Parks, CNN Four former Minneapolis police officers pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges they violated…
Continue Reading Justice Department announces investigation into Georgia prisons
By Christina Carrega, CNN The US Justice Department on Tuesday announced a statewide investigation into prisons in Georgia, focusing on…
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