U.S. Supreme Court sides with high school cheerleader in free speech case
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former high school cheerleader who argued that she could not be punished by her…
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Climate change has pushed a million people in Madagascar to the ‘edge of starvation,’ UN says
By Amy Cassidy, David McKenzie and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Climate change is the driving force of a developing food crisis in southern Madagascar, the…
Continue Reading Italian lawmakers reject ‘interference’ after Vatican protests anti-homophobia law
By John Allen, CNN Senior Vatican Analyst and editor of Crux, and Nicola Ruotolo Senior lawmakers in Italy pushed back Wednesday against…
Continue Reading Nigeria announces talks with Twitter after ban, as Ecowas court bars government crackdown on users
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has assembled a reconciliation team to lead negotiations with Twitter, more than two…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s first trial under new national security law begins without a jury
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong on Wednesday began the trial for the first person charged under its controversial national security law, which has…
Continue Reading Why female mongooses all give birth at the same time
By Katie Hunt, CNN The vast majority of expectant mongoose moms within a group give birth on the same night. The synchronous arrival of the tiny pups…
Continue Reading Why female mongooses all give birth at the same time
By Katie Hunt, CNN The vast majority of expectant mongoose moms within a group give birth on the same night. The synchronous arrival of the tiny pups…
Continue Reading Soon, neither the US nor China will have ambassadors in each other’s capitals. Will it make a difference?
By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring…
Continue Reading US warplanes fly first combat missions off foreign aircraft carrier since World War II
By Brad Lendon, CNN United States Marine Corps fighter jets aboard a British aircraft carrier flew combat missions over the Middle East this week…
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Indicted Rochester mayor Lovely Warren defeated in Democratic primary by City Councilman Malik Evans
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has lost her race for a third term. Warren came up short in Tuesday’s Democratic primary…
Continue Reading Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa wins Republican mayoral primary in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Polls have closed in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. But with the debut of ranked choice voting and absentee…
Continue Reading Pelosi to create new committee to probe Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democratic colleagues on Tuesday that she is creating a new committee to investigate the Jan.…
Continue Reading Republicans block sweeping voting rights bill in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON, DC — The Democrats’ sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law stalled in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, blocked by a wall of…
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Defense secretary backs change in military handling of sex assault cases
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for the first time, said Tuesday he will support long-debated changes to the military justice…
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U.S. to give another chance to thousands denied asylum under Trump policy
SAN DIEGO, California — Thousands of asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump administration policy that forced them to…
Continue Reading Tour de France Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Tour de France. June 26-July 18, 2021 – The 108th Tour de France is scheduled to take place.…
Continue Reading U.S. to fall short of Biden’s 70% July 4 vaccination goal
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House Covid response team announced Tuesday the U.S. will not hit President Joe Biden’s goal of getting 70% of all adults…
Continue Reading Iron Age people kept mementos of dead loved ones
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Keeping the belongings of dead loved ones was commonplace in Iron Age Britain, a new study suggests, with men and women…
Continue Reading Alleged drug kingpin argues Australia illegally had him sent to the Netherlands
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Lawyers for a Canadian national accused of running a global multibillion-dollar methamphetamine cartel have alleged that he…
Continue Reading Spain pardons 9 Catalan leaders for their roles in failed independence bid
By Al Goodman, CNN Spain’s government pardoned nine leaders serving prison sentences for their roles in Catalonia’s failed 2017…
Continue Reading Rainforests are under siege. Here’s what you should know.
By Sam Romano The world’s rainforests are under siege. Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon rainforest up by as much…
Continue Reading Rainforests are under siege. Here’s what you should know.
By Sam Romano The world’s rainforests are under siege. Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon rainforest up by as much…
Continue Reading Elephant crashes into a woman’s home in search for food, as natural habitats shrink
By Jessie Yeung and Kocha Olarn, CNN A woman in Thailand found an unexpected visitor in her house in the middle of the night last weekend — a…
Continue Reading Pakistan PM Imran Khan refuses to condemn China’s Xinjiang crackdown
By Ben Westcott, CNN Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan refused to condemn the Chinese government’s alleged human rights abuses against the…
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Carl Nassib of Las Vegas Raiders is 1st active NFL player to announce he’s gay
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Carl Nassib, a defensive lineman with the Las Vegas Raiders, became the first active NFL player in league history to…
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She was in her car when a man wanted for murder forced her to drive 2,000 miles, authorities say
What started as a woman’s lunch break on Friday in Oregon ended more than 2,000 miles away in Wisconsin on Sunday when a man wanted for a…
Continue Reading Deputy under criminal investigation after ‘disturbing’ video shows him kicking suspect in the head, sheriff’s department says
A Southern California sheriff’s deputy is under criminal investigation after surveillance video showed him kicking a pursuit suspect in the…
Continue Reading Why scientists and meteorologists are wearing blue and red stripes
As extreme drought plagues the Western US and more intense storms brew in the tropics, climate-minded people joined scientists and meteorologists on…
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Winning California high school basketball team under fire after throwing tortillas at Latino challengers
CORONADO, California — A San Diego-area school district has apologized for an incident in which tortillas were hurled at a basketball team from a…
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U.S. extends Covid restrictions on border crossings with Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — The United States has extended Covid-19 restrictions on non-essential border crossings with Mexico until July 21, according to the…
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