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Canada voted for the planet

October 24, 2019 6:58 am CNN

Australia was supposed to have held the world’s first climate election. In the end, Canada beat it to the punch. Justin Trudeau’s win…

A single grievance sent protesters to the streets, but wider discontent has kept them there

October 24, 2019 4:09 am CNN

The demonstrations seemingly began with a single spark. In Chile it was a hike in metro fares. In Lebanon it was a tax on WhatsApp calls. In Hong…

Colorado mom charged with murder and profiting off fabricated illnesses in Make-A-Wish daughter’s death

October 24, 2019 3:47 am CNN

Olivia Gant was a local celebrity, a terminally ill 7-year-old who spent her final months riding along with police and firefighters and taking on…

Nusrat Jahan Rafi: 16 sentenced to death for Bangladesh student’s murder

October 24, 2019 3:22 am CNN

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced 16 people to death for the murder of a teenager who was set on fire after she reported sexual harassment. The…

Kim Jong Un says his relationship with Donald Trump is ‘special’

October 24, 2019 12:26 am CNN

Kim Jong Un has praised his “special” relationship with US President Donald Trump, with one of North Korea‘s most respected…

Catholic priests in Colorado sexually abused at least 166 children in the past 70 years

October 24, 2019 12:02 am CNN

At least 166 children were abused by dozens of Catholic priests in Colorado since 1950, a report released Wednesday says. The 263-page report details…

Two dead in Texas after helicopters collide while herding deer

October 23, 2019 9:52 pm CNN

Two people are dead and one injured after a pair of helicopters collided while herding deer over a ranch in south Texas on Wednesday, according to…

California utility company begins turning off power to customers in effort to prevent wildfires

October 23, 2019 8:24 pm CNN

Pacific Gas & Electric began Wednesday to cut electricity to homes and businesses in more than a dozen areas as the California utility tries to…

25,000 educators swarmed City Hall with their demands in day 5 of the Chicago teachers’ strike

October 23, 2019 8:09 pm CNN

Thousands of teachers flooded the streets of downtown Chicago to deliver a message to City Hall: They won’t stop striking until they get what…

Scientists taught rats to drive little rat-sized cars. It could advance human mental health treatment

October 23, 2019 7:29 pm CNN

Rats have learned how to drive and steer their own tiny cars in exchange for Froot Loops. That’s a feat on its own. But the real discovery in…

Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are two contrasting faces in the college admissions scam

October 23, 2019 6:04 pm CNN

As Felicity Huffman‘s time behind bars nears its end, Lori Loughlin‘s fate for her alleged role in the college admissions scandal is yet…

Trump claims ‘big success’ in Syria, calls Turkey cease-fire ‘permanent’

October 23, 2019 12:56 pm Associated Press, ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump says Turkey has informed the U.S. it will make “permanent” a five-day cease-fire in Syria. In response,…

Author of parenting book sentenced to three weeks in prison for college admissions scam

October 23, 2019 5:45 pm CNN

A Los Angeles-based CEO and author who wrote a book about parenting was sentenced to three weeks in prison for agreeing to pay $50,000 to have a…

A man was charged with the murder of two Wisconsin brothers who visited his farm

October 23, 2019 5:39 pm CNN

A Missouri farmer has been accused of killing two brothers who vanished after they visited his farm during a work trip, authorities said. Garland…

Edward Snowden searched the CIA’s networks for proof that aliens exist. Here’s what he found

October 23, 2019 5:26 pm CNN

PSA for all the Area 51 stormers, chemtrail believers and climate change deniers: Edward Snowden has searched the depths of the US intelligence…

Why sea birds regurgitated thousands of rubber bands on an uninhabited British island

October 23, 2019 4:59 pm CNN

For several years, conservationists have been puzzled by thousands of brightly colored rubber bands showing up on an uninhabited island off the…

Pedestrian and cyclist deaths are rising even as overall traffic fatalities are on the decline

October 23, 2019 4:23 pm CNN

Although fatalities from traffic accidents in the US are going down, safety for pedestrians and cyclists is not keeping up. Highway deaths are…

‘Lynching’ isn’t a euphemism for unwanted criticism. It’s a real act of violence

October 23, 2019 4:19 pm CNN

The tweet, as his supporters have always proclaimed, spoke for itself: “All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here – a…

The remains of missing 3-year-old Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney have been identified

October 23, 2019 3:30 pm CNN

The remains of 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney were identified Wednesday, more than a week after she was abducted from a birthday…

A New York studio is offering ‘Puppy Pilates’ to raise money for veterans who can’t afford to train a service dog

October 23, 2019 2:40 pm CNN

What’s more relaxing than a healthy dose of pilates … and puppies? A pilates studio in upstate New York is now offering “Puppy…