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Taliban suspend university education for women in Afghanistan

December 20, 2022 1:03 PM CNN

(CNN) — The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, the latest step in its brutal…

Title 42 Explained: An informative guide with links, statistics, and the latest border stories

December 19, 2022 6:15 PM David Gonzalez

To get the latest border-related stories from kvia.com, click here. EL PASO, Texas — Title 42 is a public emergency health order used during the…

2 people are dead, 12 injured after 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California

December 20, 2022 4:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna, Caroll Alvarado and Stella Chan, CNN A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Northern California’s Eureka area early Tuesday, the US…

Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial

December 19, 2022 5:08 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of rape at a Los Angeles trial in another #MeToo moment of reckoning, five years after…

GOP-led states ask Supreme Court to allow Title 42 to remain in place

December 19, 2022 2:52 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — A group of GOP-led states raced to the Supreme Court on Monday in an emergency bid to keep in place a Trump-era immigration…

2 people killed, 2 wounded in shooting outside Chicago high school

December 16, 2022 2:57 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Two people were killed and two others were wounded in a shooting outside Benito Juarez High School southwest of downtown Chicago Friday…

Starbucks union starts three-day strike at 100 stores

December 16, 2022 3:09 PM CNN

(CNN) — About 100 Starbucks stores across America will be on strike for the next three days, as the union attempts to turn up the pressure in…

Giant aquarium housing 1,500 fish bursts in Berlin, injuring 2 people

December 16, 2022 2:41 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — A 46-foot-high aquarium that was home to around 1,500 exotic fish burst Friday morning, injuring at least two people and…

Jan. 6 committee preparing Trump criminal referral to DOJ: Sources

December 16, 2022 2:30 PM ABC News

The Jan. 6 committee is preparing to urge the Department of Justice to prosecute former President Donald Trump on criminal charges during its…

Capitol rioter who chased officer near Senate chamber sentenced to 5 years in prison

December 16, 2022 2:18 PM David Gonzalez

(CNN) — The rioter at the front of a mob that chased US Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman up flights of stairs near the Senate chamber on…

Missing college student Kenny DeLand Jr. is safe in Spain, his family says

December 16, 2022 2:14 PM CNN

(CNN) — An American college student who was reported missing more than two weeks ago in France has told relatives he is…

Hundreds of tourists stranded in Machu Picchu amid Peru protests

December 16, 2022 1:20 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — About 300 tourists from around the world have been left stranded in the ancient city of Machu Picchu, according to the mayor,…

Elon Musk’s Twitter blocked links to rival Mastodon. That could raise alarms among regulators

December 16, 2022 4:35 AM CNN

CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Elon Musk’s Twitter sparked an international outcry on Thursday by suspending a number of journalists at major news…

The Fed lifts rates by half a point, acknowledging that inflation is easing

December 14, 2022 12:05 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — The Federal Reserve approved a half-point interest rate hike on Wednesday, a smaller increase than in recent months and an…

Customer shot KFC employee after being told store ran out of corn

December 14, 2022 9:48 AM CNN Newsource

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A customer shot an employee at a KFC in the Central West End after he was told the restaurant was out of corn, police…

MotorTrend’s Truck of the Year

December 14, 2022 7:55 AM Noelia Gonzalez

The Ford F-150 Lightning was named MotorTrend’s 2023 Truck of the Year. It’s the second electric pickup in a row to win the award. The F-150…

U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to ban TikTok

December 14, 2022 7:42 AM Noelia Gonzalez

A trio of U.S. lawmakers has introduced new legislation that aims to ban TikTok from operating in the United States. Senator Marco Rubio introduced a…

2 police officers shot and killed in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

December 14, 2022 7:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Phillips, CNN Two police officers were shot and killed early Wednesday morning in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, officials said. Mississippi…

Biden signs into law same-sex marriage bill, 10 years after his famous Sunday show answer on the issue

December 13, 2022 2:31 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday landmark new federal protections for same-sex and interracial couples, capping both a personal…

FTX founder indicted on eight criminal charges including fraud and conspiracy

December 13, 2022 1:54 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was indicted on eight criminal charges including wire fraud and conspiracy by misusing customer funds,…

Twitter relaunches option to pay for blue check marks

December 13, 2022 7:56 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Twitter’s verification check marks are back. Twitter is now offering gold checks for companies, gray checks for government entities and other…

Railroad unions hopeful Biden will act to give workers paid sick time

December 13, 2022 7:42 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Railroad workers are hoping President Biden will sign an executive order to provide them paid sick days. The demand was at the heart of negotiations…

Reports: US scientists expected to announce long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough

December 12, 2022 6:57 AM CNN

CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN The US Department of Energy is expected to announce Tuesday that scientists have for the first time successfully produced a…

Hiker falls 300 feet to his death off the summit of New Hampshire’s Mt. Willard

December 12, 2022 10:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, CNN A man hiking near the summit of Mt. Willard in New Hampshire fell 300 feet to his death, authorities said. The man was hiking…