Wife of slain Haitian president arrives in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An official says that Martine Moïse, the wife of Haiti’s assassinated president who was injured in the July 7…
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‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival; Julia Ducournau becomes 2nd female filmmaker to win top honor
CANNES, France (AP) — “Titane” has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Julia Ducournau the second female filmmaker to win…
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Ford recalls nearly 775,000 Explorer SUVs following reports of six injuries
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Ford said Friday that it has recalled nearly 775,000 of its popular Explorer sports utility vehicles around the…
Continue Reading Living on Earth while your dad walks on the moon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN There is something about stargazing that inspires us to dream, to imagine the impossible. What if, as you looked to the…
Continue Reading CNN correspondent reports from ground as Belgium sees extreme flooding
More than 100 people have died in Germany and Belgium following severe flooding in the area, caused by what experts described as the heaviest…
Continue Reading Desperate search for survivors as western Europe reels from a ‘catastrophe of historic proportion’
By Vasco Cotovio, Atika Shubert and Ivana Kottasová, CNN In Altenahr in western Germany, even the dead were not spared in this week’s…
Continue Reading Palestinians describe fight against a West Bank settlement as an existential battle. Jewish settlers say the same
By Andrew Carey and Abeer Salman, CNN A small boy sits on a hillside in the occupied West Bank. Like the adults around him, he trains a green laser…
Continue Reading Singapore and the UK are both planning to ‘live with Covid.’ They are worlds apart on how to do that
By Tara John and Nectar Gan, CNN More than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s rich nations are beginning to accept…
Continue Reading Cannabis may have originated in northwest China, study suggests
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Cannabis’ earliest roots may have stemmed from northwestern China — not South Asia as commonly believed, according…
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Federal judge in Texas blocks new DACA applications as illegal
HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program shielding certain…
Continue Reading Canada gives Blue Jays an exemption on border restrictions that will allow them to play in Toronto July 30
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays were given approval from the Canadian government on Friday for an exemption on border restrictions that would…
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Border apprehensions for fiscal year officially surpass 1 million
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal officials have logged more than 1.1 million apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border this fiscal year, after another busy…
Continue Reading Europe’s flood death toll surpasses 125; at least 1,300 missing
BERLIN, Germany — Emergency workers in western German and Belgium rushed Friday to rescue hundreds of people in danger or still unaccounted for as…
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Caught on video: Watch car get swept away in Arizona flash floods
A monsoon storm is bringing flash floods and heavy rainfall to the southwestern…
Continue Reading European officials say ‘climate change has arrived’ as deadly floods engulf entire towns
By Angela Dewan, Nadine Schmidt and Ulrike Dehmel, CNN European officials have said climate change contributed to this week’s extreme flooding,…
Continue Reading Missing Russian airplane with 18 people on board found with all alive
MOSCOW (AP) — Emergency officials say a small Russian passenger plane has made an emergency landing in Siberia after an engine failure. None of the…
Continue Reading Missing Russian passenger plane makes emergency landing in Siberia
MOSCOW (AP) — Emergency officials say a small Russian passenger plane has made an emergency landing in Siberia after an engine failure. None of the…
Continue Reading Pope Francis cracks down on old Latin Mass, reverses decision of Pope Benedict XVI in a challenge to traditionalists
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has cracked down on the celebration of the old Latin Mass by reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions.…
Continue Reading Record rainfall leaves over 120 dead in western Europe, devastating parts of Germany
By Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer, Sharon Braithwaite, Joseph Ataman and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Catastrophic flooding in western Europe…
Continue Reading Chinese people ordered to think like Xi as Communist Party aims to tighten control
By Nectar Gan, CNN Days after entering its second century, the Chinese Communist Party has set out its priority for the new era — tightening…
Continue Reading US Air Force to send dozens of F-22 fighter jets to the Pacific amid tensions with China
By Brad Lendon, CNN The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this…
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Canada-U.S. border may reopen in mid-August for non-essential travel, but only to those vaccinated
TORONTO, Canada — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that Canada could start allowing fully vaccinated Americans into Canada as of…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated people in parts of China to be denied access to hospitals, parks and schools
By Ben Westcott and CNN staff Unvaccinated residents in parts of China will be banned from accessing public services including hospitals, schools and…
Continue Reading Cuomo to be interviewed by New York attorney general’s office in sex harassment case
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to be interviewed by investigators with the state attorney general’s office who are looking…
Continue Reading Search for Florida condo collapse victims nears end; 97 dead
SURFSIDE, Florida — The recovery efforts for a South Florida condo building that collapsed last month might be coming to an end soon. Miami-Dade…
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WHO warns of ‘strong likelihood’ of new, more dangerous Covid-19 variants
GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization warned Thursday that the surging Covid-19 pandemic in many parts of the world…
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Los Angeles County to require masks indoors even when vaccinated as Covid-19 cases spike
LOS ANGELES, California — Los Angeles County’s public health officer says a rapid and sustained increase in Covid-19 cases in the nation’s…
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Biden says US bolstering embassy security in Haiti, but sending troops to stabilize country ‘not on the agenda’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week’s assassination of that…
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Gunman found criminally responsible for killing 5 at Maryland newspaper
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — A jury has found a gunman criminally responsible for killing five people at a Maryland newspaper. The jury of eight men and…
Continue Reading California Legislature approves $35 million plan for nation’s 1st state-funded guaranteed income program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Legislature has approved the nation’s first state-funded guaranteed income program. The $35…
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