California’s McKinney fire has destroyed nearly 90 homes and is only 40% contained
By Susannah Cullinane and Cheri Mossburg, CNN California’s McKinney Fire has destroyed nearly 90 houses and is only 40% contained a week after…
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They survived a mass shooting at their California high school 30 years ago. It still affects them today
By Faith Karimi, CNN Angela Welch still recalls every detail. The stocky gunman in a camo vest. The gunshots, one after another. The piercing…
Continue Reading Lightning strike on oil storage tank in Cuba causes massive fire
By Sahar Akbarzai and Patrick Oppmann, CNN Lightning struck a large oil storage tank on Friday evening in Matanzas, Cuba, causing a huge fire.…
Continue Reading Taiwan says multiple Chinese aircraft and vessels spotted in possible simulated attack
By Jessie Yeung and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan says it detected “multiple” Chinese aircraft and naval vessels taking part in military drills…
Continue Reading Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades
By Reuters Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities…
Continue Reading Top Russian hypersonic missile scientist arrested on treason charge
Uliana Pavlova and Jonny Hallam, CNN A leading Russian scientist in hypersonic flight was arrested on suspicion of treason on Friday, according to…
Continue Reading Unexpected discovery could make story of very early humans ‘more real,’ scientists say
By Rachel Fadem, CNN Research on ancient footprints has previously challenged what’s known about when people arrived in North America, and a…
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Man arrested for striking several people in Gallup parade had previous DWI; hate not suspected as motive
UPDATE: New Mexico State Police say there is no reason to suspect a man driving into a parade in Gallup was motivated by hate. Police add there were…
Continue Reading Top scientist admits ‘space telescope image’ was actually a slice of chorizo
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN A French scientist has apologized after tweeting a photo of a slice of chorizo, claiming it was an image of a distant star…
Continue Reading Top scientist admits ‘space telescope image’ was actually a slice of chorizo
The internet gets fooled by a sausage slice impersonating a celestial body as seen through the Webb telescope. CNN’s Jeanne Moos…
Continue Reading Bombs in Yemen have stopped but children are still denied life-saving treatment
By Nima Elbagir, CNN Yemen’s warring parties have renewed a two-month-long truce, first signed in April this year. It was one of the first…
Continue Reading Gaza escalation continues into second day as Israel clashes with Islamic Jihad
By Andrew Carey, CNN The Israeli military campaign against Islamic Jihad went into its second day Saturday evening with continued airstrikes on what…
Continue Reading Some nationalists felt China did too little to counter Pelosi. Beijing wants to change their minds
CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN As a US Air Force jet carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi approached Taiwan on Tuesday night, expectations ran high in…
Continue Reading Huge relief as Ukrainian grain shipped out, but the food crisis isn’t going anywhere
By Tara John and Angela Dewan, CNN As the Razoni left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday with the first shipment of grain since the early days of…
Continue Reading Meet the tiny Patagonian monito that is a ‘living fossil’ from the ancient past
By Katie Hunt, CNN The monito del monte, an endearing mouselike creature that lives in the forests of Patagonia, races vertically up trees, covering…
Continue Reading How scientists have reanimated cells from dead pigs
When a Monitos del monte goes into hibernation its heart rate drops to a couple of beats per minute and breathes once every three minutes.…
Continue Reading Some nationalists felt China did too little to counter Pelosi. Beijing wants to change their minds
By Simone McCarthy, CNN As a US Air Force jet carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi approached Taiwan on Tuesday night, expectations ran high in China…
Continue Reading August 5, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Belarus, an ally of Russia, is allowing its army to launch rockets and missiles from Belarusian territory into northern Ukraine. CNN’s Jason Carroll…
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Continue Reading Lavrov says Russia is ready to discuss prisoner swap with US after Griner conviction
By Rob Picheta, Josh Pennington and Vasco Cotovio, CNN The US and Russia have indicated they are ready to hold talks over a prisoner swap, a day…
Continue Reading China suspends cooperation with US on range of issues, sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan trip
By Jessie Yeung, CNN China’s Foreign Ministry announced new countermeasures against Washington on Friday, including the suspension of climate…
Continue Reading Brittney Griner is facing a 9-year sentence in a Russian jail following conviction. Here’s what could come next for the WNBA star
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Anna Chernova, Masha Angelova and Zahra Ullah, CNN After a Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday to nine…
Continue Reading South Korea launches first lunar orbiter as space program advances
By Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea launched its first moon mission on Thursday as its homegrown lunar orbiter took off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral…
Continue Reading At least 14 killed, dozens injured as fire engulfs Thai nightclub
By Kocha Olarn, CNN At least 14 people have been killed and 35 injured after a fire broke out in the early hours of Friday at a nightclub in…
Continue Reading China sends warships and jets close to Taiwan and sparks alert in Japan as tensions rise
By Jessie Yeung and Rob Picheta, CNN China pressed ahead with military drills near Taiwan and flew drones close to Japan on Friday, escalating…
Continue Reading Discovery in paleontologist’s backyard reveals evidence of North America’s early humans
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The surprising discovery of mammoth fossils in a paleontologist’s backyard have led to an even more unexpected…
Continue Reading Lavrov says Russia is ready to discuss prisoner swap with US after Griner conviction
Russian court finds Griner guilty of drug…
Continue Reading UN soldiers have come under attack in the DRC from locals who want them out. Here’s why.
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Two decades ago, a UN force landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to keep the peace in a volatile territory almost…
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The Great Khalid Foundation to distribute backpacks to Riverside Middle School students
EL PASO, Texas — The Great Khalid Foundation is back to help students with the new school year. The foundation will be at Riverside…
Continue Reading Taliban claim they weren’t aware al Qaeda chief was living in Kabul
By Mostafa Salem, Ehsan Popalzai, Paul P. Murphy and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The Taliban have claimed they were not aware that al Qaeda leader Ayman…
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