US & World Archives

Happy birthday: Teen wins $100,000 lottery prize with her first ticket ever

March 12, 2022 6:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Jay Croft, CNN A North Carolina college student won a nice 19th birthday gift after buying her first lottery ticket: $100,000. Laniah Ashley, a…

A community in mourning will gather Saturday to honor Katie Meyer, the Stanford star soccer player who died by suicide

March 12, 2022 5:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Chen and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Friends and loved ones of Stanford University star soccer player Katie Meyer, who died by suicide earlier…

A grieving surfer is taking hundreds of strangers’ late loved ones for one last ride

March 12, 2022 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Faith Karimi, CNN Dan Fischer has always found solace in the ocean. As a child, he loved going to the beach and riding bikes along the coastline…

She’d just celebrated her baby shower in Ukraine. Hours later, she was fleeing bombs

March 12, 2022 7:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Brynn Gingras and Faith Karimi, CNN Hours before Russia started bombarding Ukraine, Olesya Ostafieva’s family and friends had thrown her a…

End of an era in Russia as sanctions bite and Western companies take flight

March 12, 2022 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN When thousands of Russians lined up in Moscow’s busy Pushkin Square on January 31, 1990 to enter the country’s…

Outside firm to review Louisiana State Police after death of Ronald Greene

March 12, 2022 10:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, CNN The Louisiana State Police has hired an outside consultant to conduct a “comprehensive top-to-bottom assessment” of…

Why are US gas prices soaring when America barely uses Russian oil?

March 12, 2022 8:09 AM CNN

CNN By Julianne Pepitone, CNN Business There’s pain at the pump for American drivers as US gas prices soar to record highs. Although the United…

Pinterest bans misinformation about climate change

March 12, 2022 8:11 AM CNN

CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Wednesday announced a new policy prohibiting users from sharing climate misinformation on its platform,…

Key supply of diamonds caught up in Russia sanctions

March 12, 2022 9:55 AM CNN

CNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Far-reaching global sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine are affecting the global supply of a…

Now, that’s just icky: Border agents seize boxes of blood-sucking leeches

March 12, 2022 8:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Jay Croft, CNN Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia recently made a series of slimy discoveries — some 300 leeches sent…

Antarctic ice shelf nearly the size of Los Angeles collapsed as temperatures soared to 40 above normal

March 12, 2022 9:04 AM CNN

Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, HMS Endurance, was located by a team of scientists, historians and filmmakers more than a century after it sunk off the…

Russia’s cyber offensive against Ukraine has been limited so far. Experts are divided on why

March 12, 2022 10:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US officials warned that a wave of debilitating cyberattacks could accompany Russia’s war on Ukraine. So far they…

Russia intensifies strikes around Kyiv as it warns US against arming Ukraine

March 12, 2022 10:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Tara John, CNN The Russian assault across Ukraine raged Saturday as explosions were heard in Kyiv and fighting…

Russia intensifies strikes around Kyiv as it warns US against arming Ukraine

March 12, 2022 10:42 AM CNN

CNN’s Clarissa Ward…

Pristine ship discovered in Antarctica 107 years after it sank

March 12, 2022 9:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN As humans, we can’t seem to help leaving traces of ourselves behind everywhere we go. And some of these artifacts are…

End of an era in Russia as sanctions bite and Western companies take flight

March 12, 2022 8:02 AM CNN

McDonald’s has suspended operations in Russia amid the war in Ukraine, as the CEO points to the “needless human suffering” in a statement. McDonald’s…

Dogs of war: the conflict in Ukraine is displacing pets as well as people

March 12, 2022 12:03 AM CNN

CNN’s Sara Sidner visits a no-kill animal shelter in Przemyśl, Poland, and speaks with the veterinarians looking after injured animals that managed…

March 12, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 11, 2022 10:03 PM CNN Newsource

‘Please stay strong.’ For loved ones ripped apart by war in Ukraine, phone messages bring hope and despair

March 11, 2022 10:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Olga Voitovych, CNN Lviv, Ukraine — In the midst of a days-long, chaotic cross-country train ride to the…

March 11, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 11, 2022 5:32 PM CNN

Heavy shelling by Russian forces has erupted around the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh…

Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn Fast Facts

March 11, 2022 4:39 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Iraq War which was known as Operation Iraqi Freedom until September 2010, when it was renamed…

Saddam Hussein Trial Fast Facts

March 11, 2022 4:39 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the trials and execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Facts Hussein was…

Iraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts

March 11, 2022 4:36 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal which took place during the Iraq war.…

Equinox Fast Facts

March 11, 2022 4:34 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator…

Iraq Most Wanted Fast Facts

March 11, 2022 4:34 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Iraq’s “most wanted” fugitives list. Timeline April 11, 2003 – In a press…

Russia widens attack on Ukraine’s cities, striking western airfields and Dnipro

March 11, 2022 2:25 PM CNN

Russian forces are expanding their offensive in Ukraine to the west for the first time. Meanwhile, Pres. Biden announces the US, along with the G7…

Escaping the horror in Ukraine is not an option for many disabled children and their families

March 11, 2022 1:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN Vova doesn’t know there is a war raging right outside his window. He doesn’t understand the…

Capturing the heritage of the International Space Station before it crashes into the ocean

March 11, 2022 12:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station will intentionally fall to Earth and come to rest within the depths of Point Nemo, a watery…

Small ‘micronova’ explosion burns through tons of material within hours

March 11, 2022 12:44 PM CNN

When something as big as the ISS gets decommissioned, it doesn’t get pushed farther into space. Rather, it gets sent back to one of the most remote…

Could Middle East nations come to the rescue as the Ukraine war drives up oil prices?

March 11, 2022 11:37 AM CNN

Prices continue to rise to staggering and historic levels. The latest Consumer Price Index found the cost of everyday goods rose 7.9% in the last 12…