History of Mardi Gras
If you think Mardi Gras is a relatively new holiday, think again. Stacker gives a closer look at the history of a holiday with deep roots around the…
Continue ReadingUS & World
As war breaks out in Europe, China blames the US
By Simone McCarthy and CNN’s Beijing bureau As Russian missiles flew through the Ukrainian sky Thursday and world leaders decried an invasion…
Continue Reading A birthday to remember: Four Ukrainians who won’t forget February 24, 2022
A Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet was shot down over Kyiv early Friday, Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Evgeny Yenin tells CNN’s Matthew…
Continue Reading Soldiers on Snake Island reacted with defiant words to threats from Russian warship
An audio tape of an exchange between the Ukrainian soldiers on an island in the Black Sea and an officer of the Russian Navy has emerged. All of the…
Continue Reading Soldiers on Snake Island reacted with defiant words to threats from Russian warship
By Brad Lendon, Tim Lister and Josh Pennington, CNN Update: The Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island were all feared to have been killed in the Russian…
Continue Reading Russia invades Ukraine
By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Amy Woodyatt, Rob Picheta, Ed Upright, Jessie Yeung and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable…
Continue Reading February 24, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Aditi Sangal, Meg Wagner, Adrienne Vogt, Melissa Macaya, Rob Picheta, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Ed Upright, Maureen Chowdhury and Fernando Alfonso…
Continue Reading Battle for Ukrainian capital underway as explosions seen and heard in Kyiv
By Nathan Hodge, Matthew Chance, Tim Lister, Laura Smith-Spark and Helen Regan, CNN Explosions have been seen and heard in parts of the Ukrainian…
Continue Reading ‘We just wanted to be together,’ says Ukrainian couple who rushed to marry amid attacks
After Russia invaded Ukraine in the early morning hours, Ukrainians headed out to get basic supplies, flee the country and get…
Continue Reading The grim reality of war hits stunned Ukrainians
By Ivana Kottasová, Tamara Qiblawi and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Eight years after a pro-European protest movement toppled a Kremlin-backed president in…
Continue Reading Russia Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Russia. The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-ninth of the…
Continue Reading Prince Albert of Monaco Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II. He was formally invested as Monaco’s ruler on…
Continue Reading DNA reveals biggest-ever human family tree, dating back 100,000 years
By Jack Guy, CNN Researchers have used genetics to create the largest human family tree ever made, allowing individuals to find out who their distant…
Continue Reading Russian forces seize control of Chernobyl nuclear plant and hold staff hostage: Ukrainian officials
By Gul Tuysuz and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Russian forces have seized control of the Chernobyl power plant in northern Ukraine, the site of the…
Continue Reading February 24, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports from a Kharkiv, Ukraine, subway station where citizens have fled amid…
Continue Reading ‘We just wanted to be together,’ says Ukrainian couple who rushed to marry amid attacks
By Jack Guy, CNN It was not the wedding day they envisaged, but as Russia attacked their country Thursday Yaryna Arieva and her partner Sviatoslav…
Continue Reading Will $100 oil force Biden to call the Saudi crown prince?
By Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Less than a month into his presidency, the White House said Joe Biden would “recalibrate” his…
Continue Reading Peace in Europe ‘shattered’ as Russia invades Ukraine
Watch Russian rockets fly in the air and tanks roll past CNN reporter Frederick Pleitgen as they appear to head toward Ukraine from Belgorod,…
Continue Reading What does Putin want in Ukraine? The conflict explained
Ret. Colonel Cedric Leighton breaks down the Russian attacks in Ukraine and where they may be headed…
Continue Reading What does Putin want in Ukraine? The conflict explained
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning on state TV to countries that interfere with Russia’s attack on…
Continue Reading
The Latest: Ukrainian officials say more than 40 soldiers have been killed
The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis: ___ KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday,…
Continue Reading What does Putin want in Ukraine? The conflict explained
By Eliza Mackintosh and Rob Picheta, CNN Russia’s multi-pronged invasion of Ukraine has thrust the country into a conflict that many on the…
Continue Reading Peace in Europe ‘shattered’ as Russia invades Ukraine
By Matthew Chance, Nathan Hodge, Tim Lister, Laura Smith-Spark and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Russia has launched an unprecedented military assault on…
Continue Reading Peace in Europe ‘shattered’ as Russia invades Ukraine
Air raid sirens are heard across Kyiv, Ukraine. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports on the sirens after hearing explosions near the capital since Russian…
Continue Reading World leaders respond to Ukraine invasion, as fresh sanctions await Russia
By Luke McGee and Nimi Princewill, CNN As the world comes to terms with Russia launching a military attack on Ukraine, attention turns to how the…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolded
CNN’s Matthew Chance in Kyiv, Ukraine, stops his live reporting to put on gear as he and the team hear explosions near the…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolded
By Tim Lister, Tara John and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, sending troops into the ex-Soviet nation from…
Continue Reading Pakistan-American man sentenced to death for beheading a diplomat’s daughter
By Sophia Saifi, Azaz Syed and Rhea Mogul, CNN A Pakistan man has been found guilty of murdering the daughter of a distinguished diplomat in a brutal…
Continue Reading Russia launches military attack on Ukraine with reports of explosions and troops crossing border
Livestream video shows tanks crossing the Ukrainian border with Belarus as Russia attacks Ukraine. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen…
Continue Reading Russia launches military attack on Ukraine with reports of explosions and troops crossing border
As blasts are heard across multiple sites in Ukraine, the Russian ambassador tries to justify their military operation on Ukraine during his address…
Continue Reading