U.S. Senate Dems move toward federal cannabis legalization
WASHINGTON, DC — For the first time in U.S. Senate history, Democrats on Wednesday moved toward ending the federal prohibition on cannabis, removing…
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Drug overdose deaths hit highest number ever during pandemic
NEW YORK, NY — Overdose deaths nationwide soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported…
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This family’s 24-year search for their abducted son inspired a movie. They’ve just been reunited
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN The abduction of 2-year-old Guo Xinzhen in eastern China in 1997 sparked a desperate, seemingly never-ending nationwide…
Continue Reading EU unveils ambitious climate package as it cools on fossil fuels
By Luke McGee, CNN The European Union has unveiled some of the world’s most ambitious proposals to reduce carbon emissions and wean its 27…
Continue Reading Taliban fighters execute 22 Afghan commandos as they try to surrender
CNN By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Tim Lister and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos,…
Continue Reading Pope Francis leaves hospital after undergoing surgery
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis was discharged from Gemelli University Hospital in Rome on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery for colon…
Continue Reading Pope Francis arrives at Vatican 10 days after intestinal surgery, gets out of car at side gate to greet well-wishers
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is back at the Vatican after being discharged from a Rome hospital 10 days after intestinal surgery to remove half of his…
Continue Reading Chinese workers killed in bus explosion in northern Pakistan
By Sophia Saifi, CNN At least 10 people have died after a bus carrying Chinese engineers in northern Pakistan fell into a ditch following a…
Continue Reading Pope Francis is seen leaving Rome hospital in car, 10 days after intestinal surgery
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is back at the Vatican after being discharged from a Rome hospital 10 days after intestinal surgery to remove half of his…
Continue Reading Shocking footage shows looting in South Africa
Soldiers and police struggled to restore order in parts of South Africa after dozens of people were killed in the worst violence and looting the…
Continue Reading This family’s 24-year search for their abducted son inspired a movie. They’ve just been reunited
By Jessie Yeung, CNN The abduction of 2-year-old Guo Xinzhen in eastern China in 1997 sparked a desperate, seemingly never-ending nationwide search…
Continue Reading China could soon have an unlikely supporter in Central Asia — the Taliban
By Ben Westcott, CNN One is a government accused of detaining more than 1 million Muslims in a vast system of internment camps. The other is one of…
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Death toll in Chinese hotel collapse raised to 17 as search and rescue mission ends
BEIJING (AP) – The death toll in the collapse of a hotel in eastern China has been raised to 17 as authorities called an end to the search and…
Continue Reading Almost half of this capital city’s population may have contracted Covid-19, survey finds
By Amy Sood, CNN Nearly half of Jakarta’s residents may have contracted Covid-19, according to a health survey — more than 12 times the…
Continue Reading U.S. Senate Dems announce $3.5 trillion budget plan
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Democrats announced late Tuesday that they’d reached a budget agreement envisioning spending an enormous $3.5…
Continue Reading More than 70 killed in South Africa protests after former leader Jacob Zuma is jailed
By David McKenzie, Pierre Bairin and Samantha Beech, CNN Soldiers and police were struggling to restore order in parts of South Africa on Tuesday, as…
Continue Reading South African death toll has risen to 72 in rioting sparked by imprisonment of ex-President Jacob Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – South Africa’s police say 72 people have been killed and 1,234 have been arrested in unrest set off by the imprisonment…
Continue Reading Death toll in Florida condo building collapse rises to 95
SURFSIDE, Florida — The death toll in the Miami-area condominium building collapse has climbed to 95 as crews worked for a 20th day to find victims…
Continue Reading Iraqi death toll from fire in hospital coronavirus ward rises to 92, many died of severe injuries
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AP) — The death toll from a fire at hospital coronavirus ward in Iraq has climbed to 92. The Iraqi state news agency made the…
Continue Reading Prices keep soaring: Inflation rockets to a 13-year high
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Prices keep rising in the United States, putting a squeeze on American consumers’ wallets. That trend got worse…
Continue Reading Greece and France join Italy in making Covid-19 shots mandatory for health workers, telling the unvaccinated they won’t get paid
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN As Europe struggles with a rising number of coronavirus cases caused by the Delta variant, several countries are making…
Continue Reading South Korean capital bans fast workout music in gyms as Covid measure
By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Gyms in the South Korean capital are about to adopt an unusual Covid prevention strategy: play…
Continue Reading Taliban fighters execute 22 Afghan commandos as they try to surrender
By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Tim Lister and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos,…
Continue Reading Taliban fighters execute 22 Afghan commandos as they try to surrender
CNN By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Tim Lister and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos,…
Continue Reading See inside Afghanistan’s ‘deserted’ Bagram Airfield after US withdrawal
CNN’s Anna Coren goes inside Bagram Airfield to capture scenes of abandonment as Afghan forces pick up the pieces following the withdrawal of US and…
Continue Reading Anna Coren on covering the end of ‘the longest war’
CNN international correspondent Anna Coren, on assignment in Kabul, talks with Brian Stelter about bearing witness to “the end of a chapter for…
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Texas Dems fly out of state to halt GOP vote bill in Legislature
AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats in the Texas Legislature on Monday afternoon bolted for Washington, D.C., and said they were ready to remain there for…
Continue Reading Authorities say at least 8 dead, 9 still missing in hotel collapse in eastern China’s Suzhou city
BEIJING (AP) – Authorities say at least eight people have died and nine remained missing in a hotel collapse in Suzhou city in eastern China.…
Continue Reading Nationally syndicated conservative radio host Larry Elder enters California recall election targeting Gov. Gavin Newsom
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Conservative talk show host Larry Elder is entering the California recall election aimed at removing Democratic Gov. Gavin…
Continue Reading Scuffles break out in Georgia’s Parliament over cameraman’s death following anti-LGBTQ demonstration
By Sharon Braithwaite and Martin Goillandeau, CNN Police in Georgia were forced to eject dozens of people from Parliament after journalists and…
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