By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The American Federation of Government Employees is planning to lay off more than half its staff, as the largest federal employees’ union reels from President Donald Trump’s move to end collective bargaining rights for many federal workers. AFGE, which has filed an array of lawsuits against the Trump administration,
Continue ReadingBy Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — In 2017, Christina and Ian Lacey decided to take a chance and leave their stable careers to turn their hobby into a small business. The risk and hard work paid off. The Denver couple started Retuned Jewelry from their home and have seen impressive returns — averaging $360,000 in
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Kent, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City, where tens of thousands of mourners gathered to give a final send-off to a pontiff who was celebrated during the service as a champion of migrants
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister, Catherine Nicholls and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump questioned whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal, shortly after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in the heart of the Vatican minutes before the start of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. Saturday marked
Continue ReadingCNN By Marnie Hunter, CNN Florida Keys (CNN) — People wandering down to spend a little time in the Florida Keys often end up staying much, much longer. “Thirty-one years ago, I came here on vacation,” said Eric Johnson, a tour guide on tiny Pigeon Key. Johnson met a guy in Miami on a Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Florida Keys (CNN) — People wandering down to spend a little time in the Florida Keys often end up staying much, much longer. “Thirty-one years ago, I came here on vacation,” said Eric Johnson, a tour guide on tiny Pigeon Key. Johnson met a guy in Miami on a Thursday who
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español Congregaciones de cardenales, líderes mundiales y religiosos estuvieron presentes en el funeral del papa Francisco este sábado. Un total de 130 delegaciones, incluidos más de 60 jefes de estado y 15 monarcas reinantes, habían confirmado su presencia según informó el canal del Vaticano en Telegram. El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump,
Continue ReadingPor Leila Gharagozlou y Eyad Kourdi, CNN Cuatro personas murieron y más de 500 resultaron heridas en una gran explosión en el puerto de Bandar Abbas, en el suroeste de Irán, según los medios oficiales iraníes y los servicios de emergencia. La explosión generó una enorme columna de humo denso y gris desde la zona
Continue ReadingBy Leila Gharagozlou, Tim Lister, Eyad Kourdi and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — At least 28 people have been killed and 800 injured in a huge explosion at the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, state media report. The explosion sent a huge plume of thick, gray smoke from the Shahid Rajaee part of
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — “Katie” arrived at the Luigi Mangione protest in downtown Manhattan on Friday wearing a black shirt with a large photo of the 26-year-old suspected shooter. “But Daddy I Love Him,” the shirt read in pink, the title of a recent Taylor Swift song. “I just thought it was
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — “Katie” arrived at the Luigi Mangione protest in downtown Manhattan on Friday wearing a black shirt with a large photo of the 26-year-old suspected shooter. “But Daddy I Love Him,” the shirt read in pink, the title of a recent Taylor Swift song. “I just thought it was fun
Continue ReadingBy Svitlana Vlasova, Catherine Nicholls, Daria Tarasova-Markina and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed his country’s forces have recaptured Kursk, the border region where Ukraine launched a surprise offensive last year, though Kyiv insists its troops are fiercely battling to preserve their foothold in the territory. “The Kyiv regime’s adventure has
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — On marathon day, the air thrums with emotion. Tune into any frequency and you will find it – elation, anxiety, exhaustion, pain, pride, awe, pathos. More than 56,000 runners will line up on the start line of the London Marathon on Sunday, each one with a different reason for
Continue ReadingCNN La muerte del papa Francisco ha desencadenado un período de luto antes del inicio del proceso de elección del nuevo papa. El fallecimiento de Francisco fue anunciado el lunes por el cardenal Kevin Farrell, camarlengo del Vaticano. “Queridos hermanos y hermanas, con profundo pesar debo anunciar el fallecimiento de nuestro Santo Padre Francisco”, declaró
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Catherine Nicholls and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump questioned whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal, shortly after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in the heart of the Vatican minutes before the start of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. Saturday marked the
Continue ReadingPor Victoria Butenko y Catherine Nicholls, CNN El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, y el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, mantuvieron una conversación “productiva” antes del funeral del papa Francisco, en momentos en los que la Casa Blanca aumenta la presión para alcanzar un acuerdo que ponga fin a la guerra en Ucrania. Fotografías publicadas
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Since returning to office in January, President Donald Trump has made a major push to put America’s elite universities on notice over political ideology. But the groundwork for the White House’s stronger stance was laid more than a year earlier. Two months after Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Lightning returned home for the first time in over a month, but their much-anticipated matchup ended in a loss as they fell to the Washington Wolfpack 41-30 Friday night. Both teams entered the game with identical 1-4 records, but it was Washington that came out firing, jumping to a
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Though Andy Warhol famously created art from garbage cans, he may not have expected his works to end up in the trash. But that is exactly where officials at a Dutch town hall think one of his silkscreen prints may have landed, after it was accidentally
Continue ReadingBy Aishwarya S Iyer, Esha Mitra and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — One victim had recently returned home after decades working abroad to enjoy a retirement filled with travel and family time; another hoped the trip into the beauty of Indian-administered Kashmir would cheer the spirits of his semi-paralyzed wife. Both men were among 26
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