Archivists discovered the oldest known map of the stars under a Christian manuscript
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Archivists have uncovered a long-lost historical relic hidden underneath a Christian manuscript: the earliest known map of the…
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Five elections in four years: What’s the deal with Israeli politics?
By Hadas Gold and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Stop us if you’re heard this one before: On Tuesday, Israelis are going to the polls to elect a new…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea searches for answers after Halloween festivities leave 151 dead
CNN By Gawon Bae, Paula Hancocks, Sophie Jeong, Jessie Yeung and Will Ripley, CNN South Korea is searching for answers after Halloween celebrations…
Continue ReadingMississippi governor extends Jackson water crisis state of emergency
By Claire Colbert and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Mississippi’s state of emergency order for the city of Jackson’s water crisis has been…
Continue ReadingTexas high school cheerleaders injured after bus flips, lands in ditch
By Rebekah Riess and Emma Tucker, CNN A rollover accident of a bus carrying a high school cheerleading team injured students, sponsors and the driver…
Continue Reading2 teenagers charged with attempted homicide in shooting that injured 6 outside Pittsburgh funeral
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Two teenagers were charged with attempted homicide Saturday in Pittsburgh, a day after allegedly opening fire in front of a…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea searches for answers after Halloween festivities leave 151 dead
By Gawon Bae, Paula Hancocks, Sophie Jeong, Jessie Yeung and Will Ripley, CNN South Korea is searching for answers after Halloween celebrations in…
Continue Reading13 people were rescued from a fishing boat that collided with a container ship off the Virginia coast
By Rebekah Riess and Alaa Elassar, CNN The US Coast Guard, with an assist from good Samaritans, rescued 13 people from a sinking fishing boat after…
Continue ReadingA space rock slammed into Mars on Christmas Eve. It revealed a hidden surprise
By Ashley Strickland, CNN You never forget your first Mars mission. When NASA’s InSight spacecraft arrived at the red planet on November 26,…
Continue ReadingHead of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warns that Saturday is ‘last day’ of protests
By Niamh Kennedy and Rob Picheta, CNN The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards has told Iranians to end the weeks-long demonstrations that…
Continue ReadingAntarctica’s emperor penguins at risk of extinction due to the climate crisis
By Ashley Strickland, CNN As Antarctica’s emperor penguins are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis, the flightless seabirds will…
Continue ReadingInside the world of real-life vampires in New Orleans and Atlanta
By Scottie Andrew, CNN When Maven Lore was being fitted for his first set of fangs, a switch within him flipped on. “Something just came to the…
Continue ReadingAn officer was reunited with the baby he helped deliver and rescue at the US-Mexico border
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A US Customs and Border Protection officer was reunited with a young girl who he helped deliver at the US-Mexico border six…
Continue ReadingDie-hard NASCAR fan wins six-figure lottery jackpot by honoring Dale Earnhardt with his pick
By Zoe Sottile, CNN One North Carolina man’s longtime support of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt paid off big-time when he won over $200,000 in…
Continue ReadingThey fled a Boko Haram massacre. Now, after years in refugee camps, families return to rebuild their lives
By Stephanie Busari, CNN It is a sight Ya Lewa Aji says she can never forget: a baby strapped to her mother’s back, shot dead while the mother…
Continue Reading8-year-old boy becomes youngest person to climb California’s El Capitan
By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN An 8-year-old boy became the youngest person to finish climbing El Capitan in California’s Yosemite…
Continue Reading8-year-old boy becomes youngest person to climb California’s El Capitan
CNN By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN An 8-year-old boy became the youngest person to finish climbing El Capitan in California’s Yosemite…
Continue ReadingA Colorado train passenger looked out the window — and found a missing hiker
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Colorado train passenger helped lead to the rescue of a missing, injured hiker after she spotted her through a train window.…
Continue ReadingAustralia repatriates families of ISIS fighters from Syria
By Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Australia has repatriated a group of women and children who were left stranded in refugee camps in northeastern…
Continue ReadingWith the fate of affirmative action in the hands of the Supreme Court, these graduates are fighting to save it
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For nearly 60 years, institutions of higher education have been able to give limited preference to people of color and…
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