‘Get out now’: Mayor urges residents to flee ahead of rising river waters in Mississippi
By Nouran Salahieh and Paradise Afshar, CNN With Mississippi’s Pearl River now expected to crest earlier than originally forecast, threatening…
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San Diego Zoo welcomes birth of adorable white rhino calf
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An adorable baby white rhino was born at the San Diego Zoo — and conservationists hope his birth might signal good news for…
Continue ReadingUS sends two warships through Taiwan Strait, in first transit since Pelosi trip
By Brad Lendon, CNN Two United States Navy warships have entered the Taiwan Strait in what is the first US naval transit in the waterway since…
Continue ReadingBrigham Young University apologizes, bans fan over racist slurs during volleyball match
By Matt Foster, CNN Brigham Young University issued an apology on Saturday for racist comments made by a fan during a women’s volleyball match…
Continue ReadingNFL rookie punter Matt Araiza is let go from the Buffalo Bills after he was accused of raping a teen girl in a lawsuit
By Homero De la Fuente, Nouran Salahieh and Stella Chan, CNN NFL rookie punter Matt Araiza has been released from the Buffalo Bills days after he and…
Continue ReadingWhy Singapore’s gay sex law change is a double-edged sword for LGBTQ activists
By Heather Chen, CNN When Singapore announced this week it would end a colonial-era law that criminalized sex between men, it looked like a big…
Continue ReadingAt least 32 people dead following violent clashes between rival militias in Libyan capital of Tripoli
By Eyad Kourdi and Nada Bashir, CNN At least 32 people have died and 159 have been injured in violent clashes between rival Libyan militias across…
Continue ReadingEvacuations ordered in Idaho due to the Four Corners Fire
By Claire Colbert and Paradise Afshar, CNN Increased fire activity has caused evacuation orders to be implemented in parts of Idaho impacted by the…
Continue ReadingThe USDA is sprinkling fish-flavored vaccines from the sky to fight rabies
By Zoe Sottile, CNN It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… an oral rabies vaccine, dropped from the sky. The U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested in connection with the assault and robbery of an off-duty NYPD officer
By Jay Croft, CNN Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the assault and robbery earlier this week of an off-duty officer in the Bronx,…
Continue ReadingShould vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.
CNN, SPECTRUM NEWS LOS ANGELES By Nick Watt, CNN On an average night in Los Angeles County, more than 60,000 people are homeless. At the same time,…
Continue ReadingMichigan governor enacts state of energy emergency after refinery fire threatens fuel supply
By Samantha Beech and Zenebou Sylla, CNN Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has enacted a state of energy emergency following an electrical fire at a BP…
Continue ReadingTexas has bused nearly 9,000 migrants to NYC and DC as an affront to Biden’s immigration policies
Zenebou Sylla, CNN Texas has bused nearly 9,000 asylum seekers to New York City and Washington, DC in recent months, as part of Gov. Greg…
Continue ReadingBashar al-Assad Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Personal Birth date: September 11, 1965 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingOregon wildfire triples its reach in 1 day, burning thousands more acres and forcing evacuations
By Jason Hanna and Rebekah Riess, CNN A southwestern Oregon wildfire burning since mid-August spread rapidly from Friday to Saturday thanks to strong…
Continue ReadingWhy NASA is returning to the moon 50 years later with Artemis I
CNN, WFAA By Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s time to go back to the moon. Almost 50 years after the last Apollo mission ventured to the lunar…
Continue ReadingDonetsk People’s Republic says it is ready to transfer remains of American killed in Ukraine
By Olly Racz, Manveena Suri and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) says it is ready to transfer the remains of an…
Continue ReadingHow to watch the Artemis I mission lift off to the moon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time in 50 years, a spacecraft is preparing to launch on a journey to the moon. The uncrewed Artemis I…
Continue ReadingArtemis I prepares to launch on a historic lunar journey
By Ashley Strickland, CNN In 1968, NASA astronaut Bill Anders captured a photo while aboard Apollo 8 that changed the way we see our planet:…
Continue ReadingNASA initiates two-day countdown for Artemis I mission
By Zoe Sottile, CNN In just around 46 hours, the Artemis I rocket is set to take off for an uncrewed flight around the moon — and NASA is…
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