A Virginia zoo is auctioning the chance to name its adorable new siamang
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Virginia Zoo welcomed the birth of an adorable, endangered ape — and they’re offering the public the chance to…
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Salman Rushdie’s ‘road to recovery has begun,’ author’s agent says, as stabbing suspect pleads not guilty
By Nouran Salahieh, Nicki Brown, Liam Reilly and Samantha Beech, CNN The renowned author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and continues…
Continue ReadingShe fled Afghanistan with her law degree sewn into her dress. Many of her colleagues were left behind
By Salma Abdelaziz and Niamh Kennedy, CNN When Fawzia Amini worked as a senior judge in Afghanistan’s Supreme Court, she presided over cases of…
Continue ReadingMeteor hitting atmosphere is ‘likely’ cause for loud boom heard in Utah and Idaho, officials say
By Rebekah Riess and Sara Smart, CNN A high-altitude meteor which blew up when it hit the atmosphere “is likely the best theory” for a…
Continue ReadingMeteor hitting atmosphere is ‘likely’ cause for loud boom heard in Utah and Idaho, officials say
CNN By Rebekah Riess and Sara Smart, CNN A high-altitude meteor which blew up when it hit the atmosphere “is likely the best theory” for…
Continue ReadingOn the shoulders of Jackie Robinson, today’s Dodgers players reflect on his impact
By Paul Vercammen, CNN “When Jackie Robinson stepped on the field as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, for us Black folk, it was our Neil…
Continue ReadingThey reached the Kobe Bryant crash site, then set off a chain reaction leading to a macabre court case
By Jason Kravarik, CNN Amid heavy fog and dense brush, eight members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department set off on foot up the…
Continue ReadingFamily of Vanessa Guillén, Fort Hood soldier found dead, seeks $35 million in damages
By Rebekah Riess, CNN The family of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén, who disappeared from Fort Hood, Texas, in 2020 and was later found dead, filed a case…
Continue ReadingSalman Rushdie is awake and ‘articulate’ after stabbing attack in New York, official says
CNN By Aya Elamroussi and Mark Morales, CNN Award-winning author Salman Rushdie is awake and “articulate” in his conversations with…
Continue ReadingMore than 100,000 people in Michigan remain under a boil water advisory after a main leak
By Claire Colbert, CNN About 133,000 people in the Greater Detroit area remain under a boil water advisory Sunday, a day after a leak was discovered…
Continue ReadingA missing dog was finally found — 500 feet underground in an intricate cave system
By Zoe Sottile, CNN When teacher and recreational caver Rick Haley set out to help map a cave on August 6, he had no idea he would end up staging a…
Continue ReadingFormer flight attendant sues Delta Air Lines after it fired her for sharing anti-Trump editorial cartoon on social media
By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN An employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Delta Air Lines flight attendant says she was fired for posting an…
Continue ReadingGetting up close and personal with Patagonia’s pumas
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When things feel overwhelming, an escape into nature is just the ticket. That’s what happened for the film crew and…
Continue ReadingNew species of giant deep-sea isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new deep-sea crustacean that bears a striking resemblance to the facehuggers from “Alien” has been identified in…
Continue ReadingAppalled, devastated and worried. How the world is reacting to the attack on Salman Rushdie
By Kara Fox and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Messages of outrage and support are pouring in from all corners of the globe after writer Salman Rushdie…
Continue ReadingBoat captain in fatal smuggling incident sentenced to 18 years
By Topher Gauk-Roger and Josh Campbell, CNN The captain of a San Diego vessel that sank in 2021 killing three of 32 smuggled migrants on board was…
Continue ReadingFormer fire captain repeatedly walked off the witness stand during testimony over Kobe Bryant crash scene photos
CNN By Jason Kravarik, CNN A former Los Angeles County fire captain walked off the witness stand three times during testimony Monday while being…
Continue ReadingOne dead, 17 injured after stage collapse at Spanish music festival
By Al Goodman and Alex Stambaugh, CNN One person died Saturday and 17 have been injured, three of them seriously, after a stage collapsed at a music…
Continue ReadingStolen skulls of Black Philadelphians were displayed in an Ivy League classroom for years. They may soon receive a proper burial
By Jacquelyne Germain, CNN Behind glass-fronted cabinets in a University of Pennsylvania classroom, the skulls of Black Philadelphians whose remains…
Continue ReadingInside the Ukraine power plant raising the specter of nuclear disaster in Europe
By Eliza Mackintosh and Oleksandra Ochman, CNN Every day Olga is bused from her home in the Russian-occupied town of Enerhodar, on the banks of the…
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