5 things to know for July 1: SCOTUS, Abortion, Ukraine, Brittney Griner, Travel chaos
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Today is the traditional getaway day for many people heading into the July 4 holiday weekend, and the 5 Things crew is…
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US basketball star Brittney Griner appears in Russian court on drug smuggling charges
CNN By Frederik Pleitgen, Anna Chernova, Chris Liakos and Tara John, CNN The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner went on…
Continue Reading‘We are in extreme crisis.’ Italian parmesan producers fear for future amid drought
CNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Livia Borghese, CNN The main artery that cuts through Italy’s heartland, where 30% of its food is produced, is…
Continue ReadingRussian trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner opens
By Tara John, Fred Pleitgen, Anna Chernova and Chris Liakos, CNN The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner arrived at a court…
Continue ReadingUS basketball star Brittney Griner appears in Russian court on drug smuggling charges
By Frederik Pleitgen, Anna Chernova, Chris Liakos and Tara John, CNN The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner went on trial…
Continue ReadingHong Kong lawmaker photographed with Chinese President Xi tests positive for Covid-19
CNN By Wayne Chang and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A Hong Kong lawmaker who was photographed standing close to Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this…
Continue Reading‘We are in extreme crisis.’ Italian parmesan producers fear for future amid drought
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Livia Borghese, CNN The main artery that cuts through Italy’s heartland, where 30% of its food is produced, is the…
Continue ReadingJuly 1, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Simone McCarthy, Rob Picheta, Laura Smith-Spark, Aditi Sangal, Elise Hammond and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable…
Continue ReadingXi Jinping crushed Hong Kong’s opposition. Now he claims handover to China marked ‘beginning of true democracy’
By Nectar Gan, Simone McCarthy and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday claimed “true democracy” began in Hong Kong…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea blames Covid-19 outbreak on ‘unusual items’ near South Korea border
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea on Friday claimed its Covid-19 outbreak began when two residents touched “unusual…
Continue ReadingMilwaukee officials are offering $28,000 for information in the killing of a Black transgender woman
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Milwaukee Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of $28,000 for information leading to an arrest in the killing of a transgender…
Continue ReadingWashington state police will not comply with out-of-state agency requests for abortion-related information, governor says
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee issued a directive Thursday that bars state police from cooperating with out-of-state…
Continue ReadingFormer USC women’s soccer coach is sentenced in college admissions scandal
By Kiely Westhoff, CNN The former head coach of the University of Southern California’s women’s soccer team was sentenced Wednesday for…
Continue ReadingFlorida judge allows lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito’s parents against Brian Laundrie’s parents to proceed
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A Florida circuit court judge has ruled a lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito’s parents against Brian Laundrie’s…
Continue ReadingA woman accused of killing an elite cyclist attempted to escape custody, sheriff’s office says
CNN By Chris Boyette and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The woman who authorities say fled to Costa Rica and was missing for more than a month after…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Supreme Court overturns prominent Atlanta attorney’s murder conviction in wife’s killing
By Jamiel Lynch and Christina Maxouris, CNN Georgia’s highest court on Thursday unanimously overturned the murder conviction of a prominent…
Continue ReadingHong Kong marks 25th handover anniversary
By Helen Regan, Jessie Yeung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All…
Continue ReadingOhio police officers on paid administrative leave after fatal shooting of Jayland Walker
By Claudia Dominguez, CNN An unknown number of police officers in Ohio have been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation after a…
Continue ReadingWoman is gored by a bison at Yellowstone, the second incident reported this week, park officials say
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A woman visiting the Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison, the second incident of an animal injuring a park visitor…
Continue ReadingSaudi-backed LIV Golf series faces 9/11 protest as it begins first tournament on US soil
By Eric Levenson and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series arrived in Oregon for its first tournament on US soil…
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