Adorable baby pademelon born at Chester Zoo
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A baby dusky pademelon has finally been spotted at the Chester Zoo. The youngster was actually born a few months ago, but this is…
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams tests positive for Covid-19, spokesperson says
By Dakin Andone and Samantha Beech, CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, according to a statement from a…
Continue Reading4 people shot near Nationals Park, police say
By Keith Allen, Christian Sierra and Kelly Murray, CNN Four people, including two teens, were shot near Nationals Park in Washington, DC, on Saturday…
Continue ReadingEgyptian swimmer breaks two Guinness World Records after losing his leg
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An Egyptian swimmer has broken two Guinness World Records after losing his leg in 2015. Omar Hegazy, 31, broke the record for…
Continue Reading$3.2 million in alleged cocaine seized at Texas border
By Kelly Murray, CNN A tractor trailer coming into the US from Mexico was caught Friday carrying 427 pounds of alleged cocaine, the US Customs and…
Continue Reading6 people are injured after a shooting in an Illinois residential neighborhood
By Amanda Watts, CNN An overnight shooting in a residential part of Elgin, Illinois, has left six people injured, police said. The shooting happened…
Continue ReadingKurdish People Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most…
Continue ReadingUnited Nations Security Council Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations Security Council, a 15-member body within the United Nations. Overview The Security…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Ukraine, Pakistan, France, Puerto Rico, Dwayne Haskins
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Soaring inflation. The war in Ukraine. Yet another rise in Covid cases. With so much going on this year it’s hard to…
Continue Reading17-year-old arrested in South Bronx shooting that left one teen dead, two others injured
By Kiely Westhoff A 17-year-old boy has been arrested for a shooting in the Bronx Friday that killed a 16-year-old girl and wounded two other…
Continue ReadingThis Texas teacher is helping make her students’ menstrual cycles a little easier
By Sara Smart, CNN This Texas teacher’s goal is to provide everything she can for her students — and that includes pads and tampons. As…
Continue Reading6 people were shot — including 1 fatally — after an apparent fight at a birthday party in Indianapolis, police say
By Michelle Watson, CNN An apparent fight at a birthday party in Indianapolis devolved into a shooting, leaving one person dead and five others…
Continue ReadingMan arrested in connection with Cedar Rapids nightclub shooting that left 2 dead and 10 injured, police say
By Amanda Watts, Michelle Watson, Hannah Sarisohn, Amy Simonson and Amir Vera, CNN Cedar Rapids, Iowa, police have arrested a suspect in connection…
Continue ReadingThis man won the lottery using his little brother’s license plate numbers
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A lucky Maryland man snagged a $25,000 lottery prize after playing the numbers on his younger brother’s license plate. The…
Continue ReadingSchool of Black Utah student who died by suicide allowed bullying ‘on any ground’ to go unchecked, report finds
By Nicole Chavez, CNN When Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor died by suicide in November, her mother alleged that the 10-year-old Black and…
Continue ReadingPower has been restored to much of Puerto Rico following an island-wide outage
By Melissa Alonso and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Power has been restored to 99.7% of LUMA Energy customers in Puerto Rico, the utility said Sunday, after…
Continue ReadingUS police agencies are sending protective gear to Ukrainian civilians in what experts call an unprecedented move
By Emma Tucker and Zachary Cohen, CNN The governors of Iowa and Nebraska announced last week interagency initiatives to donate police protective…
Continue ReadingHere’s why the Parkland shooter is facing a jury even though he has already pleaded guilty
By Dakin Andone, CNN Jury selection began this past week in the penalty phase of Nikolas Cruz’s trial, the part of his court case that will…
Continue ReadingOver 100 NYC streets will be car-free for Earth Day
By Zoe Sottile, CNN More than 100 streets in New York City’s five boroughs will go car-free to celebrate Earth Day. For the fifth year in a…
Continue ReadingFrench voters head to the polls in presidential race
By Joshua Berlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN French voters head to the polls Sunday for one of the most consequential presidential elections the…
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