Texas leads among 26 states with book bans, free speech group says
By Nicole Chavez, CNN More than a 1,000 books have been banned in 86 school districts in 26 states across the United States, a new PEN America…
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Pakistan’s top court rules that blocking a no-confidence vote against Imran Khan was unconstitutional
By Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN, and journalist Azaz Syed Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a decision to block a vote of…
Continue ReadingRussia has changed course. What is Putin’s plan for eastern Ukraine?
By Rob Picheta, CNN As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters a pivotal new phase, fighting is intensifying in the east of the country and officials…
Continue ReadingRussia has changed course. What is Putin’s plan for eastern Ukraine?
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters a pivotal new phase, fighting is intensifying in the east of the country and…
Continue ReadingThis incredibly potent planet-warming gas just set another record for the second year in a row
By Rachel Ramirez A potent planet-warming gas set a record for the second year in a row, scientists reported Thursday, just as the UN’s panel…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former International Monetary Fund Director. Personal Birth date: April…
Continue ReadingThe Boston Marathon bans runners from Russia and Belarus 2 weeks before the race
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Despite qualifying, runners living in Russia or Belarus are banned from participating in this year’s Boston Marathon…
Continue ReadingHopes of peace in Yemen as President hands power to new presidential council
By Mostafa Salem and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Yemen‘s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has been replaced by a newly formed presidential council in a…
Continue ReadingThis romance novelist is on trial in her husband’s killing. It’s like a plot twist from one of her books
By Faith Karimi, CNN Nancy Crampton-Brophy wrote steamy romance novels with muscular, often shirtless, men on their covers and titles like “The…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico crews scramble to restore power after island-wide outage
By Melissa Alonso and Jason Hanna, CNN Electric service restoration efforts were still underway Thursday evening in Puerto Rico, a utility company…
Continue ReadingGiant, mysterious megalithic jars were unearthed in northeastern India
By Megan Marples, CNN Dozens of megalithic jars have been unearthed in Assam, India, at four previously unknown sites, according to a study published…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 7: Ukraine, Immigration, Covid-19, USPS, Climate change
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Big changes are coming to your 401(k). A new bill, expected to hit President Joe Biden’s desk this year, could require…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 7: Ukraine, Immigration, Covid-19, USPS, Climate change
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Big changes are coming to your 401(k). A new bill, expected to hit President Joe Biden’s desk this year, could…
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian mother had plans to change her life this year. Russian forces shot her as she cycled home.
By Tara John, Oleksandra Ochman, Eoin McSweeney and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Iryna Filkina had big plans for the year. She was turning 53 in April…
Continue ReadingTurkey transfers Khashoggi murder trial to Saudi Arabia in move that likely ends case
By Jomana Karadsheh and Isil Sariyuce, CNN A Turkish court ruled Thursday that the trial in absentia of 26 suspects accused of murdering Saudi…
Continue ReadingApril 7, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Travis Caldwell, Jessie Yeung, Sana Noor Haq and Ben Church, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia…
Continue ReadingPolice officer and 2 others were shot in Philadelphia before suspect died of self-inflicted wound, officials say
By Jenn Selva, CNN A Pennsylvania police officer and two other people were shot in Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday evening before the suspect…
Continue ReadingTexas to send buses of undocumented immigrants to US capital if they’re willing to go, Gov. Greg Abbott says
By Amir Vera and Amy Simonson, CNN Texas will send willing undocumented immigrants to Washington, DC, by bus and plane, Gov. Greg Abbott’s…
Continue ReadingMan who lived in daughter’s Sarah Lawrence College dorm room convicted of sex trafficking, forced labor and other federal crimes
By Rob Frehse, CNN The father who lived in his daughter’s college dorm room has been convicted of sex trafficking, forced labor, tax evasion…
Continue ReadingNevada man charged with murder in death of Naomi Irion, who was missing for more than two weeks
By Paradise Afshar and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A Nevada man was charged with murder Tuesday in the death of an 18-year-old woman whose body was found…
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