Skin whitening: What is it, what are the risks and who profits?
By Meera Senthilingam, Pallabi Munsi and Vanessa Offiong, CNN Skin whitening is the use of cosmetic products or services to reduce the amount of…
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Accidental overdose death of 23-year-old Connecticut woman to be investigated as a crime, police say
By Mirna Alsharif and Maya Brown, CNN The death of Lauren Smith-Fields, a 23-year-old Connecticut woman who died of an overdose, is now being…
Continue ReadingTonga eruption was ‘hundreds of times’ more powerful than Hiroshima atomic bomb, NASA says
By Rhea Mogul and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The eruption this month of an underwater volcano near Tonga was hundreds of times more powerful than the…
Continue ReadingNY state mask mandate temporarily back in place after judge grants motion to stay
By Artemis Moshtaghian, Holly Yan and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York’s state mask mandate is still in effect — for now. After two days of…
Continue Reading3 Maryland firefighters dead, 1 in serious condition after partial building collapse
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Three firefighters died and one was in serious condition after responding to a two-alarm fire at a vacant row home in…
Continue ReadingAt least 8 dead in stampede at African Cup of Nations soccer game in Cameroon
By Joel Kouam and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN At least eight people were killed and 50 people injured after a stampede during an Africa Cup of Nations…
Continue ReadingHouston authorities identify man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a deputy
CNN, KHOU, WCBS, HOUSTON POLICE, HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 5, NYC MEDIA, POOL By Melissa Alonso, Holly Yan, Amir Vera, Jennifer Henderson and Rosa…
Continue ReadingJason Rivera, the 22-year-old NYPD officer killed in the line of duty, devoted his life to helping others
By Holly Yan, CNN By age 22, Jason Rivera had already made profound contributions to New York — and on Friday night, he gave his life trying to…
Continue ReadingSaturn’s ice moon could be a ‘stealth’ ocean world hospitable to life
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Saturn’s innermost moon, which resembles the Death Star from Star Wars, may be a “stealth” ocean world,…
Continue ReadingTelescope reaches its final destination a million miles from Earth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final destination, almost a month after launch. Since lifting off from…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s Hariri withdraws from politics, leaving sectarian vacuum behind
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Saad Hariri has pulled out of politics, ending a turbulent 17-year career and throwing…
Continue ReadingTexas sheriff’s deputy struck, killed while conducting off-duty motorcycle escort
By Gregory Lemos, CNN The Harris County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office on Monday said one of its officers was struck and killed overnight while…
Continue ReadingRussian naval exercises off Ireland’s coast ‘not welcome,’ says Foreign Minister
By Niamh Kennedy and James Frater, CNN Planned Russian naval exercises within Ireland’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are “not…
Continue ReadingRussian naval exercises off Ireland’s coast ‘not welcome,’ says Foreign Minister
CNN By Niamh Kennedy and James Frater, CNN Planned Russian naval exercises within Ireland’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are “not…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso’s military seizes power in a coup, detains president and dissolves government
By Sam Mednick, Stephanie Busari and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Burkina Faso’s army said it took control of the country on Monday, deposing President…
Continue ReadingDozens of Chinese warplanes fly near Taiwan after US-Japan show of naval might
By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN China sent 39 warplanes into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday, Taiwan’s…
Continue ReadingVirginia school districts sue Gov. Youngkin over executive order making mask mandate optional
WHSV, PAGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CNN By Paradise Afshar, CNN Seven Virginia school boards are challenging the new GOP governor’s executive…
Continue ReadingFemale student killed, three women injured, in shooting at Heidelberg University in Germany
By Stephanie Halasz, Nina Avramova and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN One woman was killed and three others injured after an 18-year-old man opened fire on…
Continue ReadingNATO allies put forces on standby as tensions rise over Ukraine crisis
CNN By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN NATO announced on Monday that some member countries are putting forces on standby and sending additional ships and…
Continue ReadingVirginia school districts sue Gov. Youngkin over executive order making mask mandate optional
By Paradise Afshar, CNN Seven Virginia school boards are challenging the new GOP governor’s executive order banning mask mandates while schools…
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