See Tokyo 2020 Olympics from above
CNN’s Will Ripley takes a look at the city of Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Olympics, where a growing number of athletes have tested positive for Covid-19…
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Before a wildfire grew into an out-of-control blaze, the Forest Service decided to let it burn
By Sarah Moon and Stella Chan, CNN A massive wildfire raging out of control in the rugged mountains straddling the California-Nevada border, tearing…
Continue ReadingMinneapolis voters will decide whether to replace the police department with a public safety department
By Emma Tucker, CNN Minneapolis city officials voted Friday to approve the language of a ballot measure that will ask voters in November whether the…
Continue Reading12 of the 20 biggest school districts now require masks in schools. The others can’t because of mask mandate bans
By Elizabeth Stuart, CNN More major school districts will require masks in schools following updated guidance Tuesday from the US Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingWhy North Korea is so afraid of K-pop
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea is doubling down on its culture war, warning citizens to stay away from all things South Korean…
Continue ReadingThey dodged flames pushed by 30 mph winds. Crews fighting the huge Bootleg Fire still are trying to tame it
By Jason Hanna and Lucy Kafanov, CNN When crews battling the massive Bootleg Fire saw wind-driven flames race across the treetops, they had one…
Continue ReadingGeorge Floyd statue in Brooklyn to move to Manhattan after refurbishment
By Lila Watts and Laura Ly, CNN A statue of George Floyd that has been in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood since Juneteenth will be moved on…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 26: Coronavirus, Capitol riot, infrastructure, wildfires, Tunisia
After choosing not to get the Covid-19 vaccine, Ganeene Starling ended up in the ICU with coronavirus and was given a 20% chance of survival by…
Continue ReadingFamily says conservative radio host has changed his tune on vaccines after he was hospitalized with Covid-19
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN For months, conservative Nashville, Tennessee-based radio host Phil Valentine has repeatedly made posts on multiple social…
Continue ReadingMan arrested after taking Houston ambulance at gunpoint with paramedic and patient inside, police say
By Carma Hassan, CNN A man has been arrested after using a car to block an ambulance, ordering the driver out at gunpoint and driving the ambulance…
Continue ReadingCristiano Ronaldo Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. Personal Birth date: February 5, 1985 Birth…
Continue ReadingJoaquÃn “El Chapo” Guzmán Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of JoaquÃn Guzmán, otherwise known as “El Chapo,” a Mexican drug lord who has…
Continue ReadingWhy hundreds of Frito-Lay workers have been striking
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Workers at the Frito-Lay plant in Topeka, Kansas, say it used to be one of the best jobs in town — a place of shared…
Continue ReadingThe agonizing wait for the family of the presumed last missing Surfside victim
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN One day before the somber one-month anniversary of the Surfside condo collapse, the family of Estelle Hedaya told CNN she is…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of soccer player Lionel “Leo” Messi, who plays for Argentina’s national team and…
Continue ReadingMarsquakes reveal the mysterious interior of the red planet
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars in 2018, the mission team hoped the stationary spacecraft would be…
Continue ReadingGun that killed Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid goes to auction
By Sara Spary, CNN The gun used to kill the notorious Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid 140 years ago is going to public auction for the first time…
Continue ReadingAncient viruses dating back 15,000 years found in Tibetan glacier
By Jack Guy, CNN Scientists have discovered previously unknown viruses dating from 15,000 years ago in ice samples taken from a glacier in the…
Continue ReadingCleveland Indians changing name to Cleveland Guardians
By Jason Hanna, Homero De la Fuente and Kevin Dotson, CNN The Cleveland Indians are changing their name next season to the Cleveland Guardians, the…
Continue ReadingUnvaccinated nursing instructor in Missouri is hospitalized with Covid-19 and urging everyone to get the vaccine
A handful of states have been driving the bulk of the nationwide surge of Covid-19 cases and many of those cases are unvaccinated people. CNN’s…
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