Why women gymnasts compete to music in their floor routines but men don’t
By Faith Karimi, CNN When Olympic gymnasts compete Sunday and Monday in the individual floor exercises in Tokyo, viewers will notice a key difference…
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Queens man accused of robbing an 11-year-old girl on her way to a grocery store
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A Queens man was arrested and charged on suspicion of dragging an 11-year-old girl into an alleyway, robbing her and…
Continue ReadingDeadly drone attack on tanker escalates Iran-Israel maritime tensions
By Jonny Hallam, Kareem El Damanhoury, Barbara Starr and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Maritime tensions are escalating in the Middle East following the…
Continue ReadingA two-headed sea turtle hatchling was found on a South Carolina beach
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Park volunteers patrolling a beach in South Carolina on Wednesday stumbled upon an unexpected surprise: a two-headed baby sea…
Continue ReadingWelcome to the ‘Gay Games,’ an alternative to the Olympics, where activism is encouraged and everyone’s an athlete
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Tom Waddell knew what to expect from an Olympics opening ceremony. He’d experienced one before as a decathlete at the…
Continue ReadingFBI and Detroit police taught ‘White Boy Rick’ the drug game then double-crossed him, he says. Now, he wants $100 million
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Voice quavering, Rick Wershe Jr., who as a teen in 1980s Detroit was painted as a murderous drug kingpin, dabbed his…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia man convicted of murder is freed by evidence that was on file for more than 30 years
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A Philadelphia man wrongfully convicted of murder is finally free after spending more than three decades behind bars. “I…
Continue ReadingMichigan father rushed into burning home to save his twin 18-month-old daughters
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN When Ray Lucas and his girlfriend Shi’Ann Brown returned after a trip to the corner store to pick up milk, they found…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 motorists were stranded after a mudslide onto an interstate in Colorado
By Dave Alsup, CNN More than 100 motorists were stranded after mudslides shut down a major interstate in Colorado, officials said Friday. The…
Continue ReadingAs Covid-19 cases surge in Florida, governor says parents should decide whether their children wear masks to school
By Christina Maxouris, CNN While Covid-19 cases are once again surging in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Friday directing the…
Continue ReadingXi Jinping only wants the most devoted Chinese Communist Party members. His tough membership rules could backfire
By Julia Hollingsworth, Nectar Gan and CNN staff, CNN In a meeting room decorated with a stylized hammer and sickle flag, Kelly Hu detailed her…
Continue ReadingVideo shows Texas sheriff’s deputy on top of teen and then detaining mother during police encounter
By Chris Boyette and Paul Murphy, CNN Video taken by a family member shows a Kaufman County, Texas, sheriff’s deputy on top of an 18-year-old…
Continue ReadingMultiple people injured after Boston transit trains collide
By Steve Almasy, CNN Multiple people were reported injured Friday after the Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority said two trains collided with one…
Continue ReadingBlue Origin protest of NASA’s SpaceX moon contract denied
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA returns humans to the moon, SpaceX will build the vehicle to land the first woman and next man on the lunar…
Continue ReadingBlue Origin protest of NASA’s SpaceX moon contract denied
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA returns humans to the moon, SpaceX will build the vehicle to land the first woman and next man…
Continue ReadingBaton Rouge children’s hospital nears capacity, braces for surge in Covid cases ahead of the school year
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A children’s hospital in Louisiana is experiencing a wave of Covid-19 hospitalizations as the Delta variant pervades…
Continue ReadingThe Dixie Fire reignites trauma for people who survived California’s deadliest wildfire in history
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN When Jessica Roberts heard that a fire ignited roughly 4 miles from where the Camp Fire started in 2018, she was catapulted…
Continue Reading3 students expelled by Bowling Green State University in relation to hazing death of student
By Taylor Romine, CNN Bowling Green State University in Ohio announced on Friday that it has permanently expelled three students and suspended 17 in…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis County public health official says he was called racial slurs after council meeting on mask mandate
By Jennifer Henderson and Raja Razek, CNN Faisal Khan, acting director of the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health, said he faced…
Continue ReadingAttendee at St. Louis County Council vote to overturn mask mandate tests positive for Covid-19
St. Louis County public health official Dr. Faisal Khan says he was pushed and called racist slurs after a council meeting about the county’s new…
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