5 things to know for July 12: Coronavirus, extreme heat, Haiti, Ethiopia, Cuba
After Pfizer announced that it is seeing waning immunity from its coronavirus vaccine and it will seek emergency use authorization from the FDA in…
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Ex-top adviser to Jordanian court and king’s cousin sentenced to 15 years in jail over alleged royal plot
By Jomana Karadsheh and Jassar Al-Tahat, CNN A former top adviser to Jordan’s king and a member of the country’s royal family have been…
Continue ReadingAt least 65 killed by lightning strikes and thunderstorms in northern India
By Esha Mitra and Jack Guy, CNN At least 65 people were killed by lightning strikes and thunderstorms in the north Indian states of Rajasthan and…
Continue ReadingOne of China’s wandering elephants has finally made it home. But problems exposed by the herd’s journey aren’t going away
By Nectar Gan, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to…
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US warns China it stands behind South China Sea ruling and is committed to Philippine defense
By Jennifer Hansler and Brad Lendon, CNN United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed the US’ commitment to defend the…
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Surfside search crew member: ‘I’m also emotionally digging for more strength’
By Randi Kaye and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Baby pictures. Toys. Photo albums. Passports. These are just a few of the items found by the search teams at…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in Surfside condo building collapse reaches 94
CNN’s Randi Kaye speaks with Battalion Chief Nichole Notte about the search for survivors after a condo building collapsed in Surfside,…
Continue ReadingOrbán wants a Chinese university in Hungary. Opponents see a chance to turn his nationalist rhetoric against him
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN A derelict plot on the banks of the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, might seem like an unusual epicenter for a political…
Continue ReadingCalifornia has reported its first West Nile death of the year
By Camille Furst and Alaa Elassar, CNN California has confirmed the first death from the West Nile virus in the state for 2021. The death occurred in…
Continue ReadingIn Arkansas, Covid-19 cases surge as state combats vaccine skepticism
CNN’s Polo Sandoval reports on Arkansas’s surge of Covid-19 cases as the state’s vaccination rate has…
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In Arkansas, Covid-19 cases surge as state combats vaccine skepticism
By Sarah Jorgensen and Polo Sandoval, CNN In Arkansas, the fight against both the deadly Covid-19 Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy starts one…
Continue ReadingPolice say they found about a dozen firearms in Denver hotel close to site of MLB All-Star Game
Four people were arrested after a hotel employee alerted authorities about a cache of weapons inside a room at the Maven Hotel in Denver. CNN…
Continue ReadingThis restaurant owner spends his free time fixing old cars and donating them to people in need
By Alaa Elassar, CNN When Eliot Middleton was a little boy, he followed his father around everywhere, watching the talented mechanic carefully fix…
Continue ReadingPolice say they found about a dozen firearms in Denver hotel close to site of MLB All-Star Game
By Amir Vera, Gregory Lemos, Leslie Perrot and Carma Hassan, CNN About a dozen guns, $1,120 in cash, and a large amount of drugs were found after…
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Oregon’s Bootleg Fire more than triples in size to 143,607 acres
By Chuck Johnston, Kay Jones and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Bootleg Fire in Oregon has more than tripled in size since Friday, gaining more than…
Continue ReadingThese twin sisters are college basketball stars and have 3 million TikTok followers. Now they’re cashing in
Twin sisters Hanna and Haley Cavinder, stars on Fresno State’s women’s basketball team, became official business partners this month after the…
Continue Reading‘Legend of Zelda’ sells for $870,000 at auction, a record for a video game
By Eric Levenson, CNN A sealed, rare version of the iconic Nintendo game “The Legend of Zelda” sold for $870,000 at auction on Friday,…
Continue ReadingIndigenous people are trekking across the US with a 25-foot totem pole. Here’s why
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN For the House of Tears Carvers, totem poles are more than masterful works of art — they’re a medium for…
Continue ReadingStar UConn guard Paige Bueckers uses ESPYS speech to honor Black women
By Wayne Sterling, CNN Paige Bueckers, the star point guard for the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team, was named the best…
Continue ReadingHuman Spaceflight Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its…
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