Pop star Kris Wu detained in China after rape allegations
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape after allegedly “repeatedly…
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‘The animals are on fire,’ say devastated farmers as wildfires sweep Turkey
CNN By Gul Tuysuz and Arwa Damon, CNN In the small village of Kacarlar, on Turkey’s southern coast, farmers are facing apocalyptic scenes as…
Continue ReadingA Long Island county’s legislature will vote on bill that would allow police to sue protesters and seek damages up to $50,000
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN The Nassau County, New York, legislature will vote on a bill Monday that would allow anyone who harasses or injures a first…
Continue ReadingA West Hollywood salon celebrates nurses with free makeovers
By Paul Vercammen and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Five nurses who’ve seen the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic up close were treated to a reprieve…
Continue ReadingAuthorities are investigating after four people died in a California helicopter crash
By Jenn Selva and Hollie Silverman, CNN Four people died after a helicopter crashed in California Sunday, authorities said. The aircraft crashed…
Continue ReadingAugust 2 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
By Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All…
Continue ReadingA California mother died after being shot in front of 6-year-old daughter. Police think it could be a case of mistaken identity
By Jenn Selva and Hollie Silverman, CNN A California mother died after being shot in front of her 6-year-old daughter last week, in what authorities…
Continue ReadingAugust 2 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
Olympic gold medal swimmer Katie Ledecky sits down with CNN’s Coy Wire to discuss the two gold and two silver medals she won for Team USA at the 2020…
Continue Reading‘Do it for the people you care about’: Florida woman urges people to get vaccinated after losing her dad and brother to Covid-19Â the same week
Health officials stress the importance of Covid-19 vaccinations as the Delta variant surges across the…
Continue Reading91 wildfires are now burning across the US, with Oregon’s Bootleg Fire growing to over 400,000 acres
Worsening drought conditions are fueling devastating wildfires across the West with little relief in sight. Darryl Forges…
Continue ReadingA Covid-19 outbreak in Provincetown helped change the CDC’s mask guidance. Here’s what residents learned and how they’re responding
As the Delta variant surges around the country, Corporate America is taking a stand on vaccinations. Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Society…
Continue ReadingA Covid-19 outbreak in Provincetown helped change the CDC’s mask guidance. Here’s what residents learned and how they’re responding
By Christina Maxouris, CNN The July 4 holiday is always a huge celebration in the small town of Provincetown, Massachusetts, with a long lineup of…
Continue Reading91 wildfires are now burning across the US, with Oregon’s Bootleg Fire growing to over 400,000 acres
By Amir Vera and Deanna Hackney, CNN Seven new large fires were reported Sunday, bringing the total number of wildfires raging in the United States…
Continue ReadingLouisiana man arrested after allegedly killing his grandmother and stabbing his mom, sheriff’s office says
By Gregory Lemos and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A Louisiana man allegedly killed his grandmother before wounding his mother and three other people in…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 2: Coronavirus, infrastructure, climate, Taliban, Myanmar
Samantha Ramsdell has captured a huge audience on TikTok for her larger-than-life mouth which now holds a Guinness World…
Continue ReadingThe 2019 Golden Ray shipwreck off Georgia’s Jekyll Island is leaking oil
By Camille Furst and Alaa Elassar, CNN Teams are working to clean up an oil spill that happened during work on the Golden Ray shipwreck near…
Continue Reading5 wounded in early morning shooting near Bourbon Street in New Orleans, police say
By Alta Spells and Gregory Lemos, CNN A shooting in the French Quarter section of New Orleans left five people injured early Sunday morning, a…
Continue Reading‘Kayak Court’ provides the homeless with access to legal services in Salt Lake City
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Court workers in Salt Lake City are helping the unsheltered resolve their outstanding cases by taking the legal process to…
Continue ReadingTaliban threaten to seize first provincial capital as fighting intensifies across Afghanistan
US intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture in Afghanistan as the Taliban advance across the country and pose a potential threat…
Continue ReadingTaliban threaten to seize first provincial capital as fighting intensifies across Afghanistan
By Tim Lister, CNN Heavy fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces has continued in the capital of Helmand province, Lashkar Gah. The…
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